Tigers Yanks Open Crucial First Place Series
Sixty four golfers under 21 started match play Tuesday in a double round at the 15th Chicago District Golf Association junior open. Dean Lind, 19 of Rockford, seeks his third straight title, facing Don Pauley of Mourit Prospect, Illinois in round one. Tom Washburn and Miles Schlapik tied for medalist with 72.
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Chicago
Dean Lind
Rockford
Ill
Lind
Don Pauley
Mourit Prospect
Tom Washburn
Rock Island
Miles Schiapik
Washburn
Peoria
King
Jim Love
Love
Schlapik
Joe McInerney
Elmhurst
Allen Marino Clash Tonight for 112-Pound Crown
Honolulu reports Allen the 112 pound titleholder faces challenger Marino in a 15 round bout. The fight could give the United States its first world flyweight title in 20 years, with predictions of a knockout or a late stoppage between the 11th and 13th rounds.
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Honolulu
Terry Allen
London
Dado Marino
United States
Allen
Marino
Sad Sam _ Ichinose
Scnth
Johnny Sharpe
Marlene Bauer Opts Out of Junior Open Defense
The 24th WWGA Junior Open begins Monday at Indian Hill club Winnetka with 33 under-18 players from 11 states. Marlene Bauer declines to defend her title though eligible to play as a professional, with 16 advancing to match play after an 18 hole qualifier. Contenders include Barbara McCintire 15 Toledo Ohio and Mary Ann Villegas 11 New Orleans, plus Pat Lesser Seattle Joyce Zirke Milwaukee Nancy Reed Nashville Barbara Blakeley Anniston and Virginia Dennehy Chicago.
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Chicago
Western Golf Association
Marlene Bauer
Indian Hill Club
Winnetka
Barbara Mccintire
Toledo
Mary Ann Villegas
New Orleans
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Wash
Joyce Zirke
Milwaukee
Nancy Reed
Nashville
Tennessee
Barbara Blakeley
Anniston
Ala
Bee McWaine
Virginia Dennehy
Melbourne man fines burglars after broken window incident
A Melbourne suburban resident discovered two men ransacking a bedroom. After a brief talk he charged them one dollar for the broken window then released them.
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Melbourne
Australia
Oasis Bar Pulls Ahead in Tavern League Softball Standings
Oasis Bar moved a half game up in the Tavern League by beating Friendly Nabor 13 to 9. Potts and Thiele homered. Beranek, O Wuest, Fitzpatrick and Bailey added Oasis singles as the slugfest produced 20 Oasis hits. In other games Temp’s topped Midway 7 to 5 while Beranek’s Tavern edged Gateway Inn 9 to 8 and Bohemian Hall beat Sportsman 10 to 7.
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Oasis Bar
Nabor
Gladstone Bar
Oasis
Wagner
O. Wuest
Potts
Thiele
Beranek
Fitzpatrick
Bailey
E. Preeschl
Tanke
Peterson
Burny
Temp’s Tavern
Midway
Sciborski
Paulson
Meyer
K. Johnson
Rossman
Beraneks
Gate Way
Vegiahn
Spah
Gateway
W. Beranek
Veglahn
Pretaska
Bohemian Hall
B. Koelbl
Guepher
Koelbel
Otto
Blank
Rochester
Wayside Inn
Ritter
Creoles Meet La Crosse In Friday Park Showdown
La Crosse college baseball hosts the New Orleans Creoles at Copeland Park Friday night to break a .500 rhythm. Creoles star Tony Stone, batting .300, and heavy hitter Big Al Pinkston, at .380, lead a deep lineup while manager Felton Snow sends Gene Jones Nathan Owens Ruddy Lombard and John Ruston to the mound.
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la Crosse
Copeland Park
New Orleans
Tony Stone
St. Paul
Miss Stone
Keystone
Big al Pinkston
Ralph Johnson
Creoles
Eddie Gavilan
Joe Spencer
Pinkston
Don Mitchell
John Johnson
Charlie Johnson
Felton Snow
Gene Jones
Nathan Owens
Ruddy Lombard
John Ruston
Wexford Darts Craze Meets Legal Backlash
Irish pub law sparks protest as Wexford youths face police action over small side bets on darts under the 1872 Act. The nationwide darts fever may fade locally as authorities crack down on informal wagering linked to pub games.
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Wexford
Eire
Britain Ends Gas Rationing Spurs Peak Holiday Traffic
Dover reports Britain’s end of gasoline rationing triggered a surge in home holidays with the biggest weekend traffic in a decade. Thousands canceled Continent trips, crowds formed along major routes as 2000 cars an hour left London and resorts like Eastbourne and Bournemouth saw heavy congestion.
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Britain
Dover
London
Eastbourne
Promenade
Bournemouth
Yankees Tigers Clash In Mound Duel At Briggs Stadium
A capacity crowd of 55,000 is expected for a crucial three game series as the New York Yankees face the Detroit Tigers in the first matchup at Briggs Stadium. Tommy Byrne vs Art Houtteman highlight the mound duel with Byrne aiming to reclaim the AL top spot for New York.
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New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Briggs Stadium
Tommy Byrne
Yankees
Art Houtteman
Tigers
Judges Study Photo Declares Rose Song Victor at Roosevelt
At Roosevelt Raceway the judges studied the photo for eight minutes before declaring Rose Song the winner over Volo A. C. in the Kings Counsel trot, a $5,000 Grand Circuit feature. Mysteria finished third as Wayne Smart drove the victor. Meda Volo won the Brookdale $5,000 pace by a length over Reaves Lybrook with Bridget Hal third.
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Westbury
N. Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Rose Song
Volo A. C
Kings Counsel
Mysteria
Wayne Smart
Meda Volo
Brookdale
Jr Legion Practice Named for Wednesday in La Crosse
La Crosse’s regional Junior Legion baseball champions will hold a practice at Houska Park on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Coach Bernie Golz urges timely attendance for productive work. The team departs Friday for the state tournament in Menasha Wisconsin with an unnamed first round opponent.
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la Crosse
Junior Legion
Houska Park
Bernie Golz
Menasha
Wis
Lowell Tew Remains Lethal Threat for New York Yanks
Veteran halfback Lowell Tew of the New York Yanks recalls two days lost in a Mississippi swamp, yet his sure scoring touch stays sharp as he finds opponents’ end zones with ease.
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Lowell Tew
New York Yanks
De Soto Nine Faces South Ridge in Night League Clash
In Vi ro qua Wisconsin special, Blackhawk Night league action continues with De Soto leading the circuit meeting arch rival South Ridge on Wednesday at 8 p m. Thursday action features four more games including Viroqua Eagles vs Westby at South Ridge and Coon Valley vs Soldiers Grove at Soldiers Grove.
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Viroqua
Wis
Blackhawk
de Soto
South Ridge
Eagles
Westby
Westby Coon
Soldiers Grove
Jimmy Gallagher Always Missing When It Starts To Rain
In a rain halted game at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers, Cubs manager Frankie Frisch quipped to umpire Larry Goetz about starting the game. The exchange referenced missing Cubs business manager Jimmy Gallagher as rain halted play in the seventh inning.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Wrigley Field
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Chicago
Frankie Frisch
Cub
Larry Goetz
Jimmy Gallagher
Brooks
Frisch
Goetz
Branch Rickey
Cubs
Gallagher
Major League Leaders Selected In Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists NL leaders: Robinson and Musial top batting averages. Ennis and Kiner lead RBIs. Musial and Robinson high hits and doubles. Jethroe and Robinson steal bases. Spahn and Simmons lead strikeouts. Miller and Simmons top wins and ERA. AL leaders feature Kell and Doby in batting, Stephens and DiMaggio in RBIs, Kell and Rizzuto in hits, Kell in doubles, Woodling and Evers in triples, Rosen and Williams in home runs, DiMaggio and Yale in steals, Reynolds and Lemon in strikeouts, Lemon and Lopat in pitching.
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Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Jones
Philadelphia
Torgeson
Boston
Ennis
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Ashburn
Jethroe
Ennis and Jones
Spahn
Simmons
Miller
Kell
Detroit
Doby
Cleveland
Stephens
DiMaggio
Dropo
Rizzuto
New York
Zarilla
Woodling
Evers
Doerr
Rosen
Wi- Hams
Yale
Reynolds
Lemon
Lopat
Boxing Results From Last Night Across Cities
AP report lists bouts with boxers including Jim Slade of Brooklyn outpointing Bert Lytell in Erie Pennsylvania, Archie Moore of St Louis knocking out Vernon Williams in Atlantic City, and Tony Pellone of Brooklyn outpointing Walter Haines in Brooklyn. The USSR note mentions 16 constituent republics.
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Associated Press
Erie
Jim Slade
Brooklyn
Bert Lytell
Fresno
Chicago
Archie Moore
St. Louis
Vernon Williams
Atlantic City
Tony Pellone
New York
Walter Haines
Badger Grid Ticket Advance Sales Hit New All-Time High
Wisconsin football advance sales are at an all time high says William Aspinwall business manager of athletics. Season and single tickets for home games with Marquette Northwestern Purdue and Minnesota are selling fast and demand also exists for games at Illinois Michigan Iowa Ohio State and Pennsylvania. Tickets will be issued early in September.
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Wis
Wisconsin
William Aspinwall
Athletics
Marquette
Northwestern
Purdue
Minnesota
Badger
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio State
Pennsylvania
Aspinwall
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Schedule
The schedule lists games across major and minor leagues. Matchups include St. Louis at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York, Boston at St. Louis, Washington at Cleveland, and New York at Detroit with various kickoff times. Minor leagues show Columbus at Milwaukee and others in Wisconsin State League.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
American Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Wisconsin State League
Sheboygan
Appleton
Pond du Lac
Janesville
Oshkosh
Wausau
Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
National League
St. Loui
Washington Er
St Louis
Ion Pet Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Wausau Appleton
Badger Teams Rained Out In Northern Loop
Both Wisconsin teams were rained out in the Northern League Monday night. Grand Forks defeated St. Cloud 5 4 in the only game played. Postponements hit Sioux Falls at Superior Fargo Moorhead at Eau Claire and Aberdeen at Duluth.
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Grand Forks
St. Cloud
Sioux Falls
Superior
Fargo- Moorhead
Eau Claire
Aberdeen
Duluth
Recreation Softball Schedule for Tuesday August 1
Class AA games at West Avenue start 8 15 p m Quality Lumber and Coal Co and Ed's Tavern clash Houska Park Newburg's meet S H Ward Avenue West Heileman's face Quinn's Sport Shop South Avenue La Crosse Coolers Pitzner's Cleaners Class A at West Avenue 7 15 p m Trane Cove La Crosse Merchants Hogan Rolier's Market versus Peterson Goods Longfellow Neon Supply Co versus Shamrock Tavern
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Quality Lumber & Coal Co
Ed's Tavern
Houska Park
Newburg's
S. & H. Ward
Heileman's
Quinn's
South Avenue
la Crosse Cooler Co
Pitzner’s Cleaners
Trane Cove
la Crosse
Hogan — Rolier’s
Peterson Goods
Longfellow—Neon Supply Co
Shamrock Tavern
Robby Leads Stan By Nine In batting title race
Jackie Robinson holds a nine point edge over Stan Musial, with Robinson at .370 and Musial at .361. The Dodgers star boosted his average to .370 while Musial slipped to .361 as a 30 game hitting streak ended for the St. Louis slugger. Other top batters include Slaughter, Lockman, Pafko, and Snider as of Sunday July 30.
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Jackie Robinson
Stan Musial
Brooklyn
Robinson
Musial
St. Louis
Brooklyn Hurlers
Dodgers
Cardinals
Slaughter
Lockman
Giants
Pafko
Cubs
Wryrostek
Reds
Stanky
Snider
Sister
Phillies
Furillo
Bill Hoeft Court Hearing Postponed in Richmond
Richmond Indiana police accuse Bill Hoeft and a teammate of throwing lit firecrackers into passing cars including a squad car. Hoeft, a left handed pitcher assigned by the Detroit Tigers, had his court appearance postponed because the Richmond Tigers left on a road trip and no new date was set.
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Richmond
Ind
Bill Hoeft
Richmond Tigers
Hoeft
Oshkosh, Wis
Detroit Tigers
Lambeau to Receive Plaque Before Exhibition
Curly Lambeau will be honored with a plaque in Green Bay when he brings the Chicago Cardinals for a pre season game on Wednesday night August 16. Lambeau, who resigned last year after building the Packers into national prominence, now coaches the Cardinals who are training at Beaver Dam. The ceremony is organized by the Minute Men civic leaders group active in sports promotion.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Packers
Curly Lambeau
Chicago Cardinals
Lambeau
Packers
Gene Ronzani
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Beaver Dam
Minute Men
Malaya War Cabinet Orders Death Penalty for Food and Money Collectors
Kuala Lumpur reports that Malaya's new war cabinet has ordered the death penalty for guerrilla agents who collect food and funds. The measure targets disruption of major supply lines as part of a strategic crackdown.
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Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Brewers Triumph 7-1 Over Columbus Redbirds
Milwaukee pitcher Chet Nichols held Columbus to five hits in a five hitter through eight and two thirds innings. The Brewers scored six in the fourth on five hits including homers by Bob Montag and Howie Moss to derail Ellis Deal and take a 7-1 lead. Larry Miggins homered in the ninth to spoil the shutout bid as Milwaukee improved in the opener before 16,212 fans.
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Milwaukee
Chet Nichols
Columbus Redbirds
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers
Ellis
Cotton
Bob Montag
Howie Moss
Nichols
Larry Miggins
Brewer
Columbus
Crimian
Sarni
Kerns
Linden
Grid All-Stars Resume 2-A-Day Practice Sessions
The College All-Stars held a two day practice in Delafield after their intrasquad game at Oconomowoc. Blues beat the Golds 14 6 in front of about 7000 fans. Lynn Chandnois Michigan State and George Thomas Oklahoma scored for the Blues with Ed Bagdon converting both extra points. Adrian Burk Baylor connected with Jim Owens Oklahoma for the Gold score. Thomas opened the scoring with a short TD run. Chandnois added a 37 yard TD reception from Travis Tidwell Auburn.
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Delafield
Wis
College All-Stars
Oconomowoc
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
Chicago
Blues
Golds
Lynn Chandnois
Michigan State
George Thomas
Oklahoma
Lisle Blackbourn Jr and Shirley Schmidt to wed in September
Engagement announced for Shirley Schmidt of Oconomowoc and Lisle Blackbourn Jr of Milwaukee. Both University of Wisconsin students. Blackbourn’s father is Marquette head coach. They will marry September 1 in Milwaukee.
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Lisle Blackbourn, Jr
Shirley Schmidt
Madison
Wis
Oconomowoc
Lisle Blackbourn
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Blackbourn
Marquette University
Badger
Michigan State Faces Four Nonconference Opponents In 195
The schedule for Michigan State's 195 football season lists Oregon State Colorado Pittsburgh and Penn State as intersectional foes. The outline indicates four major nonconference clashes ahead of Big Ten play.
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Michigan State
Oregon State
Colorado
Pittsburgh
Penn State
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