Mahaffey Overcomes Polio to Win Kemper Open
John Mahaffey, 32, won the Kemper Open at Congressional in Bethesda with a 275 total, three strokes ahead of Craig Stadler. He revealed polio in his left leg as a child and spoke of overcoming adversity while collecting $72,000 first prize and his fifth PGA Tour title.
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Poehlein Wins Midwest Bowlers Open in Carterville
Jefferson City’s John Poehlein captured $700 top prize in the Budweiser Open at S I Bowl east of Carterville. He defeated Rick Sajek 211 to 204 in the final, with Sajek taking $400 for second. Hodges, Sherman, Gregory, and Wallace also earned top ten placings with notable scores as Cerniglia finished ninth.
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Terre Haute
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Carbondale
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Marion Legion Opens Season as Dowell Reaches 100 Wins
The Marion American Legion baseball team beat West Frankfort 9 3 2 to start the season and give Coach Ron Fuzz McDowell his 100th Legion coaching victory. Dennis Dreyer of Goreville pitched all nine innings with 15 strikeouts for the win. Marion hosts Carbondale at 7 30 Wednesday.
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Marion Slow-Pitch Tourney Sets 16 Teams in July
The Marion Slow-Pitch League sponsors a 16 team double elimination softball tournament on July 26 with trophies for first to third. Entries accepted for the first 16 teams. entry fee is 60 dollars and the deadline is June 22. Call directors Louis Lang at 997-6022 or Harrel Lerch at 993-6187 for information.
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Bixby Wins Amateur Tourney In Sudden Death
Bixby of Sparta captured the Greater Southern Illinois Amateur Golf Tournament at Crab Orchard near Carterville after a 36-hole 141 and a sudden death playoff over Ve nable of Paducah and Hammond of Benton. Ve nable and Hammond bogeyed No. 4 while Bixby parred.
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Steeleville fan dispute over umpire incident
A reader defends Scott Maloney and rebukes a cheerleader from Steeleville for an angry letter. The correspondent argues the athlete did not spit at the umpire and cites four years of play against Maloney showing him as a class act. The writer urges Sancy Schnoecker to apologize for her intemperate remarks.
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Hawaii advances to third round in College World Series
Hawaii, making its first CWS trip, shut off St. John's 7-2 to stay undefeated and reach the third round. Rainbows turned three double plays as coach Les Murakami called the win the best birthday present. Michigan beat California 9-8 in 11 innings, while Cal, led by Lyle Brackenridge, eliminated Clemson 6-4 to stay alive.
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Major League Baseball Scores and Standings Update
National League East lead pair Pittsburgh and Philadelphia press their advantage with Montreal and Chicago in pursuit. Across the West, Houston and Cincinnati trail Los Angeles and San Francisco, while daily results include Phillies 7 Chicago 0 and Expos 7 Cardinals 6 in 12 innings.
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Keeling wins I-57 feature at Benton Raceway
Gary Keeling of Paducah Kentucky won the late model stock car feature at I-57 Raceway near Benton and also captured the third heat. First heat went to Earl Moore and second to Butch House. Bull Hay was the fastest qualifier at 15.61 seconds. Sportsman class winner John Terry also led in fastest qualifier and first heat. Dale Hartnell and Larry Parks won later heats. Racing continues Sundays with gates at 5:30 p.m. Time trials at 6:30.
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Yarborough Wins NASCAR 400 at Texas World Speedway
Cale Yarborough captured the NASCAR 400 at Texas World Speedway in College Station Texas with an unofficial average speed of 159.04 mph edging Cale Earnhardt. In Madrid Alan Jones steered Williams to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix finishing over 50 seconds ahead of Jochen Mass.
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