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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1981
Page
13
Arnold Palmer captures the U S Senior Open at Oakland Hills after a late charge from three down to parity and a playoff with Bob Stone and Billy Casper. Stone bogeyed Nos 7 and 16 while Casper struggled, leaving Palmer to earn 26000 and set sights on the British Open.
The 110th Open at Royal St George’s in Sandwich will feature the fewest American entrants in years as players pull out amid course conditions. Tom Watson criticizes the lush fairways while Jack Nicklaus notes differences from American courses. Gil Morgan suffers a car crash while watching his infant daughter Molly injured. 16 Americans remain in the field with others potentially qualifying.
Anheuser Busch extends until August 7 the tender for Civic Center Redevelopment Corp. to acquire Busch Stadium. Apex Oil’s rival offer remains at 125 dollars per share and 1.35 per debenture. Busch notes Civic Center stock tendered near 32 percent, while Dougherty calls Busch’s 40.3 million offer too low to seize control.
Iowa wins 4-3 over Springfield in eight inning thanks to Bill Hayes two run single and Jeff Little wild pitch after three straight walks. Dave Penninl home run and RBI doubles by Bjorkman Roof give Iowa early 3-0 lead. Other scores note Denver 9-1 Wichita, Oklahoma City 13-5 Omaha, Evansville 1-0 Indianapolis.
Rookie quarterback David Wilson says he will fight for an NFL job after losing a college eligibility dispute at Illinois. The Saints traded Guy Benjamin to San Francisco as Wilson, Benjamin, and two others compete for two backup spots behind Archie Manning.
Larry Grimm of West Frankfort won the super pro bracket at I-57 Drag Strip near West Frankfort. Second place went to Steve Beck Meyer of Centralia, with John Hoops of St. Louis third and Jim Nelson of Paducah fourth. Pro bracket crowned Sandy Vaughn of St. John Missouri champion, with Mike Owens of Johnston City second and Rob McCurdy third. Trophy eliminator champ Larry Johnson of Carbondale. Motorcycle eliminators won by Mike Pittman of Murphysboro, with Floyd Collins of Herrin second, Tom Pullum third, and Mark Cutrell fourth. Next race Saturday with gates at 5:30 p.m. Eliminations 8:30 p.m. A $1,000 top prize for the fastest 64 cars on July 25.
Steeleville pitcher Ron Cushman no-hit Herrin Sunday in a 14-0 25th District American Legion game. Cushman struck out nine and faced the minimum 27 batters, walking one in the second inning before being caught stealing. Steeleville improves to 19-5 and travels to Carbondale’s Williams Field at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Marion native Kevn Mabry won the vaulting title and placed fifth in the all around at the 11th annual Maccabiah Jewish Olympics in Israel. He scored 9.5 in preliminaries and 9.65 in finals to vault to first. More than 4,000 athletes, 1,500 gymnasts competed as Mabry and other Americans tour Israel for demonstrations.
Dave Nightingale, a veteran Chicago columnist and baseball writer, becomes the first full-time Sporting News correspondent. Managing Editor Dick Kaegel announced the hiring, calling it the first step toward building an outstanding reporting staff. Nightingale, 46, will handle investigative reporting and special features for the 96 year old weekly.
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