Cardinals 54 Games Out After Defeat by Phillies
Rob in Roberts earned his 14th win with a five hitter as the Phillies beat the Cardinals 4 2 to open a five game set. Enos Slaughter homered for St Louis, while Granny Hamner drove in the go ahead runs with a timely double. The Phillies moved to within five of Boston in the pennant race with Eddie Sawyer's hustling squad winning 16 of 22.
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Robin Roberts
Phillies
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Alex
Phils
Pat Moran
Roberts
Michigan State
Curt Simmons
St. Louis
Enos Slaughter
Granny Hamner
de Ennis
Dick Sister
Howie Pollet
Hamner
Cardinals
Eddie Sawyer
Boston
Warren Spahn
Boston Braves
Chicago
Cubs
Spahn
Brooklyn
Mike Boston
Cincinnati
Don Newcombe
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Furillo
Ken Raffensberger
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Dave Koslo
Ray Mueller
New York Yankees
Detroit
Cleveland
Tigers
Washington
Vic Raschi
Yanks
Raschi
Bobby Feller
Gene Woodling
Bauer
Joe Goron
Woodling
Yankees
Briggs Stadium
Bob Kuzava
Ted Jay
Sam Meleith
Gray
Chico Carrasquel
Cage
Joe Rautt
Melarnell
St Andrews and Centenarys Reach Murphysboro League Final
St Andrew's defeated the Baptists 21 8 at St Andrew diamond and Centenary Methodists blanked Presbyterians 19 0 at Longfellow to reach the church league final. The title game is set for 5 30 this afternoon at Longfellow with St Andrew's led by Dick Nordmeyer and Centenary by Ralph Bastien.
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St. Andrew's
Centenary Methodists
Murphysboro Church
Baptists
Presbyterians
St. Andrew
Centenarys
Longfellow
St. Andrew’s
Dick Nordmeyer
War Club
Bart Hammack
Ralph Bastien
Bastien
Centenary
THE
CENTS
Presley
Diamond
First Baptists
First Methodists
AB Marnati
Boucher
B. Nordmeyer
Eastman
D. Nordmeyer
B. Castleton
Blankinship
R. Castleton
Daniel
Turk
Baptists Etherton
P Lavender
C Speith
Hammack
Davis
Shaver
Lf Waldron
Cf Seifert
Rf Taylor
Stearns
Centenary AB
Presbyterians Keller
Anderson
McElvain
Williford
Mohlenbrock
Cf Smith
Lawder
Weatherly
Rf Winters
Rf Ward
Bauer and Beatty Named Zeigler High Coaches
George Bauer will succeed Don Sheffer as Zeigler head coach next year, announced by Principal Ianthus Krutsinger. Paul Beatty joins as assistant coach and science teacher. Both men were former Zeigler teammates on the 1944 45 squad and hold degrees from Southern Illinois University and McKendree College respectively.
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George Bauer
Don Sheffer
Zeigler
Ianthus Krutsinger
Paul Beatty
Bauer
Southern Illinois University
Beatty
McKendree College
Sheffer
Princeton
L. I. Jarand
Jarand
Kansas
Eagles Take Late Lead To Top A Division Standings
The Carbondale Eagles moved to first in the A division by sweeping a doubleheader from the American Legion 9 5 and 9 6. The wins gave the Eagles a 5 1 league record while Hogan Centers sit at 8 2. The Legionnaires stayed competitive as the third inning doomed them with 11 runs aided by five walks and two errors.
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Eagles
Carbondale
American Legion
Hogan
Legionnaires
Legion
Margaret English Tosses No Hitter in Herrin League
Margaret English pitched a no hitter Friday as the Herrin girls senior league Eagles beat the Cards 10-3 to remain unbeaten at 13 0. Debs routed Ramblers 14 0 in girls major league while Nightingales beat Wildcats 6 3. Lions toppled Cardinals 16 9 and Robins defeated Redbirds 11 6 in girls minor league play.
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Margaret English
Eagles
Herrin
Cards
Debs
Ramblers
Nightingales
Wildcats
Lions
Cardinals
Robins
Redbirds
Lighted Park
Lincoln School
Blackhawks
North Side School
Thelma Freeman
Delores Davis
Lorraine Cronin
Louise Baraggio
Betty
Peggy Colp
Shelby Travis
Pat Miller
the Ramblers
Betty Helms
Sue Bishop
Marilyn Robinson
Elaine Bender
The
Julian Cron
Delene Marlow
Shirley Winchester
Delores Reed
Vfw’s
Tennis Stars Reach Eastern Grass Court Semis
Earl Cochell Vic Seixas Herb Flam and Dick Savitt advance to the semifinals of the Eastern grass court championships in South Orange New Jersey.
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Tennis
South Orange
N. J
Earl Cochell
Vic Seixas
Herb Flam
Dick Savitt
Unusual Star Duel Lights Up Herrin Softball Night
Boys and girls all stars from the Herrin league meet at 7 30 p m at the lighted ballpark in a gender mixed showcase. Boys ages up to 12 face girls ages 13 to 16 with Sy Johnson and J H McKinney among the coaches.
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Sy Johnson
J. H. McKinney
Faye Colp
Gene M
T?herson
Herschel Odum
Pete Gentry
Goss Homer Puts Royalton Into Semi Finals
Charley Goss hit a homer in the eighth as Royalton Legion beat Centralia Lambert 7 6 to reach the Christopher softball tournament semi finals. Louis Manfredo earned the win with a four hit outing after a shaky fifth and sixth inning. Royalton pulled ahead with a five run third inning and tied the game in the sixth on Manfredo’s walk and Hudson’s double.
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Eagles
J. Williams
Ray Drew
Russell
Ozborn
Sawyer
F. Drew
C Harris
Cf Deason
Temple
Rf Hill
Rex Drew
P B. Williams
Legion D. Dillow
Cf Thompson
Villani
Viceli
Eadie
Hinkley
Rf Halterman
E. Dillow
Rf Raycher
Halterman
Legion
H J. Williams
R. Drew
Cf Temple
B. Williams
D. Dillon
Thompson
Goss
E. Dillon
Raycher
Royalton
Herring Legion
Charley Goss
Royalton Legion
Christopher
Centralia Lambert
Louis Manfredo
Centralia
Manfredo' Land Hudson
Pallalvy
Bauer
Regis
Gadel
Wilson
LeSeurcy
Manfredo
Hudson
R. Lambert
A. Lambert
Eveland Suit Delayed By Circuit Judge
Circuit Judge Ward P. Holt has taken under advisement a suit by E. R. Eveland against the Paris school board seeking a decree that he remains an instructor in the Paris Union district. Holt said he would rule within about 10 days. Eveland, formerly Paris high School basketball coach, had last year worked in the system but not as coach.
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Paris
Ward P. Holt
E. R
Ernie) Eveland
Paris Union
Holt
Eveland
Paris High School
Egyptian Semi-pro League Schedule
Egyptian Semi-pro League schedule lists August 6 games Dowell at Quoin Central VFW at Centralia Metallopolis at Anna.
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Dowell
Centralis Vfw
Centralia
Yesterday's Stars Batting and Pitching Highlights
Granville Hamner of the Phillies tripled with two on to drive in the tie breaking runs in a 4-2 win over St Louis. Vic Raschi of the Yankees shut out Cleveland allowing three singles in a 1-0 victory.
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Granville Hamner
Phillies
Phils
St. Louis
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Cleveland
Honey's Gal wins Test stakes at Saratoga
Honey's Gal scores a seven dollar payout at Saratoga in the Test stakes while Chicago-Volcanic pays five forty at Washington Park for the Mighty Story handicap victory.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Saratoga
Chicago
Washington Park
Open Forum Evaluates Cardinals Pennant Potential
A sports column analyzes remaining schedules for the National and American leagues. It notes the Cardinals and Phillies shaping the pennant race, with many games against second division teams and key divisional clashes ahead. It predicts likely 97 wins to clinch in each league and highlights remaining matchups involving Braves Dodgers Giants Cubs Pirates Reds Tigers Red Sox Indians Yankees.
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Braves
Dodgers
Phils
Giants
Cubs
Pirates
Reds
Leo Durocher
Cardinals
Tigers
Red Sox
Indians
Yankees
Browns
White Sox
Diving Exhibition At Frankfort Sunday Sunday show features Harlan and Billingsley
Heinie Stroman of West Frankfort pool brings two top divers Bruce Harlan and Hobie Billingsley for 40 minute free shows Sunday afternoon and evening. They’re billed as top performers and the event is open to the public.
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Heinie Stroman
West Frankfort
Bruce Harlan
Ohio State
Hobie Billingsley
Heinie
Paul Lipscomb
Benton
Green Bay
Washington Redskins
Len Szafaryn
Lipscomb
Centralia Sterlings
St. Louis Browns
Centralia
Cairo
Browns
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Egypt
Centralia Vfw
Carbondale
Boxing Results Across U S Cities
In Hollywood Clarence Henry aged 186 from Los Angeles knocked out Rusty Payne 182 from San Diego. In New Orleans Tommy Campbell 137 from Rock Island Ill outpointed Gene Burton 144 from New York ten to nine. Chicago Art Severson of the University of Miami shot 69 to lead 150 amateurs in the Tom O Shanter tournament first round.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Calif
Clarence Henry
Los Angeles
Rusty Payne
San Diego
New Orleans
Tommy Campbell
Rock Island, Ill
Gene Burton
New York
Chicago
Art Severson
University of Miami
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Ashburn
Pollet
St. Andrews
Zeigler High
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Truman
Major League Baseball
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Freeman
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Tolbert
C Simmons
P Smith
Palfalvy
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McKinney
J. Goss
Martin
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Hardcastle
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Wildcat
Johnny Tidwell
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Liz Rogers
Katheryn Simmons
Nightingale Ace
Louise Horn
Roger Blaylock
Paul Davis
Bugs
Jim McEntire
Bill Orso
Jack Childers
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Richard Box
Richard Arron
Rats
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George Mikas
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Teddy Grum
Charles Childers
Panthers
William Linton
Allen Whiteside
Ronald Gray
Dick Conrath
Goss Homer
Alan Maver
Seset
Bob Basemen
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