Durocher Faces Fine for Altercation With Umpire
Giants manager Leo Durocher could face a fine and possible suspension after a ninth inning confrontation with umpire Augie Donatelli during the opener against the Boston Braves. Donatelli had asked to inspect the ball. Durocher grabbed the ball and rushed onto the field in a near punch attempt.
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Warren Giles
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Hal Gregg
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al Barlick
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Barlick
Sam Gorman
Alvin Dark
Major League Standings and Sunday Results
National League standings list Brooklyn at 73 37 and New York 66 595 percent, St. Louis 67 49 Philadelphia 61 53 Chicago 75 8 percent Boston 49 64 Cincinnati 49 67 Pittsburgh 35 84. Sundays results show Boston 7 2 New York 3 4 Chicago 5 2 Pittsburgh 2 5 Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 1.
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West Frankfort Wins Eight-Man Golf Championship
West Frankfort Country Club golfers captured the eight-man team title at DuQuoin over six area teams. Grant M. Coover led with a 638 total and medalist status for the year at 460. Benton and DuQuoin claimed runner-up spots as Centralia, Salem, Mt. Vernon, Carmi and Jackson County followed.
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Major League Leaders National League and American League
Baseball leaders list top players in batting runs hits doubles triples home runs and steals for the National and American Leagues with names teams and counts. A closing note remarks on efficiency of coal for electricity versus past plant performance.
Carbondale Stars Meet Anna Emily Flowers In Title Game
Carbondale Stars with a 25 1 season mark face Anna Emily Flowers tonight for the softball tournament championship. Anna advanced with a 10 1 win over Mallon on one hit pitching by Kimbro and a Stevens homer. Stars beat Jackson 4 H 11 8 as they built an 11 3 lead before a late rally.
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Murphysboro Tops Dowell In Playoff Bout
Joe Rains a Murphysboro athlete moved from third base to pitcher on Riverside Park diamond and led the Murphysboro Moose to a 6 2 victory over the Dowell nine Dowell had won the Trico Teen Age League title but exited the playoff series after the loss. Severe pains from a black widow spider bite are sometimes mistaken for appendicitis says the National Geographic Society.
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Harvey Champaign Men Tie In Elks Golf Play
George Koteff of Harvey shot 72 and Gene Street of Champaign net 63 to win individual honors in the state Elks golf tournament. Paris triumphed in team gross with 307 while Charleston took team net with 270.
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Herrin Takes 9-0 Forfeit Victory Over Carbondale
Herrin earned a 9-0 forfeit win when Carbondale Merchants failed to appear for the Coal Belt Teenage League game Sunday.
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Royalton Beats Carterville 13-5 in Coal Belt League
Royalton clubs Carterville 13 to 5 in a Coal Belt League game at Royal on Sunday. The match had been set for Carterville.
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Indians and Giants Keep Up Pressure on Leaders
Cleveland swept Chicago to close within a game and a half of the Yankees while New York edged Boston. The Giants split with Boston, halving the gap to Brooklyn as Koslo outpitched Spahn and Ralph Kiner homered for Pittsburgh. Sally Hemus’s miscue spoiled Miller’s bid for a rare rookie two shutouts.
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Butcher Market Hosts Free Art Show in Rochester
Rochester market patrons will view 18 landscapes and seascapes at a two week trial period behind the meat counter. The blue grey wall display includes paintings by a prominent local artist who will also price the works. If sales occur the artist will add more paintings.
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Wertz Garver Duel Highlights Browns Tigers Tilt
Detroit's Ned Garver matched by Bill Veeck in attendance as Cleveland edged a Tigers contest. Wertz homered and drove in runs while Garver battled through trouble to keep the game close. Browns' season outlook remains bleak with 35 games left and long odds to climb.
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Carbondale Coach Bob Colborn Retells SIU Basketball Trip Tale
Bob Colborn, newly hired Carbondale football coach, shares a humorous SIU basketball trip memory to New Orleans. He recalls newspaper hype listing his teammates as stars while his own line simply reads Bob Colborn 6 2, highlighting the contrast in the pregame build up.
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Mathieu remembered as Eldorado and Southern lineman
Charles Mathieu, now Marlin football coach, was a standout lineman at Eldorado and Southern. A coach recalled him yanking in a key moment long after graduation when he was urged to “get in there” as opponents pushed through the line.
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