Valley to push cost cuts in college athletics
Missouri Valley Conference leaders after a Carbondale session say NCAA will meet in Chicago to discuss cost curbs. They back limits on football scholarships, basketball scholarships, staff sizes, and scouting bans to cut travel and expenses across sports.
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Merle Jones
Missouri Valley Conference
Carbondale
NCAA
Chicago
Mickey Holmes
Texas State
New Mexico State
Louisville
Holmes
SIUC
Doug Weaver
Ford decision soon on women in sports
President Ford faces a decision on federal anti discrimination rules for women in school and college sports. The final draft, sent by HEW May 28, could be published in the Federal Register Tuesday or Wednesday and sent to Congress for a 45 day review. The rules require schools receiving federal funds to allow participation without sex based exclusions and govern tryouts, possible segregation in several sports, and required sex education integration.
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Washington
Ford
Associated Press
Ford Administration
Federal Register
Congress
Toto
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Caspar W. Weinberger
National Collegiate Athletic Association
House
Senate
HEW
White House
Bernice Sandler
Association of American Colleges
Thomas C. Hansen
NCAA
Louisville stands firm amid league rumors and NCAA talk
Louisville athletic director Dave Hart denies serious Valley League links for the Cardinals. He notes strong football ties and says Louisville will not join a basketball only league, stressing sustained football and basketball programs. Coach Denny Crum remains satisfied with Louisville.
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Dave Hart
University of Louisville
Larry Albus
St. Louis U
St. Louis
Dayton
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Cincinnati
Memphis State
South Carolina
Louisville
Hart
UCLA
Kentucky
Denny Crum
John Wooden
Wooden
Crum
Gene Bartow
Illinois
Gene
Drake A D Director Bob Karnes Shares Name Confusion
Athletic director Bob Karnes of Drake University notes there are three Robert Karneses in Des Moines phone listings. He says he gets no calls for the other two. Bobby Scott, MVC supervisor of officials, played basketball at Arkansas State for retired coach John Rauth, a Belleville native who coached at Du Quoin and Harrisburg before a college post.
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Drake University
Bob Karnes
du Quoin
Robert Karneses
Des Moines
Karnes
Bobby Scott
Missouri Valley Conference
Arkan
Sas State
John Rauth
Belleville
Harrisburg
Robins and Ehizue Granted Extra Eligibility by MVC
The Missouri Valley Conference awards an extra year of eligibility to Phil Robins SIUC triple jumper after a knee injury this spring as a hardship case. Illinois’ Charleton Ehizue Len also to continue eligibility next year.
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Phil Robins
SIUC
Charleton Ehizuelen
Illinois
Missouri Valley Conference
Robins
WYoming Names Young As Assistant Athletic Director
Carbondale native Bill Young, a 1955 SIUC graduate and longtime Wyoming sports information director, is named assistant to the athletic director George McCarty. He will handle team travel promotion duties and continue as SID while teaching on the faculty.
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Bill Young
Carbondale
SIUC
University of Wyoming
Young
Wyoming
George McCarty
Rain Delays Bunny Bread Golf Tourney In Anna
Bill Grisham of Anna led the first day with a two under par 34 as rain limited Bunny Bread play to nine holes. Ninety plus golfers registered, with 125 actually competing. the event resumes with 18 holes today and scores listed by class.
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Bill Grisham
Anna
Bill Blewett
Randy Lewis
D. Treece
M. Gould
G. Bullock
Dave Perkins
Bob Pavelonis
James Best
Larry Carter
R. Schlaje
Tim Dodson
Herrin
Jim Henley
Claude Elkins
Nothdurft Chosen Valley President At Carbondale Meet
Dean Orville Nothdurft the Bradley faculty rep is elected Missouri Valley Conference president at Carbondale. MVC coaches propose eliminating the center jump to ease officiating and will send the plan to the US and Canada Basketball Rules Committee.
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Orville Nothdurft
Bradley
Missouri Valley Conference
Carbondale
Stuart Tiedeman
Drake
MVC
Southern Illinois University
Basketball Rules Committee
United States
Canada
Du Quoin Softball Invitational Canceled After Rain
The Du Quoin invitational fast pitch softball tournament was canceled after heavy rain across three nights. Teams had begun play with Pinckneyville defeating Mt Vernon Ranmar 4-1 and Du Quoin Merchants beating Du Quoin Kaycees 11-0 before persistent rain forced postponements and an eventual cancellation.
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du Quoin
Pinckneyville Keene Road Builders
Mt. Vernon Ranmar
du Quoin Merchants
du Quoin Kaycees
Zeigler
Raiders
Fairview Lanes
Southern Illinois
Jakes
du Bois
Pinckney
Hendrick helps Indians top A's with two homers
George Hendrick drove in three runs with two home runs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 4 to 1. Dennis Eckersley won to improve to 3-0 with a six hitter before a bunt single by Phil Garner and a Sal Bando double spoiled the shutout in the sixth.
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Oakland
George Hendrick
Dennis Eckersley
Cleveland Indians
Oakland A’s
Eckersley
Phil Garner
Sal Bando
Reds blank Cardinals as Gullett limits hurtful hits
Don Gullett pitched four hits allowed and Joe Morgan hit a two run homer for the Cincinnati Reds in a 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ken Griffey and George Foster added solo shots while Cesar Geronimo and Luis Melendez contributed runs.
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St. Louis
Joe Morgan
Ken Griffey
George Foster
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Don Gullett
Morgan
Bob Gibson
Griffey
Reds
Cincinnati
Foster
Pete Rose
Cesar Geronimo
Luis Melendez
Gibson
Tommy Moore
Gullett
Horton's Ith Wins Detroit 2-0 Behind Ruhle's Gem
Willie Horton belted a two run homer in the fourth as Vern Ruhle held the Chicago White Sox to two hits in a complete game for a 2-0 Detroit Tigers victory. Ruhle improved to 4-1 and extended his streak to four wins since an April loss to the Yankees.
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Detroit
Willie Horton
Vern Ruhle
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Danny Meyer
Jim Kaat
Horton
Ruhle
Chicago
Ken Henderson
Brian Downing
White Sox
New York Yankees
Pat Kelly
Carlos May
Kelly
Henderson
Deron Johnson
Bucky Dent
Messersmith and LA divide with Cubbies
Andy Messersmith saved one game and took a loss as Jose Cardenal homered twice to lift the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1. Cardenal claimed the second homer was not a true homer after a fan grabbed the ball, while Messersmith and Rick Reuschel battled in a suspended game completion.
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Chicago
Andy Messersmith
Jose Cardenal
Messersmith
Jose
Cardenas
Rick Reuschel
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger
Ball Park
Reuschel
Cardenal
Cubs
Sporting News
Bill Madlock
Rick Monday
Jerry Morales
M-Squad
C-Squad
Don Sutton
Sutton
Morales
NFL players group names new head
Kermit Alexander was named president of the NFL Players Association at the spring meeting. He succeeds Bill Curry, who resigned for personal and business reasons. Ed Garvey and Alexander emphasized unity toward a new collective bargaining agreement with NFL owners.
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Minneapolis
Kermit Alexander
National Football League Players’ Association
Alexander
Bill Curry
Green Bay Packers
Curry
Ed Garvey
NFLPA
NFL
Players’ Association
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Eagles
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Tulsa
West
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Dan
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Turcotte
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Hendrick
Horton's
Ith
LA Divide
NFL Players Group
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