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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
6
Aureliano Patino tripled home the tying and winning runs in the ninth as Mt. Vernon beat Paris Lakers 12 to 11 at Vets Park in a chaotic game. Mt. Vernon piled 14 hits while Paris pitchers issued 13 walks and fielding errors helped gasoline the rally. Brookman earned the win as Swenson took the loss.
Yesterday’s scores feature Springfield West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Vincennes Centralia Mattoon Paducah and Paris with multiple pitchers and note notable plays. Tonight’s schedule includes Paris at Mt. Vernon Springfield at West Frankfort Mattoon at Paducah Vincennes at Centralia. Saturday and Sunday lineups add further matchups.
In a wild 11-9 Mt. Vernon comeback, Paris led 11-8 before the Kings surged in the ninth. Patino hit a second three bagger and Solorzano extended a five time on base, while Lefty Brookman earned his fourth win in relief amid a 14-hit Mt. Vernon attack.
The schedule lists events for June 4 and June 8. On June 4 Vincennes hosts two games at 2 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. The rest of the week includes entries for Paris with events noted.
19 year old Indiana farm boy Dave Elliott emerged as a pitching sensation in the Class D Kansas Oklahoma Missouri League with four shutouts in five wins for the Bartlesville Pirates. He set a league record with 34 consecutive scoreless innings and has completed five of six starts, after a rough debut when Ponca City knocked him out in the fourth. Elliott, who began baseball in 1948 and came from a small rural school near Bedford, Indiana, earned 12 wins and seven losses as a rookie.
Mattoon Indians lost to Paducah last night. Centralia defeated Vincennes while Springfield and West Frankfort split a doubleheader. Paris to complete two game set with one game tonight. Vincennes Vel vets visit Mt. Vernon tomorrow for two games with a 2 p.m. afternoon tilt and a 7:45 p.m. nightcap.
St Louis Browns face slim home draw with 82 135 attendance over 16 dates plus five doubleheaders and opening day The club may seek another sale before June 15 as insiders view limited saleable players Roy Sievers Dick Kokos Ned Garver and other veterans are noted as potential cash draws while Cardinals pull in over 1 000 000 last year and about 250 000 thus far at Sportsman Park.
Associated Press reports Eddie Robinson homered and doubled in Chicago's 6-5 12 inning win over New York. Don Newcombe pitched the Dodgers to an 8-1 NL lead over St Louis. Ike Williams from Trenton outpointed Lester in Detroit 10.
Lennart Strand of Sweden ran a 4:07.3 mile to win at the 11th annual Compton track meet, best on the West Coast and two seconds behind the American record set by Gunder Haegg. He hoped to do 4:04 in a single appearance.
The national crow shooting and crow calling contests are set for July 29 in Vandalia Illinois, announced by officials of the American Crow Hunters Association and the Illinois Sportsmen's Federation. The crow calling contest has long featured at the International Sportsmen's Show in Chicago, with participants expected from Oregon Texas Ohio Indiana Kentucky Michigan and other midwestern states.
Peoria Manual stretched its win streak to 25 games to claim the state high school baseball title. Pitcher Bob Schmitt dominated LaGrange with 1 hit allowed, 17 strikeouts, and his 18th win, as Manual won 6-0 despite the game ending in the eighth inning due to rain. Dick Eckhard powered the offense with two runs batted in, while Jim Hagadone added a homer for LaGrange’s lone extra-base hit.
Columbus Ohio June 3 Little Tippy Dye Ohio State basketball coach resigns to take the Washington Huskies post the Washington Post pays 9000 annually versus about 7200 at Ohio State Dye who starred in three sports at Pomeroy and coached OSU to a 22 4 mark last season succeeds Art McLarney as he retires Ohio State becomes fifth Big Ten team to hire a new coach for 1950 51 joining Michigan State Iowa Purdue and Northwestern
Brooklyn Dodgers at the top of the National League are poised to acquire two top flight Reds pitchers Ewell Blackwell and Hoyt Wehmeier for six Dodgers infielders and outfielders. The swap could include Bobby Morgan or Eddie Miksis, and may involve George Smees, Bob Milliken, Turk Lown, Jack Banta or Rex Barney, with Wayne Belardi as a potential bonus. The report notes Don Newcombe and Dan Bankhead injuries push Dodgers to seek pennant help.
Brooklyn bounces St Louis 8 to 1 while New York edges Cincinnati 7 to 6. Pittsburgh defeats Boston 5 to 4 as Philadelphia Chicago game postponed by rain. Chicago outlasts New York 6 to 5 in 12 innings. Detroit finishes 8 16 while Philadelphia 2 5 in a two night doubleheader. Boston tops Cleveland 11 to 5. St Louis wins 10 to 9 over Washington in a twin night doubleheader.
Brooklyn plays St Louis at 1 30 p Bankhead or Hatten face Lanier. Boston visits Pittsburgh at 11 30 a m Sain meets Dickson. Philadelphia meets Chicago at 12 30 p Church faces Rush.
New York visits Cincinnati at 1:00 with Hartung or Kramer facing Raffensberger. Chicago at New York features Wight and Cain against Sanford and Byrne. Cleveland hosts Boston with Garcia vs Stubbs. Detroit at Philadelphia pairs Newhouser against Shantz. St Louis visits Washington with Kretlow opposing Kuzava or Haynes.
The schedule lists games for both leagues with matchups including Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at St. Louis, New York at Pittsburgh, Cleveland at New York, Chicago at Boston, Detroit at Washington, and St. Louis at Philadelphia. Doubleheaders and start times are shown as 12 30 p m and 11 30 a m with several 2 30 p m listings.
Bradley University swept the first two games of a best of three series with Nebraska to capture the District No 5 berth in the NCAA championship tournament in Omaha June 15 22.
Milton M. Olander of Toledo Ohio wins another term as president of the University of Illinois Athletic Association board of directors. Olander starred in football for Illinois in 1919 21 and earlier served on the varsity coaching staff.
Vic Wertz 25 year old slugger for Detroit Tigers drives in five runs in game one and adds three in game two as Tigers rout Philadelphia A's 8-2 and 16-5. Evers Groth and Wertz anchor a strong outfield while Detroit chases the Yankees after Boston's loss.
Don Newcombe hurled five innings while yielding five hits as Brooklyn defeated St. Louis 8-1 in front of rain delays at Sportsman’s Park. Home runs by Jim Russell Duke Snider and Billy Cox fueled the Dodgers rally. Stan Musial went hitless amid Arm soreness rumors and Marty Marion added a four bagger.
Philadelphia June 8 Mickey Cochrane new A’s GM says rumors swirl but two trades seem possible. Sam Chapman to the Yankees for Hank Bauer and Chapman Coleman Guerra to Cleveland for Larry Doby Dale Mitchell and Jim Hegan are floated. He notes nothing confirmed and expects deals in time.
Maurice Podoloff heads to Europe to review Harlem Globetrotters sellout games and gather ideas to boost attendance in the National Basketball Association. He may also bring back a Folies Bergere routine.
Indiana at Homecoming on Oct 28 and Ohio State at Dad's Day on Nov 18 lead 1950 Illinois football ticket sales per George Legg, ticket manager. Total sales run slightly ahead of 1949, with more season tickets driving the difference.
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