National Crow Shoot to Kick Off June 17 at Vandalia
Hunters from across the United States converge on Vandalia for the 17th annual National Crow Shoot June 17-19. Past attendance reached 43 entries with champions from Vandalia and Texas. events include singles and doubles shoots, crow calling, trap shooting, and a Legion banquet. Headquarters are Dan Burtschi's club and the Vandalia Legion home.
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United States
Vandalia
Herbe Dieckmann
Texas
Mergard
Seckmann
John Phillips
Dallas
Walt Maynald
Lombard
Clutch plays by a legendary shortstop at Fenway Park
The Clutch recalls two key late season plays against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. A ground ball by Billy Goodman was fielded by the shortstop who threw to Tommy Henrich at first, barely forcing the runner. Later Jerry Coleman mishandled a ball to second, and the shortstop made a backward-angled throw to Henrich, resulting in an out.
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Red Sox
Yankees
Fenway Park
Billy Goodman
Billy Johnson
Goodman
Tommy Henrich
Jerry Coleman
Henrich
Walker Turns Focus To Patience And Depth For Cardinals
New Cardinals manager Harry Walker urges calm in tough stretch. He cites past comebacks under pressure and warns that yelling drains players. Walker plans start rotation with fresh arms and uses multiple pitchers to keep team from panicking amid losses.
Weekend Baseball Scores And Schedule Highlight The Action
Results show New York 3 Cleveland 2 Boston 5 Detroit 2 Baltimore 3 Kansas City 0 and Brooklyn 7 Chicago 0. Remaining games list Washington Chicago Baltimore Kansas City New York Cleveland plus multiple scheduled matches across cities with rain affecting Chicago Brooklyn and St Louis New York pairings and two game counts shown.
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Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pet
Wash’ton
Hicago
Phila
Phia Louis
St. Pittsburgh
Coon Dog Field Trial at Oraville Club June 26
The Oraville Sportsmen's Club will sponsor its first field trial Sunday June 26 with coon dog drag races starting at 10 30 a m The event features scent tracking over a half mile course and prizes for the first dog to reach the tree ring and the right tree. An afternoon coon on the log event follows with dogs swimming for the prize. Albert Yearing is secretary. Lou Creekmur Lions tackle has not missed a game since 1950.
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Oraville
Oroville
Albert Yearing
Oroville Club
Wohlwend Wins Fourth in Marion League
Wohlwend defeated the Legion 10 to 1 at City Park to improve to 4-1 in Marion Babe Ruth League play. The Lions beat the VFW 9 to 7, with key hits and six walks sparking a six-run second inning. Fisher earned the win, with Wohlwend set to face Wohlwend next, while the Legion and VFW scheduled another game.
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Wohlwend
Marion
City Park
Legion
Lions
VFW
John Lee
Edmonds
Anderson
Childers
Jones
Lee
Wiseman
Shotton
Fisher
NCAA Baseball Scores From Evening Card
Wake Forest edged Colgate 1 to 0. Colorado State defeated Southern California 2 to 0. Western Michigan beat Arizona 4 to 0. Oklahoma A&M and Springfield Mass. played with an unspecified result.
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Wake Forest
Colgate
Colorado State
Southern California
Western Michigan
Arizona
Oklahoma
A&m
Springfield
Mass
Santee Remains Fastest Miler Wins Half Mile Rivalry
Stockton California June 11 Wes Santee the Kansan star of middle distance proved his prowess at half a mile by delivering a decisive win over Arnie Sowell of Pittsburgh in a special race. The event underscored Santee's status among America's premier milers despite his frequent four minute marks.
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Wes Santee
Pittsburgh
Arnie Sowell
Santee topples Lowell in 880 race at 1 49.1 for 3 yards
Friday at Santee, a 880 race concluded in 1 minute 49.1 seconds giving a victory of three yards over Lowell, which had been undefeated in major competition. The existing 880 record stands at 1 48.4 set by Mal Whitfield.
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Kentucky
Virginia
Kansas
Izzuto
With Phil Rizzuto
Litt
Walker
Rochester
Harry Grayson
NEA
Harry Walker
Cardinals
Montreal
Bill Skowron
Bob Cerv
Dixie
Dodgers
Cardinal
Stanky
Harry the Hat
Columus
Ken Boyer
Bill Virdon
Alex Grammas
Wally Moon
Bill Sarni
Rip Repulski
Luis Arroyo
Larry Jackson
Brooks Lawrence
Harvey Haddix
Jackson
Eddie Stanky
Ebbets Field
Tisiacy Eam
Ole Lam
Pontiac
Packard
Chevrolet
Frazer
Hudson
E. Main
Carbondale
Lou Creekmur
Detroit Lions
NCAA
Remington
Bracy
Floyd P. Bracy
Wm. T. Bracy
James _R. Bracy
South Park Avenue
Herrin
Artna Casualty & Surety Company of
Hartford, Conn
Cline-Vick Drug CO
Clyde Rush, R. P
Santee
Stockton, Calif
HERTZ
Grob Agency
Murphysboro
South Side Lumber Co
Illinois
Square Deal Clothing House
Sheeracle
van Heusen
Fred Macmurray
Paramount
THE
FAR Horizons
VistaVision
Technicolot
Burke Yeager
ED Althoff
Murphysbore
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