Remarkable tennis tale from a rain interrupted state final
Buck Bowen recalls a Chicago area high school singles match where a rain storm halted play with one player up two sets and 40 love in the third. The trailing opponent refused to concede and rallied to win the title in a dramatic five set, three points in a row needed.
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Television Hurts Baseball Crowds
A columnist notes TV adoption lowers baseball attendance in both leagues. He cites small crowd figures at Dodgers Cardinals Tigers Red Sox Indians Cubs games and claims television, not televised games themselves, reduces home attendance as more families stay home for entertainment. He argues broader TV access, not game telecasts, drives the decline.
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Michigan Eyes Big Ten Crown
Michigan can gain at least a tie for the Big Ten baseball title by sweeping a two game series from Wisconsin at Madison. The Wolverines have won seven of eight and have two conference games left, while Wisconsin and Ohio State share second place at 5-3.
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Cardinals edge Dodgers in seven after late surge
St Louis and Brooklyn traded runs as Pollet and Branca dominated. Glaviano Lindell Furillo homered for the Dodgers while Musial Diering Robinson Steger led the Cardinals with 17 hits and 14 RBIs in a high scoring affair.
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Mattoon Climbs to MO Valley Lead in Busy Series
Mattoon moved atop the Mississippi-Ohio Valley standings by taking three of four from Springfield and winning a 4-2 contest with Mt Vernon. Centralia swept Mt Vernon 14-7 while Vincennes edged Paris 4-3 to even the series at two games each. West Frankfort beat Paducah 9-7 and Paris defeated Vincennes in a 4-3 night cap.
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Dublin Ireland leads Monaco 2-0 after first Davis Cup day
The Associated Press reports Dublin Ireland secured a 2-0 edge over Monaco by the end of day one in the Davis Cup second round European zone. In horse racing at Churchill Downs Louisville Calumee’s entry A Lark and All Blue dominated the Balladier purse, finishing first and second.
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College Baseball Scores From Opening Games
Xavier Ohio defeated Dayton 6 to 2 while Michigan State beat Michigan Normal 11 to 3. Rensselaer topped Hamilton 8 to 4 as Iowa State won 12 to 11 against Drake. Colorado College 11 edged Denver 2 and Detroit beat Kalamazoo 9 to 4. Colorado A&M overcame New Mexico 6 to 4 and Texas 6 defeated Texas A M 5.
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Good fishing at Lake Chautauqua opens season
Havana reports Lake Chautauqua offers good fishing with an average 6.2 fish per angler. In the past week 666 fishermen entered and caught 4,141 fish, more than half yellow bass, as state experts note the lake is open while rest of state is banned.
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State finals and meet day results overview
May 19 Carterville faces Universe in baseball. State Track Finals scheduled for May 20 with Illinois against Southm, Southern against St. Louis Eennis in track. Southern competes at Evansville in golf and tennis events, continuing state level play across multiple venues.
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