Salukis Rally Past Pan American in CWS Showdown
SIU scored late to beat Pan American 4 to 3 in eight innings, advancing to face defending champion Southern California in the College World Series. Dick Langton improved to 12-1 with a six hitter, and Mike Eden sparked an 11-hit Saluki attack with a 3-4 day including two triples.
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Siu
Pan American’ University
Omaha
Nev
Dick Langton
Geing
Mike Eden Saluki
Southern
Southern California
Pan-American
Seton Hall
Liu
Mike Eden
Dan Radison
Duane Kuiper
Bob Blakely
Bob Dedik
Langdon
Broncs
Whitworth Opens Three-Stroke LPGA Lead at Eve Championship
Kathy Whitworth carded a three under par 70 to reach 214 after 54 holes at Pleasant Valley. She leads Kathy Ahern and Jane Blalock by three with Debbie Austin in front of the chase pack as Sandra Haynie climbs to 219 and Judy Rankin and Debbie Austin vie for positions behind.
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Sutton
Mass
Kathy Whitworth
Texan
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Miss Whitworth
Lady Carling
Kathy Ahern
Jane Blalock
Debbie Austin
Miss Ahern
Sandra Haynie
Judy Rankin
Miss Austin
Amati and Prior Repeat as Benton Raceway Winners
Chuck Amati of Greenfield Tennessee and John Prior of Centralia repeat as feature winners at Benton Raceway Saturday night. Amati, who failed to qualify in super modified, won a heat race trophy dash and feature while Bob Sitz of Arcola led fastest super modified qualifier but lost to Amati on the final lap. Prior led the modified stocks all the way in the feature with Gary Beattie taking second. two crashes and several heat winners are also noted.
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Chuck Amati
Greenfield
Tenn
John Prior
Centralia
Benton Raceway
Amati
Bob Sitz
Arcola
Sitz
Prior
Gary Beattie
Benton
Jim Eaves
Lick Creek
Richard Rogers
Anna
Frank Kmucha
Murphysboro
Litz
Len Whitener
Jackson
Gary Easton
Bill McMahan
Shawnetown
Eaves
Outstanding prep meet at All American Track Championships
A crowd of 5,000 watched the All American High School Track and Field Championships where most meet records fell. Randy Lightfoot of Plainview Texas was named outstanding athlete after running the high hurdles in 13.4 seconds, just shy of the national mark. Marshall Dill of Northern High Detroit won the 100 in 9.4 and the 220 in 20.6. Illinois winners included David Merrick New Lenox two mile in 8:59 and Mike Durkin River Grove mile in 4:09.4.
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Mike Durkin
River Grove
Ramirez Draws Tough NCAA Opponent in South Bend
SIU's No. 1 Jorge Ramirez faces Brian Gottfried, the nation's top collegiate player, in the opening round of the NCAA tennis meet in South Bend. Saluki coach Dick LeFevre calls it the toughest early match, as Gottfried seeks to advance for Trinity University.
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SIU
Jorge Ramirez
Ramirez
South Bend
Ind
Brian Gottfried
Saluki
Dick LeFevre
Gottfried
Trinity University
Graham Snock
LSU
John Hughes
Oklahoma
LeFevre
Czechs close to Davis Cup win in Prague
Czechoslovakia led 5 2 in the fifth set of the doubles match against Russia when darkness halted play in Prague, with the tie at 1 1 after Metreveli defeated Kodes earlier. Romania led Yugoslavia and Spain held a 2 1 edge over France as zone rounds continued amid rain and darkness.
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Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Jan Kodes
Jan Kukal
Alexander Metreveli
Mikel Likhachev
Prague
Metreveli
Kodes
Romania
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Lie Nastase
Ion Tiriac
Zeliko Franulovic
Bora Ivanovcn
West Germany
Hungary
Texan Buyer Buys Canonero II For 1.5 Million
Canonero II is sold for 1.5 million to Robert J. Kleberg of King Ranch. Pedro Baptista, owner, says he has received 100000 and will handle final talks in Caracas. The 3 year old, born in Kentucky, will bid mainly for stud duties with possible races.
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Venezuela
Aip
Canonero II
Robert J. Kleberg
Pedro Baptista
Baptista
Kleberg
King Ranch
Texas
Kentucky
Reichardt drives Sox to 7-3 win ending Orioles streak
Rich Reichardt drove in five runs with a homer and a double as the Chicago White Sox defeated Baltimore 7-3 to halt the Orioles nine game winning streak. Wilbur Wood earned relief and Pat Dobson took the loss as Reichardt added three more RBIs in the seventh.
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Rich Reichardt
Chicago White Sox
Orioles
Wilbur Wood
Vicent Romo
Sox
Shein
Reichardt
Pat Dobson
Bill Melton
Dave Boswell
Dobson
Jay Johnstone
Tom Egan
Chicago
Dave Johnson
Mike Andrews
Carlos May
Royals Dominate Red Sox 7-0 for Fourth Straight Win
Kansas City Royals beat Boston 7-0 as Chuck Harrison hit a three run double and Dick Drago earned his sixth win with eight hits allowed. The club pushed its streak to four straight victories and its 10th win in 11 games.
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Chuck Harrison
Kansas City Royals
Boston
Dick Drago
Drago
Royals
Dodgers King 11th Win Of 15 Slim Expos 5 3
Willie Crawford drove in the deciding run and scored twice for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 5-3 win over the Montreal Expos on Saturday night. Jim Lefebvre hit a three run homer to pace the Dodgers.
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Dodgers
Montreal
Willie Crawford
Jim Lefebvre
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Crawford
Lunn Holds One-Stroke Kemper Open Lead At Quail Hollow
Bob Lunn shot 71 to maintain a one-stroke edge at 54 holes in the Kemper Open with a 206-10 under par total on the 7,278-yard Quail Hollow course. Dale Douglass 207, Trevino 208, Palmer 209, as stars push the San Francisco veteran.
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N.C
Bob Lunn
San Franciscan
Lunn
Quail Hollow
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Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Trevino
Palmer
George Johnson
Larry Zeigler
Mason Rudolph
Rod Funseth
Miller Barber
Funseth
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Ziegler
Rudolph
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Phillies blank Padres 3-0 behind Bunning rally trio
Philadelphia jumps to three first inning runs on a passed ball and a dropped fly ball then shuts out San Diego 3-0. Jim Bunning earns the win in seven innings with Darrell Brandon finishing as the Phils execute three double plays. Terry Harmon, with 11 assists and seven putouts, sets a modern record for second base with 18 chances.
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Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego
Jim Bunning
Darrell Brandon
Bunning
Phils
Chris Short
Padres
Terry Harmon
Saluki relay second in 440 at Wichita meet
The SIU 440 yard relay team clocked a 40.5 to take second as Colorado won with a 39.4 at the United States Track and Field meet in Wichita Kansas. Ivory Crockett finished fourth in the 100 yard dash with 9.3 seconds and Mel Daniels of Colorado won the 220. David Hill of Southern placed seventh in the three mile while the mile relay failed to qualify despite a 3:10.4.
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United States Track Federation
Wichita
Kan
Colorado
Ivory Crockett
Mel Daniels
Crockett
David Hill
Southern
History of the College World Series shows how losers can win
The piece reviews the College World Series format since 1947 and notes Omaha’s dominance since 1950. It highlights frequent comebacks by eventual champions, SIU’s rising CWS presence, and leading programs with multiple trips, including Texas and Southern Cal. It cites district and conference routes to reach the finals.
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Yale
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Southern California
SSU
North Carolina State
Southern Cal
SIU
Salukis
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University of Illinois
Bradley
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Oklahoma State
Arizona
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Missouri
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Boston College
Florida State
Arizona State
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Holy Cross
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St. John’s
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Big Ten
Gray Mulls West Return After Master’s Degree Finish
Herrin native Ron Gray, who coached at Anna Jonesboro High the past two years, will finish his master’s at Murray this summer and return to Phoenix Arizona to coach at a parochial school. He notes teaching market shifts and salary differences across states. The White Sox have drawn 300769 fans for 26 home dates, 131039 ahead of last season, while Charles Alexander of Herrin was among seven Illinois golf lettermen this spring.
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Ron Gray
Anna - Jonesboro
Herrin
Murray
Phoenix
Ariz
Gray
Arizona
White Sox
Charles Alexander of
University of Illinois
Ryun Wins 800 at Pacific AAU Championships
Jim Ryun dominated the 800 meters at the Pacific Association AAU track meet in Hayward California. The world record holder in the 880 and mile clocked 1 49.3 to claim victory on the comeback trail.
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Calif
Jim Ryun
Pacific Association
Ryun
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