Salukis edge Gophers 10 9 in pivotal NCAA showdown
Southern Illinois University salvaged a 10 9 win over Minnesota in a high scoring District 4 NCAA baseball playoff. John Susce improved to 11 1 as SIU moved to 3 1 2 overall and one win from the title. Ohio University previously beat Minnesota 5 4 to reach the day’s key game.
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Larry Odell
Southern
Lutz
Howard Nickason
Chicago
Ohio
Minnesota
John Morlan
Saluki track team places fifth at Notre Dame meet
The SIU track team finished fifth in the Central Collegiate meet at Notre Dame, as 39 teams competed. Western Michigan won with 85 points. Ohio U 79, Bowling Green 53, North Dakota 51, SIU 38. Notable SIU results include John Vernon third in long jump 23-2 and second in triple jump 49-11, Grover Webb fifth in discus 158-11, Fil Blackiston sixth 158-3, Ross MacKenzie fourth in 440 47.4, Mitch Livingston second in high jump 6-8?3, Dan Tindall second in javelin 218-0, and the 440-yard relay fourth in 42 seconds. Jerry Schultz joins Kinston in the Yankee system as third baseman. Johnny Yang, senior from the Philippines, is SIU tennis No. 4 with a 18-0 record this year and 50-5 career record, boasting a 4.527 cumulative GPA.
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SIU
Notre Dame
Western Michigan
Ohio U
Bowling Green
North Dakota
John Vernon
Grover Webb
Fil Blackiston
Ross MacKenzie
Tigers edge Yankees 5-4 in seventh inning rally
Detroit overcome a 4-0 deficit to defeat New York 5-4 as Bill Freehan drove in three runs, including the tie breaking single in the seventh. Jim Northrup started the rally with a leadoff single and steal, with Horton delivering key hits.
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Clarke
White
Mantle
Rosco
Pepitone
Tresh
Cox
Gibbs
Monboquette
Womack
Hamilton
Detroit AB
McAuliffe
E Stanley
Northrup
Freehan
Horton
Cash
Wert
Oyler
Mathews Ph
Tracewski
Cain
Dobson
Brown
Lasher
Detroit
Tox
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S—Stanley
Shannon Bats Cards to Victory in 10th Inning
Mike Shannon drove in the decisive run with his eighth homer of the season in the 10th inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6 5 win over the New York Mets. The rally started in the seventh as Orlando Cepeda and Tim McCarver singled after a Shannon double, then Shannon crushed a Cal Koonce pitch into the left field bleachers for the winner. Ed Charles earlier hit a pinch homer to tie the game at 5 5. The Mets had taken a 5 1 lead before the Cardinals tied it with a three run eighth inning rally, and Shannon added a second RBI on a later single.
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Salukis
Minnesota
Mike Rogodzinski
Don Kirkland
Bob Warn
Bob Blakley
John Susce
Saluki
Gophers
Blakley
Barry O’sullivan
Ron Walseth
Lee Pitlock
Rogodzinski
Pitlock
Bob Ash
Jerry Paetzhold
Sparta
Paetzhold
O’sullivan
Bob Stanek
Stanek
Bob Kendall
Terry Brumfield
Bill Clark
Clark
Siu
Randy Coker
Susce
Bob Wasick
SSU
Mike Shannon
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Shannon
Cal Koonce
Mets
Ed Charles
Orlando Cepeda
Tim McCarver
Koonce
McCarver
Nolan Ryam
Julian Javier
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Ryan
New York
ST. Louis
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Maris Rf
Cepeda Ib
Ooo McCarver
Javier
Maxvill
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Buchek Ph
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Collins
Charles
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Jones Rf
Weisss
Ryan P
Short
Swoboda Rf
Martin
Jones
Brock
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Gilson Ze
Hoerner
Du Quoin Seeks Title Monday In Conference Showdown
Du Quoin meets Pinckneyville 4 30 p m Monday aiming to claim the undisputed Southwest Egyptian Conference baseball crown. Ray Saundhes Indians already hold a four straight title with a 10 1 record while Nashville stands 10 2.
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du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Ray Saundhes
Indians
Nashville
Turbine cars may visit Du Quoin for exhibition
Bill Hayes notes turbine Granatelli cars may not race on the Indianapolis dirt track and could be shown at Du Quoin. He cites track sturdiness and USAC rules as limits, while noting drivers like Foyt Unser Bettenhouse and others will contest the Labor Day 100 mile race.
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Andy Granatelli
du Quoin
Labor Day
Granatelli
Bill Hayes
Indianapolis
Hayes
Indy
Parnelli Jones
A. J. Foyt
Joe Leonard
Bobby Unser
Foyt
Gary Bettenhouse
Unser
Bobby
USAC
Fords
Stage Door Johnny Upsets Belmont Field In 100th Stakes
Stage Door Johnny overtakes Forward Pass in the Belmont Stakes to end Calumet Farms’ Triple Crown bid. Prince John colt wins by a length and a quarter in 2 27 1 5 over 1 1 2 miles, with Greentree Stables’ Stage Door Johnny paying 10 80, 4 00, 2 60.
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New York
Stage Door Johnny
Caugh Forward Pass
Dreams of Calumet Farms
Forward Pass
Call Me Prince
Draft Card
Johnny Rotz
Greentree Stables
John Hay Whitney
Joan Payson
John Gaver
Calumet Farms
Citation
Max Hirsch
Heliodore Gustines
Adele Rand
Gustines
Robert J.holeburg
Gustave Ring
Ardoise
C. V. Whitney
Tri Color Stable
Sir Beau
Willard Waldheim
T. V. Commercial
Ann Forbes
Jade Amicol
Ismael Valenzuela
Bill Boland
Doc Bencini Receives McAndrew Award At SIU Banquet
Merle Jones reports SIU honors E L Doc Bencini with the Col William McAndrew award for a 35 year coaching career. From Biggsville to Murphysboro to SIU and U School he built football and basketball programs, winning nine Southwest Egyptian Conference titles in football and guiding U School to a 6 0 Black Diamond Conference finale victory Bencini retires as a coach after a lifetime in area sports.
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Merle Jones
SIU
Delyte Morris
E. L
Bencini
Col
William McAndrew
McAndrew
Biggsville
Murphysboro
al Kawal
Lynn Holder
U. School
Lynxes
Bill Jackson
Christopher
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Roy White
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