Saluki track star pursues pro football with Cardinals
Wayne Carmody, a former SIU Carbondale track star, earned a private tryout with the St Louis Cardinals after contacting the club. He later attended rookie camp, demonstrated speed and coverage ability at free safety, and faces a comeback from a five year layoff to compete for a pro roster.
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Gale Sayers
Simmons homer wins for Cardinals over Phillies
Ted Simmons hit a two run homer in the seventh off former teammate Steve Carlton to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Carl Carlton allowed three hits as Bob Forsch and Rawly Eastwick combined for the win.
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Standings and schedule in major league baseball update
Standings show Pittsburgh leading with 7 games behind Montreal and New York far back. Saturday results: Pittsburgh 10 Montreal 2 and Chicago 5 New York 4. Sunday and today’s games listed with multiple doubleheaders and start times across venues including Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia San Francisco and Houston.
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Palmer
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Severeland
Figueroa
Stone
Steeleville Hornets Rally at Murphysboro IGA Field
Softball game in Murphysboro sees Steeleville Hornets defeat IGA with nine runs to three. Key moments include home runs by Hull and players M and S. W P Loeb earned win, Allman took loss, with two on in the first.
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Steeleville
Boro Iga
Hornets
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Loeb
L.P
Allman
Hull
Reds Rally Past Dodgers In Must Win For Cincinnati
Cincinnati tightens NL West race by defeating Los Angeles 7 to 4 as Johnny Bench drives in three with two homers and Dan Driessen adds a solo shot. Woodie Fryman earns the win and Pedro Borbon seals the late rally in relief.
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Cincinnati Reds
Sparky Anderson
Anderson
Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger
Don Sutton
Los Angeles
Tom Seavert
Dodgers
Dave Lopes
Johnny Bench
Pedro Borbon
Sutton
Bench
Dan Driessen
Woodie Fryman
Borbon
Joe Henderson
Indianapolis
Yankees overpower Red Sox 5 1 as Rivers and Nettles homer
Mickey Rivers led off the first with a homer against Luis Tiant and Graig Nettles added a three run shot as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 5 1. Tom Torrez improved to 8 6 pitching six singles and a double while Boston extended a homer spree in the loss.
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Graig Nettles
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Red Sox
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Nettles
Torrez
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Boston
New York Giants
Fred Lynn
Rick Burleson
Belleville Golfer Leads George Jansco Memorial After First Round
Marty Kelly of Belleville shot five under par 67 to lead the George Jansco Memorial Golf Classic at Star Dust. Larry Giacone is one stroke behind with 68, as 148 players compete across Classes A B and C. The final 18 holes conclude today.
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Star Dust Course
Larry Giacone
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Anna
Red Bud Chester Plan Slo-Pitch Tournaments
Entries are invited for two slo-pitch softball tournaments in Red Bud in July. A women’s tourney July 8–10 carries a $40 entry fee. contact Clem Esker at 618 282 2520 before 5 pm or 618 282 2067 after. A men’s event July 22–24, titled The Spirit of 77, offers $500 first, $300 second, $150 third, and $75 fourth place.
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Clem Esker
Esker
Chester Plans Baseball Tourney Open Entry Deadline
Softball roundup notes Chester River Rats sponsor a July 2 3 4 baseball tournament. 25 man rosters and 50 entry fee due to Richard Niemeyer 602 Harrison Street or John McBride by Thursday. Ages 17 plus eligible. two teams currently entered. hoped eight team field.
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Richard Niemeyer
Harrison Street
Chester
John McBride
Nastase Captures Wimbledon Hearts at Age Thirty
Ilie Nastase, a 30 year old Wimbledon favorite, draws mobs of screaming fans. Girls crowd outside courts, rush to the player entrance, and a kiss incident occurred as his French wife Dominique sat nearby. Police had to restore order after a crush on an outside court. He says the crowd is nice and jokes about letters from fans.
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Ilie Nastase
Nastase
Dominique
Speed In Action wins Reynolds Memorial in Buffalo
Speed In Action driven by Del Miller won the Reynolds Memorial in Buffalo New York in 2 02 4 finishing ahead of Kaywartha Mon Ami. Sugarbowl Hanover was third in the first heat as Haygood driven by Billy Haughton won the second heat in 2 04 0. Kaywartha Mystery Jodevin the noted 1976 trotting colt is not slated to start until July 20 in Montreal.
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Sugarbowl Hanover
Haygood
Billy Haughton
Glencoe Pride
Kaywartha Mystery
Jodevin
Charles Mayer
Bluebonnets
Montreal
Courageous Defends Cup With Narrow Newport Victory
Courageous, defending the America's Cup in 1974, defeated the Enterprise in Newport Rhode Island by 2 minutes 34 seconds on a 13 and a half mile course. Courageous led from the start, two seconds ahead at the first mark, and stretched the gap to 1:04 by the first mark before finishing cruising to victory.
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Barons sold as Fund brothers take control in Cleveland
The Cleveland Barons were officially transferred to George and Gordon Fund III of Richfield Ohio. The Fund brothers announced the purchase price at 5.3 million dollars in cash and notes, sealing the deal for the NHL team.
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Cubs rally for fifth straight win in ninth over Mets
Chicago's Larry Buttner and Bill Buckner sparked a four run ninth inning to overturn a 4-1 deficit. Ray Burris pitched complete game for the Cubs as Mets starter Pat Zachry allowed one run over seven.
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Skip Lockwood
Greg Gross
Ivan DeJesus
Larry Buttamer
John Milner
Ray Burris
Ed Kranepool
Kranepool
John Stearns
Pat Zachry
Tom Seaver
Cincinnati
Zachry
Buttner
Jerry Morales
Lockwood
Cubs
Swisher
DeJesus
Fidrych Seals Tigers Win Streak Over Indians
Jason Thompson crushed a three run triple in the eighth as Detroit beat Cleveland 6 4 to snap the Indians nine game run. Fidrych earned his fifth win and completed his sixth complete game in seven starts since coming off the disabled list with Staub and Ogilvie homer supporting the Detroit rally.
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Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
Mark Fidrych
Rusty Staub
Steve Kemp
Sid Monge
Pat Dobson
Thompson
Fidrych
the Bird
Staub
Ron LeFlore
Tito Fuentes
Ben Ogilvie
Detroit
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