Virdon Stars As Cards Down Giants In Twin Bill
Cardinals sweep a doubleheader against the New York Giants 9-2 and 7-3 led by Bill Virdon who drove in six with a single two doubles a triple and a homer for a .324 average. Luis Arroyo earned a win prior, boosting his 2.01 ERA as a premier NL hurler.
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Middlecoff Captures Western Open in Portland
Dr Cary Middlecoff won the 52nd Western Open at Portland Golf Club with 272 total, pocketing 2400 top prize. He rallied from behind in the final round to beat Mike Souchak by two strokes, while Gene Littler and Bob Rosburg tied for third at 275. Souchak earned 1800, Littler and Rosburg 1300 each, Julius Boros 1000 for fifth. Middlecoff returns to Memphis after the win.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mike Souchak
Husky Durham
N. C
Middlecott
Portland Golf Club
Souchak
Kiamesha Lake
N. Y
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Littler
Rosburg
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
The Umpire and the Ruth Era Right Field Question
The column discusses a baseball play where a missed third strike allows a runner to score after the catcher mishandles the ball. It explains that both runners are safe and notes limits on batter baserunning after a strikeout. It also answers a trivia query about Yankees right fielders before Babe Ruth with Sammy Vick.
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Beans Reardon
Lou Webber
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Oscar Fessenden
Sammy Vick
Christopher Nips Herrin in Coal Belt Teenage League Drama
Christopher hosts a 6-5 victory over Herrin Eagles as a last-inning rally caps a three-run first inning. Key plays include a King double and Troutt single with an error for the decisive runs. Herrin's offense builds with a Lawwill homer and timely hits, but Perry loses despite 7 hits.
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Pirates
Clyde McCullough
Chicago
Bob Rush
Lino Donoso
Pittsburgh
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Coal Belt
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Perry
Hill
Morgan
Miller
Venegoni
Odom
Doughty
Cys
Christopher Oy
Hi Bates
Jarvis
Sohn
Strittel
Ee Slink
Beldo
Christ
Marion ball players escape mishap near Murphysboro
A Marion baseball team traveling in a car escaped injury when the driver swerved into a ditch to avoid a stopped vehicle on Rt 133 near Lake Murphysboro. The driver William Gisham and six players were uninjured. the other vehicle left the scene.
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Murphysboro
Jacson County
Arch Edwards
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N. Garfield St
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Mt. Vernon Wins Southern Illinois Six-Man Golf Meet
Mt. Vernon Green Hills Country Club clinched the Southern Illinois Golf Assn six-man event at West Frankfort with a 455 total. Franklin County CC, led by Jim Mitchell’s 69, was second with 471 and earned medalist honors. Other teams included Benton 486 Du Quoin 487 Centralia 491 Jackson County 501 Carmi 503 and Mt. Vernon Homestead 529.
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West Frankfort
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du Quoin
Centralia
Jackson County
Carmi
Mt. Vernon Homestead
Durocher Move To Cards Sparks Managerial Change
NEA’s Harry Grayson reports Giants owner Horace Stoneham plans a shift after declining to extend Leo Durocher’s contract. Bill Rigney is eyed to take over in St Louis while Durocher’s fate remains unsettled amid sagging attendances and last-place trends.
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Cardinals
Bill Rigney
Minneapolis
Polo Grounds
NEA
New York Nationals
Durocher
Horace Stoneham
Harry Walker
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis
Stoneham
Hazel Dominates Two Area Stock Car Shows at Carbondale and Murphysboro
Bill Hazel of Harrisburg set a 14.71 second lap record at Carbondale and won both the Carbondale feature Saturday and the Murphysboro feature Sunday. He also captured the first Carbondale and Murphysboro heats and the Murphysboro handicap race, contending with Jesse Crowe, Dick Poe, Howard Meacham and others through a two night series.
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Elkville
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Bob Hileman
Cape Girardeau
Cecil Egbert
Ava
Deaton
Jerry Brinkley
Lewis
Dowell
Hazel, Meacham
Deaton Egbert
Purdue Golfer Campbell Wins NCAA Golf Championship
Purdue University golfer Campbell claimed the National Collegiate Championship in Knoxville defeating Rice’s Johnny Garrett 3 and 2. The 36 hole affair stretched from Saturday with Campbell from Anderson Indiana turning the tide after a one up start to take a four up edge by the 28th hole before closing out on the 34th. Garrett a Houston native sophomore fought back to two late chances but Campbell held firm. Campbell, Indiana’s amateur and public links champion, set his sights next on the junior championship at Lafayette.
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Tenn
Purdue University
Joe C Bell
Johnny Garrett
Rice
Campbell
Anderson
Ind
Garrett
Houston
Stanford Faces San Jose State in Oct 29 clash
Stanford hosts San Jose State on October 29 in Palo Alto after holding an 11-1 series edge. The matchup pairs the Cardinal with the Spartans in a nonconference meeting at Stanford Stadium.
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San Jose State
Palo Alto
Calif
Race Driver Killed in Haven Hill Speed Event
Ira Garfunkel 26 of Berkley Michigan died en route to a hospital after his HRG sports car overturned during a qualifying run at Haven Hill. He suffered multiple skull fractures and was later crushed when the ambulance he rode in was struck by another car.
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Mich
Ira Garfunkel
Berkley
Garfunkel
Haven Hill
Highland Recreation Area
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