West Frankfort duo lead SIU golf at Mt Vernon greens
Stage is set at Green Hills as Bill Barnett and Bill Foulk top the 36 hole total in the Southern Illinois amateur. Pursie Pipes and Paul Smith sit close, with 25 golfers across five classes, and Mt Vernon players contending in A and B groups. Barnett shot 144 while Foulk stood one stroke back at 145, with Pipes at 147 and Smith at 149 after strong second rounds.
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Jim “Dutch” Mitchell
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois
Louisiana
Mt. Vernon
Green Hills
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Bill Foulk
Southern Illinois University
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Mounds
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Mer Dubach
van Nevinger
Ricky Koehn
Jim Beatty
Dr. Sweeney
Billy Barnett
California Wins Intercollegiate Rowing Championship
California captured the Intercollegiate Rowing Association title in Syracuse with a final 400 yard rush to overtake Washington and Navy and claim first since 1949. Washington finished third as Navy faded late.
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Syracuse
N. Y
California
Johansson Patterson Heavyweight Rematch At Polo Grounds Monday
Ingemar Johansson, the 27 year old Swede and 196 world champion, enters a rematch with Floyd Patterson at the Polo Grounds as an 8 to 5 favorite. Promoter Humbert Fugazy expects a 35 000 crowd and 800 000 gate. Patterson weighs about 188, Johansson around 196. The bout will be shown on closed circuit at 230 locations in 160 cities with an ABC radio feed. ring time is 9 30 p m CDT under New York scoring rules.
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Associated Press
New York
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Humbert
Jack) Fugazy
Feature Sports, Inc
Johansson
Ally
Patterson
Ruby Goldstein
New York State Athletic Commission
Commission
ABC
Amber Morn Wins Handicap at Belmont Park
Amber Morn trained by Ken Love Farm won the Bowling Green Handicap on the Widener grass at Belmont Park. With Pete Anderson aboard the 113-pound gelding beat Tudor Admiral by a neck over Dunce from Claiborne Farm, paying $34.30 $16.50 and $10.40. Dunce paid $10.60 and $7.46 with North Pole II returning $9.30. Crowd 34,137.
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New York
Ken Love Farm
Amber Morn
Tudor Admiral
Widener
Belmont Park
Bowling Green
Pete Anderson
Dunce
Claiborne Farm
John&. Krose
North Pole
Hanagen Wins First Rickenbacher Cup at Roosevelt Raceway
Walter Hanagen of Westfield New Jersey drove a Maserati to a convincing win in the first Rickenbacher Cup for sports cars at Roosevelt Raceway Westbury New York. He averaged 73.6 miles an hour over the 30 mile race.
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Westbury
N. Y
Walter Hanagen
Westfield, N. J
Roosevelt Raceway
Hanagen
Senators Roster Includes Five Rookies
The Washington Senators list five rookies on their roster Jim Kaat John Kralick Don Lee Dan Dobbek and Don Mincher bringing youth depth to the team this season.
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Washington Senators
Jim Kaat
John Kralick
Don Lee
Dan Dobbek
Don Mincher
Pirates Sign Sam Gossett Pitcher From Murphysboro
Sam Gossett the son of Mr and Mrs Leo Gossett Murphysboro signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for an undisclosed bonus Joe Grace formerly a major leaguer now Pirates scout signed Gossett The pitcher was sent to Dubuque Iowa in Class D then moved to Kingsport Tennessee in the Appalachian League He is a Murphysboro High School graduate class of 1959 and starred for a Junior American Legion state championship team He also graduated from Draughon's Business College in Paducah last winter.
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Leo Gossett
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Grace
The
Pirates
Gos
Gossett
American Legion
Draughon’s Business College
Paducah
Bagdad Wins Inglewood Handi cap at Hollywood Park
Jockey Willie Shoemaker and Bagdad won the $54,350 Inglewood Handicap before about 45,000 fans. In a tight four horse finish Bagdad overtook Sea Orbit and Prize Host to take the race in 1:40.4. Bagdad paid 8.00 3.80 and 3.00, Sea Orbit paid 5.40 3.80, Prize Host 5.86.
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Willie Shoemaker
Bagdad
Inglewood
Hollywood Park
Fleet Nasrullah
Sea Orbit
Yankees take early lead as Stengel sparks fireworks
Cletis Boyer slugged a homer to put the Yankees up 2-0 on the White Sox at Comiskey Park. Casey Stengel and players waved sparklers from the dugout as Mickey Mantle later bashed a solo shot. The piece notes Veecks dislike of Topping and Weiss but recalls a long rivalry and mutual respect between Veeck and Stengel.
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Cletis Boyer
Yankees
White Sox
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Mickey Mantle
Veeck
Bob Topping
George Weiss
Stengel
Milwaukee
Bill
Browns
St. Louis
Casey
Ball Park
Fred Haney
Haney
Fox
State women amateur golf tour heads to Lockhaven Club
The state women’s amateur tournament runs Monday to Friday at Lockhaven Country Club seven miles west of Alton. The 6500 yard, par 38 37 75 course sits on hills above the Mississippi River with 54 sand traps and several water hazards.
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Lockhaven Country Club
Alton
Mississipipi River
University of Illinois
Savoy
Coaching changes and sports notes from regional schools
Frank Abbott will coach Vergennes High School succeeding Clarence Johnson who resigned to take a job upstate. Gordon Butler switches to Zeigler High as head basketball coach and football assistant after Tom Hays resignation. Ken Monschien named football coach and basketball assistant. Dutch Harrison exhibition at Crab Orchard Golf Course postponed due to National Open. Four TV baseball games feature St Louis connections with Dizzy Dean Jack Buck Buddy Blattner and Fred Haney. Bill Young resigns SIU sports publicist post likely to move to California newspaper work.
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Frank Abbott
Carbondale
Vergennes High School
Clarence Johnson
O’dell
Abbott
Mills Prairie
Gordon Butler
Zeigler High School
Bill Young
SIU
California
Oxnard Press-Courier
Braves End Larry Jackson Streak With 5-0 Win
Milwaukee pitcher Lew Burdette shuts out St. Louis on seven hits to snap Larry Jackson eight game win streak. Bruton hits a three run homer in seventh as Milwaukee scores in second and fifth innings to seal the victory. Burdette improves to 7-2, Jackson drops to 9-6.
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Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
St. Louis
Milwaukee Braves
Larry Jackson
Burdette
Jackson
Braves
Henry Aaron
Wes Covington
del Crandall
Red Schoendienst
Crandall
Bruton
Bob Duliba
Duliba
Sawatski
W — Burdette
L—Jackson
Ramire Dominates Yonkers Feature at $10,000 Prize
Ramire driven by Robert Cherrix won his seventh straight in Yonkers Raceway feature the Monitor JFA trot for $10,000 in Yonkers New York on June 18 as the unbeaten horse extended his winning streak.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Ramire
Robert Cherrix
Yonkers Raceway
Cahokia Downs Stewards Fine Rider for Unwarranted Foul Claim
Racing fans at Cahokia Downs saw C. H. James lodge a protest on Saturday June 11 that was not upheld. The stewards also fined James $25 for making an unwarranted foul claim.
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Cahokia Downs
C. H. James
James
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