Oshkosh five games ahead in state loop
Oshkosh widened its lead in the Wisconsin State League after a Sunday schedule where the Giants beat Sheboygan 4-3 and 2-0, Green Bay swept Wisconsin Rapids 18-4 after a pair of losses, and Janesville split with Appleton 4-3 and 6-1 while Wausau defeated Fond du Lac 5-4 and then lost 7-2. rain caused a Saturday halt with Appleton beating Janesville 11-2.
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Associated Press
Oshkosh
Giants
Sheboygan
Indians
Green Bay Dio
Wisconsin Rapids
Janesville
Appleton
Wausau
Fond du Lac
Swasey’s Comeback Stumbles as Kentville Wins
In Amherst New Hampshire coach Henry C Swasey aged 29 years of coaching played six innings with the Kentville Wildcats of the Central League. Only seven players showed up plus a 13 year old batboy. Kentville led 7 6 before full team arrived and won 13 6 Swasey had one hit and no errors Amherst manager Ed Pesaresi protested claiming two in eligible players used in the win.
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Durham
N. H
NEA
New Hampshire
Henry C. Swasey
Swase
Kentville
Nova Scotia
Wildcats
Amherst
Swasey
Ed Pesaresi
Dons Celebrate Best Athletic Year in San Francisco History
The University of San Francisco capped its 94-year history with a standout year. The Dons claimed the NCAA tennis title, won the National Invitation Tournament basketball crown at Madison Square Garden over Kentucky and St. Louis, and toppled rivals in soccer and rifle to secure top regional titles.
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SAN Francisco
NEA
University of San Francisco
Dons
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
St. Louis
Foreign backfield coach joins Penn State staff
State College report notes Frank Patrick a Pitts burgh graduate becomes the first non alumnus to join Penn State football coaching since 1935. He serves as backfield coach marking a milestone for the program and its recruiting approach.
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State College, Pa
NEA
Frank Patrick
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Spring Valley advances with 6 4 win over Rollingstone in playoffs
Spring Valley, Fillmore County champions, defeated Bi-State winner Rollingstone 6 4 in Region Six playoffs. Geilenfeld pitched for Spring Valley and Hammer drove in the go ahead runs with a bases loaded double in the sixth. Mlaizia and Lindsay led the offense with three and two hits while D Rader fanned seven for Rollingstone. The Valley now meets the Blooming Prairie Kellog winner in a three game series for a state berth.
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Spring Valley
Rollingstone
Rushford
Fillmore
Detroit
Minn
Valley Club
Schrader
Geilenfeld
Ernie Mlaizia
Lindsay
Majewski
Gene Geilenfeld
Dick Rader
Hammer
Mlaizia
Sam Lindsay
Tomah Downs Eau Claire 10-6 Behind Curry's Three Hits
Tommy Curry led Tomah with three singles and a double in a 10-6 win over the Eau Claire Merchants. Harnish earned the complete game victory with 13 strikeouts as Tomah turned three double plays and capitalized on five Eau Claire errors. Gibson started for Eau Claire with eight Ks. Giesler added a single and double for Tomah, while Olson led Eau Claire with three hits. Tomah hosts Oakdale Tuesday night at 8:15.
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Tomah
Wis
Tommy Curry
Eau Claire Merchants
Merchants
Babe Harnish
Harnish
Eau Claire
Gibson
Bloodworth Home Run Sparks Playoff Win in 1948
Cincinnati report notes Jim Bloodworth of the Reds hit a two run homer in an International League playoff game with Montreal in 1948. He cleared center field with two aboard in the ninth to break a scoreless tie against Rochester and was mobbed at second base before an official ruling changed the call to a home run by Frank Shaughnessy.
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Cincinnati
NBA
Jimmy Bloodworth
Reds
Montreal
Bloodworth
Rochester
Frank Shaughnessy
Beth
Maringer
Bob Maringer
Rank
Curly) Smith
Cucker
Eds
Tavern
Schultz
Art Ashton
Normandy
Boy Scouts Drum Corps to Entertain at Merchant's Invitational
The Boy Scout drum and bugle corps directed by Robert Gaumer will perform this evening at Copeland Park during the Merchant's Invitational tournament. Drills are scheduled before the first game at 6 45.
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Boy Scout
Robert Gaumer
Wil
Copeland Park
Infantry Raps Cataract in Exhibition Diamond Play
The 14th Infantry team of Camp McCoy defeated Cataract 4 to 1 in an exhibition game. Prickett and Carroll connected as the winning battery while Mengelt and Steussel served as the losing Battery. The line score shows Infantry 003 000 100 and Cataract 010 000 000.
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Cataract
Wis
14Th Infantry
Camp McCoy
Prickett
Carroll
Mengelt
Steussel
Hartnett leads North End League with 702 series
Chicago owner Gabby Hartnett of Gabby Hartnett Recreation on the north side rolled a 702 in the North End Traveling League. He posted individual games of 204 242 and 256 as a former Cubs catcher-manager shows high scoring flair.
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Chicago
NBA
Gabby Hartnett
North End
Cubs
Milwaukee and Kansas City Split 6-2 Twin Bill Wins
Milwaukee beat Kansas City 6-2 behind Hank Perry in the opener as Ernie Groth exited in the fifth. In the nightcap Wally Hood earned the win with Ted Spekowski and Hank Workman homering for the Blues. St. Paul fell to Minneapolis 6-4 as Ray Dandridge drove in the decisive run with a double in the eighth. Columbus edged Toledo 6-2 in the first of a doubleheader before rain halted the second tilt.
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Milwaukee
Kansas City
Bill
Brewers
Hank Perry
Blues
Wally Hood
Ernie Groth
Perry
Hank Workman
Ted Spekowski
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ray Dandridge
Millers
Don Mueller
Columbus
Toledo
Harry Haddix
Ernie Logan
Redbirds
Haddix
Logan
Ken Chapman
Indianapolis
Louisville
Forrest Main
Chapman
Dom Dallesandro
Indians
al Lopez
Colonels
Johnny Hutchings
Main
Clyde Shoun
Bob Klinger
Schroeder May Get Name On Own Schoolboy Trophy
An unusual situation could lead to Ted Schroeder earning his name engraved on the Ted Schroeder perpetual trophy for Southern California High School Tennis Player of the Year. The Helms Athletic Foundation donation honors a Wimbledon and Davis Cup competitor, with a committee to select yearly honorees since 1936, possibly including Schroeder as a Glendale tennis great.
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Los Angeles
Calif
NEA
Ted Schroeder
Helms Athletic Foundation
Tro Hreeder
Ted
Glendale
West Virginia to Restore Native Rabbits Next Month
In Wheeling West Virginia officials say rabbits imported from western states fail to acclimate so a project will begin next month to restore native rabbit populations using local stock and habitat strategies.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Braves Capture 1948 National League Flag
The Boston Braves won the 1948 National League pennant, marking only the second league title for the New England team since 1900.
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Boston Braves
New England
Merchants Invitational Baseball Elimination Ends Tonight
The second annual Merchants Invitational at Copeland field ends its elimination bracket with Preston and Pigeon Falls meeting at 7 p.m. and AFL and Ettrick following in a 7 inning nightcap. Winners advance to the money division of the quarterfinals Tuesday with $1,100 in prizes to be awarded across four top places.
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Copeland Park
Preston
Pigeon Falls
AFL
Ettrick
Legion
Bangor Club
Prairie du Chien
Eitzen
VFW
Spring Grove
Preston-Pigeon Falls
Wednesmeet
Honeys
Holmen
Bangor
Packers Suffer 9 3 Setback At Pittsburgh
Green Bay coach Curly Lambeau overhauls offense and defense after a 9 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in an exhibition. Packers totaled 75 yards while Pittsburgh piled up 232. scoring came from a Ted Fritsch field goal and a Steelers late safety.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Packers
E. L
Curly) Lambeau
Pittsburgh Steelers
Packers
Philadelphia
New York
Steelers
Ted Fritsch
Ralph Earhart
George Papich
Joe Glamp
Carl Samuelson
John Hollingsworth
Santa Clara Blocker Leads ROTC Cadets in Camp
Five Santa Clara football lettermen trained at Fort Lewis Washington with the ROTC Summer Training Camp. Halfbacks Hall Haynes and Paul Conn tackle Hal Beatty end Don White and guard Don Neihaus stood out for leadership and overall proficiency.
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Santa Clara
Calif
NEA
Army
Hall Haynes
Paul Conn
Hal Beatty
Don White
Don Neihaus
Fort Lewis
Wash
Neihaus
Eds Rochester Split Doubleheader With Normandy Bar
Eds Rochester defeated Normandy Bar 3-2 in the nightcap of a Sunday doubleheader at West Avenue, after losing the morning game 13-5. Ronnie Barnes twirled a two hitter for the win, while Rochester’s defense turned double plays and key runs came on timely miscues by Normandy.
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Ronnie Barnes
Ed's Tavern
Normandy Bar
Rochester
Minn
West Avenue Diamond
Barnes
City Champs
John Kabat
Normandy Club
Tom Connally
Chuck Dornack
la Crosse
Kabat
Galesville blank Ettrick in playoff opener
Galesville 2 Ettrick 0 in Trempealeau County league best two of three. Tillman Johnson pitched a four hitter and drove in a run with a second inning single. A seventh inning bases loaded triple play and two double plays spark the shutout. Fran Wall held Ettrick to six hits. Game two set for next Sunday at Galesville.
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Ettrick
Wis
Galesville
Tillman Johnson
Fran Wall
Baer
Don Stuhr
Johnson
Rolline Beirne
Erickson
Smith
Pug Lund
Wall
Anderson
Viking Tavern Triumphs 7-6 In Softball Grudge
Viking Tavern defeated Shorty outfit 7-6 in a Sunday exhibition game. Dutch Bendel pitched the win with 13 strikeouts and eight hits allowed. Art Coady led Viking with four safeties while Gherhard had three singles for Shorty.
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Viking Tavern
Shorty
Dutch Bendel
Viking
Bahr
Grabhorn
Shorty’s
D. Roesler
Art Coady
Gherhard
Cardinals Backs Know What To Do With A Football
Chicago NFL backs Angsman Schwall Harder and Dimancheff form a potent scoring unit. Angsman led Notre Dame in 1945, while Schwall Northwestern Harder Wisconsin and Dimancheff Purdue each led their conferences in college scoring. Weridt set a national NCAA TD record with 20 touchdowns and 142 points last season.
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Chicago
NBA
Chicago Cardinals
Elmer Angsman
Notre Dame
Vic Schwall
Northwestern
Pat Harder
Wisconsin
Babe Dimancheff
Purdue
Fred Weridt
Howie's Bar Matches Recreation Lanes In Exhibition
Howie's Bar and the Recreation Lanes softball squads will clash in an exhibition on the Hogan diamond Tuesday evening. The game is set to begin at 6 pm.
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Howie's Bar
Recreation Lanes
Hogan Diamond
Norwalk Wins Playoff to Take Second Round Lead
Norwalk defeated St. Mary's 7-3 to win a slice of the second round championship in the Coulee league playoff protested game. Berendes pitched for Norwalk with Mossholder opposing. Next Sunday Norwalk travels to Bangor to playoff for the first round crown.
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Norwalk
Wis
St. Mary’s
Berendes
Mossholder
Bangor
Idaho Football Adds Two Assistants For Fall Season
University of Idaho head coach Millard F. Howell announces two new assistants for the fall. Raymond A. Curfmanone joins as end coach after playing at Texas Tech and coaching at New Mexico A and M. Bill Godwin becomes center and tackle coach, formerly with Georgia and the Boston Yankees.
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Boise
Idaho
Millard F
Dixie) Howell
University of Idaho
Raymond A
Babe) Curfmanone
Bill Godwin
Curfmanone
Texas Tech
New Mexico A & M
Godwin
U. of Georgia
Boston Yankees
Garrison Finish Named After Daly Developments
New York report on trainer Daly who mentored jockey E H Garrison and popularized the phrase On the Bill Daly and the Garrison finish a late surge to win. The piece notes jockey pearls as a color detail.
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NEW York
NEA
Faether
Bill Daly
E. H. Garrison
Garrison
Blackwell Emerges as Possible NL All-Star Pitcher
Cincinnati right hander Ewell Blackwell is viewed as a potential NL All-Star starter for next year. He has seven straight scoreless innings across the last three All-Star games with three hits allowed and seven strikeouts, and he is the only pitcher to appear in the last four All-Star games. In 1947 he allowed three hits and two runs in just over two innings as the season he won 22 games with the Reds.
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Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
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