Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 5

ATUEDAT, MAT 1M TBS DAILY JOUHNAl-QAZtTTl AND COKVEKCIAL-ITAK. MATTOON. ILUNOM aoi rrvt Kelley Named Most Valuable Wrestler Advance Crowd rimne Ai Ia Single, Triple; Error; Rain; And Pitcher Willis Snap Philly Streak Kelley Wins 1st Wilson Mat Plaque1 Pst Kelley, a tenter, hag been selected the most Valuable Wrestler at Mattoon High School. I 1 1 f-i I re. ft Ho wj They Stand Si'', Youth Softball League To Be Organized Formation of youth aeftball League win be held neat Tuesday night by the Mattoea City Recreation.

The meeting to organise league for boys of high school age will be held at the First Baptist Church at TUX) p. m. Several ehurehee have already Indicated they wiU loin the loop. The league will be open to any organisation desiring to field a team that meets City Beereatlon requirements. The deadline for entering will be Friday, June 4.

Information may be obtained from Chester Quinn concerning the entrance requirements. tronml double. The game dropped the Phillies from fourth to sixth spot to MOV league standings and snapped a four-way winning streak on the homeward leg of an impressive road trip. It -was the third straight win for Dubuque over the Phillies, pushing them from seventh to fifth spot He is the first winner of the Bob Wilson Memorial Plaque, which has been donated by the Lettermen'g Club in honor of the late Mattoon High School football, wrestling and track coach. i The popular coach died, several weeks loiiowing an airplane eraan a year ago, while serving in the Unit ed States Marines.

A veteran of World War II, Mr. Wilson had been recalled Into service and was on a leave of haenos from Mattoon High School at the time of his death. Pat Kelley was Mattoon' leading wrestler during the past season and represented the school in the State Meet this spring. "He has let-tered 3 years at Mattoon after trans Jerring from Dixon In the fall of 1953. In addition to wrestling be was a regular guard on the Green Wave football team last fall.

Bruins, Too, Have Troubles At Home CHICAGO UP) The Chicago Cuba have run Into the same trouble at home that plagued the Chioago White Sox, and perhaps still does. Following another successful road aunt, where they've won 13 and lost 10, the Cubs returned to Wrlg lev Field and Buffered Hheir ahrth trieht toes on the home grounds. By THE ASSOCIATED PBESS OV LEAGUE Pet. OB Decatur It 7 M2 Clinton 13 13 .500 4 Danville 12 13 .500 4 Paris 13 13 480 Dubuque 13 .478 44 MATTOON 10 11 .475 4H Mt. Vernon 10 13 .435 I Ml Hannibal 10 14 .417 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet.

OB x-Milwaukee 22 14 .611 New Tork 32 .579 1 Philadelphia 20 17 .541 2U Brooklyn 20 IS A26 Cincinnati 21 19 .525 3 x-St- Louis 21 It JS25 3 Chicago 17 31 .447 Pittsburgh 13 30- .386 ,13 tcmpj mi uaic For Speedway INDIANAPOLIS UP) The sd-vanee' guard of the world's most patient sports crowd csmped today at the Indianapolis 1 Motor Speedway's 10 gates, with two days to kill before the 38th annual 500- Mile Auto Race. Dust-covered cars from coast to coast steadily fell Into line for Monday's morning's dash after cnoice parsing ipots in me iracs infield. This annual gathering of speed lovers looks like self-imposed mis- ery to non-members of the tra- in temity, but the blue-Jeaned swarm seems to enjoy itself. Northeast Indianapolis and Speedway City were trying hard to relieve the tedium for a price. A complete carnival was operating near the speedway's main gate.

There were miles of stands selling racing helmets, checkered flags ana other souvenirs. A nearby drlveln movie billed a special feature to' run from dark until dawn fOr the benefit of these who planned an all-night wait for the track to open. The quarter-mile 16tta Street Speedway, across from the big Four Teams Enter Local Minor League Four teams today planned to en- ter the neWly organized Minor League Baseball League. The League, sponsored by the Mattoon City Recreation, I expected to open play the' second week in John Weyrauch, assistant high school principal, win supervise the TtUBM entered to ute are: Sally aj BMUg. Uvrenca Hanaoa.

manager; Oib- pumiture store, Lloyd "Doe" manager; and Hart-Relly cStoRi. Duncan, tnanage? IIM III III llfl liil'll il I IHIIIIMIHIMI mi MlIT I I'llin II 1 1 fcMM.IIIIIMIMM I I II 111 Pat Kelley, Mattoon High School Wrestler receives the Bob Wilson Memorial Plaque from Andy Sullivan, Mattoon High School athletic director, while Chuck Oyler (left), wrestling coach looks on. The sward track, will run three full shows of goes annually to the Most Valuable Wrestler, in honor National Championship mldg-of the late Mattoon High School wrestling coach. et racei Sunday night lllini Bjig Ten Hopes Hang On Hurdle, Sprint Experts The Cincinnati Redlegs were the, -victors Friday, (-3, although the Cubs outhlt them 11-7. But the Cubs left 13 runners stranded and the Redlem were getting their hits when they counted Jnchuffcif hom on the league ladder.

DUBUQUE Staler, ss Ferronato, 3b Olerek, rf Earnhardt, if Strickland, lb ABRHPOA 6 1111 3 1 1 1 1 of Smith, 0 11 0 4 0 0 Hurt. Sh Willis, Totals MATTOON Polllna, Fontan, cf Stevens, 2b Bush, lb Mayjack, 3b. Williamson, I Weber, Vlosich, rf Stllbnan, Totals 36 3 7 30 6 3 AB RHFOAE 4 11 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 1 13 0 0 0 0. 3 10 0 3 0 0 34 3 4 30 10 i Dubuque Mattoon 000 003 001 000 010 000 13 03 COT tP.eH.Ksi.u4s- VT. Lr A single, tripls, an error, four tilt pitching, a rain itorm and ten' Inningi Friday night enabled the Dubuque Packer to maintain their Jinx over the Mattoon PhllliM and snap four-game winning itreak With a S-J victory.

Hurler Bob Willi allowed Philly safeties In the second, third, seventh and eighth before shortstop Bill etaley singled in the tenth and rode tiome with the winning run on a triple to left center by right fielder John Olerrk. Mattoed will meet Dubuque at 1:45 tonight In the second Ladles' Night contest. Officials termed the opening Ladies nlfht against lUnnlbal a suceeas In 1 iplte of the cold weather but predicted a larger turnout to-; night. The Phillies are In for a busy week of baseball with double- headers both Sunday and Mon-" day- An afternoon and night twinblll with Decatur Is on the docket for Sunday with the tint I game at 1 p. m.

and the night contest at 1:45. Another double-J header with the Commie's be played Monday, starting tlmeL 6 p. m. Philly righthander John (Bill) Stlllman fanned ten and hurled hjt-lesa ball until the fourth, inning- He bad a 2-1 lead going Into the top Of the eighth and pitched five-hit ali tor the regulation game. The Phils scored (wo runs in the third when Willi, for the first and tendency iot auanesj.

jonnny roi- iina lea on wira single, naaj fontan farmed, and Phil Stevena fu cafe st first when Ferronato gobbled his ground ball. 'Willis then uncorked a wild one, tending Polllna to third and Ster-aoj to second. Manager Carl Bush trew an Intentional pass, but Wil-E turned loose another one with ajayjack at the plate. Polllna scored. 'With Bush on second and Stevens on third, Mayjack slapped one down to the second base man who clipped Mayjack at first but didn't have time to make the play at home.

The Phi.s held a 3-0 lead until the iith when Feronato doubled with one away and scored on a tingle by Bill Earnhardt. ttatn pepperea uie pitying new in plres called a brief halt after one man had faced Btillman. Flay was resumed about 15 minutes later, however. The tying Packer run scored In the eighth with two out when right-flslder Dan Vlosich dropped Earn7 hardt'i btooplng fly ball And Dan Strickland, followed with sharp "Achin' for that littU plac in the) country? Roy Adrian haa cpmpleta listings to match any desire." I 1 Ustlngs In Classified 1 Age. limits for the league will be get abowe the .500 nark come 13-17.

However, only two 17-year-old runes with a two-game series win boys may play on any team. Oames over Cleveland Tuesday and Wed-wlU be played at Peterson Park and aesday. got off to another biasing at the Mattoon Phillies Ball Park road start Friday at Baltimore. wi.ihinrtan 12 PhildlnhiA i Last night's game not Included. AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet OB Cleveland Chicago New York Detroit Washington Boston Baltimore Philadelphia 25 12 26 13 23 IS IB 14 15 30 10 30 13 34 13 34 .676 .667 .605 J)76 .429 .333 .333 J33 2 4 9 11 12 VI 12 Yesterday's Results.

MOV LEAGUE Decatur 11, Clinton 5. Dubuque 3, Mattoon 2 (10 innings). Hannlbtl 7, Danville 0 (called end of 5th, rabi). Paris 7. Mt.

Vernon 6- NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 6, Chicago 3. New York 17. Brooklyn 6. Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 0 (call--d end 6th. rain).

AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 11-14, Baltimore 6-8. Cleveland 3, Detroit 0. Today's Game. MOV LEAOUE Dubuqu at Mattoon. Clinton at Decatur.

Mt. Vernon at Paris. Hannibal at Danville. Clinton 210 001 000 003 001 5 8 Jlmines. Mar hoover 7 and Johnston; Herrera, Bumgardner 3 and Hall.

Home Run Oefinger, Decatur, 5th with none on- Vernou prU 300 000 OOCt-d 6 3017 10 103 Bower, C. Henry 7 and Starasta! Roark, Johnson 7 and Haa. JL Hannibal Danville 030 000 047 000 Called end of the 8th, rain. Herring and Oumbert; Jones, Cat lahan 5 and Kasper. is Rosen Leads His Own Pace Of Last Year By BEN rHLESAK (AF Sports Writer) If Al Rosen can continue his present pace, he's going to force the major league baseball writers to dig up a new award.

The writers unanimously piked Rosen a the most valuable play- son, the first time any player had been selected on a perfect ballot The handsome, prematurely grey iter sweeping virtually every available hitting honor and missing the batting crown by a single point It wss tremendous year, leaving little" room for improvement. But this season he's ahead of his last 3retrt pac ta VMy deptrtnMnt- --WS-JS. W- hits In 137 times at bat for an average of .373. Be's hit 13 home si JlffSS 11. 5 mm utw wv ttwu anujva ass Not only Is he getting more of everything but his timing has been near perfection.

For example, in the last 18 days he has personally accounted for the winning or tying run In of the 13 games won by Cleveland. He did It again Friday night as he broke up a scoreless pitching duel between Early Wynn, and Steve Oromek of Detroit with his. 13th home run with Larry Doby on base theaseventh inning. The final gcort was 3-0 as Wynn checked the Tigers on two-hits. I A9lr ttUnU IliOliSViI LCCwS LCiwuiui With Ben Hogan in Third FORT WORTH, Tex.

UPV-Peter Australia, led thew $25,000 Colonial NaUonal Invitation Tour- by two strokes today but Hogan, the guy who was shar. in the third spot three strokes UH considered the man to beat stage was set for one of those famous Hogan finishes a the field of 46 players headed Into the third round with Thomson leading, with 137 for 38 holes, Ulke Soucbak of Durahm, N. second with 13S and Hogan In a with amateur Fans Boo. Orioles During Screwball Twinbill Friday BALTIMORE UPt Manager Jimmy Dykes and his Orioles got moon with Baltimore might be breaking up and-ihey offered oddities instead of winning baseball to prolong it The Orioles were booed for the first time since moving here from St Louis as their losing streak stretched to nine on 11-6 and 14-8 losses to the Chicago White Sox. fh dmihi.h.art.r a m.

snd ended at 1:06 m. Before it was over, fans learned the truth of the hawker's spiel. can't follow the game without a eoorecard." The two teams used 3 players In the first game to tie the record tor the most in am American League night contest. Twenty of them were Orioles. Eight of them were pinch-hitters, one more than ever used before in a major league 'game.

The White Sox also used a pinch-hitter and the total of nine wag two more than employed previously In the bW league game of baseball iwo teams. Baltimore stranded 18 In the first game, only two shy of a record It in the NaUonal League back in 1897 with Boston. It failed to bring in another -IS in the second game. tha" the Amer- League record of 30 for a deu- blehcider and eouaUitur the NaUonal ague mara. lace or James J.

Parker after' his tory over blood-spattered Charley Norkus. Sammy Golden, one of the co-manager, will In- Sist on Valdes, the hulking Cuban who Is the second ranking' chal- lenger to heavyweight champ Rooky Marciano. nn7 runs by Ted Kliwewiki and Wally post game played at home. They attempt to better that ree the mound at Wrlgley Field against the Redlega' Fred Bacxew- akl (3-9). v- The Whit.

who managad to lnfJ wmuopea me orioie twice. ju vm Mt 11-4 and 14-8. discarding their us- tight, pttchmf ior bat feet M0T0r.CYCLE THRILLS AND SPILLS May 30ih 11 a Rcufe 121 p. a sfi Admission $1.00 Childran under 12 yaarg fraa with parents. land, Lombardl.

3B Olerek. SAC Ferronato. SB Earnhardt DP Polllna, Stevens and Bush. LOB Dubuque ft. Mattoon T.

BB Stllbnan 4, Willis 6. SO Stllbnan 10. Willis WP Willi 3. PB Weber, Smith, Fogerty and Williams. 3:45.

'Hoosiers Lead Net Meet CHAMPAIGN. IU. tl The Indiana Hoosiers were well on the way to their third straight Big Ten ten-nl chan.plonship as final matches got underway today. The Hoosiers oompuea wxi pouiis wie tun two days' competition. Mlchlgin held the runnerup position with 39.

Replaces Hasty Road NXW YORK UP) The.B Tne Hasty Housa Farm goes after another rich SatuieMy plum at Belmont Park to- 'day, with Queen Hopeful replacing Hasty Road as the star attraction for the amazing Toledo, Ohio, racing establishment In the $50,000 added Coaching Club American Oaks, 1 nnnn LAFAYETTE, Ind. UP Unless sprint champion Willie Williams and hurdling Wilterd Thomson falter. Illinois should conquer a Michigan-led band of challengers for Its fourth straight Big Ten outdoor track and field crown today. The IlUnl must rely on double triumphs by Williams in the 100 and 320 dashes and by Thomson in the 120 high and 220 low hurdles to edge out Michigan's Wolverines and possibly Michigan State and Indiana. 'The Wolverines, though strong in the distances and owning 9-point start in Friday's discus finals, have their Canadian ace Jogger, John Ross, ailing with an infected throat.

If Ross, the 1953 conference oham- pion, I utable to run in the mile, Michigan's hopes of an upset are slim. Ross had to scratch' from Fri- day's 880 trial. numerically, Micnigan.sute bad the best of the qualifying, at Pur- due's new nine-lane track Friday with 14 mn carried Into the finals, against only 9 for Illinois and Mlch- lgan. Indiana qualified 8, followed by Iowa with 6, Purdue with 8, Minnesota, Northwestern and Wisconsin with 3 each end Ohio State with 1. However, in the distance events, Michigan, Indiana, and Miohigan State are expected to cut each other's throat while the Illinl stay out of both the mile and two mile.

Ullnl firrU also' ere possible in the 880, by Oene Maynard with the fastest QutOifylng time. and 440-yard run by Ralph Feasenden, while the Illinois mile relay team appear a cinch to pick up 8 point for first. discus competition saw defending champion Frits Wilaion of Mlchlgan dethroned by teammate Rov PeUa who flinned th rlnir 180 feet, 8. inches against Nils- eon' toss cf 158-9. Nilaaon, however, will be favored to take hi third straight shotput title Jackson Stops Norkus NEW YORK UP) Hurricane Tommy Jackson will be offered a July 31 Madison Square Garden date with Nino Valdes, Coley Wal- IS! 30 Whsn We team is on tne roao.

shin. nta ban the team Is on the road, Available by Dr. Ouy Seymour and his board of directors. lesgue m.y do ao. The only requirement of the City Recreation authoriUea U.that a team have an adult supervisor.

Any group of boys desiring to enter the league should contact Weyrauch immediately. League officials will assist a sponsor for the team if so desired. EBdnate Deadlocks In Naming BowlTeanis LAFAYKTTS. MPW-The Bt Ten won't be stymied by any future tie vote in selections of a delegate to the Rose Bowl football game. The league athletic directory Fri day adopted a three-point plan to eona with auch a ballotinc tie as re sulted among the tree tori last year In trying to decide between eo- Ul.htM.

tc Vh Mx Bowl trip. Uteh- Igaa State got the nod. Rarvle Ward of Saa Francisco for third with 140. AMES 1TN flatt.ava, rbene S36I Call for Estimata Doalnf, Dralnata, Etc mmm 1951 Cadillac- really a jiIceaatonicMIe 1951 Olds 4 doer very nice, only $1395.00 1953Pcn3C-. $1695.00 Fully eealpped, a beaatlful 1950 Chrysler herd tc? only $1295.00 New Yorker asaVssMsMinHBBBlaH -c EXPIRED! ca j.

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