DiMaggio and Mize Spark New York Teams in Early Showdowns
Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Mize fuel the Yankees and Giants as both clubs surge toward an autumn showdown. DiMaggio raises batting average to .352 and clouts two homers in a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland, while Mize leads major hitters with .370 and 14 homers as the Giants rally past Cincinnati and near the league lead.
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Joe DiMaggio
John Mize
New York
Yankees
Johnny Mize
Giants
Wee
DiMaggio
Mize
Big Jawn
Boston
Earl Torgeson
el Ott
Chicago Cubs
DiMag
Cleveland Indians
Municipal Stadium
Cincinnati Reds
Polo Cesunée
Reds
Eddie Miller
Clyde McCullough
Bob Sturgeon
Jim Tabor
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Harry Taylor
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Jeff Heath
Vern Stephens
Jack Kramer
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Clubs Tangle Under Lights At Copeland Park
American Legion and AFL battle under Copeland park lights Tuesday at 8 15 p m in a regular league game. Legion leads with Peerless, AFL defends title. expected pitchers include Harnish Lukes Seri for AFL and Meyer for Legion with Schultz catching. Lineup hints feature Peterson Ferries Lowell Bendel Lehrke Rinartz Meyer Hanesworth Schlicht Erickson Otto and Feldt as probable outfielders Bradburn Pavela Grassbrenner Krett among others.
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American Legion
AFL
Copeland Park
the Legion
Bill Meyer
The
Legion
al Harnish
Hank Lukes
Jim Seri
Frankie Quinn
Gil Hanesworth
Don Schlicht
Connie Erickson
Jack Otto
Jack Grosskopf
Dick Bradburn
Steve Pavela
Don Grassbrenner
Jim Krett
Ettrick routs Holmen for an 8 1 victory in Little Eight play
Ettrick piles up 13 hits off Holmen pitcher B Solberg and boosts to an 8 1 win as L Rogness drives in three runs with two singles and a homer. Holmen's B Solberg and E Nerby work battery, W Wall pitchers for Ettrick. Thoreson and M Nerby lead Holmen hitters with two singles. Trempealeau also defeats Mindoro 11 5 in Little Eight action behind Ken Dragen three-hit day and W Stephen herring striking out 15.
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Holmen
Wis
Ettrick
B. Solberg
A. Erickson
D. Truax
Halmen
Berg
Reson
L. Rogness
E. Nerby
Holmen Battery
W. Wall
R. Erickson
R. Bierne
Thoreson
M. Nerby
Trempealeau
Mincore
W. Stephen Herring
Munier
Everett
Waller
Hendrickson
Mindoro
L. Trimm
Ken Dragen
La Crescent Dominates Hokah In Root River League
La Crescent defeated Hokah 17 to 3 in the lone Root River Valley league game. La Crescent built a six run first inning and pushed nine more runs across late, with Jorstad and Ingsbiter contributing three hits for Hokah, while Rieder Ames and Bacon led La Crescent with three singles each.
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la Crescent
Hokah
Minn
Brownsville
Spring Grove
Houston
Nadine
New Albin
Black Hammer
Gopher Crew
Welch
J. Jorstad
Hokah Battery
Reynolds Dies Former Cubs and Blues Pitcher
Clarence W. Jim Reynolds aged 55 died in a Veterans hospital yesterday in Indianapolis. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Blues during his baseball career.
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Indianapolis
Clarence W
Jim) Reynolds
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City Blues
Veterans Hospital
Badger Entries Fall to AP Scores From Last Night
Duluth defeated Superior 9 to 6 while St. Cloud edged Eau Claire 5 to 4. Fargo-Moorhead Twins routed Grand Forks 10 to 2 and Falls beat Aberdeen 4 to 0. Many wartime damaged Austrian roads have been restored to prewar condition.
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Duluth
Superior
St. Cloud
Eau Claire
Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Grand
Falls
Aberdeen
Austria
James Wilson Dies Former Cubs and Phillies catcher
James Jimmy Wilson former major league catcher and manager for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies died Sunday at age 46. He was born in Philadelphia.
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James
Jimmy) Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Wilson
Philadelphia
No Second Chance For Failing Stars
Big Nine athletes who fail studies will not receive a second chance or make up exams to maintain scholastic eligibility for varsity competition. Conference faculty and athletic directors adopted a Rose Bowl selection system based on a faculty poll and set site dates for 1948 championship meets across fencing, swimming, wrestling, indoor and outdoor track.
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Chicago
Illinois
Big Nine
Northwestern
Iowa
Wisconsin
Payer
Merrillan Caps Gracious 22 0 in Memorial Day Tilt
Merrillan defeated Granton 20 0 in a Memorial Day contest at Merrillan Wisconsin. Merrillan logged 22 hits off two Granton pitchers.
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Merrillan
Wis
Granton
Art in Tile and Its Persian Legacy
The article notes that ancient Persian conquerors valued tile making as a major art and carried its techniques into later campaigns across Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
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Ancient
Persia
Egypt
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Melrose Edges Strum In Extra Innings
Melrose nipped Strum 11 10 in a Sunday Western Wisconsin league game decided in extras. Strum led 1 0 until Melrose scored three in the fifth. Strum answered with four in the sixth. Melrose added five in the eighth and one in the ninth and tenth to seal it. Strum tallied two in the eighth and three in the final frame. Call helped Strum with two hits while Cotton, Kunes and Yeske led Melrose.
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Melrose
Wis
Strum
Mysben
Call
Bradison
Brown
Smith
Heiner
Cotton
Kunes
Yeske
Wisconsin author Helen White to receive Wilson honorary degree
Chambersburg will host the 77th Wilson College commencement on June 9 where Helen C. White novelist and University of Wisconsin faculty member will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters. White also serves as president of the American Association of University Women. Romania discusses resuming national needlework exports to America.
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Chambersburg
Helen C. White
University of Wisconsin
Wilson College
Miss White
American Association of University Women
Sparta Defeats Norwalk 9 to 8 in Rain Soaked MC Baseball
Sparta slips past Norwalk 9 to 8 to retain first in Monroe County League as rain halts play. Norwalk led 2 0 in first. Sparta rallied with 10 walks, 12 hits, and key hits by Benedict and Toohey. Cataract beat Warrens 7 to 2 to seize second place while Angelo routed Norwalk 7 to 1 in the Coulee Conference.
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Sparta
Wis
Norwalk
Smith
McCumber
Toohey
Benedict
Kiddie
Toge
Coulee
Angelo
Oider
Nor ¢Lk
Berendes
Leverich
McComb
W. Schwanke
Tomah
Rockland
Nicols
Purdy
Jom United Baal
Brewers Split Doubleheader as Wallace Shuts Out Columbus
Milwaukee wins 1-0 in seven innings behind Jim Wallace who outpitched Jack Grif fore while Columbus errors and timely hits deliver a one run fifth. First game sees Milwaukee rally with Ken Raddant and Alvin Dark providing the decisive runs. Louisville and Minneapolis split two games 4-2 and 3-1 as dreary crowds watch.
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Milwaukee
Jim Wallace
Columbus
Redbirds
Brewers
Louisville
Minneapolis
Wallace
Jack Griffore
Birds
Ken Raddant
Alvin Dark
Colonels
Clem Dreiswerd
Millers
Steve Gerkin
Earl McGowan
Hixton Defeats Humbird 4 3 In League Tilt
Hixton baseball team tops Humbird 4 to 3 in Western Wisconsin league play. Hixton scored once in the first and second innings then added two in the fourth for a 4 1 lead. Humbird answered with two in the third and one in the sixth but could not rally. Wold and Kreuger pitched for Hixton while Klatt started for Humbird. E Hahan and L Jahnke led Humbird with two singles each. W Lee supplied a double and single for Hixton.
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Cataract
Warrens
Sparta
McNutt
West
Steussel
Hixton
Wis
Humbird
Invaders
C. Klatt
O. Johnson
Mueller
Lanesboro
Erickson
Preston
Bribben
Roche
Burg
Gatzlaff
L. Johnson
Chatfield
Spring Valley
Fikkink
E. Meyer
Siegel
Berg
Glover
Connley
Baseball Standings and Tuesday Schedule
National League games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston Chicago at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia. American League features New York at Detroit Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis Washington at Cleveland. American Association matches Kansas City at Columbus Minneapolis at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Toledo St Paul at Louisville.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
American Association Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
Louis
Kansas City
Paul
Wisconsin State
Sheborgan
Green Bay
Wausau
Appleton
Ae Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Wisconsin Rapids
St Louis
American St. Louis
Lanesboro Defeats Preston 16-8 in county baseball action
In Fillmore County play Lanesboro over Preston 16-8 after a 3-3 opening. Chatfield blanks Spring Valley 12-0 at Chatfield as multiple scoring innings pace the victory. Canton at Harmony and Rushford at Mabel postponed due to wet grounds.
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Lanesboro
Preston
Chatfield
Blanks
Spring Valley
Minn
Fillmore County
Diamond
Canton
Harmony
Rushford
Mabel Tilts
Urban Odson Joins Packers as 23rd 1947 Signing
Green Bay Wis Urban Odson a 6 4 265 pound tackle age 28 joined the Green Bay Packers as the 23rd player for the 1947 season. Odson formerly starred with Minnesota and was the Packers first choice in the 1941 draft. Coach Curley mbeau announced the signing.
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Green Bay
Wis
Urban Odson
Green Bay Packers
Odson
Minnesota
Packers
Curleymbeau
Wausau Club Climbs to Third in Wisconsin State League
The Wausau Lumberjacks moved into third place after a 15-9 win over Appleton. Green Bay Bluejays beat Wisconsin Rapids 9-1 in the other game as cold wind and field errors marred both contests. Tony Costa homered for Wausau and Tom Hinton struggled with seven walks.
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Wausau Lumberjacks
Appleton
Green Bay
Bluejays
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau
Tom Hinton
Jacks
Hinton
Tony Costa
Jim Kelly
White Sox
George Murphy
Sox
Ann Lasser Leads Betty Ramsey Meet
Six La Crosse women bowlers travel to the Betty Ramsey Golden Bowl event in Chicago with Ann Lasser atop after day one as she rolls 191 182 209 160 plus 88 handicap to total 830. Adelaide Johnson and Anita Caulum follow with 806 and 804 while Lasser also leads with 231 in single handicap. The Golden Bowl runs next weekend ending June 8 after 188 women compete in the first annual handicap event.
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la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Betty E. Ramsey
Ann Lasser
Adelaide Johnson
Dixon, Tr
Anita Caulum
Dixon
Jerry Lenard
Frances Karsner
Nina Wasmuth
Evelyn Cairns
Coal City
Mary Kulak
Bernice Watters
Coa! City
Teachers College Track Team Enters Central Meet
MILWAUKEE. Louisiana State University from the Southeastern Conference has entered the 22nd annual Central Collegiate Conference track and field championships at Marquette University Stadium on Saturday. Earlier entries include Syracuse Pittsburgh Virginia Union Xavier of New Orleans Southwestern of Memphis Idaho Wyoming La Crosse State Teachers College Chicago Wilson Junior College Kansas and Drake.
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Milwaukee
Louisiana State University
Southeastern Conference
Marquette University
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Virginia Union
Xavier
New Orleans
Southwestern
Memphis
Idaho
Wyoming
la Crosse
Wis
State Teachers College
Chicago
Wilson Junior College
Kansas
Drake
Blugolds Clinch City Title In Prep Finale
Aquinas and Central meet under Copeland lights at 8 15 p m in a season finale. Aquinas led by Wally Mears faces Central with Meir or Perry pitching. Lepsch out after an auto crash. Key infield and outfield changes noted as lineups remain largely intact.
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Aquinas
Central
Copeland
Blugolds
Jim Quinm
Logan
Wally Mears
Fred Meir
Jim Perry
Mears
Meir
Dick Lepsch
Lepsch
Jim Knutson
Joe Beranek
Jim Wanener
Charlie Curti
Bill Burns
al Graf
Gene Smith
Monitor Team Beats Midway In Tavern League Clash
Monitor Team remained undefeated with an 11 9 victory over Midway Bar at Roosevelt diamond on Sunday. J Weber and A Paulson each had three hits as Johnson hit a homer for Midway while Soller earned the win with Snyder catching and Gohres taking the loss.
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Monitor Bar
Midway Bar
Roosevelt Diamond
Midway
Monitor
Soller
Snyder
Gohres
Gust
J. Weber
A. Paulson
Johnson
C. Tischer
Markwed
Eagles Sign Thompson for 1947 Season
The Philadelphia Eagles sign quarterback Tommy Thompson for the 1947 season. Thompson, a former Tulsa University star, completed 57 of 103 passes, the highest percentage in the league last year.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Thompson
Thompson
Tulsa University
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