Astros eye Fosse in first round sweepstakes
Houston sent scouts Larry Smith and Jim Wilson to Marion to watch catcher Ray Fosse as they chase picks in the draft. The report also notes Gary Geiger's hand injury with the Red Sox and updates on Anna Jonesboro’s baseball and track awards, plus local coaching changes and historical Illinois state tournament ties.
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Ray Fosse
Marion
Houston
Larry Smith
Jim Wilson
San Marcos
Calif
Legion
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Wilson
Fosse
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Jackson team wins Southern Illinois PGA pro ladies tourney
A Jackson Coun try Club team led by Bob Williams and Naomi Lockerby won the Southern Illinois Professional Golfers Association pro ladies event at Carmi Country Club with a 140 total. Pro Dwight Witherspoon of Crab Orchard was low individual at 69, followed by Williams at 72.
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Southern Illinois Professional Golfers Association
Carmi Country Club
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Naomi Lockerby
Eula Barrett
Dena Reynolds
Dwight Witherspoon
Crab Orchard
Carterville
Williams
Jackson
Carmi
Bill Rector
McDaniel
Cary and
Kimbrel
Bill Storey
Imogene Walker
Pearl Kirk
Janet Mercer
Mary Ellen Stahl
Marge Kell
Ann Strickland
Tiant Faces Controversy As Indians Edge Twins 2 1
Cleveland pitcher Tiant stopped the league lead by Minnesota on two hits to win his fourth in a row, with help from Leon Wagner and Rocky Colavito. Controversy swirls over his so called hesitation pitch as critics compare him to Satchel Paige.
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Associated Press
Luis Tiant
Tiant
Cleveland
Minnesota
Indians
Twins
Portland
Satchel Paige
Boston
Frank Malzone
Birdie Tebbetts
Paige
Tebbetts
Tony Oliva
Don Mincher
Leon Wagner
Rocky Colavito
Jim Grant
Grant
Harmon Killebrew
SIU Seeks New Players For Summer Baseball Team
Southern Illinois University coach Glenn Abe Martin calls for eligible SIU students and incoming freshmen to try out for the summer baseball team. With limited interest and many regulars away, SIU may alter plans. contact Martin immediately as SIU, St Louis University, Illinois and Parsons College teams are set to compete.
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Southern Illinois University
Glenn
Abe) Martin
Martin
SIU
St. Louis University
Illinois
Parsons College
GOLFER Duff Lawrence Tops Open Qualifiers At Cincinnati
Duff Lawrence, 27, of Scioto CC Columbus shot 68 68 for 136 to lead Open qualifying at Clovernook Cincinnati among 90 players chasing 18 berths. 369 players ex champions and pros compete across nine sites for 101 Open spots in the 150 player field.
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Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Tommy Belt
Golf
Ohio
Duff Lawrence
Scioto
Columbus
Jack Nicklaus
Cincinnati
Clovernook
Chicago
Dallas
Portland
Ore
Cardinals Slump Deepens As Pitching, Hitting Falter
The St. Louis Cardinals, once World Series champions, have dropped nine of 11 to fall six games from first with a 25 25 mark. Team batting stands at .244 and pitching has yielded 54 runs in the stretch. Managers and rookies Steve Carlton and Nelson Briles show promise as June 15 trade deadline looms.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Specias
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Ken Boyer
Julian Javier
Dick Groat
Mike Shanner
Ron Taylor
Barney Schultz
Bob Purkey
Ray
Sadecki
Taylor
Purkey
Schultz
Schoenhirst
Carlton
Briles
Steve Carlton
Nelson Briles
Stallard
Kristoff Loses Match In Finland
At Tampere on June 8 the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships saw three Americans eliminated on penalty points, one disqualified, and another sidelined by injury. Larry Kristoff of Carbondale lost his evening match. teammates Sanders, Baughman, and Camilliere and Savas faced penalties or disqualification as the international scoring system tallied points.
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Jerry Conine
Tacoma
Wash
Ferenc Kiss
Hungary
Russ Camilliere
Pacifica
Calif
Dimitrios Savas
Greece
Richard Sanders
Portland
Wayne Baughman
Midwest City
Okla
Larry Kristoff
Carbondale
Ill
SIU Adds Three Prep Cagers to 1969 Recruiting
SIU coach Jack Hartman announced the signing of three prep players Charles Bentson of Atlanta Leon Dist Brown of Memphis and Craig Taylor of Evansville. Taylor averaged 17 points per game for Evansville North and Brown and Taylor were all city selections. Bentson, a 6-4 guard, also stands out as a top track prospect with a 48.0 440 and a 6-5 high jump.
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Southern Illinois University
Jack Hartman
Hartman
Charles Bentson
Atlanta
Leondist Brown
Memphis
Bob Wright Named Illini Track Coach
Robert C. Wright, 50, longtime Oak Park High School track coach, was named head track coach at the University of Illinois. He succeeds Leo Johnson who retired after 28 Illini seasons, and Wright is a former Illini football and track star.
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Champaign
Robert C. Wright
Oak Park
Ill
University of Illinois
Wright
Illini
Leo Johnson
Major League Standings And Monday Results
American League standings show Minnesota leading with 31 wins and 16 losses and Chicago 29 19. The National League has Los Angeles at 27 28 and New York at 23 27. Monday results include Chicago defeating Boston 7 3 and Cleveland beating Minnesota 2 1 with Detroit 6 Los Angeles 5.
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Milwaukee
SIU golfers second as meet begins
Middle Tennessee State led 11 teams after the first round of the NCAA College Division Golf Championships at Twin Oaks Country Club. Larry Gilbert shot 66 to pace Murfreesboro's 285, while defending champion Southern Illinois stood second at 291.
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Middle Tennessee State
Larry Gilbert
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Southern Illinois
Gilbert
Mike Orrison
Illinois State
Spencer Sappington
Lincoln
Bill Muehlemann
John Phelps
Twin Oaks Country Club
Cleveland Picks Fosse in Draft of Free Agents
Raymond Fosse 18 from Marion Illinois High School was chosen by Cleveland as part of baseballs new draft of free agents. Fosse is a right handed catcher 6 feet 3 inches 210 pounds. Detroit selected William Lamont 18 from Hiawatha High School Kirkland Illinois a 6 foot 1 inch 195 pound catcher.
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Raymond Fosse
Marion
Ill
Cleveland
Fosse
Detroit
William Lamont
Hiaweatha High School
Kirkland
Til
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