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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1978

Page

14

Unser to Buy Second Race Car After Schaefer 500 Victory

Al Unser earned nearly 380000 from victories in the Indianapolis 500 and the Schaefer 500 in Mount Pocono Pennsylvania. He notes that Eric Broadley builds the Lola customer cars and that even with the windfall he still needs another car to keep up with the demanding schedule. Unser recounts wrecks at Texas World Speedway and Mosport Ontario that strained his crew and delayed preparation for Milwaukee.

Mount Pocono al Unser Schaefer Eric Broadley Unser Texas Mosport Texas World Speedway Indianapolis Ontario Milwaukee

Bosox and Mariners win in contrasting styles

The Red Sox maintained dominance at Fenway, improving to 33-6 there and extending their lead in the AL East with a 11th win for Mike Torrez. Meanwhile Seattle overcome seven errors to beat Milwaukee 10-8, marking their sixth win in seven games as they climb from a low AL West position. The day also featured Texas 7 0 over California, Oakland 6 3 over Kansas City, New York 4 2 over Detroit, Minnesota sweeping Chicago 8-5 and 9-6, and Toronto 2 1 over Cleveland in the opener with Cleveland winning the nightcap 3 2.

Associated Press Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Seattle Mariners Red Sox Seattle Mariners Milwaukee Brewers Craig Reynolds Larry Milbourne Bill Stein Dan Meyer Brewers Bill Travers Yankees Boston Baltimore Orioles Mike Torrez Texas California Oakland Kansas City New York Detroit Minnesota Chicago Toronto Cleveland Baltimore Flanagan Underwood Billingham Hope Eckersley Messersmith Gale Tanana Scrum Milwaukee Sorensen Barrios Mitchell Troit West Texas Osaki

Suspended game to complete as St Louis at Pittsburgh

Baseball scoreboard item lists Urrea and Denny for St Louis at Pittsburgh with Robinson and Rooker for Pittsburgh. Other games and schedules include Dodgers at Braves, Phillies at Expos, Reds at Astros, Giants at Padres, and Monday and Tuesday AMERICAN LEGION results across Murphysboro, Anna, Cobden, Carbondale, Herrin, Marion, Dongola, and Monclair League play with multiple doubleheaders and home runs noted.

St.Louis Urrea Denny Pittsburgh Robinson Rooker Los Angeles Rhoden Atlanta American Legion Murphysboro Anna Parker Holhubner Hana Baker Blume Presley Maloney Carlock Philadelphia Chicago Montreal New York West San Francisco Cincinnati San Diego Houston St. Louis San Francisco Jay’s Bruhert Burris

Mills 9 Altamont 0 in slow-pitch softball clash

Mills scored nine runs to Altamont zero as Fretcher, Rath, and Brown powered a Mills rally. Altamont struggled with pitching and defense while Gee and Fletcher contributed key plays. Mills improves to 24-16 before next game at Zeigler.

Ati Ssgore Altamont

Canadian Open Golf results and IGA Scramble scores

Bruce Lietzke led the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey in Oakville with a $50,000-winning score of 83. Pat McGowan and Ben Crenshaw divided $28,500 and $14,750 respectively, while Arnold Palmer and Ray Floyd shared similar payouts among top finishers. Sunday IGA Scramble results from Marissa list Championship and class standings with multiple two-person teams and exact scores.

Oakville Ont Glen Abbey Golf Club Bruce Lietzke Pat McGowan Ben Crenshaw Lee Trevino Mike McCullough George Burns Ray Floyd John Schroeder Jeff Hewes Marissa Blewett-Rohlifing McGrew- Wilson Sanderson-Loughey Ortman-Wahl Oyler-Oyler Oyler-Benedict Williams-Williams Derwort-Groff Hessler-Zak Robinson-Robinson Norton-Norton Beftino-Jetton Fuhrhop-Svanda Winneman- Volmer Altadonna-Parker Stewart-Walkington Becker- Sutterer

Koeneman Bixby win inaugural IGA Scramble by one stroke

Koeneman of Chester and Bixby of Sparta shot 64 63 127 to win the first IGA Scramble at Marissa Rec Association. Their 7 under par edged three second-place teams by four strokes in a 56-team field. class results list multiple pairings from Belleville Sparta Marissa and Nashville with totals from 131 to 152.

Bill Koeneman Chester Don Bixby Sparta Marissa Recreational Association Golf Club Koeneman-Bixby Kent Bloom Clay Teeman Dave Larry Shanahan Belleville Gary Benedict Jim Watt Jr Marissa Southern Illinois Golf Association Paul Smith Lee Agne

Grimm tops Korando in I-57 Super Pro bracket

Larry Grimm of West Frankfort won the Super-Pro bracket at the I-57 Drag Strip near West Frankfort, defeating Pat Korando of Chester. Red Sanders of Royalton finished third and Van Hubbell of Salem took fourth. Don Prusaczyk edged Terry Podschweit for Pro bracket first place, reversing last week’s results. Trophy bracket crowned Junior Martz of Sturgis Ky with Larry Cruise of Dongola second. Racing resumes Saturday with a $1600 Super-Pro runoff and a double-point meet.

Larry Grimm West Frankfort Pat Korando Chester Red Sanders Royalton van Hubbell Salem Don Prusaczyk Terry Podschweit Earl Rogers Thompsonville Ken Frecker Breese Junior Martz Sturgis Ky Larry Cruise Dongola

Mills shuts out Altamont in twin bill softball

Mills pitcher Dave Blumenstock threw a no hitter and allowed four strikeouts in a 9-0 win. Ronnie Blumenstock hit a first inning grand slam as Mills scored four runs early. In game two Terry Clark pitched a one-hitter with three strikeouts in an 8-0 victory. Altamont hosts the Class A fast-pitch state tournament in August.

Altamont de Soto Mills Dave Blumenstock Blumenstock Ronnie Terry Clark

Giacone repeats in Jansco tourney at Stardust Golf

Larry Giacone of Benton shot 5-under 139 to win the eighth George Jansco Stardust Memorial Golf Tournament at Stardust Golf Course near Johnston City, finishing 36 holes with par, the only golfer under par. Randy Lewis Sr. and Marty Kelly followed, with several regional players taking flight honors and a seniors division won by Gene Irvin.

Larry Giacone Benton Stardust Johnston City Giacone Keeneman Insurance Chester Randy Lewis Sr

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