Musial, Sauer and Mays Keep Up With The Babe
Stan Musial passes Babe Ruth pace with 16 17th home runs leading NL. Hank Sauer and Willie Mays also reach 16 as Ruth pace looms. Cardinals beat Phillies 5 2 while Yankees, Giants, and others win. Haddix Keegan win eighth games. Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, and Ed McGhee figure in key plays.
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Stan Musial
Babe Ruth
Musial
Hank Sauer
Chicago
Willie Mays
New York
Ruth
New York Yankees
Babe
Jimmy Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Hack Wilson
Sparta Bulls Grid 1954 Schedule Released
Sparta High School Bulldogs announce an eight game 1954 football slate under coach Cliff Bryan. Southwest Egyptian Conference foes include Du Quoin Cahokia Carbondale Murphysboro Anna Jonesboro Pinckneyville Chester with Madison home opener September 17 and Chester away November 11.
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Sparta High School Bulldogs
Cliff Bryan
Madison
Cahokia
du Quoin
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Anna Jonesboro
Pinckneyville
Chester
Herrin Little League Week of June 7 schedule
The Herrin Little League slate for June 7 to 11 lists games at L. L. Diamond and Zwicks fields. Matchups include Fraternals vs Industrials, Clothiers vs Financiers, Zwicks vs Norge, Elks vs Bank of Herrin, Norge vs Elks, and Clothiers vs Industrials with 6 p.m. starts and two 7:30 p.m. contests.
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Herrin
Clothiers
Financiers
L. L
Diamond
Zwicks
Norge
Elks
Bank of Herrin
Diamond Clothiers
Industrials
Babe Ruth League Schedule at Herrin City Park
June 7 features Sportsmen versus VFW at 6 p.m. and Chevrolet against Engineers at 8 p.m. June 10 offers VFW versus Engineers at 6 p.m. and Itsmen versus Chevrolet at 8 p.m. All games play on the lighted diamond in Herrin City Park.
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Herrin
Babe Ruth League
Sportsmen
VFW
Chevrolet
Engineers
Itsmen
Herrin City Park
Santee Sets U. S. Mark: 4:00.6 Mile at Compton Invite
Wes Santee ran 4:00.6 for the mile at Compton Invitational, fastest American time, and 3:42.8 for the 1500 meters. Officials debated whether the mile record could be submitted as a world mark after confusion over distance timing. Santee’s 880 race and a slate of meet records followed, with athletes like Roger Bannister and Josey Barthel mentioned in upcoming races.
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Compton
Calif
Wes Santee
Santee
Gunder Haegg
Lennart Strand
Sweden
Werner Laegg
Germany
Floyd Hanes
Southern Pacific Aau
Hanes
Kansan
Roger Bannister
Stockton
Los Angeles
Josey Barthel
Luxembourg
Jack Davis
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Umpire S. Pennant Playoff Clubs Recap
Biddy Bishop notes Major League pennant playoffs in recent decades. Dodgers appeared in 1946 and 1951 playoffs against the Cardinals and Giants in best-of-three series. Red Sox fought a one-game playoff with the Indians in 1948.
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Biddy Bishop
Dodgers
Cardinals
Giants
Red Sox
Indians
Junior Olympics Set for Illinois State Fair Aug 13
The second annual Junior Olympics will open August 13 at the Illinois State Fair in a southeast fairgrounds contest area. Twenty events award medals to top five finishers with participation honors for all. Events differ by age group with several races and jumps for under 14, including a Children and Youth Day kickoff.
Determine Returns in Debonair Stakes at Hollywood Park
Inglewood California June 6 AP Determine the Kentucky Derby winner returns to racing at Hollywood Park for the first time since Churchill Downs. He leads the field as the top contender in the 25 000 added Debonair Stakes with plans for the upcoming Californian.
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Inglewood
Calif
Hollywood Park
Churchill Downs
Ridge Runners Split Two Tilts
The Ridge Runners lost the first league game 6 0 to Ava Red Hornets as Cheatham held them to five hits. They won the second league game 16 8 over the Skinouts, rallying with four runs in the fourth and eight in the fifth.
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Baskeydell Ridge
Jackson County
Eerym
Ava Red Hornets
Cheatham
Ava
Ridge
AVA Hornets
R H Lewis
Gorden
J. King
P Akers
Lo McComb
D. King
Paterizo
Rf Paterizo
Texals
E. Stearns
G. Stearns
Deming
P Dillon
J. Stearns
Ib Burke
I Schoolcraft
Fenton
Burke
Black
Bigler
Stearns
Shackleton
Wayne Williams Named MVP of Southern League
Sophomore outfielder Wayne Williams of DuQuoin was named most valuable in the Southern league this season with a .360 batting average.
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Jacque Theriot
Flora
Theriot
Wayne Williams
DuQuoin
Witap
Softball Tournament Planned by Carbondale Park District
The Carbondale Park District sponsors an open softball tourney running June 21 through 26. Southern Illinois teams may enter by contacting Frank Bleyer or the Park District. No entry fee is required.
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Carbondale Park District
Southern Illinois
Frank Bleyer
Park District
Musial Hits Two Homers to Lead NL in Home Runs
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals slugged two homers to push his season total to 17 as St. Louis defeated Philadelphia 5-2. Max Serant of the Pittsburgh Pirates scattered six hits to beat his former Milwaukee teammates 4-1 for the second straight time.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Max Sarkent
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee
VFWs Win 5-1 Softball Tilt in Carbondale Loop
The VFW softball team beat the Martin Oilers 5-1 in a Carbondale Adult League game at the park diamond Friday night. Cole Tire earned a 7-0 forfeit victory over the Dukes when the Dukes did not show for the game.
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VFW
Martin Oilers
Carbondale
Park Diamond
Cole Tire
Dukes
New Era Teams Shine in Khoury League Tilt Action
Friday night in Murphysboro featured New Era Tomboy Win Khoury and New Era Dairy Atom and Tom boy Midget 3 securing victories. Atom 4 battled Crawshaw Cubs Atoms 3 to win 3-2 on Longfellow. Midget 3 erupted for nine runs in the final inning at Riverside. League standings update follows.
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New Era Dairy Atom
Tomboy
Murphysboro
Atom
Longfellow
Crawshaw Cubs Atoms
Riverside
New Era
Maloney Electric
Ward Transfer
Crawshaw
Bantam Golden Royal
Brough Upsets Hart In Northern Lawn Tennis Semi
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills defeats Doris Hart of Coral Gables 3 6 6 2 6 4 in the Women's Northern Lawn Tennis Tournament semi finals in Manchester England. Matagorda wins Ballot Classified Handicap at Belmont Park by a nose for $6.50.
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Manchester
England
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
New York
Belmont Park
Major League No-Hit Games Since 1876
Since 1876 the major leagues have recorded 142 no hit games pitched. This statistic highlights the rarity of such feats and marks historic achievements by pitchers across eras.
Clarence Henry Arrested Over Fight Fix Plot in New York
Former heavyweight contender Clarence Henry was arraigned on a bribery charge after allegedly offering 15 000 to Bobby Jones to throw his middleweight bout against Joey Giardello at Madison Square Garden on June 11. Jones received earlier 5 000 offers from strangers before the case reached state officials.
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New York
Clarence Henry
Henry
Bobby Jones
Joey Giardello
Madison Square Garden
Bobby
Jones
Giardello
Frank Hogan
Bobby Melnick
Harry Markson
International Boxing Club
Bob Christenberry
Christenberry
Hogan
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