Boxing Notes and Stock Pg Fight Talk From Conn Camp
Three observers debated Billy Conn training with Al Housman Abe Attell and Sugar Ray Robinson weighing in on Joe Louis and Conn Both fighters show readiness Billy weighs 182 pounds and expects to drop under 180 Weather and training cadence shape his plan to work 12 rounds in a day Mike Bellaccio praised as a future force Also mentions college baseball plan Bob Nussbaumer and Sam Snead golf links Red Rivalta basketball clinic and Auburn staff note Pop Werner Duke Engineer graduate.
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Bob Nussbaumer
Goodall
Ellen Hogan
Snead
Joe Louis
Sam
Yankees
Red
Boston College
Auburn
Albert
Pop) Werner
Duke School of Engineering
St Thomas Wins City Parochial Softball Title
St Thomas clinched the city parochial school softball league title amid five teams: St Thomas St Marks St Marys St Casimirs and St James. The roster lists coaches players including Jerry Fraher Jack Schumacher George Salerno Frank Aiello Bernard Lawrence and others with substitutes and senior high coaches guiding the league.
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St. Mark's
St. Mary's
St. Casimir’s
St. Trons
Bebe
Castmit
eTerri
Bob Scholey
Jerry Fraher
Bill Maruca
Albert DeCesaro
Melvin Krieger
Don Sonnenberg
Robert Downing
Villanova Pitcher Bob McDonnell Rated Best Dressed
Villanova pitcher Bob McDonnell, noted for bow ties, is regarded as the best dressed player on the squad in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
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Villanova
Bob McDonnell
Pirates Face First Union Strike Over Election Call
Pittsburgh Pirates threaten to boycott a scheduled game with the New York Giants as the American Baseball Guild calls for an immediate collective bargaining election. Pirates players voted unanimously to stay in the dressing room unless Benswanger and management agree to terms, prompting an eleventh hour clubhouse scramble and tense negotiations.
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New York Giants
Robert Murphy
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Dodgers
Murphy
Benswanger
Comets Rally For 8 7 Win In Ninth Inning
Kenosha Comets edge South Bend Blue Sox 8 7 at Lake Front Stadium in a wild 9th inning rally. Jo Kabick earned the win, Shirley Jameson sparked offense with four hits, and Hohlmayer drove in the decisive run as Kenosha posted 15 hits for a second straight win. Ernie Old, 71, recently cycled 2000 miles across Australia in two days.
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Blue Sox
South Bend
Lake Front Stadium
Kenosha
Betty Luna
Viola Thompson
Jo Kabick
Helen Nicol Fox
Kabick
Fox
Villa
Wagner
Hohlmayer
Baker
Stefani
Jameson Carey
Junor
Jameson
Luna
Faut
Boots
Carey
Shhollenberger
Florreich Hohimayer
Peoria
Shirley Jameson
Alice Hohlmayer
Margaret Villa
Mary Carey
Audrey Wagner
Fern Shollenberger
Dorothy Schroeder
Ernie Old
Melbourne
Adelaide
Australia
ABA PO E Wirth
Jochum
Ween Mahon
Kaker
Voyce
Thompson
Surkowski
Sacred Kenosha
Balk Lune Haker
Schroeder-Schollender
Jameson Ay Carey
Florreich
Hohimayer
Wirth
Voycee
Schroeder
Gembler and
Chapman
Lincoln and Bain win elementary league titles in two division race
Lincoln Elementary defeats Columbus 6 2 to claim the south division title in the Chicago North Side elementary boys softball league. Bain School beats Jefferson 12 55 for the north division crown in a section playoff. Lincoln then tops Bain 4 3 in a three game city final after an 8 7 extra innings win and 8 7 loss.
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Roosevelt
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St. James
Durkee
Bain, Frank, Deming
Weiskopf
Jefferson, Grant
St. George's
Bain
Jefferson
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Jefferson School
Tom Poltrock
David Threinen
Dick Dibble
Don Kirschbaum
Robert
Bob Simon
Louis Pillizzi
Eddie Bonaretti
Jim McGill
Jerry Fraher
Bob Scholey
Lloyd Peters
Don Sonnenberg
Albert DeCesaro
Tom Taube
Melvin Krieger
Glenn Reeves
Bill Guttormsen
Bob Sonnenberg
Roger Miller
Tom Bong
Robert J Downing
Cronin Seeks One More Starting Pitcher for Red Sox
Boston manager Joe Cronin eyes adding a fourth starter as the Red Sox ride a .795 pace with 35 victories. With Ferriss and Harris accounting for 17 wins, Cronin tests Randy Heflin, Bill Butland, and Charley Wagner in hopes of a regular rotation upgrade. Butland tied the game in an 8 8 draw, Vernon Stephens homered in his return, and Rudy York added another for Boston.
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Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Cronin
Dave
Ferriss
Mickey
Harris
Randy Heflin
Bill Butland
Charley
Broadway
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Vernon’ Stephens
Butland
Rudy ‘York
Boston
Favor Hogan in Meet at Philly
Hogan leads the field in the $15,000 72 hole Philadelphia Invitational at Llanerch Country Club as 149 players contend in the last warmup before the National Open in Cleveland. Hogan tops the money list with $22,069 for 1946, while absent champions Byrd and Nelson did not compete.
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Philadelphia
Ben Hogan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Llanerch Country Club
Hogan
Sam Byrd
Byron Nelson
Rams Sign Tackles Conley and Krutsch
The Los Angeles Rams announce the signing of Glen Conley tackle from the University of Washington and John Krutsch tackle, formerly of the Bainbridge Navy eleven and Marquette University, for the upcoming season.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
National Football League Today
Glen Conley
University of Washington
John Krutsch
Bainbridge Navy
Marquette University
Brewers recall Cuban pitcher Julio Acosta from Little Rock
Milwaukee Brewers president Rudy Schaffer said last night that Julio Acosta the Cuban southpaw sold to Little Rock of the Southern league has been returned to Milwaukee.
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Julio Acosta
Milwaukee Brewers
Little Rock
Brewer
Rudy Schaffer
Penn State Baseball Benefits From Better Coaching
State College reports that improved coaching under Penn State head coach Joe Bedenk is elevating the college baseball program and its performance this season.
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State College
Joe Bedenk
Penn State
Central Track Meet Entries From Iowa Notre Dame Detroit
The universities of Iowa Detroit and Notre Dame filed entries for the 21st annual central collegiate conference track and field championships to be held Saturday June 15 at Marquette University Stadium. Notre Dame has won the team title five times and took the indoor championship this year. Notre Dame enters almost its full squad while Iowa lists a dash man high jumper and javelin contestant and Detroit fields sprinter Guy Brown.
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Iowa
Detroit
Notre Dame
Marquette University
Guy Brown
Titan
Two Badger Players Receive Big Ten Baseball Honors
Illinois catcher Lee Eilbracht led the conference with a .484 average in nine games while Wisconsin’s Frank Granitz hit .463 in 11 games and topped totals in hits runs bases doubles and RBIs. Gene Jaroch of Wisconsin posted six straight pitching wins, a conference record, as Illinois led hitters with a .295 team average and Michigan claimed top team fielding honors with Wisconsin second.
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Chicago
Gene Jaroch
Frank Granitz
Wisconsin
Lee Eilbracht
Illinois
Big Ten Service Bureau
Eilbracht
Granitz
Jaroch
Michigan
Cubs Dodgers Set for Three Game Bustling Set
Chicago and Brooklyn prepare a three game series expected to draw about 100000 fans. Lennie Merullo faces Eddie Stanky and Dixie Walker while fines and suspensions issued by NL president Ford Frick spark Cubs Dodgers tensions.
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U.P
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Dodgers
Lennie Merullo
Merullo
Eddie Stanky
Dodger
Dixie Walker
Walker
Peepul
Brooklyn
Dixie
Cub
Ford Frick
National League
Merullo Walker
Red” Smith
Phil Cavarretta
Pee Wee” Reese
Smith
James T. Gallagher
Frick
Cubs Win as Waitkus Delivers Bases-Loaded Hit
Eddie Waitkus lined a bases loaded single in the ninth to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 6 5 victory over the New York Giants. Meanwhile the Chicago White Sox were crushed 9 6 by the New York Yankees as Orval Grove faltered in the first inning. Hal Trosky contributed two doubles and two singles with a walk, while Tom Jordan doubled twice and tripled in four at bats.
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Cubs
New York Giants
Giants
Johnny Schmitz
New
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Red Sox
Eddie Waitkus
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
New York Yankees
New York
Yankees
Chicago
Orval Grove
Sox
Ralph Hamner
Len Perrie
Emmett O'Neill
Hal Trosky
Tom Jordan
Softball Scores From Local Church League
In the PY C baptism tab league play First Meth and Grace Lutheran tied six each. First Pres defeated St John 21 to 2 while St Mary lost 6 2 to St Johns. A2 League results include Specialty Bros 4 over St Geo Reds 2 Isermann Bros 4 over Heyden s 2 and Bernacchi 18 over Mica 6.
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Grace Lutheran
St. John
St. Mary
Specialty Bros
St. Geo. Reds
Isermann Bros
Heyden's
Bernacchi
Mica
Rapids, Rockford, Peoria Coin Wins
Grand Rapids Chicks rout Racine Belles 9 to 1 as Connie Wisniewski earns sixth pitching win and doubles up the offense. In Rockford, the Peaches top Muskegon Lassies 4 to 2 behind Carolyn Morris fifth straight win with Meier driving in two runs. Attendance 1,472.
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Grand Rapids Chicks
Racine Belles
Connie Wisniewski
Belles
Wisniewski
Rockford
Peaches
Muskegon Lassies
Carolyn Morris
Doris Sams
Sally Meier
Betty Yahr
Yahr
Meier
Rose Gaioch
Mickey Maguire
Lassies
Ruby Haefner
Arlene Johnson
Racine
Wort Wayne Ave
Peoria
South Bend
Kenosha Ann
Muskegon
Kenosha
Muskegon & Peoria
Fort Wayne
Standings and Tomorrow's Schedule Across Leagues
How They Stand Boston leads with an 8 run win tie at St Louis while Detroit tops Philadelphia 2 0 and New York 9 Chicago 6 in the American Association Kansas City 5 Toledo 0 Louisville 8 Milwaukee 2. Tomorrow NL games include New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at St Louis. AL matches Chicago at Washington and St Louis at Philadelphia with Cleveland at New York. Also Toledo at Milwaukee Indianapolis at Kansas City Columbus at St Paul Louisville at Minneapolis.
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Red Wings rally to defeat Fort Wayne Daisies 5 to 2
Peoria bounces back from a poor road trip beating the Fort Wayne Daisies 5 to 2. Elise Harney leads with four runs and four hits, while Jane Jacobs offers solid mound work amid eleven Daisies safeties.
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Peoria Redwings
Fort Wayne Daisies
Elise “Lee
Harney
Jane Jacobs
Wings
Decambra
Adams
Daisies
Dancer
Katowicz
Ferguson
Crawley
Eisen
Rountree
Reynolds
Wood
Friday Softball Schedule for PYC League
Friday June 7 games set at Lincoln and Sheridan fields. At 540 pm Baptist Tabernacle faces First Methodist at Lincoln 2. First Presbyterian battles St Johns Lutheran at Sheridan. First Baptist versus St Marys Lutheran plays Lincoln 1.
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St. Marys Lutheran
Lincoln
Baptist Tabernacle
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First Presbyterian
St. John's Lutheran
Sheridan
Falk Ball Club Seeks Games With Kenosha Teams
Jack Petesch of the Falk Corporation Milwaukee said he seeks baseball games with Kenosha teams to fill open dates. He aims to book on June 30 and July 4. The Falk club is one of the strongest in the Milwaukee area.
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Jack Petesch
Falk Corporation
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Falk
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