Kings Rally Past Mattoon 5-3 for Fourth Straight Win
Mt. Vernon Kings beat Mattoon Indians 5-3 at Veterans Park to extend their winning streak to four and move back to a .500 mark in the M-O-Valley League. Evans earned his seventh victory with seven strikeouts, allowing five hits as Patino and Sadich each had two hits. The series concludes tonight before Mt. Vernon heads to Paris and Decatur on a five game road swing.
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Canton and Centralia meet in close baseball night
Canton edged Centralia 2 to 4 in a pitchers duel as Hawley and Ferrar combined for the win. Danville outscored Hannibal 6 to 4 with Edwards Papina 7, Capa chione, Diaz, Starasta starring. Mattoon beat Mt. Vernon 5 to 3, Decatur topped Paris 8 to 5 with McAndrews homering twice. Tonight Mattoon at Mt. Vernon, Decatur at Paris, Canton at Centralia. Mt. Vernon hosts Paris Saturday. Hannibal at Mattoon. Sunday recap notes Mattoon’s late run, Kings’ sixth inning surge, Mt. Vernon’s seventh win over Mattoon.
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Friday's MLB Schedule and Probable Pitchers
New York at Chicago Raschi 6-2 vs Rogovin 5-6 in night game Boston at Cleveland Parnell 4-4 vs Lemon 5-7 Philadelphia at Detroit Byrd 3-6 vs Trucks 2-7 Washington at St Louis Sleater 3-1 or Moreno 2-5 vs Byrne 3-7 in night action
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Thursday’s Results Football Scores Around the League
New York defeated Detroit 8 to 0 and Washington beat Cleveland 6 to 3. Philadelphia and Chicago tied 4 to 4 with Chicago dropping to 1 to 5 while Boston won and St. Louis blanked. Schedule shows New York at Chicago and Boston at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit and Washington at St. Louis.
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Baseball Schedule Lights Up Night Matchups Across Cities
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Pol Lett to face Wade as 2 7 meets 5 3. Chicago travels to New York with Milner 6 2 opposing Maglie 9 2. St Louis at Boston features Staley 9 4 against Wilson 5 5. Cincinnati at Philadelphia hosts Blackwell 2 7 against Drews 2 7.
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Baseball scores from early season games
The recap lists final scores for eight major league contests with Pittsburgh defeating New York 8 to 1, Brooklyn 5, Chicago 0, Cincinnati 7, Boston 4, St. Louis 6, and Philadelphia 4.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Night Game
Pittsburgh travels to Brooklyn for a night game while Chicago meets New York. Cincinnati faces Philadelphia, and St Louis plays Boston in a set of city matchups across the schedule.
Solorzano Out With Broken Toe
The Mt. Vernon Kings will be without regular shortstop Oscar Solorzano for at least ten days after X rays showed a broken toe. He suspected the injury ten days ago but played through it until swelling forced his placement on the disabled list. Leroy Fichtel moved to shortstop in last night’s game.
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Cards Whip Phils as Boyer Delivers Big Night
St Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6 4 behind Clayde Boyer and Del Rice. Rice drove in three with a three run double in the sixth while Boyer added a double and triple. Rice threw out a runner at second with two on and none out in the eighth. Red Schoendienst led the infield with three hits. The Cardinals head to Boston to face the Braves aiming for a four game win streak as Gerald Staley seeks his tenth win. The Browns lost 2 0 to Boston as Ivan Delock started and limited St Louis to five hits. Boston finally scored in the first on a walk and singles by Goodman and Kelly.
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Red Sox Crush Seals in II 12-5 Little League game
Red Sox pounded out 16 hits to defeat the Elks Seals 12-5 yesterday afternoon. Andy Changnon earned the win on the mound and Garbers took the loss. Charleton had four hits in four at bats for the Sox while Ron Young collected three hits for the Seals.
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Kansas Teens in Western Junior Final Showdown
In St Paul Minnesota two 19 year olds from Kansas reached the Western Junior final. Sam Sadler of Wichita defeated Russell Schwein of Glenview Illinois 4 to 2 to reach the title match, while Donald Nichols of Auburn edged Joe Bolstad of Minneapolis 1 up.
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PGA Clash Of Snead Worsham Sparks Five Year Recall
Louisville golf scene relives a dramatic five year old PGA playoff as Sam Snead and Lew Worsham meet in a first round sudden death. Worsham wins 69 to 70 after Snead misses a final putt. Harrison 67-69-136 earns medalist prize. Todd 66 leads early scoring.
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Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
DiMaggio leads in batting with .338 for Boston while Kell sits at .330. Rosen of Cleveland drives in 41. Simpson of Cleveland has 73 hits and 39 RBIs for Dropo of Detroit. Stolen bases share between Rizzuto of New York and Avila of Cleveland. Shantz of Philadelphia and Sain of New York top the pitching charts with strong win totals and strikeouts.
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Aragon Knocks Out Barnum in Ocean Park Bout
Albuquerque lightweight Art Aragon stops Joey Barnum at Ocean Park California in a quick knockout. Barnum suffers a 147 percent display of fighting effort before the finish as Aragon scores a decisive victory.
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Red Sox Pay $125000 Bonus To Prep Star Baumann
Frankie Baumann an eighteen year old pitcher from Central High School signed a $125,000 bonus contract with the Boston Red Sox. The Missouri state champion hurler won four no hitters in the tourney including two perfect games. He will report to the Red Sox Louisville farm club for $600 a month with the bonus paid over five years even if he enters military service. Major league clubs pursued him, with offers around $100,000 reported.
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Ventress and Nashville Win City Park Softball Games
Ventress Motors beat Auto-Lite 4-2 in the opener while Nashville edged the Moose 8-7 in extras. Stephen and Webb allowed four safeties apiece as four runs came in the fourth, and Nashville earned its first win of the season. Tonight’s schedule features Mt. Vernon Moose vs Carbondale Moose at 7:30 and Mt. Vernon Car Co. vs St Elmo at 8:30 with pitching by Stephen or Hayse.
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Dodgers Carl Erskine no-hits Cubs in 5-0 victory
Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine faced 28 batters and held the Chicago Cubs hitless in a 5-0 win. Only a third inning walk to Willie Ramsdell prevented a perfect game as Erskine struck out one and fielded five balls to the outfield, with Bobby Morgan, Pee-Wee Reese, and Jackie Robinson contributing defensive plays.
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Demos vs GOP Annual Ball Game at Griffith Stadium
Washington Evening Star sponsors a charity baseball game between House Democrats and Republicans at Griffith Stadium. Captains Rep. C. W. Runt Bishop of Illinois and Rep. A. S. Herlong of Florida pledge pride and political aims for November as the rival teams renew a 40 year old matchup.
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