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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1980

Page

14

Andretti seeks win at Pocono after Indy setback

Mario Andretti, the Nazareth native and 1969 Indy 500 winner, returns to action at Pocono International Raceway as he chases a two year drought. He withdrew from Indy 500 on lap 71 due to bearing issues and now eyes a Sunday victory after solving the mechanical problem. Practice opens today with time trials Thursday for a 33 car field.

Philadelphia Mario Andretti Andretti Nazareth Pocono International Raceway Indy

Marion Track Club qualifiers for Indiana state AAU meet

Four Marion High School athletes qualified for the Indiana state AAU track meet in Indianapolis after strong showings at Evansville sectional. Darren Sigler placed second in long jump and 220 and fourth in 100, Mike McCoy fourth in 220, Marc Palmer second in discus, and Jim Gulledge second in high jump. More members head to Evansville for an all comers AAU meet tonight.

New Marion Track Club Indianapolis Marion High School Evansville Ind Darren Sigler Mike McCoy Marc Palmer Jim Gulledge

Slow pitch tourney planned in Johnston City

DR M Trucking of Johnston City announces a 16 team slow pitch softball tournament at American Legion Field in Johnston City on July 46. Entry is 50 dollars for a double elimination event. Four trophies plus an MVP trophy will be awarded. Call Dan Campbell at 983-6009 or DR M Trucking at 983-5747 for entries.

Dr&m Trucking Johnston City American Legion Dan Campbell

Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues

Major League Baseball scoreboard shows National League standings with Montreal leading East and Houston top West, plus a slate of Monday results and upcoming games. American League lists New York leading, with Milwaukee, Cleveland, Boston and others near .500. multiple doubleheaders and night games noted.

Associated Press Montreal Pittsburgh Phila New York Chicago St. Louis West Houston Cincinnati San Fran San Diego Atlanta Houston L.A Richard Aacgiothen LaCoss Bibby Alexander Vuckovich Pacella Lucas Philadelphia Los Angeles Goitz Palmer San Francisco Blue St.Louis Philadephia Milwaukee Cleveland Boston Baltimore Toronto Detroit Oakland Seattle Texas Minnesota California Kansas City Redfern Mirabella Frost Stone Keough Torrez Dotson Waits Honeycutt T.underwood Caldwell Morris Perry Gale Seattie

Men's Slow-Pitch and Youth Softball Scores and Transactions

The Carbondale district report lists league results with teams such as Shieks, Plaza Records, Brewers, Printing Plant, Indians, and J.C. Penneys, plus youth softball standings. It also covers baseball and football signings and a busy ESPN broadcast schedule, bowling high scores, and lane-by-lane scores including Fearsome Foursome and Pinbusters leaderboards.

Carbondale Park District Jim Pearl American Tap Plaza Records Brewers Marodurs Bugs Jets Indians Art Jack’s J.C. Penneys American Legion

All Star voting woes loom for Jorge Orta in 1957 style era

George Vecsey recalls Gabe Paul’s fight to place Jorge Orta on the All Star ballot amid modern ballot computers. Paul laments that Orta, a .339 hitter with six for six day, cannot crack the lineup. The piece contrasts past hand counted ballots with today’s era of computerized voting and notes other neglected players and write in dynamics.

George Vecsey New York Times New York Gabe Paul Jorge Orta Cleveland Indians Paul Cincinnati Cleveland Orta Los Angeles Chicago Garvey Sosa Fred Lynn Red Sox Lynn Jim Rice Reggie Jackson Don Baylor California Ken Singleton Baltimore Mags Mantle Ruth Ohio Reds Ed Bailey George Crowe Johnny Temple Roy McMillan Don Hoak Gus Bell Wally Post Frank Robinson

Lopes could lead NL All Star vote in July game

Hal Bock reports Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers leads with 1,047,577 votes for the NL second base. The piece notes a weak NL field at second base, compares Carew’s historic vote totals, and urges fans to vote by June 25, highlighting fan involvement and historic trends in All Star selection.

Hal Bock Associated Press Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Davey Lopes Los Angeles Dodgers Lopes Dave Cash San Diego Gillette Rod Carew California Angels Bowie Kuhn Carew Cincinnati Johnny Bench AL Stars Tony Perez Boston Milwaukee Cecil Cooper RBI John Mayberry Toronto Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis-St. Paul Nationals Kuhn

Frazier's son advances in boxing trials in Atlanta

Marvis Frazier, 19, advances to the Olympic boxing trials semifinals after outpointing Mitch Green in a tense heavyweight quarterfinal. He says he is carving his own path away from his father Joe Frazier and vows to improve for Thursday’s semifinal against Army standout James Broad. The bout drew about 2,000 spectators as the trials decide the Olympic squad for Moscow.

Atlanta Marvis Frazier Joe Frazier Philadelphia Mitch Green New York Frazier Green James Broad Armed-Forces

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