Dodgers Sweep Mets at Polo Grounds Final Doubleheader
Dodgers win 7-0 and 2-2 sweeping the Mets in the final Polo Grounds games as they extend their NL lead to six games and post an 8th straight win in New York. Cubs beat Reds twice 21 and 4-0. Phils top Pirates. Braves edge Astros. Roth tosses four hitter.
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Prior Wins At Turnpike Feature at Turnpike Speedway
Harl Dean Prior of Benton won the feature stock car race at Turnpike Speedway near the intersection of Routes 13 and 148 in Southern Illinois Saturday night. Results include multiple heats with drivers Dick Poe Marion Basil Barnes Anna Bill Milliken Shawneetown Webb Deaton Creal Springs George Cullum Marion Bill Murphy Marion Less McGuire Carterville Bob McCree Herrin Bob Wilson West Frankfort Loren Milliken Shawneetown Ray Emling Du Quoin.
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Richmond and Rockford clash in Pony League final
Richmond Calif meets Rockford Ill in the Junior Pony League World Series final after Richmond beat Rockford 2 1 to force a deciding game. The double elimination tournament determines the champion today with Rockford seeking a rematch win.
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Midland Golf Carello Wins Crown at Midland Wills Club
Gene Carello of West Frankfort captured the Midland Wills Golf Club title with a 74 on Sunday to finish 145 total, outlasting Gary Noakes of Carterville and others. Class winners included Bob Gundlach in A, Robert Wright in B, and Sam Eubanks in C, with seniors led by Walt Forsyth and Leo Saller in playoff.
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Lind suffers shoulder fracture in loss to St Louis
Moraga Calif Aug 19 AP rookie fullback Mike Lind from Notre Dame suffered a hip fracture of the shoulder Friday and will be out for several weeks. Lind was the lone casualty in a 24 22 loss to St Louis at Salt Lake City for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Milwaukee Race Clark Wins in Lotus Ford at State Fair
Jimmy Clark, of Duns, Scotland, driving a Lotus Ford, won the 200 mile Wisconsin State Fair big car race. Teammate Dan Gurney finished third as Clark lapped all but second place A J Foyt. Clark extended his lead in the world road racing standings with the convincing victory.
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Casper Wins By 1 Stroke At Hartford Open
Billy Casper, from Bonita California, edged George Bayer by one stroke to win the Insurance City Open in Hartford. Casper earned $6,400 for top money, boosting his tour earnings to $272,229 as Wes Ellis and Doug Ford followed. Oklahoma drew 352 817 fans to six home games last fall.
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Hot races and leg injuries shuffle Southern Illinois baseball
Injury sidelined a key Herrin player as two hot baseball races emerge in the American and National Leagues. Dodgers, Yankees, Cardinals, Giants and White Sox all contend with standings tight as teams jockey for position. Details note Musial’s historic output, remaining season games, and a TV deal shaping fall broadcast of nine league games.
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Centralia Nips Zeigler to Claim Coal Belt Title
Centralia edged Zeigler 6-5 Sunday to win the Coal Belt League baseball playoff title and stay unbeaten in the postseason. Lefthander George Dugan pitched all nine for Centralia, fanning 14 after giving up eight hits, while Johny Prudent went the distance for Zeigler. Centralia took a 1-0 lead, built a 5-1 edge by the fourth, and held on as Zeigler scored four in the eighth to close to one run.
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Yankees Sweep White Sox to Extend AL Lead on Road Trip
New York won both games at Comiskey Park to finish a 7,000 mile road swing 10 4 on the trip and push their AL lead to 10 games Don Larsen no not included in source
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Grand American Trapshoot Opens in Vandalia
Vandalia Ohio August 19 AP the world’s largest clay target event the 64th grand American Trapshoot began today with marksmen from nearly everywhere competing in a 200 target 16 yard event
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Softball Tourney Opens at Whittington Tonight
An invitational softball tournament starts tonight at Whittington with four teams contending. Whittington faces the Herrin Stompers in the opener and Herrin Senators meet Zeigler in the second game of the twinbill.
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