Pirates Win Five-Hit Victory to Stay Hot in N L
The Pirates, despite light hitting, beat the Giants 5-4 as Bill Meyer’s club keeps pace behind Brooklyn. Ralph Kiner went 3 for 0 while Lefty Bill Werle slammed the door in the ninth, loading the bases before a game-ending double play.
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Major League Standings and Daily Schedule Summary
The AP reports American League standings led by Detroit and Boston, with New York and Washington trailing. Today's games include Cleveland at New York and St. Louis at Philadelphia, with Detroit scheduled at Washington and Boston at Chicago among others. Yesterday’s results feature Chicago over Brooklyn and Boston crushing Cincinnati.
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Frankfort Leads Mo-Valley Loop in Mississippi-Ohio standings
West Frankfort remained the only undefeated club in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley league after last night’s games. Paris fell to 1-4 with an 18-2 loss as Centralia and Vincennes avenged earlier defeats. Mt. Vernon beat Springfield 10-2, Sterling beat Mattoon 10-6, Velvets beat Paducah 7-3, and Mt. Vernon and Mattoon scheduled games for tomorrow.
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Tamaroa Edges Vergennes 4 3 In Extra Innings
Tamaroa beat Vergennes 4 to 3 in 10 innings as pitcher Anderson, pulled for wildness, returned to deliver a clutch RBI single in the 10th. Neace pitched all 10 for Vergennes with eight strikeouts. Vergennes hosts Royal on Tuesday. Kentucky Oaks winner Mona sets Churchill Downs track record in 1 43 5.
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Murphysboro Defeats Carbondale In 11-1 Baseball Clash
Murphysboro blasted Carbondale with 17 hits to win 11-1 on a windy Riverside diamond. Richard Strothman led with four hits in five at bats as Aldrick Butler pitched a five hit game to earn the win. Carbondale's lone run came in the fifth after Eaton’s three-base blow. Murphysboro next hosts Anna then Chester on the Riverside field.
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Chester
Derby at a Glance Kentucky Derby Facts May 6
Louisville Churchill Downs hosts the 76th Kentucky Derby at 3:30 p m. Central. Fifteen entries compete for a $100000 purse with a $93650 winner payout if all start. Favorite Your Host owned by William Goetz trained by Harry Daniels ridden by Johnny Longden. CBS radio and TV coverage details listed.
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Fights and Golf: Locke Wins Dunlap 2,000 Guineas
In New Orleans Freddie Dawson knocked out Tommy Bell after Detroit Luke Felton outpointed Tuzo Portugues in Detroit. Bobby Locke of South Africa rallied to win Wentworth England’s Dunlap 2,000 guineas 90 hole tournament with a prize of $5,880.
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Rolla shuts out Carterville as Rolla dominates on mound
Rolla pitcher Mike Rolla no hits Carterville over five innings and finishes with a 3-0 win. He fanned 16, including six straight in the fifth and sixth. Carterville’s Johnson allowed six hits and nine punchouts but fell to Rolla’s best day. Sacovich and Scionce provided the only Stars offense with a second inning run, and Tamaroa added two more by third.
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Egyptian Semi pro League Schedule Amid Regional Matchups
The schedule lists multiple football matchups among Anna Centralia Dowell Metropolis Murphysboro Orient Du Quoin and Moose in Centra lia with dates through June and July. Key notes include a night game at Metropolis, postponed baseball doubleheader, and various cross town shows across Dowell Anna Murphysboro Orient Centralia Du Quoin Metropolis and Moose.
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Gorham defeats Towermen 6-1 in baseball clash
Gorham High School evened its rivalry with Grand Tower by beating the Indians 6-1. Vern Grace pitched all nine innings for Gorham, allowing five hits and one run, while Gene and Bill Wills split mound duties for Grand Tower. Gorham erased an early tie with key hits including a Grace triple and Crain runs, then added four in the fourth aided by Grace's triple and late rallies.
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Open Forum Notes On Hits Streak And Local Athletes
Dick Sisler was inches from tying the National League record for consecutive hits with eight in a row over two nights against Carbondale before Brecheen ended the streak. The piece mentions prior 10 straight hits by Medwick Hafey and Cuyler, and notes American League 12 in a row by Higgins. It also covers local SIU athletes Parkinson Bauer Nickolaus Neal Jones and Johnny Sebastian, plus Frank Borgsmiller’s hitting surge for Murphysboro against Carbondale.
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Scores Rise as E. and B. Tops A B C Divisions
In Columbus on May 6 scores increased in the American Bowling Congress tournament with five changes. The E. and B. team from Detroit led in the team all events trophy, totaling 8,978 pins for nine games, surpassing the American Bowling and Billiard team by six pins. The B B team also took second and fourth in doubles and fifth in all events.
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Capot At Belmonte Opens 1950 Belmont Season
New York May 6 AP Capot leads a large field in the $20 000 added Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park as the track starts its 1950 season Seventeen speed specialists are entered including Capots stablemate Guillotine, last years Futurity hero.
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Bangaway Sets Harness Career Earner Record in 1949
New York AP report note shows three year old trotting champion Bangaway, owned by Saunders Mills, earning 74 438 in 1949. The colt did not place in the $69 000 Hambletonian classic.
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Truran to drop basketball for football at Illinois
Pete Truran of Johnston City raises doubts about joining Illinois basketball next season. The six foot freshman guard admits he is too small for Big Ten hoops and plans to focus on football while praising teammate Jim Bredar’s potential for future basketball play.
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Bus Line Offers Trip to Card Games
Carbondale Harrisburg bus line offers a Sunday trip for five dollars with reserved seats to the Cardinal Brave game plus round trip transport from Carbondale to St. Louis. Bus departs 10 a.m. Sunday from Carbondale depot.
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Johnston City Tops Herrin in 2014 Slugfest
Johnston City Indians hammered 20 hits to outscore Herrin 20 to 14 at Johnston City. LaVerne Crowe led with four hits, Denzil Walker homered for Herrin, and Walker had four hits. Herrin travels to Benton next. Johnston City hosts Royalton and West Frankfort in upcoming games.
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Greyhound the Grey Ghost Honored as Horse of the Year
Grey Ghost, the world trotting record holder at 1:55-14, posted 55 wins in 65 heats over a five year career from 1934 and was undefeated in his last two seasons. The gelding, bought for $900 as a yearling, was named Horse of the Year in 1938 and remains living at E. J. Baker’s farm in St. Charles Illinois.
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