Dear Art Smelt Run Sparks Minnesotan Fishing Lore
Southern Illnessian outdoor writer Art Reid recounts a letter from Wally Pease of Duluth about Minnesota’s annual smelt run. The piece explores the culture of smelt fishermen, calling them born again wackos and noting the fish migrate upstream from Lake Superior to spawn, while the rest of the year they lounge about.
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Art Reid
Wally Pease
Duluth
Minnesota
Pease
Lake Superior
Wally
Scoreboard Baseball Roundup with MLB Scores and Standeings
Major league line scores and results from National and American leagues. Includes Atlanta over St Louis, Cincinnati over Chicago, Chicago over Minnesota, and Houston at St Louis with multiple games listed for Saturday and Sunday. Various pitchers and records noted, plus high school and minor league scores interleaved.
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San Francisco
New York
San Diego
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Montreal
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Detroit
Toronto
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Oakland
Boston
Seattle
Minnesota
Cleveland
Texas
California
Associated Press
Louis
Olix
Hanna
Easterly
Campbell
Pocoroba
Vuckovich
Littell
Swisher
W—Vuckovich
L—Hanna
U Chica
Perry
Lamp
Boston New York
Zahn
Clyde
Splittorff
Billingham
Clancy
Caldwell
Stone
Medich
TV schedule and a fishy column end with a salty note
TV listings cover Saturday and late night programming from Bowling for Dollars to Grand Prix Tennis and Belmont Stakes with a long humor filled piece by Wally about smelting in Lake Superior. The rambling spoof ends by describing smelt gathering and cleanup with brandy in a salty voice.
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Ken Norton
Larry Holmes
Roland Martin
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Danny Thomas
Mills Triumphs Then Drops To Murphysboro Doubleheader
In a doubleheader Mills defeats Murphysboro 3 to 2 in game one with Charley Brown's sixth inning homer and a Mills rally. Game two ends 3 to 1 with Ripley and Lingie driving in runs for Mills as Murphysboro tallies late but falls short. Murphysboro, 15-22, hosts Mounds Saturday under the Pinckneyville Classic.
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Mills
Murphysboro
Bloomenstock
Randy Ripley
Lingie
Charley Brown
Millis
T. Clark
Ripley
R. Bloomenstock
Mounds
Salukis 4 players drafted as MLB ends rounds
SIU Carbondale baseball backs Rob Simond, Dave Stieb, Ricky Keeton, and Jerry DeSimone were picked in the 44 round draft. Simond went in round three to Seattle, Stieb in five to Toronto, Keeton and DeSimone in rounds 12 and 3 respectively to Milwaukee. None signed yet. Keeton and Simond were drafted previously out of high school.
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Southern Iinois University-Carbondale
Salukis
Siu-C
Rob Simond
Seattle Mariners
Dave Stieb
Toronto Blue Jays
Ricky Keeton
Jerry DeSimone
Milwaukee Brewers
Keeton
Simone
Montreal Expos
Simond
Pittsburgh Pirates
SIUC
SIU gymnasts advance to national trials
Southern Illinois University Carbondale sends two Salukis to major national meets after a USGF championship in Los Angeles. Jeff Adams earned a world games qualifying spot with a 106.90 all around score and will compete September 22-23 in Oklahoma City. Freshman Dan Muenz, who finished 18th, will take part in the US Olympic Sports Festival July 22-29 in Colorado Springs.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jeff Adams
United States
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Okla
Dan Muenz
Colorado Springs
Colo
Muenz
Adams
I-57 Raceway Opens Oval Track Under New Manager
The I-57 Raceway will open its oval track Sunday night under new management with late model and sportsman cars on the program. Time trials start at 6 30 p m and racing at 7 30 p m. Larry Gowler of Mt Vernon is the new oval track manager as Williamson County Speedway remains closed with no leasee found.
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Larry Gowler
Mt. Vernon
Williamson County
Darrel Simson
Affirmed Aims for Belmont Triple Crown Bid
Affirmed seeks a Belmont Stakes win to complete the Triple Crown. Steve Cauthen rides the Harbor View Farm colt as he faces Alydar and three others for a prize of $184,300 with $110,580 to the winner.
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New York
Affirmed
Boy Wonder
Steve Cauthen
Alydar
Citation
Secretariat
Harbor View
Seattle Slew
Darby Creek Road
Noon Time Spender
Judge Advocate
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Mahler
Christenson
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Richard
Net
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Mitchell
Norman
Borbon
Sarmiento
Tomlin
Werner
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Rader
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Goltz
Marshall
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Morales
Kennedy
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Hickey
Lucchetti
Bosco
Stellato
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L— Lucchetti
Richwoods
Belleville East
Hammerton and
Rooker
Krill
Budde
Seifferth
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Mundelein
Joliet
Hartman and Bates
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Yale
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Marist
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Hansen
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Nika
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COAL
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Cartwright
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TV Sports
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Pinckneyville
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du Bois Kcs
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Fairview Heights
Old Rome
Carbondale Park District
Southern Quick Shop
True Value
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Student Baptist Center
S.1
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Lee Appliance
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SIU
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Veitch
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Speedo Knitting Mills Pty Ltd
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