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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1964
Page
9
Pinckneyville and Anna Jonesboro square off Monday at 4 15 p m in the Du Quoin sectional opening round of the 1964 state baseball tournament. Belleville meets Marion. winners advance to Wednesday with the final for a state bid June 4 5 at Peoria. Pinckneyville reliant on George Poe faces tough slate as Marion Belleville loom.
Veterans golf standout Jim Dutch Mitchell delivers a five under par 31 front nine to seize a one stroke halfahead in the Crab Orchard Golf Club Tournament of Champions first round. Bill Keonenmann and John Krueger chase, with several SIU alumni and local players rounding out the leaderboards in this inaugural event.
A dense summary of MLB standings with teams and records across American and National Leagues. It lists Chicago Cleveland New York and other clubs, highlights several game results such as Los Angeles over New York and Minnesota, and notes upcoming Monday games including Washington in Boston and Chicago at Kansas City. The writeup includes scattered player names and scorelines amid a garbled OCR of standings, schedules, and box scores.
Southern Illinois University opened a three game weekend series at Fairfield Iowa with a 11 to 0 loss in the opener. Parsons College tied the second game 8 8 before a five run rally and a 13 inning finish. Gene Vincent earned victory in relief and John Hotz took the loss as Salukis slid from an 11 game win streak.
Six veterans and two rookies qualified for the Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as wind gusts and two spectacular accidents marred practice. Jack Brabham led the new rear engine entries at 152.504 mph, while Bobby Unser and Eddie Johnson posted top speeds around 153 mph. A fan died of a heart attack before qualifications and 29 cars were set to compete in the final time trials.
Pinckneyville coach Don Calvert will start senior lefty George Poe as the Panthers open the Du Quoin sectional against Anna Jonesboro. Marion's Leroy Anderson relies on Jim Shotton and Dick Stotlar while Poe could work two games with a rest day ahead. The piece reviews Poe’s week of strong pitching, Sagefield stretch, and sectional context amid other SIU and league notes.
Trenton Jackson Mel Blanheim and Mike Yaworski went 1 2 3 for Illinois in the 100 yard dash. Wendell Grant of Johnston City failed to score in hurdles as Wisconsin claimed its first Big Ten outdoor title since 1931 with 64 points. Michigan topped at 32. Joe Garagiola is slated for Sparta baseball banquet next February with funds from the dinner funding equipment and an annual award named after him for most valuable player Mike Lyle.
In Memphis on May 23, Doug Sanders, Mike Souchak, Gene Littler and Billy Casper shared third round lead at the Memphis Open with nine under par 201 totals after 54 holes. Casper, the 8 under par leader, held under pressure as Sanders, Littler and Souchak posted strong 66s and 67. Arnold Palmer shot 68 to stand at 207, while Jack Nicklaus carded 66 to reach 208 as 46 players were at par or better on the Colonial Country Club course.
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