King Bats Battle Vincennes Twice in Weekend Doubleheader
Mt. Vernon beat Vincennes Velvets 6-1 and 14-7 at Veterans Park as Parisotto and Brookman earned wins. The twin triumphs pushed Mt. Vernon to three straight home wins, with solid hitting from Patino Solorzano Ivy Given and others fueling a 28-hit day.
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Loop Afternoon Mattoon and Centralia Scores Report
Mattoon and Centralia teams clash across multiple games with players including Virag Hawley Smith Slike Mincher Davis Wilkes and Rogers Flynn Edgar Wilson Key Fabris Harvey Mameron Miskell Zigler Ortosky Dos McCullough Patino and Steinburg. Results show varied scores and a Mt Vernon appearance with Dimnico Zimmerman Ivy Heistand Brookman and Patino also noted.
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King Notes on Delayed Game and West Frankfort Baseball
The afternoon game delayed 25 minutes to rake infield soft spots with Clarence Hoff man aiding ground crew. Oscar Solorzano, a known dead right field hitter, beat King’s shift as center field opened for a double off Ivy's plan. Umpire Scott's tiny strike zone slows games. a decisive strike-calling ump keeps play moving. Aurley Patino favors base hits over home runs and King seeks another infielder as Emil Stoecker’s defense is questioned. West Frankfort’s Chuck Hawley leads a strong club, while Buddy Davis signs as catcher for the Cardinals with a $2000 bonus. Centralia beats Mattoon 12-6 on an 8-run fifth featuring two Sterlines homers by Bekeza and Della Betta with bases loaded.
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Parisotto
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Jim Given
Little Dave
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Pirates shift rotation adding Vernon Law in place of Chesnes
In Pittsburgh the Pirates optioned pitcher Bob Chesnes to New Orleans and called up Vernon Law to fill the spot. In Fort Wayne Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago won the Fort Wayne Open with a 271 total after 72 holes. Ben Hogan led the men with 65 and Babe Zaharias topped the women with 69 on day one of the Celebrities Tournament in Washington.
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New Orleans
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Washington
Ben Hogan
Babe Zaharias
Big Seven Defeats Southwest In Annual Track Meet
Dallas report: Big Seven defeated Southwest 79 to 52 in the annual track meet. Pelham Manor New York: Alf Holmberg of Tennessee beat Fred Wilt in the New York A C mile run in 4 15 1.
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Fred Wilt
New York A. C
Hart and Patty Win French International Singles Titles
Doris Hart and Budge Patty captured the singles championships at the French International Tennis Tournament in Paris, marking a top American showing in the event.
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Doris Hart
Budge Patty
Citation Wins Golden Gate Mile in World Record Time
Albany race report notes Citation $3.20 won the Golden Gate mile at Golden Gate Fields in a world record 1:33 3/5, surpassing Stymie as world money-winning champion with $924,630. Chicago report adds Lextown $10.60 takes Edward J. Fleming Memorial Handicap at Washington Park.
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Schedule for Week at Paris Vincennes Mattoon Springfield
Week schedule lists events at Paris and Vincennes for June 6 and 9 to 11. June 6 T at Paris. June 9 Mattoon here. June 10 Mattoon here. June 11 Springfield here.
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Vincennes
Mattoon
Springfield
Tonight's Schedule Highlights Regional Showdowns
Mt. Vernon visits Paris while Centralia tackles Vincennes. W. Frankfort faces Springfield. Paducah travels to Mattoon for key matchups.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Faces Villemain In Philadelphia Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson meets Robert Villemain in a 15 round middleweight title bout at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia. The winner could claim NBA recognition if conditions are met and the winner must fight La Motta or Graziano within 90 days. The bout is not telecast or broadcast.
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National Boxing Association
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Rocky Graziano
New York
Robinson
Doxies League Grows to Eight Teams
CHICAGO June 5 The National Professional Basketball League expanded to eight teams after awarding franchises to Toledo and Dayton Ohio Doxie Moore league commissioner said St Louis bid was rejected for lack of a suitable home arena Membership now includes Toledo Dayton Waterloo Ja Milwaukee Denver St Paul Antersin Ind and Sheboygan Wis Moore indicated two more teams could join from bids by Omaha Duluth Minn Muncie Ind and Sioux City Ia
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Minn
Raffensberger’s Second Wind At 33 In Cincinnati Comeback
Cincinnati’s Kenny Raffensberger, 32 turning 33 this August, shows a late-career resurgence atop a veteran pitcher. He limited Boston to four hits in a 3-0 win and moved the Reds to a split of a doubleheader with Brooklyn implied by prior results, while posting a 4-5 record this season and a May 18 shutout of the Dodgers.
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Fellows
Willard Ramsdell
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Citation Sets World Mark and Rises to $924,630
Albany Calif June 5 Citation wins Golden Gate Fields mile in 1 33 5 to break the world record. He earns 14 550 boosting earnings to 924 630, the all-time money winner. Trainer Jimmy Jones undecided whether to run him again before the Gold Cup. Citation has 29 wins in 36 starts and never finished out of the money.
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Big Cy
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Jockey Dies After Spill at Delaware Park
Jockey Richard Rozelle, 22, died in a Delaware hospital after a spill in the stretch of last Friday’s feature race at Delaware Park. He never regained consciousness following the fall of his mount Raise You in the Kirkwood Purse feature race.
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Lanier Big Wheel Leads Cardinals Past Phillies 6 2
Max Lanier powered a 6 2 win for the St Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies with a bases loaded three in the sixth inning to break a 2 2 tie. Enos Slaughter and Chuck Diering opened scoring. Stan Musial and Slaughter added runs. The Cardinals tied for first with the Dodgers after Chicago beat Brooklyn. In other action, Ned Garver won for the Browns 12 5 over the A’s 13 6 nightcap, with Dick Kokos homering for St Louis on Carl Scheib.
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Frisch's Youth Movement Fizzled in Cubs Spring Campaign
Associated Press Sports Writer notes Frankie Frisch aimed to rebuild Chicago Cubs with youth on Catalina Island. Of 89 in camp, 20 were rookies, yet veteran stars led a surprising season start. Cubs sit fifth with a .600-like pace, four games back, behind Dodgers and Cardinals, while youngsters show mixed results in early 13-8 win over Brooklyn.
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Major League Leaders Align With Broad Batting Totals
The season's top hitters include Doby Cleveland at .395 and Kel Detroit at .375 with Dimaggio Boston leading runs at 43. Stephens Boston drives in 49, Wertz Detroit 47, while Kell Detroit and Dimaggio Boston share 60 doubles. Williams Boston has 13 homers and Dillinger Philadelphia 5 stolen bases. Pitching leaders show Byrne New York 1 1, .833 and Newhouser Detroit 4-1, .800. Musial St. Louis tops batting at .890 with 55 hits by Sisler Philadelphia 53 and Robinson Brooklyn 17 doubles.
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Fourth Week Opens in Mt Vernon Softball League
The 1950 Mt. Vernon Softball League resumes tonight at the city park diamond under lights. Junior clash starts with Jackson Martin against Logan Street Baptist. seniors see Auto-Lite facing Elks as Moose leads the senior standings and Woodlawn ties for first. Schedule includes Shoe Co. versus VFW and other matches through Thursday.
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British Press Picks Woodcock for London Title Bout
London reports Bruce Woodcock is favored by the British press to face Lee Savvaid in a British and European world heavyweight title defense. An informal poll of seven boxing writers predicts the bout ends before 15 rounds. Bookmakers favor Savvaid at 5 to 4 against Woodcock.
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Stanczak Takes 9th in ABC Singles in Columbus
Edward Stanczak, a barber at Great Lakes Naval Station Illinois, placed ninth in the American Bowling Congress singles in Columbus. He totaled 699 with games of 232 259 and 208, entering the final frame needing 20 pins for 700, a strike followed by a 7 10 split.
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Baseball scores and rain-postponed games update
Major League results show Philadelphia 6 Chicago 2 and Boston 19 Pittsburgh 6 with rain postponements. New York 3-6 Chicago 1-3 Boston 11 Cleveland 9 Detroit 6 Philadelphia 1, St Louis at Washington postponed. National League Cincinnati 3-6 Boston 0-7 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 13 Brooklyn 8 New York 4 Pittsburgh 3 New York 7 Cleveland 0 Detroit 3 Washington 0 Boston 17 Chicago 7. St Louis 12-6 Philadelphia 5-13.
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Today’s MLB Schedule With Probable Pitchers
The schedule lists National League and American League games with probable starters. New York at Pittsburgh features Hartung against Dickson at 6 30 p m. Brooklyn visits Chicago at 12 30 p m with Roe vs Minner. Philadelphia plays St Louis at 7 30 p m with Robert vs Munger. Detroit at Washington at 6 30 p m Trout vs Nagy. Cleveland at New York at 6 30 p m Feller vs Reynolds. Chicago visits Boston at 6 30 p m Pierce vs Kinder.
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Tomorrow Pro Baseball Matchups Across Six Cities
Tomorrow schedules feature New York at Pittsburgh at 11 30 a m Boston at Cincinnati at 1 30 p m Brooklyn at Chicago at 12 30 p m Philadelphia at St Louis at 7 30 p m with four major matchups set for the day highlighting intercity rivalries and broadcasting plans.
Schedule for American League games today
Detroit at Washington 12 30 p m St Louis at Philadelphia 6 30 Cleveland at New York 12 30 p m Chicago at Boston 12 noon four games listed with times and matchups in the American League today
Man Lanier Sparks Cardinals Rally to Beat Phillies 6 2
Yesterday's Stars Lanier tripled with bases loaded setting off a five run sixth inning. The Cardinals overcame a deficit to defeat the Phillies 6 to 2.
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Yankees dump Indians 7 to 0 in six-hit win by Lopat
E D Lopat pitched a six-hit shutout to lift the Yankees over the Indians 7 to 0. He improved to 2-0 against Cleveland while the Tribe dropped to 6 losses in the season.
Browns and A's sweep in doubleheader
In a doubleheader the Browns won the opener 12-5 while the A's triumphed 13-6 with a nine run first inning. Lopat shut out the Indians on six hits, extending his lifetime edge over Cleveland to 24-6. Houtteman earned his sixth victory of the season as Detroit stretched its winning streak to five and Washington’s skid to five. Kuzava debuted for Washington since the trade, surrendering all runs and eight hits in eight innings.
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