Centralia Grabs 23 Stroke Lead In SI golf league
Centralia surged to a 23 stroke edge in the Southern Illinois Golf Association eight man team play at Crab Orchard. Centralia 448 edged Salem 471 with Crab Orchard 476 and Green Hills 479. Through three matches Centralia leads 1 378 to 1 418 over Salem as final two meets approach.
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Beatles Heading Out On Second U.S. Tour
London Aug 17 The Beatles depart Tuesday for their second American tour following their February visit. They will start in San Francisco Wednesday with an opening show on the tour.
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Mitchell Leaves Salem to Take State Coaching Post
Mitchell resigns as Salem High School head basketball coach to become mathematics consultant and field representative for the state Department of Public Instruction. The 31 year old West Frankfort native will operate in Southern Illinois while remaining in Salem with his wife and two children. His departure may require replacing him in basketball and other sports.
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Red Wings End Perfect Year after 18-0 Bi-State run
Murphysboro Red Wings closed their season with an 8 1 victory over Carbondale in the Bi-State League, securing a perfect 18-0 record. Mike Mileur hurled the win, driving in two runs as Murphysboro plated four in the fourth to take a 4 0 lead, aided by errors and key hits.
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Linebacker Tom Seat Prepares for 12th NFL Season
Linebacker Tom Seat, 34, is preparing for his twelfth National Football League season with the Giants. He spent six years earlier in Philadelphia.
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Striegel Second in New Lightning Boat Race
Dr. Leon Striegel of Carbondale finshed second to Scott Wilson in a light wind Sunday at Crab Orchard Sailing Club, switching from rebel to lightning class after winning the national rebel title last year. Don Hunsacker won the rebel race, with Phelps and Vogler close behind. Barby Brigham led in a Cscow, and Don Vogler took miscellaneous honors in a YFlyer. Stan Reddick placed third in the lightning division asJack Brown and Bob Marlow also competed in related boats.
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Murphysboro
Barby Brigham
Tulane
Bill Hayes
du Quoin
Jim
Don Hunsacker
Bill Phelps
Eddie Vogler
Don Vogler
Jack Brown
Benton
Bob Marlow
Devine and Routzong resign from Cardinals
In St Louis on August 17 AP reports Cardinal general manager Bing Devine and business manager Art Routzong have resigned from the National League club. Devine says he resigns after Busch Jr. expressed disappointment and frustration over the team failing to win a pennant.
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Art Routzong
the Post. Dispatch
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Arnold Wins Stock Race At Turnpike Speedway
Arnold of Salem wins the feature stock race at Turnpike Speedway west of Marion on Saturday night. Frank Kmucha of Mount Vernon was the fastest qualifier among 38 entries. Heats featured Harl Dean Prior, B J Murphy, Ray Emling, Dale Jarvis, and others with Arnold car among top finishers in the feature sections.
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Illinois Legion Nine In Meet at Ashland Ky
Detroit's Thomas Edison Post, the champion who defeated Murphysboro's 1959 state champs en route to the American Legion national title, remains the only undefeated club in Region Five playoffs at Ashland. Detroit beat Paducah 94 to 0, Bloomington ousted Steubenville, and Poplar Bluff eliminated Princeton 84. Bloomington meets Paducah, Detroit faces Poplar Bluff as double elimination continues with the title game slated for Wednesday if three clubs remain with one defeat.
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Phils Ride Thomas Power To Early pennant Push
Phils acquire Frank Thomas from the Mets in August and surge to an 8-2 run in 10 days, with Thomas driving in 14 runs and collecting five hits in a series sweep of the Mets. He belts three straight doubles off Dick Ellsworth and fuels a 19-5 win, helping Philadelphia gain ground but facing a tough path against strong NL clubs.
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Centralia Grabs Coal Belt Title in 95 Victory
Centralia clinched the Coal Belt Baseball League title with a 95 win over Mt. Vernon as Pinckneyville faltered against West Frankfort. Herrin ended its season with a 9 3 loss to Boston. Centralia finished 12 2 in league play. runner up Pinckneyville dropped four games. No postseason playoffs this year. Centralia earns a trip to a Cardinal game as reward.
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Nashville Pin Team Wins BPAA Tourney
Three Gables of Nashville Tennessee won the Bowling Proprietors Association of America's national team handicap championship in Wichita Kansas. They earned seven thousand five hundred dollars from a sixty thousand dollar prize fund. Three Gables led after six games on Saturday with 6247 and then added 204 in the final three on Sunday to reach a total of 9451.
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Alligator Escapes Florida Exhibit at World’s Fair
A 200-pound alligator escaped from its Florida exhibit pit during the World’s Fair and wandered to a nearby lake. Officials tracked and recaptured the reptile that night, ending its brief, anxious stroll outside its duties wrestling Seminole Indians.
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