M'boro Herrin Legion Squads Split Twin Bill
Murphysboro won the opener 4 0 behind Ron n ie Hagier two hit shutout with 16 strikeouts as Danny Hagier collected two hits and four stolen bases. Herrin rolled to a 15 4 nightcap victory scoring four in the second and five in the third with Ford tossing five innings of relief and Ford finishing the game.
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Herrin
American Legion
Murphysboro
Ronnie Hagier
Danny Hagier
Ford
Goldsmith
Longest baseball game ever played by Percy and Campbell Hill
Campbell Hill Merchants beat Percy 8 to 3 in a 21 inning marathon that lasted nearly five hours. Bollman Misselhorn and Wade pitched for the visitors and hosts with 161 plate appearances, the longest local contest on record.
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Campbell Hill
Bollman
Misselhorn
Wade
Percy
R H Fuhrhop
L. Thies
Svanda
Rf B. Thies
Ehlers
Ss E. Thies
Mathis
H. P. Rapp
Combs
C Meyers
Rf P. Bayer
A. Des Rocher
G. Bayers
E. Des Rocher
Webster
P Hornbostle
Ashley
Merchants to Host Ava Mudhens Tuesday Night
Murphysboro Merchants host Ava Mudhens tomorrow at Stagno Park north of Murphysboro in a night game at 8:00 p m. Admission is 50 and 25 cents. Merchants' management shifted to players two weeks ago with plans for a weekly two game series on Friday and another early week game.
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Murphysboro Merchants
Ava Mudhens
Stagno Park
Murphysboro
Merchants Club
Mo Valley League Scores and Player Names
Mt Vernon 242 100 022 13 15 1 Centralia 400 000 001 5 10 4 Grove and Nelms Fabris Smith Deem and Gatts Edgar Paducah 000 004 002 6 7 3 W Frankfort 010 002 050 8 11 1 Applegate Westoff and OConnor Kelly Daley and Wilkes
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Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Grove
Nelms
Fabris
Smith
Deem
Gatts
Edgar
Paducah
W. Frankfort
Applegate
Westoff
O’connor
Kelly
Daley
Wilkes
Hainline Captures Jayhawk Open Singles Title
Dick Hainline of Rock Island Ill who was the tournament favorite defeated Kirke Mechem Jr of Topeka to win the Jayhawk Open singles championship. Hainline won in straight sets 6 3 6 1 6 4 and was the top seed while Mechem held the No 2 seed.
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Topeka
Kan
Dick Hainline
Rock Island
Ill
Kirke Mechem Jr
Mechem
Hainline
Arlington Farms Quintet Extends Polo Winning Streak
Arlington Farms defeated the Milwaukee All-Stars 13 to 6 in Libertyville Illinois. Stan Taylor led Arlington with five goals as about 8 500 fans watched the International Polo League match yesterday.
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Libertyville
Ill
Arlington Farms
Milwaukee All-Stars
International Polo League
Stan Taylor
Arlington
Carterville Stars Rally for 9-6 Victory over Eagles
The Carterville Stars defeated the Carterville Eagles 9 to 6 at Crainville Park. Chew hit an eighth inning two-run homer to break a 5-5 tie after a first inning outburst by the Eagles. Bob Johnson pitched the full game for the Stars as Giacomo started for the Eagles.
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Carterville Stars
Carterville Eagles
Crainville Park
Chew
Eagles
Stars
Bob Johnson
Giacomo
Gower
Golf Ball Fatality At Lake Charles Club
A 10 year old caddy Beauford McGee died after being struck on the head by a golf ball at Lake Charles golf and country club. He collapsed and died 20 minutes after admission to the hospital yesterday.
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Lake Charles
Beauford McGee
Lake Charles Golf and Country Club
American Association Scores Report
St Paul defeated Columbus and Kansas City topped Indianapolis while Louisville beat Indianapolis and Minneapolis faced Toledo. Milwaukee also played as part of the mixed results in the league standings with several close matchups.
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St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Creek Fashions No Hit Teammate in Herrin Stags Victory
T J Creek pitched a no hitter as the Herrin Stags defeated the Mt Vernon All Stars 6 to 1 at Mt Vernon. Creek earned his 22nd win of the year and the Stags collected eight hits while Mt Vernon managed six. The Stags play Royalton next at 9 pm in the first home game at the new lighted park with Egyptian Softball league implications.
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T. J. Creek
Herrin Stags
Mt. Vernon
Stags
Creek
Sinks
Chapman
Venegoni
England
Tabe
Bonali
Stag
Joe Calcaterra
Tapella
Royalton
Ottolini
Ses
Gualdoni
Calcaterra
Morgan
Stampini
Ree Chapman
S. England
Snider
Hogan
Yates
Hayes
Lusby
Herrin Elks Salvage 14 13 Victory Over Silas Mason
The Herrin Elks overcoming two missing stars edged Silas Mason 14 to 13 at the new lighted park. Virgil Lukens Don Clark and Gene Crain supplied key hits including a game ending triple by Crain and a deciding run on Clark’s single.
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Herrin Elks
Shirlan Eckert
Bill King
Silas Mason
Richard Minton
The
Elks
Bucky Manning
George Bethel
Don Sexton
Trail
Virgil Lukens
Don Clark
Gene Crain
Crain
Clark
Opening victories spark A’s and Dodgers as schedule unfolds
Elmer Valo and Mike Guerra led the A’s in a 5-4 win over the Indians with Valo’s three run homer and Guerra totaling four hits in eight plate appearances. Guerra then helped seal a 4-2 second win with a two run single. Pitching, Joe Hatten and the Dodgers shut out the Reds 7-0 in the first game, then won 12-3 in the second on Rex Barney’s rough outing.
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Associated Press
Elmer Valo
Mike Guerra
Athletics
Vale
Indians
Guerra
Joe Hatten
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Reds
Rex Barney
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Brandon
Stevens
Noe
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Koenig
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Wilhelm
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Mo-Valley League
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American Association
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Ozark Ike
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Rasca
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Jayne Gayle
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Mma
Rake
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Bert
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