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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1972
Page
9
Jack Nicklaus forged a clear two shot edge at Pebble Beach as Kermit Zarley faded with a double bogey on 17. Trevino remained within reach while Nicklaus, favored to capture the title, posted a 72 to run 216 after three rounds.
Carbondale player Bill Blewett shot 33-34-67 to lead the 51st SIGA Amateur at Eldorado as eight others carded 70 or better. Dave Perkins 68 was second. Pursie Pipes, Bob Filberth, Ralph Bierens, and Richard Trampe each 69. Defending champ Randy Lewis and Bob Wyles tied 70, with leaders listed by class scores.
Carbondale YMCA swimmers captured six firsts at the St Louis Invitational held at Marquette pool, with Mark Lauchner winning the 110 and 220 free and 1650 free in strong times, Carol Laudhner taking the 100 free, and Chuck Reno leading a winning eight and under 220 medley relay.
Cincinnati Reds slugged the New York Mets 8 2 as Tony Prez and Denis Menke hit solo shots in the second, and Johnny Bench added a three run homer in the third to extend his league lead in homers and RBIs. The crowd reached 51 617 as Cincinnati won for the 15th time in 17 NL games.
DeWayne Kelly hurled a two-hitter as Carbondale beat Harrisburg 7-3 on Saturday night. The team slipped 10-5 to Collinsville Friday and now heads to Herrin on Tuesday for its next game.
MLB standings summarized with matchups across divisions. Notable results include Chicago beating Los Angeles 7-2 and Cincinnati routing New York 8-2. Multiple games extended via extra innings and several pitchers listed with win loss records across the day.
The Decatur Rileys blanked the Martin Oilers twice at Murphysboro in a key softball clash. Bonnie Jones pitched a no hitter for the Rileys in game one to win 3-0 as they scored all runs in the seventh. In the nightcap Ralph Rohman and Jerry Shelton opened with back to back doubles for a 1-0 Riley win despite bases loaded threat in the first. Jones relieved in the sixth to preserve the lead as Bob Thornton earned the shutout.
Eddie Stearns of Baskeydell won his first super modified race at Benton Speedway beating last week's winner Dean Shirley of Lincoln. Larry Gates of Evansville was third and the fastest qualifier. Jim Eaves of Lick Creek won the stock car division by passing Richard Rogers on the final turn. Heat winners included Snooky Bullock, Dave Camfield, and James Henson in the super modifieds, and Glen Whitener, Ray Emling, and J.J. Murphy in stocks. Cliff Cockrum won the Marion super modified race Friday. his Benton car sat out Saturday for repairs. Chuck Amati raced in Alabama Saturday.
Randy Moffitt, younger brother of Billie Jean King, switched from tennis to baseball and was called up by the San Francisco Giants. In his first five major league days he appeared against the Cubs and Pirates, posting no earned runs in 3 1/4 innings and earning praise for his movement and sinker.
The St. Louis Cardinals edged the San Francisco Giants 4 3 in 11 innings. Dwain Anderson scored the winning run on Brock’s sacrifice fly after a walk and Cruz’ double set up the bases loaded situation. Joe Torre sparked the eighth inning with a bases loaded single.
SIU coach Itchy Jones proceeds with a July 9 15 baseball camp shifting from Du Quoin fairgrounds to Carbondale after fair officials could not build diamonds. The camp serves boys 10 to 15 with commuter 50 or resident 85 options at Wilson Hall.
Williams, Centralia High three-sport assistant and coach, resigns to lead track and assist basketball at Rich Township South in Park Forest. A former Evansville prep star, he notes better pay and a new challenge while reflecting on past moves by local black coaches.
Chris Evert, 17, clinched the Wightman Cup for the United States with a 6-2 6-3 win over Joyce Williams on Wimbledon’s No 1 Court. Patti Hogan had earlier defeated Corinne Molesworth, giving the U S a 3-1 edge. Virginia Wade beat Wendy Overton, but the doubles pair Wade Williams fell to Evert and Overton 6-3 6-3.
Duane Josephson tied the game with a eighth inning three run hit and scored on Phil Gagliano's single to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 10-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox and split the day night doubleheader after the White Sox won the afternoon 5-4. Wilbur Wood earned his 11th win as Chicago moved closer to Oakland while Boston slipped to fifth in AL standings behind New York.
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