This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
13
Smalley Jr., 20, son of a former major leaguer, stars as shortstop for Southern California. He homered from both sides as USC defends its NCAA championship in Omaha, Nebraska, this week.
SIU baseball loses a key ally as Joe Mitch, assistant sports information director at SIU for three years, leaves to become head sports information director at Dayton University. Mitch starts June 18 and will relocate with wife Sue and daughter Stacey.
Interest runs high for the Carbondale Junior Sports Clinic with extended registration at the Park District Office. Sessions June 11-15 and 18-22 are for 7 to 10 year olds and conducted at Southeast Park near Lewis School. Registration runs 9 am to 5 pm daily through Saturday. $15 fee. Contact Mike Vanhorn at 549-5747 or the Park District Office for details. The cardinals host San Diego to finish a nine win road trip. SIU coach Itchy Jones launches post season recruiting at Peoria tournament. Northern Illinois meets Iowa to begin 1973-74 basketball, and SIU opens at Michigan. A jamboree is set September 7 at Breese with Anna Jonesboro Murphysboro Highland and Breese Mater Dei.
Minnesota’s 29 14 2 team, riding a 17 game win streak, faces Oklahoma in the NCAA District Four opener to begin the College World Series in Omaha. Arizona State meets Penn State in the other Friday night game with Saturday’s slate to include Texas Georgia Southern and Arizona State Harvard ties. SIU, a recent series contender, previously beat Vanderbilt, a club that beat USC Arizona State and Harvard.
Joe Mitch 27, former assistant sports information at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, will become director of sports information at the University of Dayton. He starts June 18, is a Buchanan Michigan native and Michigan State graduate who edited the MSU student paper and previously worked at UI Chicago Circle. He and wife Sue have a seven month old daughter Stacey.
The Mets lost 5-0 to the Reds as shortstop Bud Harrelson fractured a bone in his left hand and joined a growing list of injured players including Cleon Jones and Jerry Grote. George Theodore and Jerry May also faced time out with injuries, while Yogi Berra lamented the club's mounting DL woes.
Sam Snead, 61, qualified for the 73rd Open at Oakmont after shooting 70 69 139 with Fred Marti in Charlotte. He joined six other qualifiers, while stars like Nicklaus Trevino and Sanders missed. Snead said he will try again despite doubts and anger over last year’s failure.
Gordie Howe and his sons Marty and Mark join the WHA's Houston Aeros in a deal that could let the Howe family play together. Howe, 45, considers returning to the rink while his sons are drafted to the Aeros, with Mark and Marty set to age into NHL eligibility in two years.
Major League standings and a slate of Wednesday games listed with matchups across cities including Los Angeles Chicago Atlanta Montreal San Francisco Pittsburgh Philadelphia Houston San Diego St Louis and Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Kansas City Boston New York Texas Milwaukee Oakland Detroit California with listed pitchers and records. The schedule notes multiple daily matchups and repeats of several key series.
The St. Louis Cardinals, at 22-25, face six series against pitchers and clubs with a 16-6 edge this year. They must reverse a 0-5 mark to the Pirates and similar struggles to stay in the NL pennant race, with 20 games determining season fate.
Former MSU coach Danny Litwhiler and scout Virgil Melvin renew old ties during a district tournament in Carbondale. The article lists Litwhiler’s major league path with the Phillies Cardinals Braves and Reds, plus appearances by Dick Siebert and George Thomas. Murphysboro players wear black armbands for John Baker.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.