Rams cling to South Seven title in Marion thriller
Mount Vernon survives a late Marion rally to win 59 to 54 and clinch the South Seven Conference championship for the first time since 1970. Scott Piper led Mount Vernon with 15 points, while Marion’s Steve Cunningham and Jeff Alexander sparked a late surge.
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Larry Bush
Iindsan
Mount Vernon Rams
Rams
Marion
Ram
Keith Law
Wildcats
Carbondale Terriers
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
West Frankfort
Terriers
Gene Watson
Steve Cunningham
Jim Alexander
Watson
Law
Scott Piper
Steve Fleming
Jeff Shaw
Fleming
Centralia
Olney
Orphans
Jim Roberts
Area Bowling Honor Roll Report Request
Area bowling honor roll items require league secretaries to mail or call by Friday noon with scratch scores from league or tournament play. Include full name, hometown, and the alley of the qualifying marks.
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Carbondale
Baseball pension plan among the more generous
The article notes baseball players and owners reached a four year pact on most issues, with the pension plan highlighted as very generous. Owners contribute 15.5 million annually, players contribute nothing, and pensions reach up to 57,888 yearly at age 65 for 20 years, with lower starts at 45 or 50, plus substantial medical and life insurance fringes. It also discusses financial strains, ownership changes, and potential arbitration in the labor dispute.
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Curt Flood
Andy
Messersmith
Charlie Finley
Bill Veeck
Oakland
Mets
White Sox
Giants
Baltimore
Huston
Texas
Seattle
Denver
Davis
Edward DeBartolo Sr
Youngstown
Ohio
Cleveland
Chicago
Lockport
Westchester
Joliet
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankee
New York City
Saad Muhammad Retains WBC Light Heavy Title In KO Finish
Saad Muhammad defended his World Boxing Council light heavyweight belt by stopping Venzell Johnson in the 11th round in Atlantic City. Johnson, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, led early with his reach and movement, but Saad Muhammad stayed patient, wore him down, and unleashed a rapid combo that floored Johnson twice before referee Tony Perez halted the bout. Saad Muhammad, 32, improves to 29-2-3 with 21 knockouts. Johnson falls to 23-2 with 15 bouts remaining.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Venzell Johnson
World Boxing Council
Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Saad Muhammad
Angelo Dundee
Anoth
Tony Perez
Atlanta
Salukis set four records in meet vs ISU and ISU
SIU Carbondale men’s gymnastics beat Illinois State and Indiana State at the Arena setting four school records and an attendance mark of 44 hundred. Randy Bettis broke the floor exercise record with 9.60 while Brian Babcock tied records on pommel horse and still rings and tied the horizontal bar mark at 9.75. SIU-C posted 268.45 team score, improving dual meet record to 8-5 as coach Bill Meade eyes NCAA bid.
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SIU C
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Salukis
Illinois State
Indiana State
Randy Bettis
Jim McFaul
Brian Babcock
Babcock
Dave Schieble
Ohio State
Penn State
Jack Laurie
Iowa State
Siu-C
Bill Meade
University of Minnesota
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Lowell Allen
Makanda
Hank James
Paul Cerniglia
Carterville
Bernie Kneale
Herrin
Jim Middleton
Ray Meadows
Zeigler
Gail Sanders
Norman Quillman
Percy
Chuck Derbigny
Joe Restivo
Jerry Glenn
Wade Wall
Paul Smith
Carboingale
Kelly Stevens
Murphysboro
Gerald Thies
Steeleville
Bob Wallace
Cambria
Bonnie Pinkerton
Dee Wilkerson
Sheila Brashear
Benton
Bettie Smith
Wilma Parker
Pat Conley
Muriel Hosch
Tom Merett
Maxine Foster
Anna
Jeanne Carnaghi
P. J. Cerniglia
Linda Colombo
Dave McComb
Sue Montgomery
Carl Knapp
Maree Collins
Jeff Muzzarelli
Bettie Taliey
Bernie Pulley
Mike Baggett
Barb Gantenbern
Rosemary Burney
Lynn Naumann
Steve Norris
Mary Reynolds
Jay Batson
Shirley Tomkins
Gary McComb
Doris Cash
Zeigier
Kaye Miller
Judy Manning
Pat Morgan
Dee Killman
Mary Lindsey
Joyce Rentfro
Cheryl Jobe
Mary Alice Ohms
Winona Edmiston
Joyce Cato
Janice
Baseball
Merle Jones
The
Southern Illinoisan
Kent Joseph
Theoenix
Moon Valley High School
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Bettis
SIUC
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Jim Muenz
Bob Barut
Herb Voss
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