Kings Rally Past Paris for Fourth Straight Win
Mt. Vernon Kings overturn a 5 1 deficit with a seven inning rally, scoring four in the seventh to beat the Paris Lakers 7 5. Don Sechler earned the win with support from Charley Heistand as Mt. Vernon breaks up the famed Big Three mound trio. Stark took the loss for Paris after allowing the decisive rally. Stoecker and Vo truba provided early sparks for the Lakers, while Stoecker collected multiple RBIs in the loss.
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Mt. Vernon Kings
Paris Lakers
Benny Meyers
Kings
Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Paducah Chiefs
Don Sechler
Paris
Charley Heistand
Heistand-Brookman
George Votruba
Emil Stoecker
Stoecker
Laker
Bill Stark
Gutwein
Swenson
Blackman
Lakers
Chuck
Werner
Stark
King City Stock Car Thrills At Speedway Race
At King City Speedway last night a hard surfaced track challenged drivers in a 25 lap main event Roy Shelton of Mt. Vernon lost control and crashed into an outhouse after clipping a light pole. A notable featuring a four woman race saw Dottie Weyant of Springfield take top honors ahead of Hallie Hicks Jessie Newell and Jean Wells. Riders from Mt. Vernon Springfield St Louis and Cedar Rapids competed in heats handicap and pursuit races with Clyde Newell taking the feature podium along with George Smith and others.
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King City Speedway
King City
Roy Shelton
Mt. Vernon
Dottie Weyant
Springfield
Hallie Hicks
Jessie Newell
St. Louis
Jean Wells
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lee Lasley
Corky Meyers
Macon
Frankie Bond
Lee Drollinger
Champaign
Don Evans
Clyde Newell
Francis Lane
Waltonville
Ivan Dodson
Jim Bell
Belleville
Don Petty
Nokomis
Leroy Cherry
Sechler Sparks Rally as Kings Triumph Over Paris 8-6
Sechler set the stage for an 8-6 victory by driving in runs and, with Stark on the mound, the Kings exploded in the seventh. Milinkov, Fiala, and Patino delivered key hits as Stoecker injured his ankle and left the game. Heistand closed out the win, with Solorzano and Given contributing strong defense and timely plays.
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Stoecker
Stark
Reough
Patino
Brand
Milinkov
Fiala
Platz
Gutwein
Votruba
Swenson
Mt. Vernon
Paris
Sechler
Helstand
Werner
Heistand
Kings AB
Solorzano
Ss Brand
Hallihan
Lakers AB Platz
Tunnison
Shubert
Kings
Given
Benny
Benny Meyers
Mt Vernon Legion Team Opens Season With Loss
Mt. Vernon junior baseball opens with a 3 2 defeat at Salem. Bob Brookman pitched well allowing five hits. Harold Hutchins used 13 players in the first game. A large group of 183 players saw action, including Jim Davis Jerry Frazier Dave Cox and Roger Edmison. Mt. Vernon meets Effingham at City Park at 2 30 tomorrow. The local Legionaires play Breeze Friday.
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Mt. Vernon
Salem
Bob Brookman
Iefocals
Harold Hutchins
Jim Davis
Jerry Frazier
Dave Cox
Jerry Tom Kruger
Harry Jacobs
Jim Richey
Clifford Hawkins
Don Kelly
Kim Driggers
Albert Avant
Roger Edmison
Brookman
Efffingham
City Park
Legionaires
Breeze
Schedule for Week at Paris Vincennes Mattoon Springfield
Week schedule lists events from June 6 at Paris to June 11 at Springfield with Mattoon home events on June 9 and June 10 and Vincennes appearances on June 7 and June S. It outlines venues and dates for upcoming engagements.
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Paris
Vincennes
Mattoon
Springfield
Yesterday's Track Results From Various Cities
Yesterday's track results list W Frankfort Springfield Paducah Mattoon Centralia Vincennes Paris and Mt Vernon with multiple place finishes. Names such as Bone Wilkes Schaeffler Muschell Harvey Mamer Kyes Lyle Karas Sayers Patino Stark Werner Schubert appear among the top finishers and relay placements.
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W. Frankfort
Springfield
Ee Bone
Wilkes
Schaeffler
Muschell
Harvey
Mameron
Kyes
Tonight's schedule delays Mt. Vernon at Paris clash
Mt. Vernon plays Paris in a tonight matchup while Centralia visits Vincennes and W. Frankfort travels to Springfield. Paducah meets Mattoon in another regional game shaping standings.
Wednesday's Schedule Hit Varies Across Sites
Wednesday's schedule lists Mt. Vernon at Vincennes W Frankfort at Mattoon Paducah at Springfield and Centralia at Paris for upcoming games.
Krafft Resigns As Elgin Coach
John A. Krafft 44 resigns as Elgin high school varsity basketball coach after 22 years, having led five teams to state finals. He is replaced by assistant William R. Chesbrough 32, a former Syracuse star, with Krafft remaining as assistant principal and compiling a 164 46 record across his tenure.
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Associated Press
Elgin
John A. Krafft
William R. Chesbrough
Syracuse
Krafft
Elgin High
Tweedy Quits Mattoon Grid Coach Post
Ill June 6 Hewey Tweedy resigns as head football coach at Stattoon high school officials announced. Tweedy also serves as track and wrestling coach, first coming to Mattoon in 1948 from Zeigler where he led football and basketball teams.
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Mattoon. Ill
Hewey Tweedy
Stattoon High School
Tweedy
Mattoon
Zeigler
Philadelphia boxer Ray Robinson wins in New York
Ray Robinson of Philadelphia outpointed Robert Villemain of France in a close decision in New York. Villemain, 15912, represented France as a challenger in a midweight bout, while Robinson, 155, controlled the pace with sharp combinations through the rounds.
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Philadelphia
Ray Robinson
New York
Robert Villemain
France
Sugar Ray Robinson Beats Villemain for Title Claim
Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Robert Villemain at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia to claim a share of the middleweight crown. The bout drew 22 004, with Robinson winning 10 rounds on Daggett and 12 on two judges, Villemain praising Robinson as a real champion and harder hitter. Robinson eyes a clash with Jake Lamotta to unify the 160 pound division.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robert Villemain
France
New York
Harlem
Robinson
Pennsylvania
Municipal Stadium
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Sugar Ray
Jake Lamotta
National Boxing Association
Pennsylvania Commission
Frank Knaresborough
Harry Lasky
Owner Charles S. Howard Dies
Charles S. Howard Sr. millionaire auto dealer and owner of Seabiscuit died in Burlingame after years of ill health. The famed racehorse Seabiscuit won the Santa Anita Handicap and Noor defeated Citation in major races, marking Howard as a top figure in racing history. He passed away at 8:30 am local time.
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As Press
San Francisco
Charles S. Howard
Howard
Noor
Citation
Burlingame
Yesterday's Stars Batting Hoost Evers
Detroit bats in five runs with a home run and triple to lift Tigers past Washington Senators 7-4. Bob Feller pitches Cleveland to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees. Ray Carter stops Dave Marsh in Chicago at 1394 Chicago 140 Akron (8).
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Hoost Evers
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Tigers
Washington Senators
Bob Feller
Indians
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Chicago
Ray Carter
Dave Marsh
Akron
Doby Leads A.L. Stickers Robinson Gains on Musial
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers surged in the American League race after a strong week, narrowing the gap to 28 points behind Stan Musial, while Musial’s batting slump dropped him from .442. Cleveland’s Larry Doby kept the AL lead with a 20-point margin over Kell, Williams, and others as Boston dominated several stat brackets.
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Robinson
New York
Jackie Robinson
Musial
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stan Musial
Robby
St. Louis Cardinal
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Pittsburgh
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Chicago
Cleveland
Larry Doby
George Kell
Detroit
Ted Williams
Walt Dropo
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
Kell
Vern Stephens
Williams
Cleve
Junior and Auto-Lite Bow to Thrilling City Park Doubleheader
In a bang up softball doubleheader at the city park last night the Jackson Martin juniors beat Logan Street Baptists 5-4 while the Auto-Lite Falcons edged the Elks 8-6. Key moments included Kruger's triple and a relay throw, Shields fanning three late batters, and a big fifth for Auto-Lite with Sinks Loving and Hogan driving in runs.
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Jackson-Martin
Logan Street Baptists
Falcons
Elks
Jackson-Martin Boys
Kruger
Hawkins
Smothers
Logan Street
Wallace
Joe Frank Shields
Scrivner
Auto-Lites
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Ray Loving
Chuck Sinks
Hogan
Chet Glover
Bob Jenkins
H . A. Webb
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Loving
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Inks
Williams
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White
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Henry
P Sai
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Edmison
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Brown
Webh
Hughey
Mendenhall
Logan
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Tivle
Mathers
Jacobs
Davenport
Lambert
Quinn
Phils Beat Cards Take Over Second Place
The St Louis Cardinals dropped a 6-5 decision to Philadelphia at Sportsman’s Park. Robin Roberts earned the win as Philadelphia moved into second in the pennant race after a ninth inning three run rally fell short. Eddie Miller led the Cards with three hits while Stan Musial added a double and a single to end a batting rut.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia
Phils
Sportsman’s Park
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Redbirds
Red Munger
Eddie Miller
Marty Marion
Cardinal
Stan Musial
Savold And Woodcock Square Off In World Title Bid
June 6 London page reports ex-bar room bouncer Lee Savold of Englewood New Jersey to fight Bruce Woodcock of Doncaster England for the world heavyweight title. Time 2 pm CST. Savold favorite 4 to 7. no judges in Britain. Referee Andrew Smyth from Ireland to count ten if no knockout, bookies 5 to 1 against 15 rounds.
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Lee Savold
Englewood
N. J
Bruce Woodcock
Doncaster
England
Woodcock
Bob Fitzsimmons
Savold
Andrew Smyth
Ireland
Smyth
Former Ram Is Golf Captain At Southern
CARBONDALE Ill June 6 Bob Colburn of Flora named outstanding athlete of the year at Southern Illinois University. He, a senior, received the Henry Hinckley Memorial Award at a letterman's banquet. Don Cross elected football captain for next year. Other SIU athletic elections include Tom Millikin track captain Jim Wilson golf captain and Bob Barnhart and Jack Norman co tennis captains.
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As- Carbondale
Ill
Bob Colburn
Flora
Southern Illinois University
Colburn
Henry Hinckley
Don Cross
Christopher
SIU
Tom Millikin
Pinckneyville
Jim Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Bob Barnhart
Granite City
Jack Norman
Murphysboro
Rocky Castellani Outpoints Phil Burton in St Louis Bout
Rocky Castellani, 1552, edged Phil Burton, 14515, in a 10 round decision in St Louis. Burton fought hard but Castellani prevailed on points at the arena, securing the win for Castellani’s record.
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Wilkes-Barre
Rocky Castellani
Phil Burton
St. Louis
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 13 to 1 while Philadelphia beat St Louis 6 to 5 in extra innings. New York outlasted Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in 10 innings as Cleveland beat New York 3 to 2 and Detroit topped Washington 7 to 4. Boston routed Chicago 12 to 0 in the night games.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phils
George Kell
Hoot Evers
Tigers
Today’s Major League Baseball Schedule and Probable Pitchers
National League and American League lineup today with matchups include New York at Pittsburgh led by Kramer against Queen, Boston at Cincinnati with Bickford vs Blackwell, Brooklyn at Chicago featuring Bankhead versus Hiller, and Philadelphia at St. Louis with Miller or Johnson facing Pollet. Other games: Cleveland at New York Garcia against Porterfield, Chicago at Boston Scarborough versus Dobson, Detroit at Washington Hutchinson against Haynes, St Louis at Philadelphia Fannin against Brissie.
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Pittsburgh
M. Kramer
Queen
Boston
Cincinnati
Bickford
Blackwell
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Psa Garcia
Porterfield
Uoon Scarborough
Dobson
Detroit
Washington
Mm. Hutchinson
Haynes
St. Louis
Philadelphia
M. Fannin
Brissie
Tomorrow's Major League Baseball Schedule Listed
The schedule lists American League and National League games including Brooklyn at Pittsburgh at 6 30 p m RhunelphiA at Cincinnati 7 30 p m Ray York at Chicago 12 30 p m Cleveland at Washington 6 30 p m Chicago at Philadelphia 6 00 p m Detroit at New York 12 30 p m St Louis at Boston noon.
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Pittsburgh
M. Rhunelphia
Cincinnati
Ray York
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
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New York
St. Louis
Boston
Tigers Win 19th of 22 Away From Home
Detroit dominates on foreign soil posting an 19th win in 22 road games 7-4 over Washington as Kell and Evers pace the Tigers. The team trails the Yankees by one and a half games while Boston and Brooklyn pull closer in the tight AL and NL races. Trouts, McDermott, and Roberts contribute strong pitching performances as the pennant chase intensifies.
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Red Rolfe
Bengals
Senators
Washington
New York Yankees
Detroit
Five Berths Filled For NCAA Players
Five of eight berths in the National Collegiate A A baseball tournament were filled with two more to be decided after weekend eliminations at Kannapolis North Carolina and East Lansing Michigan. Represented teams include Tufts Rutgers Bradley Colorado A and M Washington State and the south and midwest contenders Wake Forest Clemson Alabama Kentucky Wisconsin Western Michigan Ohio University Michigan State. Kennedy scored twice for Cleveland as Feller earned his fourth win with a near complete game before late Yankee rallies.
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Texas
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Michigan State
Wakefield Fast Start With Oakland Oaks
Dick Wakefield, once a Tigers draft pick and ex-AL player, made a strong Pacific Coast League debut for Oakland. In two at bats he hit two singles and drove in two runs in his first game, earning cheer from a 13,000-strong crowd. Manager Chuck Dressen slated him to start in left field against Sacramento.
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Kell
Cleveland
Larry Dohr
Evers
Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Washington
Stephens
Red Sox
Williams
McDermott
Ellis Kinder
Kinder
Oakland
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Dick Wakefield
Wakfield
San Diego
George Zaverink
Oaks
Wakefield
Detroit Tigers
Chuck Dressen
New Oaks
Sacramento
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