Herrin Junior Legion gutted Murphysboro in weekend set
Herrin Post 127 edged Murphysboro 4 3 on Saturday at Murphysboro before Herrin routed Eugene Jones Post 11 1 at Herrin on Sunday in a double header. Jim Young pitched superbly for Herrin with nine strikeouts in seven innings and Terry Jones homered in his first at bat.
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Bass
Russell
Herrin Junior Legion
Junior Legion
Murphysboro
Post
Herrin
Eugene Jones
Post N. 127
Smit
Young
Anderson
Flo
Fed Green
Winers
Marge Post
West Frankfort Junior Legion
West Frankfort
Eugene Jones Post
Anderson, Jr
Lowman
R. Jones
Jones
McPherson
McNeeds
Green
I Young
P ! Smith
Stearns
G. Post
Littlefield
Yarson
Turk
Roberts
Castleton
Hubbs
Lavender
Carlock
Pierson
Underwood Sir
Davis
AB H
Bell
Oliver
Gilliam
Alexander
Brown
Copper
Peller
Taylor
Hy Gray
R. ‘Jones
Ss T. Jones
Woodis
C.reen
McNeil
Lindsey
Heil
Plum
Open Forum Mystery Guest Joins St Louis Track Meet Party
Lt. Bob Mathias, Olympic decathlon champion in 1948 and 1952, appeared at a St. Louis track meet party after an elevator encounter with Herrin juniors. He said the Marines keep him in shape and hinted he could run 100 in about 11 seconds. At 24 he is reportedly done with track though life film work may launch a career. mentions of California football and possible pro return noted. Baumholt hit a three run homer in the ninth to break a 1-0 game, Hearn’s early record shows six wins in eight decisions, two losses to the Cubs leave him 6-6.
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Charles Hamilton
Jim McPherson
Herrin
St. Louis
Bob Mathias
U. S. Marine Corps
Mathias
California
Baumholt
Hearn
Cubs
Anna Defeats Herrin 2 0 In Coal Belt
Anna's Coal Belt League entry beat the Herrin Eagles 2-0 in a tight pitchers duel at Herrin. Meyer pitched a two hitter with 14 strikeouts while Conrath yielded four hits and seven strikeouts. Jack Burke and Jerry Miller singled for Herrin.
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Anna
Herrin Eagles
Herrin
Meyer
Jack Burke
Jerry Miller
Conrath
Herrin Moundsman
Marion VFW Beats Legion for First Babe Ruth Loss
The VFW defeated Legion 10 6 in Marion Babe Ruth League action at Marion City Park to hand Legion its first loss and pull Wohlwend into a first place tie with a 3 2 win over the Lions. Lee pitched a no hit no run game for Wohlwend.
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VEW
Marion
Legion
Wohlwend
Lions
Marion City Park
VFW
Johnson
Wager
Henson
Legionnaires
Reich
Shotton
Crab fishermen use sex appeal as bait in crab pots
In Crisfield Maryland watermen report using live male crabs as bait to attract peeler female crabs into pots. The strategy draws male crabs who stay in pots while peelers move to packing houses to shed shells and become soft crabs.
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Crisfield
Maryland
Watermen
Saluki athletes set records and honors in varied sports
Cliff Johnson of Cairo named most valuable football player and honored by football coach Bill O'Brien after graduation. De Neal breaks LIU 440-yard dash record and anchors mile relay. Tabacchi hits .300 at second base. Kurtz leads Saluki basketball, scoring a school single-game record of 37 points and sharing top scoring duties with Gib Kurtz of E St Louis.
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Ball
Gib Kurtz
E. St. Louis
Cliff Johnson
Cairo
Bill O’brien
de Neal
LIU
Tabacchi
Kurtz
Saluki Cagers
Crowe Wins At Murphysboro Speedway Night
Crowe of De Soto dominated Murphysboro Speedway events. He won the second heat and the feature, placed second in the semi feature, while Roland won the handicap and led the third heat alongside Parker’s mishap with water on the track.
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Tesse Crowe
de Soto
Murphysboro Speedway
Bill Dallas
Mitch Parker
Parker
Dallas
Cliff Roland
Jack Piquard
Piquard
Roland
Taitt
O'Keefe
Crowe
White Sox trade Dorish for Moss from Orioles
The Chicago White Sox announce a straight player deal sending reliever Harry Dorish to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for catcher Les Moss. Dorish, 32, has appeared in 13 games this season with a 2-0 record, while Moss is hitting .358 in 27 games.
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Chicago White Sox
Harry Dorish
Baltimore Orioles
Les Moss
Dorish
Moss
Belleville Coach Ray Freeark Plans Future Move
Ray Freeark, Belleville basketball coach, will continue in the game next year. He has been studying law with a view toward leaving the coaching field someday.
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Ray Freeark
Belleville
Freeark
Major League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching
The listing shows Ashburn and Campanella atop NL batting with .358 and .346. Snider leads runs and RBIs while Campanella and Snider pace homers. Newcombe is 9-0 in pitching. Mantle and Berra lead other stat categories for the AL and tied or close leaders appear in the scattered notes.
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Ashburn
Philadelphia
Campanella
Brooklyn
Snider
Gilliam
Bruton
Milwaukee
Mays
New York
Carbondale Tops Marion Nine 12-6 In Teen League
Carbondale Teen Town defeated Marion 12 to 6 in a Coal Belt Teen Age League game Sunday. Kent Joseph collected two triples and a single, while Bill Gauch added a double and a triple. Joseph also earned the win in relief of Morris Lingle in the seventh. Carbondale will host Herrin next Sunday.
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Carbondale
Marion
Kent Joseph
Bill Gauch
Joseph
Morris Lingle
Herrin
Sales position with Singer Sewing Machine Co in Murphysboro area
A young married man will represent the Singer Sewing Machine Co in Murphysboro and Anna with starting pay and commissions around 335 dollars monthly. It is a permanent opportunity for the right man. Contact Mr. Al Boyd at 628 Singer Sewing Machine Co 116 N Illinois Avenue Carbondale after 5 PM for appointments.
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Singer Sewing Machine Co
Murphysboro
Anna
al Boyd
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Congressman Says Charity Game Fans Hope For Accidents
Washington June 6 AP Rep Thompson one of the players in Tuesday's congressional baseball game shares why the event draws a crowd. He says fans come partly for charity and partly to see a congressman hit by a fly ball. Proceeds go to underprivileged Washington children. Republicans versus Democrats in a yearly charity clash.
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Washington
Thompson
D-Nj
Verne Grace extends hot stretch for Gorham in Indy
Verne Grace of Gorham continues to hit for power and average with 15 hits in 36 trips last week lifting his season mark to .321, seventh best in the American Association while belonging to Cleveland. At St Louis Public Stadium crowds watched prep decathlon finals as Glen Lewis of De Soto surged to a clear lead over rivals including Herrin. Bud Theis joked that Missouri basketball lags Illinois. Austin Mulkey, longtime Freeburg coach, plans another bid to quit next fall as his successor’s illness delayed his replacement. Jim Hearn of the Giants came within one inning of beating the Cubs in a Sunday tilt.
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Verne Grace of
Gorham
Indianapolis
American Association
Cleveland
St. Louis
Bud Theis
St. Louis Globe Prep
Glen Lewis
de Soto
Herrin
Theis
Illinois
Missouri
Austin Mulkey
Freeburg
Mulkey
Jim Hearn
Giants
Cubs
Belleville to Open Season at Metropolis Sept 16
Belleville signs to begin football season with an away game against Metropolis on September 16. The matchup marks the opener for both teams and sets the early schedule tone for the season amid regional leads and expectations.
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Belleville
Metropolis
Downing Leaves Legacy at East St. Louis High
Wirt Downing, who quit coaching at 49 to become East St. Louis High School principal, compiled a stellar record. In 16 seasons his football teams won 144, lost 18, and tied seven, with five unbeaten seasons and 32 straight victories for his successor. His track teams took 19 Southwestern Conference relays and 17 titles, while wrestling claimed seven titles before the sport was dropped. The principal appointment came by a 4 3 2 count by the Board of Education.
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Wirt Downing
East St. Louis High School
Downing
Board of Education
Parker named new Granite City football coach
Keith Parker assistant at Maplewood High in St. Louis area is named head football coach at Granite City succeeding Eric Rasmussen. Parker previously coached at Roxana and Bushnell and is a former Missouri and Baltimore Colt fullback.
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Keith Parker
Maplewood High
St. Louis
Granite City
Eric Rasmussen
Parker
Roxana
Bushnell
Missouri
Baltimore Colt
Stocker to Lead Mercy High Basketball and Track Next Year
Harvey Stocker, longtime Christopher coach for football basketball and baseball, will become head basketball and track coach and assistant football coach at University City Mercy High next year. Stocker, a Utica New York native and Southern graduate, previously coached at Ashley before Christopher. His Christopher successor is not yet named.
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Harvey Stocker
Christopher
University City
Mercy High
Stocker
Utica
N. Y
Southern
Ashley
Local Phone Directories Fragment Hits Three Cities
Readable fragments list Murphysboro, Herrin, Carbondale area phone listings with area codes and exchange prefixes. Mentions Ph numbers and exchanges 342, 205, 68 across the three towns. No full entries readable.
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Carbondale
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Fast Lynn
Kentucky
Mt. Vernon
du Quoin Country Club
Pursie .Pipes
SIGA
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Bob Goalby
Jeff Beatty
Kenwalia
Mauric Gheradini
Centralia
Edgar Sims
du Quoin
Ed Bennett
Cy Louden
M’bero
Steve Dozier
Calvin McDaniel
P’ville
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John Hoskins
Fred Rotramel
Sparta
C. F. Kelley
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Ab Duncan
Joe Campbell
Nashville
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Tom Hungate
Bill Leach
Harvey Hungate
Charles Hall
Roy Chenoweth
Paville
Lyle Appulin
Charles Koerner
Gene Mayor
Burton Feazel
W. W. Naumer
J. B. Naumer
Ken Cook
Louis Vogelpohl
N’ville
Frank Woosley
Bob Laswell
Jess Carello
W Frankfort
H.G. Sims
DuQuoin
Bert Ozburn
M’boro
Bill Barnett
Frankfort
Dick Foulk
W Franfort
Southern Illinois
Bob Fiser
Mounds High
Mayfield, Ky
Warren
Mayfield
Herrin Prep
Van’s
Phelan’s
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WEATH
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West Oak
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Lewis
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C Meyer
P Tripp
Ss Eaves
B. Lewis
Scott
Ib Brown
Ib Poole
AB R Miller
Venegoni
Burke
C Snider
P Crider
Payne
MelIntire
Doughty
Perry
Marion Vfw Hands Legion
A - Eee
Fund
Shreve
Wheslif
Wicic
Stedeceal
Addi
United Accumulative Fund
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Waddell & Reed, Inc
William T. Dugcer P.O Box
Southern Illinois University
Sam DeNeal
Harrisburg
Gene Tabacchi
Auburn
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Detroit
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C’dale
Lingle
K. Martin
Jim Anderson
Jack Anderson
North Park Avenue
East St. Louis
HERTZ
Ins
Huby
Canada
Operatio
Floyed
P. Bracy
Wm. Grindle
Wm. T. Bracy
James R. Bracy
Mason Vas
Herrin Post Office
South Park Avenue
E. Main
Davy Crockett
Young America
Davy
Max
W. Main
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