Indians Catcher Fosse Hurt In Brawl With Tigers
Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse suffered a right hand spike wound and five stitches after a free for all with Detroit in a Friday night brawl. Pitcher Bill Denehy sparked the fight by throwing at Fosse, drawing fierce retaliation and a long bench-clearing melee. Fosse will miss a week. Ray Lamb also sidelined with a bruised hand. Ken Suarez to handle catching with Chuck Hinton as backup.
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Ray Fosse
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Fosse
Tigers
Bill Denehy
Jim Honochick
Denehy
Ray Lamb
Rick Austin
Ed Farmer
Ken Suarez
Rosse
Chuck ‘Inton
Neunert Eyes 500 Mark in Belleville Clash
Neunert aims for the five hundred milestone in a Mon Clair baseball league match at Belleville as the Monroe division race tightens. Results show Columbia 4 Neunert 3 and other scores including Valmeyer 5 Millstadt 1 and Waterloo 17 Fults 6.
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Neunert
Belleville
Mon-Clair
St. Clair
Monroe
Valmeyer
Lebanon
Millstadt
Dupo
Fults
Marissa
Columbia
St. Libory
Waterloo
Shiloh
Vabmeyer
Indians seek Langdon Eden Lutz as two Salukis eye pro
In Omaha in the College World Series, Merle Jones reports Cleveland scout and ex SIU coach Joe Lutz talking with Dick Langdon and Mike Eden about turning pro. Langdon backs signing soon while Eden weighs his options as the Indians plan rookie league needs and front office shifts.
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Omaha
SIU
Dick Langdon
Mike Eden
Cleveland
Mike
Lutz
Langden
Bob Blakley
Dave Martin
Sedik
Salukis
Cleveland Indians
Langdon
Joe Lutz
Jim Dwyer
Duane Kuiper
Jones
Danny Thomas
Dan Radison
Jack Liggett
Ken Kral
Jim Fischer
Mike Brooking
Scott Walternate
Steve Ran
Pro division honors go to Jerry Glenn at Eldorado golf event
Jerry Glenn of Carterville won low pro honors with a 35 32 67 and a $100 prize. Gene Carello of West Frankfort tied for second low pro with even par as the pro-am drew 16 teams and paid $510 to pros. Carello captained two teams that tied for first in team play while Glenn led two teams that tied for third. Carello’s second team of amateurs won a playoff spot with John Raski birdie on the first extra tie.
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Jerry Glenn
Carterville
Gene Carello
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Eldorado
Glenn
LIGA
Carello
Jim Kirk
Carbondale
Carello’s
John Raski
Dick Friel
George Tadlock
Raski
Eldorado hosts SIGA tourney finals on Sunday
Two under par 68 leads after first day as Randy Arnett and Randy Lewis among early leaders with Tony Stevens, Bob Tierney Jr., and Charles Norris close behind. Large field of 150 entries features class leaders with women and seniors in separate divisions. Sunday starts at 8:30 a.m.
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Southern Illinois Golf Association
Eldorado
Bob Tiernery Jr
Eldorado High
Randy Arnett
Mt. Vernon
Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
SIGA
Randy Lewis
West Frankfort
Charles Norris
Carterville
Pursie Pipes
Robert Wright
Anna
Bob Holman Jr
Fred Walker
Harrisburg
Bill Grisham
Tom Daniel
Pinckneyville
Gene Becker
John Doyle
Ridgway
Stan Wolff
Centralia
Fannie Hendrick
C. E. McNeill
Keith Moorman
Sam Beggs
Leland Russell
Dean Becker
Bob Reininger
Ralph Colbert
Dean Smith
Ron Smith
Jim Wheatley
Denny Forendar
K. L. Graves
Phil Mitchell
Dale Taylor
Mark Heinz
Jim Haupeman
Stan Ewan
Ray Parker
Phil Kocklamn
Tom McDaniel
Gary Veal
Gary Grace
Bob Eastwood
Mark McDaniel
Rusty Sims
Gary Cody
Ben Gelman
Bill Martz
Ed Hammond
Greg Starrick
Earnest Faulkner
Bill Stevens
Gary Emery
Marty Jacobus
Merrill Thomas
Bob McClusky
Marty Cox
Denton Ferrell
Jerry Qualls
Joe Coad
Ed Kaufman
Claude Elkins
Omer Hobbs
Fannie Hendrix
Paul Gale
Jim Dodson
John Raski
Gary Wilson
Bob Pavelonis
Ed Zastrow
Pat Riggs
Roger Given
Kraig Anthony
Ed Bean
Gene Hancock
Bozo Adams
Harold Finnie
Don Basso
Richard Stotlar
Sherrill Tade
Elmer Tice
Bob Holman
Fred Walter
Paul F. Smith
Paul S. Smith
Ralph Gievens
Terry Rohlfing
Randy Arnnett
Parise Pipes
Larry Giacone
Bob Tierney Jr
T. Stevens
Dave Perkins
Willie Mays Stars In Giants 7 4 Win Over Padres
Willie Mays delivered a tie breaking sixth inning single for the Giants in a 7 4 win over San Diego after an early Padres lead. The game featured a misplayed ball by Leron Lee and key hits from Bonds Speier and McCovey. Ken Henderson hit his sixth homer in the fifth as Perry left after the sixth.
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Willie Mays
San Diego
San Francisco Giants
Padres
Gaylord Perry
Giants
Chris Speier
Leron Lee
Bobby Bonds
Mays
Bob Miller
Lee
Speier
Willie McCovey
Clay Kirby
Dick Dietz
Ken Henderson
Women's golf opens Monday at Champaign Country Club
The 38th Illinois Women's State Amateur tees off Monday in Champaign with 105 entrants. Defending champion Lois Drafke of La Grange seeks an eighth title, facing a strong challenge from four time winner Mrs. Paul Dommers of Belvidere, who won in 1957 1961 1968 and 1969.
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Champaign
Lois Drafke
la Grange
Illinois
Twins edge White Sox 2 1 in 10th to stretch win streak
Tony Oliva tied the score with a ninth inning homer and scored the eventual winner on George Mitterwald's two out bases loaded single in the 10th. Rod Carew sparked the rally with a leadoff single after a rain delay and Oliva slid home on a misplayed double play attempt. The win kept Minnesota's six game streak alive over Chicago.
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Minneapolis
Tony Oliva
George Mitterwald
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Rod Carew
Terry Forster
Chicago
Harmon Killebrew
Oliva
Carew
Mike Andrews
Leo Cardenas
Rich Reese
Mitterwald
Minnesota
Prom Town Motel interview fuels College World Series hype
In Omaha at the Prom Town House Motel, coach Itchy Jones faces frenzied radio calls about the Southern Illinois Salukis and their key game against Southern California. The interview covers starting pitcher Horn, batting order shifts, and Calufetti’s cleanup role amid pressure and Hall of Fame talk.
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Omaha
Southern Illinois
Southern California
Fargo
South Dakota
Salukis
Horn
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Kansas City
Oakland
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Lefty Grove
George Earnshaw
Rube Walberg
Howard Ehmke
Emke
Cub
Calufetti
Bob Sedik
Calafetti
Danny Thomas
Coach Jones
John McGraw
Hall of Fame
Brownie
Town House
Calufetti fuels SIU baseball push toward title repeat
Larry Calafetti emerged from a minimal role to star in the College World Series, hitting .533 with eight hits in 15 at bats as SIU finished runner up to Southern California. Coach Richard Jones weighs pro departures and returns as Salukis eye another strong season with key veterans and a possible pitching boost.
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Larry Calufetti
Southern Illinois University
Salukis
Southern California
Trojans
Calafetti
SIU
Richard
Itchy
Jones
Larry
Bob Sedik
Cheri Amour Filly Wins Coaching Club Oaks at Belmont
Cheri Amour, the longest shot, won the $131,625 Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park while Deceit failed to secure the Triple Crown for 3-year-old fillies. Deceit, winner of the Acorn and Mother Goose, finished seventh in an eight-horse field. Cheri Amour, purchased by Helen Vizzi for $1,800, led from the backstretch and won by four lengths with Grafitti trailing in second as the mutuel paid $30.20.
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Coaching Club
Belmont Park
Deceit
New York Racing Association
Edward P. Taylor
Helen Vizzi
Louisa d
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