First coaching clinic draws 200 plus at SIU campus
More than 200 coaches attended the opening day of Southern Illinois university's coaching clinic at Shryock Auditorium with leaders from Big Nine and Big Six including Don Faurot and Hank Iba guiding sessions on football and basketball. A later session outlined defensive fundamentals and strategy.
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Southern Illinois University
Big Nine
Big Six
Texas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Hank” Iba
Iba
St. Louis Billikins
Don Faurot
Missouri University
Missouri
Bert Ingwersen
Ulini
Shryock Auditorium
Illinois
Illini
Hank
University of Oklahoma
Faurot
Glenn
Abe
Martin
Jackson Country Club
Trap Shooters Seek Crown at Golden Grand American
Vandalia Ohio Aug 238 AP One of trap shooting’s top crowns the North American Clay Target championship began with 900 entrants at the 200-target 16-yard marathon. John A. Broughton defends the men’s title. Lela Hall Frank cannot defend due to illness. Joe Hiestand dominates the day with repeated 200-straight runs and a long-run record of 1 179.
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Vandalia Ohio
Western Hemisphere
John A. Broughton
Ferguson
Lela Hall Frank
Sierre Madre
Calif
Frank
California
Joe Hiestand
Hillsboro
Ohio
Farmer
Hiestand
US Girls tennis finalists reach third round
Svorts Briers, Maureen Connelly, Laura Lou John, Patricia Lowe advance to the third round of the 32nd annual U S Girls lawn tennis singles championship. Races report Dade Park feature win by Birds Cat in 1:12 3-5, San Diego Marine Corps six furlong handicap won by Top Turrett in 1:10 3-5, Johns Joy wins Mile Toro handicap at Wash ington Park in 1:34 1-5, Sky Miracle tops featured mile in Saratoga.
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Philadelphia
Maureen Connelly
San Diego
Laura Lou John
Palm Desert
Calif
Patricia Lowe
Ottawa
Canada
U.S
Dade Park
Top Turrett
Marine Corps
Chicago
Johns Joy
Washington Park
Coaltown
Saratggs
N. Y
Major League Standings and Schedule
National League leaders Boston leads New York by one run. Only one game day with St Louis at Brooklyn and several interleague matchups listed for today and Wednesday. Notable pairings include Pittsburgh at Boston and Washington at Cleveland with multiple National League games marked.
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Boston
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
W. L. Pet
Pittsburgh Cincinnati
Weka
G.B. A
Eagles Defeat Elks in Carbondale Softball doubleheader
In Carbondale Night Softball, the Eagles beat the Elks 5 to 2 as 12 Eagles hits include a homer by pitcher Patterson who limited the Elks to four. In the second game at Community High, the American Legion routed the W.O.W.'s 12 to 4 with Reeves and Eadie on the battery.
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Carbondale
The
Elks
Eagle
Patterson
Community High School
American Legion
W.O.W
Legion
Reeves and Eadie
Ebbs and Whittenburg
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HL 'Lence
Fite
Moss
Russell
Drew
Temple
P Jones
Williams
Elks AB
Henry
Reynolds
Lawson
Veath
Renfro
Satterfield
Braswell
Raborn
Kerr
Am. Legion AB
Deason
Rf Thompson
Hankla
Halterman
Dillon
La Salle-Peru Football Team Injured Early
La Salle-Peru high school faces early season losses with halfbacks Ted Pagani and Jim Bray out for the year due to fractures. Pagani broke his leg when a piece of old car fell on him. Bray broke his arm in a fall.
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la Salle-Peru High School
Ted Pagani
Jim Bray
Pagani
Bray
Atlantic City wins Sandy Hook purse at mile and a sixteenth
Some Town captured the Sandy Hook purse in Atlantic City, N J, running a mile and a sixteenth in 1 48. In Salem N H March Chick won the featured mile and a sixteenth at Rockingham in 1 47 3 5 and paid 8 60.
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Saratoga
Atlantic City
N. J
Sandy Hook
Salem
N. H
Rockingham
Ted Williams Averages Lead As Batting Title Hangs Tight
Williams of Boston rides a .356 average to lead the American League batting race heading into the latest standings. George Kell of Detroit sits second at .345 with Dillinger DiMaggio and others close behind. Williams holds a steady three week lead with 432 at bats and 154 hits, while Kell has 438 at bats and 151 hits.
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Boston
Ted Williams
Williams
George Kell
Detroit
Thumpin
Ted
Kell
AB H Pet. Williams
Bulldogs Name DeMoss to Start in Exhibition
The New York Bulldogs reveal a revamped offense with Bob DeMoss starting at quarterback over Bobby Layne and Johnny Rauch in a Chicago game against the Detroit Lions. Bo McMillin’s Lions arrive after routing the Wilkes-Barre Bullets. Ewart backs the Purdue standout in the showcase.
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Hershey
New York Bulldogs
Detroit Lions
Charley Ewart
Bob DeMoss
Purdue
Bobby Layne
Texas
Johnny Rauch
Georgia
Bulldogs
Detroit
Bo McMillin
Wilkes-Barre Bullets
Medal to Schlapi k in Chicago junior golf tourney
Medalist Miles Schlapik of Chicago led 64 qualifiers into the first match round of the Chicago District Golf Association junior closed tourney at Idlewild Country Club. Downstate entrants included Rockford’s Pete Anderson who shot 82 and Jay Sturm with 3. Schlapik shot 73 to lead the field.
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Schlapik
Chicago
Miles Schlapik
Chicago District Golf Association
Idlewild Country Club
Five Homers Spark Sox Win Exhibition Over White Hawks
Chicago White Sox pounded Waterloo for an 11-6 exhibition victory in Waterloo Iowa. Five home runs highlighted the game with Steve Souchock and Gene Thomas each hitting two and Joe Tipton delivering the other. Judson Offield Surkont Wheeler Kamis Duffy Ross Zuchink Strahs Martin pitched for the teams.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Steve Souchock
Gene Thomas
Joe Tipton
Judson
Offield
Surkont
Wheeler
Tipton
Kamis
Duffy
Ross
Zuchink
Strahs
Martin
Mize Joins Yankees In Quick Trade For Power Hit
John Mize, 36, a left handed power hitter, was sold by the Giants to the New York Yankees for an undisclosed sum. He joins immediately and will likely bat fifth behind Joe DiMaggio, moving Tommy Henrich to right field as the Yankees push for the pennant. The transfer follows Giants manager Leo Durocher’s youth emphasis and includes Joe Lafata and Bert Haas replacing Mize in the lineup.
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New York
New York Yankees
Giants
Big John Mize
Yankees
Mize
Detroit
Johnny Mize
Eddie Brannick
Yankee
Dan Topping
del Webb
Horace Stoneham
Brooklyn
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
DiMaggio
Leo Durocher
Joe Lafata
Bert Haas
John
Greensboro
Elmira
Rochester
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Cards Open at Brooklyn Rickey Says Winner Will Be In World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals visit Ebbets Field to face the Brooklyn Dodgers in a key three game set that Rickey says will decide the National League pennant. Stan Musial leads the Cards against a Dodgers club eager to snap a three game skid and widen the NL race.
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Rickey
Associated Press
Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals
Flatbush
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Stan Musial and Company
Dodgers
Brooks
Red Birds
New York
St. Louis
Red Bird
al Brazie
Red Munger
Howie Pollet
Joe Hatten
Preacher Roe
Rex Barney
Stanky
Elbie Fletcher
Jeff Heath
Braves
Ralph Branca
Fletcher
Erv Palica
Heath
Alvin Dark
Dark
Libby Sisti
Booklyn Orchard
Musial
Dodger
Stan
N C A A Bowl Control Proposal Faces Orange Bowl Protest
The N C A A panel drafts a policy to place bowl control with the association and limit promoters. The Orange Bowl fights the plan arguing 80 percent gate receipts cuts harm the Miami classic while promoters cover concessions and rights under a 20 percent take. Sugar Bowl supports adoption, awaiting full association approval in January.
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Chicago
N.C.A.A
Grover Mar- Marrow
Tion
New Orleans
Frank Schaub
Mid-Winter Sports Association
New York
Home Made Boat Wins First of Star Races
A San Diego youth wins the opening race of the International Star Class yachting championships at Belmont Harbor. Lowell North, 19, with his homemade North Star II, led 39 veterans over a 10 mile triangular course finishing in 2 hours 26 minutes. The five race series continues.
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Chicago
San Diego
Calif
Belmont Harbor
Lowell North
California Tech
North
All-Bran Claim Sparks Remarkable Ten Year Relief
Mrs H Rutledge of 120 Corry Ave Warrington Florida credits Kellogg's All-Bran with breaking a twenty year constipation problem. The letter promotes daily intake of the cereal with ample water and offers Kellogg's double money back if not satisfied after ten days.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Injuries Slow Robinson and Batting Leaders in NL race
Jackie Robinson despite leading NL batting pace saw his average fall to .358 as of Sunday. He nursed a sore left leg from August 9 and his pace dropped seven points from a week ago while leaders include Musial and Slaughter among Cards and Giants. A separate note mentions a 23 footer run in a race with Pirie of Chicago finishing 59 seconds ahead of Lockwood.
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New York
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodger
Robinson
Dodger Keystoner
Philadelphia
Dodgers
Slaughter
Cardinals
Killer
Pirates
Musual Cardinals
Marshall
Giants
Schoendienst
Cards
Thomson
Lockman
Hodges
Kazak
Lockwood
Duck stamp price raised to two dollars for conservation
The Fish and Wildlife service will sell duck stamps at $2 this year up from $1 with about 900 sold last year at Carbondale post office. The agency expects to move 2,000,000 more stamps nationwide to fund refuge improvements and flightway work including at Crab Orchard Lake. Refuges aid both ducks and hunters by improving feeding and resting areas that extend shooting opportunities.
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Fish and Wildlife Service
Crab Orchard Lake
The
Wildlife Service
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