Martin leads SIU baseball pioneer with long career
Lon Eubanks profiles Abe Martin, 58, SIU coach who revived baseball at Carbondale in 1947 and built a 262 125 record across 26 years. The dean of SIU coaches also led football and basketball, with notable 1939 49 and 1946 46 seasons. He credits persistence and cost saving to reestablish the program and cites his proud football rebound in 1999.
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Glenn
Abe” Martin
Southern Ilinois University
Salukis
SIU
Martin
William McAndrew
Carbondale
Fairfield
Saluki Grid
Chicago Cardinals
Pontiac
Princeton
SIL
McAndrew
North Central College
U. S
State Department
Israel
Holland
Martini
Cape Girardeau
Indiana State
Cape
Indiana
Herrin Second Granite City Wins Crown
Granite City scored 136 points to win the Herrin invitational relay championships at the Herrin pool while Herrin led in diving with 27 points. Collinsville and Belleville followed in second with 15 and 15, respectively, as overall scores listed Herrin 115, Carbondale and Collinsville 96, Belleville 64, and Marion 24 with numerous event results across age groups and relays.
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Granite City
Herrin Pool
Collinsville
Belleville
Herrin
Carbondale
Marion
Carbondale Legion Split Weekend Baseball Games
Carbondale's Legion team split a two game weekend, losing 11 to 3 at Chester and winning 1 to 0 at Benton as Dave Berst threw a three hit game with 11 strikeouts for the win. The Benton contest featured muddy ground and Maris being booed in the Yankee game as chronicled in this era.
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Carbondale
Legion
Chester
Benton
Dave Berst
Vicw
Roger Tory
New York
AP Carbondale AB
Chenaie
Roger Maris Mees
Wayill
Darnell
Bobby Richard Skeleher
Yankees
iWheeles
Richardson
Maris
Scott
Berst
Carter
Farsi
Richard
Tolals
Son
Kondritz
Chi CH
Wihdraws Bennett
Washington
Grayson
Juan
Chi Chi
Beato
Schedule Set For Women's SIGA Tourney
Playing schedules for the Southern Illinois Women’s Golf Association annual tournament were announced. The 36-hole medal play event runs Tuesday and Wednesday at Elks Country Club between Du Quoin and Pinckneyville, with detailed pairings for all rounds and players.
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Southern Illinois Women's Golf Association
Elks
Virgie Leach
Marion Vincenti
Naomi Lockerby
Dessi Leffler
Loretta Pick
Evelyn Hancock
Shirley Mitchell
Judy Opp
Ive Smith
Lynn Hastie
Evelyn J . Maloney
Fern Matthews
Dena Reynolds
Janet Mercer
Kathryn White
Mary Langenfeld
Ethel
Ashley
June Brown
Marie Flowers
Ruby
Edgar
Fay Lorentz
Eunice Harris
Pet
Vaught
Wanda Runes
Helene Payne
Doris
Kesley
Ruth Wasmer
Wilma Norton
Maxine
Williams
Mildred Weatherford
Betty Brown
Pauline
Raines
Sammie Glenn
Jerry Taylor
Shirley
Verdeen Twomey
Alice Criffin
Dorothy Walker
Helen McCants
Virginia Jones
Mary Ann Sanders
Marie Leonard
Joan McDonald
Marty Kimbal
Wanda Storme
Alean Gale
Mazello
Corley
Marie Jackson
la van Shoop
Martha
Strickland
Ruth Fickinger
Dana Baker
Myrtle Lee Koehn
Ellis Wright
Linda McClogin
Maxine Heisler
Ruth Cary
Willie Wilmore
Helen Gilbert
Frances Green
Mina Roach
Bernice Finke
Rosia Hague
Wilda Kuhnkle
Dollie Burberry
Ella J . Kowsert
Maxie Smith
Stella Brock
Betty Jell
Ingrid Vantrease
Clover Brown
Stella ‘Baker
Ruth Thomas
Ruth Williams
Tennis Lessons At SIU Begin This Week
Southern Illinois University starts tennis classes this week run by the men’s physical recreation and recreation departments. Programs for boys and girls nine and older begin at 2 30 p.m. Thursday and meet Tuesdays and Thursdays until August 20. Women’s sessions start 9 a.m. Thursday and run Tuesdays and Thursdays to August 20. Men and women meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays starting Friday through August 21 at SHU tennis courts with balls furnished and rackets available.
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Southern Timnois University
Recreation Department
SHU
Emerson Wins Queen's Club Singles Title
Roy Emerson, regarded as the world amateur number one, overcame Tomas Lejus in a 12-10 6-4 victory after a 90 minute match to claim the Queen's Club men's singles championship. The win secures Emerson as the No. 1 seed for Wimbledon starting Monday.
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Emerson
Queen’s Club
London
Roy Emerson
Tomas Lejus
Jever
Australia
Herrin City Baseball League Scores Set Play
Zeigler Juveniles 3 Herrin 2. Indians 10 Rams 6. Texaco 22 Dog and Sids 3. Kiwanis 10 Rexall 5. Local standings reflect a busy village league matchup slate.
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Herrin City
Zeigler Juveniles
Herrin
Indians
Rams
Texaco
Dog
Sids
Kiwanis
Rexall
Coal Belt Baseball League resumes with tied leaders
Pinckneyville and Mt. Vernon share first place at 34 with 2 losses, Centralia unbeaten at 1-0 after two byes. Week results show Mt. Vernon 3 Herrin 1, Pinckneyville 21 Zeigler 1, West Frankfort 11 Benton 5, Centralia Nashville postponement. Today AR doubleheaders feature Herrin at Centralia, Pinckneyville at Benton, Zeigler at Mt. Vernon, West Frankfort at Nashville.
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Pinckneyville
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Benton
Herrin
Zeigler
West Frankfort
Nashville
West
Frankfort
Director Named To Lead U.S. Basketball Federation
John Bunn, former Stanford and Colorado State College basketball coach, was named executive director of the U S Basketball Federation in Chicago on June 20.
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Chicago
John Bunn
Stanford
Colorado State College
U.S. Basketball Federation Today
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Lon Eubanks
Abe’ Martin _ vig
Carite City
Caribondale
Cal- Unsville
Carbondale Legion
Doc
Lingle
Leland Lingle
Dr. Garnes
E. C. Coleman
SIU Fac
Coleman
Phil
Phil Coleman
Chicago Track Club
University of Illinois
Lingh
Harold Hartley
Hartley
Dick Gregory
Gregory
Studebaker
T. T. Brown
Swindell Motors, Inc
Ines Carbondale
Pretzhold
Sauer
White
Allenen
Bryant
Coal Belt
U.S. Royal Tires
Jake's Tire and Recap, Inc
WLYN
Court Marlo
Guacemce
Plein Cave
Guam
Robert Heins Insurance
North 22Nd Street
Murphysboro
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