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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1949

Page

7

Three High Scoring Softball Games In Murphysboro League

Three Longfellow diamond games featured six junior teams with 68 total runs. First Methodists beat Christians 24 7 after early rallies, Centenary Methodists topped Immanuel Lutherans 17 1 behind Lewis two hits, and St Andrew's defeated Baptists 13 6 after an early 12 4 edge.

Longfellow Diamonds Murphyshoro Methodists Centenary Methodists Immanuel Lutherans St. Andrew’s Baptists Lewis

Baseball pennant chances fall to a few teams

Major league standings show only the Cards Dodgers Braves in the National and Yankees Indians Red Sox in the American as steady contenders. The rest trail with eight to eleven games off pace, while the Braves and Red Sox hover near the edge of elimination.

Dodgers Braves Yankees Indians Red Sox White Sox Athletics A’s Tigers Browns Senators Phils Reds Cubs Giants Pirates Washington Cards Yanks

Russell Texacos Defeat Benton In Tournament Game

The Russell Texacos beat the Benton All-Stars 8 to 2 in a Christopher tournament game last night. Five Benton errors aided the Herrin team’s victory.

Russell Texacos Benton Herrin

Littler Dominates National Junior Golf Opener

Gene Littler, 19, from San Diego State College, leads the fourth annual national Jaycee junior golf tournament in Houston with a 75, narrowing the field to 165 hopefuls and signaling the medal trophy headed for California.

Gene Littler San Diego State College California

Herrin V F W Defeats Benton In Tournament

Herrin V F W wins 11 to 5 over Benton Worsham Gas to advance to the second round of the Christopher V F W softball tournament. Parent stars with two hits and three runs while Adelsberger Faro and Whitaker add two hits each. Benton is limited to seven hits as Herrin benefits from timely hitting and solid defense. Next Monday Herrin Vets meet Benton White House after that team beat Dowell.

Parent Herrin V. F. W Christopher V. F. W Benton Worsham Gas Herrin Vets Benton White House Dowell Adelsberger R. Faro Whitaker Benton Herrin Rolla Carneghi

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