Brewers Sweep Louisville as Acosta Shuts Door
Julio Acosta earned the win in relief, stifling Louisville in the ninth with bases loaded to preserve a 9 season win over the Colonels. Jim Caldwell earned a decision for the Brewers with homerless support, while Toledo, led by Reed Speer, moved atop the standings ahead of a tied race with Kansas City and St Paul.
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Toledo
Colonels
Julio Acosta
Gale
Acosta
Frank Piet
Strick Shormer
Penn
Gomez
Washington Senators
Walter Brown
T. Paul
Hie
Bills
Kansas City
Indians
Blues
Gpeer
Pruett
Clark
Simonds
Walters
Reds Greens Take Double Eagles Wins in Softball Doubleheader
Reds and Greens swept a Tuesday doubleheader at Hogan Field defeating Blues 9-0 in game one and 9-0 in game two. Dannhoff starred for Reds with strong hitting and pitching as Mader and the opponent’s pitcher and catcher contributed in the losses. Watson Lunde paired as battery for Reds with the winning hurler on the mound.
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Blues
Oe Avenue
Dannhoff
Reds
Mader
Hogan Field
Watson Lunde
Hurled
Schlicht
Local Horseshoe Club Ends Season With Thursday Party
After an eventful season the Fellowship Horseshoe club will close with a party on Thursday August 24 at 8 p m at the disposal. Members who pitched during the season are urged to attend. Final standings will be published that date.
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Fellowship Horseshoe Club
Agust
Tam O Shanter event entries led by McSpaden Nelson and Byrd
Three favorites Harold McSpaden Byron Nelson and Sammy Byrd aim to top Slammin Sammy Sneads 1960s money winner mark as 72 hole All American opens at Tam O Shanter. Amateurs and women compete with qualifiers held and two Wisconsin men Wilford Wehrle and William Angel posting 71 and 73.
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Byrd
Tam O'Shanter
Chicago
Sammy Snead
Tam Oater
George S. May
Harold (Jug) McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Sammy Byrd
Snead
Armed Services
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Yelay
Simon Pures
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Dale Morey
Martinsville
Ind
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Chick) Evans
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. L
Badgers
Wisconsin
Wilford Wehrle
William Angel
Racine
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Roundup sparks and snatched hopes in sports notes
A pulsing sports roundup cites a coach's claim about player recruitment tactics and a string of failed World Series bids by New York teams. It notes Willie Pep’s title defense in Hartford and questions about tax implications for Hollywood stars backing Los Angeles in pro football. Henry Thomas’s Hambletonian win brings $4,500 total to owner and breeder. Vanderbilt weighs an informal football squad after a sparse turnout. Pete Reiser observes Brooklyn’s hard style versus Brooklyn’s lighter approach in New York.
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Yankees
Gotham
Connecticut
National Boxing Association
Hartford
Willie Pep
Willie
Barney Coskey
Pep
Henry Knight
Fritz Crisler
Tony Hinkle
Toach
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Ray Dumont
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn
Legionnaire Dominates Three-Heat Wisconsin State Fair Pace
Legionnaire wins all three heats in 2:14 pace at Wisconsin State Fair program. Highlawn Direct and Hedrick place second and third as owner Dr. J. P. West of Madison, and D. H. Spencer with Dr. A. A. Hoyer of Beaver Dam own winners in other divisions. Pearl Harbor second in three year old trot. Captain Cash takes three year old pace. Times and purses listed for each race.
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Legionnaire
Highlawn Direct
Hedrick
Pearl Harbor
Rose Day
Captain Cash
D. D. Gloede
Waukesha
Mac I Dia
Freelight
Highland Scott
J. P. West
Beattie
Highlawn
McKinney Ee
Maxey Densmore
Mary L
Henry G. Huck
D. H. Spencer
Spencer
A. A. Hoyer
Crippen
Br F
Protector
Lro
J. Colson
Anderson
Rose Dey
Guy Day
Paul Rose
Newell
Vitesse
Melchizedek
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Michaels
Mac
Michael Schneider
Freleight
Dick Saeeen
Wallace
Sissy Jean
Dick Siskiyou
Highlawn Corbett
Tru Bell
Johnny Stuart
Dominion Times
Baseball Recap: Key Hits and Wins Across Leagues
In a busy day of 1940s baseball action, Chicago stretched its win streak to seven with a 5-1 margin. George Stimwell sparked the Yankees with a 15 game hitting streak and two triples as New York beat Detroit 9-7. Steve Gromek topped Boston with eight hits allowed in a 5-3 Cleveland victory. Rube Fischer and the Giants saved a 9-8 win over Chicago by fanning Der ey Williams with bases loaded in the ninth. Stan Musial drove in five in twin cards wins over Boston 7-4 and 2-1, while Max Lanier pitched a one hitter in the second game. Frank Colman belted a triple in the Pirates’ 7-5 win over Brooklyn, adding two singles in a 14-hit attack. Ron Northy and Tom Delacruz produced late offense in doubleheader splits for Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
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Ewald Pyle
Stan Musial
Max Lanier
Musial
Boston
Lanier
Butch Nieman
Frank Colman
Pirates
Jack Barrett
Jim Russell
Brooklyn
Ron Northy
Phils
Tom Delacruz
Reds
Northy
Delacruz
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Russ Christopher
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Sox
New York Giants
Rube Fischer
Dewey Williams
New York
Yankees
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Mel Queen
Cleveland
George Case
Nelson Potter
Browns
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh
Tom Sunkel
Dodger
Buster Adams
Ron Northey
Phillies
George Kurowski
Lawrence Opens Shop for 51st Lawrence Football Year
Fifty one candidates turned out for the opening of Lawrence college football’s 51st year in Appleton Wisconsin. The turnout marks a large start with participation about four to thirty percent above prior years and signals strong early engagement for the season.
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Appleton
Wis
Lawrence College
Christopher Of A's Wins Seventh Straight
Christopher of the Philadelphia Athletics extended his American League win streak to seven with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The A's offense backed him with six singles and a double driving in a run. The day also saw the Giants finish their western trip by sweeping Chicago 12-7.
Beanies Idle On Thursday Inability To Find Opponent
Beanies Old Style softball team will stay idle Thursday evening due to difficulty lining up an opponent. No Camp Mc Coy team available for a Thursday game. Any future Beanies games will be announced later.
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Camp McCoy
McCoy Post 9 Eliminated After Long Semipro Event
In Wichita Kansas the Cessna Bobcats beat the Coleman Rangers 3-2 in 15 innings setting a record for a drawn out game. The follow up match began after midnight and finished at 2 30 A M. Camp McCoy Wisconsin fell 9-7 to the 106th Infantry division club Camp Atterbury Indiana in an early morning game, ending its tournament bid led by Cecil Travis and Bama Rowell.
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Cessna Bobcats
Coleman Rangers
106Th Infantry Division
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp McCoy
Wis
Cecil Travis
Bama Rowell
Major League Leaders of the Season by League
The American League leaders include Doerr of Boston leading batting with .325 and 91 runs, Stephens of St. Louis with 85 RBIs, Stirnweiss of New York with 150 hits and 28 stolen bases, Pax of Boston with 32 doubles, Lindell and Stirnweiss with 11 triples, Doerr Johnson and Stephens sharing 15 home runs, and Hughson of Boston posting 185 wins and a .783 percentage. In the National League, Walker of Brooklyn hits .358, Musial of St. Louis leads with 95 runs and 164 hits, Musial also has 43 doubles, Barrett of Pittsburgh has 18 triples and 22 stolen bases, Nicholson and Wilks of St. Louis pace with 92 RBIs and a 121–team pitching and .923 ERA respectively.
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Boston
Stephens
St. Louis
Stirnweiss
New York
Pax
Lindell
Johnson
Hughson
Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
Nicholson
Chicago
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Wilks
Milwaukee Boxing Commission Sets Date Deposit Rule
The Milwaukee Boxing Commission requires promoters to deposit $500 when securing a show date. If the event is canceled due to promoter fault the deposit is forfeited, otherwise it may be returned if the promoter proves the cancellation was not his fault. The report also notes electric lighting in Chungking is cut off every fifth night.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Boxing Commission
Chungking
China
Fontaine KO's Ted Christie in swift Milwaukee bout
Fontaine from Fritzie Zivic's stable stopped Ted Christie of Buchanan in 2:23 of the first round. The lightweight bout followed a clinch break and a straight right to finish Christie. Semi windup saw Don Rafferty win a decision over Gene Ward in Milwaukee.
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Little Juste Fontaine
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Ted Christie
Buchanan
Mich
Fontaine
Christie
Don Rafferty
Milwaukee
Gene
Grand American trapshooters begin 45th renewal in Vandalia
Shotgun marksmen head to the line for the three day Grand American tour nament with 500 targets to shoot for thousands in prizes. A shell shortage loom s as contestants must supply their own ammo for the meet.
Aerial Feud Seethes Between Bears and All-Stars
Chicago Bears welcome Sid Luckman back to their Evanston camp as talks of a clash with the College All-Stars intensify. If Luckman is ready by next Wednesday, his duel with Tulsa star Glenn Dobbs promises an epic aerial showdown in the All-Star game, following Luckman’s 10 day leave from Sheepshead Bay.
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Evanston
Ill
Chicago Bears
Sid Luckman
Collegeville
Ind
Luckman
Tulsa
Glenn Dobbs
Bears
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dick Ives classified 4-F. returns to Iowa for engineering
Dick Ives of Diagnonal Iowa has been classified 4-F in the draft and will resume studies at the University of Iowa this fall. He plans to bolster the Hawkeye basketball team as top scorer in the Western conference last season.
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Iowa City
Dick Ives
Diagnonal
Iowa
College of Engineering
McCrory Loses in National Junior Grass Court Tennis
Marie lyn McCrory of Wauwatosa Wis fell to Noreen Haney of Greenwich Conn 6-3 2-6 6-3 at the National junior girls grass court tournament held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
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Marielyn McCrory
Wauwatosa
Wis
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Noreen Haney
Greenwich
Conn
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