Pirates Open Cardinal Series in St Louis
The Pirates and Cardinals begin a four game set in St Louis with hot sluggers on display. Bob Friend faces Murry Dickson as both teams chase the league lead, while top hitters Rip Reulpski Ken Boyer and Dale Long pace the batting charts and RBIs.
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Hagge Leads by Five in Triangle Round Robin
Jene Bauer Hagge of Asheville, North Carolina, opens the third round with a five point cushion at the Triangle Round Robin in Beach Virginia. Joyce Ziske of Waterford Wisconsin sits second with plus 18, Patty Berg of St Andrews Illinois is third with plus 15, Lena Faulk from Thomasville Georgia is fourth.
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Thomas Becomes Pirates Third Baseman The Long Ball Hitter Embraces New Position
Pirates manager Bobby Bragan names Frank Thomas the team’s latest and most definite third baseman. Thomas, 6 foot 3, 200 pounds, started at third Wednesday versus the Chicago Cubs after 11 homers as an outfielder. Bragan envisions a five year plan, while Thomas says he will do his best and adapt to the quicker action at the infield position.
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Boudreau Baffles Mantle But Berra Powers Yankees
In a three game set at Yankee Stadium Lou Boudreau used a right side shift to limit Mickey Mantle who went 4 for 12 and dropped his average from .411 to .403. Yogi Berra exploded with six hits in nine at bats driving in five runs and homering four times in the series helping New York surge.
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Murphysboro Lions Dominate Khoury League Game
The Murphysboro Lions, in the Midget division, defeated Murphysboro Auto Supply 12 to 2 on St. Andrew's diamond. They built a 7-0 lead in three innings, with Ward hitting two doubles and a homer, and Hudson also homering. Korando homered for the losers in the sixth.
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Braves end skid with four hitter win over Dodgers
Bob Buhl pitched a neat four hitter to beat the Dodgers 4-1 and stop Milwaukee's three-game slide. Eddie Miksis homered, tripled, and singled three times to drive in two in the Cubs 5-2 win that toppled the Pirates from NL lead.
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Patterson Favored to Stop Jackson in 12 Round Bout
Floyd Patterson, 21, 181 pounds, is a 2 to 1 favorite over Tommy Jackson in a 12 round eliminator that could move the winner toward a title fight with Archie Moore. Target crowd 10,000 in New York as each man earns 40 000. Patterson seeks to extend his KO streak and avoid early rounds, while Jackson bets on a late surge.
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Hurricane) Jackson
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Whitlock Passes on Litchfield Job Declares Contentment as Assistant
Merle Jouss notes Bill Whitlock turned down the Litchfield High basketball head coach offer, citing satisfaction with his current assistant role under Bob Horton. Whitlock, Pinckneyville 1953 unbeaten grade-season coach, earns over 5000 yearly plus his wife’s income. he believes the head job difference is modest and stresses good collaboration with Horton. The piece also mentions Du Quoin and Carmi tournaments with qualifying rounds starting Sunday for Southern Illinois Golf Association members.
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Women's Golf Tourney At Perry June 25 26
Southern Illinois women golfers will hold their annual tournament at the Country Club between Pinckneyville. The Perry event runs June 25 and 26 with players from area clubs competing for top honors.
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Pinckneyville
McLeansboro Delays Hiring New Basketball Coach
At a Wednesday meeting McLeansboro school board did not hire a successor for Floyd Staff who re signed to become principal at a small Vandalia area school. Principal Carl Nation said the board has screened most applicants and will review one candidate further before a decision, with a coach to be named next week.
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Connell Named Captain of 1957 Illinois Golf Team
Byron Connell a 20 year old junior from Mounds has been elected captain of the 1957 Illinois golf team. Connell was third among Illinois players in the Big Ten meet this year with scores of 86 75 75 and 76.
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