Rainy Indy 500 Hinders Forecast Despite Victory by Rutherford
The Indianapolis 500 ended in a rain washed race won by Johnny Rutherford after the National Weather Service updated a forecast to a 60 percent chance of rain minutes before start. A. J. Foyt finished second 15 seconds back with Gordon Johncock 1:30 behind.
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Schuppan Named 1976 Rookie of the Year at Victory Dinner
Vern Schuppan the top rookie in the Indianapolis 500 finished 18th in the Dan Gurney Eagle and earned 17 605.34. He was named 1976 Rookie of the Year at the Victory Dinner in Wyalla South Australia where he joked about being a kangarookie. The official prize list shows John Rutherford top money winner with 256 121.38 and 33 drivers listed with prizes totaling over 1.037 million.
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Schuppan
Wyalla
South Australia
Blyleven Exits Crowd With taunting Farewell in Angels Game
Bert Blyleven may be headed to Texas as Minnesota loses 9 2 to California. He left the mound amid crowd jeers after a 32 setback, amid reports of a trade. Other AL results include Chicago White Sox over Rangers 9 4 and Yankees over Red Sox 8 3.
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Williams powers four homer day as Tigers edge Brewers in extras
Paul Splittorff walked three in the first inning while Bert Campaneris was caught stealing. Williams hit his sixth homer of the season and is hot with 11 RBIs in six games. The Tigers rallied in 11th on LeFlore sacrifice fly and Veryzer single to beat Milwaukee 5-4. Rookie Mark Fidrych pitched a complete game, allowing 11 hits including a three run shot by Don Money.
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Jakes Win Rain Shortened St Louis Invitational Tourney
Southern Illinois Jakes fast-pitch softball claim the rain shortened St. Louis Invitational crown finishing unbeaten in a 3-2 final over Kutis as Clem Quillman cements MVP with a two run homer. Jesse Crow adds two homers in three games and Gary Endres plus Gary Buckles split the wins. Jakes to face Du Quoin in a 7:30 p.m. twin bill at De Soto Wednesday.
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Guthrie finishes 15th as Pearson wins 600 mile World 600
Janet Guthrie finishes 21 laps behind David Pearson in the 600 mile World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Pearson wins 249155 in prize and Guthrie earns 3555 plus Curtis Turner Memorial Driver Achievement Award after a four hour 22 minute race slowed by seven cautions.
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Donnie Allison
Dobson Wins Bunny Bread Tourney In Sudden-Death Finish
Dobson of Anna defeated Terry Rohlfing of Carbondale on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at Union County Golf Course near Anna to win the Bunny Bread Golf Tour event. Rohlfing shot 144 in regulation, with Dobson at 144 and Keeneman at 145 behind.
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Carbondale
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Chester
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Jerry Tucker
Larry Emery
Carterville
Bill Connors
West Frankfort
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Cape Girardeau
Walt Siemsglusz
Harrisburg
Jay Bigler
Fairfield
Larry Carter
Ray Schaljo
Springfield
Unbeatens clash as Willisville Slo-Pitch enters final four
Niemann's Carpet of Carbon bondale and Smith's Liquor of Steeleville remain the only undefeated teams in the Willisville Slo-Pitch Invitational. They meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in a double elimination. Schlitz and Moore and Whit tenborn's Thriftway of Chester each have one loss and vie for survival at 6 p.m. The late games include winners and losers brackets with potential extra play.
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Public opinion sought on fish restoration plan at Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois officials seek public input on a proposed bass restoration program for Crab Orchard Lake. Biologists find 4.2 pounds of bass per acre vs 8.9 state average. options include stock only, 14 inch size limit, or both. They project gains to 6.7 to 11.7 pounds per acre over five to six years.
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Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard Lake
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Illinois
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Frick
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Crab Orchard Refuge
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Hall of Famer Max Carey dies at 86 and Vic Ghezzi passes
Hall of Fame baserunner Max Carey dies at 86 and will be buried Thursday. Carey spent 20 major league seasons chiefly with the Pirates and led the league in stolen bases for a decade. Vic Ghezzi, PGA Hall of Fame golfer and 1941 champion, dies at 65 after a long illness.
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Foggy Start Dooms Rangers as White Sox Win 9-4
Chicago White Sox defeat Texas Rangers 9-4 after a first inning three-run gift triple due to thick fog. Chet Lemon, Ralph Garr, Jorge Orta and Jim Spencer lead a 15-hit attack. Rangers’ Toby Harrah and Tom Grieve dispute the delay and ball visibility.
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Spackman Testimonial Dinner Planned At SIUC
A June 26 testimonial dinner for SIUC athletic trainer Bob Doc Spackman is planned with tickets at 10 dollars on sale today at the University Bank in Carbondale. The event runs 5 30 to 6 30 PM cocktail hour, dinner at 7. Former Saluki QB Vern Pollock and Jim Hart of the St Louis Cardinals are among early attendees. Fred Huff will emcee.
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Metropolis High School
Fred Huff
Hayes Fair Acres
Jim Hart
St. Louis Cardinals
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