Pipes wins SIGA six stroke title at Eldorado
Pursie Pipes from Mt Vernon roared to his eighth Southern Illinois Golf Association title at Saline County Country Club Eldorado finishing 131 over 36 holes. Terry Rohlfing Spar ta was runner up with 137 and Bill Johnson finished third after a rough No 4 hole ordeal.
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Mt.Vernon
Pursie
Pipes
Saline County Country Club
Eldorado
Bill Johnson
Saline County
Eldorado-Raleigh
Johnson
Southernllinois University
Terry Rohlfing
Sparta
Rohlfing
Charles Elder
Harrisburg
Elder
SIGA
Gary Large
Bt. Vernon
John White
Carterville
Billie Ray Craig
Pinckeyville
Kraig Anthony
Mt. Vernon
Charles Black
Centralia
Arthur Heinz
Ron McRoy
Cliff Miller
Glenn Simpson
Ned Tyler
McLeansboro
Salukis' title bid hinges on next games in Omaha
SIU baseball team, overwhelmed by a 2-0 defeat to Massachusetts, faces crucial games in Omaha with pitcher Skip Pittick starting today at 1:40 p.m. against Mississippi. Coach Joe Lutz notes mental strain from six draftees, while fans hope for a rally as Salukis chase the World Series title.
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Lutz
Litz
Luis
Omaha
Baseball trades near deadline shape major league moves
The Associated Press reports light trading before the deadline with three major deals. New York Mets acquire slugger Donn Clendenon from Montreal for four minor leaguers. Boston trades catcher Joe Azcue for Tom Satriano of the California Angels. New York Yankees send shortstop Tom Tresh to Detroit for Ron Woods. St. Louis sends pitcher Dennis Ribant to Cincinnati for Aurelio Montesgudo. Cincinnati buys Al Jackson from the Mets. Atlanta trades catcher Walt Hriniak and two minor leaguers to San Diego for Tony Ganza. Chicago White Sox deal pitcher Sammy Ellis to Cleveland for Jack Hamilton. Minor leaguers moved include Kevin Collins and pitchers Renko, Carden, Colon.
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California Angels
New York Yankees
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Detroit Tigers
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al Jackson
Mets
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San Diego
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Jez
Chicago White Sox
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Cleveland Indians
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Montreal
Clendenon
Kevin Collins
Steve Renko
Jay Carden
Dave Colon
Amos Otis
Tidewater
Ed Kranepool
Azene
Boston
Red Sox
Spitciany
Angels
Tresh
Reds win opener as Cubs drop late lead in doubleheader
Cincinnati avoids nightcap loss by suspending play to fly to San Francisco for today's game. Bobby Tolan delivered a ninth inning single to beat Chicago 7 6 after an earlier 7 4 win. Don Drysdale returned with a win for the Dodgers as San Francisco swept Montreal and St Louis beat Houston.
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New York Giants
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Jim Stewart
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Tony Perez
Ron Santo
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Alex Johnson
RBI
Paul Popovich
Chicago
Drysdale
Mets
Jim Brewer
Curt Flood
Vada Pinson
Joe Torre
Cardinals
Bass Busters Triumph Over Madisonville on Barkley Lake
Southern Illinois Bass Busters defeated a 50-man Madisonville group at Barkley Lake Kentucky in a weekend tournament. The Southern Illinois club weighed 154.5 pounds of largemouth bass over two days while Madisonville totaled 2.75 pounds. Bill McCabe led with 18.14 pounds, Dan Hull second at 14.13. Plastic worms, mostly purple, dominated the lures. high winds and waves paused fishing on Sunday and the event was called at noon. The win sets up a rematch planned for early fall on Southern Illinois water with Larry Switzer receiving the trophy from club president Phil Page.
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Southern Illinois Bass Busters Association
Barkley Lake
Madisonville
Timeis Club
Mardisonville
Impis
Kentucky
Bill McCabe
Marion
Southern Illinois Club
Dan Hull
Murphysboro
al Curtis
Prizer Point
Eddyville
Southern Illinois
Phil Page
Larry Switzer
Stanhouse Wins For Du Quoin In Belt League Game
Stanhouse pitched a 2-1 victory for Du Quoin Belt League at Anna Sunday after fanning 16. He allowed two hits and three walks while getting solid support from five unearned runs. Scout George Bradley of the Oakland Athletics last week drafted Stanhouse in the first round of all prep and college.
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du Quoin
Coa
Anay
Anna
Stanhouse
George Bradley
Oakland Athletics
Stan House contract talks loom for Athletics
The Oakland Athletics reportedly offered Stan House a package around 525 000 to 530 000 dollars with a Missouri football scholarship offer noted. House seeks closer to 50 000. Bradley has until June 30 to seal a deal or wait until after Legion play this summer. He competes in Legion and Coal Belt baseball.
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Missouri
Bradley
Athletics
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Legion
Cardinals Aim for 1969 pennant run amid crowded schedule
The St Louis Cardinals face a three week stretch with eight games each against Montreal and Chicago and seven vs New York as they chase a 1969 pennant. The Mets seek momentum with an 11 game win streak while the Cubs post seven straight wins. After the stretch, the Cards meet Phillies and Pirates before a July 22 All Star break and a late season push against eastern rivals.
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Cubs
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Pirates
Expos
Murphy Legion Wins Opener In 1969 Baseball Clash
Murphysboro Post 127 opened the season with a 4-3 victory over Dongola. Randy Bateman delivered a walk off hit in the bottom of the seventh as Tom Taylor pitched well, allowing five hits. Taylor Burke and Voorhees had two hits each as Post 127 improved to 1-0 at Riverside Park.
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Guley
Tayler
Koehn
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