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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1985

Page

13

Ali on Great Wall amid China tour headline riffs

Muhammad Ali posed for pictures on the Great Wall in Beijing with wife Veronica but looked fatigued and did not reach the ramparts. Crowds mobbed him during tours of Summer Palace as state officials arrange ringside coaching for Chinese boxers in Peking and Shanghai.

Muhammad Ali China Veronica Tiyubao State Physical Culture and Sports Commission Ali Peking Shanghai

Celtics Rally Past 76ers In Eastern Final Opener

Boston used inside power from Parish and McHale to overpower Philadelphia 108-93 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals. Bird added 23 as the Celtics held the 76ers to 44 points in the interior and seized momentum down the stretch.

Associated Press Boston Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76Ers Philadelpia Twin Towers Robert Parish Kevin McHale Celtics McHale Julius Erving Moses Malone Bobby Jones Charles Barkley Parish Larry Bird Maurice Cheeks Malone NBA Detroit Danny Ainge Cheeks Bird Washington Milwaukee Cleveland

Chicago Hawks even Campbell final with 8-6 win

Chicago beat Edmonton 8-6 in Game 4 of the Campbell Conference final to tie the series 2-2. The game featured 110 total penalty minutes and a wild first period with 16 penalties and a brawl. Mark Messier scored for Edmonton as Nordiques beat Flyers 5-3 in a separate NHL semifinal clash tying their series 2-2.

Associated Press Chicago Edmonton Chicago Black Hawks Bob Pulford Pulford Oilers Campbell Black Hawks Hawks Mark Messier Murray Bannerman

Leidy Leads SIU to Third as Helms Paces Heptathlon

Senior Sharon Leidy set school and league marks by scoring 4,908 points to win the heptathlon and lift SIU to third place after five events in the Gateway Conference meet. Teammate Sue Anderson added 4,045 points as Bonnie Helmick finished fourth in the 10,000 with a wind-affected 39:04. Western Illinois led with 45 points.

Sharon Leidy Southern Illinois University Western Illinois Wichita State LIU Illinois State Leidy Sydney Edwards Sue Anderson Siu Bonnie Helmick Salukis

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