Pirates Struggle as Five-Game skid hits Virdon led club
Pittsburgh faced a 6-1 loss to Atlanta as Bill Virdon warned the club to snap its five-game slide. The Pirates, 5-8, saw starters fail to last a full game and a closed-door meeting followed. Other NL results included Cubs over Reds 6-4 and Dodgers blanking Mets 7-0.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirate
Bill Virdon
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Virdon
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Billy Williams
Fanzone
Rick Monday
Williams
Ron Santo
Doug Rader
Houston
Rader
Petty holds Virginia 500 win for seventh time
Richard Petty captured the 17th Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Bobby Allison in a race watched by 29,500 fans. Petty trailed early, then used a waiting game to reclaim the lead as Allison incurred penalties and lost a lap, securing NASCAR's series win record.
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Bloys Britt
Associated Press
Martinsville
Richard Petty
Martinsville Speedway
Chevrolet
Petty
Bobby Allison
Hueytown
Ala
Allison
Tion
Nascar
Plymouth
Bobby Isaac
David Pearson
Three Cards sign as gridders
Thirty three NFL players, including Bart Starr and Ray Nitschke of Green Bay, became free agents at midnight Sunday. Some signed with new clubs, while others remained unsigned amid wage price freeze tensions. Minnesota led unsigned players with seven, as St Louis and Chicago also added and pursued several veterans.
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Associated Press
National Football League
Bart Starr
MacArthur Lane
Ray Nitschke
Green Bay
Bill Munson
Detroit
Dick Gordon
Chicago
Clint Jones
Gene Washington
Minnesota
NFL
Donny Anderson
Roy Shivers
Gary Cuozzo
St. Louis
Alvin Reed
Houston
Bill Kilmer
Washington
Cardinals
Joe O’donnell
Mike McGill
Rolf Krueger
George Halas Jr
Jimmy Gunn
California
Halas
Bears
Gordon
Jack Concannon
George Seals
Casper Grabs Early Lead At Nelson Classic After Strong Third Round
Billy Casper, after a 69, takes a one stroke lead at 202 for eight under par at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic on Preston Trail. Wilf Homennik drops from the lead after a triple bogey on 17 amid a rain-delayed event.
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Billy Casper
Casper
Preston Trail Golf Club
Wilf Homennik
Bruins beat Rangers 6-5 to take 1-0 lead in series
Derek Sanderson and Ken Hodge sparked Boston with two short handed goals as the Bruins built a 5-1 lead. New York stormed back to tie 5-5 before Ace Bailey scored the winner at 17:44. Hodge notched a playoff hat trick with two goals in the first period.
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Houston
Astros
Rader
Bob Watson
Cardinals
Lou Brock
Don Wilson
St. Louis
Bill Russell
Don Sutton
Los Angeles
New York
Sutton
Ken Singleton
Mike Jorgensen
Montreal
San Francisco
Bobby Bonds
Denny Doyle
Barry Lersch
Philadelphia
San Diego
Billie Champion
Boston
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Bruins
Derek Sanderson
Ken Hodge
Rangers
Ace Bailey
Brad Park
Ed Giacomin
Emile Francis
Hodge
Ali Chuvalo title fight set in Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
Muhammad Ali favored in a 12 round bout against George Chuvalo at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver B C. Ring size changed to 18 feet after initial 16 by 16 foot setup and eight ounce gloves chosen for the fight. Ali guaranteed 200000 dollars to Chuvalo 65000.
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Muhammad Ali
George Chuvalo
Ali
Angelo Dundee
Vancouver Athletic Commission
Chuvalo
Irving Ungerman
Pacific Coliseum
Chauvalo
Chavalo
Joe Frazier
Mac Foster
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Japan
Jerry Quarry
Foster
Vernon McIntosh
Miami
Fla
Charlie James
Canada
United States
Tourney at Murphy yields mixed results in prep baseball
Murphysboro hs hosts a daylong prep baseball tourney with Du Quoin, Carbondale, and Murphysboro in South Seven action. Du Quoin defeated Carbondale 15 4 to win the title, while Carbondale beat Murphysboro 5 4 for third. Allen Martin, Steve Toler and Tom Brooks fueled Murphysboro in the win over Herrin. In Harrisburg invitational, Marion pitcher Shoot outdueled Steve Hertline and saved an 8 7 win over Carmi to claim the title with a 7 5 mark.
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Dennis Harmon
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Indians
Herrin
Carbondale
Harmon
Allen Martin
Steve Toler
Tom Brooks
Brooks
Shoot
Marion John
Steve Hertline
Harrisburg
Carmi
Wildcats
Mt. Vernon
Harriel
Marion
Weeklong prep sports calendar with multiple events
The list outlines baseball, golf, and track fixtures for Benton, Carbon Dale, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, West Frankfort, Harrisburg, Marion, Herrin, Anna Jonesboro, Du Quoin, Trico, Murphysboro, Sparta, Nashville, Johnston City, Metropolis, Eldorado, Goreville, Shawnee, Cairo, Shawnee, Carrier Mills, Crab Orchard, Joppa, Vienna, Cobden, Brookport, Me Ridian, Cape Girardeau, Eldorado, and rival venues. It covers today through Friday with locations and matchups including SIU Evansville, Carbondale, Pinckneyville, Belleville East, Cape Girardeau, and league-wide events culminating in the Southwest Egyptian Conference meet at Pinckneyville and the Seven Conference Tournament at Herrin.
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Benton
Carbondale
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
West Frankfort
Harrisburg
Marion
Herrin
Anna Jonesboro
du Quoin
Trico
Chester
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Sparta
Nashville
Johnston City
Century
Metropolis
Eldorado
Goreville
Dongola
Cairo
Shawnee
Carrier Mills
Crab Orchard
Waterloo
Salem
Belleville
Triad
Evansville
Siu
Joppa
Anna-Jonesboro
Steeleville
Carterville
Vienna
Gorham
Elverado
Cobden
Brookport
Ga Meridian
M. Golf
Carmi
Anna -Jonesboro
Mid-South
Christopher
Williamson County
Okanville
Anna - Jonesboro
Elvorado
Red Bud
Eee Eldorado
Benson
Cape
Anna- Jonesboro
Egyptian
McLeansboro
Marissa
Okawville
Illinois State
Tamaroa
Lone Oak
Saluki trap team takes third at national intercollegiate tourney
SIU Saluki Trap Club, formed weeks earlier, placed third in the American Trap division at the National Intercollegiate Trap and Skeet Tournament in Missouri. The team scored 947 of 1,000 targets from the 16 yard line, edging editions from Air Force Academy and West Point. Edinboro College won with 955, Missouri 954, while SIU received funds from local businessmen totaling about 750 dollars for travel and entry costs.
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Missouri
Air Force Academy
West Point
Edinboro College
University of Missouri
Southern Illinois University
SIU
New Carbondale
John McKown
Carterville
Kevin Merkel
Mike Chlapaty
Paul Skelcher
Fred Roetker
Gary McGrath
Rick Lucente
Brian Wrage
Tom Summers
Jim Swayze
Vance Schmid
Dennis Taylor
University of Wisconsin
McKown
SIU Saluki
Lakers Top Knicks 106 92 Behind Chamberlains 23 Points
Wilt Chamberlain scored 23 and grabbed 24 rebounds as the Lakers beat the Knicks 106 92 at the Forum. Dave DeBusschere sprained a right side muscle and his status for Wednesday night loomed as a key factor in the series.
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Los Angeles
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
New York Knicks
Forum
Chamberlain
Lakers
New York
Madison Square Garden
NBA
Dave DeBusschere
Knicks
DeBusschere
Dave
Red Holzman
Bill Sharman
Jerry Lucas
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Cumberland
Roberts
Blass
Fryman
Osteen
Chi Houston
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RBI
Brock
Sizemore
M. Alou
Torre
Hague
J. Cruz
McNertney
Crosby
Gibson
Cloninger
Fiore
Higgins
Clendenon
Dsabowsky
Grzenda
Melendez
Metzger
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L. May
Watson
Helms
Edwards
D. Wilson
J. Rayp
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Cedeno
SF — Watson
SO Gibson
Drabowskya
D. Bestaser
Oer J. Rayson
J. Ray i
Bob Green
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Winnipeg
Homeruik
Preston Trail Club
Rodriguez
Schlee
Bruce Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Dwight Nevil
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
del Taylor
Tom Johnson
Sanderson
Muhammad
Vancouver, B.C
Frazier
W. F. Merchants
Carterville Lions
Frankfort
Mt. Vernon Ramnar
Carterville Coca- Cola
W. Frankfort
W. P. Hammers
L. P. Howard
Bray
W. P. Gunner
L. P. Craig
Murphy
Favreau
Hayden
Nolen
Korando
Calandro
Cramer
Salina
Russell
Pribble
Ward
Shoot and Jones
Hertline and Cottom
Allen
Perschbacher
Jones
Tomilson
Smith
Minor
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B. Smith
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John Logan
Rend Lake
Kansas
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