Carroll Belcher Named Coach At Mound City
Carroll Belcher has been named basketball coach at Mound City High School succeeding Sy Lemons who resigned to become principal coach at Cypress Grade School. Belcher, an Anna native, coached at McClure and Shawnee during district consolidations and owns a four year 55 and 46 career record. He played at Anna-Jonesboro High in 1944 setting a 33 point tourney record. Belcher served in the Navy before college at Cape Girardeau and is married to Dorothy Conant with four sons.
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Mound City
Sy Lemons
Cypress
Belcher
Anna
McClure
Shawnee
Grand Tower
Wolf Lake
Dongola
Anna-Jonesboro High
Marseilles
Chuck Doster
Roy Gatewood
Max Hooper
Ted Caiazza
Navy
Cape Girardeau
Dorothy Conant
Horsemen Plan Grand Opening at New Marion Grounds
The Southern Illinois Horsemen Association announces an ice cream supper Saturday and a western horse show Sunday at their new grounds one quarter mile west of Marion on Rt. 53. Purses of 10 5 and 2.50 dollars are offered in 16 events with no admission charge.
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Marion
Rt. 53
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Flener
Giel to Pitch in Benefit Tilt for Giants
Paul Giel former Minnesota football and baseball star will debut on the mound for the New York Giants in a Red Cross benefit game against the Boston Red Sox next Monday night. Manager Leo Durocher said Giel will start and may pitch nine innings if able. The right hander recently signed with the Giants for about $50,000.
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Minnesota
New York Giants
Red Cross
Boston Red Sox
Leo Durocher
Giants
Giel
Robin Roberts
The
Hazel wins Cape Girardeau stock car feature race
Bill Hazel of Harrisburg takes the Cape Girardeau feature event on Monday night and also wins the first heat and the handicap race. Ken Buckley of Crystal City finishes second in the feature and wins the semi feature and second heat.
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Cape
Harrisburg
Cape Girardeau
Hazel
Ken Buckley
Crystal City
Buckley
Ed Cracker
Bill McKinnis
Cliff Roland
Mt.Vernon
Roscoe Ervin
Bill Griffan
Red Thurston
Bernie
Paul Lee
Poplar Bluff
Huck
Ervin
Roland
Chuck Walters
Baseball riddles from The Umpire By Beans Reardon
A reader asks about a double play and a missed tag with bases loaded in Milwaukee. Answers discuss when a triple play is or isn’t possible and clarify a 1940s National League batting title query.
Former umpire joins Franciscan order as brother
Sacramento California June 22 Paul Genshlea a baseball umpire with 10 years in the Pacific Coast League and four in the American Association left his home to join the Franciscan order as a brother. He will begin religious training at Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside near San Diego.
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Paul Genschlea
American Association
Order of Franciscans
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Mission San Luis Rey
Oceanside
San Diego
Prep Golfer Leads Women in Illinois Amateur
Mariam Bailey, 16, of Palatine High School, won medalist honors on opening day of the Illinois Women's Amateur State Golf Tournament. Bailey shot 79 at Quincy Country Club over a par 76 course, with a 35 on the front nine and 44 on the back nine. Nan Berry, 20, was runner up at 80, followed by Mrs H P Steele at 81. Defending champion Lois Drafke and Mrs Clyde Webb shot 82s. Drafke, La Grange, was the youngest winner at 15 in 1953.
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Palatine High School
Coac
Illinois
Miss Baily
Quincy Country Club
Nan Berry
Quincy
H. P. Steele
Glencoe
Lois Drafke
la Grange
Clyde Webb
Centralia
Miss Drafke
Golden Royal Wins Loop Bout In Murphysboro
Golden Royal Bantam 2 outs Ed's Sport Shop Bantam 1 9 to 3 in a Murphysboro Khoury League Monday game. Bantam 2 built a 3 run third and fourth to take the lead, while City National Bank Junior 1 forfeited 9-0 to Todd's Laundromat Junior 2 in Riverside.
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Golden Royal Bantam
Ed’s Sport Shop Bantam
Murphysboro
Riverside
Todd
City National Bank
Landy Resting After 3 58 Mile Breakthrough Duel With Bannister Soon
Australian runner John Landy rested after his 3 58 mile time and said he likely has reached his peak for the year. He plans a British Empire Games showdown next month with Roger Bannister, who previously broke the mile barrier.
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Roger Bannister
England
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Emperor Selassie attends Yankees vs Senators game
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was among spectators at Yankee Stadium watching the New York Yankees play the Washington Senators in a recent baseball game.
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Ethopia
Yankees
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Yankee Stadium
Double-header in Chicago Yankees win first game big
In Chicago a double header opener saw Carl Sawatski drive a grounder to Yankee second baseman Gerry Coleman. The Yankees took the first game 16 to 6 as the big inning swing carried them to victory.
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Carl Sawatski
Yankee
Gerry Coleman
Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankee
Ferris Fain
Chicago White Sox
Percy Youngster Breaks Ankle in Local Baseball Game
Bernard Reese of Percy fractured his ankle during a Khoury League game when Steeleville runner slid into home. The injury occurred as Reese attempted the tag, with the bone broken in three places.
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Bernard Reese
Clarence Bierman
Percy
Steeleville
Reese
SPORTS MEN AND VFW VICTORY IN HERRIN LEAGUE
The Sportsmen beat Hays Chevrolet 8 to 4 while the VFW topped the Engineers 8 to 3 in Herrin Babe Ruth League action Monday night. The Clothiers, a Little League farm team, defeated the Industrials 15 to 4.
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Hays Chevrolet
VFW
Engineers
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Industrials
Route Oners Rout Ramblers In First League Win
Route Oners defeated the Harrison Ramblers 8 to 1 in a Jackson County 4-H First League game on Monday night. A K Warner pitched seven strong frames giving up six hits. Harrison scored once on a sixth inn homer by Thompson. Route One tallied in the first on Austin and B Pier son, then Cripps Adams and Warner homered in a five run fifth to seal the win.
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Harrison Ramblers
Jackson County
A. K. Warner
Route One
Harrison
Thompson
Austin
B. Pierson
J. Adams
J. Cripps
B. Warner
Indians Face Yankees In Pennant Drive
The Cleveland Indians prepare for a weekend series with the New York Yankees as they chase the pennant while the Yankees save aces Reynolds Ford and Lopat. Budding bullpen help from Don Messi and Ray Narleski strengthens Cleveland’s late push. In the NL, the New York Giants beat the St Louis Cardinals 8 5 as Willie Mays hit two homers.
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Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia A’s
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Yanks
al Lopez
Cleveland
Lopez
Bob Lemon
Early Wynn
Mike Garcia
St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Mays
Giants
Jim Hearn
Windy McCall
Marv Grissom
Morgan Mines Norge Win At Carbondale Softball Tourney
Herrin Norge beat Carbondale Merchants 8 to 6 while Morgan Mines crushed Carbondale Cole Tire 15 to 0 in the opening round of the Carbondale Park District softball tournament. The winners advance to the quarterfinals with Norge meeting Cobden All-Stars and Morgan Mines facing Carbondale VFW.
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Carbondale Merchants
Morgan Mines
Carbondale Cole Tire
Carbondale Park District
Carbondale
Norge
Cobden All-Stars
Yankees Face Record Pace In Quest For Pennant
The 1954 Yankees may win more games than any Casey Stengel team yet finish second. Stengel’s champions have won 97 to 99 games with narrow leads. The Indians pace suggests 108 or 109 victories, threatening a pennant race where 100 wins might not win.
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Casey Stengel
Stengel
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Pirates
Cubs
Cards
Dodgers
Pinkham Leads Columbus With Three Home Runs
Les Pinkham returned as No. 1 catcher for Columbus last week posting six hits in 22 at bats with three homers. John Romononosky of Harrisburg earned his first relief win June 12, going three for three with four hits allowed in seven innings, walking five and striking out five. Floyd Melliere of Prairie DuRocher also works as a relief pitcher for the same club.
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Les Pinkham
Columbus
John Romononosky
Harrisburg
Romonosky
Floyd Melliere
Prairie DuRocher
Boudreau Implements New Defensive Shift Against Kuenn
Lou Boudreau, famed for the Ted Williams defense, deploys a new setup against Harvey Kuenn of Detroit. He identifies Kuenn’s right side hitting tendency and moves three outfielders to the right to trap hits there.
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Lou Boudreau
Ted Williams
Cleveland
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
Boudreau
Kuenn
Cen
Morris Hays Advances in Southern Illinois Amateur Tourney
Morris Hays of Herring I shows progress in Sintese laisse competition and finishes as consolation runner up in the Southern Illinois Amateur Tournament, moving toward championship class.
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Morris Hays
Herring I
Southpaw Finalists Shine in SIGA Meet
Tom Reed of Mt Vernon finished as runner up in Class A while sharing the fairways with fellow southpaw Jack Singhurst of DuQuoin. Reed and Singhurst at one point played in the same foursome during the SIGA tournament.
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Tom Reed
Mt. Vernon
Reed
Jack Singhurst
DuQuoin
SIGA Considers Site for 1956 Tourney Amid Carmi Interest
The SIGA did not decide the 1956 tournament site and a Carmi move has support. Carmi’s Sam Gilpin has competed in all SIGA meets except 1953 during medical recovery. The 1955 meet will be held in Du Quoin.
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SIGA
Carmi
Sam Gilpin
du Quoin
Egypt Women Golfers Compete in State Meet at Quincy
Vergie Leach Gladys Chamness of DuQuoin and Kat Mohlenbrock of Murphysboro are among the Egypt women golfers playing in the state meet at Quincy this week.
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Vergie Leach
Gladys Chamness
DuQuoin
Kat Mohlenbrock
Murphysboro
Egypt
Quincy
Walter Novak Signs as Pitcher for Mt. Vernon Kings
Walter Novak, star on the 1949 Nashville basketball squad that placed fourth in the state tournament, signs with the Mt. Vernon Kings as a pitcher. He won his first start Saturday night.
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Walter Novak
Nashville
Mt. Vernon Kings
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