Baptists and Methodists Split In Murphysboro Softball
In Murphysboro youth softball, the First Methodists beat the Baptists 8-6 in Junior League while the Baptists toppled the First Methodists 14-2 in Midget League. Methodists led 8-1 in the juniors before a late Baptist rally. Baptist mites opened with a 10-run first inning in the midgets.
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First Methodists
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Hurch
Longfellow Diamonds
Methodists
Ptists
The
Baptists
Moore
Ozburn
Hanson
Cook
Methodist Club
G ‘Etherton
Winn
L. Etherton
Baptist Club
Baptist Mites
Gilmore
Cane
K. Lavender
Johnson
Junior League Baptists AB
L Etherton
Lavender
Penrod
G Etherton
Hammack
Speith
Taylor
Hubbs
Brannon
Rf Dougan
Seifert
Methodists AB
Roberts
Williford
Pippin
Harsha
Fuller
Berger
Centralia Regains MO-Valley Lead With 15-0 Victory
Centralia tops Paducah 15-0 to reclaim first in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley league while Mattoon loses to Springfield 6-4 and West Frankfort beats Mt. Vernon 15-7. Gene Pisarki improves to 5-0 on the season as Centralia collects 18 hits. Paris falls 7-6 in 11 innings to Vincennes.
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Mattoon
Paducah
Gene Pisarki
Chiefs
Springfield
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Paris
Vincennes
Lakers
Roy Hawes
Velvets
Springfield Paris
Pet
Springfield Fires Manager in Major Shakeup
The Springfield Giants fired manager Ham Schulte and demoted Business Manager Don Edwards. Von Price, previously with Paris, takes over as manager as Karabatsos becomes general manager. The club also released three players and signed four including Leon ard Hunt Leroy Williams Bob Kyes and Mike Cramer. A 6 to 4 win over Mattoon greeted Price and the new lineup.
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Springfield Giants
Ham Schulte
Don Edwards
Schulte
von Price
Paris
Mike Cramer
West Frankfort
Janesville
Price
Matton
Kell Hits .386 as Tigers Hammer Phillies
Yesterday's Stars Batting features George Kell of the Tigers going 2-for-4 with a double and two singles, lifting his batting average to .386 and leading the majors. Billy Pierce of the White Sox tossed the first one-hitter of the season, as New York was held to a lone fifth inning single by Bill Johnson in a 5-0 win.
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George Kell
Tigers
Philadelphia
Billy Pierce
White Sox
New York
Bill Johnson
Herrin League Softball Play Totals Nine Games
Thursday night saw nine Herrin Township Softball League games across boys girls and mixed leagues. Jewelers blanked IGA 10-0 in the major league with Kenny Ferguson throwing a no hit bid. Minor league results included Pirates 15-13 Cubs and Ballard Draper’s 17-2 over Lincoln Lions. VFW 10-0 Hudson Braves. Midget league featured K of C 28-1 Beetle Baums and 66 Oilers 23-2 Roughhouse Rats. Saturday night at the lighted park Nightingales meet Carterville Girls and Herrin Eagles face Carterville Boys in non league action.
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Herrin Township
Ballard
Draper
Jewelers
Boren
IGA
West End
Karr Motors
Kenny Ferguson
Ferguson
Pirates
Cubs
Draper’s
Lincoln Lions
Energy
Master Aces
Cardinals
VFW
Hudson Braves
K. of C
Beetle Baums
Bugs
Illinois Indians
Oilers
Roughhouse Rats
Walter’s Wildcats
Nightingales
Carterville
Herrin Eagles
Trojans Rated Ten Favorite In N C A A Meet
A 280-athlete field from 77 schools opens the 29th NCAA track and field meet at the University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium. Southern California is favored to win its 14th title as Yale and others contend for surprises in a two-day event with defending champion Don Feinmann and rivals like Lou Zamperini in focus.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Southern California
University of Minnesota
Memorial Stadium
Yale
Trojans
Los Angeles
Navy
N.C
Don Feinmann
Wisconsin
George Wade
Jim Newcomb
Lou Zamperini
Newcomb
McEwen
Canada
Michigan
Greg Ace
N.C.A.A
Pel - Mel Paton
Seton Hall
Andy Stanfield
Charlie Peters
Indiana
Don Anderson
California
Charley Parker
Texas
Paul Bienz
Tulane
Bob Boyd
Loyola
New Orleans
Oregon
Bill Fell
Scout Report Hints Max Hooper Targeted by Colleges
An opinion notes prep standout Max Hooper of Mt. Vernon may land at Champaign as multiple schools express strong interest. The piece captures competitive recruiting sentiment and speculation about where the athlete could commit.
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Max Hooper
Mt. Vernon
Champaign
Max
Syracuse to play 10 football games this fall
Syracuse will schedule 10 games this fall the first time since 1927. The Orangemen meet Rutgers Temple Cornell Penn State Holy Cross Boston University Lafayette Colgate Fordham noted last season and add John Carroll in a Friday night November 10 game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
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Orangemen
Rutgers
Temple
Cornell
Penn State
Holy Cross
Boston University
Lafayette
Colgate
Fordham
John Carroll
Cleveland
Municipal
Southern Athletes Enter Ozark A A U Meet
A group of Southern Illinois athletes may travel to St Louis this Saturday to compete in the Ozark A A U track meet at Washington University. Potential participants include Truman Hill Joe McLafferty Jim Alexander Bob Neighbors and Sam Stotlar with Naste and Wilde of Belleville possibly joining.
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St. Louis
Ozark A. A. U
Truman Hill
Joe McLafferty
Jim Alexander
Bob Neighbors
Sam Stotlar
Naste
Wilde
Belleville
Washington University
U. S
Annapolis
U.S. Senate
Army
Navy
Harry Boyd
Walier High
Carl Linhart
Detroit
Flint
Mich
Bencini
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Bill Bleyer
Carterville
Centralia Sterlings
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