Salukis open 1978 baseball season in Florida
Southern Illinois University Carbondale starts the 1978 season tonight at Miami with head coach Richard Itchy Jones leading 11 lettermen from a 41-12 squad that finished third in the College World Series. Key pitchers Keeton Waldrop Knezevich Simond head a deep staff plus freshmen recruits Peterson Evans Schroeck. The lineup features Robinson Curry Hanson DeSimone Stieb Robinson Lyons Stieb Paul Ondo Adduci. The Salukis face Miami, Massachusetts, West Chester and Missouri on their Florida trip before a March 27 home doubleheader with Missouri.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
University of Miami
Richard “‘Itchy” Jones
Rick Keeton
Dave Stieb
Steve
Soph
Kevin House
Joph Paul Ondo
Salukis
Jim Adduci
Miami
University of Massachusetts
West Chester State
Florida
Missouri
Abe Martin Field
Salukis scatter in all directions during Easter break
Southern Illinois University sports teams split for post season and spring training over the Easter break. Baseball heads to Florida for eight games before a March 27 home opener. track competes in Louisiana and then Florida. gymnasts seek a 16th NCAA finals appearance at Terre Haute. tennis faces LSU with top doubles pair Lubner and Kennerley. swimming targets top 10 at NCAA finals in Long Beach. golf starts spring workouts in Florida. football begins outdoor practice April 3. basketball recruiting continues ahead of national letters of intent on April 12.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan Southern
Illinois University-Carbondale
Maryland
Dick LeFevre
Louisiana State
Baton Rouge
Jeff Lubner
Neville Kennerley
Bob Steele
Long Beach
Calif
Steele
Rick Theobald
Bill Cashmore
Garry Mastey
Jim Barrett
Florida
Rey Dempsey
Dempsey
Paul Lambert
Nicklaus Alters Schedule for Tournament Players Championship
On schedule in Jacksonville Florida AP Nicklaus adjusts focus from Masters to the Tournament Players Championship calling it the regular tour’s most significant event. He sits in a seven-man lead pack after a birdie on the final hole in round one of the $342000 event.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Augusta
Nicklaus
Nicklaus Seeks Early Season Improvement After Sawgrass Round
Nicklaus struggled in wind and rain at Sawgrass, carding a subpar 71 to share the lead with Crenshaw Gilbert Schroeder Regalado Groh Wadkins. Weiskopf Hayes Palmer Palmer? Wait.
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Nicklaus
Ben Crenshaw
Gibby Gilbert
John Schroeder
Victor Regalado
Gary Groh
Bobby Wadkins
Lanny Wadkins
Lou Graham
Larry Nelson
Joe Inman
Artie McNickle
Tom Weiskopf
Mark Hayes
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Hale Irwin
Tom Watson
Jerry Pate
Hubert Green
Ray Floyd
Johnny Miller
Davis Cup spotlight in Nashville amid protests
South African and U S tennis players prepared for a Davis Cup clash in Vanderbilt Gym as protest groups promised demonstrations over apartheid. Vitas Gerulaitis faces Bernie Mitton and Harold Solomon meets Byron Bertram while security and ticket sales cap the event. The winner will face Argentina or Chile later this month in the North American Zone final.
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Nashville, Tenn
U.S
Vitas Gerulaitis
Bernie Mitton
Har
Old Solomon
Byron Bertram
Vanderbilt University
Joe Davis
Southwest Egyptian Conference names junior high all conference teams
The Junior Southwest Egyptian Conference coaches announced first and second all conference teams. First team includes Kerry Jaskewicz Pinckneyville, Jerry Stanowski Nashville, Wade Mydler Du Quoin, Ernest Bryant Murphysboro, Bruce Menke Sparta. Second team features Gary Bankhead Murphysboro, J R Johnston, Brent Klindworth, Tim Yankey Chester, Kent Martin Murphysboro. Conference members are Du Quoin Sparta Murphysboro Pinckneyville Nashville and Chester schools.
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Kerry Jraskewicz
Pinckneyville
Jerry Stanowski
Nashville
Wade Mydler
du Quoin
Ernest Bryant
Murphysboro
Bruce Menke
Sparta
Gary Bankhead
J.R. Johnston
Brent Klindworth
Tim Yankey
Chester
Kent Martin
Illinois boat renewal drive urges re registration now
About half of Illinois watercraft face renewal by June 30 as the Department of Conservation reports 120000 notices sent in January and 40000 renewals. All propelled boats and sailboats 12 feet plus require registration with a $4 two year fee and fines from $10 to $100 for unregistered craft. The amended act effective Jan 1 bans any motor powered boat for passengers under 10 years old.
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Art Reid
Illinois
Illinois Department of Conservation
DOC
General Assembly
Illinois boating law expands age rules for young operators
The revised law allows children ages 10 and 11 to operate motor powered boats when accompanied by an adult. Ages 12 to 17 may operate boats of any size without supervision if they complete an eight hour state sanctioned boating safety course and hold a certified pass from the Department of Conservation. The DOC will certify instructors from Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, U S Power Squadron and Red Cross to teach the course. The DOC also issues a Digest of Fishing Regulations outlining rules, licenses, limits, and fish sizes. Copies are available by writing the Department of Conservation, Division of Fisheries, Springfield.
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Department of Conservation
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Auxiliary
U.S. Power Squadron
Red Cross
Baseball Softball Registration Notice
Registration for summer baseball and softball is set for Saturday March 18 and 25, 1978 at City National Bank in Murphysboro from 10 00 am to 4 00 pm. The fee is seven dollars.
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City National Bank
Murphysboro
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