Unbeaten Yanks earn bronze and fifth in Manchester wrestling
In Manchester Kristoff of Cadillac Illinois and Wayne Baughman of Midwest City Oklahoma went undefeated through the three day freestyle program. Kristoff drew with Russia's Ivanitsky and earned bronze while Baughman finished fifth. Iran Russia Japan and Turkey claimed most golds. Americans head to Tampere Finland for Greco-Roman starts. Coach Bill Smith calls results disappointing as crowds in Belle Vue Stadium were small.
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Okla
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Russia
Aleksander Ivanitsky
Baughman
Iran
Japan
Turkey
Tampere
Finland
Bill Smith
San Francisco
America
Manchester
International Amateur Wrestling Federation
England
Belle Vue
SIU Eyes Repeat NCAA College Division Title In Carbondale
SIU baseball led by coach Abe Martin stands one win from repeating as Mideast Regional champions in Carbondale. The Salukis face Western Illinois after beating Union University last year 7 2 and aim to defend the college division crown amid questions about a national playoff format next year. SIU will also field a summer schedule with Illinois, St Louis U and Parsons College while golf prepares for the NCAA college division tournament in Springfield.
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Abe” Martin
SIU
Carbondale
Salukis
Union University
Western Illinois
Don Boydston
NCAA
Southern
Ohio Wesleyan
Edwardsville
Illinois
St. Louis U
Parsons College of Iowa
Zeigler Legion Dominates Marion In 9-0 Victory
Zeigler Legion blanked Marion 9-0 as Emmett Haggard pitched seven innings of near no hit baseball before Marion’s Stilley singled with two outs in the seventh for its only hit. Haggard struck out seven and walked four.
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Zeigler
Jerry Boner
American Legion
Marion
Jeff Minor
RH Haggard
P Rice
Rf Minor
Mondino
Patton
Cf McDaniel
Minton
Preston
Dryden
RH Drake
Cf Biggs
Gilley
Fosse
Boner
Schafale
Barnes
Stilley
Joyner
Ib Smothers
First Africans land on English soil at Jamestown
The 1619 arrival marks the first known group of Africans in English colonial America disembarking at Jamestown Virginia in August 1619. The event is cited as a foundational moment in the history of African slavery in the United States.
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Jamestown
Prep Baseball State Tournament Semis Set
In the Illinois state tournament, St Viator beats St Bede 5 to 3 and Waterloo down Holy Cross 5 to 0. Decatur MacArthur edges Jacksonville 5 to 4 while Lane Tech falls to Peoria Manual 3 to 0 after 12 innings. Semifinals Friday at 9 30 a.m. CST feature St Viator versus Waterloo and MacArthur versus Manual. championship at 4 p.m.
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Arlington Heights
St. Bede
Peru
Waterloo Community
Holy Cross River Grove
Decatur
MacArthur
Jacksonville
Peoria Manual
Lane Tech
Chicago
Waterloo
Manual
SIU Heads to NCAA Golf Championship Defense
Southern Illinois University golf, led by brothers Tom and Bill Muehleman of Alton, opens NCAA Division II title defense in Springfield Missouri. Coach Lynn Holder relies on veterans John Krueger and John Phelps with two freshmen, Phil Stamison and Mike Coale, aiming to repeat after last year’s triumph as Bills 75.9 and Tom 77.3 pace the team.
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Alton
Southern Illinois Universiy
Springfield
Tom
Bill Muehleman
SIU
Lynn Holder
Salukis
John Krueger
Bloomington
John Phelps
Carbondale
Phil Stamison
Chicago
Mike Coale
Carmi
Stamison
Coale
Bill
San Diego State
Sacramento State
Holder
Krueger
Phelps
Raiders Sign Hagberg in AFL Move
The Oakland Raiders announced they have signed Roger Hagberg, a former University of Minnesota fullback and three-year CFL veteran, as of June 4 in Oakland California.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Raiders
Roger Hagberg
University of Minnesota
Salukis and Redbirds Reach NCAA Mid-East Final in Carbondale
Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois advanced to the regional final in Carbondale. SIU defeated Ohio Wesleyan 6-1 behind Gene Vincent's strong pitching and timely hitting as Peludat Bernstein and Collins fueled the scoring with four hits each. Western Illinois routed Union University 8-0 in the other semifinal.
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Salukis
Ohio Wesleyan
Western Illinois
Union University
SIU
Glenn
Abe
Dennis Walter
Kirkland
Pete Noonan
Dave Neeley
Vincent
Ed Curreri
John Siebel
al Peludat
Bob Bernstein
Peludat
Kent Collins
Bernstein
Larry Schaake
Collins
Slick
Rich Howard
Union
Western
Vallejo
Brecher
Ss Brooks
Cf Ford
Rf Duff
Halpenny
Rakowski
Runge
C Howard
RH Turner
Funderburk
Sikes
Little
Cf Slover
Ib Giles
Pflasterer
Brown
Rf Emerson
Rf Coffman
Hardin
P Hoskins
P Weichand
Southern
RH Snyder
Schaake
Siebel
K. Collins
Rf Peludat
If Bernstein
P Pavesich
Walter
Merrill
Golfing Muehleman brothers aid Salukis bid in Springfield
Golfing brothers Bill and Tom Muehleman of Alton will play key roles for Southern Illinois University in defending its NCAA college-division golf title in Springfield Missouri next week. Bill seeks his fourth and Tom placed 18th last spring among 200 entrants in the field.
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Bill and
Tom Muehleman
Alton
Southern Illinois University
Bill
Tom
NFL expansion race heats up with two new leagues
June 4 AP The NFL plans to add two teams to reach 16 by 1967, with AFL leader Joe Foss noting possible earlier expansion. Rozelle named 12 potential major cities including Montreal Toronto Boston Miami Atlanta New Orleans Cincinnati Houston Memphis Phoenix Seattle and Portland. Foss listed Chicago Washington Philadelphia Los Angeles Milwaukee Atlanta New Orleans Miami Columbus Dayton Portland Louisville Memphis Seattle Montreal Toronto Vancouver.
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New York
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Associated Press
Joe Foss
American Football League
AFL
United States
Canada
Rozelle
NFL
Montreal
Toronto
Boston
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Houston
Memphis
Phoenix
Seattle
Portland
Foss
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Columbus
Dayton
Ohio
Louisville
Vancouver
Magallanes Knocks Out Cuadras In Fifth Round
In Los Angeles Thursday Bernie Magallanes of Los Angeles 141 defeated Ernie Cuadras of San Diego 141 by knockout in the fifth round.
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Los Angeles
Bernie Magallanes
Ernie Cuadras
San Diego
Dodgers edge Cardinals on Fairly homer in eighth
Ron Fairly of the Dodgers collected three hits including a two run homer in the eighth to lift Los Angeles to an 11 to 10 victory over St. Louis.
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Ron Fairly
Dodgers
Los Angeles
St. Louis
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Bom
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