Pursie Pipes Wins Southern Illinois Amateur Title at West Frankfort
Pursie Pipes of Mt. Vernon defeated Ed Zukosky 5-4 in the 36-hole final to claim his third Southern Illinois amateur golf championship. Pipes, a two time winner, built a early lead and held on despite Zukosky’s rally, with semifinals noting a 39 hole consolation effort by Jim Ferguson and Guy Tucker.
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Pursie Pipes
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Pipes
Big Ed Zukosky
Lacon
Franklin County
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Mertz
McAllister
Dunn
Guy Tuckers
Grant Coover
Herrin
Paul Smith
Andy Barnett
Zukosky
Jim Ferguson
Guy Tucker
Ferguson
Crainville Stuns Carbondale 9 1 In Big Inning
Crainville Stars defeated Carbondale Woodmen 9-1 at Carbondale. Carbondale led 1-0 in the second on hits by Dillon and Drake before Crainville erupted in the fifth with seven runs through walks hits errors and stolen bases. Hargis shut the Woodmen down after the fourth inning. Next Sunday Carbondale faces Yancys Cubs.
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Crainville Stars
Carbondale Woodmen
Carbondale
Dillon
Drake
Crainville
Rice
Reynold
Woodmen
Hargis
Yancy
Cubs
White Sox Rally for Split to Stay 22 Games Ahead
The White Sox extend their East Coast swing with an 11-7 comeback win in the second game after briefly trailing. The victory secures a split and keeps Chicago 22 games ahead in the standings as they head to New York, Boston, and Philadelphia for a two week tour.
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Chicago White Sox
Land of Free and Plenty
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Paradise
White Sox
Sox
Chicago
Senators
Yankees
Red Sox
Cleveland
Detroit
Athletics
St. Louis
Browns
Nats
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Pirates
New York Giants
Giants
Cubs
Sal Maglie
Cincinnati Reds
Braves
Reds
Ned Garver
Gil Coan
Kiner Plans Marriage to Tennis Star Nancy Chaffee
Nancy Chaffee, 22, national indoor champion from Ventura, Calif., and Ralph Kiner, Pirates slugger, announce engagement. They disclosed at a private party and plan marriage after the season ends in October. Chaffee leaves for Wimbledon, Kiner to Pittsburgh as Pirates open home stand.
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New York
Nancy Chaffee
Ventura
Calif
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carbondale City League Tonight And Weekend Schedule
The city league card lists Jaycees against Brown Hardware and Musicians facing Hogan Center tonight. Wednesday features National Guard versus Attucks and Coca-Cola versus Eagles. Friday pits National Guard against Local 227 and Ridge Runners against Jaycees. Paris Jean Sterns Steambre and Free Man finished one two in France's Prix du Jockey Club.
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Jaycees
Brown Hardware
Hogan Center
National Guard
Attucks
Coca-Cola
Eagles
Ridge Runners
Paris
Jean Stern
France
Gridders Ellis Walker Head to Illinois for Summer Work
Bill Ellis of Carbondale and Den zil Walker of Herrin left Sunday for Champaign to take summer jobs and prep for summer school. Ellis may join Illinois after considering SIU, while Walker, a strong punter, may push for a punting role. both will stay in Champaign and become eligible for varsity this fall after freshman rule suspension.
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Bill Ellis
Carbondale
Denzil Walker
Herrin
Southern Illinois
Champaign
S.I.U
Ellis
Southern
Bill
Illinois
Walker
Egypt
du Quoin
Sparta
West Frankfort
Murphysboro
University
Standings and schedule from Major League baseball update
Standings show St Louis 5 Boston 4 New York 6 3 Chicago 1 7 Brooklyn 2 4 Pittsburgh 1 5 in split results. Tomorrow games include Boston at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis plus additional interleague matchups. later scores list New York 2 7 Chicago 1 11 and St Louis 10 2 Washington 9 3 with second games extended to 11 innings.
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St. Louis
Boston
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Major League Leaders Batting and Scoring Highlights
Baseball leaders listed by batting average and key batting stats. Robinson of Brooklyn tops with .370 followed by Musial of St. Louis at .366. Hodges leads runs with 42, Snider 43 RBI and Williams 50 RBI. Hodges and Kiner share 18 and 15 home runs respectively.
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Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Hodges
Dark
New York
Snider
Westlake
Pittsburgh
Kiner
Pittsbrugh
Fox
Chicago
Fain
Philadelphia
Minoso
Williams
Boston
Former Benton star joins FBI ranks on early career path
John Corn, ex Benton high school and Southern Illinois football figure, begins training as an FBI agent after a brief stint at Southern as line coach. Described as a quiet, sturdy leader with strong head, Corn aims for a long FBI career once settled, following a year of coaching and scouting. The piece notes his White Sox clinching the American League pennant and previews baseball season details with player performance insights.
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John Corn
Benton High School
Southern Illinois University
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Corn
Benton
Southern
Waller
F.B.I
Illinois
The
F.B.L
Annual Golf Tourney a Record-Setting Event
The Southern Illinois golf tourney at West Frankfort drew 171 qualifiers, setting a record for 30 years of SI GA competition. Pursie Pipes claimed the championship, praised by Grant Coover, while Mt. Vernon will host next year with Arch Whitlock as new president.
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Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Cairo
Arch Whitlock
Mt. Vernon
S.I.G.A
R. H. Redeker
Centralia
Dick Broderick
Lawrence Reeder
Sparta
C. W. Elder
Repton
John Hickey
L. L. Premister
Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
Pursie Pipes
Grant Coover
Nobody Picked Chisox To Win the Pennant
Sports writers disregarded the Chicago White Sox as pennant contenders and offered little optimism about their chances this season.
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White Sox
Sporting News
Baseball Writers Association of America
Sox
Chisox
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Eft
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