Du Quoin Wins 25th District Legion Baseball Title
Du Quoin defeats Carbondale 2-1 after a seventh inning run to clinch the 25th District American Legion tournament title. Westerhouse earned the win in relief over Pete Brown as Carbondale’s late rally fell short. Resnik pitched a complete game for Carbondale in the opener loss.
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Larry Odell
Southern Illinois
du Quoin
American Legion
Carbondale
Jeff Duncan
Jim Martin
Duncan
Mike Pullis
Don Stanhouse
Stanhouse
Chuck Westerhouse
Westerhouse
Fanning
Pete Brown
Brown
Mike Cochran
Jim Campanella
Pete Emling
Campanella
Mike van Horn
Benton
Bill Resnik
Orioles sweep doubleheader to tighten AL pennant race
Orioles win 5 2 and 4 1 over the Tigers in a Sunday doubleheader, narrowing Detroit’s AFL lead and moving Baltimore into second place behind the Tigers. Starters Jim Hardin Thom Phoebus and Gene Brabender split mound duties for the Orioles as Cleveland and Washington also gain ground in a shuffled standings picture.
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Associated Press
Earl Weaver
Smith
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit
Tigers
Weaver
Hank Bauer
Baltimore
Alvin Dark
Cleveland
Indians
New York Yankees
Boston
Washington
Minnesota
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
California
Orioles
Jim Hardin Thom Phoebus
Gene Brabender
Hardin
Tom Matchick
Frank Robinson
Boog Powell
Earl Wilson
Powell
Johnson
Phoebus
Major League Standings and Night Games
Major league schedule lists California at Minnesota with Murphy 2 2 and Roland 2 0, Boston at New York with Bahnsen 8 6, Cleveland at Baltimore with Isiebert 10 5 and Adamson 0 0, plus Oakland at Chicago with Hunter 7 8 and Fisher 4 5 in night games only.
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Murphy
Minnesota
Roland
Boston
Ace
New York
Bahnsen
Cleveland
Isiebert
Baltimore
Adamson
Oakland
Hunter
Chicago
Fisher
Milwaukee
St. Philadelphia
Fryman Louis
Carlton
Niekro
San Francisco
Marichal
Ryan
Atlanta
Briton
Houston
Giusti
Los Angeles
Kekich
Seag
Detroit
Washington
Classic Cars for Sale A 1964 Fury and a 1965 Grand Prix
A 1964 Fury hardtop in bright red with white vinyl top and four new white wall tires. A 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix coupe with full power options and factory air. An extra nice kar.
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Kleen Kar
Nevele Pride sets Vernon track record in Gold Cup trot
Nevele Pride the 1967 Harness Horse of the Year, won Vernon Downs Founders Gold Cup trot in 1 58 45 mile, fastest for a 3 year old this year. Driven by Staley Dancer the pacer won by four lengths over Keystone Spartan marking his 14th straight win and 34th in 37 career starts. Snow Speed finished third. The 1 10 favorite paid 2 20 to win.
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Nevele Pride
Vernon Downs
Staley Dancer
Keystone Spartan
Snow Speed
McLeansboro Captures 24th District Legion Title
McLeansboro won the 24th District American Legion baseball championship at Carmi by an 8-0 final over Harrisburg in the playoff. Harrisburg had won the opening game 3-2 in 10 innings to force the double elimination showdown, ending Harrisburg’s 23-14 season.
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McLeansboro
American Legion
Carmi
Harrisburg
Larry Dutton
Managers reshuffle spurs late pennant race shifts
The past two weeks show four firings improving club performance. Orioles shed Hank Bauer for Earl Weaver. Tigers stumble but still lead, while Cards and Cubs surge. Wave of injuries, rookie status, and odd events color the pennant chase with talk of a Cards versus old Browns World Series.
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Hank Bauer
Earl Weaver
Orioles
Tigers
Tom Matchick
White Sox
Eddie Stanky
Phils
Gene Mauch
Astros
Grady Hatton
Herman Franks
Giants
Indians
Denny McLain
Browns
Dodgers
Busch Stadium
St.Louis
Ray Fosse
Marion
Fosse
Cleveland
Webbs win Malden title in golf championship
Clyde and Dorothy Webb of Murphysboro won the guys and dolls golf championship at Malden Missouri. They shot 74 and 78 to finish five strokes ahead as 94 couples competed in the Malden meet, the oldest of its kind in the area. The host course has only nine holes.
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Clyde
Dorothy Webb
Murphysboro
Guys and Dolls
Malden
Donahue Wins Trans-American Race At St Jovite
Mark Donahue of Media Pennsylvania won the eighth round of the Trans-American Road Race at St. Jovite in a Chevrolet Special Camaro. The victory was his seventh of the series, securing Chevrolet the manufacturers' prize as he completed 96 laps in three hours at an average 84.7 mph with George Follmer in second in an American Motors Javelin.
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Que
Mark Donahue
Media
Donahue
St. Jovite
Chevrolet
George Follmer
Arcadia
Calif
American Motors
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