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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1975
Page
12
Medinah Illinois hosts a brutal Open with heat humidity and storms. Fans face skyrocketing parking food prices long lines and muddy grounds while players sympathize with fans enduring discomfort and delays.
The National AAU Track and Field Committee in Eugene withheld approval of Houston McTear’s 9.0-second 100-yard dash time, set May 9 in Winter Park. Officials seek details on timing method using an Accutrack device and proper use, delaying potential world record status for the 18-year-old high school junior.
Registration for a Carterville grade school summer sports program will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the junior high gym. Open to fifth through eighth graders in the district with no fee as the city funds six weeks of activities.
This week's legion schedule lists games by day in Illinois and Missouri. Teams include Marion, Charleston, Cincinnati, Murphysboro, Carbondale, Freeman Spur, Du Quoin, West Frankfort, St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Harrisburg, Benton, Blue Island Eisenhower, Sparta, Steeleville, Carmi, and West Frankfort with venues in Marion, Carbondale, Murphysboro, and surrounding towns.
A fragment lists multiple street addresses 1001 N Court 800 N Park 314 E Main 401 W Main 1121 W 3rd St Rt 45 along with INC Marion Herrin Benton Mt Carmel Harrisburg suggesting an organizational or business directory grouping
In Murphysboro and Sparta events the line scores show teams like Wirth Canning Mayer DuVardo Weselick Dreyer Fricke Bastien Bost and Wahlig contributing. Home runs Wahlig and two-run shot in the fourth at Murphysboro while Sparta and Herrin Freeman Spur Du Quoin results noted with no home runs.
Waltonville High School basketball and baseball coach Bill Holden resigns after a 23-4 season. He will take the same duties at Mid County High School in Marshall County, following a first place finish in the Wayne City and Bend Lake tournaments and a Little Egyptian Conference crown. Prior to Waltonville he was an assistant at Gilman High School.
Jackson blanked Herrin 6 0 in a low scoring matchup with final innings highlighted by pitching. Lowes and Loughary, Welch 9th inning, J. Davis and Shaffer contributed offensively in the summary line.
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