Covington Returns Boosts Braves In Tight Win Over Cubs
Wes Covington fueled Milwaukee with a two run double and a homer as the Braves beat Chicago 5 3 pulling within two and a half games of the Pirates. Before his return on June 8 Milwaukee was 22 17. since then they are 15 8 and Covington is batting .339 with 6 homers this season.
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Eddie Mathews
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Braves
Wes Covington
Covington
Charlie Dressen
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Wes
Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco
Senators
Turk Lown
Julio Becquer
Pete Whisenant
Reno Bertoia
Frank Baumann
Fisherman Claims 7 Percent Bass Jumped Into Boat
Ada Oklahoma August man Bill Dollahue says a seven percent bass leapt from the water and into his boat as he prepared to cast his line. An eyewitness supports the bizarre tale in this unusual fishing report.
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Bill Dollahue
Palmer Has Round of 82 at British Open
Arnold Palmer shot 82 at St Andrews as he makes his first appearance in the British Open. He blamed lack of practice and a strong north wind for the poor score but remained confident about his chances next week.
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Palmer
St. Andrews
Scotland
Arnold Palmer
Ireland
Royal and Ancient Club
Dublin
City League Pirates edge Cubs in slugfest
Pirates beat Cubs 7 to 6 as Barker gets the win and Harry the loss. Rahming and Burke homer for Browns in a 6 to 2 Browns victory. Pelzer wins for Orioles 10 to 4 over Holt, Maclin bests Baker in White Sox 6 to 2. Turk grabs win for Braves 12 to 5 over Reds as Graeff allows three runs. Oglesby picks up win over Thomas in Mamboro 8 to 1 with Snyder homer.
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Barker
Harry
Rahming
Burke
Browns
Orioles
Pelzer
Holt Bantam
Reds
Braves
Turk
Graeff
Oglesby
Thomas
Snyder
Washington Senators stretch winning streak in tight AL race
Washington Senators win fifth in a row to move into sixth in the American League pennant chase. Ray Moore and Chuck Stobbs shut out in relief over the last 7 2 3 innings as the Senators beat the White Sox 2 1 in 14 innings to spoil Baltimore and stay within reach of leaders. Yankees move ahead with 5 2 win over Kansas City. Tigers blast Boston 10 1. Baltimore drops a second straight to Cleveland. Temple homers for the Orioles.
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Associated Press
Washington Senators
Camilo Pascual
Pedro Ramos
Harmon Killebrew
Baltimore
Senators
Chicago
White Sox
Ray Moore
Chuck Stobbs
Washington
New York Yankees
Kansas City A’s
Cleveland
Johnny Temple
Detroit
Boston
Hal Woodeshick
Moore
Stobbs
Yankees
Bob Turley
Bob Cerv
Turley
Bud Daley
Temple
Gordon Jones
Orioles
Area high school coaching posts in flux as season nears
Southern Illinois area faces coaching vacancies at Johnston City Carterville Elkville Vergennes West Frankfort Herrin and more. Resignations shuffle duties while boards debate hires salaries and new roles amid spring sports prep and Giants manager Tom Sheehan’s move spurring potential successors.
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Vergennes
Frank Abbott
Clarence Johnson
Abbott
Mills Prairie
Kankakee
Ed Green
West Frankfort
Bob Hutchison
Herrin
Tom Sheehan
The
Giants
Grand Ridge
LaSalle County
Sand Ridge
Grand Tower
Jackson County
Carbondale Leagues Scores Across Youth Matches
Atoms defeated Pups 10 to 3 while Owls fell to Nats 2 to 1. Cubs beat Wolves 10 to 7 and Bees edged Bugs 8 to 5. Dons triumphed over Midgets 2 to 0. Tigers won 9 to 6 against Blues. Yanks topped Bears 9 to 0. Lions beat Bums 15 to 0.
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Jets
Cubs
Wolves
Bees
Bugs
Dons
Tigers
Blues
Yanks
Bears
Lions
Bums
Fullmer Basilio Set for Salt Lake City Title Bout
Utah champion Gene Fullmer meets New York challenger Carmen Basilio in a 15 round rematch for the world middleweight NBA title in Derks Field Salt Lake City Televised nationwide on ABC at 9 p.m. CDT with gate and TV rights totaling about $200,000 Split of proceeds favored Fullmer at 40 percent to Basilio 30 percent Both boxers known for grit and past epic encounters with Sugar Ray Robinson and Tony De Marco.
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Gene Fullmer
Utah
Carmen Basilio
New York
ABC
Wyoming
Massachusetts
Paul Pender
Fullmer
Basilio
Carmen
California
Norman Rothschild
Syracuse
N.H
Inter-mountain Boxing Club
West Jordan
Gene
Tony de Marco
Johnny Saxton
Sugar Ray Robinson
Swimming Meet Set at Marion Pool in July
Southern Illinois youngsters will participate in a swimming and diving championship meet in Marion on July 29 30. Centralia area teams are expected to participate. Marion and Herrin teams have been practicing. Age groups 10 and under 11 12 13 14 and 15 16 years. The meet will be held at the pool in the city park.
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Southern Illinois
Marion
Centralia
Herrin
Tuesday Fights Across Cities End in Mixed Results
Boxers Paolo Rossi and Joey Lopes from Sacramento fought to a draw in 10 rounds. Ray Riojas stopped Jimmy Hornsby in Fort Worth. Ben Medina knocked out Oscar Ortegon in Fresno. Herman Marques narrowly defeated Manuel Elias in Phoenix. Lennie Sparks outpointed Larry Wright in Halifax.
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Calif
Paolo Rossi
New York
Joey Lopes
Drew
Los Angeles
Ray Riojas
Fort Worth
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Jimmy Hornsby
Fresno
Ben Medina
Oscar Ortegon
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Ariz
Herman Marques
Stockton
Manuel Elias
Halifax
N.S
Lennie Sparks
Larry Wright
Brooklyn
N.Y
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