Three Possible Opponents lined up for Graves boxing show
Jackie Graves likely faces one of three foes when he appears Friday June 16 in the STOERG wind up at Vo-1 school. Matchmaker Andy Skaff of La Crosse Boxing Club said Graves, returning from Chicago, has three possibles: Jimmy Fox of Ono, Kentucky veteran Iron Mike Kelley of Indiana, and Austin Minn. featherweight from the Miners. Skaff expects today to know his contract offers and to arrange other boxers for the card as a joint venture with the boxing club and Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves Jackie Graves
Stoerg
Vo- 1
Andy Skaff
la Crosse
Boxing Club
Chamber of Commerce
Sammy Angott to Meet Ike Williams Tonight in Ten Round Battle
The boxers Sammy Angott and Ike Williams face off in a ten round bout planned for tonight. Angott, a 21 year old from Trenton New Jersey, is described as the favorite and seeks to prove himself against his rival after weeks of verbal taunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Angott
Ike Williams
Ike
Trenton
N.J
Negro
Bobby
Sports Roundup Highlights From The Week
Giants rookie Bill Voiselle and Dodgers rookie Calvin McLish starred in a game in Oklahoma City. Maj Moore and Sgt Hanson were noted for potential Army coaching influence. Carmine Fatta signed Katie Jenkins as a lightweight. Red Barber to host a broadcast for 160 blind workers listening to the Dodger game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton
York
Gene Sarazen
Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
Spec Moore
Vic Hanson
Blaik
Giants
Bill Voiselle
Dodgers
Calvin McLish
Oklahoma City
Voiselle
E Indians
McLish
Katie Jenkins
Money Bagel
Carmine Fatta
Midwest
Herman Hickman
Tommy McWillems
Meridian
Miss
Mississippi State
Ster
Ruth's Flowers Defeat Bump Pumps In Arcade League
Ruth's Flowers led by E Schneeberger with 203 and 28 pins topped the Bump Pumps in a three game match at Arcade Alleys in the Arcade Summer league. Baures moved the losers with 207 and 505 total as Ruth's finished 1868 to 1716.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth's Flowers
E. Schneeberger
F. Baures
Ruth’s
Play Camp Exhibitions By Four Girls Softball Teams
Four girls' softball teams making a successful Midwest debut will play exhibition games at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The dates are to be arranged by Lieut. Paul Lovchuk the post athletic officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Camp McCoy
Wir
Paul Lovchuk
Warner fighter officiates camp sports at Camp McCoy
Tech. Sgt. Jock LaBelle once known as Warner of ring fighters now serves with the 304th Inf at Camp McCoy Wisconsin and handles officiating at camp sports events in his off hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock LaBelle
Warner of
Ring Fighters
Inf
Camp McCoy
Wis
Ren Smith Joined 303rd Training Group at Sheppard Field
Ren Smith the former golf pro and brother of Lieut Horton Smith is stationed at Sheppard Field Texas with the 303rd Training Group. He will soon reach age 38. Seven residents from Massachusetts join the Dartmouth baseball squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren Smith
Horton Smith
Ron
Sheppard Field
Tex
303Rd
Ren
Massachusetts @e
Dartmouth
Horseshoe Club Opens Shop Thursday Night
Larry Hunter announces Good Fellowship horseshoe club opens Thursday evening June 8 at 7 pm at Isle La Plume courts. Members unable to attend should contact Earl Babcock at 1991-1. About ten new members still welcome to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hunter
Good Fellowship Horseshoe Club
Isle la Plume Courts
Ryo
Earl Babcock
Blugold Athletes Awarded For 1943 44 Activities
Aquinas high schools Blugold athletes were honored in the communal award assembly on May 26 and 31. The athletic recipients include Ken Ingham Frank Quinn William Breuer Richard Shimshak Carroll Walljasper James Smith Charles Schmikla Don Wakeen Art Klein Don Scheitzach Gabe Cina Arnold Stoltz James Cassidy Norman Vogel. football and basketball charms, boxing gloves, tennis letters, and baseball recognitions listed with team members and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquinas High School
Blugold
Aquinas
Ken Ingham
Frank Quinn
William Breuer
Richard Shimshak
Carroll Walljasper
William Knothe
Hecht
Frank Hottinger
Charles Beranek
Sylvester Strasser
James
James Smith
Robert Baum
Charles Schmikla
Gabe Cina
Ray Boma
James Dayton
Len Knutson
Vincent Sweeney
Charles Boma
Robert Justin
Neal Gittens
James Warner
James Dolan
Robert Proksch
Lawrence Bott
Gene Serres
Robert Schaefer
Jack Beranek
James McLoone
George Hecht
Charles Robert Shimanski
Richard Bradburn
James Sullivan
Gene Smith
Eugene Serres
Dolores Seubert
Jamaica meeting leads show top jockeys with wins
Apprentice Bobby Imane topped the Jamaica meeting with 22 winners, edging Johnny Longden by one. Steve Brooks rode 19 winners, one more than Ted Atkinson, as the 25 day meet concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bobby Imane
Jamaica
Johnny Longden
Steve Brooks
Ted Atkinson
Jolly Charley Grimm Expects Well Stocked Cubs To Go Far
Cubs manager Charley Grimm expresses confidence in a deep roster after a spring slump. He cites pitching from Passeau Wyse Derringer and Hanyzewski, strong hitters Pafko Sauer and Nicholson, and recalls Foxx as a valuable pinch hitter as Chicago eyes a late surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Grimm
Cubs
Ed Hanyzewski
Claude Passeau
Paul Derringer
Henry Wyse
Paul Erickson
Leslie Fleming
Hy Vandenberg
Giants
Passeau
Reunion at Camp McCoy as Great Lakes team vs 76th Infantry
Technical Sergeant Jock La Belle, famed in eastern basketball and baseball circles, coaches the Great Lakes Naval Training Center team against the 76th Infantry Division at Camp McCoy. Schoolboy Rowe, 6 foot 4, teases La Belle about his height as Rowe’s Sailors win 4 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
76Th Infantry
Camp McCoy
Jock la Belle
Rowe
Detroit
Jock
la Belle
McCoy
Honus Wagner Still Leads Pirates as Oldest Batting Champion
Pittsburgh notes that Honus Wagner, coach of the Pirates, remains the oldest major league batting champion active in a uniform. Wagner topped the National League batters in 1900 and achieved seven more titles through 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Honus Wagner
Pirates
Honus
St. Joe's Ridge Wins Doubleheader Over Dugan's Dugout
The St. Joe's Ridge softball team defeated Dugan's in a Sunday doubleheader at West Avenue. Jerry Schumacher pitched both games for the Ridge, winning 3 to 1 in the first and 9 to 8 in the second. Schumacher partnered with Hanson. Dugan's starters were Johnny Dwyer and Blouch. Leading hitter B. Clements went 6 for 7 on the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe's
Dugan
Standings and Schedules From baseball AP briefing
National League standings unchanged with no results. Tonight's games include Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh with Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York and Boston on slate. American League standings unchanged with no games scheduled. tonight Detroit at Chicago and Louisville at Milwaukee are among listed matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Thurman Tucker
Chicago White Sox
Pet Walker
Brooklyn
Medwick
Holmes
Boston As
Wasdell
Philadiphia
Weintraub
Sanders
St. Louis
Tucker
Chicago
Hockett
Myatt
Washington
Johnson
Boston
A Hostetler
Detroit A
I Doerr
Suift
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cullenville
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Tomerrell
Louis
Brewers Beat Indians 14-6 for Eighth Straight Win
The Milwaukee Brewers routed Indianapolis 14-6 to run their streak to eight in a row as Louisville visits Milwaukee for a three game series. The Colonels won 10-4 at Kansas City, their eighth win in nine. Weather caused postponements of two double-headers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temerresa
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
American Association
Lom Pet
Paul
Lowieville
Teleco
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers
Colonels
Blues
Twin Cities
Painful Extraction Ends Notre Dame Spring Practice
Jim Flanagan Notre Dame end played all of 1943 unscathed until a spring practice game where a kick to the mouth cost him a front tooth. Curt Davis, veteran Dodger pitcher, notches 138 career wins in his first decade in the majors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Jim Flanagan
Notre Dame
West Roxbury
Mass
Gridman
Curt Davis
Dodger
Aqueduct Races Off as Allied Landings Pause Track
New York report says Aqueduct races canceled today due to Allied landings in France. Officials plan to resume racing tomorrow with current schedules in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aqueduct Race Track
France
Bi vins trains as heavyweight hopeful at Keesler Field
Pvt. James Louis Jimmy Bi vins, a heavyweight world title claimant, is training at Keesler Field in Mississippi under the Army Air Force Training Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Louis
Jimmy) Bivins
Keesler Field
Miss
Army Air Force Training Command
90 Round Trips Are Batted Out
Major league hitters boosted home run totals as 90 rounds tripped the fences in seven days after Boston Braves moved the right field fence back 20 feet. Polo Grounds and Briggs Stadium followed with high HR counts. national league led in week totals 150 to 137 as schedules compressed. See China plans a motorized fleet of jobs for its inland waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braves
Boston
Polo Grounds
Boston Nationals Park
Bob Quinn
Phil Masi
Jim Tobin
Connie Ryan
Buster Adams
Phils
Butch Nieman
Tommy Holmes
Chet Ross
Ryan
Max Macon
Ross
Yankees
Briggs Stadium
Detroit
Claus
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth
Horseshoe Club
Trias
Smith
W. Mosser
K. Boatman
Bagies
J. Kriewe
Marnwvell
R. Sackmasier
J. Shimehak
R. Rick
G. Buschman
A. Kinwitter
MH. Schwertleger
M. Lenser Veise
G. Schnee
HH. Hauser
Anderson
R. Seckylay V. Lampe
F. Kostecki
HM. Anderson
M. Enge
E. Schmidt
H. Grosskop
G. Bolirud
B. Duggan
BE. Kaminsky
H. Wandry
T. Kaminsky
F. Wanner
Schroeder
R. Sjolander
E. Bauder
Permane
Charlie Grimm
Jimmy Wilson
Cub
Wilson
Bill Holm
Los Angeles
al ‘Itner
Nashville
Easterwood
Texas
James Emory Foxx
Jimmy Foxx
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Bill Schuster
Roy Hughes
Andy Pafko
Ed Sauer
Bill Nicholson
Dominic Dalro
Ival Goodman
Pafko
Sauer
Lou Novikoff
Nicholson
Cardinals
U. S. Army Signal Corps
U. S
Luxe
U.s.royal
de Luxe
U.S. Sich
South Third Street
Wisconsin
S. J. Leveraus
Caledonia Street
Denson & Havens
West
Salem, Wis
St. Joe’s Ridge
The
Associated Press
Indians
Haven
By Jack Hand
Mackintosh
Pal
Imperial
America
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Ill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!