Pinckneyville and Harrisburg defer hiring basketball coaches
Pinckneyville names Don Stanton new principal to replace retiring Harley Quillman and defers hiring a basketball coach to let Stanton participate in the process. Harrisburg screens finalists and will hire next week. Gene Haile is not among the candidates. Sam Ulrich is favored for the basketball post if salary terms are agreed.
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Pinckneyville
Harrisburg
Don Stanton
LaSalle-Peru
Harley Quillman
Stanton
Sam Ulrich
Gene Haile
Harrisburg Post
Pitchers Keep Control as Early MLB Season Shifts
Major league baseball opens with strong pitching as shutouts persist through 25 games per team. Cardinals lead weekend scoring with 100 runs while others lag. batting averages show Yankees, Mets slumping and Bud Harrelson leading AL at .400 before shifts in 1969 planning. Baseball trends note new parks and expansion thinning talent.
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Cardinals
White Sox
Twins
Cubs
Reds
Cards
New York Yankees
Mets
Cal Maxvill
Ron Santo
Adolpho Phillips
Randy Hadley
Bud Harrelson
Charley Finley
Athletics
Red Sox
Pete Rose
Du Quoin Seeks Fourth Straight Baseball Title
Du Quoin moved within one win of a fourth consecutive Southwest Egyptian Conference crown by defeating Pinckneyville 9 to 2. Don Stanhouse worked a stellar six innings with 16 strikeouts as Mike Pullis crushed a grand slam in the sixth to seal the Indians’ victory. The win lifts Du Quoin to 8-1 in league play with remaining games against Anna-Jonesboro Sparta and Pinckneyville.
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du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Indians
Anna- Jonesboro
Sparta
Panthers
Nashville
Anna
Don Stanhouse
Mike Pullis
H Stern
Knapp
Tolliver
Sol Silbe
Tom Sroka
T'? Decker
Gladson
W. Weatherford
B. Weather
Saluki Track Faces Illini in Champaign Dual Meet
Southern Illinois University men’s track battles Illinois in Champaign at 3:30 p.m. with four key sprinters and jumpers listed as doubtful. MacKenzie torn tendon in 220 may sit out. Ellison Livingston and Gardner hampered by injuries. Benson cleared to compete. SIU wraps home slate Saturday at McAndrew Stadium against Lincoln and Western Kentucky.
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University of Illinois
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Ross MacKenzie
Rich Ellison
Mitch Livingston
Dale Gardner
MacKenzie
Lew Hartzog
McAndrew Stadium
Kansas
SSU
Ellison
Livingston
Gardner
Hartzog
Illini
Bob Wright
Wright
SIU
Illinois
Chuck Benson
Star
Southern
Lincoln
Western Kentucky
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Monday and Wednesday
Results Monday St Louis 2 New York 1 11 innings Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 2 Atlanta 1 Houston 10 San Francisco 2 Only games scheduled tonight Los Angeles at Chicago Pittsburgh at Atlanta San Francisco at Houston Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at St Louis Wednesday games list Cleveland at New York Minnesota at Oakland Chicago at California Boston at Washington Detroit at Baltimore Key players include Osteen Nye Marichal and Briles in noted matchups.
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Washington
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Kaat
Odom
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Santiago
Coleman
Lolich
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Cepeda Delivers Final Blow in 11th In Mets Duel
Lou Brock starts the 11th with a triple and Orlando Cepeda drives him home for a 2-1 Cardinals win over the Mets. Gibson and Seaver matched zeros through 10 innings as Cepeda's sharp single capped the late scoring burst. Seaver threw 120 pitches, Gibson 109, in a sharp pitching duel highlighted by Cepeda's clutch at bat.
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Tom Seaver
Orlando Cepeda
New York
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Seaver
New NBA teams upbeat after expansion draft
Phoenix Suns coach John Kerr and Milwaukee counterpart Larry Costello praised their rosters after the expansion draft. Phoenix acquired Dick Van Arsdale Emmett Bryant Gail Goodrich McCoy McLemore Dick Snyder Gene Tormohlen George Wilson plus Neil Johnson Dennis Hamilton John Wetzel Craig Spitzer Dave Schellhase Roland West Stan McKenzie Bill Melchionni Dave Lattin and more. Milwaukee drew Fred Hetzel Wayne Embry Len Chappell Guy Rodgers Jon McGlocklin and others as they build quick, young clubs.
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Gail Goodrich
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Chicago
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Gene Tormohlen
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George Wilson
Seattle
Fred Hetzel
San Francisco
Wayne Embry
Boston
Len Chappell
Detroit
Guy Rodgers
Cincinnati
Jon McGlocklin
San Diego
Chicago Bulls
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Snyder
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Rodgers
Oscar Robertson
Embry
Neil Johnson
Dennis Hamilton
John Wetzel
Craig Spitzer
Dave Schellhase
Roland West
Stan McKenzie
Baltimore
Terriers rout Red Devils 8 1 in undercard action
Terriers defeated Red Devils 8 to 1 as Gorham, Cerney and Carnell led with multiple runs. Doerr and Jones contributed for Trico, while Beek and Sadtleben powered the Nashville win with Beek hitting two home runs.
Lake of Egypt record bass nets nine pounder
Lake of Egypt yields a nine and a quarter pound largemouth bass caught by Bob Stratton of Herrin. The 24 inch fish weighed 19 inch in girth and tops previous lake records, with experts noting spawning and water temperatures affecting local bass sizes. Growth at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy lakes cited as context.
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Herrin
Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Lake of Egypt
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Jim Aaron
Marion
Stratton
Crab Orchard
Carterville City
Mike Snider
Maurice Whitacre
Illinois State
Little Grassy Fish Hatchery
Whitacre
Crab Orchard Lake
Big Area
Little Grassy Lake
Evansville at SIU Opens Six-Game Home Stand in Baseball
Southern Illinois University hosts Evansville in a 3 p.m. baseball game at SIU field as Bob Ash seeks his 6th win with a 2.17 ERA. SIU aims to match last season’s 28-win total during a six-game homestand that also features Lipscomb, Kentucky Wesleyan, and St. Louis U.
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Southern
David Lipscomb College
Kentucky Wesleyan
St. Louis U
Dan Gurney Resists Turbine Switch at Indianapolis Practice
Dan Gurney, Costa Mesa, Calif., prefers piston engines over turbines for the Indianapolis 500. He says turbines may come later but he wants to be among the last to switch. His Ford powered car reached 167.2 mph as 22 cars practiced, with Greg Weld and Rollie Beale passing rookie tests.
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Dan Gurney
Gurney
Costa Mesa
Calif
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Greg Weld
Rollie Beale
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