Indians 15 Kings 7 in second inning barrage
Mt Vernon Kings lost to Mattoon Indians 15 to 7 at Veterans Park. Don Grove started for Mt Vernon, Mattoon piled nine runs in the second inning aided by a hit and several walks. Santulli relieved for Mattoon, allowing only three hits in seven and two thirds. Chuck Hawley pitched for Mattoon despite walks, earning the win as Mt Vernon’s bats cooled after a rough inning.
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Last Night’s Results from Belleville Paducah and More
Belleville 511 2 Paducah 39 1 Goodwin Birkeland and Anthony Radomski Leech and Wilkes Centralia 1 103 2 W Frankfort 3 1 Pruch and Gatts Deibler sha O Connor Mattoon ooo me 157 1 Mt Vernon won 710 6 Hawley Dabrino Smith Grove Veal Santulli Savick.
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King Notes Ben Fiori Leads Kings In Victory Bid
Ben Fiori seeks a fourth straight victory for the Kings tonight against the Stags after four games in which he has won three and lost one to West Frankfort 5-4. Shrine Circus prompted a schedule change at Belleville Park with 660 fans watching last night’s effort. Santulli excelled in relief, while Ray Noren received a 1200 dollar prize check from the Mississippi-Ohio Valley league presented by Neil Moore. Attendance figures show Mt. Vernon drawing the league’s best crowds at Frankfort’s Memorial Stadium, averaging 826 per game over five meetings, with Paducah and Centralia following. The Chiefs club tops attendance records, while Frankfort’s 42,000 attendance in 1947 remains the benchmark.
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Tonight's Schedule in State Basketball Triangle
Belleville visits Mt Vernon at 8 p.m. Paducah plays Centralia and Frankfort hosts Mattoon in a trio of Friday night high school basketball games.
Musial Kazak for Star Game in Brooklyn
Eddie Robinson, 29, Washington Senators first baseman, expected to join the American League Starting lineup for the 16th All Star game in Brooklyn on June 28 and July 12. Probable NL lineup lists Mize, Robinson, Kazak, Reese, Seminick, Kiner, Musial, Laurs, Marshall. AL likely includes Eddie Robinson.
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Belleville Stags Return for 8 P.M. Veterans Park Clash
The Belleville Stags visit Veterans Park for an 8 p.m. game tonight with a repeat appearance tomorrow for a Ladies Night sponsored by Mammoth Department Store. The schedule change hints at another record at the plate.
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One-Armed Pete Gray Is Released From Dallas Club
Pete Gray the one armed outfielder confirmed his release from the Dallas Texas League team after refusing to report to Gladewater. Dallas owner Dick Burnett said Gray sounded intoxicated and was arrested briefly, though not charged. Gray, 32, began professional ball with Memphis in 1944 and played for St Louis Toledo Elmira before 1948, and plans for his future remain uncertain.
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Illinois lands two high school stars Pinkham and Tate
Les Pinkham of West Frankfort and Bill Tate of Mattoon, both top Illinois prep athletes, will enroll at the University of Illinois. Pinkham reportedly turned down a St. Louis Cardinals offer with six thousand dollar bonus and twenty thousand dollar four year salary elsewise. Tate scales big yards, points and multi-sport success, with family ties to Purdue and Northwestern.
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All Star Managers Pick Pitching Staffs for All-Star Game
Second base Cass Michaels of Chicago is noted with third base George Kell of Detroit and shortstop Eddie Joost of Philadelphia. Catcher Birdie Tebbetts of Boston and outfielders Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio of Boston join Tommy Henrich of New York. Managers Billy Southworth of Boston Braves and Lou Boudreau of Cleveland Indians will select their own pitching staffs.
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Car Company Tops Auto Lite in 10-7 Softball Thriller
In a softball league feature, the Car Company toppled Auto-Lite 10-7 after a six inning rally while Jackson-Martin defeated Christian 21-2 in five innings. Doug Tapp went 3-for-3 for Auto-Lites as AmVets and Moose chase second place in tonight’s two showdown games.
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CardS Bums Giants Have 9 Big Hitters
Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn presses toward the National League batting title as he gains nine points in a week to reach .267, nineteen points ahead of Ralph Kiner in second at .348. Red Schoendienst slips from .347 to .366, dropping to third place.
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Rochester Tops Boston Braves in 10-Inning Exhibition
In Rochester New York the Red Wings of the International League defeated the Boston Braves 9 to 8 in ten innings. Seven runs off pitcher Johnny Antoneilli in three innings sparked the comeback as Rochester rallied to win.
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Standings From Sundays Games Highlight Prock and Hodges
National League figures show Prock 64 games with 249 points and 44 wins while Hodges of Brook records 64 games with 27 wins and 49 points. Other listed players include St. Louis, New York, and Illinois teams with totals around 60 to 64 games and multiple scoring and win figures.
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Sauer's Long Homer Beats Cardinals in Loss to Cubs
Hank Sauer belted a long homer at Sportsmans Park to give Chicago a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The drive came with a man on in the fifth and the Cardinals messy defense aided four Cub runs. Musial and Slaughter led St Louis with two hits each as Johnny Schmitz earned the win with help from Walt Dubiel in relief. The game was the only major league matchup yesterday. Meanwhile the Browns won an exhibition 6-5 over Harrisburg as Dick Starr undergoes appendicitis surgery and will miss at least a month.
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American Tennis Domination At Wimbledon Faces Fray
LONDON June 28 The world's amateur tennis scene shows fatigue in the U S dominance at Wimbledon. In the men's semifinals only one American, top seed Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta Calif, remains. In contrast the women's singles event favors the United States with four players set to meet an all British quartet in the quarter finals.
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Attendance declines for Major Leagues from last year
Major League attendance shows a drop from last season’s record totals as 8,588,438 fans paid through last night versus 8,965,152 a year earlier. The Cleveland Indians suffer the largest decline, with Cincinnati Detroit New York Giants and Philadelphia also down, while Pittsburgh makes the biggest gain at 180,000. Internal exhibition results include Cubs over Cardinals 6-4 and Dodgers 4-3 over Indians as Johnny Schmitz and Walt Dubiel contribute, with DiMaggio debuting for the Yankees in a 5-3 win over the Giants.
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DiMaggio Returns to Nine Innings in Exhibition
Joe DiMaggio played nine innings in an exhibition at Yankee Stadium against the Giants, reporting he felt good and is ready to join regular play. He struck out once, walked, and made two outs, with his heel a bit sore. Manager Casey Stengel called the outing a sign he could be available this week against the Red Sox in Boston.
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Baseball Evening Schedule From Major Leagues
Central Standard Time listings show American League games including St Louis at Chicago and Detroit at Cleveland with pitchers Imbree Gumpert Truks Lemon Kellner Haefner Reynolds McDermott. National League matchups feature Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis with corresponding pitchers Spahn Hartung Roe Roberts Fox Erautt Chesnes Pollet.
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Exhibition Facts From Last Night Aboard Various Teams
No games scheduled in Chicago? results show Chicago 6 St Louis 4 at night. Other exhibitions include New York 1A 5 vs New York N Brooklyn N 4 and Cleveland A Philadelphia N 19. Cincinnati N 10 Detroit A Rochester Int 9. Boston N 8 110 innings. St Louis A Harrisburgh Instra 3.
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Nighttime NBA Broadcast Schedule Listings
Detroit at Cleveland 6 30 p m Philadelphia at Washington 6 36 pm New York at Boston 12 noon St Louis at Chicago 1 30 p m Brooklyn at Philadelphia 6 43 p m Chicago at St Louis 7 45 p m Boston at New York 12 30 p m Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 11 39 a m
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DiMaggio Returns From Long Injury Layoff
The most valuable player in 1939 1941 and 1947 acknowledged his batting was rusty after a long absence. Joe DiMaggio had been out since his heel inflammation at Dallas Texas on April 11 and underwent examinations and treatments before returning to practice two weeks ago.
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