M Boro Moose Defeat Steeleville in 12 Inning Thriller
Murphysboro Moose defeated Steeleville 7 to 6 in 12 innings at Riverside Park. Bud Geiger Paige Stagner and Merle Geiger delivered the tying and winning hits as four Murphysboro pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts in extreme heat. The Moose travel to Willisville next Sunday.
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Murphysboro
Moose
Steeleville
Riverside Park
Innin
Bud Geiger
Paige Stagner
Merle Geiger
Willisville
Colgate Names Harold Lahar New Grid Coach
Harold Lahar is Colgate University's 22nd head football coach, the third in 23 years. Histories note prior mentors Andy Kerr and others who built Colgate football from modest beginnings to national recognition.
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Hamilton
N.Y
Colgate
Harold Lahar
Lahar
Andy Kerr
Dick Harlow
Paul Bixler
Frank “Buck” O’neill
Larry Bankart
Red Raiders
Chenango
Samuel Colate
Joe Colnon
Danny Scot
Andy
Che
University of Oklahoma
Chicago Bears
Navy
Buffalo Bills
Lahor
Johnny Wilson Named Senior Class President Elect
Johnny Wilson is introduced as an honor student and the president elect of the next year's senior class, while serving as defensive half back for a State team.
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Johnny Wilson
U S Mermaids To Vie For Olympics Helsinki Trials
The 1952 U S Olympic women swimming squad will feature teen agers and veterans, headed for Helsinki. Trials run in Indianapolis July 4 5 and 6 with favorites including Jackie Lavine Carol Pence and Marueen O'Brien. Teen stars Sharon Geary Jody Alderson Phoebe Cramer Barbara Stark Carolyn Green Paula J Myers and Barbara Hoberman shine alongside Mary Freeman and Mary Freeman who rose from hospital access to national backstroke titles.
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United States
Helsinki
Finland
Indianapolis
Jackie Lavine
Town Club of
Chicago
Carol Pence
Lafayette
Ind
Marueen O’brien
Red Bank
N. J
Pat McCormick
Los Angeles
Lavine
Pence
Gail Peters
Daytona Beach
Fla
Miss Pen
Phoebe Cramer
Berkele Calif
Barbara Star
Berkeley
Carolyn Green
Fort Lauderdale
Paula J. Myers
Barbara Hoberman
Washington, D. C
Alderson
Miss Stark
Miss Green
Miss Hoberman
Mary Freeman
Miss Freeman
Col
Monroe Freeman
Walter Reed
Mary
Jim Campbe
Ann Curtis
Dick Papenguth
Purdue University
America
Papenguth
Walter Schlueter
Russells Top Murphysboro in 7 6 Baseball Thriller
The Russell team beat Murphysboro 7 to 6 on St Anns Diamond. A newly formed Junior Moose squad in Murphysboro, with players under 20, played under Trico Teen-Age Stories rules. The Moose host Herrin Legionnaires at Riverside Park Diamond, as Herrin’s only two hits were offset by Murphysboro errors and aggressive baserunning.
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Herrin’s
Russells
Theysboro
St. Ann's Firme
Murphysboro
Moose
Trico
Herrin Legionnaires
Riverside Park
Herrin
Hudgens Buick Defeats Pinckneyville All-Stars 12-5
Hudgens Buick, led by Tommy Nesbitt’s three-hit effort, beat Pinckneyville All-Stars 12-5 on the road. Hudgens improves to 8-1 this softball season and will face Ballard & Draper Gems of Herrin in Carbondale next Wednesday night.
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Hudgens Buick
Tommy Nesbitt
Pinckneyville All-Stars
Pinckneyville
Buicks
Hudgens
Ballard & Draper Gems
Herrin
Carbondale
MSU honors Clark Scholes as top swimmer again
Clark C. Scholes of Detroit was named the outstanding varsity swimmer at Michigan State for the second straight year, receiving the Hubert E. Gluski Memorial award. He won seven of eight major indoor titles in the 100-yard freestyle and claimed NCAA and Big Ten crowns in 50 and 100-yard events across 1950 1951.
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East Lansing
Mich
Clark C. Scholes
Detroit
Michigan State
Hubert E. Gluski
Hubert Gluski
Pacific
Scholes
West Virginia A Wins Three Straight Southern Conf Baseball Games
West Virginia A. won three consecutive Southern Conference baseball games without its pitchers yielding a single earned run.
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West Virginia A
Brown to Join Eastern Intercollegiate League
Brown University will become the eighth member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League at the start of the 1953 54 season.
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Brown University
Hialeah Race Track Sets 40 Day Winter Meeting
Hialeah race track has been assigned a 40 day horse racing meeting from January 16 to March 3 next winter, outlining the schedule for the upcoming season.
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Hialeah Race Track
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Schnocker
Bass
Walker
Buescher
Trade
Bramlel
Bollman
Mueller
Lindenberg
Murphysboro Moose
AB Graetf
Hardy
Rains
Strothman
Taylor
Roberts
Bob M
Stagner
B. Geiger
Harley Davidson
Ben Hogan
Dutch Harrison
Julius Boros
U.S
AP Newsfeatures
Speedy Santee
Pap
Lexe
Mimi TY
Dre Rela
Harry Bros. Standard Service
Murphysbore
Elsie Jennings
Women’s Swimming Association of
New York
London
Vicki Draves
E. A. Kraft Plumbin
Bergen Dewees
North 16Th Street
WYE Supply
Herrin Wye
Johnston City
Johnston City Coal Belt
Elmore Howell
Bob Hope
Bill Walker
Jerry Eberhardt
Jan Jansco
Jim McCann
Jack Helfrich
Charlie Howell
Robert Barra
Vernon Kee
LaVerne Crowe
Mark
Hoffard
Bill Shelby
Joe Yuske
Bob Wilkinson
Frank Trepani
TAX Service
Herrin Prairie Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ray Hardin, W. M
Crosley Shelvador
Aes E
Ort Se
Ealy
O’keefe Distributing Co., Inc
Carrier Mills
Ill
Renfro Furniture Co
Carbondale, Ill
N. Ilinoie Ave
Treece
Anna, Ill
East
Vienna
Petty Oil Co
Cobden, Ill
Frost Furniture Co
Carterville, Ill
People’s Skelgas Service
Elkville, Ill
B. and K. Furniture Co
Murphysboro, Ill
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