Between You And Me American League Umpire Runge Profile
American League umpire Ed Runge, 49, discusses life off the field and the job’s loneliness. He recalls early pay, mob incidents, and a career path from the Pacific Coast League to the majors. Runge praises Ted Williams and notes he wears glasses while reading, arguing eye sharpness isn’t essential to umpiring.
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Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New York
Ed Range
Runge
Maryland
Waco
Hollywood
Mickey Mantle
Casey Stengel
Gene Woodling
Yankees
Stengel
Ted Williams
Horse Show Rained Out for Charity Truck Fund
Carterville planned benefit horse show to raise funds for a new emergency truck was rained out Friday night. Fire Chief Carl Chew said a new date will be set. The city needs about 220 dollars, with insurance and donations having paid the test.
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Carterville
Carl Chew
Grabowski to Tour Illinois Poster Campaign
University of Illinois junior fullback Jim Grabowski will visit Southern Illinois this week to distribute posters promoting The Fighting Illini fall schedule. He will be joined by Tom Mickles, field director for the Illinois alumni association, as part of a statewide poster push.
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Rose Row
University of Ilinois
Jim Grabowski
Southern Illinois
Grabowski
Tom Mickles
U. of I. Aummni Associaion
J.C. Caroline
Jim
Wisconsin
Lou Holland
Indiana
Tom Nowalzke
Hisolay
Illini
Caroline
Brown Top Legion Player Leads Murphysboro in 17 9 Season
Murphysboro American Legion star Jack Brown led as both hitter and pitcher in a 17 9 campaign. He hit .384 with 28 hits, 21 RBIs, 23 runs, 5 triples, 4 home runs and a 7 2 pitching record with a 1.00 ERA over 56 innings. Lawrence White and Jerry Snyder contributed strong numbers, while Brown, White and Larry Underwood formed a bulk of the offense.
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Jack Brown
Murrphysboro American Legion
Brown
Lawrence White
Jerry Snyder
Raymond Johnson
White
Larry Underwood
Murphysboro
Fred Sovensen
Dan Turk
Underwood
Sorensen
Lee Morgan
Leland Attiga
Legion
Deaton Wins Stock Race at Williamson County Fair
Webb Deaton of Creal Springs won the feature stock car race at Williamson County fair grounds Friday night. Other heat and handicap winners listed include Rex Peebles of Creal Springs, Ben Sullivan Creal Springs, Bill Murphy Marion, Bob McCree Herrin, Cor ky Hitler Hillsboro, Jim Alexander Hertin, Jim Maddox Harrisburg, Bill Corzine Anna, Ronnie Barnett Marion, George Cullom Goreville, John Sullivan Creal Springs, and Fastest time Deaton.
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Webb Deaton
Creal Springs
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Deaton
Rex Peebles
Pittsburg
Ben Sullivan
Bill Murphy
Marion
Bob McCree
Herrin
Corky Hitler
Hillsboro
Jim — Alexander
Hertin
Jim Maddox
Harrisburg
Bill Corzine
Anna
Ronnie Barnett
George Cullom
Goreville
John Sullivan
Creal
Springs
Murphy
Deagon
Peebles
Coraine
Rider
Bill Millikin
Shawneetown
Maddox
Charles Amati
Freeman Spur
Amali
Loren Millikin
Carling World Golf Opens Largest Purse in History
A large international field competes for a record purse at the Carling World Championship at Oakland Hills in Birmingham Michigan. The 6907 yard course hosts 107 U.S. players and 48 from 13 foreign nations across a 72 hole test, with a par 280. The winner earns 35000 and second place 17000 as part of a 200000 purse.
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Birmingham
Mich
Oakland Hills
U.S
Robert Trent Jones
Jones
al Watrous
Arnold Pahner
Nicklitus
George Bay
Bauman Loses in Second Round at Danville Tourney
Gary Bauman of Harvin was eliminated in the second round of junior singles at the Danville tournament. The 12-year-old Herrin south, who earlier won the Decatur meet, fell 6-0 to Mike Devatue.
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Bauman
Gary Bauman
Harvin
Sinals
Danville
E J Harrison top contender at U S Open in Washington
E J Dutch Harrison aged 34 led as the oldest competitor at the regent U S Open held at Congressional in Washington D C. He has appeared in 18 previous Opens.
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E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Congressional
Washington, D. C
Marion Wednesday League opens Sept 2 at Marion Bowl
The Marion Bowl Wednesday Night Ladies League begins at 6 30 p m on September 2. At a recent meeting Thelma Hudgins was elected president Virginia Caestosky vice president Wilma Barnes secretary treasurer and Winifred Zook sergeant at arms. New members invited. several teams have new members this year. a junior girls league will start. Freda Bolkin and Julia Guntie of the Womens International Bowling Congress met with league members for a Q A session.
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Marion
Thelma Hudgins
Virginia Caestosky
Wilma Barnes
Winifred Zook
Freda Bolkin
Julia Guntie
Womens International Bowling Congress
Favorite Ayres Scares Away Opposition In Hambletonian Field
Favorite Ayres heads a small Hambletonian field for the 39th edition at Du Quoin on Sept. 2. The 3-year-old trotter trained and driven by John Simpson has won eight stakes this year, with a best 1:34 at Springfield, as contenders like Speedy Count and Master Rodney vie for post positions drawn Aug. 30.
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Hambletonians
du Quain
Regent
Charlotte Sheppard
Scott Frost
Goshen
Hambletonian
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Ayres
Tte
John Simpson
du Quoin
Springfield
Marco Banaver
Sportsman's Park
Speedy Count
Dartmouth
Big John
Frast Ridge
Gusty Hanover
Master Rodney
Sasebo
Speedy Rodney
Olympic Star Set in Orbit
NASA reported successful preliminary efforts to position the Syncom satellite dubbed the Olympic Star into a near-stationary, 22,000 mile orbit above Earth. Using peroxide gas jets and radio signals, scientists aim to perfect its alignment for a Tokyo 1964 Games relay while the Kingsport ship transmits the Star Spangled Banner from Guam.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Equator
Japan
Tokyo
Guam
Kingsport
Tennis Semifinals Postponed by Rain in National Doubles
Rain in Chestnut Hill Mass forces postponement of today’s National Doubles semifinals. Semis move to Sunday and the finals to Monday. Also mentions first base coach Jimmy Gleeson, son of the Yankees, who began as an outfielder with Zanesville Ghia in 142.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
Jimmy Gleeson
Yankees
Zanesville
Ghia
Wings Start Playoff Today Against McClure
Murphysboro Red Wings enter Bi-State playoff with a 26-41 season mark and home at Riverside Park against McClure at 3 p.m. McClure earned the last spot with a 9-9 record after a 3-2 rally over Chaffee. Ste. Genevieve hosts Jackson in the other semifinal while Sunday’s format sets potential next games at the victors’ sites. Mileur, 18-0, will start for Murphysboro, supported by Glidewell and Snyder as key contributors with Pierson leading in RBIs.
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Murphysboro Red Wings
McClure
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Illinois
Missouri
Chaffee
Larry Harmon
Buck Jacobs
Ste. Genevieve
Jackson
Mike Mileur
American Legion
Red Wings
McCluren
Mileur
Lew Glidewell
Dave Snyder
Chuck Walier
Bill Pierson
Pierson
Giidewell
Glidewell
Gib Snyder
Ted Rose
Leach
Bill Harper
Leo McRoy
Bob Hardcastle
Jim Cat
Lock
Hardcastle
McRoy
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