Vida Blue Contract Sparks A's Yankees Torn Trade Row
AL president Lee MacPhail confirms Vida Blue signed a three year Oakland contract before a sale to the New York Yankees. The $1.5 million deal and the later trades of Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi were vetoed by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Finley may seek injunction and a restraint of trade suit if Kuhn's decision stands.
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Lee MacPhail
Vida Blue
Oakland A’s
New York Yankees
Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
MacPhail
Finley
Du Quoin Grabs Two In Legion Skid Breakers
Du Quoin improved to 3 3 in the league by beating Marion twice over the weekend. Mark Pawley and Wade Crews delivered a two run double for a 4 3 win on Saturday. Bernie Kern earned the win with relief help from Adrian Guerrero and a 14 hit attack on Sunday to win 9 5.
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Marion
du Quoin
Kern
West Frankfort
Freeman Spur
Cumberland
Steeleville
Legion tourney lineup changes at Herrin event
A four team American Legion baseball tournament scheduled at Herrin City Park has its lineup altered. Cincinnati opens against Cape Girardeau at 6 p.m. tonight while Freeman Spur faces Cumberland at 8 30 p.m. The event runs tonight and Wednesday with third and first place games on Wednesday.
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American Legion
Herrin
Cumberland
Paducah
City Park
Cincinnat
Cape Girardeau
Freeman Spur
Carriers to see Cards Fifteen winners head to St Louis
Fifteen winners of a Southern Time contest for carriers depart at 9 a.m. for St Louis to check into a motel and swim before the 7:30 p.m. Busch Stadium game against New York. On Wednesday the group spends 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Six Flags as guests of The Southern Illinoisan for their winning roles.
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New York
Six Flags
St. Louis
Busch Stadium
Caterville man Wickersham wins Crab Orchard Lake Open
Bill Wickersham of Caterville defeated Ross Franklin of Carbondale 62 60 Sunday to capture the Mens Open title at the fourth annual Crab Orchard Lake tennis tournament. He earlier beat Steve Benning 60 60 in the semifinals.
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Bill Wickersham
Carterville
Ross Franklin
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Wickersham
Steve Benning
Franklin
Don Josten
Herrin
Jim Pearce
Marion
Gary Pulley
Peace
Marion swimmers sweep Salem in big win
Marion swim team defeated Salem 286 to 216 as six Marion youths each won three events. Triple winners were Mark Amyette, Randy Whiting, Bill Amyette, Bruce Antonacci, Gayle Deeter, and Denise Jennings, with two blue ribbons going to Brent Dutton, Doug Winter, Mike Shea, and Traci Wiseman. Other first place finishers included Lori Lovelace, Kerry DePauw, Penny Dugger, Brad Boatright, and Pat, Mike and Kathy Shea, with Marion also winning nine of 17 relays.
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Marion
Salem
Mark
Bill Amyette
Randy Whiting
Bruce Antonacci
Gayle Deeter
Denise Jennings
Brent Dutton
Doug Winter
Mike Shea
Traci Wiseman
Lori Lovelace
Kerry DePauw
Penny Dugger
Brad Boatright
Pat
Mike
Kathy Shea
Walston regains Williamson Co speedway lead with late model win
Kentuckian Larry Walston of Paducah captured his second straight late model stock win at Williamson County Speedway. Starting from the back, he surged to the front by lap eight in a C B Champion Speed Shop car. Hartnell brothers from Centralia finished second with Butch House of Du Quoin third.
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Larry Walston
Paducah
Walston
Hartnell Brothers
Centralia
Butch House
du Quoin
Hartnell
Ron Danbury
Tamaroa
Doyle McMeen
Richard
Tuthill
McMeen
Charles Nance
Kentucky
Barry Shemwell
Les Hunt
Creal Springs
Williamson
Ed Braden
Benton
Hunt
Carbondale Sailors Sweep Sixth Crab Orchard Race
Carbondale sailors won top spots in the sixth spring series race at Crab Orchard Lake. Grant Hicks took Hobbie Cat, Dr. Leon Striegel led Flying Scouts, Jim Etherton won the Rebel division, and Bill Hayes captured Sea Scout. Top four listed per class with local participants from Carbondale and nearby towns.
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Crab Orchard Lake Sailing Club
Grant Hicks
Leon Striegel
Jim Etherton
la Quoin
Bill Hayes
Hobbie
Penny Bartlett
Clyde Swanson
Gary Zintak
Lee Johnson
Rick Ross
Rick Arnold
Mike Ford
Harrisburg
Sea Scout
du Quoin
Bob Brewster
Lad Cameron
Barb Clutts
Flying Scout
Corky Ott
Paul McRoy
Frank McKenna
Evansville
Ind
Rebel
John Miller
Herrin
Ed Vogler
Bob Moffitt
Sparta
Spencer Leads White Sox Past Royals In 11th Inning
Jim Spencer delivered two RBI singles as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in 11 innings. The win capped a late surge after a long skid, with players noting steady confidence despite the losses.
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White Sox
RBI
Jim Spencer
Kansas City Royals
Spencer Drives White Sox To First Win Since June
Spencer batted in both runs against lefties to lift the Chicago White Sox to their first victory since June 10. He delivered a two run single in the ninth to score Ralph Garr and another in the eleventh to bring Jorge Orta home, as Paul Richards called the win "routine."
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Chicago White Sox
Paul Richards
Spencer
Sox
Paul Splittorff
Ralph Garr
Tom Hall
Jorge Orta
White Sox
California
Richards
Baseball Problems Reflect Troubled MLB Shift and Expansion Talks
The piece argues major league baseball now resembles a league of mediocre teams with stars earning big salaries. It notes Kansas City, Seattle, Toronto and potential NL expansion, U S antitrust issues, and the pending DH rule clash while highlighting mounting attendance despite financial tensions. It asks what Commissioner Kuhn will do amid these storms.
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Dodgers
Phils
Pirates
Kansas City Royals
Yankees
Seaver
Palmer
Wise
Hunter
Messersmith
Jenkins
Ryan
Blyleven
Perry
Blue
Lolich
Reuss
Montefusco
Ellis
Hooton
Sutton
Medich
Singer
Torrez
Koosman
Cuellar
Holtsman
Seattle
Toronto
Oakland
Charlie Finley
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
National League
American Association
Duster Merrill Thomas Keeps Busy Across States
The famed former Pinckneyville basketball coach known as Duster Merrill Thomas remains active in later life. He markets monuments at Du Quoin from Monday to Wednesday and sells clothing in Pinckneyville on Friday, while the other three days are spent beating senior citizens at golf. He is or has been 72 years old for some time.
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Merrill ‘Duster
Thomas
Pinckneyville
Duster
du Quoin
Saluki Marsh Sheffer to enroll at SIU C on golf scholarship
New Saluki Marsh Sheffer of Herrin will enroll at SIU C on a golf scholarship. His father Don played for the 1946 Saluki basketball team that won the NAIA tournament in Kansas City. SIU C pitcher Kevin Waldrop and Saluki pitching coach Mark Newman join a collegiate baseball league in Alaska this summer.
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Marsh Sheffer
Herrin
Siu-C
Don
Saluki
Kansas City
Kevin Waldrop
Mark Newman
Allaska
Finley plans suit by Wednesday over A's sale block
Oakland owner Charles O. Finley said a multimillion dollar suit challenging Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's authority to block the sale of three Oakland A's players will be filed by Wednesday at the latest. He said the filing was delayed Monday by the need to include many worthy items.
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Oakland
Charles O. Finley
Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Finley
Oakland A’s
Moses and Wohlhuter Spark Olympic Track Trials in Eugene
Edwin Moses, 20, shattered the American record in the 409 meter intermediate hurdles with 48.30 as Quentin Wheeler and Mike Shine earned Olympic berths. Rick Wohlhuter clinched his second Olympic trip in the 800 with 1:44.78, while James Robinson surged to runner up. Mac Wilkins and John Powell joined Jay Silvester in earning discus and shot entries.
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U.S
Edwin Moses
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Brenda Morehead
Rick Wohlhuter
Moses
Ralph Mann
John Akii-Bua
Mann
Jim Bolding
Quentin Wheeler
Mike Shine
Steve Williams
Dan Ripley
Terry Albritton
Woh
James Robinson
Mark Enyeart
Utan State
Villanova
Mark Berger
Mac Wilkins
John Powell
Jay Silverster
Wilkins
Powell
Reds, Braves win as Griffey, Office pace NL action
In Cincinnati Ken Griffey and George Foster powered a 3-1 Reds win over Los Angeles to extend the NL West lead to 4 1/2 games. Atlanta’s Rowland Office kept a 26 game hitting streak with four hits and a late Jimmy Wynn homer lifted the Braves past Houston 11-9. Philadelphia widened its East lead to 8 1/2 games with an 8-3 win over Montreal, San Diego closed to within a half game of the Dodgers by beating San Francisco 6-3, and St. Louis topped New York 7-2.
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Atlanta
Ken Griffey
George Foster
Doug Ray
Los Angeles
Reds
Dodgers
Rowland Office
Jimmy Wynn
Braves
Houston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Montreal
San Diego
Garland Nearly Notches No-Hitter In 2-0 Orioles Win Over Red Sox
Wayne Garland took a no-hitter into the eighth, finishing with a 2-0, two-hit victory as Baltimore beat Boston after a late miscue. Bert Blyleven notches his 100th MLB win with a 1-0 Ranger triumph over Oakland in 10 innings. Ed Figueroa limits Cleveland as Yankees top Indians 6-0 to widen lead.
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Boston Red Sox
Garland
Oakland A’s
Bert Blyleven
Texas Rangers
Ed Figueroa
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Rangers
A’s
Tom Grieve
Texas
Oakland
Ranger
Ken McMullen
Blyleven
Minnesota Twins
Grieve
Paul Mitchell
Yankees
Indians
Figueroa
Craig Nettles
New York
Cleveland
Big League Standings and Wednesday Schedule Notes
National League standings show Philadelphia leading East with 44 wins, followed by Pittsburgh New York and St. Louis. West lists Los Angeles Houston Atlanta San Diego. Monday results include Atlanta’s 11 9 win over Houston and St. Louis 7 New York 2. Wednesday’s slate features Pittsburgh at Chicago and Philadelphia at Cincinnati among others.
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D’acquisto
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Milwaukee
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Minnesota
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