Santee Risks Amateur Status OverCalifornia Returns
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Wes Santee risks amateur status by accepting far more than legitimate expenses in five California appearances. It notes about 300 to 350 dollars per meet in expenses, totals of 3000 dollars for the period, with specific sums at Fresno, Los Angeles, Modesto, Compton, and Stekton meets. The article mentions wife’s plane fares and a daughter born April 28 in Kansas.
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the Chronicle
Wes Santee
U. S
Aspo
California
Santee
Natwaat Amateur Athletic
Kansas
The
Chronicle
Meet
Fresno
Seum
Modesto
Compton
Pacific Aaa
Stekton
Los Angeles
Herrin Athletes Enter Decathlon In St Louis
Herrin juniors Charles Hamilton and Jim McPherson, first and fourth in the Herrin decathlon, head to St Louis for a decathlon against local prep stars as part of a fund raising track meet. They compete unattached per IHSA guidance to avoid Herrin High representation.
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Herrin
St. Louis
Charles Hamilton
Jim McPherson
Public Schools Stadium
Hamilton
McPherson
Ilinois
al Willis
Illinois High School Association
Willis
Herrin High
Bisplinghoff Emerges British Golf Favorite
Don Bisplinghoff, 20, from Orlando Florida, becomes the leading American hope to win the British amateur golf championship. With Walker Cup captain Bill Campbell ousted Tuesday, Bisplinghoff takes the role of title favorite as he faces Ian Caldwell in a field of 96 golfers with 19 Americans remaining. The championship ends Saturday.
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Don Bisplinghoff
Orlando
Fla
Bill Campbell
Bisplinghaff
Ian Caldwell
Britain
Proper Pitcher Procedure On the Rubber to Throw
The umpire asks about the correct method a pitcher uses while on the rubber to throw to a base in an attempt. The answer: he must step ahead of the throw directly at the base and cannot snap throw then step at the base afterward.
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George Colins
Dusty Rhodes Slumps After Strong Pinch Hitting Past
New York slugger Dusty Rhodes laments a .130 batting average this year with a .059 mark as pinch hitter 111 for 16. His career slump echoes a 1948 setback in the Three-I League when he recovered to a .304 finish. Last season Rhodes hit .356 as pinch hitter 16 for 45 and starred in a World Series sweep over the Indians.
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New York
Dusty Rhodes
New York Giant
Springfield
Buut
Rhodes
Cleveland Indians
Carbondale Softball League Plans Summer Play
Recreation Director J T Moake invites adults to join Carbon dale softball at the Community Center with games at the lighted park on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday nights starting soon. Last year’s entrants Merchants Cole Tires Martin Oilers Moose Teen Town Chau tauqua Braves Walnut Baptists return ifThey apply.
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Community Center
P.m Recreation
J. T. Moake
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Cole Tires
Martin Oilers
Moose
Teen Town
Chautauqua Braves
Walnut Baptists
Moake
Herrin Leaguers Prep For Season
Herrin youth leagues hold a week of practice games ahead of Little League and Babe Ruth League play starting next week. In Little League, Bank of Herrin beat Norge 2-1 and Zwicks defeated the Elks 6-4. Babe Ruth teams set scrimmage dates at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the city park. Girls Softball Friday features Murphy vs Groves at 5:30 and Brown vs Doughty at 7:30. Farm teams meet Saturday 5:30 Clothiers and Financiers and 7:30 Industrials vs Fraternals. Rosters and birth certificates due Thursday, June 2.
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Norge
Zwicks
Elks
VFW
Havs Chevrolet
J. W. Walker
Engineers
Murphy and Groves
Brown and Doughty
John Doughty
Little League
Clothiers
Financiers
Industrials
Little
Sportsman to Give Program at COSA
Sam Atkinson a McLeansboro businessman and noted sportsman will present at the Crab Orchard Sportsmen's Assn meeting Thursday at 7:30 pm. at the COSA clubhouse near Southern Acres. He will display trophies including a near world record Kodiak bear and show hunting and fishing expedition pictures. The public may attend free of charge.
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Sam Atkinson
McLeansboro
America
Crab Orchard Sportsmen’s Assn
COSA
Rt. 13
Southern Acres
Anna-Jonesboro Opens State Baseball Bid At Peoria
Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats travel to Peoria Thursday at 6 p m CST to face Chicago Schurz in the state tournament opener. Last year they were 4 1 losers to Bowen with Bowen piling four hits in the fourth inning. Four players return including Gary Meyer Ken Jobe Harlan Coffman and Don Tripp. Coach Bill Abernathy may start Meyer with Jerry Thorne ready. Other tourney games follow with semifinals Friday and final Friday night at 7 p m CST. All games at Woodruff Field home of the Peoria Chiefs.
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Peoria
Chicago
Schurz
Wildcats
Chicago Bowen
Bowen
Anna Jonesboro
Gary Meyer
Ken Jobe
Harlan Coffman
Don Tripp
Bill Abernathy
Meyer
Jerry Thorne
Decatur
North Chicago
East St. Louis
Peoria Central
Galesburg
Joliet
Jim Hansen
Hansen
Woodruff Field
I Peoria Chiefs
Cardinal Farms
Coleman Speaks At SIU Banquet
Dr E C Coleman of the Southern Illinois University English Department will speak at the SIU all sports banquet in Carbondale. The popular teacher and sports enthusiast is Phil Coleman’s father, a top distance runner who seeks the 1956 Olympic team. The Carbondale Chamber dinner will also honor Southern’s outstanding athlete of 1954 55 with the Henry Hinkley award at 6 p m in the university cafeteria.
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E. C. Coleman
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Carbondale
Phil Coleman
Southern
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Henry Hinkley
Barry Leads Holy Cross Baseball Since 1921
Former Philadelphia Athletics star Jack Barry has coached Holy Cross baseball since 1921. The Baltimore Orioles opened spring with 19 different starting lineups across their first 19 games, signaling experimentation and adjustment.
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Jack Barry
Philadelphia Athletics
Holy Cross
Baltimore Orioles
Illinois considers new 145000 fish hatchery for southern region
State conservation officials weigh a $145,000 hatchery for Southern Illinois with Rockford Mattoon Carlyle and Geneseo slated for closure. Spring Grove would be kept as the only up to date unit. If approved site selection and details would move in two years.
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Illinois
Spring Grove
Wisonsin Line
Sam Parr
Southern Illinois
Dudas and Cryer Named Captains at Illinois
Champaign June 1 AP Dudas 21 year old utility infielder and Henry Cryer a half miler were chosen baseball and track captains at the University of Illinois. Pitcher Marv Graves named most valuable player of the 1955 baseball team at the 45th annual banquet.
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Champaign
Dudas
Henry Henry Cryer
University of Illinois
Marv Graves
Rare White Perch Five-Pounder Caught At Crab Orchard
Mrs. Al Peithman of Carbondale landed a five-pound white perch, 22 inches long, at Crab Orchard Lake on Tuesday afternoon while casting for bass. White perch are rare in Southern Illinois lakes, with observers noting previous sightings only near the dam at Kentucky Lake. The catch is described as an unusually large and desirable eating fish for the area.
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al Peithman
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Peithman
Illinois
Kentucky Lake
Crab Orchard
Lions and Legion Triumph in Marion Babe Ruth Games
The Legion beat Wohlwend 7 to 4 and the Lions edged the VFW 10 to 1 at Marion City Park in Babe Ruth League action. Trammel Owens and Whiting drove in four as the Legion batted around in the second inning, with further runs in the fourth and fifth. Wohlwend-Nine struck out nine, while Underhite held the VFW to two hits and six punchouts.
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Wohlwend
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VFW
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Owens
Whiting
Swope
Burklow
Pulley
Jones
Gene Anderson
Borum
Shotton
Underhite
Lawson Tops Richards For Regional AAU Decathlon Title
In Los Angeles on June 1 AP reports USC freshman Bob Lawson, 20, won his first decathlon by 7 060 points to defeat defending national AAU champion the Rev. Bob Richards who scored 6 970 points.
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Los Angeles
Bob Lawson
University of Southern California
Bob Richards
Lawson
Richards
First outdoor bout broadcast round by round
The first outdoor fight broadcast round by round was the Dempsey Carpentier bout on July 2 1921 in Jersey City New Jersey.
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Dempsey-Carpentier
Jersey City
N. J
Open Forum Weighs In On Dodgers Ticket Tactics
Bill DeWitt, ex Brownie now Yankees assistant GM, predicts Dodgers may be first to leave NY area if moves occur. Reports say stores buy large ticket blocks at 50 cents, counting as paid admissions, hurting gate receipts. DeWitt, a Yankees troubleshooter, notes travel to Baltimore and St. Louis and mentions a 1947 stat line. Cardinals plan another summer tryout camp in Egypt.
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Bill DeWitt
Brownie
Yankees
Dodgers
New York
DeWitt
Baltimore
St. Louis
Busch Stadium
Monahan
Cardinals
Egypt
Card Scout Says Geiger Doing Well With Hamilton
Joe Monahan, southern Illinois Cardinal scout, reports Merle Geiger, Gorham pitcher signed last spring, thriving with Hamilton Ontario this spring. Geiger threw a three hitter recently and is seen as a potential fine pitcher. Leonard Tucker, first Negro signed by the Cardinals, returns to Peoria. Tucker starred at Fresno State and hit .293 with 23 homers and 89 RBIs last year.
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Joe Monahan
Cardinal
Southern Illinois
Merle Geiger
Gorham
Monahan
Hamilton
Ontario
Leonard Tucker
Mounds
Peoria
Tucker
Fresno
Calif
State College
Geiger
Hannibal
Defending SIGA Champion Displeased With His Game
Jim Mitchell the defending SIGA champion says he is not hitting well this spring and doubts his readiness for the upcoming amateur tourney at Du Quoin Elks Country Club. He recently played in the St Louis amateur event, shooting 78 74 for 152, tying for sixth in Class A among 250 entrants.
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SIGA
Jim Mitchell
Southern Illinois Golf Association
DuQuoin Elks Country Club
Jim
St. Louis
Mitchell
West Frankfort
Jackson County Country Club
Indian Meadows
Pirates lose after baserunning controversy at game end
Pirates failed to score as Gene Freese failed to touch second base while congratulating Ramon Mejias after Mejias scored the tying run in the tenth. Roy Smalley appealed and the game continued, with Pittsburgh losing 8-4 in the next inning while St Louis benefited from Frank Smith similar action.
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Pirates
Frank Smith
Ramon Melias
Gene Freese
Mejias
Roy Smalley
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