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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
9
The Cardinals extend their win streak to four as Curt Flood drives in the decisive runs with a two run homer in the ninth inning against Pittsburgh. St. Louis sits just ahead of the Giants in the NL race amid a string of clutch performances by Cunningham Bower and Flood.
Murphysboro tops the Ju venile Division with a perfect 6-0 mark in the Khoury Baseball League. Sponsored by Brown Shoe Co. and Eagles Lodge 670, Murphysboro leads a league with Du Quoin Pinckneyville and Lamaroa. Other divisions show Las tour Corp in Atom lead at 7-3 Ward s Transfer and Doctors and Dentist share Bantam lead at 5-0 Porter Bros. leads the Midget division at 9-1 with standings as of June 24 including Atom Bantam and Midget teams.
Results recap with New York 6 Chicago 2 and Boston 4 Cleveland 3. Detroit 5 Baltimore 0. Washington 2 Kansas City 2 tie in 8th. National League standings show Milwaukee leading. Chicago and Philadelphia clash. doubleheaders noted with 13 7 and 10 innings games.
Pyramid Field Archery Club in Tierrin completes a new course at the Egyptian Drive in Theatre south of Herrin. President Frank Geraci says a tournament may be organized soon. Other area clubs are invited to visit for weekend shooting.
Centralia residents approved a tax increase from 75 to 96 cents per $100 valuation by 2,410 to 231. The district faces about $200000 debt and may cut expenses, while the school board approved higher teacher salaries and raised athletic pay. Coaching staff changes followed, with resignations and new appointments noted as football basketball and track duties shift. The Cardinals beat the Astros 2 1 in a Monday night matchup, placing them in second behind the Braves.
Mark Hoffard, former Johnston City athlete, plans a fall return to Western Kentucky. He began at Stetson Junior College in Florida before transferring to Western Kentucky and has completed 21 months in the Navy.
SIU announces Harry Gallatin will begin as head basketball coach on July 1 and is house hunting in Carbondale for a few days. Athletic Director Don Boydston returns to town from Florida. Phil Coleman, a former SIU distance star and 1956 Olympian, will travel to Russia next month with AAU track stars to run the 3000 meter steeplechase.
Spencer Scott a 19 year old center fielder from Central Michigan was offered a 21000 dollar signing bonus by the Cubs but rejected it because his father would not sign the contract.
Don Choate, a 19-year-old East St Louis pitcher, rose from American Legion baseball to standout form. The young hurler showed early promise and began moving toward a possible professional path with his developing fastball and control.
The report lists top American League batting leaders Vernon Cleveland Fox Ward and others with averages RBIs and hits. It also notes home run leaders Jensen Cerv and Triandos. Pitching leaders Larsen Turley Ford with records and ERAs. In the National League, Mays Musial Crowe and Cepeda lead in batting RBIs hits home runs and pitching leaders McMahon Rush Spahn.
The Martin Oilers of Carbondale defeated Coleman Motors 3-1 at West Frankfort Tuesday night. Don Walker earned the win with six strikeouts and no walks. Hap Combes doubled and tripled to pace the Oilers, who tied their season record at 2–2 after a seventh inning rally.
Carroll Rocky Bridges of Du Quoin leads the Egyptian League with a .467 batting average this week. Other top performers include Sheppard of Moberly and Anderson, Buyan, Justice, Marnati, Martie, Quillman, Whitson, and Rose with strong hits across multiple games and plate appearances.
Bob Scherer of Decatur captures medal honors in the 28th annual Men's State Amateur Golf Tournament at the University of Illinois Golf Course with a two day total of 68 73 141, two strokes ahead of Lou Rosanova of Chicago. The field advances to match play as five of six former champions qualify. Ross Merrick of SIU earns a Washington assignment as assistant executive director of the American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation effective Aug 1 1958.
Pittsburgh June 25 AP A pair of castoffs shine for the St. Louis Cardinals with Curt Flood hitting a decisive ninth inning two run homer to beat the Pirates 2 1 The victory lifts the Cardinals to second place in the National League. Pitcher Phil Paine adds two scoreless relief innings for his fourth win. Flood came from Cincinnati last year via Savannah and was traded to St Louis Paine had zigzagged between majors and minors since 1951 with a military break in 52 53 Milwaukee had placed waivers on Paine before the Cardinals claimed him.
Houston light heavyweight Paul Jorgen outpoints Rocky Randell in a ten round decision at Houston. Jorgen dominates with cleaner punching while Randell battles through rounds but falls short on the scorecards.
The Marion American Legion team beat Thompsonville 9 to 7 on Sunday. Du Quoin leads the league at 5-1, with Neunert 4-1, Marion and Murphysboro 3-2, Thompsonville 1-6, and Herrin 0-4 in adult league play.
Hogan Bayley from England stopped Jules Touan of Nigeria in the 7th round. Spider Webb of Chicago outpointed Dick Tiger of Nigeria in the middleweight contest.
In Decatur the 25th annual Illinois Women’s State Golf Tournament opened with easy wins for four favorites led by Nan Berry Quincy and Barbara Slobe Waukegan. Medal ties at 81 accompanied Consolidated results including Lois Drarke and defending champ Mrs. Paul Dommers advancing.
Kenny Lane, No. 1 contender from Muskegon Michigan, traveled to Houston to sign a long awaited lightweight title fight contract with champion Joe Brown. The signing was anticipated this afternoon at a luncheon hosted by Texas Boxing Enterprises Inc., the local promoters.
Right-hander Paul Foytack earned his first victory since May 31 with a five hit shutout as the Tigers surge under manager Bill Norman, improving to 11 of 14 and pulling within reach of second in the American League. He allowed two of the three defeats earlier in the stretch and helped Detroit notch a 5-0 win over Baltimore.
Major League pitcher Paul Fortack of the Tigers ended a three game losing streak with his first complete game since May 31, allowing five hits while blanking Baltimore 5-0. On the Dodgers side Duke Snider and Gil Hodges drove in 11 runs in two extra inning wins over the Reds. Hodges added a tie breaking homer in the 10th of the first game to lift the Dodgers 13-10 and the duo combined for a late rally in the second game, producing a 7-2 win.
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