Foulk and Pipes Lead SIGA Golf Tilt at Franklin County
The Southern Illinois Amateur heads into today’s final 18 holes at Franklin County Country Club with Pursie Pipes and Dick Foulk tied at 144 atop the leaderboard. Billy Barnett sits two behind after a 68, while Jim Mitchell and David Parker are within four strokes as 11 players remain within striking distance in this 54-hole event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pursie Pipes
Mt. Vernon
Dick Foulk
West Frankfort College
Jim
Dutch” Mitchell
Jackson Country Club
Marvin Spurgeon
Centralia
Pipes
Foulk
Mitchell
David Parker
Paul Smith
Barnett
Spurgeon
Larry Wood
Salem
Connie Connell
Mounds
Jim Pfeifer
Benton
Gene Wilson
Carmi
Jim Mitchell
Bill Barnett
Gene Carello
John Beatty
Dick Oakes
Charles Elder
C. A. Smith
Wyatt Laster
Bob Howden
Jan Jansco
Emmett Gilbert
Bill McBride
George Sims
Herrin Boy Pitches 1st No Hit Game
Herrin youngster Jerry Caliper pitched the season's first no hitter in Babe Ruth League for International Staple and Machine Co. Friday night as they defeated Hays Chevrolet 12 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Jerry Caliper
International Staple and Machine Co
Hays Chevrolet
Two Records In AAU Track in Boulder
Oregon freshman Cyrol Burleson won the 1500 meters in 3 47.5 to break the AAU record, beating NCAA mile champ Jim Grelle. Kansas hurdler Charlie Tidwell set a U S record in the 200 meters low hurdles at 22.6, also surpassing the AAU mark. San Jose State's Ray Norton swept the 100 and 200 meters, becoming the meet's double champion. Bobby Morrow from Abilene Christian failed to qualify in both events.
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Oregon
Cyrol Burleson
Kansas University
Charlie Tidwell
Burleson
Jim Grelle
Burlesco
Wisconsin
Walter Mehl
Tidwell
United States
Harrison Dillard
San Jose State
Ray Norton
Norton
Bobby Morrow
Abilene (Tex
Christian
Morrow
Jeffords Wins 80 Mile Road America Sprint
Jim Jeffords of Milwaukee lapped all but two of 45 entrants to win the 80 mile Road America sprint at 78.184 mph in a corvette on the four mile course at Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. He finished nearly a lap ahead of Bob Spooner of St. Louis with feature races to follow Sunday including a 140 mile big iron event and a 60 mile light production test plus modified H and G class races.
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Elkhart Lake
Wis
Jim Jeffords
Milwaukee
Jeffords
Bob Spooner
St. Louis
Begin Tennis Golf Lessons At Murphysboro
Murphysboro Recreation program starts the first summer day camp Monday at Riverside Park with 60 enrolled. Supervised tennis at 1 p m on Murphysboro Township High School courts led by Bert Ozburn, golf at 3 p m at Riverside park west stand, with Ozburn in charge. No registration fees. equipment provided. Players should bring one tennis ball.
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Murphysboro
Chester Kessel
Riverside Park
Murphysboro Township
Bert Ozburn
Ozburn
Kessel
Streator Man Wins In State Trap Shoot
John McGrath of Streator hit 97 of 100 targets at 27 yards to win the preliminary handicap of the Illinois Trap Shooting Tournament. Four rivals tied for second with 96. Jony Biagi of Highland Park won the doubles shooting as the event nears its Sunday finish with about 400 contestants.
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John McGrath
Streator
Don Edwards
Utica
D. J. Till Jr
St. Charles
Leo Kivits
Terre Haute
Ind
Harvey Montgomery
Kankakee
Jony Biagi
Highland Park
Striders repeat team title at Houston meet
Parry O'Brien led the Southern California Striders to the team championship in Houston on June 6 with record breaking shot put performance.
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Houston
Southern California
Spectacular Pennant Races Take Shape In Major Leagues
Bud Daley and Bob Grim combined to beat Baltimore 6-2 as Kansas City snapped a seven game skid. Bob Cerv 2 homers Kent Hadley and Jerry Lumpe drove in runs on 17 hits. Orioles drop into sole possession of third in the American League behind Cleveland. White Sox stumble in loss column as Boston doubles at Chicago. Boston rises from cellar with big third inning.
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Baltimore
Bud Daley
Bob Grim
Hoyt Wilhelm
Kansas City Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Daley
Grim
Bob Cerv
Kent Hadley
Wilhelm
Jerry Lumpe
Orioles
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Boston
Chicago
White Sox
New York
Jerry Casale
Braves Beat Giants 4 1 in pivotal NL clash
Milwaukee wins 4-1 in San Francisco to seize first in the NL from the Giants. Lew Burdette earns his 11th victory after a five hitter, while Joe Adcock belts his 5th homer returning from a rib injury. Willie Mays drives in a run for the Giants as the series finale nears.
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San Francisco
Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Giants
Braves
Mike McCormick
Joe Adcock
Burdette
Willie Mays
Willie Kirkland
Kirkland
Saints
Daryl Spencer
Spencer
Mel Roach
On-and-On Wins 25th Ohio Derby at Thistledown
Calumet Farm entry On-and-On led wire to wire to secure a seven length triumph in the 25th Ohio Derby at Thistledown Racecourse, with a dominant performance extending early margins.
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Cleveland
Calumet Farm
Thistledown
Crab Orchard Golf Club Enters SIGA Tourney Field
The new Crab Orchard Golf Club joins the SIGA event with six entrants led by C. W. Runt Bishop a veteran congressman. Bishop and his son Jack recently captured second place at Burning Tree Country Club in Washington D C.
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New Crab Orchard Golf Club
SIGA
C. W. “Runt” Bishop
Jack
Burning Tree Country Club
Washington, D. C
Southern Illinois Golf Association finals draw crowd at Franklin County Club
The public is welcome to the Southern Illinois Golf Association tournament finals at the Franklin County Club near West Frankfort with no admission. Leaders tee off about 1:30 p.m. and may finish around 7 p.m. A 129-player field included 32 in Championship class and 21 in Class D.
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Southern Illinois Golf Association
Franklin Country Club
West Frankfort
C. E. van Slyck
Old SIGA veterans Gilpin Miles recall joy at Turnbow
Sam Gilpin of Carmi and Eddie Miles of Carbondale, two long-time SIGA players from 1927, greeted their old buddy Jess Turnbow with laughter. Gilpin and Miles qualified 77 to reach championship class, while Turnbow shot 81 to enter Class A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Gilpin
Carmi
Eddie Miles
Carbondale
Jess Turnbow
Gilpin
Miles
Turnbow
Dutch Mitchell Favored In Calcutta Title Shot
In Calcutta Friday night Jim Dutch Mitchell led betting as the favorite to win the title with three-time champion Pursie Pips backing heavy second line support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Dutch” Mitchell
Pursie
Calcutta
Mitchell
Pursie Pipes
Club officers run smooth tournament at county club
Frank Lin County Club President C A Van Slyck served as host, with secretary Harold Kaiser pro Carl Carello and Club Manager Johnny Mitchell guiding the event.
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Franklin County Club
C.A. van Slyck
Harold Kaiser
Carl Carello
Johnny Mitchell
Contenders Named for Defending Champion Connie Connell
The defending champion Connie Connell of Mounds leads a field that includes former winners Mitchell and Pipes as the top rivals this year.
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Connie Connell
Mounds
Mitchell
Pipes
Young Collegians Dominate LIGA Championship Class
Young players lead the LIGA championship class as 11 qualifiers post 73 or better strokes. Among them are collegians Marvin Spurgeon Dick Foulk John Beatty Dave Parker and Jan Jansco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Spurgeon
Dick Foulk
John Beatty
Dave Parker
Jan __Jansco
Steve Dozier Recovers From Heart Attack in Murphysboro
Steve Dozier, longtime figure in Murphysboro High athletic circles, is recuperating from a heart attack and can take short drives to visit friends.
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Steve Dozier
Murphysboro High
East St Louis Athlete to Join Portland University Team
Art Easterly a 6 5 215 pound all around athlete from East St Louis plans to follow ex teammate Slim Garner to Portland University Oregon. Garner a 6 9 center graduated mid year and enrolled at Portland. Easterly an all state football end known for speed won the fat man 100 yard dash in 10 8 at Carbondale Relays.
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Art Easterly
East St. Louis
Slim Garner
Portland University
Oregon
Garner
Portland
Easterly
Carbondale
Murphysboro Junior Legion Defeats Benton 14 2
Murphysboro Junior American Legion team routed Benton 14 to 2 at Benton Friday. Rohlfing pitched a seven inning complete game allowing four hits. Murphysboro built a four run lead in the first on a two out rally with hits by Snyder Payne Borgsmiller and Qualls, added three in the third and four in the fourth to coast to the win. Benton managed two runs on two hits and a fielding error in the fourth.
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Murphysboro
American Legion
Benton
Rohlfing
Snyder
Payne
Borgsmiller
Qualls
H Ward
Jines
Voorhees
Muler
Hudson
Oehlert
Rohling
H ; Summers
Mundel
Stringer
Wise
Thomas
Usky
Phillie
Humberto Rob
Kerley
Jbinson
Chicago
Davis
Youngest golfers in championship class named Carello and Oakes
Gene Carello of West Frankfort and Jim Oakes of Metropolis were two of the youngest in the championship class, both high school seniors last year. The LIGA event had 129 qualifiers and strict scoring with only nine above 100. the top score was 115 and only two players qualified over 106.
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Gene Carello
West Frankfort
Jim Oakes
Metropolis
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E. J. Gregory
Les Smith
Barry Wilson
John Speroni
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C. W. Bishop
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Bob Millar
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Bert Hall
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J. R. McGinnis
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Wendell Kane
Gene Spain
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R. E. Linders
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W. Gladson
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