Andy Pafko Becomes Key Dodger in Pennant Drive
Dodgers seize share of pennant lead as Andy Pafko hits .300 with 15 homers and 55 RBIs. His late three run blast against Curt Simmons helps spark a 6-3 win over the Phillies. Dickson shuts out Cubs 10 innings, then singles for a 1-0 Pirates win. Glynn homers twice as Indians edge Browns 10-9 to narrow the gap.
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Chuck Dressen
Curt Simmons
Phillies
Murry Dickson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Dickson
Bill Glynn
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Indians
New York Yankees
Brownies
Bobby Felter
Lou Brissie
Larry Doby
Glynn
Wenn
Dave Madison
Boston Red Sox
Yankee
Chicago
Detroit
Billy Pierce
Joe Dobson
Herrin Softball League Tourney Opens Monday Night
The Herrin Township Softball League tournament begins Monday August 11 with 29 teams, seven girls teams, and a single elimination format for six or more teams. The Stars and Aces qualified for the Carbondale tourney. schedule includes Pinckneyville versus Stars and other matchups through Friday finals under lights.
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Herrin Softball League
Stars and Aces
Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Stars
Jackson County
Makanda
Emily Flowers
Anna
Sangamo Electric
Aces
Marion
Major League Standings and Friday Results Summary
Major league results show Cleveland 10 St Louis 9 in 12 innings and Chicago 4 Detroit 3, with Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Washington rained out. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 6-3 in 10 and Cincinnati edged St Louis 8-5 at night.
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Dodgers
New York
Boston
Max Sarkent
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Bosto
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnatii
St. Loui
Chicago St. Louis
Louis
Baptists Lose To Methodists In Murphysboro
Sue Erwin pitched 9 hittable innings to lift the First Methodist Junior Church League team in Murphysboro to a 7-6 victory over league leaders First Baptist. Erwin started the seventh inning rally with a misplayed advance, Lar son scored on Druin’s double, and Williams’ seventh inning triple kept the inning alive before Erwin induced a pop fly for the final out.
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Sue Erwin
First Methodist
Murphysboro
First Baptist
Miss Erwin
Methodists
Larson
Druin
John Williams
Stearns
Trico Teen-Age Baseball Ends Regular Play At Ava
Trico teens close regular season Sunday with Dowell aiming to seal the Coal Belt title in a double header at Ava. Dowell carries 10-2 mark. Murphysboro and Du Quoin each have four losses and must win two, Dowell must drop two for a tie. Dowell short-handed on pitchers but favored to win one, while Ava sits in seventh. Also, Herrin at Royalt and Marion hosting Christo pher Sunday as two more league games loom with a possible wire-to-wire finish. Boxing notes urge standard state judging rules as boxers adapt to different rules.
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Trico
Dowell
Ava
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Herrin
Royalt
Marion
Christopher
Major League Leaders by League Highlights
National League top hitters include Stan Musial of St Louis batting .333 with 133 hits and 27 home runs, while Chicago’s Atwell leads with 88 RBIs and Sauer tops with 27 homers. American League leaders show Ralph Faih batting .344 for Philadelphia and Dick Doby driving in 82 runs for Cleveland, with Fox of Chicago collecting 141 hits.
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St. Louis
Atwell
Chicago
Sauer
Thomson
New York
Adams
Cincinnati
Hodges
Brooklyn
Faih
Philadelphia
Woodling
Doby
Cleveland
Robinson
Fox
Kerra
Record of 1920s league games and long duel by Duke alum
American Association games include Minneapolis defeating Charleston 5 to 4 and Columbus beating St. Paul 1 to 0. Indianapolis won 6 to 5 against Milwaukee, Louisville edged Kansas City 5 to 3. Jack Coombs, coaching Duke’s last baseball team this year, pitched and won the longest game in American League history at 24 innings between the Athletics and Red Sox.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Charleston
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Jack Coombs
Duke University
Atheletics
Red Sox
Major League Stars Batting And Pitching Roundup
Andy Patko and the Dodgers defeated the Phillies 6-3 as Patko hit a three run homer in the 10th, adding a homer and double. Murry Dickson of the Pirates slammed Chicago for 1-0 in 10 innings, driving in the lone run with a single.
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Dodgers
Brooks
Phillies
Murry Dickson
Pirates
Chicago
Herrin Softball League Seeks Funds For City Trip
The Herrin Township Softball League launches its annual drive to fund trips for about 550 youth and adults to see the Cardinals in St. Louis night games. Trips on Aug 14 and Aug 16 will include Highlands Park and Forest Park visits, with 7 girls teams and 22 boys teams eligible. The league, in its seventh year, operates four additional diamonds at Herrin City Park and shares costs with schools and the park board, while volunteer staff and local groups support practice and play amid a busy community sports program.
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Herrin Township
St. Louis
Cardinals
Highlands
Forest Park
The
Layne Halts Ezzard Charles in Ogden Bout
Husky Rex Layne defeated ex-champion Ezzard Charles in a 10 round decision at Ogden Stadium as Jack Dempsey refereed. Charles’ co-manager Jake Mintz denounced the decision, claiming a knockout was needed. Mayne cited a 23,000 attendance and implied gate over 150000. each fighter to receive 33 percent. Mintz attacked the ruling amid thunderstorms.
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Ezzard Charles
Dempsey
Ogden
Utah
Rex Layne
Charles Camp
Jack Dempsey
Charles
Jake Mintz
Ken Mayne
Mayne
Mintz
United States Takes 2-0 Davis Cup Lead Over Canada
Tennis action in Montreal saw Herb Flam of Beverly Hills defeat Henri Roch 6-2 8-6 6-2, and Vic Seixas beat Lorne Main 6-2 6-3 6-4, giving the U S a 2-0 edge in the North American zone final.
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Herb Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Henri Rochon
Vic Seixas
Lorne Main
United States
Canada
Sullivan hires Malinsky after Davis resignation
Galen Davis resigns as Sullivan football coach to take Du Quoin job, clearing the path for Dave Malinsky of Dupo. Malinsky, a Flora native and SIU graduate, will coach football and baseball at Sullivan and assist in basketball.
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Sullivan
du Quoin
Dave Malinsky
Dupo
Malinski
Flora
SIU
Utah boxing plan puts referee as sole winner judge
The Layne Charles bout in Utah was decided by referee Jack Dempsey who favored Layne. Fans and press disagreed, suggesting reforms in judging. The piece notes controversial decisions postwar and cites various scoring methods used nationwide. It also mentions pitchers used as pinch hitters, highlighting recent baseball strategy trends.
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Utah
Jack Dempsey
Layne
Charles
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Louis
Chuck” Davey
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