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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1968
Page
9
The Blues goalie Glenn Hall, 36, receives the Conn Smythe Trophy at his St. Louis area home after being named most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hall starred in all 18 Blues games, shining in the finals against the Montreal Canadiens despite the loss.
The Kentucky Derby eligibility dispute over Dancer's Image drags into a second day at Churchill Downs with Peter Fuller and trainer Lou Cavalaris expected back Wednesday. Eight or more witnesses testified Monday as the stewards probe phenylbutazone in the Derby winner. Fuller faces loss of the purse and possible impact on Cavalaris's career.
The All-Sports Banquet to honor Murphysboro High School athletes will be at 6 30 p m May 21 in Carruthers Junior High gym. Sponsored by Rotary Kiwanis Lions and Booster Clubs, it invites public attendance. Tickets from clubs or the high school cost 2 25.
Milwaukee hosts nine games with the Angels and White Sox to gauge fan interest amid past attendance highs and Chicago relocation talk. The White Sox struggle for Chicago support, aiming for a new stadium while Milwaukee eyes continued big league appeal despite AL expansion plans. Glenn Graff resigns from Waterloo High for a graduate assistantship at LSU Tech. SIU grade track title event set for West Frankfort Wednesday with field events at 1 30 p.m.
The Illini edged Southern Illinois 5-4 in Champaign as Johnny Yang sat out with a shoulder injury. Singles and doubles results show Maggiore Cleto and Levenson Rosborough delivering pivotal wins while SIU fields absent Yang. Illinois improves to 15-6 for the season.
Jim Bunning, now with the Pirates, endures his second 1-0 defeat of the season as Nelson Briles blanked Pittsburgh on four hits. The Pirates' .226 team batting and sparse offense plagued the club in a 1-0 setback to St. Louis.
A great horned owl perched on a Morgan family patio fence in Carbondale and interacted with the residents over two days. Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan and guests fed the owl, which allowed hand feeding and even petting before it flew away. The incident sparked questions about the owl’s origin and why it lingered.
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