Trico Loop baseball schedule features three Sunday games
Du Quoin leads the standings with five wins in seven games as Grand Tower and Steeleville chase a share of second. Carbondale, West Frankfort, Pinckneyville, and Dowell seek wins in Sunday action to complete the first half of the season. Carbondale visits Murphysboro while West Frankfort hosts Carbondale in a doubleheader with Kroger All Stars vs Murphysboro Red Wings following.
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West Frankfort
Pinckneyville
Dowell
Steeleville
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Grand Tower
Wimbledon Men Prepare for Sellout as Berths in Quarterfinals Are Decided
Wimbledon officials anticipate a crowd of 35 000 for today’s matches as 16 men vie for singles quarterfinal spots. Top seed Gonzales faces Australian Geoff Brown while Ernie Sturgess meets Gianni Cucelli as the field narrows to eight.
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London
United States
Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
Los Angeles
Hol
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
Gonzales
Geoff Brown
Sturgess
Gianni Cucelli
Italy
Cucelli
California
Gertrude
Georgeous Gussie) Moran
Gussie
Gem Hoahing
England
Suggs and Jameson Meet in Western Open Title Showdown
Jameson of San Antonio and Suggs of Carrollton meet in the 36 hole Western Open as both former champions survived tough semis. Suggs edged Berg 1 up in a birdie battle while Jameson beat Riley 2 1 to advance.
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Betty Jameson
Louise Suggs
Miss Jameson
San Antonio
Miss Suggs
Carrollton
Suggs
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Williams knocks two homers as Red Sox trounce Browns
Ted Williams of the Red Sox slugged two homers and drove in seven runs helping Boston to a 21 to 2 rout of the St. Louis Browns. Randy Gumpert of the White Sox won a pitching duel against Carl Scheib by tossing eight innings in a 4 run win over the Athletics.
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Ted Williams
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Randy Gumpert
White Sox
Carl Scheib
Athletics
Browns
Williams
Billy Goodman
Dom DiMaggio
Birdie Tebbetts
Ellis Kinder
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
A’s
Chicago White Sox
Yogi Berra
Tommy Henrich
Joe Page
Yankees
Berra
Henrich
Charley Keller
Cardinals Take First Place With Klein Power In 8-4 Win
Lou Klein sparked the St. Louis Cardinals to the top of the National League with a clutch 8-4 win over the Boston Braves. Klein homered twice after an earlier reinstatement, driving in the tying run and helping the Cardinals seize a half game over the Dodgers. The Pirates also beat Brooklyn 4-1.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Redbirds
Lou Klein
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooks
Kiein
Chandler
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Boston
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Braves
Johnny Antonelli
Marty Marion
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Kiner
Rex Barney
Gopher
Barney
Jack Banta
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis
Joe Ostrowski
al Papal
Ray Shore
Baseball Standings and Tonight’s Schedule Alert
Major League standings show American League leaders with Boston 21 and St. Louis 2 as New York and Detroit trail 5 to 4. Tonight's schedule lists Boston at St. Louis at 7 45 with Sain facing Brecheen, and tomorrow's varied games across Cleveland Washington St Louis Boston Chicago Detroit New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati and others. In college notes, George Taliaferro and Harper Davis join Indiana and Mississippi State as Speedy backs on the All Star team to meet the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field August 12.
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New York
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Iain
Sain
Brecheen
Phil
Pitts
George Taliaferro
Indiana
Harper Davis
Mississippi State
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
W. L. Pet G
Chicago St. Louis
National League
All Stars to Play Red Wings in Carbondale Tomorrow
The Kroger All Stars face the Murphysboro Red Wings in the second game of a double header at Carbondale Community High School. The Merchants and West Frankfort open the twinbill, with 3:30 p m first pitch for the All Stars. The Red Wings beat Rockwood 13 1 recently and sport a winning record.
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Carbondale
Joe Hall
Carbondale West Frankfort
Kroger All Stars
Murphysboro Red Wings
Bob Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Carbondale Community High School
Merchants and
West Frankfort
All Stars
Stars
Rockwood
Red Wings
Harrison's 3-Stroke Lead Likely Safe at Canadian Open
Toronto June 25 AP Harrison built a three-stroke advantage in the final round of the Canadian Open as 66 golfers started the day. Only a handful had real chances to overtake him as the round began.
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E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Five Egyptian Loop Games Scheduled for Tomorrow
A full card of five Egyptian League games is set for tomorrow with Murphysboro at Pinckneyville and Du Quoin hosting Orient. De Soto visits Dowell, Tamaroa goes to Carbondale, and Anna hosts Benton as Orient leads the standings and several teams chase second place. Carbondale Pirates, 0-6 in league play, rely on left-hander John Crenshaw with outfielders Campbell Hastings and Martin posting strong batting averages.
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Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Orient
de Soto
Dowell
Tamaroa
Carbondale
Anna
Benton
Carbondale Pirates
Wood
John Crenshaw
Pirates
John Martin
Don Campbell
Campbell
John Hastings
Cubs Entertain Hurst-Bush In New City Baseball Card
The Carbondale Cubs host Hurst-Bush at Lake Heights field at 2 30 p m as they seek their first win. Manager Charles Yancey notes improved play since the season began and blames several losses on errors. Earl Winfield is the pitching choice. Howard Davis leads with a .400 average and Finney follows at .380.
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Carbondale Cubs
Hurst-Bush
Cubs
Cubs Lake
Charles Yancey
Howard Davis
Finney
Young Salts Start Cruise on Bowdoin Expedition
Explorer Donald B. MacMillan sails from Boothbay Harbor with a youthful crew for his 28th voyage aboard the Bowdoin. The 12 seamen average 21 years, the whole crew includes 17 year olds and a 73 year old captain. The mission covers 8000 miles to Labrador and Baffin Land, using a Geiger counter to locate uranium deposits and study sub Arctic waters, plants, and wildlife. Miriam MacMillan accompanies the expedition as part of the ship’s company, with Bowdoin college sponsoring the voyage.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Bowdoin
MacMillan
Gieger
Labrador
Baffin Land
Elsmere Island
Miriam
Bowdoin College
Pro from Little Rock Leads After 54 Holes at St George's
Pro from Little Rock, Ark, holds a three stroke lead at St George's after rounds of 66 67 71 for 204. Dick Metz of Virginia Beach is his closest challenger with 207 after a third straight 69. Jerry Barber of Los Angeles and Fed Hawkins of Antioch, IT, are tied at 208.
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Little Rock
Ark
St. George’s
Dick Metz
Virginia Beach
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Fed Hawkins
Antioch
Red Sox Washington Swap Shifts Pitching Power
Boston owner Tom Yawkey and Washington’s Clark Griffin completed a large trade sending Mickey Harris and Sam Mele to the Nationals in exchange for righty Walter Masterson.
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RED Sox
Washington
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Clark Griffith
Sena
Mele
Nats
Walter Masterson
Two Triple Plays and Two No-Hitters In Class C Doubleheaders
In Thibodaux Et Evangeline league openers Abbeville fell twice as Thibodaux pulled off two triple plays and won 6-3 in the nightcap after a 6-2 victory. Tom Spears of Lafayette blanked Houma 4-0 over nine innings with one walk. The previous night Emory Lee Hewlett of Baton Rouge tossed a seven-inning perfect game, retiring 21 in order, in the opener beating New Iberia 3-0.
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Tom Spears
Lafayette
Houma
Emory Lee Hewlett
Baton Rouge
Thibodaux
Abbeville
Dike Eddleman Signs with Tri City Blackhawks in NBA Pick
Dike Eddleman, famed Illinois athlete in basketball football and track, joins the Tri-City Blackhawks of the National Basketball League after signing a contract from the Pacific Coast. The Illinois star, 6 2 guard, helped Illinois win a Big Ten title and set scoring marks, while also excelling in track and football and earning Olympic high jump bronze.
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Hawks
Illini
Basketball Association of America
Eddleman
Chicago Stags
N.B.L
Jack Kerris
Loyola
Centralia
Ill
Illinois
N.C.A.A
London
Campbell outpoints Davis in Hollywood boxing clash
Tommy Campbell of Rock Island Illinois, 136 pounds, defeats John L Davis of Oakland California, 132 pounds, by decision in Hollywood. In Indianapolis Archie Moore and Bob Sikes bout postponed to Monday due to rain.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Calif
Tommy Campbell
Rock Island
Ill
John L. Davis
Oakland
Indianapolis
Archie Moore
Bob Sikes
Hogan Softball Narrowly Falls to McLeansboro 4 3
Hogan Center of Carbondale loses seventh game of the season at McLeansboro 4 to 3. Hogan had eight hits to McLeansboro's five and drew five bases on balls to Hogan's one. Simpson took the loss with eight strikeouts. Corbitt earned the win with five strikeouts. Hogan led 2 0 after two. McLeansboro tied in the third. both teams traded to 3 3 before a seventh inning run gave the win to McLeansboro.
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Hogan Center
Carbondale
McLeansboro
Hogan Crew
Hoga
Hogan
Simpson
Corbitt
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Herrin Stags
Joseph Russell
Weldon Simpson
Eagles blank Herrin Veterans in softball doubleheader
Carbondale Eagles shutout Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars 7-0 at Carbondale Community High School diamond. Popeye Jones and H Lee limited Herrin to two hits. Ray Drew led the Eagles with two hits and two runs. In the nightcap, Carbondale American Legion defeated Armory 10-4 as H Halterman won and G Robinson had three hits and three runs.
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Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carbondale
Eagles
Popeye
Jones
H. Lee
American Legion
Armory
Parent
Herrin
Ray Drew
Drew
Legion
H. Halterman
Stratton
G. Robinson
AB Ho ‘Eagles
Williams
Gill Cf Ff
Russell
Hill Rf
Patterson
Fite
Pal
Rex Drew
Lee ‘Jones
Brown
Gentry
Faro
Slibass Kilbreth
Colombo
Antonimo
Carnighi
Am. Legion D. Dillow Ss O
Vieilli
Assault Loses by Nose to Argentine Long Shot
New York area racer Assault was nosed out by Michi gan 3rd in a seven furlong Aqueduct race. The upset marked a rare long shot win in a brisk AP summary of New London and college sports.
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New York
Assault
Michigan
Aqueduct
New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
America
Wichita
Kan
Wake Forest
N.C.A
Favor California In Poughkeepsie Regatta
Poughkeepsie N Y. supports Ebright's California Bears as favorites to win the regatta with Olympic champions and past Hudson river classic victors. Huskie Coach Al Aldrick argues his crew can challenge despite broad doubt from fellow coaches.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ebright
California Bears
Washington
Huskie
al Aldrickson
[Untitled sports note]
A coach notes uncertainty about Hudson race outcomes while listing potential rivals. Washington and California are strong, with Wisconsin and Princeton also in contention as the season nears. The team remains hopeful and refuses to concede.
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Hudson
Oldrickson
Washington
California
Wisconsin
Princeton
Porter Brothers and Carbondale Meet Sunday at Hogan Center
The Kittens softball team from Carbondale visits Murphysboro for a Sunday doubleheader with the Porter Brothers men’s and women’s squads at the Hogan Center. Carbondale's Weldon Simpson starts on the mound. Rufus Nesbitt leads Hogan with a .460, while Ella White tops the Kittens with a .500 average.
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Carbondale
Hogan Center
Playground Kittens
Porter Brothers
Murphysboro
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Hogan
Harles Greer
Kittens Playground
Dorothy Lewis
Ella White
N. Robinson
P. Cooper
Roosters Help Fishermen Off Tasmanian Coast
D. W. Button spoke at a Returned Soldiers League Congress describing how dogs and roosters assist fishermen threading reefs near Hobart. He urged a campaign for small lighthouses along the Tasmanian coast to improve safety and navigation.
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Hobart
Tasmania
D. W. Button
Returned Soldiers League
Tasmanian
Quonset Hut Auction Notice
Edw V Miles Jr of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Illinois schedules sale on July 5 1949 at 2 30 pm for one Quonset Hut to be auctioned or disposed.
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V. Miles, Jr
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Illinois
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