Valley Course Sets Scoring Records in Marathon Event
Golden Valley course, 6582 yards, hosts a 126 hole best-ball marathon with 62 birdies and four eagles in day one. Nelson case leads with 31 best-ball, McSpaden-Nelson rallying after early bogey to sequence 10 under par over nine holes. Kaiser-Hamilton and Bolstad-Coria also post strong best-ball scores in round robin.
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Golden Valley
Meve Nelson
McSpaden
Taka
McSpaden-Nelson
Chick Harbert
Mike Turnes
Bill Kaiser
Bob Hamilton
Les Bolstad
Joe Coria
Willie Pep Faces Joyce In 10 Round Outing At Comiskey
Willie Pep, 22, carries a 73-1-0 start and seeks a lightweight title shot in a 10 round non-title bout against Willie Joyce at Comiskey Park Chicago. Promoters expect about 25,000 fans for the outdoor show headlined by Pep as a slight favorite. Pep weighs about 129 pounds and Joyce aims for 134, with Joyce older and promising a tough challenge.
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Chicago
Willie Pep
Willie Joyce
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Jack
Catherne
Juan Zurita
NBA
Bob Montgomery
New York
Pep
Gary
Ind
Joyce
Beanies defeat 656th Engineers 3-1 for fourth win
Beanies crew, led by Frankie Curly Smith with three hits, beat the 656th Engineers 3-1 on West Avenue Field. Smith allowed early control trouble but escaped several jams. Key first inning scoring featured Pip Wuest, Bob Coorough, and Rudy Young, with Hank Hanks hitting a late solo homer for the Engineers. Wuest’s running catches helped secure the win as Beanies improve to 4-0.
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Cam McCoy
West Avenue Field
Frankie
Curly) Smith
Soldiers
Smith
Pip Wuest
Corrales
Rudy Young
Coorough
Yip Christopher
Wuest
Bob Coorough
Young
Harry Wittenberg
McCoy
Voss
Jule Kriese
Hanks
Carrales
Savino
Cox
Obloczynski
Beanies
Cecil Travis
Joel
Bama) Rowell
Jock Labelle
Washington Club's Infield Gap Boosts Gilberto Torres Hurling
Star! correspondent Sam Davis profiles Gilberto Torres a versatile player filling Washington's infield needs while also pitching. Torres delivers strong hitting around .290, despite a history as a pitcher. He adapts to second and third base, with a quiet presence and steady optimism.
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Sam Davis
Qnea Star
New York
Gilberto Torres
Washington
Sixfoot
Harland Clift
Louis Suarez
Siosi
Ossie Bluege
Gil Torres
Torres
War era notes mix sports and shipping at Penn State roundup
New York reports mix of boxing chatter, college sport notes, and war aid details. Reference mentions Pat O Connor loss to a belter, Penn State contest cancellations, war prisoners tennis gear sent to Geneva camps, and salvage efforts at race venues. Also notes Holy Juniors baseball no-hit streaks and Bezdek’s college to major-league talent ideas.
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New York
America
Hawkins
Id Railway
Pat O'Connor
Penn State
War Prisoners Organization
Geneva
Brazil
Wally Butts
Duniors
Manville
A. L
Seashen
Hugo Bezdek
Doyles- Pa
Chicken Farmer
Pirates
Pacific
Big Bill Freelove
Good Fellowship Club Opens Horseshoe Play
The Good Fellowship Horseshoe club opened its first round at Isle La Plume courts Thursday night. Wally Schmeckoeper led with 14 percent average and 184 points, while Henry Boatman had 212 points and 48 percent ringer. Both Isler and Schmeckpeper’s teams tied for first with five wins and three losses.
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Good Fellowship Horseshoe Club
Isle la Plume
Wally Schmeckoeper
Henry Boatman
Isler
Wally Schmeckpeper
Isler Ss
Western Net Title Meets Beach Semis
In Neenah Wisconsin the 57th Western senior tennis championships reach the semi finals with Pancho Segura of Ecuador vs Dick Warner of Salt Lake City in the remaining men’s singles quarterfinal. Halstead defeats Hentzen. Buzolich and Talbert win. Women’s singles semi finals set with Betz, Arnold, Bundy, Fry. Doubles results also listed. championship matches scheduled for Sunday.
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Wis
Francisco (Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Dick Warner
Salt Lake City
Segura
Warner
Bill Talbert
Indianapolis
Nick Buzolich
Los Angeles
Thane Halstead
Chicago
Halstead
Gary Ruby
Buzolich
Herb Hentzen
Milwaukee
Talbert
Dale Lewis
Logan
Utah
Pauline Betz
Mary Arnold
Wilmington
Del
Dorothy Bundy
Santa Monica
Cal
Shirley Fry
Akron
Miss Fry
Catherine Wolff
Elkhart
Ind
Miss Bundy
Nancy Corbett
River Forest
Til
Miss Arnold
Joanne Dunn
Des Moines
Miss Betz
Tal
S and H Nine Trips Cardinals 10 to 3
The S and H team of the south side Cub league beat the north side Cardinals 10 to 3 at Copeland park. Weigent and Cunningham led with a double and two singles, Schiffer doubled for the Cardinals, and Meier fanned 10 for the Cigars. The Blue Jays crushed the Bums 19 to 5 with 17 hits, Grey and Nelson keying the winners.
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Copeland Park
Weigent
Cunningham
Schiffer
Cardinals
Meir
Violette
Echilles and
Marcou
Blue Jays
North Side
Grey
Nelson
Russell
Bluejays
Devine
McQuillen
Fiotimeyer
Markwed
Johnson
Cleveland Rams Sign Benda on Coach Staff
The Cleveland Rams sign Joe Benda on leave from St. John’s University as assistant to head coach Aldo Donelli. Benda played end for Notre Dame under Rockne from 1925 through 1927.
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Cleveland Rams
National Football League
Joe Benda
St. John’s University
Collegeville
Minn
Aldo
Buff) Donelli
Rams
Charley
Chile
Walsh
Benda
Notre Dame
Ae Rockne
Cubs Rally To Take Seventh In Series Win
Chicago earns seventh place by beating Boston 11 to 6 at Wrigley Field. Chet Ross homered for Boston while Jim Holmes led Chicago with key hits as the Cubs take the three game set.
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Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
al Javery
Chet Ross
Boston
Chicago Holmes
Hack
Ryan
Hughes
Ross
I Cavarrella
Mass
Phillips
Johnson
Nieman
Williams
Kiopp
Tobin
Huston
Workman
Hickey
Masi
Eon Johnson
Giants rout Cardinals to salvage series finale
The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10 to 1 to take the last game of a four game series. Bill Voiselle earned his 11th win of the season allowing eight hits while Lombard Jurisich Schmidt Donnelly Naymick and O'Dea contributed in relief as New York plated ten runs on fifteen hits.
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ST. Louis
New York Giants
Cardinals
Bill Voiselle
New York
Voiselie
Lombard
Jurisich
Schmidt
Donnely
Naymick
O'Dea
Pirates edge Blue Jays 6 5 as Elliott sparks win
Bob Elliott starred for Pittsburgh with a triple and two doubles guiding a 6 to 5 victory over Philadelphia under the lights. The Pirates rallied late to seal the win.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Elliott
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Blue Jays
City Tennis Finals On College Courts Sunday
La Crosse district finals will be decided Sunday at La Crosse State Teachers College courts starting 9 a.m. Champions in three divisions from north and south sides face cross-matches before final round. Local officials and referees Franklin Pamperin and Jake Hoeschler will oversee matches.
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la Crosse
Richard Foster
Dolores Latshaw
June Frick
John
Grant
Bud Graham
Tom Howe
Dave Solie
Signe Gundersen
Sally Schwahzle
Betty Elkert
Naomi Peters
Hartl
Franklin Pamperin
Jake Hoeschler
Brewers Win Twice Over Saints to Extend streak
Milwaukee Brewers sweep St Paul with a 5 1 opener and 7 6 nightcap at Borchert field as Dick Culler delivers in the 12th inning. Jim Pruett walks and scores on Charley Sproull’s timely single. Sproull earns the win in relief. Brewers climb six games up on Columbus.
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Borchert Field
St. Paul
Columbus Red Birds
Columbus
Louisville
Colonels
Toledo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis Millers
Dick Culler
Brewers
Saints
Jim Pruett
Pruett
Charley Sproull
Sproull
Brewer
Charley Gassaway
Attorney Wins $3,390 Stallion Stake Victory at North Randall
Cleveland report states Attorney, a Wilkco Farms stallion sired horse, sped to a straight heat win in the $3,390 Stallion Stake for three year old pacers at North Randall. Eddie Havens finished second twice in the race as Attorney lowered his juvenile record to 2.03 in the opening heat, marking a second win in as many starts this season.
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Cleveland
Wilkco Farms
Don's Tops Hank's In Tavern Loop Contest
Don's defeated Hank's 7 to 6 in a Tavern Loop softball game at Onalaska. Leas led Don's with three hits in four at bats while Torgenson of Hank's collected four safeties in four trips to the plate.
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Don
Hank
Leas
Tavern
Onalaska
Torgenson
Borowy Shuts Out Indians as Yankees Split Series
Hank Borowy blanked Cleveland with four hits to lift the New York Yankees to a 4 to 0 win and end the four game set even. It was Borowy’s 11th win against four losses. Harder Heving Schlueter McDonnell Borowy Garbark.
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NEW York
Hank Borowy
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Borowy
Cleveland
Harder
Heving
Schlueter
McDonnell
Garbark
Red Sox Crush Tigers 13–3 Behind Hughson Victory
Tex Hughson earned his 13th win of the season as Boston routed Detroit 13 to 3. Detroit went scoreless through five innings before Boston broke open the game with a big late surge, aided by solid hitting and pitching from Gentry Mooty Beck Richards and Wagner in relief for the Tigers.
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Boston
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Gentry
Mooty
Beck
Richards
Unser
Hughson
Wagner
Browns Blank A's Behind Muncrief Five Nothing
Vern Stephens provided a three run homer in the first inning as Bob Muncrief pitched a four hit shutout to beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5 to 0. Scoring details show St. Louis 3 0 1 0 6 5 1 0 0 and Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
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Philadelphia
Vern Stephens
Bob Muncrief
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis
Muncrief
Hayworth
Wheaton
Hayes
Senators Blank White Sox Behind Haefner Four-Hit Gem
Washington pitcher Mickey Haefner hurled a four hit game guiding the Senators to a 5 0 win over Chicago in a night game. The Nationals scored twice in the first and added runs in the third and eighth frames to seal the victory.
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Washington
Mickey Haefner
Washington Senators
Chicago
White Sox
Nats
Orval Grove
Philadelphia Eagles Sign Grid Veterans
The Philadelphia Eagles announced the signings of two veterans, halfback Jack Hinkle and end Larry Cabrelli. Hinkle, a former Syracuse player, totaled 571 yards on 116 carries last season, narrowly behind Bill Paschal of the Giants. Cabrelli begins his fourth season with the team.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
National Football League
Jack Hinkle
Larry Cabrelli
Hinkle
Syracuse University
Bill Paschal
New York Giants
Paschal
Cabrelli
Eagles
Herb Preul Fans 34 In Big Ten Race
Iowa pitcher Herb Preul finished third in strikeouts in the Big Ten after a 31 inning season. The Fenton freshman posted 34 K, allowed 26 hits, and had a 2 2 record in Iowa's rain shortened campaign.
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Herb Preul
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Fenton
Iowa
Hawks Triumph Over Uptown 8-1 Behind Bachmann’s Arm
Frankie Bachmann pitched seven innings of two hit ball striking out 18 to lead the Onalaska Blackhawks past Uptown Cigar Store 8-1. The offense supported with errorless play and timely hits as Uptown managed only three singles.
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Onalaska Biackhawks
Uptown Cigar Store Crew
Bachmann
Uptown
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