Meadows Nine Hurt by Lack Of Players
Rolling Meadows American Legion junior baseball team gains help from ninth district to recruit players from nearby unincorporated areas after forfeiting two of three games due to player shortages. Manager Charles Kelly cites transportation and work commitments as factors. New recruits include Dave Zimmerman of Wheeling and Dave Beckman near Arlington Heights. The team plans to host Park Ridge Friday and play Palatine Sunday, hoping to field enough players for both games.
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American Legion
Meadows
Charles Kelly
Mt. Prospect
Rvigay
Elmwood Park
Franklin Park
Kelly
Dave Zimmerman
Wheeling
Dave Beckman
Arlington Heights
Park Ridge
Salkfield
Palatine
Palatine High School
Sigwalt Defeats Bluebirds In Tight Softball Clash
Sigwalt defeats Bruns and Payne Bluebirds 11 to 9 in a tense Roll ing Meadows league game. Ray Geimer pitched eight strong innings for the Bluebirds, while Sigwall’s Jim Johnson and hitters Maher Casey and Jaske paved the way for the win. The Hawks edged the American Legion 15 to 12 with Bob Zimmerman stellar on defense and Schar driving in five runs. The Garden Liquor Saints crushed the Owls 24 to 10 as Bill Weir homered. Schedule listed three Sunday games at Arlington high with Saints vs Hawks, Signall vs Legion, Bluebirds vs Owls. Standings show Sigwalls, Hawks, Saints, American Legion and Blues with varied records.
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Rolling Meadows
Sigwalt
Bruns & Payne Bluebirds
Bluebirds
Ray Geimer
Sigwall
Jim Johnson
Phil Maher
Bill Casey
Ed Jaske
Signall
Hawks
American Legion
Hawk Bob Zimmerman
Frank Skittone
Tom Strass
Tom Hand
Dick Schar
Schar
Owls
Garden Liquor Saints
Don Heicken
Saints
Bill Weir
Arlington High School
Bruns
Payne Bluebirds
L Sigwalls
Payne
Chick Harbert To Headline Golf Clinic
Former National PGA champion Chick Harbert will headline a golf clinic at Rolling Green Country Club on Tuesday June 23 at 4 30 p m He will be joined by Chuck Pedersen Rolling Green pro William Pailey and club champion Bill Armour for the program and nine hole play
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Chick Harbert
Rolling Green Country Club
Harbert
Chuck Pedersen
Rolling Green
William Pailey
Bill Armour Club
Illinois prep star Steve Kelly signs Kansas City deal
Danville pitcher Steve Kelly, a high school standout, signs a $50,000 bonus with Kansas City securing his baseball future. The piece notes scouts pursued him and compares his pay to other Illinois stars while highlighting the risks and history of big-bonus signings from Pettit to modern prospects.
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Danville
Steve Kelly
Kansas City
Kelly
Illinois
Metropolis
Bob Taylor
Grayslake
Jay Hook
Lockport
Tom Haller
Phoenix
Steve
Harrison Tech
Chicago
Pounder
Hank Greenberg
White Sox
Charley Grimm
Cubs
Hal Newhouser
Baltimore
Johnny McHale
Milwaukee
Danville Star
Bobby Klaus
Fox Lake
Baltimore Orioles
Kellys
Taylors
Hooks
Hallers
Klaus
Grant
Bobby
Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Pettit
Pettit
Phillies
Texas
Cardinals
Santa Clara College
Bill Veeck
Arlington Intermediates Fight for Northside Crown
Arlington battle unfolds as Hotze's Saints lead the Northside division while Seals pursue Steve Donchess' Huskies in a tight race. Week's results include Saints fall 42 to Comets, Bruins and Comets posting big wins, Solons rally past Seals, and Dons defeating Huskies 14-8 amid strong batting and pitching performances.
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Saints
al Seidel
Seals
Arlington
Don Hutchin
Bruins
Bert van Duzer
Comets
Steve Donchess
Huskies
Northside
Eee Rere
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Redbirds
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Brones
Doves
Lancers
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Dons
Ravens
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Terriers
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Gophers
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Vassseemente
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Angels _ ree
Buckeves
Jr Legion Nines Clash Friday at Lions Park Mt Prospect
Arlington's Dave Lynk faces Mt Prospect's Fred Peterson in a ninth district opening round clash at Lions Park Mt Prospect at 6 p.m. Both teams seek early-season punch with Dahlquist and Bork coordinating standout defenses for their clubs. The nine-team district runs through July with county preliminaries and finals set in August.
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Jr. Legion
Lions Park
Mt. Prospect
Dave Lynk
Arlington Nine
Fred Peterson
Mt. Prospect Club
Gene Dahlquist
George Bork
Arlington High
Dahlquist
Lynk
Fernstroms Storage and van Co
Merle Guild
Bork
Peterson
Park Ridge
Palatine
Portage Park
Elmwood Park
Northlake
Franklin Park
Rolling Meadows
Cook County
Arlington Heights
Mt Prospect Junior Legion Nine opens season in big win
Mt Prospect Junior Legion Nine beat Rolling Meadows 13 to 0 as ace George Bork struck out 13 in a near no hit performance. In a later game, Palatine edged Mt Prospect 1 to 0 on a sixth inning run, while Shabbona Park loss followed 5 to 1 in an exhibition with Mt Prospect rallying for four in the seventh including a Bork homer.
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Mt. Prospect Junior Legion
Rolling Meadows
George Bork
Mt. Prospect
Bork
Palatine
Billy Baumrucker
Bill Dietrich
Bill Phillips
Prospect
Rich Christensen
White
Fritz Peterson
Shabbona Park
Jim Blake
Johnny Lind
Mt. Prospect Mound
Boyd Vikings Top Falcons In 6 1 Victory
John Boyd pitched a dominating game for the Vikings fanning 19 and allowing only one hit as Arlington Varsity League action saw Boyd beat the Falcons 6 to 1. The win kept the Vikings in a tight race for the league lead amid mixed results for other local teams.
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Vikings
John Boyd
Arlington
Boyd
Falcons
Phillies
Orioles
Eagles
Farms
Grote
Phils
Rams
Ruhnow
Lauterburg
Wronlinski
Badgers Stop Owls in come-from-behind 10-8 victory
In Arlington Northside Juniors action the Badgers rallied to beat the Owls 10-8 improving their standing as Padres and Gophers press in the loop. Key plays included Pat Loughman 3-for-3 and Rickey Loner diving catch to halt an Owls rally.
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Badgers
Owls
Padres
Arlington
Voop
Bill Gunnison
Gophers
Jim Millay
Fred Daneke
Spartans
Steve Shawhan
Fanning
Bob Edgerton
Pat Loughman
Rickey Loner
Pete van Brunt
Edgerton
Blues
Mike Brown
Jeff Miller
Vetter
Pedersen and Wrobel Win Southmoor Amateur
Chuck Pedersen and Chuck Wrobel tied for first in an amateur best ball event at Southmoor Country Club. The pair shot a 66 to share honors among 180 entrants. Pedersen is a pro at Rolling Green. Wrobel resides at 616 West George in Arlington.
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Chuck Pedersen
Rolling Green Country Club
Chuck Wrobel
West George
Arlington
Southmoor Country Club
Immateur
Pedersen
Wrobel
Arlington Jr Legion Nine Drops 1959 Opener 3-1
Fernstroms Legion Nine beat Arlington 3-1 as two Fernstrom batters had two hits each and Northlake posted four hits. Arlington pitchers Gene Dahlquist and Don Gerken shared mound duties with a blister ending Dahlquist early. Fred Empirre and Lee Nelson provided Arlington’s only two safety hits.
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Arlington
Jr. Legion
Northlake
Fernstroms Storage and van Co
Merle Guild
Dave Lynk
Gene Dahlquist
Don Gerken
Dahlquist
Fred Empirre
Lee Nelson
Fernstroms
Gerken
Mark Thorne
Empirre
Cielinski
Lenberg
Fandel
Dodgers Shift Maine's Pagel to Panama City
Pagel former Maine football and baseball star signed with the Dodgers. He moved from Odessa Texas in the Class D Sophomore League to Panama City Florida in the Alabama Florida League also Class D.
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Vie Pagel
Maine
Los Angeles’ Dodgers
Odessa
Tex
Panama City
Fla
Practices Begin For Park District Swimming Team
Practicing sessions start Monday at Pioneer pool with daily drills at 5 15 p m. The program welcomes swimmers of all ages. Northwestern University star George Olsen will coach the team.
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Park District
Pioneer Pool
George Olsen
Northwestern University
Will Vach
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