Borg Wins French Open Crown Defeating Vilas In Final
Bjorn Borg of Sweden defeated Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 6-2 6-3 6-4 to win the French International Open for the second straight year, earning 30000 dollars. He playfully admitted friendship made victory tough but prevailed on Roland Garros courts. Chris Evert retained the women's title by defeating Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-2 6-1 amid a heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Roland Garros
England
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Martina Navratilova
Miss Evert
NHL opens meetings amid crisis and rejected expansion
The NHL convened its four day annual meeting in Montreal under a cloud of crisis and waning interest. The Penguins were put in receivership after a $532,000 IRS tax lien, while 1976 77 expansion plans to add Denver and Seattle were shelved and the intra league draft was canceled due to lack of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
National Hockey League
Pittsburgh Penguins
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Denver
Seattle
NHL
UCLA Indiana ducat sale starts in St Louis
Tickets for the UCLA versus Indiana University basketball game go on sale today in St Louis with mail orders only on a first come basis. The nationally televised game is set for November 29 at the St Louis Arena as part of a double header with St Louis University facing Southern Methodist University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
UCLA
Indiana University
St. Louis University
Southern Methodist University
Pele Makes His U S Debut With Cosmos Exhibition
Pele the Black Pearl dazzled at Downing Stadium in a 2-2 Cosmos draw with Dallas Tornado. The 34 year old legend drew global media, 21 278 fans, and marked a goal and an assist in his United States debut exhibition game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
New York
Pele
United States
Brazil
Black Pearl
Japan
Costa Rica
Mexico
Colom
Bia
Venezuela
Panama
Puerto Rico
Canada
Downing Stadium
Ebbets Field
New York Yankees
Belmont Park
Pete
New York Cosmos
Dallas Tornado
Jenkins leads Philadelphia Golf Classic by five strokes
Tom Jenkins stretched his advantage to five over Jim Dent after posting a six under par 65 for a 36 hole total of 134 at Whitemarsh Valley. Twelve players remained within striking distance as rain again threatened, delaying the final round to a double 36 hole finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tom Jenkins
Jenkins
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Jim Dent
Johnny Miller
Hubert Green
Jim Simons
Green
Simons
SIU-C Eyes Possible 1975-76 Clash With K-State Basketball
SIU-C considers a potential meeting with Kansas State as coach Hartman plans a tough 1975-76 schedule. K-State to compete in Vanderbilt Classic in Nashville while SIU-C targets two tournaments and tests at Creighton Michigan and UCLA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hartman
Kansas State
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
K-State
Hartman
Wildcats
Nashville
Tenn
Siu-C
UCLA
SIUC
Creighton
North Texas State
St. Mary’s
Calif
Michigan
Princeton
Miami
Ohio
Paul Lambert
Saluki
University of Illinois At Chicago Circle
Virginia Commonwealth
Roosevelt
Culver-Stockton
St. Louis U
Evansville
Arizona
Tulane
Northeast Missouri
Northern Illinois
Louisiana Tech
Manhattan
NIU
SIU
Northern
Salukis
Runnin' Mike Van Horn Leads Carbondale Legion Team Start
Mike Van Horn guides Carbondale American Legion to a 5-0 start. The squad has stolen 31 of 33 bases in five games. Ken Reitz and Ted Sizemore are the only Cardinals to appear in all 56 Red Birds games to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike van Horn
Carbondale American Legion
Ken Reitz
Ted Sizemore
Cardinals
Redbirds
Sizemore Extends 13-Game Hitting Streak for Cardinals
Sizemore at 13 Ted Sizemore carries the Cardinals hitting streak to 13 games entering tonight's road contest in Pittsburgh. The center of the lineup has delivered consistent at bats and remains the top contact threat for St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Sizemore
Cardinal
Pittsburgh
Cardinals Attendance Grows At Home Footnote
Gate is down. The Cardinals report 33 201 at home on Sunday boosting the season total to 558 404 and placing the 32 home dates behind last year's paid pace by 55 782.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinals
Conigliaro Sent to Minors in Red Sox Comeback
Boston manager Darrell Johnson announced Tony Conigliaro is being sent to the Triple-A Pawtucket farm club as he attempts a return with the Red Sox after more than three years out. Denny Doyle will be recalled to fill his roster spot. Conigliaro, once an elite outfielder, has played 21 games this season as a designated hitter, with two homers, nine RBIs and a .122 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Tony Conigliaro
Boston Red Sox
Darrell Johnson
Johnson
Conigliaro
Sox
Pawtuckett
R.I
Denny Doyle
New faces win at Williamsons County Speedway
At Marion in William son County Speedway two new winners emerged. Gary Easton of Murphysboro captured a 20 lap feature in his division while Gil Nedler of West Salem took the other 20 lap victory. Heat races and qualifications saw Leroy Morgan Ray Emling and Larry Gowler contest the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Marion
Gary Easton
Murphysboro
Gil Nedler
West Salem
Medler
Camero
Larry Gowler
Mt. Vernon
Louie Baker
du Quoin
Firebird
Leroy Morgan
Pierce nets junior champions at Crab Orchard Open
Jim Pierce of Marion topped the junior veterans singles with a 6 3 3 6 6 4 victory over Dick Bortz. He also paired with Gary Pulley of Marion to win the junior doubles against Dick Bortz and Bob Gray. In the men open division, Skip Calandro defeated George Skalsky 7 4 6 4 for the singles title, and Skalsky with Mike Hansen beat the Calandros for the doubles crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pierce
Marion
Pierce
Gary Pulley
Dick Bortz
Bob Gray
Carbondale
Skip Calandro
Murphysboro
George Skalsky
Skalsky
Mike Hansen
Skip
Dan Calandro
Attig Finishes Second in Florissant Valley Open Decathlon
Rick Attig of Southeast Missouri State finishes second in the Florissant Valley Open decathlon behind Gary Wofford. Attig wins discus, javelin, and pole vault events, totaling 6 358 points to Wofford's 6 417.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Rick Attig
Gary Wofford
Florissant Valley
Attig
Southeast Missouri State
Cus
Wofford
Carol Mann Wins Medina Open in Windswept Victory
Carol Mann captured her 35th LPGA tour victory at the Medina Open in Medina, Ohio. She carded a two over par 74 to finish 54 holes at 217, overcoming gusts up to 40 mph to prevail in the $50,000 event and earn praise for experience guiding her round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LPGA
Miss Mann
Freeman Spur takes Marion split in baseball clash
Freeman Spur beat Marion 11 4 after scoring five runs in the top of the first and adding six more. Garavalia and Russell led Freeman Spur with 3 hits each as Chiaventon and Morgan chipped in, while Garavalia fanned 17 over seven innings. Sparta edged Steeleville 3 1 in another tilt as Mayer and DuVardo delivered late for the Steeleville club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Garavalia
Russell
Paula
Hudgens
Morgan
Marc Garavalia
Freeman Spur
Pat Chiaventon
Brian Russell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paris
IU Ducat
U.S
Philly Golf
Miller
Lou Graham
Gary Player
Monthru
Sun
Isshinyru Karate School
Iinois
Odell
Texas Tech
SIU C
Ironmen
Sizemore
Tony C
Southern
Jackson County
Carol Mann
Medina
Legion
Marion Freeman Spur
Steeleville
Sparta
Houston
Dandridge
Wireth
Mayer
DuVardo
CHEVY
THE
Monza
TOWN
Towne Coupe
NPS
GROB
Eset Ata
North Murphysborq
C. C
Hiram Walker & Sons Limited
Walkerville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!