Regional track meet set for Tuesday at Bleyer Field Carbondale
Area grade school regional track will be held Tuesday at Bleyer Field Carbondale starting 1 PM. Winners from Region Two district meet advance, including seventh and eighth grade relay teams and individual event champs from Unity Point St. Marys Prairie du Rocher and other area schools.
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Bleyer
Carbondale
Unity Point
Bleyer Field
Rednour
Spencer
Hall
Louis
Pdr
Risley
Til
Ammon
Mar
Cooper
Dooley
Glen
Johnson
Marissa
Elvorado
Evansville
Crampton Opens Narrowly Extended Lead at Houston Open
Bruce Crampton forged a four stroke edge at 11 under par 205 after a miracle par at the 17th hole at Quail Valley Golf Club. Lanny Wadkins stood two behind with 69 to 209, while Dave Stockton and amateurs Ben Crenshaw and Leonard Thompson trailed.
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Bruce Crampton
Quail Valley Golf Club
Lanny Wadkins
Wadkins
Crampton
Dave Stockton
Ben Crenshaw
Leonard Thompson
Thompson
Crenshaw
University of Texas
Ford Wins North South Amateur in Pinehurst Marathon
Mike Ford of Rollins College beats Bill Harvey 1 up after 38 holes to claim the North South Amateur title in a record equalling marathon. The final required two extra holes, matching the 1935 distance record set by George Dunlap and Johnny Johnson.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Mike Ford
Bill Harvey
George Dunlap
Johnny Johnson
Ford
Rollins College
Yonkers
N.Y
Harvey
Jamestown
Pinehurst Country Club
Aaron Hits 8th HR As Braves Blank Phillies 7-0
Hank Aaron opened scoring with his eighth homer of the season for the Atlanta Braves, who routed the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 behind Carl Morton seven-hitter. Aaron tied for league lead with 681st career homer, trailing Babe Ruth by 33, as Dick Dietz and Dusty Baker provided key run support.
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Philadelphia
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Carl Morton
Aaron
Babe Ruth
Atlanta
Morton
Dusty Baker
Angels Dominate Orioles 3-1 Behind Singer Two-Hitter
California Angels blank Baltimore 3-1 as Bill Singer pitched a two hitter to improve to 5-1 with eight strikeouts. Bob Oliver drove in two runs including a fourth inning homer, while Sandy Alomar added an RBI single. Orioles' Mike Cuellar took the loss, giving up Oliver's homer and a run in the sixth.
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Baltimore
Bob Oliver
Bill Singer
California Angels
Baltimore Orioles
Oliver
Singer
Angels
Mike Cuellar
Sandy Alomar
Orioles
Chambliss Star Lifts Indians Past A's in See-Saw Six-Three Win
Chris Chambliss delivered a two run homer in the second and a two run double in the eighth to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 6 3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Pinch hitter John Ellis opened the eighth inning rally with a two out walk off Darold Knowles before Chambliss drove in the tying and go ahead runs. Ray Fosse sparked a sixth inning rally for Oakland with a two run triple after they had trailed 4 3. The Indians answered with two in the fifth highlighted by walks, an infield hit by Leo Cardenas, a hit batsman and Jack Brohamer's squeeze bunt.
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Cleveland
Chris Chambliss
Cleveland Indians
Oakland A
John Ellis
Darold Knowles
Dave Duncan
Chambliss
A’s
Ray Fosse
Ray Lamb
Bill North
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Indians
Leo Cardenas
Jack Brohamer
Feuerbach breaks world shot put record in San Jose meet
Al Feuerbach, 25, Olympic veteran, shattered the world shot put mark with a 71 feet 7 inch throw at the San Jose Invitational. He surpassed Randy Matson's five year old record of 71 feet 5 4 inches and averaged over 70 feet across six attempts.
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San Jose
Calif
al Feuerbach
U.S
Randy Matson
Leverkusen
Germany
Klaus Wolfermann
West Germany
Stockholm
Russia
Jan Lusis
Wolferman
Collins Signs Million Dollar NBA Contract in Philadelphia
No. 1 draft pick Doug Collins signs a multi year million dollar deal with the Philadelphia 18ers. Collins starred at Illinois State after Benton High under coach Rich Herrin.
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Benton
Doug Collins
Philadelphia
18Ers
Collins
Basketball Association
Illinois State
Benton High
Rich Herrin
Benton Rangers defend McLeansboro Invitational crown
Benton swept to the McLeansboro Invitational title defeating 17 schools Friday. The Rangers totaled 74.2 points, led a clear margin over Du Quoin 45 and Carmi 34 as other teams such as Metropolis 26 and McLeansboro 17 trailed in the standings.
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Benton
McLeansboro
Rangers
du Quoin
Carmi
Metropolis
Augustana repeats in CCIW track title at home meet
Augustana defended its College Conference of Illinois Wisconsin title scoring 81 points to 60 for Carthage with Enyo DeWith winning the 440 and long jump. Wheaton star Greg Garsuch led points with wins in hurdles and top finishes. North Park and Carroll set records as three marks fell including Wall’s 220 and Orrel’s shot put record.
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Augustana
Enyo DeWith
Illinois
Wisconsin
Carthage
North Central
Wheaton
Carroll
Millikin
Illinois Wesleyan
North Park
Elmhurst
DeWith
Greg Garsuch
Garsuch
Larry Swanson
Dan Pattrick
Wesleyan
Metropolis
de Wayne Wall
Trico
Alan Deppe
Wall
Orrel
Edwards County
Dick Pyle
du Quoin
Dave Hurley
Benton
Pyle
Hurley
A. Rice
Zinzillitti
G. Lee
MclIntire
Donohue Eyes Indy Repeat Tie for Fifth Dual Title Attempt
Mark Donohue, 36, of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, aims for a second straight Indianapolis 500 victory, hoping to become the fifth repeat champ in the 57-year history of the race. He says the prestige and recognition from winning the Indy 500 transformed his life.
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Indianapolis
Mark Donohue
Donahue
Newtown Square
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Eastern Illinois, SIU split doubleheader with Western Illinois
Eastern Illinois University split a Tuesday 1 p.m. Abe Martin Field double-header with Southern Illinois University in a Saturday at SIU, losing 5-2 after a 3-1 opener. Western Illinois had earlier beaten Illinois State twice, 8-6 and 5-4, in a three-game weekend sweep of the Salukis. SIU hosted a state women’s golf tournament at Crab Orchard finishing first with a 346 score.
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Eastern Illinois University
Abe Martin
SIU
Western Illinois University
Eastern
Western
Illinois State
Salukis
Southern Illinois University
Crab Orchard
Illinois
Marcia Lietz
Terry Merickel
Sandy Blaha
Cathy Monroe
Karen Youngren
Jones Easton win at Williamson County Speedway opener
Bobby Jones of Danville and Gary Easton of Murphysboro won opening night features at the Williamson County Speedway near Marion. Easton led fastest coupe qualifying while Jones topped the super sprints. Cockrum and Davis won heats in other classes.
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Bobby Jones
Danville
Gary Easton
Murphysboro
Williamson County Speedway
Marion
Cliff Cockrum
Benton
Danny Davis
Easton
Jones
Jim Eaves
Lick Creek
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Dickerson
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Houston
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Dick Dietz
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Augie
Bloomington, Ill
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Smith
Summers
CAPRI
South Tenth St
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
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Indy
Cornell Smith
Creighton Omaha
Neb
Creighton University
Eddie Sutton
Mt. Carmel
Chicago Catholic League
All Stars
Chicago Public School League
EIU
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Thomasville
Harold A
Babe” White
White
New York
Archbold Memorial Hospital
University of Wisconsin
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Boston
Willie Davis
Henry Matthews
New England Patriots
Yadro Auto Parts
East Main St
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Frankfort
Daily Sun
Mon
John Yadro
Miller
Chuck Amati
Gene Henson
Paris
Jerry Wiggs
Larry Goad
Ind
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Richard Poe
Hooker
Memphis
Tenn
Johns
Russ Racine
Henson
Amati
Richard Rogers
Anna
John Powell
Fairfield
Bill Millikan
Shawneetown
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John Kemp
Belle
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