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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
10
A playful sports column notes Ribe’s big Wynn-er and reflects on age eligibility and past seasons. The piece jokes about comparing to a former star AE and hints at long streaks of strong performance across three seasons.
The Herrin Junior American Legion defeated Cape Girardeau 6 to 3 at the Legion Park in Herrin on Sunday. Herrin scored six runs to secure the win.
In a Chicago at Wrigley Field game between the Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers two Cub outfielders, Jim King and Lloyd Merriman, crashed into the vines while attempting to catch a ball. The miscue allowed a triple as the ball fell.
Cape Girardeau scored three runs on nine hits. Gary Smith earned the win while Bob Oldfield was charged with the loss.
The Women's International Bowling Congress sanctioned 5391 mixed leagues and 141 church leagues for the 1954 55 season.
Scores from Milwaukee Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis New York and Detroit Washington appear with results. Tomorrow's matchups list New York at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago at Milwaukee Cincinnati at St Louis Detroit at Chicago Kansas City at Cleveland Boston at Washington with multiple games noted.
Tommy Jackson who once surged as a heavyweight hopeful meets Jimmy Slade in a return 10 rounder at St. Nicholas Arena New York. Slade previously halted Jackson and Valdes stopped him later. Jackson has won five straight since. Slade has lost four of his last five.
The Cotton Bowl All-Star team chosen by sports writers features Sammy Baugh and Ki Aldrich. Both players are noted for starring in the first contest 19 years earlier, highlighting a link to the game's origins and enduring legacies.
Chicago result shows George Kell of the Chicago White Sox leading AL third basemen in the All Star poll. Kell tops Jim Finigan of the Kansas City Athletics by 11 715 votes as balloting ends Friday midnight and final returns are announced next Monday. The All Star game is set for Milwaukee on July 12.
Jimmy Bryan of Phoenix Arizona won his second straight 100 mile national AAA racing car title at Langhorne Speedway finishing in 62 minutes 40.71 seconds about ten seconds ahead of Bob Sweikert and earning ten thousand dollars.
Ted Williams, out three days with an aching back, remained at home as Boston traveled to Pittsburgh for an exhibition against the Pirates. He hopes to rejoin the lineup in Washington on Tuesday after sitting out the four-game White Sox series.
Question and answer format covers which American League managers lacked league playing experience. It cites Lou Capone and Charley Dressen, Casey Stengel, and asks about Mickey Vernon’s top batting average, noting .353 in 1946.
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