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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
11
The IHSA warns high school athletes on eligibility rules including not competing under another name, avoiding all star teams, attending only approved camps, no cash or merchandise rewards, and limits on summer play. Penalties include one year or permanent ineligibility for violations.
Herrin American Legion baseball wins 8 5 in 11 innings at Steeleville. Leadoff singles by Doerr Shelton and Luckey spark the 11th with McDaniel and Shoemake drawing walks. Shelton earns the win in relief, fanning eight over six innings while allowing four hits and one run. McDaniel, with three hits and three walks, adds a solo homer.
Sparta Legion opened with a 3-1 win at Chester and a 6-4 victory over Benton. Dennis Brasel earned the Benton win while Jerry Paetzhold won at Chester and also picked up decisions in relief against Zeigler. Sunday’s 10 inning 10-7 triumph over Zeigler capped a 3-0 start.
John Prior of Centralia won the Turnpike Speedway feature near Williamson County Airport on Saturday. He led through the handicap and semi feature, with Powell, Spinner, Murphy, and Wiggs among the top finishers in the main event.
Tony Doyle of Salt Lake City stopped Tommy Burns of Ireland in the heavyweight clash at Hamilton on the weekend.
Veteran sailor Sandy Douglass of Oakland Maryland won the Egyptian Cup in the seventh annual Egyptian Cup Regatta at Crab Orchard Lake. The event drew over 80 boats from nine states amid high winds up to 30 mph, with 25 boats capsizing but no injuries. The Flying Scot skipper defeated Leon Striegel of Carbondale for the Cup as rescue crews aided sailors, and race officials praised the conditions and organizers at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.
Standings show San Francisco at Philadelphia 10 innings 7 6 and Atlanta 14 St Louis 4. Pittsburgh 10 Houston 5 Cincinnati 8 5 Chicago 3 9. Today's schedule includes San Francisco at Philadelphia. American League leaders Cleveland 30 17 638 Baltimore 30 18 625. Other results Sunday include New York 5 Boston 3 and Minnesota 9 Cleveland 4.
Carbondale beat Chester 94 at Carbondale to improve to five wins and no losses in American Legion baseball. Tim Higgins pitched a five hitter to lead the victory.
Leo Cardenas of Cincinnati slugged four homers and drove in eight runs as the Reds split a doubleheader with the Cubs. Gary Peters of Chicago pitched a two hitter to complete a White Sox sweep of Washington 12 0.
Gary Peters returned from a two week layoff to pitch a two hitter guiding the Chicago White Sox to a 12-0 win and a 4-1 opener triumph over Washington. Peters improved to 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA. Tommie Agee led the offense with four RBIs spanning the two games while the staff posted a 0.80 ERA over ten games. Twins, New York, and Detroit won in other AL action.
The Herrin Eagles scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth to win 8-4 over Carbondale. Key hits came from Monte Franklin Byron Kuehner John Zuelke and Butch Hunsaker with walks by Don Stampini and Bert Gordon. Zuelke earned the win after relieving Glenn Reed in the sixth as Herrin completed late-inning rally. Hunsaker and Gordon started double plays to aid the defense despite being outhit 12 to 7.
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