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■ m-RestedBy STEVE GUSS Omaha—Don’t take any bets on it, but the national champion to emerge from the 1968 College World Series will probably be the one whose pitching staff gets the most sleep.If that be the case, then Southern Illinois is a shoo-in. While the Salukis were getting their regular quota of 40 winks here Thursday night, Southern California was performing in act two of its late, late show.Meanwhile Trojans Burn Midnight OilSalukisAfter 6-5 John S u s c e disposed of Oklahoma State, 7-1 in less th?n two hours earlier in the evening, the Trojans managed to play past the midnight hour for the second straight night before edging St. John’s, 7-6.SIU and the Redmen, with one loss apiece, will battle at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Rosenblatt Stadium and USC will try to get to bed early after tangling with North Carolina State at 8.The Trojans found theirMayParlay_.LINCOLN, NEB., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1968-P.M. PAGE 15hands full with St. John’s. A grand slam homer (his second of the year) by Dan Colombo in the sixth inning44)Winks to Victoryhad put the Redmen in a commanding position.But as they had done all year, Southern Cal came“storming” back to tie it at 6-6 and went in front, 7-6 in the eighth before rains came.For over an hour there wassome doubt as to whether thegame could be continued. Bymidnight, however, it w a s resumed with the Trojans winning. Had the weather washed out the eighth inning run, the entire tie game would have been replayed Friday with that day’s games moved to Saturday.Likable Southern Illinoiscoach Joe Lutz was pleased with his team’s position after the win over OSU. “We’re in good shape now. (Howard) Nickason, (Jerry) Paetzhold and (Lee) Pitlock are ready to go against St. John’s. We’re more rested while they battle to stay undefeated with their best pitchers.”A 12-hit attack, led by major league draftees Barry O’Sullivan and Don Kirkland and a young freshman, Bob Blakley, who broke the game open with a two-run triplein the third, put a smile on Joe’s face.“That’s unusual for us to get 12 hits. We always get the key hits and if we get five or six runs we’re in good shape and won’t be embarrassed by anyone.”The Salukis are colorful. They hustle all the time and their white shoes similar to the Oakland Athletics, make them stand out. Another imaginative feature of the club is its four batgirls.“We used them at first to gain attention.” Lutz said.
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Lincoln Evening Journal and Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Fri, Jun 14, 1968
Page 13
Full Page
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