Hawleymen Fall Short in Close 8-7 Battle with Danville
Mt. Vernon Hawleymen battled Danville to an 8-7 loss despite outhitting 17-5 by Danville. Chuck Hawley promised hustle and a team in the race, and Mt. Vernon showed excellent effort at home with strong defense. Key players included Grubb, Wilson, and Haas on Danville and Karas, Ambrose, and Cassidy for Mt. Vernon. Scheduled games followed with Mt. Vernon at Mattoon and Vincennes at Danville.
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Chuck Hawley
Mt.ernon
Big Chuck
Mt. Vernon
Kings
Danville
Hawleymen
Mt. Vernon Seerreenes
Coon
Centralia
Esnecenee
Ase Vincennes
Paris Sercen
Mattoon Meee Wascene
Centralia Faces First-Place Showdown in Weekend Baseball
Centralia Zeros chase top spot in M O V race with games at Mt. Vernon on Sunday and Monday. Kings and Centralia split four meetings, Zeros narrowed Mt Vernon lead with a 5-0 one hit win by George Gatto over Mattoon Indians. Kings visit Mattoon tonight and Saturday. start at Veterans Park is 7 45 p M.
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Cassidy
Gatto
Mattoon
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Veterans Park
Zeke Bekeza
Centralia Zeros
Kings
George Gatto
Mattoon Indians
Danville Edges Mt Vernon In Heated 2-Hour Game
Kings held tying and winning runs on base with two out in the ninth as Danville earned a hard fought 8 7 victory at Mt Vernon. Cramer worked seven plus innings with 13 walks but Danville’s timely hitting and sharp plays at the plate sealed the decision. Bodell and Finigan homered in the late stretch while Patino stood out with two RBI and a key peg to nail Stern at the plate.
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Kings
Danville
Frank Piet
Mt. Vernon
Hawley
Ambrose
Ray Ambrose
Little Earl Hall
Gutwein
Hall
Aurley
Cramer
Rizzo
Karas
Gresieck
Jasper
Hawleymen
Solorzano
Given
Patino
Milinkov
Bodell
Finigan
Seem
Ump
Oscar
Popovich
Parsons
Ev Hall
Stern
Earl
Dans
Popovcich
King
Rod Cassidy
Cassidy
Piet
Fichtel
Cassady
Venezuelan Caracas papers spotlight White Sox and Kings players
In Caracas, Aureliano Patino and Oscar Solorzano of the Mt Vernon Kings display local dailies showing box scores for Chicago White Sox and Mt Vernon Caracas games. The trio Carrasquel Solorzano Patino links Venezuelan winter league history with Sox stars including Chico Carasquel and Don Newcombs, highlighting hometown ties and past lineups.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Chicago White Sox
Mt. Vernon
Curt Simmons to wed during Army leave
Cpl. Curt Simmons, former Phillies pitcher now in the Army, will marry but a date is not set. Miss Ludwig of nearby Egypt, who knew him since grammar school, revealed the engagement. Simmons, home on ten day leave from the 28th Infantry Division at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, won 17 games for the 1950 NL champions before his unit was federalized.
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Allentown
Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Ludwig
Egypt
Curt
Kutztown
28Th Infantry Division
Camp Atterbury
Ind
National Guard
Bucks Need One Win For Title
Ohio State faces Michigan State in a two game series to decide the Big Ten pennant with an 18-2 record. Illinois stands second at 8-3 and could share the title if OSU loses. Purdue visits Wisconsin. Indiana hosts Bradley. Buckeyes lead hitting at .281 while Illinois tops fielding at .978. Beb Montebello leads OSU with .432 and George Maier is the No. 2 winner with a 5-1 mark and 56 strikeouts.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Michigan State
Buckeyes
Illinois
Purdue
Wisconsin
Indiana
Bradley
Beb Montebello
Bie Ten
Timois
George Maier
Four teams reach semis in Illinois high school tourney
Decatur Pekin Alton and Waukegan advance to the semifinals in Peoria with two survivors to vie for the state pennant. Decatur meets Pekin at 1 pm and Alton faces Waukegan at 3 pm. Waukegan upset Lane Tech 2 1 in the first round as Bob Galvin beat Fred Schnell for three hits allowed.
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Murphysboro
Peoria
Ill
Decatur
Pekin
Alton
Waukegan
Winers
Lane Tech
Chicago
Lane
Bob Galvin
Fred Schnell
Schnell
Local baseball action from several Illinois league games
The last inning gave Waukegan its two winning runs after a collapse by the pitcher. Alton beat LaSalle-Peru 16-2 with a sixth inning rally on 10 hits framed by Bob Kuhn two run homer Bill Nicolet triple and Jack Hill double. Decatur topped Murphysboro 5-2 with a four run fourth led by Jack Tosh homer and Lee Ott triple. Pekin edged Streator 8-7 as Rich Lee doubled in the seventh for the decisive run. Glen Phillips allowed eight hits and fanned 11 as his team backed him with nine hits including Dick Heis two run homer.
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Waukegan
Alton
LaSalle- Peru
Bob Kuhn
Bill Nicolet
Jack Hill
Decatur
Murphysboro
Jack Tosh
Lee Ott
Rich Lee
Pekin
Streator
Glen Phillips
Dick Heihs
Youth Jougiard Near Victory in ABC Double Elimination
Lee Jougiard of Detroit moved within one match of winning the first annual American Bowling Congress double elimination tournament in St. Paul. He rolled two consecutive 600-series wins over Twin-Cities rivals, following a 675 over Ben Jackson and a 674 over Bill Havich, while Cecil Potts of Topeka placed third in the singles division as a first-time ABC competitor.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Lee Jougiard
Detroit
Cecil Potts
Topeka
Kans
ABC
Jouglard
Twin-Cities
Ben Jackson
Bill Havich
Minneapolis
Potts
Auto-Lites and Legion Triumph in Lofty League Showdowns
The Auto-Lite Falcons won their sixth straight, 11-1 over the Eagles in six innings at city park. George Smith pitched six hits for Auto-Lites. Jones, Eagles pitcher, allowed six runs in the sixth. Delbert Sinks hit the only home run. The Legionnaires defeated the Moose 11-5, loading eight runs in the first inning on five hits and three Moose errors. Walty Moore led Legion with key hits as Moose rallied late.
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Auto-Lite Falcons
Eagles
Legion
Moose
Auto-Lites
Jones
George Smith
Chester
Don Glover
Delbert Sinks
Johnson
Rice
Byford Hilliard
Avant
Ee Meors
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Eggleston
AB Jay
Estes
R. Hilliard
Ewer
B. Hilliard
Ed Lee
Meward
Williams
C. Glover
McKee
D. Glover
Arnett
Cc. Sinks
Rs Hogan
Webb
Smith
Nal
Yey Har
Er Patterson
Wittliams
Shane
Shehern
Ne Adams
Pickett
Rigas
Sigwerth
Fourth straight Belmont: jockeys ride three winners
NEW YORK June 1 For the fourth consecutive day a jockey rode three winners at Belmont Park yesterday. Eddie Arcaro did it on Monday, Eddie Guerin on Tuesday, Ted Atkinson on Wednesday and Conn McCreary on Thursday.
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New York
Belmont Park
Eddie Arcaro
Eddie Guerin
Ted Atkinson
Conn McCreary
Baseball Night Schedule With Pitchers and Times
Chicago at Boston 6 30 p m Schultz 3 2 versus Sain 2 5 Cincinnati at Brooklyn 6 30 p m Fox 3 2 or Ramsdell 3 5 versus King 4 3 Pittsburgh at New York 6 30 p m Law 1 2 versus Maglie 7 2 St Louis at Philadelphia 6 00 p m Staley 7 3 versus Thompson 1 2
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Chicago
Boston
Chicago at Boston and other noon matchups
A set of early basketball game pairings listed include Chicago vs Boston at 12:00 noon, Cincinnati vs Brooklyn at 11:30 a.m., Pittsburgh vs New York at 11:30, and St. Louis vs Philadelphia at 12:00 noon.
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Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baseball Tonight Matchups Across Ten Parks Schedule
Philadelphia visits Chicago with Fowler facing Dobson at 7 30 p m Boston travels to St Louis with McDermott opposing Garver New York plays Detroit at 7 30 p m Reynolds or Ostrowski versus Trucks Washington meets Cleveland at 6 30 p m Moreno vs Wynn listing pitchers and game times for the evening slate
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Chicago
Serene
New York
Oston Dadint Yal
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Robinson Bats Dodgers to 4-3 Win Over Phillies
Jackie Robinson boosted his major league leading batting average to .407 with two hits and scored the winning run in a 4-3 Dodgers victory over the Phillies after a home plate collision with Russ Meyer. Carl Erskine worked steady relief to record his fourth win.
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Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Phils
Russ Meyer
Carl Erskine
Record of Pins Near Tie for Second in Singles
The score shows 224, 257 and 257 for a 738 total, placing the bowler one pin short of tying for second. The three-game series demonstrates consistent scoring across games with the middle and final games matching at 257 each.
Bobby Locke Emerges As Top Threat In U S Open
New York June 1 1500 Americans eyeing a chance to stop Bobby Locke the South African ace known as Old Muffin Face from winning the U S Open at Oakland Hills Birmingham Mich June 14 16. Hogan defends as 1500 plus entrants seek one of 36 Open exemptions and 1481 vie in sectional trials for 162 final spots.
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Associated Press
New York
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Oakland Hills Country Club
Birmingham
Mich
United States
Ben Hogan
Ted Ray
Sam Snead
Inverness
Toledo
Locke
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Wykagyl
U. S
Tom O'Shanter
Chicago
Lloyd Mangrum
Hogan
Sam Arzetta
Frank Stranahan
Chandler Harper
Des Moines
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Dodgers edge Phillies 4 3 as Meyer bumps Robinson
Brooklyn wins 4-3 over Philadelphia as Russ Meyer bumps Jackie Robinson at home plate then apologizes. Robinson scores the decisive run in the seventh with Pee Wee Reese driving in the tie and Meyer walking in a bases full situation. Phils fail to hit in key moments as Konstanty struggles while White Sox hope to extend win streaks against A’s before meeting Boston.
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Russ Meyer
Jackie Robinson
Jack Hand
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Morning Glory
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Konstant
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
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Regaae
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Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
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Champs
Robinson
Carl Furillo
Meyer
Russ
Jackie
Mana
Brooks
Campanella
Willie Jones
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Erskine
Jim Konstanty
Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia A‘s
Wallard Wins 500-Mile Race Cash and Car Jackpot
Indy speedway split a record $207,650 purse among 33 cars in the Memorial Day 500 mile race. Winner Lee Wallard of Almont NY took $63,612.12 in cash plus a 4,000 Chrysler pace car and other prizes. Muriel Belanger of Crown Point IN owns the winning car. purse shares were adjusted by officials to reflect laps and merchandise rewards.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Lee Wallard
Altamont
N. Y
Wallard
Muriel Belanger
Crown Point
Ind
Speedway
Andy "Inden
Los Angeles
Bobby Ball
Phoenix
Ariz
Henry
Laz Honored At Illinois Conference Honors
Champaign Illinois June 7 Don Laz pole vaulter from Aurora is winner of the 1951 Illinois Conference honor medal for outstanding athlete and scholarship. The 21 year old senior holds the collegiate vault record 15 feet 154 inches and is an outstanding architecture student. He played junior varsity football two years before joining the varsity last fall as a punting specialist.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois
Don Laz
Aurora
Scotty Steagall To Join Oilers
Scotty Steagall, Millikin’s top scorer, will join the Philips Petroleum Company sales staff in Bartlesville Oklahoma and play for the AAU Oilers next season. He graduates Monday after leading small colleges with 28.5 points per game last season and earning best player honors at the National Intercollegiate Meet. He also set an Illinois conference record with 59 points against Augustana.
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Decatur
Scott Steagall
Millikin
Philips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Steagall
Kansas City
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