Sikeston All-Stars overwhelm Canaries and Cairo squad
Sikeston softball teams had a busy night defeating the Cape Girardeau Canaries 4 to 3 and the Cairo, Illinois squad by the same 4 to 3 score after an earlier 9 to 6 win over the Chicago Watermelon Buyers. Jaycees star Ferguson sparked the offense with a clutch triple and Logan and Lipman contributed key hits as Sikeston repulsed two strong invasions and kept the home field secure. Simmons and Law directed the efforts, with Sikes on the mound and multiple run-scoring bursts in the early innings setting the pace for both victories.
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Sikeston
Chicago
Jaycees
Cape Girardeau Canaries
Cairo. II
Harmers
Hazel
Lipman
Logan
Ferguson
Sikes
Heisserer
Edelen
McChonicie
G. Sharp
Javycees
McChonkie
L. Swaim
Friedman
V. Sharp
Barnes
White
Heissever
Sakeston Army of
Simmons
Jimmy Law
American Loop All Stars Win Crown in Seventh Inning Rally
The American League All-Stars rallied from behind in the seventh to capture their third straight league series title last Friday night. Crain and Bray sparked the late offense, with Tandy and Lee driving in runs as Law dominated on the mound. Williams and Carter led the AL bats, aiding a decisive seventh inning comeback over the Nationals.
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H_ Bandy
Hill
C. Mize
Ragains
D. Swaim
F. Williams
Crain
Bray
Tandy
Lee
Law
Kuehner
Flossie Williams
Buck Carter
Wiliams
Carter
Past Records Show Tournament Entrants of High Tennis Calibre
Entrants for the three day Southeast Missouri tennis tournament August 25 26 27 sponsored by The Herald reveal strong past records. Cape Girardeau leads with Don and George Pritchard credited for multiple Interscholastic and regional titles. Don won 1935 MIA A crown and 1937 Marian TI invitational, while George held 1930–32 MIAA titles and 1956 semis in Southwest Missouri. Other Cape entrants include Bill Parker and Dick Donnewald, both ex State Teachers College net players. Sikeston participants Clyde Long David Lumsden Tommy Marshall and Merlin Taylor are noted for local doubles and singles success. Taylor is the 1937 doubles winner and 1938 doubles champion, with Marshall holding last year’s singles title.
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State Teachers College
Cape Girardeau
Mount Vernon
Don
George
Drowdster
Pritchard
Southwest Missouri
Miami
Oklain
Bill Parker
Southeast Missouri
Dick Donnewald
Parker
Donnewald
Tommy Bowers
David
Marshall
Taylor
Millers Shade Bertrand Nine 3 to 1 Sunday
Sikeston Millers beat Bertrand 3 to 1 as Conway Tucker earned his seventh win in nine league starts. Johnny Marshall hit a homer and led Sikeston with a pair of doubles while Tucker allowed five hits and fanned fifteen. The win moved Sikeston to 11–2 in the league before the Southeast Missouri tournament starting Saturday.
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Sikeston Millers
Conway Tucke
Bertrand
Austin Cameron
Tucker
Millers
K. O
Gentry
Sikeston
Johnny Marshall
Ham Leaguers Suffer Defeat In Miller-Dempster Grudge
The Ham Leaguers drop a 10 to 9 decision to Dempster in a tense preliminary Miller Dempster clash. Errors plagued both sides as Caverno and Dowdy led the offense with multi hit efforts while Moser went the limit for the Millers. Bray and Hale fueled a late fifth inning rally for Dempster to secure the win.
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Blazebloods
Dempster
Barr
Moser
Ham
Caverno
Ferguson
Vanover
Dudley
Dowdy
Highway Bowl and ISCO edge toward finish in extra innings
ISCO rallied from 6 1 deficit to beat Highway 7 to 6 in ten innings after a tight game. Vinson struggled for Highway as Crain and Bartholomew sparked ISCO with key hits and a late error gave ISCO the win.
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ISCO
Southeast Missouri baseball tournament bracket set for August
Cape Girardeau hosts a three day Southeast Missouri baseball tournament August 19 20 and 27 with nine teams from seven counties. Caney Tigers face Gray Ridge in the first game while Marston meets Risco and Pinder vs Vinson. Cape Girardeau Cardinals were dropped for lack of roster, Gray Ridge replaces them to enter the bracket. Admission is fifty cents in advance and twenty five cents per session.
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Palace Cafe
Kendall Sikes
American Baseball Congress
Tom Logan
Cletis Ferguson
WPA
Leo Smith
Ed Edelen
Caney Tigers
Gray Ridge
Marston
Risco
Pinder
Vinson
LaForge
Cape Girardeau Tigers
Sikeston
Millers
Marston-Risco
Pinder-Vinson
LaForge- Cape Tigers
Cape Girardeau Cardinals
Ball Park
LaForse
Dunker Brothers Start For Cairo Softball Nine
The Illinois team played here Tuesday in the third of three games. G Dunker started on the mound and was relieved in the fourth by J Dunker from the outfield. E Dunker held first base and H Dunker caught behind the plate. C Johnson out in center field and W Johnson in short center also appeared among the Cairo players and fans.
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Dunker
Cairo
Illinois
G. Dunker
J. Dunker
E. Dunker
H_ Dunker
C. Johnson
W_ Johnson
Delta Camp to Play Poplar Bluff Team
The Delta CCC camp softball team will play a Poplar Bluff team at the Delta camp on August 20 during the anniversary celebration. The public is invited to attend. Delta Camp has lost one game this year while Poplar Bluff has lost two contests this season.
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Delta CCC
Poplar Bluff
Delta Camp
Entrants Debate Experience in Tournament Field
Most entrants vary in experience with many having prior tournament play while others join such meets for the first time. The discussion highlights a mix of seasoned competitors and newcomers amid the event lineup.
Cape Girardeau Merchants to meet Sikeston All-Stars
The Cape Girardeau Merchants softball team will travel to Sikeston next Tuesday night August 22 for a return game with the Sikeston All-Stars. The Sikeston Chicks face Cape Girardeau’s champion girls team in the preliminary. The Merchants boast an 18-2 season record after a recent 9th inning win that followed a 16-1 mark.
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Cape Girardeau Merchants
Sikeston All
Sikeston Chicks
Cape Girardeau
Merchants
Sikeston
Big Baseball Tourney Opens Saturday for Nine SEMO Teams
Bracket drawn Monday outlines a three day contest featuring nine district teams from seven counties. The event kicks off Saturday with nine teams from southeast Missouri competing for the district title.
Williams Stars As LaForge Dominates New Madrid In No-Hitter
Marcus Williams pitched a no hit no run gem for LaForge in a Sunday showdown against New Madrid. Supported by sure defensive play, Williams struck out seven, with the longest safe hit reaching only the infield. LaForge, part of the Southeast Missouri baseball tournament managed by Jimmy Bloomfield, won 6 to 0 and collected six safeties.
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LaForge
Marcus Williams
New Madrid
Williams
Jimmy Bloomfield
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