Kings Beat Vincennes 7-4 To Snap Losing Streak
Mt. Vernon Kings snap a seven game skid by beating Vincennes 7-4 at Veterans Park. Logsdon earned his third win, allowing 12 hits and three runs over eight innings with Lefty eran finishing the ninth. Mattoon and West Frankfort split a doubleheader 3-2 and 2-1. Centralia shut out Paris 4-0. Paducah defeated Springfield 12-4.
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Mt. Vernon Falls to Vincennes in Wide Seventh Inning Swing
Mt. Vernon led briefly 2-1 after early exchanges as Brand scored on Votruba single and Given was forced out at third. Vincennes answered with a late rally, taking the lead 3-2 in the sixth, then 7-3 after nine, aided by three hits and two errors in the seventh. Gene Brand delivered a key triple for Mt. Vernon, while Quincy Smith rapped three hits for Vincennes.
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Yesterday's Results From Local Baseball Scores
Reports from yesterday show Vincennes at MT VERNON and Springfield at Paducah with several players named. Key contributions include Swenson Stark Flynn Pisarski Karg for Vincennes and Deem Boyd Dickhens Logsdon Brookman Brand for MT VERNON. Harvey Miskell Francisko vich Ortosky Eyes Westover Karas noted across seven innings.
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13 RTE MATTOON egideate 4 1 W. FRANKFORT
13 1 Hill and Edgar Roper and Wilkes.
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Tonight's Schedule Grid of Five Area Games
Vincennes visits Mt Vernon in a four other games on tap as Springfield plays Paducah Mattoon meets West Frankfort and Paris travels to Centralia in a busy regional sports night.
Saturday Schedule Matches Local Teams and Venues
The schedule lists games for Saturday with matchups including Paris at Mt. Vernon Mattoon at Paducah Springfield at W Frankfort and Vincennes at Centralia. The items indicate where fans can watch regional college and high school teams compete across the area.
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Eddie Dyer Sees Cardials Still Fighting for Pennant
St Louis manager Eddie Dyer remains optimistic despite a six of seven slide and doubleheader losses to the Giants at the Polo Grounds. He cites injuries, spotty pitching, and the return of reliever Ted Wilks as key factors, and hopeful returns from catcher Joe Garagiola by September stretch.
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Snead Defends PGA Crown At Columbus With 68 Medalist
Sam Snead, renowned for thrift, opened defense of his National PGA title at Scioto with a 68 in the 36 holes to lead at 140, earning medalist honors while Al Brosch trailed with 142. Snead’s “whole hog” play drew reactions from Lawson Little and others as Brosch, the 1949 leader, finished second.
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Lightweight bout tags two clubs in Davenport recap
Sammy Angett of Washington Pennsylvania outpointed Tim Dalton of Chicago in Davenport. The exact weights are not available.
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New York Beats St Louis. Cincinnati tops Brooklyn
In yesterday's National League action New York defeated St Louis 3 to 0 while Cincinnati led Brooklyn 9 to 5 and Philadelphia won 7 to Pittsburgh 4. Only games scheduled.
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Results from American League games night scores
Cleveland beat New York 6 to 2 Chicago defeated Boston 4 to 2 Washington routed Detroit 5 to 2 Philadelphia won over St. Louis 8 to 4 in night action
Schedules and Probable Pitchers for Today MLB Games
The schedule lists National and American League games with matchups and listed probable starters for each contest. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn features TeDred against Branca. Chicago at Philadelphia has Klippstein or Leonard against Simmons. St. Louis at Boston has Munger against Spahn. Cincinnati at New York has Fox against Kramer. New York at Detroit lists Byrne against Gray. Washington at Cleveland features Ross against Lemon. Boston at St. Louis pairs Stubbs against Farmin. Philadelphia at Chicago shows Kellner against Gumpert.
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Tomorrow's schedule in major leagues
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn 6 30 p m St Louis at Boston 6 45 p m Cincinnati at New York 12 30 p m Chicago at Philadelphia 11 30 a m New York at Detroit 2 00 p m Philadelphia at Chicago 12 30 p m Boston at St Louis 1 30 p m Washington at Cleveland 1 0 noon
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Pender Stops Couture in Dexter Park Bout
Paul Pender of Boston halted Al Couture of Lewiston in a 7 round decision at Dexter Park New York. Paddy DeMarco of Brooklyn outpointed Ray Edwards of New York in a 10 round welterweight bout.
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Pursie Pipes Eyes Third Straight Illinois Golf Title
Mt Vernon golfer Pursie Pipes seeks a third consecutive Southern Illinois Amateur crown as 16 players compete at Egyptian Country Club in Mounds. Ed Zutosky and Dick Broderick posted notable late comebacks, while pairings for today include Keller versus Church and Pipes against Kirk. Remainder of play will be over 36 holes.
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Rookie Bob Miller Proves Easy to Fool by Majors
Philadelphia rookie Bob Miller 6-0 discusses majors versus minors after a 7-4 win over the Pirates. The Detroit native, who had six wins, cites control and a heavy fastball, noting fatigue in hot weather and a pace toward a rookie record.
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Cubs Sign Biebel After Hot Pub Pitching Stint
Oshkosh Wisconsin June 23 Don Biebel 18 year old catcher signed a one year contract with the Chicago Cubs for an undis closed figure Earlier Bill Hoeft whose pitches Biebel caught for three years in high school was signed by the Detroit Tigers for their new Richmond Indiana farm Cub Scout Joe Kernan said Biebel probably will be assigned to the Janesville Wisconsin team of the Class D Wisconsin State League
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Moose VFW Win Softball Clash At City Park
The VFW edged Shoe Co 7-3 in eight innings and Moose toppled Auto- Lites 8-2 as league softball play wrapped up for the week at city park. Gene Deem pitched five innings of five-hit relief for VFW while Allan Dulaney worked five hits allowed for Moose. Don Shelton homered for Shoe Co to force extra innings. Virgil Sinks had three singles for VFW.
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Cardinals swept in doubleheader by Giants in New York
The St. Louis Cardinals lost 3-0 and 5-0 to the Giants in a New York doubleheader, dropping to third place behind Philadelphia. Stan Musial went 0 for 7 and Jackie Robinson took the league batting lead as Del Rice failed to hit. Dave Koslo and Larry Jansen limited the Red Birds to two and six hits respectively, while Howard Pollet allowed two homers in the nightcap.
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McCarthy Resigns as Red Sox Manager. Steve O'Neill Named Replacement
St Louis bulletin reports Joe McCarthy resigns as manager of the Boston Red Sox. Steve O'Neill is appointed to succeed him as the new manager. Dowd, traveling secretary, confirms the change.
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Feller Beats Yanks For 199th Victory
Cleveland ace Bob Feller earned his 199th win by defeating the New York Yankees 6-2, supported by five Tribe homers off Joe Ostrowski. Jim Hegan Luke Easter and Ray Boone homered, while DiMaggio and Mize each contributed for the Yanks. The Indians moved eight wins in nine games, closing in on Detroit and New York as the pennant race heats up.
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Migielicz Named Grid Coach At West Frankfort High
West Frankfort Il June 23 Ed Migielicz 28 will succeed Bill Brown as grid and track coach at Community high school Brown resigns as athletic director to devote full time to physical education Brown will remain on faculty as director of physical education Patton principal says athletic director position will be abandoned temporarily Brown, 31 youngest athletic director in school history, says he seeks time for doctoral studies after resigning from coaching Brown previously coached varsity football at Lincoln NL after playing for SIU and Cape Girardeau Teachers College teams
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Ted Williams Prefers Fishing to Fans in Ballpark Feats
In a Boston feature, fifth of six parts on Ted Williams, the Red Sox slugger is portrayed as a genial fly caster who thrives on fishing and shuns applause at games. He greets fans, signs autographs, and tips cabbies, yet avoids tipping his cap after homers, insisting fans booed errors, not him. He relaxes fishing or with daughter Barbara Joyce, cherishing private life.
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Texas on Track to NCAA Honors
Texas advances to the NCAA baseball final in Omaha facing Washington State after a 15 to 9 win over Rutgers. The Longhorns, noted for strong hitting and mound depth, avenged a prior loss to Rutgers and had been favorites from the start, with Washington State seen as a main obstacle.
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Ted Williams Dreams for Future Baseball Career
The passage notes Ted Williams in bed by 11 p m and rising at 7 30 a m while enjoying time with cameras and his daughter Bobby Joe. It previews tomorrow's final installment detailing his ambitions and plans for the rest of his baseball career.
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