Royalton Reaches Carbondale Invite Final with Chester win
Royalton defeated Chester Gables 97 at Carbondale Community High to secure a finals berth. Heisman earned the win for Royalton with six walks and seven hits allowed. Massie pitched for Royalton, giving up ten hits. Royalton scored six in the fifth and one in each of the first, third, and sixth innings. Chester's run output came in the first, second, fifth, and seventh. In the other night game Marion beat Anna 5-2 as Manfredo limited Pitts. An extra by Anna came in the fifth.
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Manfredo
Pitts
Wildcats Stop Pirates 5-3 in Carbondale showdown
First place Wildcats staged a five run output including three in the fifth to beat the Pirates 5-3 at high noon. Wright earned the win allowing six hits while Biggs took the loss as the Wildcats collected five hits to the Pirates three.
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Pirates
Carbondale
Wright
Biggs
Rickey stresses pitching in Dodgers workshop visit
Branch Rickey told 225 coaches at a three day California workshop that Dodgers pennant chances hinge on pitching. He urged building pitchers first and noted Brooklyn has overemphasized arms this season. Rickey emphasized consistent grip and delivery and praised current Dodger pitchers as a model for teaching value of timing over raw speed.
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George Rickey, Jr
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Major League Standings And Upcoming Games Report
National League leaders Brooklyn and St Louis push ahead as Chicago stumbles. American League shows Detroit and New York tight in the race with Boston leading big. Today games include Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh with several New York and Chicago matchups on the slate.
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Eighteen States Enter Jaycee Junior Golf Match Play
Eighteen states sent teenage golfers into the third round of match play in the National Jaycee Junior Gold tournament in Houston. Qualifiers trimmed to 32 with many extra hole matches and several upsets, including Leon Randall versus Gene Littler in a dramatic finish. Fifteen year old Chais Strack Jr recorded a 2 and 1 victory over Dean Lind as morning pairings were listed.
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Gene Littler
San Diego Calif
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Strack
Don Koepcke
Madison
Wis
Bud Holscher
Santa Monica
Calif
Fred Lorentzen
South Milwaukee
Terry Boykin Laurel
Miss
Miles Schiapik
Chicago, Ill
Extra Frame Games Going To Cleveland
Cleveland wins in extra innings boosting pennant hopes as they sweep Washington in 12 innings and Detroit upsets the Yankees. Boston bats power a 12 2 win while St Louis and Brooklyn push NL race with big wins. Obscure notes include Dom DiMaggio extending his hitting streak to 31 games.
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Cleveland
Bertelli May Miss 1949 Grid Season
Angello Bertelli a halfback on the New York Yankees All-America Conference squad will undergo a second knee operation today. The Notre Dame star re injured the joint in a Yankees workout and, after a previous operation last spring, may be out for the season.
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Angello Bertelli
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Notre Dame
Bauer Leith Vie For Title In Women's Junior Golf
Fifteen year old Marlene Bauer of Los Angeles and Pat Leith daughter of the Elgin Country Club pro reached the 18 hole final of the Women's Western Junior championship in Chicago. Bauer defeated Mary Ann Villegas 8 and 7 to reach the final while Leith beat Barbara McIntire 2 and 1 in a tight semifinal.
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Marlene Bauer
Los Angeles
Pat Leith
Elgin
Ill
Miss Bauer
Mary Ann Villegas
New Orleans
Miss Leith
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Toledo
Ohio
Miss McIntire
Yankee Tryout Date Announced at Riverside Park
The New York Yankees schedule their third tryout camp in three years at Riverside Park in Murphysboro on August 15 and 16. Open to boys ages 16 to 21 seeking a pro baseball career, no invitation needed. Report at 10 a.m. August 15 with glove and shoes. scouts will judge throwing, fielding, and hitting in drills and game conditions.
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Golfers listed for May's All-American and world championship
Chicago August 5 AP George S May announces a 66 200 total golf prize pool for an all American 72 hole championship and a 72 hole four tour world championship event featuring 400 players. The field includes Lloyd Mangrum Ed Oliver Johnny Palmer and Sammy Snead with Babe Zaharias among early entrants.
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Chicago
George S. May
Tom O
May
Three Players Hit Home Runs In All Eight Parks
With two thirds of the season gone Hank Sauer Duke Snider and Ed Robinson have homered in every park they have played in Sauer first accomplished the feat with a Shibe Park homer in Philadelphia Robinson joined the club in Cleveland Snider completed the circuit in Pittsburgh This marks a rare cycle achievement in 15 years only 36 players have joined the eight park feat Ninth place standings note Williams DiMaggio Heath and others with three or four park cycles and Ralph Kiner Vern Stephens Clyde Vollmer among others chasing the eight park milestone in coming games
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Connecticut Boy Wins Hearst Junior Golf Title
Seventeen year old Don Hoenig of Thompson Connecticut won the fourth annual William Randolph Hearst junior golf tournament. He played Medinah Country Club carding 77 82 159 in the 36 hole final for a 307 total over 72 holes, 14 strokes ahead of runner up Tom Brennan from Milwaukee who finished 321 after an 80 80 second day.
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Thompson, Conn
William Randolph Hearst
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Medinah Country Club
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Marquette High School
Milwaukee
Brennan
Snead Tops Golf Money Winners for 1949
Sam Snead led professional golf earnings with a 23560 prize and eyed the Tom O Shanter purses in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. His Western Open victory added 2600, while Cary Middlecoff followed with 21924 and Lloyd Mangrum 17215. Other leaders included Johnny Palmer 13129, Dutch Harrison 9709, and Jim Demaret 9684.
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Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
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Tom O'Shanter
Johnny Palmer
Dutch Harrison
Jim Demaret
Sweden Also Bows To U S In Track Victory
American track stars beat Sweden in 9 of 11 events during a Sweden tour. Bob Richards won pole vault at 14 feet 4 inches and earned a bicycle prize as 18,000 spectators watched. Fred Wilt took the 5 000 meters in 14 34.6 while Sweden won the 1500 and hammer events.
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Champaign
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Warren Creutzler
LaFrance
Ill
Stuve Landquist
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Illinois
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Chicago
Routine Practice For All Star Squad
The College All Stars held daily football drills after a 1000-guest luncheon. Head coach Bud Wilkinson planned continued focus on defense as they prep for the August 12 meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field in Chicago, the 16th annual All Star game.
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Coaching Clinic Inquiries From Seven States At SIU
Inquiries from seven states have reached Southern Illinois university about its first annual coaching clinic. Dates set for August 22 23 and 24 feature a three man staff Hank Iba Don Faurot and Burt Ingwersen.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
DiMaggio Boston leads batting with .345 and 130 hits while Williams Boston tops runs with 100 and 26 home runs. Robinson Brooklyn posts seven standout categories including 141 hits and 84 RBIs. Branca Brooklyn tops pitching with 123 strikeouts and 800 winning percentage.
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St. Louis
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Joost
Philadelphia
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Pesky
Kell
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Wilkinson trims practices before 70-man squad moves to lakefront
Wilkinson has shortened the daily sessions as he presumes a 70-man squad will move to the large lakefront stadium. The change signals a tighter lead up to the upcoming event.
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