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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1952
Page
9
Mt Vernon engineer Paul Smith defeated defending champion Pursie Pipes 6 5 to win the Southern Illinois Golf Association title at Mt Vernon. Smith led 4 up after morning rounds, then surged with key shots to close out at par in the afternoon, amid a sun drenched gallery.
Carterville roared back from a 5-0 deficit to tie it 5-5 and won 9-8 over Attucks in 11 innings. Drake pitched all 11 for Carterville with 14 strikeouts while Macklin went the distance for Attucks with nine punchouts. C Alexander homered for Attucks.
The Nightingales crushed the Herrinettes 21-7 at the lighted ball park in Herrin in the girls major league bracket. After leading 10-1 after three innings the Nightingales relaxed allowing four runs in the fifth before replying with seven in the sixth to seal the win.
Holy Cross faces unbeaten Missouri in the NCAA baseball final. The Crusaders beat Western Michigan 15-3 and Penn State 15-4 to reach the title clash, while Missouri has yet to lose in the tournament and won 1-0 in an earlier meeting. Jackie Lonergan pitched a one
Enos Slaughter drove in five with a homer a double and a single as the Cardinals erased an 11-0 deficit to beat the Giants 14-12 in the first game of a doubleheader. Max Sarkent pitched a two hitter to lead the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Cubs after Boston won the opener 4-1.
In a tight finish, Smith clinched the match at hole 31 after both players landed near the green. Pipes led early with eight foot par on hole 30, but Smith sunk a 10 foot pitch to set up a decisive final putt to win.
Phil Coleman of Illinois university breaks the Central AAU three mile mark at Chicago with a 14:58 on a muddy track, surpassing Loyola’s Bob Kelly 15:13 from 1951. He executed the distance as a trial for Olympic team form and faces strong 5000m opposition from Wes Santee at the NAAA meet in Long Beach. Coleman heads to Los Angeles Thursday for Olympic qualification.
In Herrin Township this Monday show one girls bracket and two boys brackets. Indians face Dodgers at 6 p.m in Kitty league while Wilsons meet Craigs at 7 15 p.m Minor league. Souths collide with Magnottis at 6 p.m in Kitty league Pollacks play Lowmans at 7 15 p.m in Minor league.
During the winter training season Delvin Miller kept 64 horses in his barns at Orlando Florida. He was the nation's leading money winning harness driver in 1950 and ranked third in the previous year.
Paul Smith of Mt Vernon, a 30 year old engineer for the Mt Vernon Steve company, defeated Pursie Pipes of the same club 6 and 5 to win the Southern Illinois Golf Association championship at Green Hills in Mt Vernon. Smith finished five under par on 31 holes to clinch the match with his caddy Duane Ellis also pictured.
Boston’s George Kell leads the American League at third base with 56 248 votes in the latest all star balloting totals, 2 111 ahead of Al Rosen. Chicago June 6 AP. Kell is chasing a starting berth for the July 8 game in Philadelphia.
The 23rd Women's Western Open opens at Skokie with 125 entrants as Patty Berg, Minneapolis, defends her 1951 title and seeks a fifth Western victory. Berg heads 12 professional entrants aiming for the $1,000 first prize and $500 runner-up prize in the week-long event.
Lowman's minor league boys edged Green's 10-9 in Herrin Saturday night with Green's making two more errors despite three more hits. In the Boys B bracket Lawwill's boys defeated Hargrave 17-14, scoring in six frames aside from the first inning. Louise Suggs, Betsy Rawls among pros and amateurs contend in a separate event with Mary Agnes Wall and Carol Diriginger noted among top contenders.
The Giants led 11-0 after four innings as Sal Maglie faltered and the St Louis Cardinals exploded with a seven-run fifth inning and Enos Slaughter three-run homer to seize a 12-11 lead. Hemus tied in the eighth and Slaughter delivered the decisive hit in the same frame. The Cardinals completed a doubleheader split by winning 3-0 in the nightcap. Meanwhile the Yankees drained the Indians in both ends 8-2 and 4-3. Reds, Browns, White Sox, and Braves also posted wins as the league produced a bustling day of baseball.
Herrin township Softball league board members will meet at 6 30 p m today in Herrin city hall announced board member Jimmy Campbell.
Sunday results show St. Louis 14-0, New York 12-3, Boston 4-2, Chicago 1-0, Philadelphia 0-3, Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 4. Today fit St Louis at New York and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Tomorrow Cincinnati at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, St Louis at Philadelphia.
The National League top batting average goes to Lockman of New York at .333 with Musial of St Louis at .328 and DiMaggio of Boston at .332. Sauer of Chicago leads RBIs with 59, while Thomas of New York has 45. Sauer also tops home runs with 18, followed by Hodges of Brooklyn and Westrum of New York at 11. Rosen of Cleveland hits .330 and DiMaggio rivals with .332. Dropo of Detroit has 37 RBIs, while Rosen also has 38. Dropo and Wertz of Detroit and Rosen tie for 11 homers.
Herrin Eagles overcame a 6-3 deficit with seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to defeat Royalton 10-6 on Sunday. McGlasson and Lawwill led with four singles apiece, while Robinson and Walker made key defensive plays for Herrin. Donahue pitched the complete game for Herrin, with Royalton’s Sohn relieving in the eighth.
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