Local sports pages split by town under new system
The Arlington Herald explains the circulation area uses separate sport sections for Arlington Palatine Mt Prospect Bensenville Wheeling and others to tailor coverage. Readers must grab the local paper for their town tales as banners shift per week.
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Arlington Herald
Arlington
Jr. Legion
Palatine Enterprise
Mt. Prospect Herald
Palatine Little League
Arlington Redwings
Mt. Prospect Pony League
Mt. Prospect
Prospect Heights
Bensenville
Wheeling
Amateur Races Light Up O'Hare Stadium Crowd
Races on Wednesday Saturday and Sunday nights at O'Hare Stadium thrill fans on the quarter mile asphalt track. About 30 novices compete for trophy and cash with drivers from Melrose Park Wheeling Wheaton Lom bard Elmhurst and more. Main 25 lap event caps each evening starting at 8 30 p m with fast new and late model stock cars racing on Mannheim Road near Irving Park Road.
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O'Hare Stadium
Noel Gouin
Melrose Park
Ron Allison
Wheeling
Ray Morris
Wheaton
Bob Offer
Lombard
Bob Shafer
River Grove
Dick Wilkins
Jack Boyke
Elm
Bensenville All Stars Open With Wheaton Aug 3
The Bensenville Little League All Stars announce their opening game against Wheaton on Saturday August 3 at Glen Ellyn Park set for 3 00 PM Managers Mrs Howard Dierking of the Yankees and Wally Robertson of the Cubs named the all star roster featuring players from Braves Cubs Dodgers Giants Indians Tigers White Sox and Yankees Parents and Little Leaguers urged to attend to cheer on the team.
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Ron Ashley
Black’s
Aurora
Redwings
Tony Esposito
Chicago White Sox
Bensenville
Wheaton All-Stars
Howard Dierking
Yankees
Wally Robertson
Cubs
Bensonville All Stars
Braves
Billy Brock
John Greenwood
Nick Gallo
White Sox
Steve Ingebrigtsen
Harold Janks
John Langendorf
Bob Calia
Donny Dierking
Glen Ellyn Park
AL Leaders Top Indians Tigers For '57 Title
The article recaps playoff games in Bensonville Little League with Eric Helfritch earning his first win for the Yankees in a 12-4 victory over the Indians. It notes Tigers clinching first place in the 2nd round, a 5-1 win for Jim Engel, and Dodgers winning the NL championship 6-5 over the Cubs with Ricky Gellerson on the mound.
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Dodgers
Rick Gellerson
Carl Reed
Jim Spangler
Giants
Bill Economos
Norm Jacobson
Indians
Tom Freeman
Larry Hansen
Keith Peterson
Tigers
Jim Engel
Dennis Jacobson
Richard Moon
Tommy Wedell
Betty Spangler
Eric Helfritch
Yankee
Bensonville
Yanks
Eric
Tom Chonan
Yankees
Standard Service Tops Roselle Golf in tight standings
The Miller's Standard Service team surged to 12 percentage points to tie for first with the Bakery. Nordic Wood Products slipped to third but leads Harve's. Pauls Grove climbed by 14 points, taking them from Rendezvous Cabin, while the field shows ongoing shifts in a close race.
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Millers
Nordic Wood Products
Harve’s. Paul’s Grove
Miller's
Roselle Bakery Coeeeeesse
Harve’s Food Mart
Eeenessees Bowes Motors
Paul’s Grove
Bill's Barber Shop
Een Caenneeenne
Rendezvous Cabin
LaFleur Realty
Lambertis Pik Kwik
Few Paddock Golf Entries Dominate Summer League
Charles Klehm's Nursery tops the St James Holy Names twilight league and clinches a berth in the Paddock Publications Inter-League Handicap tourney. Across 14 twilight leagues, leaders are tightly bunched with few dominating teams, and several divisions show slim leads or deadlocks. The eighth annual Nordic Hills event, Aug 8, awards a traveling trophy, medals, and golf balls, with prize display at a Arlington store. full team listings to appear Aug 15.
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Charles Klehm
Paddock Publications
Klehm
Dunteman’s Dairy
Rob Roy
Arlington Vfw
Era Tool
Nordic Hills Country Club
Wessman-Cunningham Sports
Arlington
G. A. McElroy
Nordic Hills
Mac
Pony League Tourney Opens At Wheaton Park
District 6 Pony League opens August 2 at Wheaton Park in Wheaton North DuPage. Everett Tranter announces five days of games with opening night at 7 p m featuring North DuPage All Stars against Wheaton All Stars. Bensenville enters three players Bill Kortum Ron Miser and Jim Tranter. Villa Park has ten players after finishing first in standings.
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Wheaton
North DuPage Pony League
Everett Tranter
Wheaton Public Park
North DuPage All-Stars
Wheaton All Stars
Bensenville
Villa Park
North DuPage
Bill Kortum
Ron Miser
Jim Tranter
Gray and White Clark Crow Named for Lewis and Clark Legacy
A noted variety of crow appears gray and white, called the Clark Crow after Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition, highlighting a nonblack plumage variety observed in migration notes.
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Clark
Lewis and Clark
Grandma Moses began painting at age 76
Grandma Moses started painting at 76 without any formal art lessons in her life. Her unlikely late-blooming career became a notable folk art success story.
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Grandma Moses
Apaches Win Ben sonville Minor League Championship
The Apaches finish 1957 undefeated with a 22-6 win over the Rams to claim the Ben sonville Minor League title, aided by Gerald Cuthbertson and Kent Curran who combined for four hits and key innings. The Bears overtake the Eagles 21-20 in a separate game with Corky Kerolas’s grand slam and Dave Martin’s doubles powering a late rally. Final standings show Apaches 36 and Rams 6-22, Bears 21-20 Eagles.
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Bensonville
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Rams
Bears
Eagles
Richard McDermott
Gerald Cuthbertson
Kent Curran
Curran
Ram
Pete Martzniuk
Apache
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Corky Kero
Dave Martin
Jack Ross
Dave Hinricks
Steve Miller
Miller
Kero
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Mike Finn
Jack Owen
Eagle
Charles Egly
Wedell
Owen
Lee Townsend
RTE
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