Murphysboro Triumphs In Carbondale District Final
Murphysboro 1950 baseball team beat Grand Tower 2 to 0 in the Carbondale district championship at Carbondale. Pitcher Teddy Koenigsmark scattered three hits over seven innings while Dick Copin supplied a third inning homer and Murphy added an unearned run. Grand Tower had its best threat in the seventh as Stacey Wills doubled and Gene Wills drew a walk, but Koenigsmark closed the win with a key tag at home plate. Murphysboro advances to face Royalton for a spot in the Du Quoin regional.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Grand Tower
Royalton
Johnston City
du Quoin
Teddy Koenigsmark
Koenigsmark
Gene Wills
Dick Copin
Murphy
Williams
Miller
Strothman
Bergsmiller
Wills
Stagner
Hardy
Dickson
Tower
Stacey
Bill’’ Wills
Indians
Grammer
Nelson
Keith
Harrisburg Caps District Title in Baseball Tourney
The Harrisburg Bulldogs built a 10 run first three innings and held off two Carrier Mills comebacks to win 12 7 in the district tournament. Key hits by Threet Zeigler Hughes Smith and Durant plus Logsdon walks and Zeigler’s bases loaded triple fueled the offense. Logsdon homered in the sixth as starter Bob Roper left with logs in the fourth. Harrisburg advances to face Mt Vernon in Harrisburg Friday to determine the Du Quoin sectional entry.
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Harrisburg Bulldogs
Carrier Mills
Threet
Zeigler
Hughes
Smith
Durant
Shoemake
Emery
Bulldogs
Logsdon
Bob Roper
Tomazi
Harrisburg
Roper
Davis
Trammell
Goins
Johnson
Hill
Blackman
Culbreth
Cole
Cork
Furlong
Jackson
Cline
Bob Catlett
Royalton
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Elmer Zeigler
Du Quoin Triumphs 2-0 Over Vergennes In Trico Meet
Du Quoin Indians pitcher Wall dominated Vergennes to clinch a 2-0 sub district win at Trico High School Ava. Vergennes Neace allowed seven hits as Du Quoin struck in the second and fifth innings with timely plays and errors keeping the visitors from scoring. Du Quoin advances to meet Trico of Ava for the sub district crown this afternoon.
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du Quoin
Wall
Vergennes
Trico
Ava
Junior Schack
Neace
Dudas
Chamness
Opp
Keeler
Justice
Peace
Bailey
Indians
Dudlas
Emling
Burt Ingwersen to Speak at Carbondale Banquet
Burt Ingwersen Illinois line coach will be principal speaker at the Carbondale Business Men's Association banquet for S. U. tettermen at the university cafeteria June 5 at 6 30 p m All men with varsity letters 1949 50 will be honored Team captains for next season will be announced MVP baseball and Henry Hinkley award winners named Abe Martin expects 80 athletes to attend Major varsity sports at Southern include football basketball track baseball cross country wrestling tennis and golf
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Burt Ingwersen
Illinois
Carbondale Businessmen’s Association
S. U. Tettermen
University
Henry Hinkley
Maroon
Abe’’ Martin
Southern
College Baseball Scores From Nearby Schools
Seton Hall defeated Upsala 16 to 0 while Villanova beat Georgetown 3 to 2. Gettysburg dropped Navy 4 to 2, Columbia won 10 to 9 over Holy Cross, and Army won 17 to 4 against Colgate.
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Upsala
Villanova
Georgetown
D. C
Gettysburg
Navy
Columbia
Holy Cross
Army
Colgate
Penn State
Dickinson
Kansas State
Kansas
Wake Forest
North Car
N. C. State
Duke
Harvard
M.N.T
Providence
R. I. State
Syracuse
Cornell
Indiana State
Eastern Il
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Texas
Texas A& M
Maryland
Virginia
V.M
Mt Vernon Rams win sub district with one hitter
Mt Vernon Rams defeated Mill Shoals 16 to 1 in a seven inning sub district game. Bobby Dean Wood allowed one hit while Hooper added three hits as Mt Vernon built a large early lead and the Rams earned a spot to face Harrisburg in the sectional race.
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Mt. Vernon
Rams
Mill Shoals
Major League Standings and Tonight's Games List
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn top St Louis 6 2 and New York sweeping Chicago 11 9. Tonight's American League games feature New York at Chicago at 7 30 p m and others. National League results include Philadelphia at Cincinnati and New York at St Louis.
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I. Chicago
Philadelphia
American League
New York
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Stars Pitching Sharp in 2-0 Shutout of Chicago
Ray Scarborough, Senator, threw his second shutout of the season as Washington defeated Chicago 2-0 on six hits. Paul Lehner of the Athletics doubled home two runs in the ninth, fueling a three run rally that sent Philadelphia past Cleveland 7-5.
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Ray Scarborough
Senators
Washington
Chicago
Paul Lehner
Athletics
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Yanks
Detroit
Ted Gray
Ellis Kinder
Boston
Gray
Walt Dropo
Red Sox
Dropo
Tigers
Dick Kryhoski
Chicago White Sox
Scarborough
Bob Kuzava
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Tourney Scores At Harrisburg And Nearby Matches
Harrisburg 12 Carrier Mills 7 in Harrisburg. Murphysboro 2 Grand Tower 0 in Carbondale. Du Quoin 2 Vergennes 0 at Ava. Mt. Vernon 16 Mill Shoals 1 at Mill Shoals. Belleville 10 Mascoutah 0. East St. Louis 6 Lincoln 2 at Belleville. Edwardsville 3 Wood River 1 at Alton. New Athens 4 Red Bud 1 at New Athens. Granite City 6 Central Catholic at Granite City.
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Harrisburg
Carrier Mills
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Grand Tower
Ava
Makanda Softball Team to Receive 1949 League Plaque
The Makanda softball team is to receive a plaque for finishing first in the Cobden Cobden 1949 softball league. The presentation occurs Friday night at the Cobden ball park.
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Makanda
Dodgers Back on Track as Newcombe Shines Again
Brooklyn tops St Louis 6-2 as Newcombe goes the distance for the first time this season. He limits the Cards to five hits, fans eight, and fuels a four run eighth inning rally with a two run single. Dodgers stay within one game of the Phillies.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Flatbush
Dodgers
Cardinals
Pillar
Newcomber
Chunky
Max Lanier
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phils
Phils
Cincinnatti Reds
Philadelphia
Willie Jones
Ed Waitkus
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Boston
Pirates
Vern Pickford
Sheldon Jones
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Bob Thomson
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Yanks
Boston Red Sox
Open Forum Says Opinion Equal to Ones in Baseball Talk
Lou Sportak discusses the path to the majors, noting players like Peterson, Frisch, and McCarthy who reached the big leagues after varying minor league routes. He cites counts of players who spent time in the minors and those who jumped to majors, and ponders catcher career start times and coaching trends. The piece ends with a somber update on the Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies season prospects.
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Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo
Durocher
Yankees
Atlanta
St. Paul
Felier and Doby
Indians
Scheib and
Chapman
Athletics
Antonelli
Braves
Hatten
Reds
Chapman and
Frisch
Roberts and Simmons
Phils
Cavaretta
Cubs
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Stabbs
Red Sox
Caballero
Dark
Groth
Palica
Hamner
Hodges
Michaels
Hank Thompson
Wahl
Bankhead
Gumpert
Roe
Wehmeier
Appling
Bob Brown
Carrasquel
Easter
Ennis
Hollmig
Irvin
Jensen
Keltner
Brooklyn
Onslow
Sewell
Meyer
Taylor
Mack
Boudreau
Musial
Williams
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Nie Mack
Lou Brissie
Philadelphia
Bears Beat Southern 5-2 in Carbondale Tennis Meet
Washington University Bears defeated Southern 5-2 at Carbondale. Bob Light beat Jack Mawdsley 6-0 6-3. Other results include Savitt, Kohn, Vorwald, and Grater wins. Southern to face St Louis University next Saturday.
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Washington University Bears
Southern
Carbondale
Bob Light
Washington
Jack Mawdsley
Grater S
Herrin
Savitt
Kohn
Norman
Mawdsley
Vorwald
Barnhart
Wokle
Herr
St. Louis University
Fights Last Night From the AP
Chicago fighter Bob Satterfield knocked out Lee Oma in New York at St. Nicholas Arena. Johnny Saxton stopped Bert Linam in New Orleans. Lenny Alvarez outpointed Henry Schillizzi in New York. Charles Salas knocked out Ray Brown in Phoenix.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bob_ Satterfield
Lee Oma
Detroit
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Johnny Saxton
Brooklyn
Bert Linam
Austin
Texas
New Orleans
Lenny Alvarez
Henry Schillizzi
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles Salas
Ray Brown
Albany Roman wins six furlong sprint at Golden Gate
Albany California horse Roman 2 defeats Citation by a length in 1:08 2 5 equaling the world record in a six furlong race at Golden Gate Fields.
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Albany
Calif
Roman
Citation
Golden Gate Fields
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