Sugar Ray Hearns win sets stage for September unification
The Astro Dome card saw Thomas Hearns stop Pablo Baez in the fourth round to defend the WBA welterweight title while Sugar Ray Leonard outlasted Ayub Kalule to win the WBA junior middleweight belt. Their looming Sept 16 Las Vegas welterweight unification promises a high-stakes, grudge atmosphere as Hearns taunted Leonard and both vie for supremacy.
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Houston
Thomas Hearns
Sugar Ray Leonard
Astrodome
Hearns
Pablo Baez
World Boxing Association
Leonard
World Boxing Council
Ayub Kalule
WBA
Las Vegas
Roberto
Baez
Kalule
Kenneth Morita
Denmark
Sugar Ray
Carlos Berrocal
Berrocal
Henry Armstrong
Wilfred Benitez
Marvin Hagler
Pipina Cuevas
Jorgen Hansen
Cuevas
Hansen
Doerrer Named Sporting News All American Baseball Star
Bobby Doerrer SIUC four year starter at second base and shortstop earns Sporting News All American honors as a second baseman. Sixth round Expos pick. he hits .321 with 37 runs and 25 RBIs last season while leading in stolen bases. Coach Itchy Jones lauds his education and athletic value.
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Mike Chamness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bobby Doerrer
Sporting News
Doerrer
SIUC
Salukis
Expos
West Palm Beach
Fla
Saluki
Itchy Jones
Bobby
Jones
Richton Park
Rich South High School
Vukovich
Philadelphia Phillies
Dave Stieb
Toronto Bluejays
University of Miami
Ron Fraser
Wichita State
Joe Carter
Phil Stephenson
San Diego State
Bobby Meacham
St. Louis Cardinals
Halstead stops Coal Belt streak with sharp slider
Jerry Halstead pitched Herrin to an 8-3 win over West Frankfort, scattering four hits and fanning 11 over eight strong innings. West Frankfort’s loss ends a nine-game skid in which Halstead also manned the plate and faced tough SIUC competition. Jack McCormick and Dean Cripps homered for Herrin, while Mike Samples added an RBI and the younger McCormick collected three hits and three steals. Herrin sits 3-1 in the North Division at 8-5 overall. West Frankfort remains top of the Coal Belt despite the defeat with 8-1 overall and a 4-1 division mark.
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Alan Fredman
Carterville
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Halstead
Salukis
SIUC
Massachusetts
Jim Renik
West Frankfort
Renik
Herrin
Mike Samples
Samples
Dean Cripps
Frankfort
Doug Dorris
Merv Raasch
Jack McCormick
Homer
Cripps
RBI
McCormick
Jack Jr
Saluki
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg
Marion
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Tommy Hearns
Montreal Expos
Bill Clark
Danny Thomas
Milwaukee Brewers
George
Meacham
Tim Pyznarski
Eastern Illinois
Frank Castro
Miami
Neal Heaton
Mike Moore
Oral Roberts
Moore
Seattle
Dave Leeper
Southern Cal
Kevin McReynolds
Arkansas
Jeff Ledbetter
Florida State
Southern Illinois
Jerry Halstead
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