Midland Hills golf title claimed by Jerry Glenn
Jerry Glenn of Carterville won the Midland Hills Golf Tournament with an even par 70 to finish 36 holes at 138 two under par. He beat Bill Blewett of Carbondale by five strokes. Glenn is the event's first two time winner, having also won in 1966.
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Jerry Glenn
Carterville
Gary Player
South Africa
Midland Hills
Bill Blewett
Carbondale
Blewett
Glenn
Bill Koeneman
Chester
Don Heilman
Jan Jansco
Johnston
Paxton Park
Midland
Jake Gore
Charles Alexander
Kelly Stevens
Denny Kortkamp
Larry Lasley
Chuck Grace
Carl Meyer
Dennis Etherton
Charles Monroe
Bruce Sheiman
Larry Eldridge
John Sipe
Gary Emery
Clyde Webb
Claude Elkins
Martin Oilers Triumph In Weekend Baseball Action
The Martin Oilers went 3 1 against stiff competition this weekend. They split doubleheaders with New Hamburg and Aston's Northside Boosters with wins by Gary Endres Sporty Lee and Rich Spiller. The team boasts a 32 8 season record and hosts Zeigler at Riverside Park Tuesday night at 7 30.
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Martin Oiler
Oilers
New Hamberg
Missouri
Gary Endres
Sporty Lee
Hamburg
Endres
Aston
Northside Boosters
Illinois
Gary Edmes
Alton
Oiler
Rich Spiller
Eddie Nelson
Zeigler
Riverside Park
Khoury Juvenile Tournament Opens at Herrin
The Southern Illinois Khoury Juvenile division baseball tour nament opened at Herrin with four weekend games. Results included Lesser 5 West Frankfort 3 Pinckneyville 5 Johnston City Du Quoin 18 Carterville 0 Christopher 6 Herrin 1. Tonight features Lesser vs Metropolis at 6 p.m. and Pinckneyville vs Harrisburg at 8 p.m.
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Herrin
West Frankfort
Pinckneyville
Johnston City
du Quoin
Carterville
Christopher
Lesser
Metropolis
Harrisburg
du Quoin - West
Road America race win and global sport brief
Chuck Parsons piloted a Lola Chevrolet with Skip Scott to win the Road America 500 at Elkhart Lake averaging 94.73 mph for a second straight victory. Jean Pierre Beltoise won a Grand Prix F2 race at Zandvoort where Christ Lambert died in a crash. Dennis Ralston beat John Newcombe 5-7 8-6 6-3 6-3 in Baastad for the Champion's Cup. Cpl. Tom Farrell set an American 600 meter record of 1 16.5 at Lake Tahoe. Babe Adams, famed Pirates pitcher and World Series performer, died at 85 in Silver Springs Maryland.
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Associated Press
Chuck Parsons
Carmel
Calif
Elkhart Lake
Wis
Skip Scott
Devon
Jean Pierre Beltoise
France
Matra
Christ Lambert
Great Britain
Zandvoort
Netherlands
Army
Tom Farrell
Jack Yerman
Lake Tahoe
Charles
Babe) Adams
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Pirates
Silver Springs
Herrin Eagles beat Pinckneyville 146 in league tilt
Herrin Eagles improved their Coal Belt Baseball League record to 7 3 with a 146 victory at Pinckneyville. The game was tied 3 3 until Herrin scored four runs in the sixth. Bill Wade hit a solo homer for Herrin in the fourth. A Little League sectional tournament opens at Herrin Thursday with Rushville vs Springfield at 530 p.m. and Marion Milan to follow.
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Herrin Eagles
Pinckneyville
Herrin
Bill Wade
Rushville
Springfield
Marion
McBean hits grand slam as Pirates rout Cardinals 7 1
AJ McBean drives in seven runs including a grand slam after a two out fifth inning, surviving a 13 hit attack as Pittsburgh defeats St. Louis 7 1. Cubs sweep Dodgers and Marichal earns win as SF beats Houston in 11 innings.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Larry Jackson
Jim Maloney
Clay Carroll
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Houston
McBean
Roberto Clemente
Manny Mota
Jerry May
Larry Jaster
Pirates
Clemente
Donn Clendenon
Mota
Maury Wills
Cubs
Los Angeles
Bruins
Billy Williams
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Ken Holtzman
al Spangler
Randy Hundley
Dodgers
Marichal
Jim Davenport
Ty Cline
Davenport
Bob
Carbondale Faces Murphysboro in Key Regular-Season Tilt
Carbondale, 11-3, hosts Murphysboro at Evergreen Park at 8 p.m. Tuesday as the 25th District race remains open. A 6 p.m. makeup at West Frankfort is planned for Thursday. Steeleville 12-3 and Du Quoin 11-4 loom as contenders with one more head‑to‑head game. Du Quoin plays in the division meet this week, likely delaying Steeleville’s game if Du Quoin advances.
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Carbondale
American Legion
Murphysboro
Evergreen Park
West Frankfort
Steeleville
du Quoin
Major League Standings and Scheduled Games
Standings show Cincinnati Philadelphia and Atlanta contending while New York St Louis Chicago San Francisco and other clubs chase. Schedule lists twi night and night games including Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at New York and Los Angeles at Houston with several day games noted.
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Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
San Francisco
Perry
Chicago
Nolan
Culver
Short
Johnson
St. Louis
Washburn
Ryan
Reed
Pittsburg
Veale
Los Angeles
Kekich
Houston
Cuellar
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Washington
Bunker
Adamson
Culp
Pizarro
Hannan
Hargan
Verbanic
Sparma
John
Odom
Chance
Ellis
Pet. G.B. St. Louis
Philadelphia’ S
British racer Chris Lambert dies in Dutch crash
British driver Chris Lambert was killed when his Brabham Cosworth Ford collided with a Ford driven by Clay Regazzoni, spun off the track during a heat in the Netherlands.
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Chris Lambert
Clay Regazzoni
Belleville and Carlyle win district Legion championships
Belleville won the 22nd District title with a 2-1 decision after a Sunday comeback and a court order reprieve. Carlyle captured the 23rd District title with a 2-1 win over Robinson. Pitcher Gary Brink hurled a two hitter for Belleville and Marty Kemper threw a 9-0 no hitter for Nashville in a prep game. The Benton division tournament opens Thursday with Belleville vs Benton, Du Quoin vs McLeansboro, and Carlyle facing the opening winner.
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Belleville
Carlyle
American Legion
Benton
Legion
Collinsville
Robinson
Gary Brink
Ron
Strieker
Ron Haake
Jules Eversgerd
Marty Kemper
Nashville
Marion
S. Robinson
du Quoin
McLeansboro
Coal Belt race tightens in baseball league
The Coal Belt Baseball League standings tighten as Benton defeats Marion 5-3, Herrin beats Pinckneyville 14-6, and Du Quoin beats Hurst Bush 13-2. Marion leads at 6-2 with Herrin Benton and Du Quoin at 7-3, and remaining games center on a clear finish for the first place trophy with no postseason.
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Coal Belt Baseball League
Benton
Marion
Herrin
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Hurst Bush
Carbon
Dale Pharoahs
Carbondale
Mustangs
Pharoahs
Hurst-Bush
SIU Seeks Night Time Change for Busch Stadium Game
SIU Salukis work with downtown St Louis businessmen to shift the Friday 3 pm game against Southwest Missouri at Busch Stadium to a night contest for a larger crowd and possible annual promotion profits. Cardinals hold field-cutting control under current contract, with 7 pm stadium vacate requirement before Sunday games.
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Southern Illinois University
Southwest Missouri
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
SIU
Cardinals
Cubs Draw 42 261 For Doubleheader
Chicago fans packed the park as the Cubs swept a doubleheader from Los Angeles 8 3 and 1 0. A crowd of 42 261 marked the largest home attendance since May 31 1948, with refunds issued to many standing room holders and about 5 000 turned away due to sold out seats.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Los Angeles
Cub
Route Man Benefits Include Salary and Insurance Perks
The listing offers a Route Man position at 100 dollars weekly plus family security benefits. Retirement plan, family hospital and medical insurance, disability pay, life insurance, and a promising future with a growing company are highlighted.
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Martin Oilers
Carbondale Appliance and Television Mart
S. Ill
Khoury
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
John Newcombe
Australia
Baastad
Sweden
Marv Levy
William & Mary
Ted Zychowski
Jim Cavanaugh
Luckey
Gordon
Josten
Wade
Dial
McDaniel
Kuehner
McClelland
Shelto
Schweizer
Taylor
Heisner
Wright
Petty
Ib Kiehna
Svanda
Weatherford
Knapp
Brand
Kasenberg
Fiene
P Reynolds
Carbondale Legion
Rale
Neth
Ipje
Karr
Ed Karr
Ron Cripps
Jay Lynn Yandell
North P. Sales
Erlands
Park Ave
Gordon Butler
Larry Kristoff
Vern Pollock
Walt Moore
Jim Tarr
Bill Yates
Bill Jackson
John Stangel
Bob Norgel
Bob Odum
Reid Martin
Southern Illinois
English
Mt. Vernon
Oort
Royal
Jake’s Tire and Recap, Inc
E. Main
C’dale
N. Court
E. Madison
Jim Pearl
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