Centralia Dominates West Frankfort Relays on Cold Night
Centralia Orphans win West Frankfort Relays for the fourth straight year before about 700 fans. East St. Louis tops in a tight meet, while Pinckneyville claiming the Southwest Egypt conference title after a dramatic finish with Sparta. Keene high jumps 5-11 and Moore vaults 11-2 as several records fall.
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Centralia
West Frankfort
Jimmy Evers
East St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Maroon Baseball sweeps Western in doubleheader
Southern Illinois University Maroons win twice at Western 8-2 and 3-2 to move to 4-2. Brenzel yields one earned run in the first game with a seven run second inning. Campbell, Bauer and Jones drive key hits. Thompson blanks Western in the nightcap as Campbell triples and Jones delivers two runs. Southern to play Eastern Friday and Washington Saturday.
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Southern Illinois University Baseball Maroons
Western
Fred Brenzel
Brenzel
Mendez
R. Jones
McClure
Green
Schmalbach
Bauer
J. Jones
MaDowell
Menendez
Schmulbach
McDowell
Campbell
Southern
Secord
Darrell Thompson
Maroons
Joe Jones
Jones
Thomson
Landis
McNay
Bauland
Thompson
Southen
Eastern
Washington
Derby and Tennis Winners Highlight Weekend Sports
Louisville-Middleground won the Kentucky Derby with Hill Prince second and Mr. Trouble third while Your Host finished ninth. New York-Piet won the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park opening day. Charles Coe captured the Western Amateur golf title over Bob Goldwater. Barbara Scofield upset Gertrude Moran to win Wiesbaden women’s singles and Billy Talbert beat Budge Patty to win Paris tournament.
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Middleground
Hill Prince
Mr. Trouble
Your Host
New York
Piet
Belmont Park
Wiesbaden
Germany
Barbara Scofield
San Francisco
Gertrude Moran
Santa Monica
Calif
Paris
Billy Talbert
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Harrisburg and Carmi Tie for District Tennis Title
Harrisburg and Carmi tied for the district tennis championship at Carbondale on Saturday. Harrisburg doubles duo E. J. Flota and Mike Raley beat Carmi’s Barfield Bailey 6-2 6-1 in the final. singles action saw Cooper Winters Hart win and Carmi lead in entries for Champaign May 19-20.
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Carmi
SIU
Carbondale
O. K. Bowen
Carbondale Community High
E. J. Flota
Mike Raley
Barfield Baily
Cooper
Winters
Hart
Champaign
Johnston City and Royalton Split Doubleheader
Johnston City and Royalton split a Saturday doubleheader at Johnston City. The Indians won 8-5 in the first game with Bogdawicz homering, while Royalton came back 6-3 in 8 innings with Bogdawicz’s second homer. Davies and Crowe sparked Johnston City, but Royalton capitalized on errors to nab the second win.
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Dobbs
Houston
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Smith
Davies
Crowe
Dobbins
Hoyle
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Francescan
Young
Kendrick
Bogdawiwz
Neiberdoski
Maroon Golfers Drop Two Matches in Windy Duals
Southern Illinois University golf team lost at Western in heavy winds 12 to 3 and at Normal 11 1/2 to 3 1/2. Individual results included Adams No 5 with 76 for SIU against Western and Normal, and Armstrong also shooting 76. several matches ended 3 0 or 2 1 with wins by Haggerty Ferris Landis Michaels Boyle Mussaldo Erickson Spyro Ryder and others.
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Western
Admas
Armstrong
Southern
Redbirds
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Zukosky S
Ferris
Armstrong S
Landis
Wilson S
Michaels
Frietag S
Boyle
Adams S
Mussallo N
Scodedove N
Erickson N
Spyro N
Ryder N
Carterville Stars top Harrisburg in 8 4 win
The Carterville Stars defeated the Harrisburg Legionnaires 8 4 at Harrisburg Sunday. Pitcher Bob Johnson of Carterville allowed seven hits and struck out four as Harrisburg took an early 1 0 lead. Johnson helped his cause with an RBI single in the fourth. Carterville pulled away with runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh to seal the victory. The narrative then shifts to unrelated items about Connie Mack and Cincinnati Reds.
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Harrisburg Legionnaires
Harrisburg
Bob Johnson
Carbondale University
Stars
Odle
Hay
Gulley
Johnson
Carterville
Franklin
Chew
Smith
Bollinger
The
Dodgers Top Pirates 3-2 Behind Robinson Three-Extra Hits
Yesterday’s Stars batting Jackie Robinson fueled Brooklyn’s 3-2 win over Pittsburgh with a single, double, and home run, driving all three Dodger runs. Pitching: Howie Pollet and the Cardinals blanked Boston 15-0 as the Braves managed only four singles.
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Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Howie Pollet
Cards
Braves
Redbirds
Boston
Simpkins of St Louis win National Open cup chase
The Simpkins of St Louis held Ponta Del Gadas of Fall River to a 1-1 tie after a 2-0 victory in St Louis as the National Open cup soccer championship proceeds toward the best total score.
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Tiverton
R. I
Simpkins
St. Louis
Ponta del Gadas
Fall River
Mass
Major League Standings and Schedule Summary
National League standings show St Louis 15 Boston 0 and Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2. Yesterday New York 6 Detroit 3 and Washington 10 Cleveland 5. Boston 8 6 St Louis 6 2 Chicago 7 2 Philadelphia 3 4. Tomorrow Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
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Cleveland
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Chicago St. Louis
Attucks Wins Loop Track Title at Carbondale Meet
Attucks leads with 55 points to Lincoln 52 and Sumner 40 in a five school Negro track meet at Carbondale Starday. Attucks secures the Southern Illinois conference title for the sixth time in seven years with solid showings from Discus Hill and Joe Thomas in field events and key legs in relays.
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Sumner
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Colp
Southern Illinois
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Blackburn
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Turner
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Taylor
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Oglesby
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Blackmore
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Preston
Jackson
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Crumble
Southern Beats Normal in Track By Wide Margin
Southern's track team defeated Normal 87 to 44 at Carbondale on Saturday. Palmer set a school record in the mile and two-mile, while Southern swept the top three spots in pole vault and 100 yard dash and claimed all places in several events.
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Bill Keene
McCurdy
Pinckneyville
Bob Moore
Carbondale
Franza
Murphysboro
McCrary
Southern Illinois University Maroon
Normal
Hill
Southern
Ray Palmer
Palmer
Phil Coleman
Alexander S. Robertson
S. Champan
Robertson S. Chapman
S. Williams
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Klitzing
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Taliana
Clerk S
Foley
Wittenberg
Hartley
Banks N
Lane S
Richards
Marler
Murphysboro Bees Top Metropolis 3 2 In Extra Innings
Robbie Smith delivers in the tenth with an RBI single after Joe Lee tripled for Murphysboro. Dobbs and Shaw held a tight pitchers duel through nine innings before Murphysboro pulled away to a 3-2 win over Metropolis, with next action at Tamaroa and home May 21 vs Centralia.
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Riverside Park
Murphysboro Merchants
Metropolis
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Shaw
Murphysboro
Joe Lee
Smith
Tamaroa
Centralia
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Fort
Barfield
Ellis
Kreuter
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Neve R. Davidson
MecSparin
Laibe
Taylor
Harding
H. J. Lee
I Smith
Flanigan
Rednour
B. Lee
Butler
Dempster
Grammer
Holt
Southern Illinois track stars shine in historic hurdlers crop
The piece highlights standout Southern Illinois high school hurdlers led by Howard Neal of Benton and Marshall Jones of Centralia with sub 15.0 and 23.3 low hurdles marks, Benton and Centralia teams tipped to contend for a state title, and notes on local sprinters like Wayman Holder.
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Centralia
Howard Neal
Benton
Wendell Starrick
Johnston City
Williams
Herrin
Hayse
Parkinson
Hurst Bush
Bearden
Christopher
Neal
Rangers
Bauer
Jimmy Evers
Jones
Nicholaus
Neal Jones
Southern Illinois
Don Anderson
Mt. Vernon
Gorham Defeats Du Quoin in 7-2 Baseball Victory
Gorham high school Mustang baseball team beat Du Quoin 7-2 on Saturday. Heins pitched for Gorham while Wall and Feazel worked for Du Quoin. Gorham scored early with two in the first, then added three in the third and two in the fourth to secure the win.
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Gorham
Heins
Wall
Feazel
R. Crain
L. Grace
W. Graces
Bailey
Dizzy Dean Skews Names in Baseball Telecasts
Dizzy Dean peppers a Yankee White Sox game with playful misnames like Kazooza Kuzava and Zerno Berra. He criticizes the balk rule and jokes about umpire Bill Summers during a record balk sequence, promising to swap roles if out there.
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New York Yankee
Chicago White Sox
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Yogi Berra
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Vic Raschi
Summers
Williams ready for Bradley after stellar all state show
Johns ton City's multi sport star Jack Williams earned all state honors in football basketball baseball and track and is committed to Bradley University. His versatile performance drew college attention from multiple programs before he sealed Bradley as his college choice.
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Johnston City
Bradley University of
Gorham Aces Open Season with 10-1 Victory
The Gorham Aces defeated Jonesboro 10-1 to begin the 1950 campaign. Dick Sweet pitched seven scoreless innings before Frank Skobel finished the game, while Coonce worked for Jonesboro and allowed five hits. Nine walks and three errors aided Gorham's scoring, and the team hosts Pittsburg next Sunday.
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Jackson County
Jonesboro
Dick Sweet
Aces
Frank Skobel
Coonce
Gorham
Pittsburg
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Southern Illinoisan Sports Editor
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Oklahoma City
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