Windy City wrestling hits Parichy Stadium Friday
Promoter Ray Fabiani leases Parichy Stadium for weekly Friday shows. Don Eagle faces Sky Hi Lee in a double main event with Gene Stanlee opposing Johnny Moody. Other bouts include Jack Guy vs Jim Spencer and Bad Boy Brown vs George Mactis. First match at 8 40 p.m.
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Ray Fabiani
Parichy Stadium
Fabiani
Windy City
Parichy
Bon Eagle
Don Eagle
Gene Stanlee
Chicago
Sky Hi Lee
Canada
Europe
Stanlee
Lane Tech High School
Oak Park
Gene Tunney
Johnny Moody
Jack Guy
Jim Spencer
Bad Boy Brown
George Mactistostes
Man Mountain Dean, Jr
Twelve-inch League Starts Play Friday
The newly organized fast pitch softball league opens with a Friday double header at seven featuring George Olsen vs Forest Park Youth Organization B A C and an 8 p.m. arc-light game with Foxes against George Bouska. Sponsored by the Forest Park Recreation Board, six local teams compete weekly with two Friday double headers and an extra twilight game midweek. Next week’s schedule lists Hawks vs George Olsen and B A C vs Bouska Honsters, plus Foxes vs Hency’s Bakery.
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Geroge Olsen
Forest Park
B.A.C
George Bouska
Forest Park Recreation Board
Hawks
George Olsen
Pa—B.a.c
Bouska Honsters
Foxes
Hency’s Bakery
Bloomer Girls Add Four New Players In Shakeup
Bloomer Girls bring Jan Wood from Admiral Music Maid along with Cincinnati trio Betty Dvorak Evelyn King and Elma Steck. Pauline Prok moved to inactive list Jo Sever suspended Pauline Crawley released. Upcoming games include Queens vs Bloomer Girls and Admiral Music Maids clash as schedule lists matches in late June and early July.
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Bloomer Girls
Jan Wood
Admiral Music Maid
Betty Dvorak
Evelyn King
Elma Steck
Cincinnati
Covington Kentucky
Pauline Prok
Jo Sever
Pauline Crawley
Match Corp
Queens
Jime
Bluebirds
Match Corp. Queens
Admiral Music Maids
Wildcats face Dutchman in NL clash and other June games
National League slate lists Wildcats versus Dutchman at 9 00 pm Wednesday June 28 and Oak Luaf against Trage Bros at 7 00 pm Thursday June 25 with Rasn-out games on July 3 4 and 8. American League games include R D Liquors versus Engineers at 7 00 pm Wednesday June 28 and Williams Tap versus Village Tap on Thursday June 29 at 9 00 pm with rain-out games on July 3 4 5. In 1504 Frank Chance of the Cubs was hit by a pitched ball five times in one day. Patronize out advertisers.
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Wildcats
Dutchman
Oak Luaf
Trage Bros
R D Liquors
Engineers
Williams Tap
Village Tap
Frank Chance
Cubs
Amean League
Jes Williams
R& D
Sommers Tavern Foundry
I Nee Bene
Moose Club
National League A & A Construction
Dutchmans
Elgin
Age Uros
Owls
Weston
Oak Leaf Laundry
Chicago Pacing Derby At Maywood Friday
Harness racing fans anticipate the fifth annual $10,000 Chicago Pacing Derby at Maywood Park. Good Time leads 1949 stars along with Jerry the First Eddie Cobb driving Jerry Gene Abbe Billy Rouse on the latter. 20 nominations, guest entries from Santa Anita, and a projected crowd of 15,000.
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Maywood Park
Chicago
Jerry
Billy Rouse
Gene Abbe
Santa Anita
Guest
Brother Harmony
Royal Man
Charmin
Leaf
Harry Burright
Maywood
Mark Hanna
Chuck Rum
A and L Laundry Tops Moose Club 15-7 in Big Inning
The A and L Laundry team exploded for a twelve run second inning, batting around nearly three times, to defeat the Moose Club 15-7. Blanchard did not homer for the Moose, with Vitr mila on in the fourth.
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Moose Club
A& L Laundry
Innning
Blanchard
Moose
Vitramila
Forest Park 834 Team Ties for First in West Suburban Standings
The Forest Park 834 Team shares the top spot in the West Suburban Girls League with the Brookfield Lassies and the Cicero Chiefettes while recently forming the Cicero Brookfield Downers Grove circuit. Notable Brookfield figures include Dec Colton and Fred O'Connor guiding the squad, with Mary O'Connor, Pauline Tolson, Beverly Dustrade, and Norman Cornetto on the roster.
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Forest Park
Brookfield Lassies
Olsen Insurance Cup
Cicero Chiefettes
Parichy
Cicero
Brookfield
Downers Grove
Forest Parkers
Dec Colton
Fred O'Connor
Mary O'Connor
Pauline Tolson
Beverly Dustrade
Norman Cornetto
O Rielly Shuts Down Suburban Oil In Seven-Hit Game
Pitcher O Rielly held Suburban Oil to seven hits as A and A Construction beat Suburban Oil 7 to 4 in a well played game. Koch Lofgren and Geo Stange drove in runs in the third, Seeley hit a homer in the sixth, and consecutive doubles by O Rielly and Lofgren produced two more in the seventh. Suburban Oil struck back with errors by A and A late, but the defense held.
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A and A
Koch
Lofgren
Geo. Stange
Garling
Seeley
Harrok
Forbes
Taposita Ao
Eurcell
Leheay
Carstiens
Anderson Ba
Speck Sets Offical Stats In Sluggish Softball Week
Gene Speck recorded statistics as attendance sagged amid a mosquito problem. He claims to have totaled 6000 bits while games were impacted by the insect issue and a push to patronize advertisers.
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Speck
Gene Speck
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SpoRt Shop
Madison St
Herman’s
Cae
Fighops
Roosevelt
Ll. Laundry
AB Keele
Jayouy
Marezahy
Vinnie
Villamiss Linley
A&l Va
O’rielly
Rabe’s Sporting Goods
Scott-Atwater
Rabe's Sporting Goods & Appliances
Manly Rabo-Brough
Madison Street
Forest Theatre
Forest
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