Paris Lakers rout Mt Vernon in weekend pair of wins
The 1951 Paris Lakers, fastest team in the M O Valley, swept Mt Vernon Kings 16-5 on Saturday and 10-1 on Sunday as part of a seven straight wins. Tom Sunkel’s club belted three homers in seven games, with Joe Watson Eddie Bolch Jim Zapp and Chadwick among top hitters. Mt Vernon’s pitching struggled, with Don Hafer and Fred Oster chased early while Neal Maxa collected the win for Paris in the opener and Jeff Paolo limited Mt Vernon late in the second game.
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Weekend Scores Show Eight Games Result in Standout Rallies
Danville led the standings with 34 wins and 13 losses as Canton and Decatur traded wins in Sunday play. Paris slammed multiple home runs, while Hannibal split with Mattoon in a doubleheader. Centralia at Danville was postponed by rain, and Mt. Vernon routed Paris in a 16 to 5 affair with Hafer earning the win.
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Mt Vernon Paris Danville Hannibal Canton Schedule Card
Tonight Mt Vernon faces Paris Centralia plays Danville Hannibal meets Mattoon Canton hosts Decatur Tuesday Mt Vernon Decatur Centralia Hannibal Paris Mattoon Danville Canton Next home game Paris on Thursday June 26
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Texans Win Crow Shoot At Vandalia
In Vandalia Illinois Ed Mergardt of Dallas and Dr John R Phillips of Houston won the doubles crown at the national Crow Hunters contest by shooting 25 birds. Mergardt also captured the singles title with Phillips runner up. Vandalia’s Leo Denning took third in singles. Dr Phillips led the crow calling contest with Maynald of Lombard second and Englesman of Cicero third. Sam Sundvik of Chicago was elected president to succeed Talbot while Maynald became secretary treasurer.
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Mrs Clyde Webb In Women's Meet
Ruth More of Pekin heads a field of 125 in an 18 hole qualifying round for the Illinois Women's State Golf Tournament in Aurora. 32 low scores advance to match play with a 36 hole final set for Saturday. Notable contenders include Miss More, last three champions and former winner, along with Mrs Dwight Anneaux, Mrs H O Breault, Mrs Clyde Webb, Virginia Ingram, Mary Riley, Pat Leith, Natalie Bering, and Virginia Dennehy.
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College NCAA Golfers at Purdue
In Lafayette final upset mood, Texas and California players began the NCAA golf tournament at Purdue. Wesley Ellis Jr. of Texas posted seven birdies and a medal score of 67 on a soggy course, teaming with George Bigham of Oklahoma A&M to beat Jim McKinzie of Illinois and Henry Wheat of St. Lawrence University by seven holes.
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Major League Tonight Cubs and Senators in Chicago Showdown
Major League games include Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis Detroit at Boston all scheduled for night action 7 30 p m CST Only games scheduled across the circuit focusing on key intercity matchups and marquee matchups in Chicago Detroit and St Louis with Washington and New York on the road
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Baseball Scores From Early Season Openers
New York defeated Chicago 3-1 while Chicago lost 0-2 to another opponent. Washington led 8-2 over St. Louis as Cleveland won 7-5 and Boston fell 0-4. Detroit won 4-0 and Philadelphia dropped 3-10 in the first game scheduled for 12 innings.
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Night NBA Schedule Features Washington Chicago Boston Detroit Football
Washington at Chicago in night contest 7 30 p m CST along with Boston at Detroit and Philadelphia at Cleveland night games on the slate with tip times listed for fans.
Sunday Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Leagues
Sunday results show St. Louis 7 7, Boston 2 2 and Cincinnati 5 0 over Philadelphia 3 3 with the second game lasting seven innings due to darkness. Chicago at New York and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn were postponed by rain.
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Night and day baseball schedule across leagues
Pittsburg plays Boston at night while St Louis meets Brooklyn at 11 30 a m CST Cincinnati faces New York at night and Chicago hosts PTR IPR at 6 00 p m in a compact set of game listings for the day.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Seeks Third Title In Three-Division Run
New York boxing notes report Sugar Ray Robinson planned to fight Joey Maxim tonight at Yankee Stadium in a bid to become a three-division champion alongside Ruby Bob Fitzsimmons and Henry Armstrong. The bout, expected to draw 35,000 fans, could net about 150000 per fighter if Robinson wins. a rain delay would move the show to Wednesday.
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Stars Batting Puts Zernial Back On Top In Doubleheader
Yesterday Gus Zernial starred for the Philadelphia Athletics in the nightcap as he hit three homers, drove in six, and collected five hits during the second game of a doubleheader against Detroit. The Tigers won the opener 4-3 in 12 innings, while Philadelphia claimed the second 10-0. Hal Newhouser pitched seven innings of relief and lifted Detroit with a bases loaded single by Vic Wertz in the 12th to seal the opener.
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Maxim and Sugar Ray Set for Light Heavyweight Title Bout
In New York at Yankee Stadium Joey Maxim weighs 174 pounds for his title defense against Sugar Ray Robinson who weighs 160 at noon weigh in held at Madison Square Garden Maxim holds a 14 percent weight advantage headed into the bout tonight.
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Foreman Leads 121 Golfers in Illinois Amateur
Harold E. Foreman Jr. of Chicago, the tournament’s only three time champion, heads a field of 121 entrants for the 22nd Illinois Amateur in Quincy Illinois. The field will be cut to 32 after two days of qualifying with Foreman defending his title. Fellow former champions include Larry Moller John Hobart Gus Moreland Mike Stolarik Jim Frisina Sr. and Norando Nannini.
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Dunkovich Fired as Mattoon Names Interim Manager
In Mattoon Illinois Wally Dunkovich was fired by the last place Mississippi Ohio Valley League club. Second baseman Chuck Popovich was named acting manager while Bill Bonali the Mattoon high school tennis coach was named new general manager succeeding Johnny Sheahan who resigned last week.
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Hamilton To Front in PGA Tourney
LOUISVILLE Ky Bob Hamilton a carefree cocky Hoosier moved solidly into the PGA title picture with a razor sharp game He was the only former PGA champion left in the quarterfinals Hamilton and Chick Harbert led the hottest shooters in Sundays third round They joined Fred Haas Jr Frank Champ Clarence Doser Dr Cary Middlecoff Jim Turnesa and Ted Kroll in the quarterfinal lineup In a 36 hole unti 6 620 yard Big Spring Course Hamilton beat Vic Ghezzi 9 and 8 the margin the largest of the tournament
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Moose Carmen Win Exhibition Softball Games
Mt. Vernon Moose beat Carbondale Moose 6-5 in an all-Moose second game while Mt. Vernon Car Company topped St. Elmo 4-3 in the nightcap at City Park. Bragg had two hits to lead Mt. Vernon, Hayse hurled a three-hitter with eight strikeouts for Carmen, and Hobbie was the only St. Elmo batter with more than one hit.
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Three Giants May Start In All Star Lineup
Chicago manager Leo Durocher could guide the National League team in Philadelphia on July 8 with three New York Giants among the starting lineup. Whitey Lockman Alvin Dark and Bobby Thomson lead NL voting as balloting enters its final five days with strong showings for Lockman Dark and Thomson.
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Berra Steers Yankees Toward Fourth Straight Flag
Yogi Berra fuels the Yankees as he powers past Cleveland and Boston to lead the American League. In 14 games he hits 10 homers and 20 RBIs, swelling his season totals and sparking a 3-0 win over the White Sox while the Indians split with the Red Sox. The AL chase tightens as Detroit, Philadelphia, and others trade wins.
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Dan Jester Wins Pace at Maywood Raceway
Dan Jester pacing colt owned by Mrs. Dan McLaughlin of Mt. Vernon won the first race on Maywood’s Chicago program last Saturday night. It marked his second start, showcasing notable early-season form.
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37 Year Old Hurlers Win 2 for Cards
The Cardinals rout the Braves 7-2 in both games of a doubleheader behind 37-year-olds Al Brazle and Harry Brecheen. Brazle five-hit win with two RBIs in the opener. Brecheen similar form in the nightcap. Musial has three hits in the twin bill to lift his average to .339, boosting St Louis toward third place as they head to Brooklyn for a three-game set. Browns lose the opener to Washington 8-5 then win 3-2 behind Gene Bearden and Satchel Paige helps in relief of Bearden in the eighth.
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Jester Colt Finishes Third in Debut Run
Jester, a young colt, finished third in its first outing, showing early promise. The race featured several notable contenders, with Jester staying steadily in the pack before a late bid.
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First Woman Makes Brief Bid In Organized Baseball
Eleanor Engle, 24, becomes the first girl to sign with a minor league team the Harrisburg Senators in Class B Interstate League. She attends batting practice and plays shortstop and second base while the club decides if she will continue, amid male resistance and questions about eligibility.
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