SIU women earn honors in 1968 69 year
SIU women totaled major achievements across eleven intercollegiate sports led by a team trophy in the National Collegiate Golf Tournament at Duke. Dorothy Germain and Lynn Hastie won medals, SIU claimed first state volleyball and basketball titles, and Virginia Gordon starred in the national invitational. The group also excelled in badminton, swimming, fencing, and gymnastic events while sponsoring Aquaettes and the Southern Dancers Repertory Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte West
Women’s Recreation Association
Southern Ilinois University
SIU
Duke University
Jean
Dorothy Germain
Blythesville
Lynn Hastie
Cartville
Illinois State University
Isl
Illiois State University
Normal
West Chester
Virginia Gordon
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Indiana State
Uni of
Indiana
Loning
Deal Millikin University
Michigan State University
Lansing
Seyond
Ames
Iowa
Miss West
WRA
Southern Dancers Repertory Company
Ecest
Syneptics
STU
Friday night race results at Marion feature Amati and Eaves
Chuck Amati of Greenville Tennessee won the Class A super modified race and Jim Eaves of Lick Creek won the Class B stock event Friday night at Marion. Eaves scored his fifth straight feature victory. Class A heats listed top drivers including Henson Tepe and Thomas with Amati prominent in the dash and trophy events. Class B heats featured Eaves and Rider leading to trophies and textures with lines noting other drivers from Evansville Benton and Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Zandvoort
Netherlands
Jackie Stewart
Siffort Af
Switzerland
Chris Amon
New Zealand
Ferrari
Jim Clark
Chuck Amati
Greenville
Tenn
Jim Eaves
Lick Creek
Marion
Eaves
Gene Henson
Paris
Tom Tepe
Evansville
Raymond Thomas
Mobile
Ala
Cliff Johns
Sransville
Gabby Litz
Aveola
Don Jackson
Phil
Richard Rider
Dowell
John Roughland
Herrin
Chuck Stearns
Carbvandale
Carl Walker
Hurst
Beaty
Waltonville
Edwin Stearns
Spuskeydell
Bill Milliken
Shawneetowns
Billy Joe Murphy
Marrion
Rider
Exture
Denny Lin- Fleef
C. Mearns
Weughland
E. Stearns
SIU coach Meade sails to Switzerland for world gym Congress
SIU gymnastics coach Bill Meade departed Friday for an 18 day trip to Balso Switzerland to attend the Union of International Gymnastics Congress as a technical committee delegate on compulsory exercises for the 1970 World Games. He plans to stay for the European Gymstrada where Dave Thor will represent the United States.
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Southern Tlinois University
Bill Meade
Switzerland
U Meade
Fnion of International Gymnasts Congress
Balso
Meade
Michi- Yan
Dave Thor
United States
Gymstrada
Thor
Rick Packer
Mexico City
Tucker
Royals sign three from UCLA champions
The Kansas City Royals announce the signing of three players from UCLA, Pacific Eight champions. They are shortstop Gary Sansetino and pitchers Dim Yor iGuy Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
UCLA
Gary Sansetino
Dim YoriGuy Hansen
Wimbledon Opens With Pros And Amateurs In Open Field
London AP reports Wimbledon starts Monday with an open draw featuring 128 players from pros to amateurs. Top seeds include Laver No 1 Roche No 2 Okker No 3. notable matches pair Ashe vs Riesen, Newcombe vs Pilic, Graebner vs Richels, Gonzales vs Pasarell, Moore vs Alexander, Hewitt vs Richex amid concerns several seeds could fall in round one.
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London
Uryserf
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riesen
Evanston
John Newcombe
Australia
Nicky Pilic
Yugoslavia
Clark Graebner
New York
Charlie Pasarell
Santurce
Puerto Rico
Ray Moore
South Africa
John Alexander
Bob Hewitt
Clif Richex
San Angelo
Tex
Laver
Tony Roche
Tora Okker
Netherlands
Carbondale Man John David Moore Featured in Baylor Rugby
Carbondale native John David Moore, a Baylor University Medical School junior, scored 22 of Baylor’s 57 in a rugby match. A Carbondale Community High School graduate, he lettered in multiple sports and holds a bachelor’s from Washington University, St Louis. He is in his third clinical year at Baylor. son of Rev. L. H. Moore and Anna, and husband of Barbara Borken of Rt. 4 Carbondale.
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Carbondale
John David Moore
Baylor Uversity Medica School
Houston
Baylor
Moore
Carbondale Community High School
Washington University
St. Louis
Beylor
L. H. Moore
Anna
First Baptist Church
Barbara Borken
E. L. Borken
Rt. 4
Stolle Wins London Title at Queen's Club
Fred Stolle defeated John Newcombe 6-2 22-20 to win the London grass court title at Queen's Club. Stolle broke in the first game and the match featured 49 straight service games. Prize money was 1200 dollars. In women's singles, Ann Jones crushed Winnie Shaw 6-0 6-1 for 720 dollars. Shaw earned 383.60. Casals and King won the women's doubles 6-4 6-3. Local sports notes include Jackson YMCA softball results and Southern Illinois baseballs May schedule after April slate.
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London
Fred Stolle
John Newcombe
Queen’s Club
Stolle
Newcombe
Ann Jones
Winnie Shaw
Miss Shaw
Jones
Francoise Durr
France
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Nashville Hornets Sweep SEC Title Despite No Team Crown
Nashville Hornets finished 27 9 overall in 1968 69 SEC sports as the Southwest Hey plian Conference champs of the season. Du Quain Indians led in football and baseball but dropped to fifth in track to yield the overall title. Sparta placed second in track and basketball, with strong showings from Mike Taylor s Chargers and a baseball squad that went 9 3 with a late upset by Sparta and a rematch loss to the Indians. The Indians were undefeated in football, 7 3 in basketball and 24 in track.
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Nashville
Hornets
du Quain
Indians
Sparta
Mike Taylor
Chargers
Tvo
du Quein
Bulldogs
du Quoin
Ron Datel
Buzz
Bradley
Dates
Pinckneyville
Pincks
Cormaposite
Sammy Ulrich
Finsh
Murphy Murphysboro
Devils
Chester
Rocky” Bridges
Yellow Jacket
Jackets
Anna-Jonesboro
Carrol Belcher
Marion Leads Coal Belt Race In Abbreviated Card
League standings show Marion atop the Coal Belt standings after recent wins over Du Quoin, Herrin, and Anna. Royalton and Pinckneyville square off as Herrin faces Du Quoin, with Carbondale and Marion set for next Sunday's clash in a tight regional chase.
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Marion
Royalton
Pinckneyville
Benton
Tay
Herrin
du Quoin
Carbondale Mustangs
Anna
Royalten
Carbondale
Mustangs
Hag
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Judith James
Terry Lynn Robel
Lincath, Neb
Fred Dennis
U.S
Dana Schaenzer
SIL
Dennis
Waukegan High School
Hile Tucker
Elgin
Mobile Home Service
Rt. 1
N. Reinois
Vogler
Jackson Ymca
Walnut Street Baptists
University Baptists
Murphysboro
First Christian
United Methodist of Carbondale
Southern Linois University
Larry Odell
The
Southern Minnessa
Legion
Bloomingcon
Christopher
Dongola
Steeleville
Susin
Sparta Um
Fincknoyville
Quain
Murphysborn
Anna Jonesbor
Crester
Sparie
Annanda Ore Murphys
Fingkneyville
Trask
Nash
Nysba A & Pineknayville
Cu Quain
Crester T. Atinet Jonesborn
Aadie Ia
Pete
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