SIU approves 220 NCAA scholarships for 1968 69
SIU announces 220 NCAA type athletic grants for 1968 69 covering football and eight other sports. Chancellor MacVicar approves funds, with 95 football awards and 125 for other sports. Board actions set future growth and planning, including stadium upgrades and scheduling with major opponents.
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SIU
Larry Odell
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Robert W. MacVicar
NCAA
Donald N. Boydston
Southern
Boydston
Saluki
Delyte Morris
Springfield
Morris
SIU Medical School
Top stock and big car drivers to race at Du Quoin fair
Defending champions Norm Nelson and A J Foyt lead a 42 car field in 100 mile stock and big car features at Du Quoin today and Monday. McCluskey Unser and White are among the top contenders as Torinos Chargers and Road Runners mix in a wide open race.
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Jones
White
Butch Hartman
Nelson
Hartman
Springfield
Donald Davidson
USAC
Davidson
Wentzville
Dave Whitcomb
Frank Freda
Dave Hirshfield
Gene Marmor
Foyt
McCluskey
Foyt, Bowsher and Jones
Unser, White and Whitcomb
Chargers
Foyt Defends Labor Day Big Car Title At Du Quoin
A 27 car field competes Monday for 18 spots in the 100 mile Du Quoin big car race led by defending champion A J Foyt and points leader Bobby Unser. The event awards 200 championship points to the winner with top drivers including Mario Andretti and Lloyd Ruby among the contenders in a 12 driver top standings list.
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A. J. Foyt
Bobby Unser
Bud Tingelstad
Foyt
Unser
al Unser
Bobby
Dan Gurney
Gordon Johncock
Mario Andretti
du Quoin
Labor Day
Nudge Lloyd Ruby
Ruby
Milwaukee
Billy Vukovich
Ben Agajanian
Gurney
Jim Malloy
John Beck
Mel Kenyont
Wally Dallenbach
Gary Bettenhausen
Tony Bettenhausen
United States Auto Club
Belleville
Arnie Knepper
Roger McCluskey
Rollie Beale
Art Pollard
Larry Dickson
Roger West
Bruce Walkup
Jim Reynard
George Benson
Greg Weld
Bruce Jacobi
Bill Puterbaugh
George Snider
Ralph Ligouri
Jigger Sirois
Sheraton-Thompson
A. J
Lloyd Ruby
Bill Vukovich
Mel Kenyon
Donald Davidson
USAC
Ward
Foyt Faces Du Quoin Run With Narrow Title Chance
A. J. Foyt must win at Du Quoin to keep a shot at the USAC big car national title, but current standings show Bobby Unser leading with 3,250 points and Foyt far behind. The race offers 200 points for a win, and only seven events remain this season, limiting his title hopes.
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du Quoin
Foyt
Don Branson
Bud Tingelstad
Foyt’s Du Quoin era highlighted by titles and near-misses
The article recalls A. J. Foyt’s Du Quoin performances from 1962 to 1965 and 1966, noting his national title gaps and earnings across USAC big car, stock, and midget divisions. It contrasts his peak speed records with stock-car and midget purses and mentions local football tie-ins and coaching notes from Carbondale, Cape Girardeau, Pinckneyville, and Merrill Thomas’s retirement plans.
Blair lifts Orioles past Tigers to halt skid
Baltimore’s Paul Blair came off the bench for a four RBI night including a second inning triple and a three run homer to back Dave McNally’s 10th straight win, as the Orioles defeated Detroit 5-1 in a pennant race showdown. McNally improved to 18-8, the Orioles tying a club record with nine straight wins earlier.
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Paul Blair
Driee
Dave McNally
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Orioles
Blair
John Hiller
Boog Powell
Hiller
Frank Robinson
Powell
MecNally
Baltimore
Nevele Pride Breaks 3-Year-Old Trot World Mark at Indy
Nevele Pride, the Hambletonian winner, set a world 3-year-old trotting mark of 1 56 3/5 in heat two of the Horseman Futurity at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. The Star's Pride Thankful belt driven by Stanley Dancer won heat one in 1 57, while Snow Speed finished second in both heats with 1 56 4/5 in heat two? (sic)
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nevele Pride
Stanley Dancer
Springfield
Ill
Speedy Scott
Ayres
Lund wins Southern 500 warmup race
Tiny Lund drove a Mercury Cougar to a five lap victory in a 250 mile small sedans race at Darlington International Speedway. He led from lap 76 and earned 3500 dollars from a 20000 dollar purse as NASCAR’s infant Grand Touring cars posted an average speed of 124.296 mph. Bobby Allison was second in a Camaro and Paul Goldsmith finished fifth as about 8000 spectators watched the event ahead of Mondays 102000 dollar Southern 500.
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Darlington, S. C.A
Tiny Lund
Lund
Paul Goldsmith
Darlington International Speedway
Darlington
Bobby Allison
Hueytown
Ala
Goldsmith
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Oklahoma State
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Marshall
Louisville
Tulsa
Tampa
du Quoin State Fair
Norm Nelson
Don White
Missouri
Neilson
Jack Bowsher
Jones-Nelson
Parnelli Jones
METS
New York Mets
Keokuk
Iowa
Lebanon
Champaign
Plymouth
Dodge
Carbondale
Cape Central
Cairo
Cape
Tom Zimmer
Dennis Harmon
Tom
Christopher
Pinckneyville
Elverado
McLeansboro
Dave Harris
Merrill ‘‘Duster
Thomas
Tigers
Hoyt Wilhelm
McNally
Dick McAuliffe
Mickey Stanley
al Kaline
Willie Horton
Bill Freehan
Hambo
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