Emil Kush Emerges as Relief Star for Cubs
Emil Kush, Chicago native, bolsters the Cubs as a second-season relief ace. He earned his fourth win in relief as the Cubs beat the Giants 6 5 to move to third in the pennant race. Kush entered in the seventh, shut down New York for the rest, and now sports a 4 0 record with 31 innings pitched.
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Emil Kush
North Side
Boston Red Sox
Earl Johnson
Jack Russell
Cubs
Natak’ Ienaae
Rush
New York Giants
Johnny Schmit
Skein
Johnson
Red Sox
Colonels sweep Brewers 8-2 in held eighth frame win
Louisville Colonels defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 to complete a sweep. Jim Wilson worked nine strikeouts over a tough start for the Brewers while Owen Scheetz yielded seven hits before exiting. Al Epperly closed out the game for the Colonels. Don Smith led Kansas City with a triple, double and single in five at bats.
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Louisville Colonels
Brewers
Setios
Carl Defease
Kansas City
Blueses
Toledo Madhens
Moundsman
Jim Wilson
Owen Scheetz
Southeners
al Epperly
Colonels
Derose
Blues
Don Smith
Madden
Hollywood Driver Seeks Postwar Race Record Breaker
Hollywood driver Champeau arrives for the postwar inaugural big car race at State Fair park set for next Sunday. He completed a trial run with two fast laps, finding the track smooth and ready for new records unless mechanical trouble or poor conditions arise.
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State Fair Park
Champeau
Recreation Program In Sparta Opens
Sparta Wis special report announces city wide recreation program opening with senior and intermediate softball leagues and tennis and golf instruction. Senior league results include Al's Bar 39 White Front 4 and Badger Paint 21 Market Tavern 4. La Bansky's Service upset Hanson's Market 9 3, pitcher injury to Jerry Betthauser. Ed dee Kiddie pitched four-hitter. Intermediate Cubs defeated Yanks 6 to ?. Junior league organized with 69 signed. Harold Sauverman leads golf and tennis instruction with 18 in tennis and 14 in golf plus an evening adult class anticipated. Frances Hanson to oversee activities for girls and younger children with planned crafts and supervised play hours.
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Sparta
Wis
Badger
Market Tavern
la Bansky’s
Hanson
Market
Harold Sauverman
Frances Hanson
Eagles and Heilemans duel in Industrial league tilt
Eagles shut out Heilemans 5 4 at Isle la Plume as Frankie Smith pitched for the winners and Kamperschorer caught. Heileman batters Tanke and Schlicht had two hits, Connie Klrickskon homered with a mate aboard. Other league results include St Wencel's 7 Modern Laundry 0 and Auto-Lite 2 Bump Pump 1.
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Connie kLrickskon
Eagles
Isle la Plume
Frankie Smith
Kamperschorer
Barnes
Tanke
Heileman Battery
Schlicht
Heileman’s
Pouzar
Meih
Roosevelt
Howie's Bar
American Legion
St. Wencel’s
Bob Carroll
Modern Laundry
Hixon Field
H. Devine
Wencel
Butch Panke
Auto-Lite
Bump Pump
Thompson
Nelson Clothing Co
Madden
West Avenue
Ludwig
Danville Nine Closes In On Lead In Three I League
Danville Dodgers moved into second place in the Three I League after a 17 to 2 win over Decatur. Davenport stood idle as Terre Haute beat Evansville 11 to 4, and Quincy lost 10 to 8 at Springfield. Bill Sams held Decatur to six hits while Danville totaled 13 safeties and five Cardinal errors aided the attack. Terre Haute’s 13 hits produced two first inning runs and a five run sixth to seal the win. Springfield opens a three day run at Terre Haute as Waterloo visits Evansville.
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Dodgers
Evansville
Decatur
Terre Haute
Springfield
Waterloo
Davenport
Quincy
Chief Direct Wins Two Division Pace at Roosevelt Raceway
Chief Direct driven by Henry Thomas and Mr. Morris Scoot with Paul Vineyard Up split top honors in the grand circuit two division pace making event at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York before a crowd of 8 789 last night each winning his section of the one mile feature.
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Westbury
N. Y
Chief Direct
Henry Thomas
Morris Scoot
Paul Vineyard
Roosevelt Raceway
Cubs Rally Past Giants as Waitkus Delivers Ninth Inning Hit
Eddie Waitkus lined a bases loaded single in the ninth to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 6-5 win over the New York Giants. The Cubs erased a 5-1 deficit with four runs in the sixth and gained ground while Dodgers and Cardinals won elsewhere.
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Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
White Sox
New York Yankees
New York
Yankees
Chicago
Orval Grove
Sox
Ralph Hammer
Len Perrie
Emmetton
Hal
St. Louis Cardinals
Bruins
Airborne Wins English Derby at 50 to 1 Upset
Airborne, the 13th starter from John Ferguson’s Plastics, upset the 163rd English Derby at EPSOM DOWNS. Under tight betting against favorites Happy Knight and Gulf Stream, Airborne drew housewife and superstition-driven bets while professionals backed other runners.
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Epsom Downs
England
Airborne
John Ferguson
Happy Knight
Lord Derby
Gulf Stream
Raiders Sweep Local Spring Athletics End Season
Raiders at Central high school finish undefeated in golf and tennis under Harold Wheelock. Logan places second in tennis behind Central after beating Aquinas twice. Central tops Aquinas in baseball 10-1 opening day, Aquinas later ties for city crown with Central. Coaching changes include Ray Nibbe as athletic director and head football coach. Rodney Martin takes over baseball and basketball. Earl Kolcinski leads tennis.
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Harold Wheelock
Logan
Central
Aquinas
Rod Martin
Copeland
Alger
Cork
Hixon Field
Blugolds
Raiders
Northsiders
John Michuta
Michuta
Detroit
Notre Dame
Willard Hanson
Art Fregin
Madison
Ray Nibbe
Marine Harold (Nook) Blank
Rodney Martin
Blank
Earl Kolcinski
Ranger
Giants, Bays Capture State Loop Contests
Fond du Lac nearly upset the leaders as a ninth inning run gave the Giants a 3-2 win. Green Bay toppled Janesville 12-8 in the other completed game. Sol Israel and Jimmy Adler homered for Fond du Lac. Whitey Grifzy drove in Swede Erickson with the decisive ninth. Ed Albrecht, 17, earned his first league appearance. All other games were rained out.
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Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Giants
Panthers
Green Bay
Janesville Cubs
Sol Israel
Jimmy Adler
Whitey Grifzy
Swede Erickson
Ed Albrecht
Janesville
Jack Trench
Trench
Bob Perther
Duck Hunters Face Shorter Season and Reduced Bag Limit
Washington reports a shorter shooting season or smaller bag for duck hunters to halt a steep decline in wild ducks. Director Albert M. Day of the Fish and Wildlife Service cites an average annual drop of about 23 million birds over the past two years.
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Washington
Albert M. Day
Fish and Wildlife Service
Day
Honeymoon Wins Hollywood Oaks Narrowly
Honeymoon Louis B. Mayer's prize filly won the $25,000 Hollywood Oaks in Inglewood California by four lengths over four fellow three year old fillies.
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Inglewood
Calif
Honeymoon
Louis B. Mayer
Baseball Standings and Results From Wednesday Night Games
Standings show Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 3 and St Louis 2 Boston 1 in a sparse schedule. American League results include Detroit 2 Philadelphia 0 and New York 9 Chicago 6 with a 8 8 12 inning tie Boston St Louis. Tonight New York at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Chicago highlight Wednesday night cards across leagues.
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St. Louis
Boston
American Boston
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Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
New York
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American Association
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Toledo
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Columbus
St. Paul
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Associated Press
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Oshkosh
Green Bar
Sheborgan
Janesville
Wisconsin Rapids
Appirion
Fond du Lac Wausau
Parker's Wife Takes Charge at Heart of America Tennis Meet
Audrey Parker has taken charge of Frankie Parker to boost his serve and return power ahead of the Davis Cup matches. Frankie defeated Charles Hubbard 6-1 6-3, faces George Counts after beating Hubbard, while Hal Surface vs Seymour Greenberg headlines group two. Women’s singles feature Mary Arnold Prentiss vs Annette Murphy. Mrs Frank Kovacs vs Marcelina Weiss Parker. Wilma Smith beat Raymond Beber Jones and meets Doris Popple.
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Kansas City
Frankie Parker
Frankie
Audrey
George Counts
University of Oklahoma City
Charles Hubbard
Long Beach
Calif
Hal Surface
Seymour Greenberg
Chicago
Mary Arnold Prentiss
Los Angeles
Annette Murphy
Frank Kovacs
San Francisco
Marcelna Weiss Parker
St. Louis
Wilma Smith
Centralia
Ill
Raymond Beber Jones
Ft. Riley
Kas
Doris Popple
Des Moines
Harness Racing Opens Middle West Debut at Maywood Park
Harness racing begins its season in the Middle West with an eight race program at Maywood Park in Chicago. The program features a 1500 dollar inaugural handicap in two divisions over 1 1/16 miles and launches 60 racing days split into two sections from August into September led by Maywood Park Trotting Association under Robert G. Johnson.
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Chicago
Middle West
Maywood Park
Maywood Park Trotting Association, Inc
Robert G. Johnson
New York
Early City League Hits and Pitching Standings Report
After four games in the new city baseball loop the VFW and AFL lead with two wins each. Quinn homered for Peerless, Weber has two wins for the AFL, and notable bats include Erickson and Ghelt with strong averages. Several players hover around .333 to .857, with multiple teams yet to face full schedules.
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New City
VFW
AFL
Peerless
CIO
American Legion
Onalaska
Quinn
Homer
Roy Weber
Frank Bachman
Arnie Veglahn
Babe Reiber
La Crosse Baseball Leaders Call Special Meeting
Special meeting of the managers commissioners and officials of the La Crosse Baseball Association is set for Thursday at 7 30 pm at the S and H Cigar store Louis G Sonny Nelson head of city recreation baseball urges attendance as night baseball may start Friday or Saturday. Transformers are up and electricians began wiring and lighting Tuesday.
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la Crosse Baseball Association
S and H Cigar
Louis G
Sonny) Nelson
City Recreation Department
Legion Nine Hurling, Rogness Sidelined Peerless Nine
Howie Rogness faces a single defeat as he and Al Harnish lead the American Legion bats with perfect averages. Rogness goes 4 for 4 and Harnish 1 for 1, pacing the offense in a strong hitting display.
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Legion
Howie Rogness
Peerless Nine
Rogness
al Harnish
American Legion
Harnish
Two Badgers Illini Win Big Ten Baseball Honors
Gene Jaroch undefeated pitcher Frank Granitz slugging first baseman on Wisconsin Big Ten champions and Lee Eilbracht top hitting Illini catcher claim major individual honors in 1946 conference baseball. Eilbracht led conference regulars with .484 average for nine games. Granitz batted .463 in 11 games and led in hits with 19 runs 13 total bases 24 doubles five and RBIs 16. Jaroch had six straight victories the best in conference history. Illinois led team hitting .295 to Wisconsin .277 while Michigan took team fielding honors with Wisconsin second.
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Roamy Quinn
VFW
Quinn
Peerless
Jim Meyer
Peerless Crew
Connie Erickson
Erickson
Earl Ghelt
AFL
Ghelt
Booker Alberts
CIO
Jim Seri
Peerless Moundsman
Ghelf
Junior Hainesworth
Lefty Glasbrenner
Frank Bachman
Ed Coady
American Legion
Milt Lodeen
Bud Schultz
Chicago
Gene Jaroch
Frank Granitz
Wisconsin
Lee Eilbracht
Illinois
Big Ten Service Bureau
Eilbracht
Granitz
Jaroch
Michigan
Hogan Leads Field in Inquirer Golf Meet Warmup
Ben Hogan faces a strong field in the $15,000 72-hole Philadelphia Inquirer tournament at Laurel Creek Country Club as 149 players start the first round. Hogan, fresh from wins at Fort Worth and Western Open, is sought after to defend his title in the postwar National Open buildup. The field includes 130 professionals and 19 amateurs with 13 of 15 top money winners of 1946.
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Ben Hogan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Lianerch Country Club
Hogan
Sam Byrd
Byron Nelson
Joe Wilmen Named 700 ABC Singles Champion
Joe Wilmen of Berwyn Illinois the former national match game champion has been named the first 700 club singles champion to roll in the ABC tournament. He will receive a traveling trophy at a special Chicago event scheduled in the near future. Second and third places remain unannounced.
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la Crosse
Joe Wilman
Berwyn
Ill
Wilmen
Chicago
Strand Makes Debut On U S Track Friday
Compton California report notes Swedish runner Jean Lennart Strand begins his American assault on 1500 meters and the mile at the Compton Invitational. Strand trains on grass, aims for a 3 50 or faster in the 1500 as he battles Johnny Fulton and others for the lead.
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Calif
Jean Lennart Strand
Sweden
Gunder Haegg
Arne Andersson
Strand
Long Beach
Haegg
Olympic
Johnny Fulton
Stanford
USC
Roland Sink
Jimmy Rafferty
New York A. C
Les MacMitchell
Buffalo Club Fights to Retain Governali
The Buffalo club of the All-America football conference will fight to retain Paul Governali, former Columbus halfback, who signed a four year contract with the Boston Yanks of the NFL, president F Breuil declared yesterday.
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N. Y
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All-America Football Conference
Paul Governali
Columbus
Boston Yanks
National Football League
F. Breuil
Yesteray
Fights Last Night in New York and Brooklyn Results
In New York at Forum Arena Ernie Copeland outpointed Bobby Berger in an eight round bout. In Brooklyn Izzy Janazzo defeated Joe Governale on points in a ten round match at New New York.
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Izzy Janazzo
New New York
Joe Governale
New York —Forum Arena
Ernie Copeland
New York
Bobby Berger
Hollywood
Calif
Pirates Threaten First Union Strike Over Immediate Collective Bargaining
Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants faced a potential strike as Pirates players voted unanimously to stay in the dressing room unless management agreed to an immediate union election. Labor relations chief Robert Murphy warned of walkout if Benswanger did not act, while an eleventh hour meeting averted a stoppage before the Dodgers game.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Robert Murphy
American Baseball Guild
Giants
Bucs
William E. Benswanger
Pirates
Eye
Dodgers
Denswanger
Murphy
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Pirate Clubhouse
Forbes Field
Seward H. French, Jr
McCoy Nine Fell In Eight Inning Rally Loss
McCoy baseball team rallied in the eighth but finished with an 8 to 6 defeat at the hands of the Wisconsin State Prison nine in Waupun Wisconsin on Saturday.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
McCoy
Wisconsin State Prison
Waupun
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Buster) Adams
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