Brewers blank Indians as Manville shutout seals win
Milwaukee pitchers belted Indian hitters for 14 hits as the Brewers blanked Indianapolis 7-0. Dick Manville pitched eight hits to notch the shutout while Paul Burris doubled in the first, Clint Conatser homered in the fourth, and Burris drove in another in the seventh. Errors in the Indians’ defense allowed three more Brewers runs in the final inning. Chet Johnson took the loss.
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Warren Spahn
Sauer
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Enos Slaughter
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Karl Drews
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Bobby Thomson
Chicago
Clint Hartung
Bob Chipman
Senators May Decide Flag With 15 Games Left
The Washington Senators, cellar-dwellers in the majors, face 15 remaining meetings with the Boston Red Sox, eight at Fenway, after splitting the current schedule. Boston clinged within three and a half games of the Yankees and leads the series 3-2 after beating Cleveland 4-3 behind Mel Parnell.
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Blues and Bears split Northern twin bill
The Superior Blues shut out Eau Claire 7-0 in the first game while the Bears won 3-0 in the nightcap. Other games saw Fargo-Moorhead defeat Sioux Falls 9-5 and Grand Forks beat Aberdeen 7-5. St Cloud's game at Duluth was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Fights Last Night Report From Allentown and Chicago
Boxing results show Lew Jenkins of Sweetwater Texas outpointing Lou Joyce of Philadelphia. Luther Rawlings from Chicago defeated Lee Ray Brown of Los Angeles. The snippet also mentions New Orleans and New York.","
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New Orleans
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New York
Beaches Corner Beats Pigeon Falls Junior Club 18 to 7
Beaches Corner defeated Pigeon Falls Junior diamond outfit 18 to 7 in Pigeon Falls Wisconsin. Foss and Stenberg combined for the winning battery while Hayes led Beaches with a double and three singles and Foss added four singles. Pigeon Falls hitters included W Johnson Ringlien and Orreson. Next Sunday North Bend visits Pigeon for a junior game.
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North Bend
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Schedule Across Leagues
The Associated Press lists Wednesday games in both leagues. National League matches include Boston at St Louis and New York at Chicago while American League hosts Detroit at New York and Cleveland at Philadelphia. Several Wisconsin minor league and regional games are also noted.
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Robinson Holds 36 Point Lead In Batting Race
New York report shows Jackie Robinson at .364 through July 31, a 36 point edge over Enos Slaughter who stands second at .328. The Brooklyn second baseman has consistently led the National League batting standings since late May amid challenges from rival hitters.
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Taylor Raps Eau Claire in Western Wisconsin League clash
Taylor slammed 12 to 8 over Leif s Conoco of Eau Claire in a Sunday game. Phillips started for Taylor but was lifted in the eighth for Matson who struck out four in relief. Naire Waller had four hits and Duane Lambert collected three singles as Aug. 7 Taylor faces Strum in a key league showdown.
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Matson
Naire Waller
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Waterloo Votes Down Merger With Rival Loop
Waterloo board of directors votes against the 14 point merger plan uniting the National Basketball league with the Basketball Association of America. They favor peace talks with the BAA but oppose the 14 point proposal from Indianapolis meeting.
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National Basketball League
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Basketball Association of America
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Packers Open 1949 Training Camp At Green Bay
Green Bay Wisconsin reports 43 candidates including 17 rookies report to coach Curly Lambeau to begin the 1949 Packers training season. New assistants Tom Stidham Bob Snyder and Charley Brock join Lambeau in launching his 31st year. The squad trains daily ahead of an Aug 20 exhibition with the Philadelphia Eagles. Stan Heath Chico Heath, Nevada champion, to quarterback support. receivers include Charlie Tatum and Bill Keller. rookies Ralph Olsen and Summerhays bolster the line.
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Green Bay Packer
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Bob Snyder
Charley Brock
Lambeau
Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Jacobs
Stan Heath
Milwaukee
John Kimbrough Quits Dons For Ranch Job
The Los Angeles Dons star fullback John Kimbrough 31 quits to return home to Haskell Texas to manage a 1900 acre ranch and an oil distributorship business Monday announced.
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Texas
Dugan's Dugout Dominates Bohemia Hall In Tavern League
Dugan's Dugout blasted Bohemia Hall 25 to 2 at West Avenue Diamond as Heberlein and Brown formed a strong battery behind a 27 hit onslaught. V Johnson homered twice, with Schran ke Schrader and Jacobson also going deep. Rifenberg pitched a six hitter.
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Dillinger Tops American League Batting Lead
Dillinger of St. Louis rose from fourth to first with a .334 average after 86 games, 340 at bats, 49 runs, 117 hits. DiMaggio of Boston moved to .342 for second. Williams and Kell tied for third at .341 after drops. Other leaders include Sievers, Kolloway, Priddy, and Mitchell with strong totals. Foster shaded McKoskey for Heileman’s with a homer and two other hits.
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Western Junior golfers defeat Eastern squad at Medinah
Sparked by Tom Brennan Jr of Milwaukee a Western Junior team beat the Eastern squad 9 to 3 at Medinah Country Club. Brennan shot 41 36 77 on the 6959 yard par 72 course to win medalist honors. In another bracket Jerry Thomas of Beloit shot 42 43 85 against Earl Jones of Detroit 45 43 88.
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Tom Brennan, Jr
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Medinah Country Club
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Detroit
Shamrock9/ Scores Victory in Industrial League Softball
Shamrock scored in the first and second innings and added four more in the seventh to beat Red Dot 1. Taylor pitched a two hit game for Shamrock while Gardner allowed 12 hits for Red Dot. Also, Tranes defeated Heileman’s 12-10 in Girls 12 Inch play as both teams combined for 23 hits and nine errors.
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Bangor Defeats Infantry 4-1 In Exhibition Baseball
Bangor downed Camp McCoy’s 14th Infantry 4-1 in an exhibition at Bangor Wisconsin. Bill Meyer pitched a six hit gem with eleven strikeouts and no walks. Jim Dunham drove in the decisive run with a third inning homer as Bangor snapped a 1-1 tie provided by an unearned Army run.
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Sanger
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Consolidated Dairies Mounts Upset Over Hungry Point 23 to 7
Consolidated Dairies defeated Hungry Point 23 to 7 on Salterfield Monday afternoon. Coughlin pitched seven innings for the winners, allowing seven hits. Mathy, Michalke, Schelbe, and Nesseth led Consolidated with multiple hits, while Lankowski, Krause, and Beckley starred for Hungry Point.
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Mathy
Michalke
Schelbe
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Consolidated
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