Pursie Pipes Leads Mt. Vernon Past Centralia
Mt. Vernon Kings defeated Centralia Cubs 8 to 4 at Veterans Park last Saturday night to split the season series. The win leaves Mt. Vernon even in ten games with the front-running Centralians, with 14 remaining matchups. Centralia is set to visit Mt. Vernon next Thursday. Don Grove, recently activated from the inactive list, was slated to start against Mattoon but the game was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Weekend Results Mississippi-Ohio Valley League Summary
Weekend results from the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League show Paducah, Mattoon, Belleville, Centralia, West Frankfort, Mt. Vernon, Edgar, Bekeza, Gatts, Fenchak, and Savick with varied scores across Saturday games. Sundays were rained out with Mattoon at Mt. Vernon and Centralia at West Frankfort postponed. tonight features Mattoon at Mt. Vernon and Belleville at Paducah plus Frankfort at Centralia.
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Mt Vernon links champ repeats as flight C title
Pursie Pipes of Mt. Vernon defended his Southern Illinois golf title by defeating Zeke Stanford of Centralia four up with three to play in the 36 hole final at Jackson County Country Club. Stanford was medalist in qualifying with 73.
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Notsworthys
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Norsworthy
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Cairo
Mt. Vernon Beats Centralia In Pitchers Duel
Paul Fenchak led Mt. Vernon past Centralia 6-2 as he threw a no hit stretch from the fifth to ninth innings. Marty Zeiser and Jack Mitchell collected multiple hits for Mt. Vernon while Lou Kovaleik and Roger Dellabetta provided Centralia’s early offense. The win tightens the Kings’ grip in the league race as J. Vernon trails Mattoon Indians by 12 games.
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Roettger Promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics
Chicago June 2 Associated Press says Walter H. Roettger has been appointed by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees as assistant director of athletics effective July 1. Roettger, a 1924 Illinois B S graduate, will assume duties and bring prior experience to the role.
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Eddleman Confesses Baseball Interest Despite Pact
Dike Eddleman, star at Centralia and Illinois, reveals in a phone chat with Harry Lough that he would have preferred more time for baseball. He says he cannot accept the Pirates farm system offer, fearing embarrassment after not swinging a bat since 1912. Eddleman, a 200 pound athlete who cleared six feet in the NCAA high jump, recently spoke from California where he starred in track.
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Wheaties Night at Vets Park for Mattoon Game
King notes tonight's game against Mattoon features Wheaties Night at Vets Park. Any fan under 16 gets in with a Wheaties box top and a dime, sponsored by General Mills. Wednesday's Belleville Stags game will be Ladies Night with free admission for all ladies courtesy of Arammoth Department Store.
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Coach Roettger Leaves Posts at School
The associate professor of physical education and head baseball coach will be relieved of his duties as assistant basketball coach. Roettger arrived from Minois Wesleyan in 19235 and played ten years in major league baseball.
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Nightcap schedule and softball clash at City Park
Auto-Lite battles Car Company in a twin bill tonight while Jackson-Martin meets Christian in junior league prep. Saturday's games produced a one-hit Jackson-Martin win over Bethel as Quinn, Davis pitched for the winners and Skinner faced six hits for Bethel. Jean Smith and Gloria Bonali tossed a two-hitter for West Frankfort in the girls game.
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Two Brooks In Line For All Star Starts In NL
Jackie Robinson and Peewee Reese of Brooklyn nearly clinch starting berths for the National League in the 16th annual All-Star Game to be played July 12 in Brooklyn. Robinson leads NL votes at second base with 884,157 while Reese tops shortstop with 693,945, ahead of rivals Schoendienst and Marion respectively.
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Tilden Trio Prominent for Notre Dame Football Season
SOUTH BEND Ind Chicago's Tilden Tech high school graduates Bill Gay a star from last year's 14 14 tie with Southern California is expected to play left half Mike Swistowicz is named first string fullback and Ralph McGeehee has a strong chance at starting tackle all three are Tilden grads
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Pesky Sets Table For Red Sox Sluggers
Boston star Johnny Pesky fuels a surge for Ted Williams and Vern Stephens by topping 22 hits in 50 at bats over a 12 game stretch, lifting the Red Sox to fifth straight win and within five games of the Yankees as Stobbs shines against the Browns amid a crowded pennant chase.
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Batting and Pitching Stars Highlight Tigers and Cardinals
Batting star Pat Mullin slammed three home runs and a single, scored four times and batted in five as the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 12-4 in the second game. Red Munger pitched a 2-0 shutout for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Braves, allowing four hits and belted his first major league home run.
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Baseball Leaders and Player Stats From the American League
A condensed listing shows AL leaders by positions with players and attendance figures including E Robinson Vernon Cleveland Goodman Boston and more. Key names include Michaels Gordon Kell Dillinger Brown Joost Stephens Boudreau Tebbetts with team affiliations Chicago Cleveland St Louis Detroit Philadelphia Boston and New York.
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Munger Guides Cardinals to 2-0 Shutout of Braves
Red Munger pitched a masterful game for the St. Louis Cardinals edging the Boston Braves 2-0. He yielded four hits and hit his first major league shutout, aided by a fifth inning homer and a late defensive play. Stan Musial had the first run after a walk and sacrifice, Enos Slaughter drove in another, and the game was delayed by rain before one hour forty minutes of play.
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Baseball Outfielder Names and City Listings
A fragment lists players and numbers with city associations. Berra New York Hogan Cleveland Williams Boston Henrich New York D DiMaggio Boston Mitchell Cleveland Wertz Detroit Chapman Philadelphia.
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Baseball results from League Playoff doubleheader
Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 5 to 4 in a ten inning opener while the second game ended 3 to 2 in favor of Philadelphia and Brooklyn routed Pittsburgh 15 to 3 before a curfew halted play after 3 innings. New York beat Chicago 6 to 2 and St Louis stopped Boston 2 to 0.
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Baseball Scores From Weekend Games
Summary of reported results shows New York 6 Boston 5 tie? Detroit 2 12, Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2 3, Cleveland 3 Washington 1 in 10 innings, and St Louis 3 Boston 5.
Saturday Baseball Scores From Major League Games
Chicago defeated New York 4 to 1 while Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 17 to 10 and Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 6 to 5 and Boston earned a 10 to 6 win over St. Louis.
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Baseball scores from Monday totals show lively action
Detroit 9 defeats New York 3 while Washington edges Cleveland 4 to 2 and Philadelphia posts a 7 to 6 win over Chicago. Boston dominates St. Louis 13 to 2 in a high scoring slate.
Chicago at St. Louis Game Under Lights
Central Standard Time telecast shows Chicago visiting St. Louis for the lone game at 7 45 p m Schmitz carries a 3 5 record against Pollet 8 4 as the scheduled action unfolds at Busch Stadium tonight
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Tomorrow's Schedule From Major Leagues Tonight Card
National League games include Boston at New York 6 30 p m and Brooklyn at Philadelphia 6 45 p m Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 6 30 p m Chicago at St Louis 7 45 p m American League features St Louis at Chicago 7 30 p m Detroit at Cleveland 6 30 p m Philadelphia at Washington 6 30 p m and New York at Boston 6 30 p m
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Giants salvage finale as Kosla shines in win over Cubs
In a Chicago series finale, the Giants beat the Cubs 6-2 as Dave Kosla held the Cubs to seven hits for his third win. Johnny Mize ended his slump with two hits and an RBI, while the Reds split a doubleheader 4-3 and 5-2 with Homer Howell delivering a pinch hit double to drive in the decisive run in the opener.
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