Danville Beats Mt Vernon 3 2 In Late Innings Duel
Danville dodged a strong Mt Vernon start to edge the Kings 3 2 in a sharp mound duel. Sonny Giordano and Yarl Minnis doubled in the eighth to tie, then Nick Subbiondo doubled and Essinger singled in the ninth to push Danville ahead. Evans took the loss despite seven victories in the season.
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AL Evans
Mt. Vernon
Danville
Dans
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Evans
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Sonny Giordano
Yarl Minnis
Bobby Schlemmer
The
Nick Subbiondo
Essinger
Granneman
Subbiondo
Perens Wingler
Solorzano
Ss Vans
Dee
Danvill
Baseball scores and line scores from Decatur Mattoon Paris Centralia Danville games
Decatur beat Mattoon 28-6 with Naranjo and A Smith among pitchers. Paris defeated Centralia 15-6 with Heiserer driving in three runs and Zapp De Rousse contributing. Danville edged Mt. Vernon 3-2 in nine innings as Giordano and Capachione led Evans and Winkler. Canton defeated Hannibal 8-4 behind Sisk Valdez Starasta and Finnagan homers.
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Centralia
Doughtie
Heiserer
McAndrews
Smith
Griffin
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Zapp
de Rousse
Gary
Danville
Mt. Vernon
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Capachione
Evans
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Sys Eteee
Decatur Eesebenesers
Hannibal
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Canton Perreenery
Centralia Sheeeseeee
Mattoon
Don Gaebe Nite doubleheader at Vets Park
The Kings host league leading Danville in a Friday night doubleheader at Vets Park named Don Gaebe Nite honoring young King prospect. First game starts at 7 pm with ceremonies between games. Danville is in town for a single game as rain makeup.
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Danville
Vets Park
Don Gaebe
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
King
Gaethe
Gaebe
Cards Again Nip Brooks Browns Lose
Mt. Vernon beats Danville 2 0 to 0 3 in a pitcher duel as Evans allows nine hits and Giordano nine. Brooks fall to Cardinals in a tense ninth inning, while Browns drop 11 9 to Red Sox in Boston with Satch Paige yielding the grand slam to Sam White.
Tonight and Friday High School Schedule
Danville meets Mt. Vernon while Paris clashes with Centralia and Decatur faces Mattoon in tonight’s timetable. On Friday the same Danville Mt. Vernon matchup repeats with a numbered note.
Showdown Looms In Veeck Hornsby Pact Strife
In a volatile union, promoter Bill Veeck and Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby clashed over control of the St Louis Browns. Veeck sought Hornsby as manager to run the team while he acquired players, but tensions reached a peak when Hornsby refused to follow a pressured order for a Sunday game. Marty Marion replaces Hornsby, a move seen as better suited to Veeck’s dynamic setup.
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Gayle Talbott
Associated Press
New York
the Wonder
Bill Veeck
Rogers Hornsby
Veeck
Hornsby
Martinet
Diamond
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Barnum
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Yankees
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Marty Marion
Boston
St. Louis Browns
Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
Sauer Won't Sit Out 1952 All Star Tilt
Hank Sauer emerges as the NL star in 1952 as tensions over starting duties flare. Commissioner Chandler orders Sauer to start after Barney Shotton benches him, while Sauer crushes Curt Simmons for three Cubs homers in a 3-2 win over the Phillies, with controversy surrounding base running plays.
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Ventress Softball Teams Win Big In Mt Vernon Play
Ventress seniors routed Auto-Lites 15-2 and Junior Carmen edged Woodlawn 13-12 in Mt Vernon league games at the city park. Oldham pitched seven strong hits allowed, Newton collected five hits, and Carmen’s Graham homered twice as Ventress and Junior Carmen gained late leads for decisive wins.
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Armen
Mt. Vernon
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McLeansboro Boys
Auto-Lites
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Newton
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Hayes
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Stawart
Glover
Robinson
Tapp
Johnson
Ryan
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Davis
iSurga
Sala
Webb
Stelle
Dill
Je. Carmen
Er Ab Doherty
Sides
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If ‘Barnes
C Dare
X Moore
A Drechman
Bender
Ef Stabler
P R. Sides
J. Irwin
B. Moore
Lf Williama
Rf Poorman
1B Shelton
Ss Fullerton
Ib A Corners
Major League Thursday Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Detroit at New York Wight 2 2 versus Morgan 1 3 Chicago at Philadelphia Grisom 3 3 against Kellner 5 5 Cleveland at Washington Feller 5 4 versus Shea 3 1 St Louis at Boston Byrne 3 6 against Hudson 3 4
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New York-Wight
Morgan
Chicago
Philadelphia
Grissom
Kellner
Cleveland
Washington
Feller
Shea
St. Louis
Boston
Byrne
Hudson
Wednesday's Results Highlight Wide MLB Scoring Night
New York defeated Cleveland 7 to 2 while Boston beat St. Louis 11 to 9 and Philadelphia topped Chicago 5 to 3. Washington edged Cleveland earlier 1 to 0 and Detroit fell to New York 2 to 7 with New York at Cleveland for the night.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baseball Scores and Schedules Across Major Cities
Brooklyn at St Louis Roe vs Staley. New York at Cincinnati postponed by rain. Philadelphia at Chicago Roberts vs Hacker. Boston at Pittsburgh Johnson vs Muir. Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2. St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2 10 innings. New York 3 Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 5 Boston 0. Chicago at Boston night.
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Roe
Staley
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Roberts
Hacker
Boston
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Muir
Sauer Says He Is Team Man Who Hits To Win
Chicago June 12 Associated Press Hank Sauer, 33, power hitter for the Cubs, says he is a team man who hits to win. After three homers in an 8-2 Cubs victory over the Phillies he leads the majors in RBIs 58 homers 18 hits 70 and bating .352. Sauer credits advice to swing his own way and notes he now hits to right, beating the so called Sauer shift. He hit all three homers off Curt Simmons, matching a major league record by hitting three lefty Simmons in one game previously.
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Hank Sauer
Chicago
Barney Shotton
Big Hank
Duke Snider
Shotton
Enos Slaughter
Ralph Kiner
Sauer
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Happy Chandler
Curt Simmons
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Simmons
Wrigley Field
Turkdown
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Dutch Leonard
Richie Ashburn
Tommy Brown
Eddie Mik
Associated Press
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Philadelphia Phils
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Cavarretta
Phil Cavarretta
Cubs
Hank
Bob Ramazzotti
Ruth
Hack Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baseball fallout as Marion suspended indefinitely by AL chief
Boston bulletin reports St Louis Browns manager Marty Marion suspended indefinitely after clash with umpire Bill McGowan. He was ejected for protesting a call and will miss action until a full report arrives. Joe Demaestri started at short in Marion’s absence amid protest of the game versus the Red Sox.
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Associated Press
Boston
Bill Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Will Harridge
Marty Marion
Bill McGowan
Marion
Harridge
McGowan
Veeck
Red Sox
Rogers Hornsby
Brown
Joe Demaestri
Illinois Golfers Into Match Play At Southern Illinois Tourney
Pursie Pipes defending champion from Mt. Vernon and John Gordon of Metropolis led a 126-player field into match play at Green Hills Country Club. They tied for medalist honors with 73s in 18-hole qualifying as the 31st Southern Illinois Amateur moved into bracket play.
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Pursie Pipes
Mt. Vernon
John Gordon
Metropolis
Green Hills Country Club
Pipes
Gordon
Arch Whitlock
Whitlock
Cards Use Whammy Dirt Against Dodgers Bumps Cards
St Louis Cardinals fan lore centers on dirt from Yadkin County North Carolina claimed to disrupt the Brooklyn Dodgers. George Sisler Jr. sprinkled it on the mound at Sportsman's Park. the Dodgers won once but the Cardinals then won two 10 inning games 1-0 and 3-2, ending Brooklyn’s eight game streak. The dirt's origin traces to Ernie Shore ceremonies in Winston-Salem thirty years ago.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Yadkin County
North Carolina
George Sisler, Jr
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sisler
Sportsman's Park
Brooks
Dodgers
Redbirds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ernie Shore
New York Yankee
Boston Red Sox
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Salem Va
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Bi Alexander
Mr. Vernon
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Bob Lowe
Greenville
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