County Stars rally falls short in 9th loss to Ingham squad
In a tense finish the Ingham County Stars edged the City outfit 5 to 4 as Ingham collected three RBIs and a late single drove in two. Bernie Golz and Len Nelson sparked city scoring with a first half rally, but County escaped with the win after fielding a sharp relief effort from Don Gabrielson and Gordon Henley in the final innings.
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Ingham Stars County All-Stars
City Stars
Invaders
Jon Nelson
Warren Sebo
Harold Nelson
Bill Killeen
City Crew
Bernie Golz
Bill (Booker
Parizek
Ingham
George Field
Sheldon Nerby
County Stars
Babe) Harnish
la Crosse
Gullickson
Harmish
Len Nelson
Walden
Laut Nelson
Selbo
Don Gabrielson
Gene Osgood
Frank Bachmann
County Crew
Bachmann
Gordon Henley
Dick Lepsch
Vern Olson
Butch Ellison
Henley
Golz
Jim Knutson
Red Tischer
Harah Olson
Mashek
Bennes i Oulkeoni
Perizek
Woltien
Inghamsrit
Milter
Field J
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Lepach
Ee Seibert
I Knutson
Rickp
Bnesons
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Ellison Ss
Tischer
E Kinney
Bachmannp
Henney
Quillickson
H. Nelson
Lapech
Otvon
Letton
Bases
Caracas Uruguay and Dowleverc Notes
Fragmentary OCR reads Caracas and Uruguay references with a stray 045.009 figure and unclear context. Likely a local brief noting places and a numeric code, but specifics are unreadable.
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Caracas
Uruguay
Indians Hold Seven Game League Lead
The Indians remained seven and a half games ahead in the Wisconsin State A standings with days remaining. Sheboygan's Lowell Grosskop struck out 16 in five innings as Appleton beat the Indians 10 to 6. Bob Bareford had a homer and three other hits. Green Bay beat Fond du Lac 15 to 8 with Corky Shillings fanning 14. Wausau and Oshkosh slugged to a 14 hit margin. Joe Skur ski and Tom Roberson homered for Wausau while Floyd Moser homered for Oshkosh.
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Sheboygan Indians
Rema
Wausau
Wisconsin State
Indians
Lau
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Rapids
Perone
Janesville
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Ellis
Appleton
Joe Skurski
Ed Lubanski
Tom Roberson
Floyd
Leo Kubiak
Dick Ackerman
Bluejays
Jack Cookman
Fondy Hurlers
Benedict Faces Felker In Mound Tilt Sunday
Sparta's Dave Benedict and Sleepy Felker of Har lan clash as Sparta hosts Tomah in a Monroe County league showdown for the lead. Both teams own five straight wins. Cataract seeks its first win at Cashton as Wilton, Ontario, Melvina, and Wilton opponents also match up in a busy weekend.
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Sparta
Wis
Dave Benedict
Harlan
Wilton
Warren
Big Rollie Schell
Virgil McNutt
Pace Setting Norwalk Battles Kirby Team
Pace setting Norwalk baseball aggregation will meet a tough Kirby outfit on the Norwalk diamond when action resumes in the Coulee Region circuit Sunday afternoon. Second place Angelo boasting a four and one record will invade Rockland as St. Marys moves against Cataract. Coles Valley en outfit.
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Sparta
Wis
Norwalk
Kirby
Coulee
Angelo
Rockland
St. Mary's
Coles Valley
Babe Ruth Critical at New York Memorial Hospital
Babe Ruth, 53, remains in critical condition at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York. He worsened after a cold, with pulmonary complications reported. family and close friend Paul Carey, Ruth Foundation treasurer, stay at his bedside as Ruth shows brief signs of acknowledgment and steadier nourishment.
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George Herman
Babe” Ruth
William O'Dwyer
Memorial Hospital
New York
NEA
Babe Ruth
New York Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Babe
Paul Carey
The
Babe Ruth Foundation
Ruth
Carey
Claire
Major League Box Scores Highlight Rbi Leaders and Pitchers
The box scores list RBI leaders Lowrey Stevens Gus tine and Nicholson with Walker earning two. Waitkus had a three base hit while Verban McCullough Smaley and Waitkus made key plays. Chicago and Pittsburgh show base on balls and strikeouts totals with Jansen and Sain handling innings and Lemmon winning pitcher.
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Lowrey
Stevens
Gustine
Nicholson
Walker
Waitkus
Verban
Smaley
Waitkus McCullough
Smailey
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Bells
Gewell
Hammer
Hamner
McCall
Rush
Hemne
Jansen
Gordon
Heath
Elliott
Rose
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Rackiey
Ashburn
Robinson
Hermans
Biatnik
Snider
Reese
Haas
Hodges
Ib Miller
Ennis
Seminick
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Campanella
Cox
Gordon Ib
Torgeson
Eiliot
Heathit Marshallrt
Salkeid Cooper
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Dillinger
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Boxer Overcomes Weight Scales Error In Match
The boxer faced a weight issue as dirt on his feet caused the scales to show excess weight. Trainers rubbed and scraped the scales to correct the measure. After the correction, officers confirmed he could fight and the match proceeded.
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Pascual
Austin Crew Set to Tangle With Lagers Sunday
Austin Minnesota's undefeated softball club travels to the city for a Sunday morning afternoon doubleheader against Heileman's Old Style Lagers at West Avenue diamond. Ed Prigge will duel Johnny Vollmer in a key game, with Clarence Beranek and Cootch Carroll likely starting for the locals.
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Austin
Vollmer
Lagers
Clarence
Swish) Beranek
Robert
Cootch) Carroll
Carroll
Hank Kamperschroer
Car
Kamperschro
Bob Coorough
Jack Grosskopf
George Mekvoid
Ronnie Barnes
Frankie Smith
Alma Seeks Fourth In Bi-State League
Alma Wisconsin aims for a fourth place tie in the Bi-State league. Lewiston holds final playoff spot but faces leader Ollingstone, while Lake City meets Winona in a makeup game. Aug 17 saw Cable at Alma under lights with former Alma star Don Johnson joining the visitors. Eau Claire Merchants visit Aug 15 and Spring Valley from the Tri-State league arrives Aug 18.
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Alma
Wis
Lewiston
S Y
Lake City
Winona
Cable
Don Johnson
Eau Claire Merchants
Spring Valley Nine
Baseball Stat Leaders and Highlights
Summary of players leading in runs bats and hits across leagues with totals for DiMaggio Keltner Musial and other stars. Highlights include home runs by Keltner and DiMaggio and notable pitching tallies for Kramer Powler and Feiler.
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DiMaggio
Boston
Henrich
New York
Williams
Kramer
Powler
Philadelphia
Musial
St. Louis
Mise
Waitkus
Chicago
Ennis
Hopp
Pittsburgh
Kiner
Musil
Torgeson
Brooklyn
Recreation Softball Tavern League Matchups
August schedule lists games Tav ern League with Roosevelt Ray and Sem s meeting Shim shate Copeland Leo and Johnnies versus Our Corner West Gaver Beraneck s against Sports mans West Avenue P and J versus Hof Bray South Avenue Commercial versus Gan way Inn ae Fae SS Gee ARS Longfellow Lonkos ki s versus Viking. Horseshow exhibition at Houska Park at 8 PM between Mr. and Mrs Guy Zimmerman.
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Roosevelt
Ray and Sem’s
Shimshate
Copeland
Leo and
Johnnies
Our Corner
West Gaver
Beraneck
Sportsmans
West Avenue
P. and
Hof Bray South Avenue
Commercial
Ganway Inn
Ae Fae
SS Gee
ARS Longfellow
Lonkoski's
Viking
Plows and Outcasts Lead AC League Actions In Trades
Plows trim the Foundry 9 to 4 as Nimock paces with five hits and Gabby homers for Foundry. Outcasts move to first with a 13 to 9 win over Cultivators, Hanson tossing nine hits and Harnish driving a homer. Sluggers beat Office 13 to 5 behind Wolf and Johnson, Fitzpatrick gets win. Third Shift edges Engineers 4 to 3 with Monti three singles virtue of nine-hit teams.
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Cultivators
Hanson
Harnish
Miller
Krajewski
Kanter
Holt
Longfellow Diamond
Wolf
Johnson
Fitzpatrick
Miles
Raatz
Lenz
Engineers
Hood Street Park
Monti
Sheehan
McHenry
Affeldt
Doerflinger's Top Sluggers Tie Series In Copeland Park
Doerflinger's Top Sluggers tied the three game series with a 3-1 win over the Sluggers at Copeland Park. Ghelfi earned the win with Hackett driving in a run while Johnson took the loss. The series will decide the city champions with a 10:30 a m game Friday at Copeland. Jailbirds edged Crackin' Good Crackers 2-1 in a separate Club league tilt at Copeland Park as Wandry and Skaff paired for two hits and Vandry doubled for the winners.
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Hal Hackett
Johnson
Collins
Ghelfi
Hackett
Jailbirds
Copeland Park
Wandry
Skaff
Krause
Vinles
Vandry
Blair Stops Gale Nine Behind Sesvold Victory
Blair defeated Galesville 5 to 2 at Blair with three hit pitching from Robert Sesvold. Blair totaled 10 hits led by Anderson Johnson and Stenberg with two hits each. Sesvold extended a personal winless streak to seven games this season despite strong pitching, entering with 49 innings pitched, 16 hits allowed and seven runs scored against him, plus 97 strikeouts and three shutouts.
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Blair
Wis
Galesville
Robert Sesvold
Anderson, Johnson , Stenberg
Sesvold
Jockey Tommy Malley Rides Three Generations at Oceanport
Oceanport, N Y jockey Tommy Malley has ridden three generations of winners for trainer Eddie Feakes. In 1931 he rode Up Turn, dam of Opera Hat, and later rode Opera Hat, sire of Hat Check Girl, whom he rode this season.
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Oceanport
N. Y
Tommy Malley
Eddie Feakes
Upturn
Opera Hat
U S Displays Power In European Sports
Surprising American strength tops the European events as the United States nears the end of the Olympic Games. Weight lifting leads a strong showing with four firsts and two seconds, yachting standings improve, and canoeing provides a gold hopeful. Basketball reaches the finals as France faces the U S in the final match.
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London
Berlin
Lou Wilkie
Denver
Olympic Basketball Committee
U. S
Mexico
France
Egypt
Stanley Stanczyk
Detroit
York
Clerk
John Davis
Brooklyn
Torquay
United States
Argentina
Holland
Sweden
Switzerland
Steve Lysak
Steve Macknowski
Yonkers
N. Y
Jay Lambert
University of Utah
Horace Herring
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wallace Smith
Cincinnati
Edward Johnson
Kansas City
Our Savior Outfit Tops Mt Calvary in Lutheran League
Our Savior softball team defeated Mt Calvary 4 to 1 at Hogan field. Mahlke struck out 14 for Mt Calvary, while Roraff pitched for the losers. The Lutheran league game featured Our Savior scoring in multiple innings and Mt Calvary with a lone run in the final frame.
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Our Savior
Mt. Calvary
Hogan
Roraff
Mahlke
A. Mickelson
Zahn
Badger Boxer Bob Apperson Verbally Commits to UCLA
Wisconsin lightweight boxing standout Bob Apperson, runnerup in the NCAA title last spring, will enroll at the University of California Los Angeles next month. He cites plans to live near his Long Beach home after graduation. Apperson earned the Downer trophy as the team’s most improved boxer.
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Madison
Wis
Bob Apperson
Wisconsin
University of California At
Los Angeles
Romore
Apperson
Long Beach
Soesaaee
Sparta Junior Legion Drops Third Straight To Westby
Sparta, Wis. Sparta Junior Legion was defeated 8 to 4 by Westby in the second half of the seventh district schedule on Westby’s diamond. Bob Richgruber had two singles for Sparta, while Haarness Knutson Kingslien and Rudrud collected Westby hits. Benedict and Giarvin, Strom, Brendrum, Rudrud and Rudrud, Snodgrass pitched for their teams.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Junior Legion
Westby
Bob Richgruber
Haarness
Knutson
Kingslien
Rudrud
Benedict
Giarvin
Strom
Brendrum
Snodgrass
Rangers Rout Pirates in Intermed league contest
Rangers beat the Pirates 13 to 3 at Copeland Park with Shifter and Sullivan on the winning battery and Knight and Helsinger as losers. Sullivan added two singles and Miles a triple and single while Beranek had a double and a single for the Pirates. Schools won a forfeit victory over the Redbirds in another Intermediate league game.
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Rangers
Pirates
Copeland Park
Shiffer
Sullivan
Battery
Knight
Helsinger
Miles
Beranek
Redbirds
Reds Outfielder Danny Litwhiler Teaches in Ringtown
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Danny Litwhiler spends the off season teaching at a high school in Ringtown Pennsylvania his hometown.
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Danny Litwhiler
Cincinnati Reds
Ringtown
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