Royals, Brewers erupt for 17-3 slugfest in strong showing
Kansas City finally found its swing powering a 21-hit attack to crush Milwaukee 17-3. Hal McRae Willie Wilson and Frank White led the onslaught with multi RBI performances as Larry Gura earned the win. Milwaukee’s Jerry Augustine took the loss after five innings allowing 12 runs.
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Anna Jonesboro sophomore track wins fifth straight SWE title
Anna Jonesboro boys sophomores claim their fifth consecutive Southwest Egyptian Conference title with six firsts, outdistancing Murphysboro 74 to 61. Brian Ury sets two meet records in long jump and triple jump, Tom Stoner hits 400 record, and Murphysboro’s Randy Popejoy and others set marks as Chester and Du Quoin contribute event wins.
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Rams win South Seven sophomore meet at Marion
Mount Vernon sophomores topped the South Seven relay and field events, scoring 80 points to edge Marion 62.2 to 61. Centralia and Carbondale followed. Rams swept relays with meet records in 400 and 800 and won 1600 relay. Individual wins included Henry Cardenas in 1600 and Bill Meier in pole vault.
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Willis
Robbie Cash
Terriers
Ken Rushing
Simpson Signs With East Kentucky University Golf
Benton senior Simpson, a John A. Logan College golfer for two seasons, accepted a scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University for 1982-83. He helped Logan win the South ern Illinois Conference title, two sectional championships, and two state fourth-place finishes. At Logan he posted averages of 76.4 as a freshman and 76.0 as a sophomore, with multiple high finishes. Also, Mike Karoski of West Frankfort signed a LOan to play golf at Logan starting fall 1982 after a strong senior season.
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Southern Illinois
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Rend Lake adds guard Robbie Jones from Evansville North
Rend Lake community college signs 6 2 guard Robbie Jones of Evansville North for this fall after he signed a Great Rivers Athletic Conference letter of intent. Coach Mitch Haskins hailed Jones as one of Evansville's top two players this year as Rend Lake tied for first in the Southern Illinois College Conference last season.
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Jasper
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Warrior
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Southern Illinois College
Phillies Top Dodgers In Odd Ninth Inning Play
Phillies beat Dodgers 9 8 as a bizarre third strike rule play ends the inning. Rose and Landreaux clash after the game while Philadelphia climbs to third in the NL East.
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Big Ten Adopts Three Point Shot for 1982-83 Season
In Dublin Ohio the Big Ten announced an experimental rule allowing a three point field goal from beyond 21 feet and will not use a shot clock. Purdue athletic director George King supported the move as a way to open up play, with nine coaches favoring the change at a Chicago meeting. Nonconference opponents may join in, and Steve Yoder of Wisconsin endorsed the plan.
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