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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1980
Page
12
Red Smith assesses the Sugar Ray Leonard Roberto Duran welterweight title bout in Montreal. He contrasts Leonard's rising status with Duran's proven power and relentless style, noting Duran's career hardships and the challenger’s Olympic-era hype. The piece weighs experience, punch, and motivation.
Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran will be televised via satellite at the St. Louis Checkerdome on Friday night. No live home TV or radio in the United States. Tickets cost 15 or 20 dollars and go on sale at the Checkerdome box office and Sears stores. Dialtix charges accepted by Master Charge or Visa at 569-0500.
Jailed night of racing at I-57 Raceway near Benton left Chuck Still of Johnston City, in good condition at Union of United Mines Workers Hospital, after a late-model feature crash involving Art Watson of Eldorado. Jesse Ladd of Paducah won the late-model feature for a second straight time and Bob Brown of Centralia won the sportsman class.
Carbondale player Bill Wickersham, 46, won the Olney Open men's 35 and over title, defeating Terre Haute’s Bob Guerataus 6-0 6-4 in the final. He earlier beat Tom Huffman Mattoon 6-2 6-0, Tom Warner Centralia 6-0 6-4, and Mike Barnes Granite City 6-1 6-1 to reach the final.
Baseball scoreboard from AP with NL East and AL standings, listed teams and records. Saturday and Sunday results include Chicago, Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles, St Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Montreal, and San Diego. Today's and Tuesday's schedules show interleague matchups and pitcher records.
Readable results from the YMCA Invitational at St Louis list Jackson County Area YMCA swimmers across ages 8 to 18. Notable finishes include Kara Feiste and Dan Vogel with breaststroke wins and Theresa Pohllmann placing in backstroke events, with multiple 6th and 4th place finishes across age groups.
Tuesday listings show ESPN coverage from tennis and bowling to baseball and basketball. Highlights include PBA Bowling, U S Olympic basketball, and Australian Rugby with regional baseball from Houston at Chicago.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ron Perry Jr. and sent Alan Bannister to the Indians in exchange for Ron Pruitt. The New York Yankees placed Bucky Dent on the 15 day DL and recalled Brian Doyle from Columbus. The Toronto Blue Jays placed Bob Bailor on the 15 day DL and purchased Doug Ault from Syracuse International League.
Carbondale golfer Pat Monroe captured the Koeneman Insurance Golf Classic title by one stroke over Terry Kohlising at Chester County Club after a 4-foot birdie on the 18th. Monroe finished 36 holes at 141 with a 32 on the back nine, while Don Bixby placed third at 143 in the playoff for the runner-up. Class winners include Bob Brown, Bob Lutz, and Al Bawens with narrow margins and multiple regional competitors.
Lee of Southern Illinois University Carbondale captures the 400 meter intermediate hurdles title at the Athletics Congress National Championships in Walnut California with 49.38 seconds. He passes James King of Maccabi Track Club late to secure first place as Tim Hanlon places third. Former Saluki greats Bob Roggy and Duncan Atwood also place in javelin and pole vault events respectively.
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