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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1981
Page
12
Stan Venoski, 67, may have set and then broken the 10,000-meter record for his age. He ran 43 minutes 15 seconds in Herrin after a 43 20 road run in Carbondale, challenging the January 1980 world mark of 43 47. He notes both courses must be certified and hopes to confirm if the record stands.
David Miller of Jonesboro captured the championship flight with a 109 at the Bunny Bread Golf Tournament shortened to 27 holes due to rain at Union County Country Club in Anna. Alex Moore of Dallas was runner up after a scorecard playoff with 110.
National League East standings show Philadelphia leading Montreal and Pittsburgh with New York and Chicago further back. In the West Los Angeles and Cincinnati battle for spot, with San Francisco Houston Atlanta and San Diego close behind. Recent results include Cincinnati 3-3 Los Angeles 2-10 and Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 1. Major batting leaders include Schmidt Philadelphia and Rose Philadelphia among others. notable pitchers and season stats are listed.
A dense listing of televised events across ESPN WTBS WGN and channel numbers. Baseball games include Chicago White Sox at Oakland and Los Angeles at Atlanta. Also NCAA golf tennis track lacrosse and racquetball airings with start times across afternoon and late evening.
Baseball moves include New York Yankees activating Rick Cerone and placing Dennis Werth on the two day disabled list. St Louis Cardinals recall catcher Glenn Brummer from Springfield and option Joe Edelen. Seattle Seahawks sign Jim Stone and Eric Lane to two year contracts. Montreal Alouettes sign Tommy Vigorito for one year. Montreal Canadiens sign Edward Small to a multiyear deal. Georgia names Bill Lewis defensive coordinator and Erskine Russell head football coach at Georgia Southern.
Carlyle pitcher Tim Isaak threw a one hitter against Waltonville, 1-0, in the Freeburg sectional semifinal. Waltonville’s Tom Fulkerson matched with six strikeouts as intense early offense produced the lone run on a sixth inning error. Carlyle advances to face New Athens for a place in the Class A state meet.
Teams named for Bend Lake College event on June 13 feature Class AA led by Jennifer Stanley with assistants Sara Rennie and Class A guided by Wendy Kuncha with Sally Niemeyer. Roster highlights include Marla Sapp and Collette Grant for Class AA and Barbie Drew and Mary Jane Duff for Class A, with several alternates listed.
West Frankfort racer Larry Grimm claimed the Super Pro title at I-57 Drag Strip near Benton on Saturday night. Earl Rogers Thompsonville finished second, with Tony Dondera Salem and Bill Rees Cincinnati following. Pro winner Mike Grant Johnston City placed Dennis Ramsey Marion second, then Rodney Meadows West Frankfort and Randy Baldridge Centralia. Larry Johnson Carbondale won Motorcycle Eliminator over Richard Yeaman Vergennes, with Bob McClain Carbondale third and Randy Pullum Cambria fourth. Trophy eliminator went to Danny Throgmorton Makanda, with Pullum’s Tom Herrin second.
Anixter Cable wins the DuBois Radom Invitational after beating Pinckneyville Celtics in a brief final. Stan Serati earns MVP, Terry Linton MVP pitcher honors. Celtics beat Anixter 3-1 early, then Anixter advances, edging 1-0, 5-4 in final. Gary Endres and Rick Orlandini key late scoring, with Linton closing. Mills takes third, Royalton fourth.
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