Young Hitchhiker Ready to Compete in Marathon Chase
Geoff Nowak a 17 year old from North Bay Ontario aims to run the Boston Marathon course in about three hours after hitchhiking 900 miles to join the 2nd annual event. He travels with minimal expenses and is sponsored by Indiana State dorm lodging and physician oversight for safety. He hopes to meet pen pal Cindy Stoker and to find a ride home after the race.
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Michigan
Irony in baseball and tragedy in golf history
The article notes Tommy Leach led the 1902 National League in homers for the Pittsburgh Pirates yet all his home runs were inside the park. It also recalls golfer Tony Lema dying in a July plane crash in 196A, his plane crash occurring on a golf course near Lansing Illinois while flying from Akron to Chicago.
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Tommy Leach
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tony Lema
Lema
Akron
Ohio
Chicago
Lansing
Ill
Green Tops ISU Athletes Shine With High Averages
ISU announces top student among athletes R T Green the junior from Milan led 95 athletes with B minus or better. Wisley narrowly trailed with 3.83 as political science major. Area standout averages also include baseball pitchers Hayworth and Wilson and swimming manager Alan Selge.
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Indiana State
Green
Milan
Tom Wisley
Wisley
Smithville
Doug Hayworth
Duke Wilson
Hayworth
Wiley High School
Wilson
Paris
Alan Selge
Paul Selge
Sycamores
ISU
Selge
Wiley
Mayflower Movers Take Lead. Baesler’s IGA Earns First Win
Mayflower Movers move into first place after a 7 0 win over Krie tenstein Post 104 while Baesler’s IGA notches its first Connie Mack victory 3 1 over Terre Haute Banks. Steve Hunter nearly no hits Mayflower. Don Cottee allows three in Baesler’s win.
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Baesler
IGA
Connie Mack
Spencer F. Ballfield
Steve Hunter
Krietenstein
Don Cottee
Terre Haute Banks
Doug Bensinger
Brad Herndon
Craig Miller
Neil Adams
Jim Reeves
Ken Thomas
Ron Stallings
Curt Phillips
Cottee
Dave Ferguson
Jerry Miller
Shorty Bradford
Thomas
Phillips
Paul Cox
Spencer Field
Hunter and Herndon
Kriefenstein Post
White
Kunkel
Adams
Reeves
Ward
Miller
Libertyville Dominates Pimento With 13 Stolen Bases
Libertyville won 8 to 3 after amassing only two hits both in one inning. Cutliff doubled and Boatman singled for Libertyville, while Pimento was held to one hit by Randy Hayes. Libertyville 42 20 822.
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Pimento
Cutliff
Boatman
Randy Hayes
Osteen Shuts Out Braves as Dodgers Sweep Series
Claude Osteen pitched a four hit shutout to beat Hank Aaron and the Atlanta Braves 5 0. Osteen improved to 9 3 and the Dodgers extended their win streak to six while maintaining a three game lead in the NL West. Aaron went hitless in four trips as L A’s defense backstopped the victory with three Braves errors. Willie Crawford hit his 6th homer and Ron Cey drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
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Claude Osteen
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
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Aaron
Dodger
Atlanta
Braves
Willie Crawford
Dodgers
Ron Cey
Chevettes Meet Ste Marie In Illinois Champion Doubleheader
The Terre Haute Softball Stadium hosts a night doubleheader between state champion Chevettes and Ste. Marie Illinois. Chevettes start Edna Isles and Shirley Parker. Roadrunners counter with Lynette Trout and Joyce Gambrell after a Clay City vs RC Cola lidlifter.
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Ist
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Chevettes
Ste. Marie
Ill
Edna Isles
Shirley Parker
Roadrunners
Helen Taylor
Lynette Trout
Joyce Gambrell
Clay City
RC Cola
Holmes Gets Probation For Shooting Incident
Ernest Holmes a Steelers defensive tackle was placed on five years probation by Common Pleas Court Judge Sidney Riegelhaupt after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. Holmes reports for July preseason training and had letters from Texas police and a Pittsburgh psychiatrist citing his character and a temporary acute paranoid psychosis.
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Ohio
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Mahoning County
Common Pleas Court
Sidney Riegelhaupt
Pittsburgh Steeler
Holmes
Steelers
Reigelhaupt
Texas
Pittsburgh
Scramble Scheduled At Geneva Hills
Stroh's Scramble golf tournament set for July 8 at Geneva Hills in Clinton Indiana with 8 a.m. shotgun start. First 100 entries accepted if received by 8 p.m. July 6. $5 entry fee per player. Mail entries to Geneva Hills Golf Course Clinton. Prizes and trophies will be awarded.
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Geneva Hills
Clinton
Joe Louis Reflects on Fame Wealth and Schmeling Rematch
At 59 Joe Louis recalls a boxing life of 25 title defenses, the Schmeling rematch, and public adulation. He discusses taxes, retirement, and his post ring work at Caesar's Palace while noting how recognition from new generations brings him pride.
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Joe Louis
Louis
Central Park
Yankee Stadium
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Hitler
Germany
Caesar's Palace
Las Vegas
Brown Bomber
Leahy Shunned Comparisons to Rockne in Notre Dame Era
Frank Leahy who died in Portland at 65 rose from Boston College to Notre Dame coaching glory. He matched Rockne’s record with an .883 winning percentage and inspired players with a intense, dedicated approach. Red Blaik called him one of the great coaches and a master psychologist.
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Frank Leahy
Knute Rockne
Rockne
Leahy
Portland
Notre Dame
Red Blaik
Army
Blaik
Frank
Wendell Corcoran
South Bend
Ind
Sullivan
Ed McKeever
Boston College
Jimmie McDowell
National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
William Flynn
Rock
Raiders and Stingers Triumph in Miss Softball America
Raiders improve to 4-0 by routing Kelly's Heroes 16-4. Dixie Bee Stingers win 13-9 over Sluggers. Terre Haute Cannons beat Otter Creek Cool Blues 12-7 at Cannon Junior High School.
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Raiders
Dixie Bee Stingers
Terre Haute Cannons
Kelly’s Heroes
Sluggers
Dixie Bee
Cannons
Otter Creek Cool Blues
Concannon Junior High School
Motocross Clinic Planned by Terre Haute Group
A free motocross clinic for children aged 4 to 15, with parental consent, runs 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Terre Haute Competition Riders Inc. on Indiana 43. Mark Nelson, Georgia state champion, leads the instruction. Regular races are slated for 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana Prep Baseball Final Pairings Set by AP
The Associated Press lists Saturday final pairings for Indiana high school baseball. At 9 am Lafayette Jefferson 35 8 faces Jeffersonville 22 14, 11 am LaPorte 32 5 meets Indpls Chatard 35 5, with a 4 pm championship to follow.
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Associated Press
Indiana High School
Lafayette Jefferson
Jeffersonville
LaPorte
Indpls
Chatard
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