SIGA Golf Tourney Looms at Sparta Country Club
Johnson opts out of the SIGA title event as former champions vie for the prestige meet at Sparta. Defending champ Jerry Glenn and peers P Pipes P Smith C Connell enter, with Glenn seeking a better showing after recent rough rounds and the Sparta course favoring precision iron play.
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Mt. Vernon
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Belleville
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Benton
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Paducah
Paxton Park
Siga Player Association
Pirates Lament Slump as Offense Stalls in Pittsburgh
Manager Harry Walker laments lack of key hits and power as the Pirates slip toward the NL cellar. Roberto Clemente remains their most consistent performer while Willie Stargell Clendenon and Matty Alou struggle to hit. Starters Veale and relief ace Face remind that slumps happen and hope endures as the team seeks five or six runs per game.
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Chicago White Sox
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Mets
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Itch Me Not Advertisement Ends Scratch Urge
Quick drying antiseptic cream ITCH ME NOT promises 48 cents back at drug stores. It targets eczema insect bites foot itch and surface rashes with germs killing action. Available at Hewitt Drug Carbondale Hagler's Drug Murphysboro Karr Drug Herrin.
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Herrin
Petty Sets One Mile Track Record at Rockingham
Richard Petty, Plymouth ace, broke the one mile stock car speed record on a closed course at Rockingham N C in time trials for the Carolina 500. His single lap record was 117.22 mph though his four lap average 116.401 fell short of Dick Hutcherson who had 116.486 to take pole. Buddy Baker was third at 115.625 in the 44 car field.
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Petty
North Carolina Motor Speedway
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Keokuk
Iowa
Hutcherson
Buddy Baker
Trojans Take Early Tennis Lead At Carbondale Tourney
Southern Cal with George Toley leads UCLA in the Carbondale NCAA tennis tourney as Bob Lutz defeats Steve Tidball 62 61 in a pivotal match. Stan Smith Loyo Mayo and Lutz reach singles quarterfinals while UCLA's Rose Crookenden advance. Team totals show USC ahead of UCLA with a rising pack pursuing titles.
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Lutz
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Ian Crookenden
Smith
Tom Gorham
Seattle
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Lenny Schloss
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George Seewagen
Rice
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Miami
Robert Brien
Mississippi State
Brian Cheney
Arizona
Fillol
Charles Darley
California
Brien
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Brigham Young
Cheney
Keither Neilsen
Southern Cal
Florida
Tulane
SIU sends five to NCAA track meet in Utah
Southern Illinois University will be represented by five men at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Provo Utah through Saturday. Oscar Moore heads the Salukis entries with Duxbury Vernon Benson and MacKenzie, while Dan Ackman Livingston miss due to injuries. Moore and Vernon face strong competition led by Gerry Lindgren of Washington State, and Moore aims for top 20 team finish.
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Illinois
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Moore
Washington State
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MacKenzie
SIU
Gary Carr
Duxbury
SIU golfers climb to fifth in NCAA meet at Paducah
Southern Illinois University's golf team moved up from 12th to fifth place in the NCAA college division meet in Paducah Kentucky. Gary Robinson led SIU with 71 while teammates Wargo Heckel Downey and Kortkamp posted 73 75 77 respectively as Laamar Tech held first with 560 strokes and Murray State second at 563. Iranians reckon time from the Hegira in 622 AD.
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Jack Downey
Dennis Kortkamp
Kaat tosses five hitter as Twins rout Tigers 7-0
Jim Kaat pitched a five hitter in a 7-0 Minnesota win over Detroit, his second straight complete game after Cal Ermer took over as manager. Harmon Killebrew, Jerry Zimmerman, and Rod Carew homered for the Twins, who moved into a third place tie in the AL. Related games across the league saw Chicago, Kansas City, and Boston factor in a tight pennant race as Yankee and California games also unfolded.
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Sam Mele
Jim Kaat
Mele
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Detroit
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Kaat
California
Cleveland
Bob Rodgers
Tigers
Harmon Killebrew
Jerry Zimmerman
Rod Carew
Zimmerman
Chuck Dobson
Kansas City
Orioles
ABA gains national TV deal push via ABC type network claim
ABA officials led by commissioner George Mikan announced a national television offer that would balance league finances with the NBA, though terms and network name were not disclosed. Pittsburgh ABA franchise holder Gabe Rubin called it a major achievement for a first-year league seeking broader exposure.
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American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
George Mikan
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ABC
NBA
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Mikan
Hastie Wins Southern Illinois Women’s Golf Crown
Lynn Hastie of Carterville captured the Southern Illinois Women’s Golf Association title at Benton. She posted 77 78 for a two day total of 155, edging Dorothy Webb of Murphysboro at 168 and Paula Smith of Mt. Vernon at 171. Wanda Kunce won the Class A title with Edith Kunce second, both from Carbondale.
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Carterville
Benton
Miss Hastie
Dorothy Webb
Murphysboro
Paula Smith
Mt. Vernon
Wanda Kunce
Carbondale
Edith Kunce
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