No clear-cut track favorite in NCAA meet after day one
Champaign AP reports the 56th NCAA Track and Field Championship opening day left contenders varied. Arizona State led with 10 qualifiers paced by Herman Frazier, while defending champ Southern California and contenders Kansas UCLA and Auburn followed with multiple qualifiers. Final events and key marks included ASU in the 400 meter relay and notable long jump by Charlton Ehizuelen of Illinois.
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Herman Frazier
Arizona State
Frazier
Sun Devils
Southern California
Clancey Edwards
Kansas
UCLA
Auburn
ASU
Charlton Ehizuelen
Ilinois
Larry Doubler
Southern Cal
Two sailors seek fourth Egyptian Regatta crowns at Southern Illinoisan regatta
Tom Getz of Moline and Dale Vogel of St Louis vie for their fourth Egyptian Cup Regatta in Southern Illinois weekend races at Lookout Point on Crab Orchard Lake. Over 100 boats from 15 states compete Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 9 am to 1 pm, with classes including C Scow and C Flyer among others.
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Kee leads Salukis into NCAA finals in multiple events
Southern Illinois University athletes progress at the NCAA nationals in Champaign. Mike Kee advances to semifinals in both the 100 and 200 meters, Gary Hunter reaches the pole vault finals, and the 400 meter relay and javelin and shot put finalists advance. Several Salukis are eliminated in early rounds.
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ASU
Saluki
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Champaign
Mike Kee
Salukis
Kee
Auburn
Harvey Glance
Siuc
Mike Bisase
Gary Hunter
Clay DeMattei
Tim Johnson
Steve Lively
Rick Rock
Earl Bigelow
Scott Dorsey
Bob Roggy
John
Ken Larraway
DeMattei and
Johnson
Jerry George
Saluki teams head to NCAA finals and College World Series
SIUC athletes compete in Champaign for NCAA finals while baseball heads to the College World Series next week. Jim Brown, senior from Paducah, departs Sunday for the NCAA golf finals at Colgate University Hamilton NY. He will practice Monday and Tuesday then play 18 holes daily Wednesday through Saturday with a 74.8 stroke average and no finishes outside the top 10 this year.
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Cardinals Nominee Ken Reitz Player of Month May
St Louis Cardinals third baseman Ken Reitz named National League Player of the Month for May. He appeared in 27 games, hit .366 with six home runs and 23 RBI, and starred in the field to boost the Cardinals in the NL East race.
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Bowie Kuhn
Hambletonian hopefuls loom from Southern Illinois stable
Southern Illinois racing notes highlight Colonial Hope from Carterville and stablemate Fast Totter as potential Hambletonian entrants. The Meadows hosted the Currier and Ives trot with Green Speed winning two heats, while many two-year-olds await debuts and 214 horses remain eligible.
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Cubs Open First-Place Battle With Pirates In Pittsburgh
The Cubs, now atop the NL East, begin a three game weekend series in Pittsburgh as Pirates idle. Al Oliver says Chicago is for real and Herman Franks earns praise for a surge that has Chicago 1st while Pittsburgh sits 2nd, 142 games back. Buris vs Rooker slated in opener.
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Franks
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Philadelphia
Europeans fall as Vilas and Gottfried pursue French Open title
The French Open semis feature a U S Davis Cupper, two Latin Americans and an Australian ending Europe's seven year dominance. Vilas faces Ramirez after Ramirez ousted Panatta, while Gottfried targets Dent in a bid for the clay crown.
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Australia
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Raul Ramirez
Ramirez
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Cahokia Pounds Herrin to Reach Softball Semi Finals
Cahokia exploded for 16 runs on 11 hits and 9 errors to rout Herrin 16 to 2 in Pekin, eliminating Herrin from the state prep girls tournament. Denise McDaniel improved to 14-0 as Cahokia ousted Herrin and moved into the semifinals against Washington.
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Deerfield
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Re’ Clark
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Humphreys
Astros edge Reds in 11th inning rally
The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6 4 in 11 innings after Jack Billingham lost his edge in the ninth. Rawly Eastwick gave up Bob Watsons three run homer as Watson powered four hits overall for the Astros. Art Howes delivered a two run double in the 11th to seal the win.
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Reds
Houston Astros
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Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Billingham
Jose Cruz
Ed Hermann
Rawly Eastwick
Bob Watson
Astros
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