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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1975
Page
10
Saluki swimmers win seven events and place second in three more to score 320 points and win the Illinois State Relays at Normal. Illinois is second with 308, Illinois State third with 248, and Purdue fourth with 246 as the meet closes.
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale women won eight events and 324 points at the Saluki Invitational in Pulliam Pool, defeating Missouri and Indiana State. Lucy Burle claimed three blue ribbons in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free, with Diane Friedman and Anne Gustsick adding more wins, including freestyle and breaststroke titles, plus two relay victories.
The West Frankfort Kiwanis Sportsman Award ceremony honored senior Redbird lineman Doug Martin. He was selected by teammates as the annual winner, a tradition since 1955, with the varsity team, coaches, cheerleaders and managers as guests.
Murphysboro High School split two Saturday matches in Belleville, beating Belleville Althoff 36 27 and losing to Belleville East 45 10. Double winners were Danny Schnautz 98 lbs Scott Hendricks 112 lbs and Kenny Meadows 119 lbs with Schnautz earning a second win. Other Murphysboro winners against Althoff included Ted Baker 132 lbs Donnie Williams 138 lbs.
Notre Dame uses a full court press to slow Texas Tech to four points in seven minutes and builds a 42 28 halftime lead. Adrian Dantley a 17 rebound performance fuels an 88 63 win as the Irish dominate the boards 49 28.
Northwestern wins again as five players reach double figures led by freshman Pete Boesen with 14 points. The Wildcats roll past Ohio University 86 62 for their second straight basketball triumph.
The Jonesboro invitational opens Monday at 6 30 p m with Cape Girardeau Central meeting St Joseph of Cairo in a Anna Shaw nee matchup to follow. Tuesday features Jonesboro vs Cobden and Century Egyptian vs Egyptian in game two. Semifinals are Thursday and the finals Friday.
Herrin Merchant Jets beat Carbondale 122 to 90 as Hunter 18 and Hill 20 lead Herrin scorers while Lutz 28, Ragy 18, Due 24, and Weldon 6 pace Carbondale. Herrin improves to 7-1 with the victory.
A sequence of prep basketball results shows Mt. Vernon 61 over Centralia 69 and Marion 76 over Harrisburg 74, with many other scorers including Pinckneyville 92 Nashville 51 and Belleville West 89 East St. Louis 5.
Philadelphia star forward Billy Cunningham tore knee ligaments in a Friday game with the Knicks ending his season. Coach Gene Shue weighed options from Steve Mix moving to starter to possible lineup changes with Joe Bryant LeRoy Ellis Clyde Lee or rookie Jerry Baskerville joining in.
Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert defeated Billie Jean King and Marty Riessen 46 6 3 6 4 7 5 in a $150000 nationally televised mixed doubles challenge at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Connors, 22, voiced mixed feelings on playing women but proved dominant with Evert, earning $25,000 each for the win as the match lasted 2 hours 15 minutes.
Hollywood Florida AP The 74th annual winter meetings begin Monday as general managers seek trades. Giants and White Sox are on the selling block with potential buyers for both clubs. Lurie led group pursues Giants while another bid from Allan Murphy interests Giants. Veeck group faces a 1.2 million debenture shortfall to bid for the White Sox. Seattle growth and a lingering Pilots lawsuit loom over possible franchise moves.
The Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers completed a seven player trade. Detroit sent catcher Milt May and pitchers Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford to Houston. Houston received Leon Roberts Terry Humphrey and pitchers Gene Pentz and Mark Lemongello.
Audie Matthews nets the winning basket with two seconds left in overtime as Illinois improves to 4-0 with a 67-66 win over New Mexico. Williams leads Illini with 20 points, while Matthews adds 16 and Gray provides late regulation free throws for the Lobos.
Rend Lake faces Kaskaskia Tuesday and Parkland Thursday while Southeastern Illinois meets John A. Logan Wednesday. Saturday features John A. Logan at Indiana State jayvees and Shawnee at Southeast Missouri jayvees with Henderson Kentucky at Lake.
Teenager Bjorn Borg defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2 in Stockholm while Ilie Nastase crushed Guillermo Vilas 6-0 6-3 6-4 to set an all European Masters final. Borg seeks $40,000 title in Sweden as Nastase aims for the crown.
United States totals 416 to lead Taiwan by one stroke after round three at the heat affected World Cup. Hsieh Min Nan shares a 204 individual lead with Ben Arda as Ben Shearer shoots 66 to lift Australia to 418 in team standings.
Jimmy Connors top ranked at end of 1974 will compete in the $115,000 U S Pro Indoor Championships at the Spectrum. Promoters announced Saturday it will be his first appearance in the event billed as the world's largest indoor tournament. Other Americans Arthur Ashe Harold Solomon Eddie Dibbs Roscoe Tanner also entered. International stars include Bjorn Borg Rod Laver John Alexander Il Nastase and Tom Okker.
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