Mantle And Maris Hit Homers In Yankees Victory
The New York Yankees beat Minnesota 4-2 aided by homers from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. Marshall Bridges earned the save with a bases-loaded eighth inning, fanning Don Mincher to end the threat. Bill Stafford pitched well as the Yankees moved into second place in the AL race.
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New York Yankees
Marshall
Luis Arroyo
Bridges
Bill Stafford
Homer
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New York
Angels
Twins
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
Steve Barber
Kansas City
Washington
Preverend
Detroit
Mickey Cochrane Black Mike Funeral Triggers Detroit Remembrance
Detroit mourns the death of baseball star Mickey Cochrane known as Black Mike. Recollections recall his 1930s Tigers heroics, pennants and World Series drives, ticker tape parades, and later years as manager and scout before his death in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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Detroit
Lake Forest
Gordon Stanley Cochrane
Black Mike
Baseball Hall of Fame
Mickey Cochrane
Tiger
Cochrane
Tigers
Connie Mack
Philadelphia A’s
St. Louis Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Chicago Cubs
Mickey
Goose Goslin
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Golf Sand Traps and The Sand Wedge Tactics
Lee Time and Bob Rosburg discuss how sand traps challenge weekend golfers and how the sand wedge, designed for sand shots, helps escape traps more effectively. The advice emphasizes aiming to exit traps in one shot and recovering from trouble with minimal strokes.
1942 World Series Teams Play Sunday
The piece previews a Sunday exhibition pairing 1942 World Series opponents the New York Yankees and St Louis Cardinals with Pittsburgh and regular-season note lines. It lists rosters, missing stars, and available pitchers as both clubs prepare for the reunion game ahead of the Cardinals versus Pirates.
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ST. Louis
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phil Rizzuto
Frank Crosetti
Joe di
Maggio
Yankees
Havel
Buddy Hassett
Gerry Priddy
Walker Cooper
Johnny Hopp
Jimmy Brown
Marty Marion
Shortsto
Whitey Kurowski
Stan Musial
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Sam Narron
Frank Crespi
Harry Walker
Minor League Baseball scores mixed in AP report
International League games end late with Jacksonville defeating Buffalo 9 to 5 in 12 innings and Toronto topping Atlanta Columbus Rochester 3 to 2. Syracuse beats Richmond 3 to 2. American Association results include Denver 8 Oklahoma City 4 in 10 innings, Louisville over Dallas Fort Worth, Omaha 9 Indianapolis 4. Pacific Coast League sees Salt Lake City 6 San Diego 12, Vancouver 4 Tacoma 4 Portland 2, Spokane 9 Hawaii 5 in inaugural matchups.
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Jacksonville
Buffalo
Toronto
Atlanta
Omaha
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Vancouver
Tacoma
Portland
Spokane
Hawaii
American Association
Walter Peters
Louisville
Jack Tighe
Peters
Tighe
Don Williams
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Women’s Golf Finals Today in Champaign
Four time champion Lois Drafke of Li Grange meets Mrs. R. Morgan Evans of Bloomington in the final 36 holes of the Women’s State Amateur at Champaign Country Club. Drafke reached the final by defeating Mrs. Richard Jones 3 and 2 in the quarterfinal and Suzanne Brown 4 and 3 in the semifinal. Evans upset defending champion Mrs. Paul Dommers one up after 19 holes in the morning and then beat Mrs. Raymond Youngberg 5 after 19 holes in the semifinal.
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Champaign
Lois Drafke
Li Grange
R. Morgan Evans
Bloomington
Champaign Country Club
Drafke
Richard Jones
Urbana
Suzanne Brown
Wilmette
Evans
Paul Dommers
Belvidere
Raymond Youngberg
Hinsdale
Miss Drarke
Local angler lands 446 pound bass near Mt Vernon
Richard E. Hopper of 605 South Third Street caught a 446‑pound bass in a private pond east of Mt Vernon. The fish measured 2043 inches and was weighed at Tittle's Sporting Goods. Hopper used a Jitterbug lure to land the giant catch.
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Richard E. Hopper
South Third Street
Mt Vernon
Hopper
Tittle’s
Sporting Goods
Major League Stars Pitching and Batting Fire in 19-7 Victory
Steve Barber and the Orioles shut out the Chicago White Sox 60 scattering eight hits and stranding 10 runners. Leon Wagner of the Angels homered for the 21st time, added two singles, scoring three times and driving in three runs as Boston hoped for a big win.
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Steve Barber
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Leon Wagner
Angels
Boston
Cubs End Four-Game Drought With 7-2 Win Over Cards
Cal Koonce pitched a nine-inning complete game earning a 7-2 Cubs victory as Ernie Banks drove in three runs and Ron Santo hit his Uth homer. The Cubs broke a 24 game drought by a Cub pitcher dating back to June 6. White Sox were blanked 6-0 at Baltimore as Steve Barber held them to eight hits.
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Maris
Mantle
Yankees
Jack Kralick
Elston Howard
Angels
Red Sox
Los Angeles
Eli Grba
Don Schwall
Barber
Baltimore
White Sox
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
Don Zanni
Manny Jimenez
Billy Consolo
Athletics
Washington
Jimenez
Consolo
Kansas City
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cal Koonce
Steve Barber
Sox
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Koonce
Cubs
Cub
Dick Ellsworth
San Francisco Giants
Ken Boyer
Boyer
Fred Whitfield
Whitey, Hercog
Dom = Zanni
Milwaukee
Bob Buhl
Warren Spahn
Tony Cloninger
Amvets and Register News win in Khoury youth games
The unbeaten Amvets beat the American Legion 8-4 in Juvenile Division action. Register-News defeated Ace Grocers 15-1 after seven unearned runs in the first inning. Bill Kirk saved the Amvets win, Steve Pigg pitched for the Legion, and Kirk and Paul Ranmar led the winners with two hits each. Register-News piled 13 hits and 10 walks, with John Ramsey earning the win and Larry Shields going 3-for-3. Elks vs Amvets Juvenile game set for 5:30 tonight at the garment factory field.
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Amvets
American Legion
Register News
iGrocers
Bill Kirk
Steve Pigg
Jimmy Woods
Kirk
Paul Ranmar
Terry Hilliard
Mike Knappier
Legion
Register-News
John Ramsey
Larry Shields
John Sailor
John McKittrick
Steve Cole
Danny Smith
The
Elks
Cocoate
Garment Factory Field
Phillies Beat Friscola Takes Lead In NL Pace
Phils edge Giants 7-2 as Don Demeter powers two homers and starts the scoring. Dodgers stay within a half game of the Giants after a 5-4 extra-inning win over the Mets, with Gilliam and Howard delivering key plays. Cubs knock off St Louis as Demeter’s old Dodger ties persist in a crowded NL pennant chase.
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Associated Press
Los Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Don Demeter
Dodgers
Dodger
Phillies
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York Mets
Frank Howard
Jim Gillliam
Giants
Demeter
Dick Farrell
Joe Koppe
Phils
Chicago Cubs
Goves
St. Louis
Bob Wine
Clay Dalrymple
Jim Owens
Orlando Cepeda
Felipe Alou
Jim Davenport
Jose Pagan
Billy Smith
Juan Marichal
Gilliam
Ken MacKenzie
Willie Davis
Howard
Ed Roebuck
Mets
Maul Wills
New Yorkers
Gene Woodling
Rod Kanehl
Cal Koonce
Billy Williams
Ernie Banks
Cardinals
Bob Gibson
Tork Cannot Play For SIU Varsity
Marine Lt. Dave Tork will enroll as a graduate assistant at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and join the Saluki Track Club in AAU events. He previously set a world pole vault record of 16 feet 2 inches with a fiberglass pole, which has since been surpassed, and will not compete for the varsity team.
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Carbondale, Ill
Dave Tork
Tork
Southern Illinois University
Saluki
Cubs at Giants in 1960s style game recap
Giants win as Teddy Mannen pitched six innings for the victory while Bob Kelley took the loss for the Cubs. Danny Carpenter belted a grand slam homer for Giants, delivering the decisive early lead in the contest.
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Cubs
Giants
Teddy Mannen
S.O
Bob Kelley
Danny Carpenter
Hawkins Sets Pace in Western Open Round One
Fred Hawkins led the Western Open at Medinah with a 68 as Arnold Palmer struggled on the greens after a 73. Jack Nicklaus and Moon Mullins shot 70 while Cupit Sifford and Harney were one behind at 69.
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Arnold Palmer
Blythefield CC
Grand Rapids
Mich
Medinah CC
Chicago
Fred Hawkins
Nicklaus
Palmer
Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Jack Nicklaus
Medinah Country Club
Hawkins
PGA Trumph
el Paso
Tex
Jack Cupit
Charles Sifford
Paul Harney
Moon Mullins
Oakmont
Sammy Snead
Randy Glover
Don Finsterwald
al Giebergers
Ken Still
Bob Brue
Gary Player
Western Auto Regains Lead In Lofty Loop
Western Auto regained first place in the Mt. Vernon Softball League by walloping Mendenall Insurance 12-1 at the city park diamond. John Johnson scattered five hits for the victory. The Automen plated five runs in the third inning on three singles two infield errors and Gene Cox’s long homer down the left field line. Ski meets Machinist 1417 in tonight’s action.
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Western Auto
Mt. Vernon
Walloping Mendenall Insurance
City Park
John Johnson
Automen
Gene Cox
Ski
Machinist
Bowling High Games and Standings Summary
A. Puckett led bowling with 223 and 590 series. J. Wicks posted 216 and 556. P. Adcock, T. Puckett, G. Hilliard, and R. Connelly reached 174, 201, 172, and 148 high games. Rainey, Webb also notable. Standings show Twisters 6, Leftovers 7, Muldoons 0.0.0.0, Ma's and Pa's 8. IL SOLES and TOKYO-Mundo Esparaz entries appear but are unclear.
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A. Puckett
J. Wicks
T. Puckett
P. Adcock
G. Hilliard
R. Connelly
E. Rainey
N. Webb
Opditoo
Muldoons
IL Soles Viaiide Action Syst Dwarvedysics
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