Miles Upsets Pipes In SIGA semifinals Bid
Eddie Miles of Carbondale upset Pursie Pipes of Mt. Vernon one up in 19 holes at Jackson County Country Club to highlight a day of youth advancing in the Southern Illinois amateur golf championship. Byron Connell Jr and Jim Mitchell also won to reach semis as top players faltered in the heat.
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Merle Jones
Illinoisan
Eddie
Pipes
Miles
Vetran
Byron Connell, Jr
Eddie Miles
Carbondale
Mounds
Benton Marion clash for Coal Belt lead
Benton holds 4-0 league mark and hosts Marion, 4-1, in Sunday's clash as Marion seeks top spot after a 3-2 loss to Johnston City. Benton extended win streak to four with a 5-1 win over Christopher while Anna Cobden upset West Frankfort 1-0 and Herrin rallied for a 9-8 win at Carbondale.
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Marion
Johnston City
Benton
Christopher
Anna Cobden
West Frankfort
Anna
Delano
Smokey” Jacobs
Herrin
Carbondale
Standings Ltd
Carbondale Christopher
Herrin West Frankfort
Herrin Nner
Steeleville Youth Invited To Cardinal Camp Tryout
Donald Walker son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Walker of Steeleville has been invited to a Cardinal organization camp at Busch Stadium St Louis next week Scout Joe Monahan contacted him by letter noting he was scouted by the Cardinals The item highlights the youth players invitation from the Cardinal organization and the scouting contact.
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Donald Walker
Elmer Walker
Steeleville
St. Louis Cardinals
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
Joe Monahan
Cardinal
Walker
Bank Nips Elks For 4th Victory
Byron Connell Jr a then 18 year old in the championship flight for the third year faced Pursie Pipes in a Mt. Vernon match two years earlier Connell narrowly beat Pipes after sinking shots from off the green Pipe prayed “don’t let it get too close” then changed to “don’t let it go in” Connell is staying with John Gilbert state attorney Jackson County His father Pulaski County former state attorney Bunker Jones West Frankport athlete now Champaign policeman follows Bill Lane West Frankfort John Winn Bert Ozburn Dick Daniel Tom Brock among youngest in tourney Winn and Ozburn won their first matches.
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Young Connell
Miles
Connell
Jim
Mitchell
West Frankfort
Tom Easterly
Carbondale
Easterly
E. J. Gregory
Benton
Fred Lager
Bob Lowe
Greenville
Jim Willis
Mt. Vernon
Wes Coyle
Lager
Willis
Henry Justice
du Quoin
Justice
Bob Henley
Frank Wool
Bill Lane
Carl Pankey
Morris Hays
Herrin
John Gilbert
Jesse Carello
Edddie Vogler
Bob Howden
Howden
Wally Springer
Heerlin
al Duncan
Tom Reed
Bob Reynolds
Jackson
Charles McCurdy
Pinckneyville
Reynolds
Wilbur Swindell
Floyd Sexton
Byron Connell, Jr
Mounds
Pursie Pipes
Pipes
Pulaski County
Jackson County
Bunker Jones
West Frank‘porth
Champaign
Bill
John Winn
Bert Ozburn
Dick Daniel
Tom Brock
Winn
Ozburn
Championship Second Round Golf Highlights
In the championship round several players secured early leads and tight wins. Lager defeated Lowe 7 and 6 while Willis fell to Lager 1 up. Justice edged Spurgeon 1 up and then beat Henley 6 and 5. Connell outmatched Miles 7 and 6. Mitchell beat Gregory 6 and 4. Lane advanced in a dusk concession after leading 2 up after 14 holes while Clippinger conceded.
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Lager
Lowe
Willis
Coyle
Henley
Woosley
Justice
Spurgeon
Miles
Pipes
Connell
White
Gregory
Elder
Jim Mitchell
Easterly
Mitchell
Clippinger
E. Gilbert
Lane
Smith
Rezetka
Etherton
Pankey
Gilpin
Hays
Needham
Dozier
Cornish
George Sims
H. G. Sims
J. Gilbert
Johnson
Gilbert
Sims
Murphysboro Junior Legion to Play Herrin Sunday Afternoon
The Murphysboro Junior Legion baseball team will play Herrin Junior Legion Sunday afternoon at 2 30 p m. The game is set for the new Legion Park north of Herrin.
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Murphysboro Legion
Herrin
Murphysboro Junior Legion
Herrin Junior Legion
New Legion
Carbondale golfers clash in Class A tourney
Bill McBride and Pete Beck of Carbondale faced in the first round with McBride winning 3 and 1. Emmett Harris, also from Carbondale, aged golfer, lost to R T Matlavish of DuQuoin 1 up after a dramatic finish. Harris led near the end but Matlavish sealed it with a six on the playoff hole while Harris shot a seven.
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Bill McBride
Pete Beck
Carbondale
Jackson County
McBride
Emmett Harris
R. T. Matlavish
DuQuoin
Matlavish
Harris
Eddie Miles Plays Golf with a Cigar Stub
Eddie Miles of Carbondale, a veteran of many SIGA tourneys, is seen on the course with a cigar stub clenched in the corner of his mouth as he tees off and chats with fellow players.
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Eddie Miles
Carbondale
Henry Justice triumphs in DuQuoin title match
Henry Justice a former DuQuoin athlete and noted baseball prospect defeated Carl West Frankfort in a championship Thursday. He quit baseball to negotiate a contract and is married with a year old daughter while working for his father in DuQuoin.
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Henry Justice
DuQuoin
Carl Ae West Frankfort
Justice
Baseball Ia
Murphysboro Fishermen Plan Canada Trip
A group of eight Murphysboro anglers left Saturday for a two week fishing trip in Canada. They will fly from Kenora, Ontario to a fishing camp on June 23 and return around July 3. A second group will arrive on July 3. Members of the first group include Vern Grissom Gene Wagner Homer Hanson Frank Harris John Hrabik R. F. Bastien Floyd Cox William Borgsmiller.
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Murphysboro
Canada
Kenora
Ontario
Vern Grissom
Gene Wagner
Homer Hanson
Frank Harris
John Hrabik
R. F. Bastien
Floyd Cox
William Borgsmiller
Caroline Passes First Grade Test
Illinois star halfback Caroline from the University of Illinois is back in academic good standing but will attend summer school to erase two failures from last fall semester. Athletic Director Doug Mills declined to disclose course count but said he is making normal progress toward a degree.
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Champaign
J. C. Caroline
University of Illinois
Doug Mills
Caroline
Red Grange
Illinois
Illini
Michigan State
Former Carbondale Coach Visits Houghton Tournament
Verdic Cox, once a Carbondale youth, now coaches college basketball and tennis for a Houghton, Michigan program and participates as a tourney visitor.
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Verdic*Cox
Carbondale
Houghton, Mich
Thousands Flock to Crab Orchard for Busy Weekend
Jerry Karr reports a record one day draw at Crab Orchard Lake with an estimated 50 000 visitors enjoying swimming boating fishing and picnicking around the 127 mile shoreline. U S Fish and Wildlife ranger Larry Sheffield notes traffic delays and plans a recreation survey with counters on surrounding roads this weekend.
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Jerry Karr
Crab Orchard Lake
Larry Sheffield
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State Highway Department
Carbondale
An of le
Ninty-five Degree Tyre
Crab Orchard
Fish and Wildlife Service
Carterville
Little Grassy
Sheffield
Gene Crawford
United States
Herrin
Marion
Battle For Lead In Trico League At Dowell Sunday
The Trico Teen Age Baseball League race heats up as Dowell seeks to maintain a 4-1 record atop the standings in a Sunday game against Neunert at Dowell. Neunert and Du Quoin sit at 3-1, while Murphysboro and Ava trail. Sunday results include Du Quoin 4 Steeleville 3, Dowell 18 Ava 4, Shawnee 12 Murphysboro 10, and Neunert 10 Pinckneyville 0.
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Dowell
Trico
Neunert
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Ava
Steeleville
Pinckneyville
Shawnee
Carbondale Softball Tournament Opens With 14 Teams
The Carbondale Park District hosts a Monday start for a softball tourney featuring seven local Adult League teams and five from nearby towns. Listed entrants include Martin Oilers Cobden Norge Morgan Mines Tire Teen Town Carterville West Frankfort Carbondale Baptist VFW Braves and Merchants.
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Carbondale
Martin Oilers
Cobden
Aerin Norge
Morgan Mines
le Tire
Teen Town
Carterville
West Frankfort
Carbondale Baptist
VFW Braves
The
Merchants
New basketball rule tested in Murray North-South game
The Murray Kentucky North South prep all star game showcased the new foul rule allowing a second free throw after a made first shot and play resumes on a miss. North fouls led to 33 free throws while South converted 18 on nine two-shot sequences as the South won 109 to 93.
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Murray
Free throw rules spark focus on accuracy and defense shifts
The piece notes that the North earned one more personal foul than the South but shot 31 free throws to the South’s 47, converting a total far lower due to missed opportunities. It discusses the impact of new rules on free throws, zone defenses, and potential changes in press strategies and foul-taking behavior for next season.
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Marion
Centralia
Herrin
Strikes Out 21 In Seven Innings But Loses Contest
In an Atom League game at Chautauqua Diamond Carbondale Friday the Cubs Jennings fanned 21 Owls but took the loss 9 3 Franklin struck out 18 Owls and John Moore hit two homers for the Owls while Peter Lenzini and Robbie Feclo homered for the Cubs Cubs totaled three hits to the Owls fifteen
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Owls
Cubs
Chautauqua
Carbondale
Jennings
Franklin
John Moore
Peter Lenzini
Robbie Feclo
Colp Stable Seeks Ribbons At Southern Show Circuit
Colp Stable of Carbondale travels to Litchfield and other towns seeking blue ribbons in various horse show classes. Calumet Pride and Dark and Handsome led wins in roadster and five gaited divisions, with Cynthia Sue and Calumet Pride also placing at McKenzie and Murray. Colp, a lumber dealer, built a 10 horse barn after WWII and now trains with Earl Young, planning appearances at the Du Quoin State Fair and multiple county fairs this summer.
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R. R. Colp Stable
Carbondale
Litchfield
McKenzie, Tenn
Lochardle
Bernice Steele
Dark and Handsome
Slick Chick
Colp
McKenzie
Calumet Pride
Cynthia Sue
Earl Young
du Quoin
Two Close Games In Khoury Loop
In Murphysboro Khoury Baseball League Midget 2 edged B&K Furniture Midget 1 11 to 10 after extra innings in a nine inning thriller. At Longfellow Atom 1 used a five run rally in the fifth to defeat J. W. Ward Transfer Atom 1 by 7 to 3.
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Wides Oil
Maloney Electric Atom
Murphysboro
Lea
B&k Furniture
Longfellow
Atom
J. W. Ward
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