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\7-THE REGISTER - NEWSMT VERNON, ILLINOIS•MM.1 -*3 « ‘ .»«XINGS#MT. V. MOVESVERNON JUNIOR STARS AFTER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPUP TOWARDSIXTH PLACEKings Eyt Swtep of Mattoon Series and SixthPlace Loop Tie HereTonight.Mt.Vernon's Kings oregetting into the pleosont, cowd-pleasing hobit of win*riina the close ones in the lastinning.Tuesday Mottoon in the lost of the3-2N1shoYoigarothoveVimK11Stfininth,Last night theylt;jid it again, only this time itwas in the last of the tenthwhen the Kings pushed a run6 cross to beat the same Phil-!lies, 8-2.; The King* will be battling to Strove up into a tie for sixth place tonight when they clash with .Mattoon in the final game of a three-game stand at Vets Park. Mt Vernon, by winning theTheie are member* of Mt. Vernon’s Junior All-Star baseball team which will compete this weekend In the Illinois state junior baseball tournament sponsored by the Jayeeea. Adult* standing a« the left are Kenneth Sctaeltorn, Rotary Baseball commissioner and Dag Roger*. Kiwanl* commissioner. Kneeling at left it John I’erlno, lavcee commissioner. At right are the four Junior team manager* here. Standing are Bernard Tyler of the Klwanians Mnd Ed Jenttns of the l.ion*. Kneeling are One Adams of the Kotarians and Noble Burnes of the Jayeee*. All-star team member* Include Jimmie Burnes, Bob McDaniels, Duane Moore, Mark Marlow, Paul Karch, Willie llardiu, Jr., Coleman ( arrodlne, Ronnie Robinson, Robert Roger*, Donnie t.lbson, Ronnie White. Eugene Lewis. Don Phelps, Pete Baux-*ein, Lari Wood*, I.arry Whobrey, Tommy Carlton, Ronnie Mahnke, Bob QlIB, Bob Sanders and Sonny Kill*. (Delo Photo)wittnaa*aioferJtherip!aplaiWW,sUWW»(»ss*-*-mattook lt;tJi ii ** *:+ *** *«■»*»»» *•I % lRn#lt;fftfAB ftft •*K in it. e VirtUum.. Met! fee I*|HfW »M.2hIfmmIt*rfPI **lt; Hr 4HI,- *»*-4 m**m.i«mA RKjfc jiWOMIW jrtlilWf.flp ■. .iiiifMiMMB 'ft*1 *• ** *-+-*•** 1 i H m h r» lt;7), p4ft.ft44a411IO0%1021o0IIIfIIIII»22022fl00O00ItII0® I 0I)TurnerWinnerCHAMPAIGN. HERE WE COME!Mt.Junior All-Stars InHUNCHES PAYactliaiIkefthe19BrawlState Baseball TourneyOFF FOR LEOamCilt;OlUoutIIV'itoi u 07 7MT. \LKNOft I0i AB *U rrnrr, I h ’•- —---------- 4«gfc*iUaews^ui*s*sin**M^aWuiaHWW(iu»jg|f -^Plipk t'fl|0, 00 0'tftrftnin, cHldtlffo. rfKllft|ilt;*rf, If I otnR, rfft mrp let****,JfSy00r* |ilUaftco 101,* e ' :;#W**I % an* MO|» ftII *♦**-* ***■*• »• •»t*'II.ft4ft42201I0f1 II0II 00 II23t2203li01 01»!0 1ii!OIca! ur ClintonDanville ParihDuhuqu* Mattoon *«„Mt. Vrnlt;mHannibal **W6$58Lm51- vat54535352505756fiK5960Pet,57 X.53251M,486.486.477.168.455lt;B56A49V»lA%1112Turner And Andrews Both Groggy After Ten Rough Rounds.Youngsters Picked From Four League Teams Will Clash13*«1 0t00lt;i iTOT ft 1*1'i 4»it % *:«»'« *» M*»v-rr by lvtftin«« if88i 221 002 0—7ML \ rrnon 0O0 022 300 I—KHP 013 2Ifirst two games from the I’hib lies, moved within one game of the sixth-place Mattoon club A victory tonight would put the two teams in an exact tie.Last night’* eontest had another unusual twist. The Kingsfought from behind, hail an almost sure victory tn their grasp, saw It fade awav with aninth-inniug Mattoon homer,then came on in the tenth towin.Going into the top of the ninth the Kings enjoyed a 7-5 lead Joe fiasco, who had come on in relief for the Kings in the sixth toI AM NICillT'H RESPLTSMattoon uoo 221 002 0 7 9 1Ml. v. 00Q 022 :;lt;x 1 8 13Kwh Id Fuchs (Hi Stillman (Hi, and King; Gear, Blase© di, Evans (1) and Slarasta.HR King. Mattoon, sixth,none on; McLeod, Mattoon, ninth, none on.By Pr©**CHICAGO — Gil Turner, lacking hi* one-time sneed and knock-out punch, today hopes iteit headed back to welterweightcontention following one of themoat savage fights of his career.After campaigning unsuceesis-With Collinsville At 11;:30 A. M. Saturday in Cham-AND GIANTSpaign In Jaycee Meet. Winners To Play Saturday Afternoon With Semi-Finals And Finals Saturday.Durocher Shakes up Line-srnmmmufullv as a middleweight for twoyears. Turner tangled with durable welterweight AJ AndrewsWednesday nb;ht in one of theTeen-age All-Star b a t eh-n 11player* of Mt, Vernon will leave for Champaign by bus Saturdaymorning to take a crack at thestate Junior baseball champion-ship.The Mt Vernon team made up of stars of this city's fourHere's News:up and Bench Men givetrcPhwhicaOilB:aniisHim Victory.Silent BoboPredicts WinFirst Game Paris 020 000 0 2 7 0Clinton 100 000 0 1 7 1Sisk and Scarpone; Dennis and Schneider.most vicious brawls in several Junior League teams will clash years at Chicago Stadium. lit 11:30 a. m. Saturday withlie weighed 153 to Andrews'152.Turner had Andrews staggeringCollinsville.Other first round games scheduled Saturday morning are Dan-SAN FRANriSCO This may i not be atop the press stuff butit is new* when middleweight ses to the Dodgers at EbbctsBv Prt.%%NEW YORK ~ Leo Durocher. regrouping his faltering forces for th stretch run, is up to his old tricks again. A hunch player from way back, *the New York Giant, manager is playing them tothe hilt and they're payinj off.Shocked by three straight lull\!oit\lt;railt;hitfwA\the, ,, , .. , , . , . ... , , champion Carl (Bobo) Olsona half donen times but failed to ville vs Dolton: Harvey vs. Al- an outright prediction.finish him off, and bv th** end. | ton: and Champaign-Urbana vs. jn a question-and-answer in-both 23-year-old fighters were Chicago South End. Drawing tervjew that was practically battered and groggy.Second Game Paris 000 (KK) (X)lClinton 0.10 001 OOxMaxa and Scarpone; and Johnston.1 5 1 10 1Jimene/.4v1)sEASON NEARS END;7 MORE HOME GAMES51The M-O-V season ends Sep- i tember 2 and Mt. Vernon’s Kings * have only seven more home giames.Here is the Kings' schedule for) the balance of the 1954 season:Tonight -Mattoon here.August 20— At Decatur.August 21—At Decatur.August 22—Tt Mattoon.August 23—At Mattoon.August 24—Decatur here.August 25—Decatur here.August 26-Danville here.Ausust 27—Danville here.Danville 000 070 242—15 12 Du buq ue 100 000 210 4 8Last res and Kasper; Richards,McCaffrey (8) and Romano.HR ■ Klaus, Danville, fifth,three on; Wagner, Danville, eighth, none on, and ninth with two on; Kopacz. Danville, seventh, none on; Miller, Dubuque, seventh, one on Earnhardt, Dubuque, first, none on, Romano, Dubuque, eighth, none on,i urner won a unanimous 10-round decision. Referee Walter Brightmore favored the Philadelphia Negro 97 to 88 Judge Jim McManus saw it 96 to 94 and Judge John Bray scored it 95 to 90' It was the toughest fight I’ve had outside of Kid Gavilan,”Turner said afterwards, I’d like« couple more fights like thisone and then I'M be ready for another .shot at the welterweight title Andrews. Superior, Wis., campaigner whose two successivefirst round bye* were BHIevitle, | )riecj out of the igo-pound king-Dixon, I l**i riu mid East St., Louts, j pjn ju» said h** Bxjf*ct0d to boat If the Mt Vmajon Stars, j challenger, Rocky Cas-I, ■ —■ ■* ■ A ■ m m ft ft m--Aft Aft ft ft ft fta, 1 ft*Wt Jtl*Tcoached by Noble Burnes, beatiteBani jn their 15.round Coihmvuie they will play again j yri(\HX nightam-1 #*j \VtiViv trained hard andtest against the winner of the have trained for a 15-round Champaign-Chicago tilt. The see- fight t# he sari ond found game ls scheduled for j Asked if he expected to win by4:00 p. m. a knockout or a decision, he said,I he semi-finals u dl ready to go 15 rounds, comeat !h00 o'clock Sunday morning, the champiomhip battle at 2:00M t. Vernon's stars are com« posed of the outstanding players of the Rotary* Khvatiis, 1 dons andofwhippings oi Chuck Davey help- Jaycees teams of the local JuniorDecatur and poned, rain.Hannibal postGame* TonightMattoon at Mt. Vernon, Decatur at HannibaLParis at Clinton, Danville at Dubuque.AVftftsr. ■ed vault him to a No 5 ranking, said he was surprised Turner wasn't faster It was a fight of savage fiur* rtf* throughout For Turner it was a start back up the welterweight ladder from where he slipped two years ago when Gavilan stopped him in the 11th of tal titThe net gate was $2,722, but each received $3,000 in TV proceeds#Planning to accompany the tournament are all four managers Noble Burnes of the J a y -what may.I'm ready for anv kindtwfight Oasstellani puts upHt was asked what kind of a fight he expected the challenger to wage,“F rom what I have read in the papers I expect him to try to jab and out speed me. If that's what he does, lit press him all theeees* lid Jenkins of the Lions,i wavft,, . . . Odds makers have establishedBernard lyler of the Ktwanians olgon thr iA favorite.I and Gene Adams of the Ro- Th» in; tana us.will be nationally;fThe bouttrie visedThey w!l! board a special bus Starting time will be 8 p m.at 5:3 Saturday mromng on the i (lt; \st)east side of the public square, {The weekend promises to le an enjoyable one for Mt. Vor-— - -non’s young nthletes. Housing for them will tx* available at theField, Durocher shook up his lineup against Philadelphia Tuesday night, putting Bobby Hofman on first, Billy Gardner on third and Ray Katt behind the plate. A11 Hofman did was slam two home runs and drive in four rum- to spark a 8-3 victory. Gardner shone defensively and Katt contributed a double and a run-seoring fly.Wedm dav with a rigid-hander pitching for the Phillies, Durocher sent Dusts Rhodes, the power-hitting pinch hitter, to left field in place of Monte Irvin Rhodes blasted a pair of homeruns and drove in five runs as theGiant- won 0-2Rhode- go' the G ants ofi to a3 o lead in the fir • T asunv, hammering Herm Wehmcicr for a three-run aom*; His second home-r and 12th ot 'he season, cam* of! -outhpa a Ron Mrozin* ski in the fifth with lt;nr man aboard,Every time we o bad, Duro-her --.ed, ' 1 call upon Rhodes and Hofman. They're my minute* men Holman's bailing average of 238 is misleading but Rhodes is pacing the club with a .371 average He has driven in 32 runs on33 hits.W ItinlovintillvieSOIibaha1lifihitelt; ■ -S:161MiCRhfie f hin i gEhmaHuthe
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