Casey's Back With Plans For Yankees
Casey Stengel returns to managing the Yankees after medical clearance and immediately plans roster reshuffling. The Yankees beat the White Sox 5 2 as Jim Coates pitched four no earned runs. Other AL results include Detroit 5 Baltimore 2 and Cleveland 12 Boston 3.
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Surprise McAndrew Award Goes To Dancey At SIU Banquet
Bert Dan cey recalled by long distance call that he was surprise third recipient of the William McAndrew Award for service to area athletics. Dancey, Flora High coach and longtime athletic director, noted uncertainty about a successor to Jack Burke as football coach.
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Machen Faces Alonzo Johnson In Chicago TV Bout
Eddie Machen, ranked fourth, meets unranked Alonzo Johnson in a 10 round Chicago Sta dium bout to be televised nationally at 9 p.m. on ABC-WTVP. Machen, 28, from Portland, has lost only two of 35 starts, including to Ingemar Johansson. Johnson, 18-5, hails from Rankin and recently lost a 10-round decision to Willie Pastrano.
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Schedules at Marion Little League June 10 14
Schedules show Little League games in June with Bank of Marion Kiwanis Pepsi Cola Courtneys Dairy Elks Lions Bank of Egypt American Legion Wilson Funeral Home and other teams. Minor Pony Colt leagues list matchups including Elks Dairy Courtneys Bank of Marion VFW Giles Electric Jake's Tires and National teams.
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NCAA Baseball Pairings Set for World Series Start
The NCAA college baseball World Series field is set with North Carolina as District 3 winner and Colorado State as District 7 qualifier. Opening Friday features Oklahoma State versus Arizona, with six other teams starting Saturday including Minnesota versus North Carolina, Boston College versus Colorado State, and USC against St John’s.
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Doris Phillips Leads SIGA Meet With 73
Doris Phillips of Belleville shot a 73 to lead the SIGA women's golf tournament at West Frankfort. Defending champion Dorothy Webb of Murphysboro posted an 82, as the final 18 holes of the 36 hole event were scheduled for today.
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Carbondale Baseball Leagues Scores Summary
Atoms 14 over Wolves 3 and Jets 11 over Dons 4. Bees 9 over Pups 7. Bugs 10 over Cubs 9. Sox 12 over Nats 5. Midgets 3 over Cobras 2. Reds 2 over Bums 12 over Blues 10. Bears 9 over Lions 5.
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Coleman Eyes Repeat Olympic Steeplechase Bid
Phil Coleman former SIU distance star and 1956 Olympic 3000 meter steeplechase hopeful cleared the first Compton Relays hurdle by clocking 8 52 to meet the 8 55 qualifying standard. Deacon Jones won the meet in 8 39 with Tom Oakley at 8 54. Top finishers advance to Stanford finals July 2 to select three Olympians. Coleman also lines up in 1500 meters at a Houston meet this weekend.
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Deacon Jones
Iowa
Tom Oakley
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Women golf pros back JoAnne Gunerson for tour status
Betsy Rawls says JoAnne Gunerson of Seattle has the best pro potential among amateurs likely to join the tour. The group of women professionals are in Elmsford New York for the $13,100 Round Robin tournament opening Thursday at Knollwood Country Club.
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Tuesday Stars Pitching and Hitting Spark Wins
Jim Coates and the Yankees won their 10th straight, 5-2 over the White Sox as Coates allowed four singles, walked one and struck out three. Ernie Banks drove in four in the Cubs 13-2 rout of first-place Pirates with two doubles a single and a sacrifice fly.
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Dressen Sees Braves Ready To Move Forward
Milwaukee Braves manager Charlie Dressen says his club is finding its groove after a 6-4 win over the Dodgers. He notes Giants as the team to beat while Chicago and Philadelphia results shift NL outlook. Dodgers suffer sixth loss in eight games as Bob Buhl wins and Johnny Podres loses.
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Nat Holman Quits CCNY After 40 Year Basketball Career
New York June 8 AP Nat Holman retires from City College of New York after a 40 year coaching career and a storied life in basketball. He played nine seasons with the original New York Celtics and posted a 217 65 record in his first two decades. He led CCNY to the grand slam in 1950 winning both NCAA and NIT titles before the scandal and CCNY’s withdrawal from major college basketball.
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Vergennes Seeks New Basketball Coach After Resignation
Vergennes principal Virgil Wheeles seeks a new basketball coach following Clarence Johnsey’s resignation to coach at nearby O'Dell. Johnsey, a Tennessee native, had coached Vergennes the past two years amid staff with heavy English and mathematics teaching loads and limited science courses.
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Cardinals Sign Rice for Rochester Club
St. Louis Cardinals signed veteran catcher Del Rice to a contract with their Rochester New York team in the triple A International League. Rice, 37, was released May 28 by the Chicago Cubs and will play and coach at Rochester before joining the Redwings at Columbus Ohio Friday night.
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Salukis Bow Out Of NAIA Tourney In Sioux City
SIU baseball ends run in NAIA tournament at Sioux City Iowa losing 2 1 to Indiana State of Pennsylvania. Gurley allowed four hits as ISU scored both runs in the sixth with a late Saluki rally stifled. Whitworth and Southern Louisiana lead the field as Southern defends title with an eight run eighth inning win over Sam Houston.
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SIU Players on All Stars Highlight Salukis Baseball Light
Salukis earn multiple honors as SIU players Dick Jones Bob Hardcastle Gerald Martin and Bridges named to NAC all star team. Jones Bridges and Martin hold class years with Jones and Bridges seniors Hardcastle sophomore. Other selections include Ludwig Otto Madisson and Gentry among regional standouts.
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