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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1979

Page

13

Mumphrey Delivers Walkoff Triple In Cardinals 5 4 Win

In St Louis Terry Whitfield and Mumphrey clash over goat horns. Mumphrey triples in the ninth to drive in the go ahead run and Ted Simmons scores, lifting the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the Giants. The win moves St Louis within a half game of Montreal in the NL East.

St. Louis Terry Whitfield San Francisco Giants Jerry Mumphrey St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals Montreal Altobelli Whitfield Mumphrey Giants San Francisco Darrell Evans Mark Littell Mike Sadek Littell Heity Cruz

Saluki women sign guard from state champions

Connie Erickson, a 5-6 point guard who led Niles West High School to a 28-1 season and the 1979 Illinois state title, signed a national letter of intent to play at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIU coach Cindy Scott praised her quickness and court sense and predicted she could start as a freshman.

SIUC Connie Erickson Niles West High School Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Connie SIU C Cindy Scott SIU DePaul Northwestern Indiana Maryland Champaign Niles West George Earl Erickson Indians Earl Salukis Scott Chicago U.S Huelskoeller Kentucky Caroline Altamont Southern Huelskoetter Wildcats Middle Tennessee State Ken

Major league draft boosts Benedict with three over Salukis

In New York AP reports Major League Baseball drafted three players from Moby Benedict's Michigan squad in the first round while no SIU Carbondale players were picked in the first six rounds. Prep pitcher Ken Pour of New Athens went to Kansas City in round six, and Rick Leach plus two Benedict pitchers went to Detroit and Los Angeles. Al Choo Choo Chambers, a Harrisburg outfielder, was Seattle's No.1 choice, signing a football commitment with Arizona State before choosing baseball. The draft totals 226 players, with SIUC hopefuls still awaiting rounds as the draft continues.

New York University of Michigan Moby Benedict Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Commissioner's Office Ken Pour New Athens Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Michigan Rick Leach Los Angeles Dodgers Benedict Steve Howe Steve Perry Leach Howe Perry Leach Denver Broncos Chambers Seattle Mariners Cham Bers New York Mets Tim Leary UCLA Toronto Jay Schroeder Pacific Palisades Calif Atlanta Bob Horner Brad Komminsk Shawnee High School Lima Ohio Joe Lansford California Carney Lansford San Diego Todd Demeter Don Demeter New York Yankees Marc Sullivan Boston Red Sox Haywood Sullivan Boston Jeff Stottlemyre Mel Stottlemyre Terry Sutcliffe Los Angeles Rick Sutcliffe Dave Landrith Hobie Landrith Cleveland Siuc Salukis Jerry DeSimone Chuck Curry Steve Stieb

NFL to ban chop block to cut injuries across league

NFL owners moved to outlaw certain chop block forms to reduce leg and knee injuries while banning helmet use as weapons. Rozelle noted reluctance to curb offensive linemen too much due to quarterback safety concerns and hinted outside rushers as the likely target.

NFL New York National Football League Pete Rozelle Rozelle Sponse

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