Muddy track forces postponement of cycle races at Du Quoin
Saturday's Du Quoin Mile National was halted as an muddy track caused several accidents. AMA officials postponed the event to Sunday with practice and time trials set for noon and racing to begin at 2 pm.
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Pete Rosenberg
Hank Scott
du Quoin
Steve Eklund
Eklund
Scott
Steve Morehead
Morehead
San Jose
Calif
Marshall Browning Hospital
Peter Hook
Scotty Adams
Browning
Hook
Adams
Boyle
du Quoin State Fair
Curt Greene
National Weather Service
Greene
Mike Kidd
AMA
Kidd
Byers surges to 1500m win at national sports festival
Eugene, Oregon runner Tom Byers upset Sydney Maree in the 1500 meters with a 3 44.84 clocking as Bill Barrett of UCLA captured the 200 meter individual medley in 2 06.74. Maree finished second and Barrett aimed toward Nationals while other U S athletes posted wind assisted marks and strong showings in swimming, hockey, and track events at Syracuse.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Tom Byers
Eugene
Ore
Sydney Maree
Bill Barrett
UCLA
Byers
Oslo
Steve Ovett
Sydney
Barrett
John Smith
Akron
Ohio
Irvine
Calif
Sunnycrest Park
Stephanie Hightower
Bucharest
Romania
Von Jouanne leads Salukis at National Festival swimming
Saluki swimmers held strong as SIU Carbondale sent six athletes plus coach Bob Steele to the National Sports Festival in Syracuse. Roger Von Jouanne won the 400 meter individual medley and later placed in the butterfly and medley relays, while Pam Ratcliffe and Barb Larsen posted personal bests and top finishes. Jane Coontz and Amanda Martin debuted for SIU with notable times, as the Midwest team placed second overall behind the West.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bob Steele
Midwest
Syracuse
N.Y
Saluki
Steele
SIUC
Roger von Jouanne
Carbondale
Pam Ratcliffe
von Jouanne
Ratcliffe
Barb Larsen
Mount Prospect
Salukis
Jane Coontz
Coontz
Newburgh
Ind
Amanda Martin
Marton
N.J
New twist could free players in baseball strike
The potential legal drift opens the door to voiding player contracts if major league owners cancel the season. Richard Moss argued that cancellation could free players to seek a new baseball enterprise outside Organized Baseball. Don Fehr called the scenario serious while Lee MacPhail questioned its merit.
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New York Times
New York
Richard Moss
Moss
Players Association
Ray Grebey
Association
Catfish Hunter
Oakland A’s
Messersmith-McNally
Don
Ald Fehr
Fehr
Mossy
Lee MacPhail
Peter Bavasi
Toronto Blue Jays
Nolan Ryan
Joel Youngblood
Grebey
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Great Lakes
New England
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VanBiesbrock
Detroit
Ste. Sault Marie
Ontario Hockey League
Canada
NHL
New York Rangers
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Walnut Creek
East
South
Earl Jones
University of the District of Columbia
Medina Dickson
SIU
Pam
Barb
John Sayre
Siu-C
Sonya Locke
South Bend
Brian Babcock
Dan Casebeer
Siu-C Phoenix Cycle Club
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