Willing Workers 4-H Tie For League Lead
The Willing Workers 4-H club beat the Beaucoup Bumblebees 8 to 5 to pull into a tie atop the First League of Jackson County 4-H softball. They face Pleasant Grove next Monday at 7 30 for the county young man's championship, with the winner advancing to district play in Union County. The Baskeydell girls team also qualified for district tourney. The Bumblebees led 5 0 after the first inning before the Workers erupted for five runs in the fourth.
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Beaucoup Bumblebees
Willing Workers
Jackson County
Park
Murphysboro
Pleasant Grove
Union County
Baskeydell
Bumblebees
West Virginia Squad Masters Veterans on 25-Year Players
Carbondale City League notes ex servicemen Bill Marker Joe Berkich and Charles Donaldson at 25 as the oldest players on the West Virginia University football squad.
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Bill Marker
Joe Berkich
Charles Donaldson
West Virginia University
Dudley Hanover Upsets Good Time in Nassau Pace
Hayes Fair Acres stable star Dudley Hanover defeats Good Time by a length and a quarter in the $50,000 Nassau two mile at Roosevelt. The victory boosts Dudley Hanover earnings to $166,097.60 while Good Time tops $274,485.96. Du Quoin meet and Aug. 29 free for all pace loom as next clashes. Prince Jay and others also contend in the lineup though the focus remains on the Dudley Hanover versus Good Time rivalry.
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Hayes Fair Acres Stable
Dudley Hanover
H. W.cane
Nassau
Roosevelt Raceway
du Quoin State
Benny Schue
Frank Ervin
Goshen
N.Y
du Quoin
Prince Jay
H. D. Hanover
du Quoin State Fair
White Sox Outfielder Jim Rivera Misses Boxing Signal
Outfielder Jim Rivera of the Chicago White Sox would have signal boxing if not for Setandel’s interruption, while rookie infielder Jim Brideweser agreed to a Yankee contract after a USC campus offer.
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Jim Rivera
Chicago White Sox
Jim Brideweser
University of Southern California
Women’s Western amateur tourney semis see Riley stop Long 4 and 2
Galf Los Angeles Polly Riley a veteran from Texas defeated 15-year-old Berri Long of Huntington in the semi finals, ending her title hopes 4 and 2. Davis Cup action sees Bartzen and Stewart win singles for the U S in Havana. Canadian team leads Mexico 2 0 in Montreal entailing Main and Macken singles wins. Kalamazoo Bill Quillan and Read reach National Junior semis in Seattle and Santa Monica.
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Polly Riley
Berri Long
Huntington
W. Va
Havana
United States
Cuba
Bernnie Bartzen
Fort Sill
Okla
Hugh Stewart
Montreal
Mexico
Lorne Main
Brendan Macken
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Seattle
James Read
Santa Monica
Calif
Senator Jim Busby Enters TCU on 1946 Football Scholarship
Washington Senators outfielder Jim Busby enrolled at Texas Christian University in 1946 on a football scholarship, highlighting a multi sport career transition and college affiliation during that period.
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Jim Busby
Washington Senators
Texas Christian University
Dick Kryhoski Served Aboard Ticonderoga During WWI
Dick Kryhoski, first baseman for the St. Louis Browns, served on the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga in World War I, reflecting a wartime duty beyond his baseball career.
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Dick Kryhoski
St. Louis Browns
Ticonderoga
Special Gyuieets and lefty stars shape Yankees season
The article notes the Yankees’ heavy use of left handed pitchers led by Lopat Kuzava Schmitz Schaeffer Miller and Ostrowski as they struggle in losses. It recalls past and potential acquisitions and criticizes post June 15 deal rules amid conflicts over recent trades involving Hank Greenberg Bill Veeck Hank Borony and others.
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Schmitz
Schaeffer
Miller
Ostrowski
Dickson
Phil Ball Burs
Hank” Greenberg
Bill Veeck
White Sox
National League
Cubs
Hank” Borony
Yanks
Pacific Coast hitters show a drop as Boyd leads at .317
The season shows slumping batters with Boyd of Seattle posting the top .317 average while no one else exceeds .310. Joe Grace slides to .291. Prominent pitchers include Johnny Lindell at 17-5 and Fred Sanford at 13-4, as Centralia signs.
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Pacific Coast
Boyd
Seattle
Joe Grace
Johnny Lindell
Fred Sanford
Former U of I catcher narrowly escapes death in river accident
John Kusinski of Kankakee, a former Illinois baseball catcher, fell unconscious after striking a heavy beam while working on a bridge across the Kankakee River. He was underwater five minutes before rescuers revived him. hospitalized after the incident. Kusinski later worked as a referee and umpire in college and high school games.
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John Kusinski
Kankakee
University of Illinois
Kusinski
Kankakee River
Local Sports Notes and Coaching Changes Highlight Week
Pitcher Mike Rolla ended a nine game winless stretch in the MC Valley and earned a 3-0 victory over Danville. Ray Duncan resigns as a state education official to become athletic director at the University of West Virginia, after coaching at Anna-Jonesboro from 1935 to 1937. Carl Birkner moves from Pinckneyville grade coach to high school football assistant. Glenn Hamilton returns as head football coach.
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Mike
MC Valley
Danville
Ray Duncan
University of West Virginia
Duncan
Anna- Jonesboro
Carl Birkner
Pinckneyville
Southern
Glenn Hamilton
White Sox Ace Rogovin Plays Outfield for Chattanooga
Saul Rogovin, noted Chicago White Sox ace, participated as an outfielder for Chattanooga in the American Association during the 1944 and 1945 seasons.
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Saul Rogovin
Chicago White Sox
Chattanooga
Bearden Tops Reynolds in Six Inning Ball Clash
Bearden improves to 5 2 as Reynolds drops to 12 7 in a brisk game. Courtney drives in two, Nieman Zarilla Mantle tally two baserunners, and Bearden fans two while Reynolds surrenders seven strikeouts. Ralph Houk is noted as a WW II Ranger who rose from private to major.
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Versatile Ray Mink Impresses Bears In WL Preview
The Denver Bears feature Ray Mink a bespectacled left handed hitter known for versatility. Last season with Corpus Christi in the Gulf Coast League he played multiple positions and even pitched 14 wins. At a night in his honor Mink filled every infield and outfield role and did everything but catch.
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Ray Mink
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gulf Coast Loop
Mink
Ray
Replace Your Furnace Air Filters Now on Sale
On sale at A. Kraft in Murphysboro 111 N 11th the store advertises furnace air filters for immediate replacement. Local shoppers are urged to act quickly to secure discounted filters.
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N. 11Th
Murphysboro
Redskins Coach Dick Todd Sets High Scoring Record
Washington Redskins head coach Dick Todd compiled 994 career points across professional college and high school play. He scored 214 for the Redskins 116 for Texas A and M and 664 for Crowell Texas High.
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Dick Todd
Washington Redskins
NFL
Redskins
Texas A & M
Crowell
Texas
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