Patterson Hand Injury Threatens Moore Title Bout
Floyd Patterson broke his right fourth metacarpal after defeating Tommy Jackson in a 12 round split decision. The injury could sideline the Brooklyn standout for six weeks to three months, threatening the planned September heavyweight title clash with Archie Moore at Yankee Stadium. Patterson, 21, improved to 17 straight wins and 30 in 31, while 11,255 fans paid $66,038 for the contest.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore
Patterson
Brooklyn
Yankee Stadium
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Ea Jackson
SIU Women Receive Awards at Banquet Across Illinois
SIU honored female athletes with top Women Athletic Association award a large 1 to Nancy Norling of Southern Illinois University Chicago. The event recognized players earning over 1400 points in hockey basketball and badminton plus many others receiving small 1s and spots on honorary teams across towns Carbondale Carterville Chester Collinsville Colp Cutler Edwardsville Ewing Paris Roxana Royalton Salem Tinley Park Wood River and more with names listed for multiple sports.
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Nancy Norling
Southern Millinois University
Chicago
Women Athletic Association
Anna
Janice Dale
Diane Boyd
Carbondale
Sharyn Russell
Lillian Clark
Joanne Beckmann
Carterville
Joyce Weber
Chester
Pat McCree
Jane Miller
Collinsville
Rose Marie Cunningham
Colp
Lorraine Molla
Cutler
Martha Brown
Edwardsville
Kay Burrus
Ewing
Norma English
Small “I
Paris
Shirley Kroening
Roxana
Shirley Fleming
Royalton
Lois Chammness
Salem
Marsha Hearn
Tinley Park
Carol Emery
Hock
Pirates Beat Cardinals as Bob Friend Improves to 10 Wins
Bob Friend earned his 10th win of the season for the Pirates surrendering six hits while striking out nine. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 20 frames in a 2-0 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Chico Carrasquel drove in three runs and Rosen added a homer supporting a 9-0 win over the Yankees.
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Pirates
Cardinals
Chico Carrasquel
Rosen
Yankees
Bill White
Giants
Wynn
Yankee Stadium
Indians
New York
al Rosen
Whitey Ford
Maury McDermott
Mickey Mantle
Yanks
Billy Klaus
Bobn
White Sox
Willard Nixon
Billy Hoeft
Tigers
Wayne Belardi
al Kaline
Baltimore
Hec Brown
Erv Palica
A’s
Tabacchi Signs Pro Baseball Contract with Kansas City Athletics
Ray Gene Tabacchi 21 year old SIU shortstop from Auburn signed with the Kansas City Athletics and will report to Crowley Louisiana in the Evangeline League June 13 or 14. He will play Class C with Class B pay, return to SIU next fall to graduate, and was praised by SIU coach Glenn Martin as the best shortstop he ever had. Tabacchi batted .314 in 24 games this season with 33 hits, seven doubles, one triple and one homer in 105 at bats, scoring 19 and driving in 16.
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Ray Gene Tabacchi
Auburn
Kansas City Athletics
Crowley
Evangeline League
SIU
Tabacchi
Iowa
Glenn Martin
SSU
Ray Ippelmeyer
Darrell Thompson
Dan Hagler
Bill Bauer
Fred Brenzel
Berg Leads Triangle Round Robin After Third Round
Patty Berg, from St. Andrews Ill, moved ahead with a 74 to reach plus 30 points on the plus and minus scoring system. Mickey Wright, 21 from San Diego, posted 69 keeping her at a 217 total for three rounds and tied for seventh with plus 4 points behind Berg. Marlene Bauer Hagge stood second with plus 26, Joyce Ziske third with plus 17, Beverly Hanson fourth with plus 13.
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Virginia Beach
Mickey Wright
San Diego
Miss Wright
Walter Yacht and Country Club
Patty Berg
Miss Berg
St. Andrews
Ill
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Asheville
N. C
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Beverly Hanson
Apple Valley
Calif
Patterson Beats Jackson On Points At Madison Square Garden
Floyd Patterson outpointed Tommy Hurricane Jackson in a New York bout at Madison Square Garden. Patterson won 178 to Jackson's 193, with Patterson prevailing in the match held in New York.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Floyd Patterson
Tommy
Hurricane
Pro Grid Player Granted Proof of Montreal Signing
Albuquerque New Mexico June 9 AP Sam Etcheverry a pro football quarterback was allowed to prove he signed with the Montreal Alouettes before joining the Chicago Cardinals who sue for his services. The case, originally halted by Judge Waldo H. Rogers, is set for trial June 22-23.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sam Etcheverry
Montreal Alouettes
Chicago Cardinals
Etcheverry
U. S
Waldo H. Rogers
Marion Couple Has Beginner's Luck at Deep Sea Fishing
Mr and Mrs Garlin Sinaigo of Marion enjoyed beginner's luck in a Destin Florida deep sea fishing trip they caught 50 red snapper on their first outing at sea
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Garlin Sinaigo
Marion
Destin
Fla
Sinaigos
Southern Illinois University Physical Education Majors elect officers
Roy Fowley of Carbondale is named president of the Southern Illinois University Physical Education Majors club for 1956 57. Other officers include Jim Beasley Eldorado vice president Larry Havens Hurst Bush secretary Jim Blalock Benton treasurer and Don Trasch New Athens recording secretary.
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Roy Fowley
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Jim Beasley
Eldorado
Larry Havens
Hurst Bush
Jim Blalock
Benton
Don Trasch
New Athens
Shaw Pitches With Broken Arm For SIU Fraternity Title
Jim Shaw of Ashland City Tenn and Sigma Pi led SIU intramural softball to the championship, pitching the last five innings with a broken wrist after a collision at home plate. He struck out 15, walked six, and allowed four hits in a 6 to 4 win. X rays revealed two fractures and a six week cast.
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Southern Illinois University
Jim Shaw
Ashland City
Tenn
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Shaw
Grand Chain
Arizona and New York U Open NCAA World Series Play
Arizona and New York University opened the NCAA college baseball world series at noon. Minnesota would follow against Arizona as a top contender in the second day game. Mississippi versus New Hampshire and Washington State against Bradley were scheduled for night. The tournament proceeds as a double elimination affair.
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Omaha
Arizona
New York U
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Washington State
Bradley
Standings and results from the major leagues
American League leaders include New York and Cleveland with day results listing wins and losses. National League standings show Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St Louis and others with game results across Friday through Sunday schedules.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
W. L. Pet. G.B. Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chica
Milway
Murphysboro Boy Cards Hole In One At Jackson Club
Keith Rodewald a 16 year old Murphysboro youth earned a hole in one on the 140 yard fifth at Jackson Country Club using a six iron. He teamed with Bruce Davis Paul Kremaier and Oscar Huber in a four ball. His nine hole score was 44 reflecting his early prowess.
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Keith Rodewald
Murphysboro
Rodewald
Jackson Country Club
H. H. Rodewald
Bruce Davis
Paul Kreimeier
Oscar “Dobbin
Quail Futurity Returns To Crab Orchard Refuge
American Field Magazine confirms the 52nd Quail Futurity will again be held at Crab Orchard Refuge starting November 5 for a seventh year. Nominations total 340 dogs from 33 states DC and Canada with Illinois leading at 42. Purse stands at 3000 dollars with two thirds to top three owners and one third to breeders of the first four dogs. A starting fee of 25 dollars is due the night of the drawing November 4 at 8 pm.
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American Field Magazine
Crab Orchard
District of Columbia
Canada
Illinois
Imhoff Zeigler Chosen Zeigler High Coach For All Sports
Imhoff, son of Mr and Mrs Luke Imhoff of Murphysboro and a Carthage College graduate, is named coach of all sports at Zeigler High. He succeeds Glenn Whittenberg who resigned to become fresh soph coach at Herrin High. Imhoff's Navy service delayed college four years and he played for the Norfolk basketball team. He completed three years as a Carthage regular and was named outstanding player this season, after captaining the team two years. He also played athletics at Murphysboro and was on the 1947 sectional basketball title squad.
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Fred Imhoff
Luke Imhoff
Murphysboro
Carthage College
Zeigler High
Imhoff
Glenn Whittenberg
New Era Wins Second League 4 H Softball Contest
New Era defeated the Willing Workers 6 3 in a Jackson County 4 H Second League game on the 4 H diamond north of Osboro. The teams tied 7 7 in a Third League affair before rain halted play. New Era plated three runs in the first and added three more in the fifth to secure the win.
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NEW Era
Jackson County
Osboro
Herrin League Clothiers Defeated by Financiers 5 3
Financiers beat Clothiers 5 to 3 with Dixson scoring 19 and Ward 21 while Debs posted 21 and Sauer 11. The game notes list top scorers for both sides.
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Herrin League Clothiers
Financiers
Dixson
Ward
Debs
Sauer
Interstate Conference allows one player to speak to coach during timeouts
The Interstate Conference adopts a one year experiment letting any player talk to a coach during official timeouts or between quarters. The rule aims to speed coaching and reflects pro and NCAA discussions. Other notes mention Michigan Normal joining Eastern Michigan, Sid Hodges visiting, and Dan Dudas leading Illinois in academics.
Bob Friend Shuts Out Cardinals as Musial Strikes Out
Bob Friend held the St Louis Cardinals scoreless for 20 straight innings and struck out Stan Musial on a called third strike in the tenth of a 2 0 victory Friday night. Musial was 0 for 3 with runners on and hit into a double play in the eighth.
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Cardinals
Stan Musial
Cards
Musial
Va lier Coach McMurray May Return to Coaching This Fall
Former Valier coach Ken McMurray, who left last year to enter the insurance business, may rejoin the coaching ranks this fall according to sources familiar with the situation.
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Ken McMurray
Glasses Wearing Umpire Highlighted This Season
The season marks an unusual trend as a major league umpire begins wearing glasses. Six Pirates-Foiles players Virden Cole McMahon Roberts and Walls also wear glasses. Foiles is a catcher while Clint Courtney was the first big league catcher to wear glasses.
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Foiles
Virden
Cole
McMahon
Roberts
Walls
Clint Courtney
Coal Belt League scores from Murphysboro and nearby towns
Murphysboro beat Marion 9 to 4 while Carbondale defeated Harrisburg 10 to 7. Benton faces Christopher Pinckneyville and Du Quoin hosts Harrisburg with Marion visiting Anna.
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du Quoin
Murphysboro
Marion
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Benton
Herrin
Anna Pinckneyville
Bass return prompts fishing rebound at Little Grassy
Week of improving fishing reports from Little Grassy Lake note clearer water and water temps in the mid 70s with bass active. Edward Holton of East St Louis led with 28 pounds on a Johnson Spoon and black pork eels while C W Dawson of Percy weighed six and a half pounds on a similar outing. Crappie remain the top bite at Crab Orchard Lake as bass activity lags there.
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Edward Holton
E. St. Louis
C. W. Dawson
Percy
Eddie Lefler
Forrest Decker
St. Louis
Orville Carrington
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Redlegs climb NL lead as Burgess Bailey spark wins
Smoky Burgess homered to beat Philadelphia and Ed Bailey delivered a two run shot to topple Brooklyn as Cincinnati moved into first in the National League. Ed Bailey and Burgess combined for six homers in a hot streak powering Tebbetts led Cincinnati to 80 home runs in 46 games. Pirates edged St Louis 2-0 as Bob Friend became the majors first 10 game winner. Cleveland and Detroit won to tighten the AL race.
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Smoky Burgess
Philadelphia
Ed Bailey
Brooklyn
Redlegs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis
Bob Friend
Murty Dickson
Cardinals
Bucs
New York Giants
Milwaukee
Braves
Wynn
Cincinnati
Bailey
Burgess
Frank Robinson
Wally Post
Dick Poe Wins At Carbondale Speedway
Dick Poe of Marion won the feature stock car race at Carbondale Speedway Friday night. He topped a field including Deston and O Keess after wins in earlier heats by Crowe, O Keefe, Rider, and Williams with Deaton and Crowe featured in the semifeature.
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Dick Poe
Marion
Carbondale Speedway
Jesse Crowe
DeSoto
Jack O'Keefe
du Quoin
Floyd Williams
Carbondale
Lewis Rider
Dowell
Sam Brinkley
Harristae
Owen Rainwater
Wayne
Poe
Welbert Wood
Wayne City
Web Deaton
Creal Springs
Floyd Barnes
Harrisburg
Bill M Dallas
O’ Keefe
Deaton
Williams
Crowe
Deston
O’ Keess
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