Kings Fire Back Break Nine-Game Slump With 20-9 Win
Mt. Vernon Kings snap a nine game losing streak by beating Centralia Cubs 20 to 9 at Vets Park. Don Lefty Grove earns the victory as Mt. Vernon unleashes 9, 7, and 4 runs in three frames behind strong pitching from Grove Fenchak and other hurlers.
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Track meet results and tonight's schedule
LOOP LAST GES RESULTS MT VERNON 2014 CENTRALIA WAE 98 2 Grove Fenchak and Herron Fabris Edgar Ecklund and Gatts BELLEVILLE MATTOON OCC Davis Turley and Dickens Oste Debrino Smith PADUCAH 750 W FRANKFORT OSS 410 4 Campbell and Anthony Gamble Regan and O Connor TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE W FRANKFORT AT MT VERNON 730 MATTOON AT PADUCAH CENTRALIA AT BELLEVILLE
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Mt Vernon Kings Rally But Fall To Cubs In Marathon Game
Mt. Vernon Kings push to ninth inning drama against Centralia Cubs, taking an early 3-0 lead before trading runs in a high scoring affair. Don Wagner belted a grand slam in the ninth for Centralia. Grove struggled with control while yielding four walks and nine runs in part of the game. Nine runs, five hits, and late heroics by Wagner electrified the game as Frankfort visits Veterans Park tonight seeking a win.
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Major League Baseball Leaders Cited in Split Standings
Batting leaders include Marshall New York .365 and Kiner Pittsburgh .360 with 34 runs by Marshall and Reese. Robinson Brooklyn 39 RBI and Kiner 32. Thomson New York 59 hits alongside Robinson Brooklyn 59. Jones Philadelphia 14 doubles and Waitkus Philadelphia 12. Smalley Chicago 5 triples with Thomson New York and Furillo Brooklyn 4. Kiner Pittsburgh 12 home runs and Mize New York 10. Reese Brooklyn 7 and Robinson Brooklyn 6 stolen bases. Branca Brooklyn 7 wins and Chesney Pittsburgh 31. Branca 44 strikeouts and Spahn Boston 42.
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Pittsburgh
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Thomson
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
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Hear Chesney
Spahn
Boston
Cards Rally Tops Brooks as Musial Hits Duo
Stan Musial led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6 5 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers with two home runs and a single. Ted Wilks closed out the ninth inning to curb a Dodgers uprising as Card teammates Baker and Slaughter supported the win. Enos Slaughter sat out with a back problem.
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Robinson Gavilan Title Bout Set For Philadelphia Fight
Sugar Ray Robinson to defend welterweight crown against Kid Gavilan in Philadelphia Municipal Stadium on July 11. Contracted for 15 rounds or less under Philadelphia Arena Inc. This will be Robinsons fourth title defense since Dec 1946 and follows a string of 93 wins in 96 pro bouts with 61 knockouts.
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Illinois House Beats Senate in Biennial Softball Game
In Springfield on June 2 the Illinois House defeated the Senate 18 to 6 in the legislature’s softball game. Governor Stevenson played for the House, pitching at bat, as about 3,500 watched with 4,500 tickets sold at $1 each. Net proceeds will aid St Anthony’s Hospital Effingham destroyed by fire in April.
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Woodcock Mills Fight Tonight in London Showdown
Bruce Woodcock meets Freddie Mills in a 15 round bout in London tonight to decide Britain’s world heavyweight crown contender. The winner earns a shot at Lee Savold in September, with Woodcock also defending European and British Empire heavyweight titles in a high stakes card.
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Batting and Pitching Stars Highlight MLB Wins
St Louis Cardinals beat Brooklyn 6 3 as star Stan Musial hit two home runs. Giants pitcher Sam Webb delivered seven and one third innings of brilliant relief to beat the Cubs 11 5.
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Stove Co and Auto-Lite Take Softball Wins in League Night
The Stove Co. moved into first place with a 6-4 win over the Amvets while Auto-Lite defeated the Shoe Co. 10-6. Don Gaebe and Dick Snyder led Stove Co. with two hits each, and George Webb and Hogan paced Auto-Lite with two safeties apiece. The Shoemakers struggled with eight Amvet errors and seven hits for Auto-Lite.
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Musial: I am home run crazy and back in form
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals says he is back in form after a six week slump and predicts he will join the .300 hitters soon. He followed a two homer game against the Dodgers with a three-for-four day, lifting his average to .284 with eight homers and 19 RBIs as he targets the league lead.
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40 Game Checker Match Ends In Draw In Joliet
In Joliet Illinois last night the 40 game world championship checker match ended in a draw between Walter Hellman of Gary Indiana and William F Ryan of New York City. Ryan nicknamed The Bronx Comet won another game to tie the score at four wins each and 32 draws. Playoff series begin this afternoon with the fate of the title set to be decided by Saturday if still tied with Hellman retaining if necessary.
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VFW Set for Sunday Game at Wayne City
The Mt. Vernon VFW baseball club travels to Wayne City this Sunday to play the Wayne City Legion team. First pitch is scheduled for 2 30.
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Home Run Hesitation Sparks Swing Change at Sportsmans Park
Louis and IT observed the short right field fence at Sportsmans Park and mused on hitting strategy. After homering in week one, outside breaking pitches slowed him, leaving him cautious about chasing power and shifting to focused left field contact.
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National League Tonight Matchups Across Cities
Central Standard Time schedule features Chicago Leonard 1 5 at New York Jones 5 4 and St Louis Staley 2 1 at Brooklyn Newcombe 1 0 both at 6 30 p m Cincinnati Raffensberger 6 3 at Philadelphia Roberts 4 3 at 6 45 p m Pittsburgh Bonham 0 0 at Boston Spahn 5 4 at 6 30 p m
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Boston
Spahn
Baseball day’s AL lineups and game times listed
The American League schedule lists New York with Lopat at Chicago Gumpert at 12:30 p m Washington Scarborough at St Louis Starr at 7 30 p m Boston Kinder at Cleveland Lemon at 6 30 p m Philadelphia Brissie at Detroit Gray at 2 00 p m all times local and matchups shown for today’s slate
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Yesterday's Results in Baseball Standings Report
Yesterday scoreboard shows St. Louis defeated Brooklyn 6 to 3 New York beat Chicago 11 to 5 Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 3 to 3 in 10 innings Boston won over Pittsburgh 8 to 6.
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Baseball scores from the day across leagues
New York defeated Chicago 3 to 0 while Washington edged St. Louis 6 to 5 and Boston won 3 to 1 over Cleveland. Detroit beat Philadelphia 5 to 4 in ten innings, reflecting close extra time action across multiple matchups.
Tomorrow's schedule feature scattered NBA matchups
The schedule lists St. Louis at Brooklyn at 11 30 a m Chicago at New York at 12 30 p m New York at Chicago at 7 30 p m Washington at St Louis at 7 30 p m Philadelphia at Detroit at 2 00 p m Boston at Cleveland at 12 noon Only games scheduled highlight a light day with multiple cross conference clashes.
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Jensen Leaves Cal For Oakland Oaks Baseball
BERKELEY Calif June 2 They hang black crepe as Jack Jensen departs UC Berkeley for a professional season with the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League He had one year of eligibility left but will play with the Oaks this year causing local stores to shroud in mourning.
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Boxing Results From Last Night Headlines
In Binghamton Lee Sala of Donora outpointed Joey Taylor in ten rounds. In Pittsburgh Arturo Godoy of Chile defeated Johnny Haynes of Los Angeles on points over ten rounds.
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Raschi Trucks Bid For Feller's Pitching Crown
By Jack Hand Vic Raschi and Virgil Trucks emerge as top AL pitching contenders as Feller falters. Raschi throws his third shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over the White Sox, while Trucks beats the A's in 10 innings 5-4. Feller takes a rare loss, and Boston gains on the Yankees in the pennant race. In the NL Boston Braves surge to the lead with an 8-6 win over Pittsburgh as Musial powers the Cardinals past Brooklyn 9-1.
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Eddleman Stars as Big Ten War Looms in Berkeley Duel
Chicago June 2 The Big Ten names a 34 man squad to face the Pacific Coast Conference in the ninth annual outdoor track duel at Berkeley June 21. Eddleman of Illinois is favored in the high jump, with Ohio State’s Whitfield and Wisconsin’s Gehrmann among top performers. The West Coast lineup features Mel Patton of USC and others poised to challenge for victory.
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Chrysler Sells Racing Stable at Public Auction
Walter P. Chrysler Jr sold 24 racing thoroughbreds at public auction in New York for 221000 dollars. Larry S MacPhail led buyers paying 27300 dollars for three fillies. Ben Creech of Hudson NL paid 17000 dollars for the yearling Jiminy Crickets.
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