One Armed Champion Bass Fisherman Fights On
Dick Alexander of Piper City, a one armed tournament bass angler, piles in with a homey grin and claims the world title with a line about needing two hands only half the time. He uses a customized setup, discusses gear boosts, and recalls a wartime path from baseball to aviation to impoundments that sharpened his fishing career despite his handicap.
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Art Reid
Dick Alexander
Alexander
Piper City
Milt Caniff
Pier City
Charlie Dressen
Cincinnati
Europe
Air Force
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
133 Eagle
RAF
United States
USAF
Stalag Luft Isl
Germany
One-Armed Fisherman Claims World Bass Title
Dick Alexander of Piper City Illinois is cited as the World's one-armed bass fishing champion. He shows trophy mounts and gear and says he has faced no equipment problem he cannot work out.
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Alexander
Freshman Greg Cruse Dominates Metropolis Victory
Goreville High School pitcher Greg Cruse blanked Metropolis 9 to 3 with 11 strikeouts over three hits. The game featured players aged 13 to 15, no homers, and Cruse aided by Rose and Whalen while J Summers worked with Metropolis Vienna.
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Goreville High School
Greg Cruse
Metropolis
Cruse
Pro-Am at Jackson Club crowns Jerry Glenn in playoff
First year pro Jerry Glenn of Carterville wins the Jackson Country Club Invitational Open Pro-Am with a 67 total after rounds of 34 and 33. His amateur team of Max McDonald Randy Lewis and Tony Stevens ties for first in the team standings, then Glenn holes a 20‑foot birdie in the sudden death playoff to secure the title.
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Jerry Glenn
Carterville
Jackson
Sparta
Don Carello
Terry Rohlfing
Jim Qualls
Don Bixby
Qualls
Lewis
Glenn
Bill Johnson
Lake of Egypt Golf Club
Leon McNairn
Southern Illinois University
Oswego Country Club
Aurora
S. Carello
Bixby
Rohlfing
Denny Pankey
Bill Blewett
Denny Kortkamp
Bill Koeneman
Pankey
Jim Reed
Charles Harrell
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al Hill
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