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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1950
Page
7
Murphy Gore’s Red Devil base ball team won the Caroodale District Baseball tournament at Murphy yesterday, defeating Royalton 5 to 1. Ronnie Hagler led with a four hit performance and 13 strikeouts, supported by sharp infield defense and a ninth inning double play.
The Carbondale junior Legion team fell 8-7 in eight innings to Boskeydell, district 4-H champion. A fifth inning bases loaded triple play by Carbondale ended a Boskeydell threat, with J B Sipe, Phemister and Langan involved. Carbondale tied 7-7 after seven, but Baskeydell won with a ninth inning run on two walks and a single. Carbondale next faces Neunert at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Lincoln diamond.
Benton and Centralia begin preliminaries in Illini state high school track finals at Champaign. Benton fields a four man squad led by Bauer and Neal in throws and hurdles, while Centralia sports a fuller lineup including Parkinson Jones Nickolaus and others. Today’s events include discus and broad jump with finals scheduled for tomorrow starting 8 a.m. CST amid potential rain and light rain delays.
Two Du Quoin sectional entries were decided in recent games Murphysboro defeated Royalton at Carbondale and Belleville beat Edwardsville at Belleville. Semifinal games set with Harrisburg Mt. Vernon, Du Quoin vs New Athens winner, and schedule through Thursday final. Tickets 14 cents students 30 cents adults. All games at Du Quoin High School.
The Mt Vernon high school baseball team, led by senior Max Hooper Eddie King Walt Moore John Riley and Bob Brown, faces Harrisburg for a district title. A loss ends their careers. a win advances them to the Du Quoin sectional next week.
Scores show AVA Du Quoin beat Trico 7 to 0, Murphysboro toppled Royalton 5 to 1, Belleville beat Cathedral 17 to 3, Belleville edged East St. Louis 3 to 2 in 10 innings, Edwardsville defeated Alton 4 to 1, with Carbondale hosting.
The Herrin V F W beat the Herrin Stags 4 to 3 in a Greater Egyptian Softball League clash at Christopher. Frank Antonini homered drove in three runs, while Hanklapella Serati and Restivo added key hits as the Stags fell behind early and fought back. The V F W, who previously lost 11-6 to Christopher, set up rematches against Dowell and Christopher V F W in upcoming games.
The Du Quoin Indians defeated Trico 7 to 0 in the Ava sub-district baseball finals. Gene Williams pitched a four hit shutout and Henry Justice delivered a first inning homer, giving Williams all the runs. The win sends Du Quoin to the sectional at New Athens Saturday at 1 p.m. local time.
Bucky Harris steers the Washington Senators from last place toward the pennant race as he adds pitching depth with Sid Hudson. Washington beat Chicago 7 3 behind Hudson four victories and a sixth inning triple by Hudson. Detroit and Boston staged a wild 13 12 Sox over Tigers. Yankees and Browns idle.
Johnston City senior Jack Williams, an all state football and basketball star, travels from Carbondale to St Louis to catch a flight to Raleigh. The piece notes college recruiting excitement as Williams joins Wake Forest campus visits amid other noted players Mawdsley Light and coach Jim Wilkinson.
Washington University star Bob Light, the lone ace on the university tennis squad, defeated Jack Mawdsley in Carbondale Wednesday. Mawdsley, two-time I I A C singles champion, is a strong opponent, but Light dominated play in this key match.
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