Kings Climb With 9-7 3-2 Wins
Mt. Vernon Kings swept a doubleheader from the Mattoon Indians at Veterans Park 9-7 and 3-2 to rise to fifth in the M O Valley League. About 2400 fans noted the auto show and long program including two games starting at 7 and finishing after 11. Dale Thomas earned his sixth win, scattering 12 hits with two home runs allowed and 3 walks.
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Mt. Vernon Kings
Mattoon Indians
Veterans Park
Mt. Vernon
Ers
Kings
Canton
Hannibal
Mattoon
Dale Thomas
Thomas
al Vandershee
Bob Lad
Wednesday Results In Early League Action Across Six Cities
Decatur and Paris split a double header with Decatur winning the first game and Paris taking the second. Multiple players homered including Flott Turner and McAndrews. Canton defeated Centralia 12 to 3 while Hannibal bested Danville 10 to 9 in nine innings. Mt. Vernon outslugged Mattoon 10 to 7 and 173 unionized run output featured Vandersee and Ladd powering Mattoon. Tonight’s schedule includes Mattoon at Mt. Vernon and Decatur at Paris with Canton at Centralia and Danville at Hannibal.
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Paris Oo
Goreham
Stevenson
Grubb
McAndrews
Flott
Turner
Paris
Mattoon
Mt. Vernon
McCormick
Schuler
Summers
Ladd
Thomas
Patino
Hr—Vandersee
Canton
Centralia
Danville
Hannibal
Wish
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Decatur Wreereneesaeee
Paris Us Seemesneeenseeen
Hanibal Beet Eemeamewen
Seewenes
Canton Eenewee
Matoon
Pitchers Stifle Kings as Mattoon Triumphs in Nightcap
Mattoon hurlers limited the Kings to six hits while three Indian errors loom large. Don Gaebe led the Kings with two hits and a walk in four trips, and Chuck Popovich collected three safeties for Mattoon. Oster and Ogonofski dueled in a tense 8-2 nightcap with Oster earning Mt. Vernon’s first victory. The game featured a spat between Dunkovich and Umps, and late King rallies on two straight doubles to fuel the win.
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Mattoon
Kings
Mt. Vernon
Don Gaebe
Chuck Popovich
King
Fred Oster
Tim Ogonofski
Indians
Oster
Joe Watson
Don Gaebbe
Jerry Jacobs
Popovich
Walt Dunkovich
Dunkovich
Stan Sadich
Jim Wallace
Phillips
Wallace
Patino
Umps
Aurley
Ray Winkler
Sadich
Carbuilders Tie For First In Mt Vernon Softball League
The Carbuilders shut out the Stove Co. 4-0 to move into a first place deadlock with the Stovemakers. Bob Jones earned the win as Lofty Loop was tied tonight with Auto Lite and Nashville scheduled games at 7:00 and 8:15 respectively.
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Ventress
Moose
Nashville
Carbuilders
Stove Co
Stovemakers
Mt. Vernon
Bob Jones
Austin-Corky Gonzales defeats Graves in Austin bout
In Austin, Corky Gonzales, 130, outpointed Jackie Graves, 12912, as Salas, 151, Phoenix, earned a points win over Willie Vaughan, 155, in Phoenix.
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Minn
Corky Gonzales
Denver
Jackie Graves
Phoenix
Ariz
Charlie Salas
Willie Vaughan
Los Angeles
Don Liddle Sets Strikeout Mark In Amer Assn 1952
Lefty Liddle of Milwaukee in 1952 set an American Association strikeout record with 15 whiffs against Indianapolis. He led Milwaukee to a 2-0 win on two hits, fanning every Indianapolis batter at least once and striking out Bob Hutson and Al Smith three times each. Floyd Melliere added a five hitter for Columbus in the same league.
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Liddle
Mt. Vernon
American Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Bob Hutson
al Smith
Floyd Melliere
Fairmount Park Spring Meet Reopens June 27
Fairmount Park will reopen its spring thoroughbred meeting on Friday night June 27 and run through Labor Day September 1 with no interruption. Damage from last week’s winds exceeded 100000 dollars to the grandstand roof and mutuel department. Crews will work 16 hours daily to restore the plant, new roof anchored with 500 to 600 steel bands, and a two inch wooden sheeting. Night racing set 8 30 post time Tuesday through Saturday. two daytime programs July 4 and Labor Day at 2 15.
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Fairmount Park
Edwin C. Moon
East Side
St. Wilson and Co
Granite City
President Parish
Moon
Giants' Thomson powers 5-2 win over Pirates
Bobby Thomson homered twice and added two singles driving in three runs for a perfect day as New York defeated Pittsburgh 5-2. Spec Shea of the Senators ended a month-long winless spell by pitching six innings to beat Cleveland 3-2, dropping them to fourth place.
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Associated Press
Bobby Thomson
Giants
New York
Pittsburgh
Spec Shea
Senators
Cleveland
Thursday's Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Thursday's action features New York at Detroit with Reynolds 7 4 facing Gray 7 5. Washington visits Cleveland with Mar Re ro 5 2 or Moreno 2 5 opposing Wynn T 5. Boston travels to St Louis with Parnell 4 4 against Holcombe 0 5. Philadelphia at Chicago pairs Shantz 11 1 and Hooper 2 6 versus Brown 1 0 and Kretlow 0 0 or Dobson 7 3.
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New York
Detroit
Reynolds
Gray
Washington
Cleveland
Marrero
Moreno
Wynn
Boston
St. Louis
Parnell
Holcombe
Philadelphia
Chicago
Shantz
Hooper
Brown
Kretlow
Dobson
Scores from today's baseball slate
New York 10 Detroit 6 Washington 3 Cleveland 2 St. Louis 4 Boston 3. Only games scheduled with New York at Chicago Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St. Louis night games listed.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Thursday Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Chicago at Brooklyn Hacker 4 1. Erskine 5 1. Pittsburgh at New York Dickson 4 9. Jansen 6 2. St Louis at Philadelphia Boyer 2 3. Crews 2 7. Cincinnati at Boston Smith 4 3 or Church 0 2. Johnson 1 0.
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Brooklyn
Hacker
Erskine
Pittsburgh
New York
Dickson
Jansen
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baseball Box Scores From The Day In Chicago And New York
Brooklyn edged Chicago 6 to 5 in ten innings while New York defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 2 St Louis beat Philadelphia 7 to 1 Cincinnati won 7 to 3 and Boston won 6 to 1 in listed scores for today’s games across major league teams.
Night Basketball Pairings Reported
Pittsburgh faces Brooklyn and Chicago meets New York while Cincinnati plays Philadelphia and St. Louis travels to Boston tonight. Local teams schedule decisive encounters across four key matchups tonight with potential standings impact.
Kids Fun Night At Ball Park On June 27
Friday at Veterans Park hosts Kids Fun Night for ages 6 to 15 with rapid-fire races led by Walton Gillespie of the Mt. Vernon Chamber. Knothole Gang members eligible. others need an adult. Events include dashes, sack, crab, wheelbarrow, and shoe scramble. Winners awarded prizes at the concession stand.
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Ball Park
Veterans’ Park
Walton P. Gillespie
Mt. Vernon
Kings
Clarence E. Brehm
Gillespie
Paris Lakers
PGA Qualifying At Louisville Shows Gajda Leading Field
Bob Gajda led 137 professional shotmakers at Louisville Big Spring in a 6 under par 66 as 36 holes of qualifying narrowed the field for PGA match play. Cary Middlecoff, Dutch Harrison, Henry Williams Jr., and Ed Oliver were among those chasing a spot after 36 holes. Julius Boros, who won the Open title at Dallas, declined PGA entry citing apprenticeship rules.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Bob Gajda
Big Spring Course
Ed Porky Oliver
Julius Boros
Denny Shute
Charlie Bassler
Gajda
Detroit
Oakland Hills Club
Cary Middlecoff
Dutch Harrison
Henry Williams Jr
Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Dallas
PGA
Peanut-Size Bobby Shantz Credits Luck To Knuckler
Chicago pitcher Bobby Shantz credits his success to a knuckleball and aims for win number 11 in the opener of a doubleheader against Philadelphia. The 5 foot 7, 150 pound lefty is noted for an 11th straight victory and 12th of the season, recounting early rejections and later adoption of the flutter fling to rejuvenate his arm.
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Bobby Shantz
Knuckler
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Shantz
Hornets win second Little League game in L League
The King City Federal Hornets defeated Liberty Gas Blue birds 15 to 9 at the Junior High diamond. Shields earned the win as Snyder collected three hits for the Hornets while Anderson had three safeties for the Bluebirds. box score details follow.
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King City Federal Hornets
Liberty Gas Bluebirds
Shields
Snyder
Anderson
Bluebirds
Hornets
Sarazen Rates Jones And Hagen Kings of Golf
Ben Hogan could have joined Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen as golfing kings if he had won a fourth Open. Sarazen ranks Jones and Hagen top, with Hogan in the next tier alongside Snead Nelson, and lists other greats in three groups, noting he places himself outside the ranking.
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Ben Hogan
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
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Jones and Hagen
Gene Saraen
Squire
Bobby
Walter
Hogan
Dallas
Sarazen
Gene
Lawson Little
Cleveland
Jones
Hagen
U. S
Sammy Snead
Byron Nelson
Tommy Armour
Francis Culmet
Jim Barnes
Henry Cotton
Cotton
Jimmy Demaret
MacDonald Smith
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Henry Picard
Bobby Locke
Willie MacFarlane
Jock Hutchison
Ralph Guldahl
Johnny Farrell
Chick Evans
Olin Dutra
Leo Diegel
Browns Edge Red Sox 4-3 in ninth inning win
St Louis Browns defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 to run their winning streak to four. Marty Marion delivered a ninth inning RBI single and key defensive plays, while Duane Pillette earned his sixth victory after weathering 11 Boston hits. In Philadelphia, Stan Musial hit his 1900th major league hit with a homer as the Cardinals routed the Phillies 7-1 behind Joe Presko.
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Brownies
Red Sockers
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Lou Boudreau
Boston
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Vern Stephens
Duane Pillette
Bill Henry
Philadelphia
Stan
Man Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Phillies
Joe Presko
Russ Meyer
Brooklyn
New York
Dodgers
Chicago
Giants
Pittsburgh
Bobby Thomson
Sally Hemus
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston Braves
Kenny Raffensberger
Warren Spahn
Marion's Shortstop Helps Browns Stay In Hunt
Marty Marion, called Mr Shortstop, strengthens the St. Louis Browns as he mans shortstop with a disciplined approach. His defense and a ninth inning single helped the Browns defeat Boston 4-3, aided by Dick Kryhoski's leadoff double and two of three double plays. Yankees power surge widens lead. Giants and Dodgers win. Musial and Hemus pace St. Louis 7-1 despite rest of league action.
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Browns
Marty
Dick Kryhoski
St. Louis
Boston
Duane Pillette
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Detroit
Gene Woodling
Billy Martin
Yogi
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