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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1978

Page

12

Scoreboard Baseball Highlights From Early Season Matches

Baseball slate shows Seattie at Toronto and California at Cleveland with top pitchers Abbott Garvin Tanana Hood. Milwaukee visits Chicago while Boston meets Minnesota and New York travels to Kansas City. Baltimore hosts Texas as Ellis overlaps with Flanagan in early season action.

California Tanana Cleveland Hood Milwaukee Caldwell Chicago Barrios Boston Eckersley Minnesota Thurmodsgard New York Tidrow Kansas City Hassler Baltimore Flanagan Texas Ellis Philadelphia Montreal Chicago Ss Pittsburgh St. Louis New York West San Francisco Cincinnati Abd Los Angeles Houston San Diego Atlanta Cincinnati Richard Bannister Koosman Lamp Ray Detroit Toronto Seattle Oakland Broberg

Track Boys Prep Meet Results Across South Seven Conference

Readable results from Centralia and nearby schools show Carbondale and Mt. Vernon leading various events in the South Seven meet with multiple winners across sprints distance races hurdles relays field events and a two-conference split including Class A and AA district standings at Mt. Vernon and Jonesboro.

Southwest Egyptian Murphysboro Carlyle Nashville Sparta Pinckneyville Chester du Quoin Anna Jonesboro Mt. Vernon Herrin Marion Harrisburg Centralia Carbondale Benton West Frankfort Hancock Sammons Dobbs Skobel Worlds Andrew Doggs Scott Gibson Weigel Tackitt Duncan Whiteside Hesketh Laws Croch Low Hurdhes M. Patrick D. Patrick Proctor Bauer Coleman High Hurdies Bundy Smith Finney Perkins Dial Hudson Wagner Dave Fairchilds Maynard Decker Fairchilds Green Chin Rogers LaBuch Sledge McLain Kotisek Gasentine Henshaw Miley Fulton Aaron

Softball fast pitch teams ready for new Class AA season

Unseasonably cool weather in Southern Illinois sees Zeigler Raiders and Pinckneyville Keene Roadbuilders move up from Class A to Class AA. Raiders ace Terry Linton leads a pitching staff while Stan Serati recovers from injury. Roadbuilders add Lew Schweizer and Lew Calvert as top performers as both squads eye Aug. 11 and Aug. 22 state tournaments, with regional sites at De Soto Zeigler and Pinckneyville.

Mike Estes Southern Illinoisan Southern Illinois Zeigler Raiders Pinckneyville Keene Roadbuilders Illinois Marion Poggas Poggas Terry Linton Bill Snyder Kevin Colyer Linton Raiders Stan Serati Serati Kevin Hicks Keith Calvert Cliff Davis Pinckneyville Keene Ron Kreid du Bois Kcs Wally Waldman Mike Mayti Dennis Letzekorn Martie Basola Dave Loucks Royalton Larry Diquid Bob Powell Quincy Decatur Altamont de Soto Zeigler Pinckneyville

Basketball NBA Playoffs At A Glance

The Associated Press recap notes Washington defeated Philadelphia 101 99 to win the series 4 2. Seattle beat Denver 100 94 and leads the series 1 0. Sunday's schedule shows Seattle at Denver with a potential game if necessary.

Associated Press Loeminnams Washington Philadelphia Seattle Denver

Slow-pitch softball booms in Southern Illinois scene

The rise of slow-pitch softball is challenging fast-pitch as the region’s top summer sport with 120 area ASA teams last year, 80 of them slow-pitch. Brewers sees growth across men and women due to fewer good fast pitchers and high scoring games.

Illinois ASA Don Brewer Murphysboro Illinois Amateur Softball Association Dave Meade Gorham Brewer Ponent Jay McCullough Carbondale Park District McCullough

Trevino takes Colonial lead with 68 in Texas

Trevino moved atop the Colonial National Invitation with a two under par 68 to reach 202 and lead Steve Melnyk by one shot at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Melnyk, bogeying the final hole, stood at 203 after a par 70.

Fort Worth Texas Lee Trevino Steve Melnyk Trevino Colonial Country Club Trinity River Melnyk Jerry Heard Tom Watson Tom Purtzer Fuzzy Zoeller Jerry Pate Tom Kite Danny Edwards Zoeller Edwards Eagle Kite Pate

Weatherman Wins Chester Four Ball In Rain and Wind

The Chester Four Ball golf tournament opened with heavy rain and 40 mph winds. Weatherman led the championship flight with 68, while Parker and Brown, Kraft and Spindler shot 71, and other teams posted 72s and 75s. The 36-hole event concludes today with teams from St Louis to Carbondale chasing lead blocks.

al McGuire Earl Stamer St. Louis Ray Parker Bob Brown West Frankfort Ed Kraft Keith Spindler Belleville Terry Rohlfing Bill Blewett Carbondale Larry Emery Jay Venable Carterville Steve Parks Kevin Carter Marion George Glascock Dave Mueller Percy Bill Kober Jay Wilson Karnak Carl Stellhorn Don Hall Red Bud Chuck Romer Bill Smith Gary Lanne Oakes Cairo Pate Blewett Jay Batson George Sears Jack Gerber

Saluki women take third in AIAW state meet

Saluki track at Southern Illinois University Carbondale finished third in Champaign, earning 95 points behind Illinois 103 and Illinois State 102. Peggy Evans swept two events with 4:41.1 in the 1500 and 2:13.3 in the 800. Mary Shirk posted 63.4 in the 400 hurdles for another win, and the team won the 400 relay in 4:03.2.

Johnston City Farina Lesser Red Hill Carmi Norriscae McLeansboro Clay City Grayvi Charleston Shoaff Garrett McKinney Cuendet Abell Moore Marshall K. Long Page V. Starko Peterson Finley Masters Drew Eldoaado Eldorado Norris City Mite Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale AIAW Champaign Salukis Illinois Illinois State Peggy Evans Mary Shirk

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