Bennie Tate recalls Ruth and Johnson memories from majors
West Frankfort’s Bennie Tate, 61, recalls a 1920s era of major league baseball. He remembers hitting an inside the park homer to beat Babe Ruth’s Yankees, witnessing Ruth’s 60th homer in 1927, and catching Walter Johnson as a young 22-year-old. Tate played for Washington Senators, White Sox, Cubs, and Braves, with a .279 career average in 566 games and a notable 1924 World Series pinch hitting. He notes changing balls and fences and cherishes Muddy Ruel’s guidance.
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Babe Bennett
Bennie” Tate
West Frankfort
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Babe ‘Ruth
Washington Senators
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Roger Maris
New York
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Zachery
Weneay Tate
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Southern Illinois
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Boston
Chicago Cubs
Washington
Giants
Bucky Harris
Pittsburgh
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Johnson
Senators
Muddy Ruel
Muddy
Carbondale Terriers eye steady 93-year-old coach and Monroe return
Frank Bleyer faces a 93 year old era as Carbondale’s Terriers bid a fifth straight SWE title. Monroe returns at QB after a move and father’s job change, with 17 senior lettermen back but 17 from 1962 gone. Bleyer trains a deep senior backfield featuring Monroe, Delmar Algee, Mike Kimmel, and Barry Brown as 40 players join the varsity for Sept. 13 opener vs West Frankfort.
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Carbondale
Idale
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Jlent
Bobby Monroe
Monroe
Hillsboro
Delmar Algee
Mike Kimmel
Barry Brown
Algee
Bleyer
Kimmel
Brown
Terriers
West Frankfort
Reid
Martin
Gordon
Butler
John Cherry
Terrier
Dave Berst
Mike Bragg
Steve Whittenberg
Gordon Chenine
Andy MacLeod
Chris Monroe
Robert Wilson
John Dickson
David Lasley
Bill Perkins
John Allen
Steve McSmith
Richard Parrish
David Wilson
Jim McKinney
Bill Wright
Willie Hughlett
John Hubble
Mike Williams
John Robinson
John Clayton
Robert Mitchell
Bob Gore
David Crawshaw
Tom Dotson
Darry McKissie
Riverside Park prep baseball upgrade nears completion
In Murphysboro the Riverside Park diamond project advances with 1 350 feet of chain link fencing and four-foot bleacher sections. A new home field for TriCo will open Sept. 13 against Harrisburg as work continues on two rooms under the stadium and surrounding facilities.
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Biie
Ilinois
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Coaches Association Holds First Meeting
The Coaches Association convened to plan stadium updates for halftime rooms and team areas at the new Devil Stadium. Contractor Norman Ellis holds contracts totaling 20,254.33 for fence, restrooms, and bleacher work, with bleachers designed as permanent installations for summer baseball. The article notes the stadium’s opening is imminent and references Cleveland Stadium’s 1952 attendance record of 90,184.
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Norman Ellis
Ellis
Cleveland Stadium
Murphysboro Wings Host Cape Girardeau In Do-Or-Die Playoff
Murphysboro Red Wings host Cape Girardeau at Riverside Park in a best two of three Bi- County Baseball League final game. Game time is 3 p.m. after Murphysboro won 4-1 and Cape won 7-4 in prior games. The victor advances to face the Jackson Zell series winner in Zell.
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Cape
Jackson
Zell
Surtees Drives Ferrari to Monza Qualifying Lap Record
British racer Joli Surtees, in a Ferrari, clocked a 1.37.3 second lap at Monza in qualification trials. The event, part of the Italian Grand Prix tests, set records for speed on the 1.6 mile course, with Surtees leading a strong field and highlighting the weekend's racing action.
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Bowl Mor League At Carbondale Fast-Paced High Scores
New Era Dairy led at Carbondale with a team high game of 811 and high series 2362 aided by Speedwash 818, National Guard 20, and 1% teams. Individual top games saw Stella Schoendienst 195 and Gert Dvorshock 192 while Dvorshock claimed the high series at 531 along with Bea Lutz 480 and Mabel Furst 464.
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Anna-Jonesboro Hires Football Assistant Dick Small
Dick Small of Kewanee named assistant coach at Anna-Jonesboro after head coach Jerry Hart resigned to join SIU staff. Ralph Davison leads as head coach with Richard McClavn ll and Byron Dodd among the other assistants.
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Kewanne
Anna-Jonesboro
Jerry Hart
Uthe
Tthe Siu
Ralph Davison
Richard McClavnll
Byron Dodd
Minor Changes In Prep Football Rules 1963
Changes in prep football rules discussed for 1963 cover numbering of jerseys by position and age groups, mandatory footwear, standard protective gear, kicking tee height options, clock start on free kicks, and a new fair catch interference rule to extend quarters. The meeting in West Frankfort informed coaches and officials that these changes are minor and not likely to alter the season’s play.
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Jereys
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