Trans Miss Golf Tourney Opens With Favorites At Quincy
Defending champ Marjorie Lindsay and runner-up Grace De Moss head a strong field in the 21st Trans Mississippi women's tournament at Quincy Country Club. More than 70 players tee off at 10 a.m. CST, with 32 advancing to the championship flight after a 36-hole match to be completed Sunday.
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Quincy
Marjorie Lindsay
Grace DeMoss
Mississippi River
Quincy Country Club
Anns— Downey
Baltimore
Villegas
New Orleans
Miss Downey
Maryland
Miss Villegas
Louisana
Bonnie Randolph
Columbus
Ohio
Miss Lindsay
Miss DeMoss
Decatur
Betsy Rawls
Lincoln
Neb
DeMoss
Dallas
Texas
Remarkable distance runners noted from Carbondale history
The account highlights Joe McLafferty and other runners from Carbondale, detailing McLafferty's 4:28.1 mile at Emporia and his status among Southern track greats. It praises perseverance, notes Coleman's potential as a strong two-miler, and reflects on Lingle's steady year after year coaching.
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Coleman
Joe McLafferty
Carbondale
University School
S.I.U
Emporia
Joe
McLafferty
Southern
Lingle
Musial Gains In NL Batting Race As Robinson Leads
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals climbs to second in the National League batting race with a .370 average after a 12-for-25 week. Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers now leads with a .403 mark, while Cal Abrams drops to .333 after a slow week.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Cardinal Clipper
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Robinson
Dodger
Cal Abrams
Abrams
AB H Pet. Robinson
Dodgers
Reese
Ashburn
Phillies
Elliott
Braves
Baumholtz
Cubs
Dark
Giants
Schoendienst
Campanella
Delaware Park 1950 Rank in Purses and Races for Fillies
Delaware Park ranked fifth nationally in 1950 for money distributed and number of races run for fillies and mares, reflecting its prominence among U S racecourses.
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Delaware Park
Fain Keeps Lead as Fox Narrowly Trails in AL Batting
Philadelphia's Ferris Fain holds a .366 average to lead the American League through June 3 with 145 at bats and 53 hits. Nellie Fox of the White Sox is second at .362 after 152 at bats and 55 hits, followed by Orestes Minoso at .359. Eddie Robinson and Jim Busby also among top batters for the White Sox in a crowded AL ranking.
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Chicago
White Sox
Nelson Fox
Philadelphia
Ferris Fain
Fox
Chicagos
Orestes Minoso
Eddie Robinson
Jim Busby
AB H Pet
Fain
A’s
Minoso
Stephens
Red Sox
Robinson
DiMaggio
Busby
R. Coleman
Browns
Coan
Senators
Doby
Indians
Indians in 20 game winner streak through postwar era
Cleveland Indians remain the AL club with a 20 game winner tradition since the war. Bob Feller reached the mark in 1946 and 1947 while Bob Lemon and Gene Bearden did so in 1948. Lemon also hit the mark in 1949 and 1950. In Vancouver thieves fleece golf balls from the driving range, 585 lost in four weeks.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
Gene Bearden
Lemon
Vancouver
British Columbia
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Mountain Valley
Nehi
Bottling CO
Herrin, Ill
Hot Springs
Henry
Heynix
Anni
Ozarki
BUGS
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Ozarkike
Secret Agent X9
Arqune
Miss
Rip Kirby
Ting
Bow
Miss Stafford
Mandrake
Fats
Narcas
Griesedieck Western
Belleville
St. Louis
Missouri
Southern Illinois Wholesale CO
Pete Riggio & Sons
DU Quoin, Ill
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