Dodgers stumble in doubleheader as Pirates push lead
Dodgers lose 10-7 and 5-4 to the Pirates at Forbes Field halting a hoped brush into first place. Giants rally past the Cubs, Musial lifts Cardinals past the Braves, while Yankees and White Sox split twin bills in Boston and Fenway Park.
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Dodgers
Andy Pafko
Johnny Schmitz
Chicago
Pirates
New York
Giants
Cubs
Brooklyn
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Reds
Phils
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Yankees
Chicago White Sox
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White Sox
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Gil Hodges
Babe Ruth
Pafko
Ralph Kiner
Bucs
Forbes Field
Paul Richards
Fenway Park
Phil Masi
Eddie Robinson
Robinson
Gus Zernial
Williams
Gene Woodling
Tribe
Yankee Stadium
Murphy Hurler Tosses No Hit Stint at Percy
Murphysboro Junior American Legion ace Danny Hagler pitched seven frames without a hit in a 2-0 win over Percy on Sunday. He struck out 12 batters with three walks and received solid errorless defense behind him.
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Murphy
Percy
Danny Hagler
Murphysboro
American Legion
Percy American Legion
Hagler
Herrin VFW Wins Sectional To Reach State Softball Tourney
The Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars team defeated the Herrin Eagles 9 7 in the sectional final at Herrin to advance to the Amateur Softball Association state tournament in Macomb. Corky Absher pitched for VFW with Jerry Russell and Donald Null for the Eagles. The Eagles Sluggers beat Makanda Marlow’s Grill 6 5 in a Saturday preliminary.
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Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars
Herrin Eagles
Herrin
V.F.W
Eagles
Corky Absher
Jerry Russell
Donald Null
Paul Davis
Herrin Township
Eagles Sluggers
Makanda Marlow’s Grill
Hagler
Merkley
Murphysboro
Baskeydell
Herrin Vfw
Merk Jones
N. Venegoni
R. Mitchell
Mitchell
Legion Club
Burke
Sparta
Jacobs
Ferguson
Absher
P Heape
Crossin
Rose Sanders
Agers
Donahue
Pugh O
Sexton
Imhoff
Hardcastle
Ozburn Restive
Shiro Null
Wanstreet
Campbell
Tygett
Percy H Russell
Rf Meyers
Hartman
Makanda
Lockby Presley
Quillman Schentz
Gurley
Johnson Rushing
B. Cox
Spangler
Gerberdine Hern
Guebert Throgmorton
Hilton
Cobb
Play Begins for 16 Herrin Teams
The boys' minor and class A midget leagues start play tomorrow night with eight games at Lighted Park. Scheduled night games include Church vs Cubs at 8 30 and Hawks vs KC s with Cubs vs Oilers in the midget league at 7 15 and 6 respectively.
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Rams
Chicks
Aces
Mohawks
Church
Cubs
Hawks
Oilers
Paul Davis
Yanks
Wildcats
K. of C
Ark
Walchers
Eagles
South Ide
Major League Standings and Yesterday’s Scores
National and American leagues shown with team records and games behind. Yesterday results include New York over Chicago 10 7 and Pittsburgh 10 over Brooklyn 7 with other key scores. Tomorrow matchups list Brooklyn at New York Detroit at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia St Louis at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Cincinnati New York at Washington Chicago at St Louis Philadelphia at Boston.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburgh
Top Collegians Open National Golf Meet in Columbus
Nearly 200 collegiate golfers from 55 colleges tee off at Ohio State University on a 7100 yard course. Players compete 18 holes today and 18 tomorrow with the low 64 advancing to match play. North Texas State College is favored with Billy Maxwell noted as a strong contender. Ohio State, Michigan, and Purdue also pose threats on their home course.
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National Collegiate Golf Association
Ohio State University
North Texas State College
Texans
Billy Maxwell
Byron Nelson
Ohio State
Michigan
Purdue
Woodmen Take 4 3 Win Over Smitty's De Soto Bums
Carbondale Woodmen defeated Smitty's De Soto Bums 4 to 3 on Sunday. Drake and R Drew led an early Woodmen run in the first inning while the Bums tied it in the second on Lipps' walk and Leek's double. Woodmen capitalized on sixth inning errors to pull ahead, and the Bums failed to rally in the ninth despite a run-scoring sequence.
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Agers
Sexton
V.F.W
R. Mitchell
C. Mitchell
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Ross Ferguson
Tygett
Russell
Hardcastle
Carbondale Woodmen
Smitty
DeSoto Bums
Carbondale
Woodmen
Drake
R. Drew
Phillips
Leek
R. Lipe
F. Drew
Rums
Wallace
Henery
Winfield
Rory
Vanzandt
Clark
Musial Lifts Cardinals Past Braves With Late Rally
Stan Musial homered in the eighth and doubled in the tying run in the ninth, then doubled again in the 14th to score the winning run as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves 6-5. Max Lanier pitched five scoreless innings in relief after coming on in the 10th to help seal the comeback.
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Cardinals
Musial
St. Louis
Boston
Braves
Max Lanier
Tom Poholsky
Cards
Gorham Beats Pinckneyville to Lead Trico Stand
Gorham defeated Pinckneyville 5 to 4 in ten innings to seize sole possession of first in the Trico Teenage league. Tom Morgan drove in the winning run as Gorham improved to 41 in league play while Pinckneyville stood at 4-2.
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Gorham
Pinckneyville
Trico
Tom Morgan
Sweet
Edwards
Craig
Skobel
Keene
Stanton
Chag
Hampleman
Kellerman
Infield Legends Highlight Baseball History and Modern Form
The piece recalls 1925 Cardinals infielders Hornsby Bottomley Bell and Thevenow with strong runs and errors. It compares eras, noting Dodgers White Sox and Red Sox as potential all time infields and highlights current White Sox consistency. Local notes cover Millikin ladder incident, school board hiring, track bets, and coaching moves.
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St. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
Jim Bottomley
Les Bell
Hornsby
Bottomley
Thevenow
Cooney
Bell
Dodgers
White Sox
Red Sox
Cubs
Tinker
Evers
Chance
Casey
Connie Mack
McInnis
Collins
Baker
Barry
Pirates
Suhr
Grantham
Bartell
Traynor
Reds
Hendrick
Cuccinello
Durocher
Stripp
Tiyers
Greenberg
Gehringer
Rogell
Owen
Bonura
Hayes
Appling
Indians
Robinson
Gordon
Boudreau
Keltner
Ex Cardinals Starters Highlight Pirates Lineup Tailspin
Five former Cardinals start for the Pirates as Du sak Howerton Garagiola Nelson Dickson headline the day. Nelson drives five hits, Garagiola four, Howerton three with multiple doubles, while Wilks wins in relief.
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Boston Braves
Cape Cod Cardinals
Southworth
Boston
Cardinals
Hopp
Sanders
White
Beazley
Pirates
Pirate
Dusak
Howerton
Garagiola
Nelson
Dickson
Wilks
Garagiolla
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Giants
Fain
Stephens
Goodman
Minoso
Kiner
Ted Williams
Musial
Robinson
Maxim to testify on possible doping in boxing bout
Chicago June 25 AP Maxim light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim may reveal to the Illinois State Athletic Commission he fought in a trance during his 15 round May 30 loss to Ezzard Charles. Trainer Al Del Monte manager Jack Kearns and Dr J M Houston testified. Maxim claimed exhaustion and memory gaps after the Memorial Day title bout.
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Joey Maxim
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Ezzard Charles
Maxim
al del Monte
Cleveland
Joey
Jack Kearns
J. M. Houston
Kearns
Charles
Houston
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Tom Millikin's Dad Suffers Electrical Mishap
Charles Millikin father of Tom Millikin of Pinckneyville and I A basketball fame nearly became a cropper Friday after coming into contact with a 4,400 volt electrical source.
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Tom Millikin
Charles Millikin
Pinckneyville
I. A
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