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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1975
Page
10
Lou Brock steals second and third in the first inning and scores on Ron Fairly's two out hit. Feliz Millan pays the price as Brock outruns the Cardinal outfield on a long fly. The only run in the doubleheader opener comes from Brock's aggressive baserunning.
Pitcher Doc Medich snapped a six game skid with eight innings of one hit ball as the Yankees beat the Orioles 6-1 led by Thurman Munson who had three hits and three RBIs including a homer in the decisive third inning. Bill Singer rebounded to throw nine innings of no hit ball before Texas beat California 1-0 in 13 innings.
At Shea Stadium four games were played including Mondays twin bill where St Louis swept 1 0 and New York extended its skid to seven straight losses while another tense game ended with Mets winning. Red Schoendienst signaled Ted Simmons and Louis Melendez to hit as catcher Ted Simmons asked about the plan.
St Louis millionaires Ted Simmons homered with the bases loaded off John Matlack in relief, boosting his season average to .302. The nightcap ended in a Mets loss after Denny and Reed silenced the Mets, who extended scoreless innings to 35. Lou Brock stole two more bases, pushing his total to 25 in the season.
Muhammad Ali held a news conference saying a night's sleep did not change his plan to retire after his July 1 title defense against Joe Bugner. He noted pressure to fight Joe Frazier and said a Frazier bout would require also facing George Foreman, whom he defeated last October.
The Cardinals won 8-3 over the Cubs on Friday, improving to 10-2- on Fridays for an .833 pace while the season record sits at 32-33. Jim Dwyer, ex Saluki, was sent to Tulsa last week, then reported back, after being optioned three times in 25 years old from Chicago.
Three 12-year-olds from Pinckneyville Wade Graskewicz Raymond Harris and Brent Reese joined Pickneyville High School coach Bill Anderson at the Ted Owens Basketball Camp in Lawrence Kansas. Graskewicz and Harris made the camp all star team and Graskewicz won the Most Valuable Player trophy presented by pro player Jo Jo White who assisted with the camp.
Registration underway for July 12-13 Arch Mineral Golf Tournament at Southwestern Lake course. Entry fee 20 dollars, lunch provided both days, 18-hole practice round optional week prior. Prize money totaling 1400 dollars and three trophies, including a memorial trophy for founder Fuge Fuhrop donated by Bill Mullins.
Six Cardinals top the National League ballot as fans vote in major league fields across the country. Lou Brock Reggie Smith Ken Reitz Ted Simmons Bake McBride and Ted Sizemore are the named contenders for the All Star team.
Matt Pigford of Sparta fired a 73 to win the fifth annual Shamrock golf tournament at Franklin County Country Club West Frankfort on Saturday. Steve Riley Pinckneyville was runner up with 78 in the Shamrock Mine Products sponsored event.
Freeman United Mine Six has formed an independent baseball team and seeks games and schedules. Interested players or teams should contact Roger McGovern at 279-5981 Rocky Morris at 932-5048 or Wayne Armes at 625-5353.
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