Moline's Ron Jones Wins Decathlon at Herrin Meet
Ron Jones of Moline edged Mon ticello’s Larry Lecrone to win the Egyptian Decathlon at Herrin with 9037 points to 8914. Jones led in the 880 final and won the low hurdles and discus while finishing top in several events as Mason of Centralia topped a strong field.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
Ron Jones
Moline
Larry Lecrone
Monticello
Herrin
Jones
Lecrone
Bobby Joe Mason
Centralia
Local listing of names with numbers in Illinois towns
A readable roster lists individuals and associated numbers across multiple Illinois towns including Moline M’celle Herrin Centralia Bradford Bradford Ridgefarm Mattoon Lesser Zeigler Frankfort Herrin W Frankfort Murphysboro and more. Each entry pairs a person with a numeric value shaping a historical directory like civic or organizational record.
Illini track meet highlights top vaulting and sprint marks
The report notes standout performances as Lecrone and Jones led early, with Charles Hamilton of Herrin slipping to fourth. Jack Sowers and Mason cleared 13 feet 1% in pole vaults, challenging the state record, while Bob Pitchers won the final 880 heat in 2 02.5. Jones won discus 148 11 and 20 5 in low hurdles, Lecrone posted three bests, and Mason topped high jump 6 0 and broad jump 20 6.
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Lecrone
Jones
Charles Hamilton
Herrin
Jack Sowers
West Frankfort
Mason
Illinois
Sowers
Jim Wright
Lawrenceville
Bob Pitchers
Virden
Equality
Dave Rachke
Bradford
Bob Jarvis
Zeigler
State Baseball Meet resumes after weather pause
The state prep baseball tourney resumes with New Trier vs Thornton Fractional in Chicago and Belleville vs Peoria Manual in Springfield. Bowen defeated Anna Jonesboro 4 1 and Litchfield beat Peoria Central 5 1, last Thursday, advancing to quarterfinals at Woodruff Field.
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Peoria
New Trier
Winnetka
Thornton
Chicago
Belleville
Peoria Manual
Springfield
Bowen
Anna Jonesboro
Litchfield
Peoria Central
Woodruff Field
Decathlon Teammates Post Fast Times and Scores
Lecrone Jarvis and Raschke lead with speeds around 10.5 to 11.0 seconds in sprints, followed by accumulating event times and distances. The record lists numerous athletes including Williams Eubanks Erdman Mason Pitchers McGhee Sowers Batty Hamilton and McPherson posting mixed marks across segments and final totals.
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Ron Jones
Moline
Larry Lecrone
M’celle
Chas
Hamilton
Herrin
Bob Mason
Centralia
Dave Raschke
Bradford
Bob Pitchers
Virden
Jim Erdman
Ridgefarm
Pat Bradley
Mattoon
Dave Williams
Lesser
Bob Jarvis
Zeigler
Lon McGhee
Frankfort
Jim McPherson
Chas. Eubanks
Jack Sowers
W. Frankfort
Ray Batty
Murphysboro
Lecrone
Jarvis
Williams
Raschke
Jones
Bradley
Eubanks
Erdman
Mason
Pitchers
McGhee Sowers
Batty
McPherson
Ledtrone
Willaams
McGhee
Sowers
Reschke
Pischers
Vukovich Repeats In 500 at Indianapolis
In the rainless 500 mile race at Indianapolis Vukovich won his second straight title. Bryan finished second while Jack McGrath took third after magneto trouble and multiple pit stops. A dust storm and hail swept the track but Vukovich led late and set a new speed mark of 130.840 mph.
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Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich
Jack McGrath
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ing
Vukovich
McGrath
Jimmy Bryan
Phoenix
Fresno
Calif
Bryan
South Pasadena
Jimmy Dagwall
Sam Hanks
Burbank
Art Cross
la Porte
Ind
Daywalt
Jim Rathmann
Pat Flaherty
Glendale
Pat O'Connor
North Vernon
Victory
Troy Ruttman
Salem
Duane . Carter
Speedway City
Mike Nazaruk
North Bellmore
N. Y
Don Freeland
Los Angeles
Paul Russo
Hammond
Jerry Hoyt
Poe Wins Feature Races At Marion And Murphysboro
Dick Poe of Marion wins feature races at Marion Saturday and Murphysboro Sunday night. He edges Cliff Roland at Marion after Roland finishes with three wheels. Poe also wins the second Marion heat and the Murphysboro feature along with the handicap race.
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Dick Poe
Marion
Murphysboro
Poe
Cliff Roland
Mt. Vernon
Roland
Murphysboro Speedway
Bill Corzine
Anna
Goosie Martin
Lesser
Howard Meacham
Grand Tower
Charley Taitt
Carbondale
Lewis Rider
Elkville
Bob Bain
Bob Meacham
Logan
Bill Rozmislowicz
Dowell
Baynard Proctor
Nathan Anthony
Proctor
Martin
Charley ‘Aitt
Bill Hazel
Harrisburg
Wil Deaton
Creal Springs
Rozmislowicz
Ed Wheeler
Anthony
Hazel
Deaton
Bain
Major League Leaders in National League Batting and Pitching
A summary of top NL and AL leaders: Musial and Jablonski lead batting for St Louis. Ashburn Moon and Mays also high. Runs, RBIs, and hits show strong performances by Musial, Jablonski, Avila, Rosen, Minoso, Mantle, Zernial, and Vernon. Raschi and Consuegra pace pitching with 5-0 records.
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Musial
St. Louis
Jablonski
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Moon
Snider
Brooklyn
Sauer
Chicago
Mays
New York
Raschi
Fowler
Cincinnati
Avila
Cleveland
Rosen
Minso
Minoso
Fox
Mantle
Zernial
Vernon
Washington
Consuegra
Morgan
Boxing Card Results From Cities Across the Nation
New York Lulu Perez 127 of Brooklyn outpointed Mickey Mars 127 of Cleveland over ten rounds in East Meadows New York area. In New Orleans East Meadows stopped Stanley Jones 157 of Houston in fifth. Montreal Paolo Melis 150 percent Italy stopped Emerson Butcher 146 of Rock Island Illinois in sixth. Wong Dicke 138 of Honolulu outpointed Don Jordan 137 of Los Angeles over ten in Los Angeles.
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New York
Lulu Perez
Brooklyn
Mickey Mars
Cleveland
East Meadows
N. Y
Jacques Royer
France
New Orleans
Stanley Jones
Houston
Los Angeles
Dicke Wong
Honolulu
Don Jordan
Montreal
Paolo Melis
Italy
Emerson Butcher
Rock Island
Decathlon Test Of Skill At Herrin Open Forum
Fifteen boys competed in the first Egyptian Decathlon at Herrin as pole vault, high hurdles and discus proved toughest. Ron Jones of Moline led with a build suited for weight events while others struggled with throws and vaults. Coach Cabutti hopes more SI athletes join future meets despite late-season planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Bob Jarvis
Zeigler
Jarvis
Bobby Joe Mason
Charles Hamilton
Jim McPherson
Ron Jones
Moline
Leedio Cabutti
Coats
Mason
Southern Illinois
All-County Club Wins 4-H Tilt
An all-county men's team edged past the All-Stars 8 in extra innings at the Jackson County 4-H softball park. The Stars led 6-4 entering the seventh before the All-County nine tied the game on hits by Huppert McDaniel and Duffield. Stearns drew a walk and Eliott added a key hit in the eighth to secure the victory as the Stars failed in the last half.
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Ted Rose
Murphysboro Moose
Pinckneyville
Rose
Imhoff
Murphy Strikers
Murphysboro
Neunert
Crainville Stars
Marion
Crainville
Noakes
Farmer
Carterville
Stars
Harrisburg Blue Bird Coals
Harrisburg
H. Wilson
Newton
S Perry
Martin
Emery
Lf Walker
Ib Edwards
Minton
Crainvile
AB Castrale
Chew
J. Bollin
W. Bollinger
Stearns
Reynolds
Lillion
Cf Loy
Ib Heiple
R. Stothman
Stothman
Rf McLaughlin
All-Stars
Jackson County
Huppert
McDanie
Duffield
Eliott
Peoria Chief praises Ripplemeyer after Evansville defeat
Carl Roth business manager of the Peoria Chiefs compliments Ray Rippelmeyer of Evansville and the Evansville club after a 3-1 win. Rip pitched eight innings allowing three runs in a strong debut. Roth notes the league is fast and Peoria has power hitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Roth
Peoria Chiefs
Ray Rippelmeyer
Valmeyer
Matthews Cockell in 10-Round Non Title Fight Tonight
Harry Matthews of Seattle fights Don Cockell Britain’s heavyweight champion in a 10 round bout in London. Cockell, ranked third for Rocky Marciano's title, is a 4-7 favorite. Matthews at 180 pounds, Cockell around 210.
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Matthews
Cockell
London
Harry Matthews
Seattle
Don Cockell
Britain
Rocky Marciano
Roland la Starza
Australian runner just misses record at Turku mile
John Landy of Australia ran the mile in 4:01.6 in Turku Finland on June 1, narrowly missing the four minute barrier. The era’s best times cited include 3:59.4 by Roger Bannister, 4:01.4 by Gunder Haegg, 4:01.6 by Arne Anderson, and 4:01.3 by West Santee as prior benchmarks.
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Turku
Finland
John Landy
Australia
Roger Bannister
England
Gunder Haegg
Sweden
Arne Anderson
West Santee
Kansas
Senators edge Yankees 1-0 as Schmitz limits hits
Johnny Schmitz of the Washington Senators allowed only three hits in a 1-0 win over New York. Milt Bolling of the Boston Red Sox piled up six hits in nine at bats with two home runs, five RBIs, and five runs in Boston’s doubleheader sweep over Philadelphia.
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Johnny Schmitz
Washington Senators
New York
Milt Bolling
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
Boston
Hurler Gene Seats Signs With Chicago White Sox
Gene Seats, 18, a southpaw from Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats, signed with the Chicago White Sox after high school graduation. He reportedly received 4000 dollars and a Class C contract and led his team to a 10 2 season with no hit bids against Flora and Vienna and a near no hit against Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Seats
Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats
Chicago White Sox
Seats
Chicago Cubs
Ellsworth Brown
White Sox
Sears
Wildcat Southpaw
Carbondale Coal Belt notes win and loss in rain interrupted games
Carbondale’s Coal Belt League team went 1–1 over the weekend. Morris Lingle pitched the 5–2 win over West Frankfort as Carbondale totaled seven hits and committed three errors. In the Monday mud at Carbondale, Christopher slugged 15 runs off three Carbondale pitchers, aided by four Carbondale errors. Buddy Velasco led Christopher with five hits and a homer, while Kent Joseph had three hits for Carbondale in a 15–11 loss.
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Carbondale
West Frankfort
Christopher
Morris Lingle
Baker
Grissom
Warner Widdows
Charles Alexander
Alexander
Lingle
Stritzel
Wayman Hurls No Hitter in Khoury League Victory
Wayman of J W Ward Transfer Atom 2 threw a no hitter in a 7 1 win over the Craw shaw Cubs Atom 3 in Khoury League action. He fanned 16 and walked two while Cook hit a homer with two on to spark the offense. A Midget League game at Riverside saw Ways Oil Midget 2 beat Bill and Gene's Midget 3 by 10 3 as steady scoring carried late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Cook
Southern All-Sports Banquet Tonight in Carbondale
The ninth annual Carbondale Chamber of Commerce banquet honoring Southern athletes will be held at University Cafeteria at six. Kansas City sports editor Ernie Mehl, newly ordained minister, is principal speaker. The Henry Hinkley memorial award will honor Southern’s outstanding athlete for 1953 54. Team captains for all sports for 1954 will be chosen.
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Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Southern
University
Sixrty
Ernie Mehl
Kansas City
Ker
Henry Hinkley
Carbondale Softball League Opens With Wins
The Carbondale Park District Adult Softball League started at the park diamond. VFW beat Cole Trio 12 to 7 and Walnut Baptists defeated the Dukes 19 to 17. Games are scheduled Monday through Friday in summer with Carbondale High School coach Frank Bleyer as league supervisor.
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Carbondale Park District
Park Diamond
VFW
Cole Trio Outfit
Walnut Baptists
Dukes
Carbondale High School
Frank Bleyer
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Anna-Jonesboro Star
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