Southern Illinois Golf Meet Qualifiers Prepare at Jackson County
More than 100 entrants expected as Southern Illinois Amateur golfers begin Sunday at Jackson County Country Club. Qualifiers decide classes with 32 players each in Championship, A, B and C. possible D if 20 or more enter. Final rounds run Thursday through Sunday, June 20, with 36 hole championships and 18 hole matches. past champions Hawkins Smith Pipes return.
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Southern Illinois
Jackson County Country Club
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Miles
Haynes Hawkins
Paul Smith
Pursie Pipes
Count Barclay
Centralia
Barclay
Hawkins
Smith
Pipes
Jackson County Country Club Diagram
A diagram titled Jackson Course outlines a layout at the Jackson County Country Club. The image-based schematic appears to show fairways greens and hazards, indicating the design or plan for the golf course.
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Jackson Course
Jackson County Country Club
Charnak Named Mt. Vernon Assistant Coach
Frank Lefty Charnak, former Benton track coach and all around athlete, joins Mt. Vernon High School as an assistant coach. He played at West Frankfort, Cape Girardeau, and Peabody College, and reunites with Stan Changnon, the Mt. Vernon athletic director. The move follows Benton’s coaching reshuffle and contracts for next year.
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Lefty
Charnak
Benton
Mt. Vernon
West Frankfort
Cape Girardeau
Cape
Peabody College
Tennessee
Stan Changnon
Vernon
Ralph Hooker
Michigan City
Jim Levin
Virden
Ralph Davison
All Sports
Glenn Trulove
Three Herrin Little League Games Reported Friday
Three Herrin Little League games were decided Friday night. Industrials defeated Clothiers 11 to 7, Financiers beat Fraternals 10 to 5, and Bank topped Elks 6 to 3. Only one game is on the schedule for Monday at 6 p.m. Clothiers meet Fraternals at the L. L. Diamond.
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Industrials
The
Clothiers
Bank
the Elks
Clothers
L. L. Diamond
Baseball Results From Friday Between Major Teams
Friday results show New York 3 Chicago 2. Cleveland 6 Boston 2. Washington 9 Baltimore 8. Detroit 16 1 Philadelphia 5 2. Chicago New York and other matchups listed with multiple extra games and later innings.
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Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Notre Dame Coaches Ties Span 1945 to 1948
Bill Fischer, Notre Dame line coach, was a teammate of head coach Terry Brennan for four years from 1945 through 1948. Fischer captained the 1948 team.
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Bill Fischer
Notre Dame
Terry Brennan
Fischer
Recreation Workshop to Gather 80 Leaders at SIU Camp
About 80 regional recreation leaders will attend the first Southern Illinois University playground workshop at Little Grassy Lake near Carbondale June 15-19. SIU officials lead sessions on dramatics, games, first aid, crafts, nature lore, supervision, and more with 12 directors from the area and university staff.
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Southern Division
Illinois Recreation Association
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SIU
John Moake
Carbondale Parks and Recreation
C. C. Franklin
SIU Men’s Physical Education Department
Frank Bridges
SIU Health Education Department
Howard Cooksey
Centralia Recreation
John Wall
Belleville Recreation
Clyde Brown
SIU University School
John F. Plummer
University School
Norman White
SIU Men’s Mynical Education Department
Harold Bean
Alton Recreation
The
Freeberg
Local Scores Report Du Quoin Shawnee Dowell Murphysboro
Last week results show Du Quoin 2 Shawnee 1 and Dowell 13 Murphysboro 6. Pinckneyville 8 Steeleville 5 with Neunert 5 Ava 2 Pinckneyville 3. Du Quoin 2 Ava and Dowell Murphysboro and Shawnee and Pinckneyville Neunert Steeleville games listed.
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Steeleville
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Ava
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Neunert du Quoin
High School Football Scores From October Weekend
Marion 17, Carbondale 7. Anna-Cobden 14, Herrin 9. Benton 3, West Frankfort 1. Johnston City Christopher rain. Games Sunday West Frankfort at Anna-Cobden, Christopher at Benton, Herrin at Carbondale, Marion at Johnston City.
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Carbondale
Anna-Cobden
Herrin
Benton
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Christopher
Frankfort
Benton Herrin
Major League Stars Shine In Tight 1-0 Braves Win
Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves scattered five singles to beat the Philadelphia club 1-0. Ray Boone of the Detroit Tigers slugged three homers in a doubleheader against Philadelphia, including a bases loaded circuit for one of them.
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Lew Burdette
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia
Ray Boone
Detroit Tigers
Major Leaguers Put Experts On Shaky Ground
Baseball pre season analysts clung to Brooklyn and New York as favorites with Milwaukee and Cleveland runners up. Brooklyn moved to solo first after a 10-8 win over Cincinnati while Giants lost to Cubs in Chicago. Home runs sparked a busy night as Doby Kaline Miksis and others powered wins across the league.
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New York Yankees
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Cleveland
New York Giants
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
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Yanks
Washington
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Giants
Cubs
Eddie Miksis
Irv Noren
Phil Rizzuto
Larry Doby
George Strickland
Wally Westlake
Art Houtteman
Eddie Yost
Senators
Miksis
Pittsburg Pirates
Gene Roberts
Vernon Law
Redlegs
Curt Simmons
Lew Burdette
OBrien Sets New Shot Put Record at AAU Meet
Parry OBrien, 225 pounds, broke the 60 foot mark four times to set a 60 feet 10 inch shot put record at the district AAU meet in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Wes Santee won the featured mile in 4 00.7, beating Josy Barthel by about 50 yards as Santee prepares for Marine summer camp.
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Parry O’brien
Wes Santee
Kansas
Josy Barthel
Luxembourg
O’brien
University of Southern California
Coliseum
Santee
Marine
Quantico
Compton
Calif
Barthel
Wes
Purvis Sees Graeff as Key Backup at Illinois
Purvis, Illinois football backfield coach, expects Murphysboro junior halfback Bobby Graeff to contribute as a spot runner and defender. Graeff, soon a junior, may receive more playing time as distractions shift to Caroline Bates Woodson and other backs.
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Illinois
Bobby Graeff
Murphysboro
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Purvis
Herrin Babe Ruth League Week of June 13 Schedule
The Herrin Babe Ruth League posts a week of games at Lighted Park Diamond and No. 1 Diamond. Key matchups include Sportsmen versus VFW at 1 p.m, Engineers against Chevrolet at 3 p.m, and a triple main at 6 p.m. plus late 8 p.m tilts.
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Engineers
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Daamond
Cardinals Plan Tryouts At Marion Late This Month
The St. Louis Cardinals will hold a player try out camp at Marion on June 28-29. Joe Monahan and Tony DeFilio will conduct the camp for boys aged 17 to 22 who are seeking a shot at a professional roster.
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Marion
Joe Monahan
Southern Illinois
Tony DeFilio
Vergennes 4-H Tigers Rally To Top Pleasant Grove
Vergennes Tigers 4-H softball beat Pleasant Grove 16 9 after a late rally with two late inning runs in Murphysboro. In a Second League game Little Muddy defeated Campbell Hill Hill toppers 18 4 as Vergennes pulled away with a big fourth and seventh inning surge. Chamness hit a bases loaded home run in the fourth to spark the Vergennes run.
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Murphysboro
Pleasant Grove
Little Muddy
Campbell Hill Hill
Vergennes
Chamness
Hilltoppers
R Ehlers
Schatte
Cf Thies
Knop
Ray Eiders
Gerberding
G. Thies
Rf Stout
HH Davis
C. Bowlin
Rf K. Cochran
House
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D. Shelton
Pittman
L. Cochran
M. Waller
Limbert
D. Etherton
D. Waller
J. Etherton
Wolfe
Adams
Rf Palmer
Seay
If Neal
Swetland
Hicks
P Dunlap
Tow
Wisely
Porter
DuQuoin Junior Legion to Play Herrin Sunday
The Herrin Junior American Legion baseball team will host the DuQuoin Legion at the new Legion Park in Herrin on Sunday with first pitch at 2 30 p m.
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Duquoin Junior Legion
Herrin
Cardinals Safe From Run Record Threats This Season
Cardinals pitchers allowed 323 runs in 49 games, a pace safer than 1930 when Philadelphia stacked 1199. The team has scored 308 runs in 49 games, while 1930’s Red Birds set a 1067 runs single season record. May 19, they led 18-14 after a 3-0 win in New Lome, then beat the Pirates 17-4 in Pittsburgh the next day and edged the Reds 8-7 in extras to reach 20-14.
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Little League Schedule Week of June 14
Monday Clothiers meet Fraternals at 6 p.m. and L L Diamond hosts Financiers at 6 p.m. Tuesday Zwicks face Bank at 6 p.m. No. 1 Diamond Elks play Norge at 7 30 p.m. Zwicks vs Norge at 6 p.m. L L Diamond. Friday Industrial meets Fraternals and Clothiers face Financiers at 7 30 p.m. Bank plays Elks at 6 p.m. No 1
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Fraternals
Financiers
Industrials
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Zwicks
Bank
Diamond Elks
Norge
Diamond
Industrial
Diamond Clothiers
Diamond Bank
Elks
Murphysboro Khoury Team Edges Sparta Bantams
The Murphysboro Khoury Baseball League beat Sparta Bantams 7 to 6 on St. Andrew's diamond. Sparta led 6 to 3 through five innings before Murphysboro rallied for four runs in the fifth to take the lead and held it as Sparta was shut out in the final frame. Murphysboro will travel to Sparta on July 2.
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Sparta Cardwell Motors Bantams
Sparta Bantams
St. Andrew’s
Sparta
Murphysboro
Teen Town 21 Softball Crush Halls 3
In Carbondale the Softball League saw Teen Town defeat Halls 21 to 3 on Saturday. VFW team downed Walnut Baptists 18 to 3. Martin Oilers face West Frankfort in the next game.
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Carbondale Softball League
Teen Town
Halls
VFW
Walnut Baptists
Martin Oilers
West Frankfort
Geiger Too Young for Baseball Says Cardinal Scout
Scout Joe Monahan of the Cardinals says Merle Geiger, signed this summer, is too young at 17 to play pro level. Geiger, who just turned 17 in April, is pitching for the Hannibal club in the MO-Valley League, facing a tough start but showing potential.
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Joe Monahan
Cardinals
Gorham
Merle Geiger
Geiger
Joe
Legion
Cards
Hannibal
Potential CCHS aide coaches eyed from area ranks
Nick Veremis of Chicago played football and wrestled at Southern Illinois University and may join Lesser High School as assistant next year. Kenny Farrar, who left Salem coaching to go into private business, is a candidate to replace Paul Eckert as Centralia High’s assistant.
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Nick Veremis
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Lesser High
Paul Eckert
Centralia High
Kenny Farrar
Salem
Cardinals Attendance Climb Promises Million Mark Revisit
The Cardinals have drawn 402,274 fans for their first 30 home games this season. The figure compares with 335,511 for the first 30 games a year ago when the club totaled 880,242 fans for its lowest post war total. If the pace continues, the team will again surpass a million attendees.
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Former Anna Jonesboro Coach to Lead Delta High Football
Bill Townes will become head football coach at Delta High School next fall, advancing from his prior role as coach at Anna Jonesboro. Townes brings a track record of developing players and coordinating offense, with expectations to implement new strategies at Delta.
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Bill Townes
Anna Jones‘boro
Delta High School
United States Leads in Hopkins Trophy and Wightman Cup
Toronto paced by Chandler Harper and Ed Oliver, the United States secured an 17 to 9 percent lead in Hopkins Trophy play after taking 8 percent of a possible nine points from Canadian professionals. In Wimbledon England, the United States led 3-0 in Wightman Cup tennis as Maureen Connolly and Doris Hart won singles, and Margaret Osborne Du Pont and Louise Brough teamed for doubles.
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Toronto
Chandler Harper
Ed Oliver
United States
Wimbledon
England
Britain
Maureen Coast
Doris Hart
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Louise Brough
Boxing card results from multiple cities
In New York Joey Giardello outpointed Bobb Jones 10 rounds in a welterweight bout. In Boise Bobby Woods beat Henry Davis over 15 rounds. In San Diego Cecil Schoonmaker defeated Doug Medley in a 12 round decision.
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New York
Joey Giardello
Philadelphia
Bobb Jones
Oakland
Calif
Boise
Idaho
Bobby Woods
Spokane
Henry Davis
Honolulu
San Diego
Cecil Schoonmaker
Los Angeles
Doug Medley
San Tilson
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