Linton Teams Ace Weekend Play With Two Wins
The Linton Independent reports a 7 4 baseball win over the Rumback Merchants of Washington as Lefty Laughlin pitched the full nine innings. Softball followed with an 8 3 victory over Chandler Sales. Marion Woolsey hit a homer and Max Woolsey contributed two hits. Additional notes cover Leon Hubble’s race finish in Champaign and local youth golf, flying lessons uptake, and Minnesota fishing trips.
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Linton Independent
Washington
High School Park
Lefty Laughlin
Linton
Chandler
Terre Haute
George Jones
Major League Standings And Results From Monday
The National League standings show New York leading with 40 wins and Brooklyn at 39. St. Louis trails with 30, Chicago 23, and Pittsburgh 21. Monday’s only game: New York 9 St. Louis 5. Tonight’s schedule: Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Milwaukee at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Roy notes crappie catches. fishing trips added to resort plans. high school baseball in local park at 7:30 pm Bloomfield vs Worthington in a local matchup as the day ends.
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Welh Pet
New York
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Roy
Bloomfield
Worthington
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Island City Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Island City residents report visits among neighbors and relatives with several Thursday and Sunday church attendances. Mary Campbell and children visited Clyde Carpenter and Genova in Linton. Hershel Hollingsworth visited his sick mother in Lyons. Nellie Gilligan is improving at home. Juanita Moore and children saw Forest Hunter. Floyd Goodman of Indianapolis spent the weekend with May Angleton. Effie Wright joined others at Jericho Pentecostal church. Reed and Hollingsworths also hosted a recent visit from William Reed.
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Mary Campbell
Clyde Carpenter
Genova
Linton
Hershel Hollingsworth
Jericho
Giants Aim for 100 Wins As They Narrow Margin
Manager Leo Durocher predicts 100 victories needed to win the National League pennant after the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 5. Willie Mays and pitcher Jim Hearn starred, with Mays hitting his 19th and 20th homers to move within two of Musial. The Giants and Dodgers pace the league with strong starts while Philadelphia Milwaukee and St. Louis stumble.
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Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Giants
Dodgers
Braves
Phillies
Cardinals
Willie Mays
Jim Hearn
Hearn
Cardinal
Stan Musial
Musial
Mays
Gerry Staley
Royce Lint
Willie
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
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Laughlin
Max Woolsey
Linton Independents
Kenny Inman
Bill Hice
Hubert Greenwood
Dean Crynes
Eedl
Marion Woolsey
Johnny Powell
Max Wooolsey
Willard Truitt
John Cary
Leon Hubble
Champaign
Ill
Leon
Winchester
Oval
Boess
Sherrell Tesy H
Meridian Hills Country Club
Indianapolis
Chuck Wilson
Ray Alsop
Gail Wright
Squeak Heaton
Hugh Enicks
Lyons
Roy Williams
Tom McQuade
Minnesota
O’hern
Duncan
Corbin
Perigo
Orman
Jerry Wright
Herndon
Martin
AB Robinson
Harner
Sullivan
Healy
B. Davis
E. Robinson
H. Goodwin
J. Robinson
J. Davis
H. Miller
Richie Jones
J. Powell
Charles Jones
Terre Haute Chandlers AB
Taylor
If Ochs
Akers
Ruchsel
Frazier
Pound
Frederick
Gorby
Lloyd
Burey
Reni
Baxley
Linton, Ind
FORD
Linton Motor Sales, Inc
Ford Dealer
Cliff Strong Garage
Penney
Furgol
Ed Furgol
New Jersey
Baltusrol
Clayton, Mo
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Gene Littler
International Soundphoto
Lucy
Indiana
Bell Telephone
Yertow
Island City
Fred Down
United Press
Elson’s Jewelers
Ernest Borel
Roland W. Ament
Midwest
West Coast
Midwest Building Company
Dept
Charleston
Illinois
Oldsmobile
Fisher
Kendall
Oldsmobile Sales
Frigidaire
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