Sword Dancer Wins Belmont by Narrow Margin
Sword Dancer wins the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with Bagdad placing second and Royal Orbit third. Willie Shoemaker guides Sword Dancer to a victory by three quarters of a length amid a dramatic final turn spill involving Eddie Arcaro and Walter Blum.
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New York
Sword Dancer
Belmont Park
Bagdad
Royal Orbit
Willie Shoemaker
Eddie Arcaro
Black Hills
Lake Erie
Walter Blum
Arcaro
Blum
Alexander Kaye
Bagdac
King Ranch
Howard Keck
Tomy Lee
Lunglow
Highland Fling
Herrin Ball Leagues Sponsor Saturday Clinic at Park
A Saturday clinic is offered at the ball park for all boys on league teams. The event is sponsored by the Herrin Ball Leagues and promises each participant a chance to attend at least one special Saturday session.
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Urday
Ball Park
Herrin Ball Leagues
Herrin Ball Clinic Begins For Local Youth Players
Herrin hosts its ball clinic at Herrin Ball Park with coach leaders Cliff Davis Virgil Melvin and Carl Vinson in charge. About 35 boys from Zwick Rexall teams attend the first session as two Little League squads rotate for practice games and skill work including fielding and batting every Saturday through fall.
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Virgil Melvin
Herrin
Herrin Ball Park
Herrin Ball League
Carl Vinson
Vinson
Zwick
Rexall
Cliff Davis
Hanson and Suggs Tie for Open Lead at 36 Holes
Beverly Hanson and Louise Suggs shot 74 to reach 150 after 36 holes in the American Women’s Open in Minneapolis. Bonnie Randolph and Joyce Ziske were two behind at 152, with Patty Berg among five at 153 after a rough day and slipping from the first day’s lead.
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Minneapolis
Beverly Hanson
Louise Suggs
Bonnie Randolph
Joyce Ziske
Patty Berg
West Frankfort Week's Schedule In Boyl Summer League
Six games are scheduled this week in the West Frankfort boyl summer baseball league. MondayFixture list lists Herman versus Cardinals and Christian versus Lions. Tuesday action features Little Rascals versus A W Rotary versus Jaycees. Thursday games pit Cardinals against Odd Fellows and Lions against Kiwanis.
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West Frankfort
Herman
Cardinals
Christian
Lions
Little Rascals
A&w
Rotary
Jaycees
Odd Fellows
Kiwanis
Khoury League Schedule Set
The Murphysboro Khoury League baseball schedule lists daily matchups from Monday to Friday including Atom Bantam and Midget divisions. Highlights include Atom 1 versus Atom 3 on Monday and Midget 3 versus Midget 4 on Friday.
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Khoury League
Murphysboro
Atom
Bantam
Midget
Silver Spoon Wins Cinema Handicap at Hollywood Park
Inglewood California June 13 AP Silver Spoon the lone filly won the 52700 Cinema Handicap by three lengths for C V Whitney Stables with jockey Bill Boland guiding ahead of pace setter Friar Road Civic Pride and Tomy Lee finishing sixth before about 51000 spectators
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Tomy Lee
Inglewood
Calif
Silver Spoon
Bill Boland
C. V. Whitney Stables
Hollywood Park
Friar Road
Civic Pride
Pony Grads Tie In Marion League Leaders
Giles Electric and VFW each won two games last week to share the Pony Grads lead at 3-1. Giles Electric beat Jake's Tires 2-1 with Schafer and Cross pitching and 8-4 over the Insurance Agents with Cross pitching. VFW defeated Insurance Agents 4-2 and Jake's Tires 5-3 as Strang pitched a three hitter. The Lions Club beat the Bank of Egypt 10-7 and the American Legion 14-6 to reach a first place tie along with Giles Electric and VFW.
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Giles Electric
VFW
Jake
Schafer
Cross
Strang
Wol
Lions Club
Bank of Egypt
American Legion
Wilson Funeral Home
Wil Bank of Egypt
Ed Lions Club
Ttck Wilsons
Legion
Pony Grads
Lions
Murphysboro at Carbondale in Coal Belt League
Carbondale Teen Town hosts Murphysboro Sunday in a Coal Belt Teenage League baseball game at SIU Diamond starting at 4 p.m. Other Coal Belt games include Christopher at Marion Du Quoin at Benton and Herrin at Gorham.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
SIU
Christopher
Marion du Quoin
Benton Herrin
Gorham
Herrin Youth League Schedule Highlights For Week
The Herrin youth leagues list upcoming games with times and field numbers. Matches include Hays Chevrolet against Universal Match at 5 p.m. and multiple duels such as Cubs versus Yanks and Braves versus Giants across Tuesday to Monday with various teams and first column diamond numbers noted.
Yankees Down Tigers 6-4 Before Rain Halts Game
New York led 6-4 as Mickey Mantle and Marv Throneberry homered. Tony Kubek added a third Yankee shot. Don Larsen started for the Yankees and Art Ditmar finished, with Detroit’s Jim Bunning taking the loss. Rain halted play after 8 1 2 innings.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
Marv Throneberry
Tony Kubek
New York Yankees
Detroit Today
Frank Bolling
Mantle
Norm Siebern
Yanks
Lou Berberet
Jim Bunning
Bill Skowron
Tigers
Don Larsen
Besberet
Senators Sign Second Straight Bonus Player
The Washington Senators signed two bonus players in as many days. Lamar Jacobs of Youngstown Ohio recent Ohio University grad is a right handed hitter and thrower. He batted .467 in 18 games at Ohio University in 1958 and .394 with seven homers in 22 games this season. Jacobs will be assigned to Chattanooga and called up at season end.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Lamar Jacobs
Youngstown
Ohio
Ohio University
Fred Bruckbauer
University of Minnesota
Jacobs
Ohio U
Kent
Chattanooga
Senators
Pickett Still Holds NCSU High Jump Record
George Pickett, North Carolina State freshman basketball coach, still holds the school's high jump mark set in 1950. He cleared 6 feet 444 inches against Davidson.
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George Pickett
North Carolina
Davidson
Rain Delays Junior League Play At Carbondale
Rain halted Junior League baseball in Carbondale for three days last week and officials say games will resume as scheduled barring more rain. Director John T. Moake said managers will be contacted and games rescheduled with the week’s lineup showing 5:30 p.m. starts unless noted.
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Carbondale
John T. Moake
Stars
Seals
Attucks
Hawks
Rams
Oakland A
Stags
Aces
Oakland C
Royals
Javs
Oakland D
Celts
Pros
Oakland
Lynx
Eagles
Cards
Sioux
Bruins
Phils
Owls
Pups
Wolves
Cubs
Blues
Tigers
Yanks
Bears
Burns
Lions
Courtney's takes early league lead with 5 0 win
Courtney's blanked the Elks 5 to 0 as Jerry Boner pitched a one hit game to highlight Marion Little League action. Pepsi Cola moved to 5 1 with wins over Kiwanis and others while City Dairy crushed Bank of Marion 16 to 3.
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Jerry Boner
Courtney
Elks
Marion
Pepsi Cola
Kiwanis
The
Marion City Dairy
Barnes
Worthen
City Dairy
Bank of Marion
Fuson
Courtney’s
City Dairy Ae
Oe Elks
Courtney's
Courtney’ S Best Kiwanis
Elks Is
Courtney’ S
Michigan State Golf Team Sets School Record For Wins
Michigan State's 1959 golf squad posted an 11 win 1 loss record in dual matches the best in school history. The team demonstrated strong depth and consistency across the season.
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Michigan State
Ex-Yankee Charlie Silvera Serves as Playing Manager
The Eastern League features Charlie Silvera acting as a playing manager for Binghamton New York this season. He returns to active duty after a career with the New York Yankees and takes the helm for the Binghams in regional competition.
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Charlie Silvera
Binghamton
N. Y
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Suggs
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OLD RT
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Casey Tibbs
Tex Williams
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Rodeo Cowboys’ Association
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Tor Tishin
Rane Peshing Tackle
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