Michigan Faces Wisconsin Series in Bid for Pennant
Michigan seeks to extend its Big Ten lead with a weekend two game set at Wisconsin after sweeping Purdue 7-6 and 11-7. Ohio State trails at 5-3, while Indiana and Northwestern split, as the schedule shows key matchups through the week including Minnesota at Iowa and Notre Dame hosting Northwestern.
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Rosen Holds Indian Post
Cleveland infield prospect Al Rosen slashed into the Cleveland Indians lineup with eight homers in eight recent days and a .303 average. He leads the club with 18 RBIs, while his spring training advice and past struggles are noted alongside praise from Frank Lane.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Power Highlights
National and American League leaders dominated the page with Mike DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio excelling in hits for Boston while Ted Williams led Boston home runs. Stan Musial paced the National League batting average for St. Louis with Herschel Jones and Cleon Jones among leaders for runs and triples.
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Carterville Stars Rally Past Buckner in 12 Inning Thriller
Carterville Stars beat Buckner 6-5 in 12 innings as Bob Johnson earned the win. Buckner drove in three runs for Columbia Reds in a see saw game with tied frames, including a seventh inning tying run.
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McVailey League Yesterdays Results Summary
Vincennes edged Paris 11 to 3 with homer by Dickens and key hits from Meyer Keleenwood Steinberg Ivy and Dickens Stark Hollingenstine Wilson Skaggs. Springfield beat Matteon 11 to 12 with Harvey Grisco Nameron Eyes Sayers Marcello Virage and Smith producing runs. Mt. Vernon defeated Centralia 2 to 0 behind Heistand Patinoecklund and Edgar. West Frankfort 3 Paducah 2.
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Hunters cast lots for priority public shooting grounds admission
Springfield May 16 AP Admission to 10 Illinois public shooting grounds next fall will be by lot rather than first come first served. Leonard Schwartz state conservation director announced after a meeting with fish and game advisers. Applications Sept 1 to Oct 10. a drawing will determine privileges.
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Open Forum Seeks Public Input On Local Track Meet
Centralia coach Jim Evers leads a small team to Mast St Louis while Wayne City coach Dick Harmon eyes a sub district baseball upset at Mt Vernon. Meantime St Louis records fall as Jim Parkinson and Bob Neighbors set marks. Cardinals make roster moves and Musial Reserve plans loom with Lindell addition anticipated.
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Sterlings edge Mt Vernon as Misso Valley league action
Centralia Sterlings beat Mt Vernon 2-1 in a late ninth inning rally after a strong showing by Heistand who allowed only two safeties. West Frankfort topped Paducah 3-2 to move to second place, while Mattoon extended its lead with an 11-10 win over Springfield. Paris defeated Vincennes 15-11.
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Southern Teams Dominate May Schedule In State Finals
May 17 Washington plays Southern in tennis while May 19 Carterville faces University School in baseball. State Track Finals on May 19. May 20 Illinois Yech competes baseball at Southern, Southern faces St Louis in tennis. May 22 Southern meets Evansville in golf and tennis.
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Evansville
Good Golf Start In Long Island Pro-Am
Jay Hebert former LSU golfer began his first area tournament with Leonard Zahn at Fresh Meadow. They shot a par 72 and a best-ball 67 for second place, behind Al Brosch of Cherry Valley and Tom Dena of Garden City CC. Hebert is an assistant pro at Glen Oaks.
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Fresh Meadow
al Brosch
Cherry Valley
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Major League Standings and Today’s Schedule
American League standings show Detroit and New York leading with records near .634 and .560. Boston and Chicago hover around .630 and .522. Tonight’s slate lists Washington at Chicago, New York at St. Louis, Phil at Cleveland, and Boston at Detroit with game times from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tomorrow’s matchups include Boston at Detroit and New York at St. Louis among others.
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Boston at Brooklyn Weather Affects Postponement
Today’s schedule lists Pittsburgh at Boston at 6 30 p m St Louis at Brooklyn at 11 30 am Chicago at New York at 6 30 pm and Cincinnati at Philadelphia at 6 pm Rain in Boston forces postponement of multiple games with no makeup date provided.
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