Salukis star Lee to face Moses in Olympic hurdles final
Southern Illinois University Carbondale hurdler David Lee, NCAA and Athletes Congress champion, reached the 400 meter intermediate hurdles final in Eugene with 49.30, as Edwin Moses posted 48.22 in the semifinal. Moses seeks another Olympic bid with 45 straight wins. Lee advances alongside James King, Andre Phillips and Rich Greybehl. Nine Salukis compete at Oregon.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
David Lee
Edwin Moses
Lee
Ncaa and Athletics Congress
U.S
Eugene
Ore
Moses
Austin
Texas
Harald Schmid
West Germany
James King
San Diego State
Maccabi Track Club
Andre Phillips
UCLA
Rich Greybehl
Southern California
James Walker
Cards enjoy Reds' generosity in 12-2 rout
St Louis Cardinals pounded Cincinnati pitching for 15 hits and built a big lead, 3 runs in the fourth, 2 in the fifth, 6 in the sixth, and 1 in the seventh, while the Reds managed four hits and a walk off Pete Vuckovich as Ken Griffey Jr. homered for Cincinnati. Manager John McNamara lamented poor pitching and sat George Foster, hoping to spark the lineup.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
John McNamara
McNamara
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Doug Bair
Cardinal
St. Louis
George Foster
Pete Vuckovich
Ken Griffey
Foster
Dave Collins
Cardinals explode past Reds in Sunday rout under Herzog
Cardinals hammer Cincinnati 12-2 as Whitey Herzog wins first under his leadership with Vuckovich praising Garry Templeton's defensive range and arm. Offense produced early, Tomlin and Price struggled, as Ted Simmons, George Hendrick, Ken Reitz and Keith Hernandez drove in runs to build a big lead.
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Cincinnati
Junior Kennedy
Cardinals
Pete Vuckovich
Keith Hernandez
George Hendrick
Ken Reitz
Joe Price
Terry Kennedy
Garry Templeton
Templeton
Dave Tomlin
Reitz
Hernandez
Whitey Herzog
Vuckovich
Garry
Herzog
Whitey
Sprint champion Floyd tops 100 meters in rain at Trials
Eugene Oregon AP Stanley Floyd, Auburn freshman, won the 100 meters in 10.26 seconds, edging Harvey Glance and Melvin Lattany in the rain at the U S Olympic Track and Field Trials. The 19 year old joined Ralph Metcalfe Jesse Owens and Bobby Morrow as the only runners to win national collegiate amateur and Olympic Trials short sprints in the same year. Will Banks won the triple jump with 55 feet 12 inches. Rod Milburn and other former pros faced eligibility questions as six ex professionals competed under amateur status rules. Renaldo Nehemiah and Greg Foster did not face off when Foster withdrew with tonsillitis.
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Auburn
Oregon
Ralph Metcalfe
Jesse Owens
Bobby Morrow
Floyd
Harvey Glance
Georgia
Melvin Lattany
U.S
Willie Banks
Rod Milburn
United States
Glance
Lattany
Banks
UCLA
Canadian golf champ avoids superstardom
Canadian Open winner Bob Gilder, 29, deflects superstar talk while enjoying a two stroke victory that boosts his season earnings to 134,650. The Oregon native, ASU alum, emphasizes love of golf and privacy as the national title could bring more publicity and future invites such as the World Series of Golf and the Masters. Jerry Pate and Leonard Thompson tied for second at 276.
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Ile Bizard
Quebec
Bob Gilder
Gilder
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Tom Watson
Corvallis
Ore
Arizona
Slow pitch coach sympathizes with Ken Boyer and team loss
Coach Mike Estes of the SI Deadliners recalls Ken Boyer’s firing and reflects on his own 1-33 slow pitch season. He describes a late comeback collapse, reviews blame for pitching and errors, and jokes about tactics while awaiting better times and his equipment's fate.
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Boyer
Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Ken Boyer
St. Louis Cardinal
S.I. Deadliners
Campbell Hill
Trico
Whitey
Zog
Cardinals
S.I
Estes
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Salukis
Mark Williams
Cal Poly- Slc
Nate Lundy
Indiana
Lundy
Saluki
Wayne Angel
U.S. Army
University of Illinois
SIUC
Lew Hartzog
Phillips
Hartzog
David
Andy Roberts
University of Oregon
Mike LaCoss
RBI
Ted Simmons
Eugene, Ore
Stanley Floyd
Brian Oldfield
Oldfield
Wuld
Paul Jordan
Lee Palles
Athletic Attic
John Crist
Greensboro Racers
Fred Dixon
Bob Coffman
Renaldo Nehemiah
Greg Foster
Royal Montreal Golf Club
Bill Madlock
Gerry Crawford
Gorham
Carbondale Moose
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