Crab Orchard April Bass Championship Draws 53 Teams
Fifty three bass fishing teams have entered for the Southern Illinois Bass Fishing Team Championship at Crab Orchard Lake April 27-28. Co directors Bill Harkins and Loren Taylor note the event is open to male Illinois residents and will award a $2,120 purse with 60 30 and 20 percent shares to first second and third place teams.
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Art Reia
Crab Orchard Lake
Ilinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Marion
Hertin
Carterville
Royalton
Chester
Steelville
Champaign
Urbana
Danville
Decatur
Effingham
Monticello
Chicago
Southern Illinois
Sug
Crab Orchard
Bill Harkins
Loren Taylor
Harkins
East End
Taylor
Tha
Pirates Cove
Playport Boat Dock
SIU Opens Spring Drills As 24 Lettermen Return
SIU football coach Dick Towers begins spring practice on the Southern Illinois University campus with 24 lettermen and 21 transfers. The Salukis aim to blend veterans from last year’s 4-7 team with new players, targeting a first winning season in seven years. Practice runs five days a week through May 4, with an intra-squad game set for the final period.
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Larry Odell
Southern Miinoisan Southern Iinois University
Dick Fowers
STU
SIU
Towers
Salukis
Bill Hobs
Bobby Roberts
Ken Doyen
Bill Buzzard
Charles Gort
Joe Bunge
Ed Edelman
Doug Hollinger
John Quillen
Hollinger
Quillen
Jim Malone
Mike Barry
Rich Joyce
Bob Hult
Bob Hudspeth
Terry Cotham
Joe Ringsdorf
Steve Duncan
Herb Madison
Bill Granger
Rich Stevens
Bob Sever
John Vaughn
Kirk Elliott
Bob Mougey
Tim Knelst
Hudspeth
Bob
Du Quoin Star Crews to Play Basketball at Illinois
Du Quoin 6-7 star Alan Crews announced in Champaign on Saturday he will enroll at the University of Illinois next year on a basketball scholarship. The 6-7 senior, leader of the Indians for three seasons, chose Illinois over SIU after considering both schools. Crews scored 2,183 career points, leading Du Quoin to strong seasons. he also set a shot put record in track. Illinois coach Tory Schmidt praised his versatility and passing, noting he could play guard in some setups. Bobby Brown, UI freshman coach, called Crews a blue chip recruit who will bolster next year’s class. Crews plans to major later, focusing on track this spring while preparing for college basketball.
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Alan Crews
du Quoin
University of Illinois
Larry Odell
Southern
Hartman
Schmidt
Wincis
Crews
Danville Schlarman
Greg Davis
Tom Parker
Collinsville
Bob Rivisto
Aurora Hast
Alan
Ilinois
Tory Schmidt
Highland
Sparta
Bobby Brown
West Frankfort
Illinois
Brown
Fosse Sent to Portland as Indians Explore Catcher Depth
Ray Fosse, a 20 year old catching prospect, is sent to Portland of the AAA Pacific Coast League by the Cleveland Indians. With Joe Azcué, Duke Sims and Ken Suarez ahead, a trade or return to the majors may come via possible movement of veterans. Fosse’s spring time play was limited, but he did appear in a controversial spring game against the Cubs March 23 as a test of new spitball rules. Manager Lee Durocher staged the test by having Jim Ellis wet his fingers four times to prompt an intentional pass, yielding a Cleveland win when Fosse followed with a single to center. Also noted: Harold Harper’s son Bobby Joe Mason, last seen as a Globetrotter bound for Centralia, and local anniversaries, tickets, and prep sports mentions including Jim Hart’s upcoming talk at Christopher.
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Tim Kelley
Parola
Tony Parola
Jim Grabowski
Illinois
Roger Kuba
Tim Wirth
Ilinois
Towers
Hillsboro
SIU
Hill Williams
Charles Pemberton
An Parola
Wirth
Kuba
Fred Howard
Arizona
al Totter
Jerry Reid
Jack Rushing
Dale Dickhut
Mark ‘Colvis
Chester
Herrin
Chip Marlow
Doug Hollinger
Bill Buzard
Ray Fosse
Marion
Portland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Joe Azcué
Duke Sims
Ken Saurez
Fosse
Cubs
Cub
Lee Durocher
Durocher
Max Alvis
Jim Ellis
Alvis
Geiger heads toward Tulsa as player coach with Cardinals
Gary Geiger, after ten years in the majors and a career hampered by injuries and illness, heads to Tulsa’s triple A squad as a player coach. He recalls a brief peak with the Red Sox in 1959 and 1962, but chronic ulcers and broken bones derailed his progress. He aims to stay with the Cardinals organization, possibly as minor league manager or coach, with an eye toward future expansion openings.
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Geiger
Atlanta Braves
Enterfield
Atlanta
St. Louis Cardinals
Tulsa
Cardinals
Triple A
Cardinal
Gary Geiger
Birthday Week Highlights Area Baseball Prospects
The region celebrates three notable major league prospects. Bob Taylor turns 24 on Wednesday after a $119,000 Braves bonus years ago and now plays for the California Angels. Gary Geiger, 31, from Sand Ridge Jackson County, battles health issues and is attempting a Cardinals roster spot after release by the Braves. Ray Fosse, 21, born in Marion, will turn Thursday. he earned about $50,000 to sign with the Indians and begins with Portland in the Pacific Coast League.
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Bob Taylor
Metropols
Milwaukee Braves
California Angels
Gary Geiger
Sand Ridge
Jackson County
Geiger
Atlanta Braves
Cardinal
Ray Fosse
Marion
Cleveland Indians
Portland
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Arch Mehrhoff
John Yates
Yates
East Carolina
McKay
LSU
Jim
Drake
Barclay Aven
Frank Gilcrest
Tom Wist
Barry Stine
Stine
Dick Towers
Grews
Indians
Sparty
Bobby Joe Mason
Centralia
Harlem Globetrotters
Splinter
Bradley
Trotter
Ralph
Judy Davison
Bill
Germany
Vietnam
Bob Jeralds
Pete Bondioli
Harry Stewart
Jin Hart
Grid Cardinals
Te High School
Hart
Christopher
Dave Harris
Jim Battle
Pro Grad Cardinals
Battle
Cleveland Browns
New Orleans Saints
St. Louis Blues
Lon Eubanks
Lindsay-Schaub
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lady Luck
St. Louis
Boston
Red Sox
Sox
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