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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
9
New York's Jimmy Breslin reports Frank Lane, Cardinals general manager, relies on constant phone contact to orchestrate trades. Lane explains moving players like Al Dark shocks rivals and reshapes infields, with Dark stabilizing the lineup after a critical Giants era.
The Southern Illinoisan notes fan reaction to a Reuters AP story about Stan Musial possibly quitting baseball after the season. It cites Reichler’s reporting, Musial’s slump boos in St Louis, lineup shifts, and looming trade talks with Red Schoendienst out and Robin Roberts or other stars discussed. The piece suggests Musial’s pride may spur strong play to silence critics. Also mentions Stenographer, 1954 harness horse of the year, retiring to be bred to Hoot Man.
Swaps of California and Needles of Florida boosted state thoroughbred activity in California and Florida, yet Kentucky led as champion. Of 431 stake races in 1955, Kentucky bred 196 winners, California 64, while Illinois ranked near the bottom with one.
Pursie Pipes and Jim Willis of Mt. Vernon, Bill Barnett of West Frankfort and Bob Goalby of Belleville will represent Egypt in the state amateur golf tourney starting Monday at Champaign. Art Menendez, Pinckneyville grade coach who had been thinking of making a move, now plans to continue at Pinckneyville unless an unusually good job should turn up. He will finish work on a master's degree at SIU this summer. Charles Heinz, assistant to football Coach Chief Tenikat of Gillespie, may move up to head coach next year. The Chief would devote full time to the industrial education program.
The Dodgers have beaten the Cardinals seven times this year with Clem Labine earning the win in all but one game. He has not allowed a run to the Cards since May 1955, extending a scoreless streak to 28 2 3 innings.
Salen Doc Herke has stepped down after a 42 year career in the Peoria school system. He served as basketball coach at Peoria Central for 27 years and guided many teams to state tournaments.
Eddie Miles of Carbondale missed the annual Southern Illinois golf tournament held at Carmi in the SIGA presidential year of Sam Gilpin of Carmi. Gilpin, Miles, and Jesse Turnbow, now of Carbondale but formerly of Centralia, likely have attended more SIGA events than any others.
Inquiries continue about the Murray all star game score. The South defeated the North 104 to 95.
Judges for the 1956 Quail Futurity at Crab Orchard Lake in November will be Dr. H. I. Nesheim of Mexico Missouri and Walter H. Wimmer of Rockville Indiana. In baseball news the Murphysboro Red Wings outlasted the Du Quoin Merchants 2 to 1 in 11 innings with complete games by Bob Heins and Don Wall, each fanning six without a walk.
Murphysboro Bears stay undefeated in the Legion League by defeating Zeigler 8 5 at Murphysboro. Zeigler led 3 0 in the second before Murphysboro responded with five in the inning and three in the third. Turk pitched for Murphysboro while Olkoski worked for Zeigler. The game references Legion League teams Herrin and West Frankfort in standings.
Lewis Rider of Dowell won the feature stock car race at Carbondale Speedway on Friday night. A new beginner’s race featured cars straight from the street with belts for safety. Wayne Brooks won the event with Dave McCullough second and Fred Danner third. Heats listed with riders Rider Bain Schoolcraft Poe and others.
Results show Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 3 New York 1 Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 0 Chicago at Pittsburgh interrupted by a power failure. American League games include Chicago 5 New York 4 in 12 innings Cleveland 4 Washington 0 Baltimore 3 Detroit 2 in 11 innings and Boston 6 Kansas City 3. Saturday and Sunday schedules list NL and AL matchups such as Milwaukee at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago and more with multiple two game series.
The Schenectady club in the Class A Eastern League has formal connections with the Philadelphia Phillies organization, linking the minor league squad to the major league club.
Art Follmer of Cincinnati rolled the last ball in the 1956 American Bowling Congress tournament at Rochester New York. It was a strike sealing the final frame.
Waltonville High in the Little Egyptian Conference named Merlin Hodge a 24 year old ex GI finishing Southern as head coach next year. Hodge native of Lesser earned a varsity football letter at SIU and will coach basketball and track as the principal sport emphasis shifts.
Sammy Esposito, pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox, batting .191, delivered the decisive hit to halt the New York Yankees seven-game win streak. Ed Wilks reports AP.
The batter had struggled with five hits in 32 at bats but delivered a pinch hit in the 11th with a two run double to tie the game at four. He then blooped a bases loaded single in the 12th to win the game for his club.
Duke sprinter Dave Sime receives treatment at Berkeley California for a pulled left groin muscle. University of California trainer Jack Williamson applies electrodes after the NCAA 200 meter final. Sime will skip Bakersfield this week but hopes to run at the Olympic trials in Los Angeles June 29-30.
Heavy weekend rains slowed fishing at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy Lakes but both waters cleared quickly. Bass catching improved with large largemouth reported at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy showing good to fair through the period. Notable anglers include Bill Watson and Ned Trevillion, with Crappie and bluegill also listed. Carbondale City Lake noted heavy bass activity and a seven and a half pound behemoth among Harold Payne’s catches.
The Murphysboro Merchants will host Chester in an Egyptian Baseball League game Sunday at 2 30 p m on the Riverside Park diamond. The Murphysboro club underwent a major shakeup this week and will open the game under a new manager Tubby Luke.
Benton leads with 01.000, Du Quoin 01.000, Carbondale 41 .800 as Murphysboro 42 67, Anna 24 .333 and Marion 24 .333, Harrisburg 07.000. Week results show Murphysboro 10, Anna 2. Du Quoin 5, Herrin 4. Marion 5, Harrisburg 4. Benton 4, Pinckneyville 3. Games listed for June 24 include Murphysboro at Benton and Culivadelen home. Harrisburg at Anna on June 27 Christopher at Marion.
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