Awards Night at SIU Veeck Praises Fan Support
At the Southern Illinois University All-Sports Banquet in Carbondale Bill Veeck lauded fan support as essential to success. He credited White Sox fans for lifting Chicago to the AL pennant and praised manager Al Lopez and players like Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, Early Wynn, Herb Score, Minnie Minoso, and Al Smith for their contributions and potential return to form.
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Lon Eubanks
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Bill Veeck
Ballyhoo
Chicago White Sox
Southern Illinois University
White Sox
Veeck
Sox
South Siders
Humdrum
Comiskey Park
Fan
Windy City
al Smith
Chicago
Smith
Veech
al Lopez
Lopez
Luis Aparicio
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Aparicio
Banks
Nellie Fox
Early Wynn
Wynn
Bill
Herb Score
Cleveland
Score
New SIU Banquet honors top athletes and coaches
Gymnast Fred Orlofsky named SIU's most valuable athlete of the year while Flora coach Bert Dancey receives the William McAndrew Award. Other honors include Deke Edwards's Sigma Tau Gamma award, Willie Brown earning three awards, and Charley Vaughn named to UP International small college All-American second team.
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Fred Orlofsky
Southern Illinois University
Bert Dancey
Flora
William McAndrew
SIU
Orlofsky
Bob Colborn
Murphysboro
Sterling
Bill Brown
Pop” Warner
Brown
Southern Illinois
Deke Edwards
Sigma Tau Gamma
Willie Brown
The
Tom Bruno
Ron Winter
Charley Vaughn
United Press Internatonal
Flora alumnus Bob Colborn receives Andrew award
Former Flora athlete Bob Colborn was honored with the Andrew award for service to area athletics at the SIU all-sports banquet held Monday.
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Andrew
Flora
Bob Colborn
SIU
Next year's captains announced across all sports
The article lists each sport with the most valuable player and captain designate for next year. Names include Willie Brown Tom Bruna John Flamer Lee King Jim Bledsoe Deke Edwards Stan Bergmeier Robert Rumpel Wait Rodgers Ray Padovan Bob Kies Ed Buffum Charley Vaughn Don Hepler Dale Greghorn Sonny Ellis Carroll Bridges Gerald Marting Bob Sprengelmeyer Dick Foulk Jerry Thom Max McDonald with captains and coaches presenting. J. W. Sanders noted baseball winners for Coach Glenn Martin while he attended the NAIA tournament in Sioux City Iowa.
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John Flamer
Lee King
Jim Bledsoe
Deke Edwards
Stan Bergmeier
Bledsoe
Robert Rumpel
Wait Rodgers
Ray Padovan
Bob Kies
Ed Buffum
Kies
Dick Foulk
Jerry Thomas
Foulk
Max McDonald
Carmen Piccone
Leland
Doc” Lingle
Jim Wilkinson
Ralph Casey
Bill Meade
Harry Gallatin
Andy Vaughn
Dick LeFevre
Lynn Holder
J. W. Sanders
Glenn Martin
Sioux City
Cincinnati Roy McMillan's hot start in 11 games
In 79 games last season Roy McMillan hit nine home runs. In his first 11 games this season he connected for five homers.
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Cincinnati
Roy McMillan
Hardy Moves to Rochelle After Murphysboro Resignation
Bob Hardy 27, Murphysboro High coaching staff member, resigns to take multiple roles at Rochelle including head tennis coach and assistant basketball and freshman football coach. Rochelle coach Buck Correll leads football. Murphyboro sees Ed Johnson and Ernie Bozarth assume new duties. Hardy, a 1950 Murphysboro and 1954 Carthage College alum, is married to Heidi Meyer Devons with two children. Rochelle sits 24 miles from Rockford and 16 miles from DeKalb.
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Murphysboro High
Rochelle
Hardy
Murphysboro
Walter
Buck
Correll
Carbondale
Bob Colborn
Sterling
Ed Johnson
Colborn
Ernie Bozarth
Patoka
Carthage College
Germany
Heidi Meyer Devons
Phyllis
Bobby
Rockford
DeKalb
Northern Illinois University
Itchy Jones May Turn Pro Baseballer Soon
SIU junior second baseman Richard Itchy Jones from Herrin may sign a professional baseball contract soon. White Sox owner Bill Veeck said the club likes Jones while discussing SIU. Coach Glenn Martin said he would not be surprised if Jones signs with the Cubs soon. Veeck also praised SIU outfielder Fred Loesekam from St Louis as a top hitting prospect in his farm system. Veeck entertained at the SIU all sports banquet in Carbondale, sharing jokes and stories with SIU figures and other guests.
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Richard
Itchy” Jones
SIU
Herrin
Bill Veeck
White Sox
Sioux City
Iowa
Glenn Martin
Jones
Cubs
Veeck
Fred Loesekam
St. Louis
Carbondale
Cleveland
Chicago
Bob Spackman
Browns
Harry Gallatin
Detroit
Pistons
Bill Bergner
Tilden
Bill
Murphysboro Open First Round in Khoury Baseball League
First round action in the Murphysboro Khoury Baseball League saw three divisions play. The Orioles beat the Pirates 12 to 5 in the Aston League, the Reds defeated the Giants 18 to 5 in the Midget League, and the White Sox topped the Dodgers 14 to 8 in the Bantam League.
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Murphysboro
Heininger
Wills
Giants
Reds
Graeff
Harris
Abernathie
SIU Baseball Teams Open NCAA Tourney With Losses
In Sioux City Illinois, Georgia Southern and Whitworth won first round games in the NCAA baseball tournament. Southern Louisiana defeated Southern Illinois 3 1 and Sam Houston State beat Indiana State 6 1. The Salukis face elimination after an 11 a m rematch and play to stay alive.
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Iowa
Georgia Southern
Whitwort
Southern University of Louisiana
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Omaha
Whitworth
Morningside
Southern University
Southern Illinois
Sam Houston
Indiana State of Pennsylvania
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Whitmore
LIU
Glenn Martin
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