Spring Grove Captures District Baseball Title With One Hit Shining
Spring Grove High School won the District One baseball championship at Preston by beating the Preston team 7 to 2. Pitcher Ted Tweite threw a one run allowed, giving up only a single hit by Dick Cutler in the sixth. Hjelle homered and singled for Spring Grove, with Blexrud Trehus Tweite and Nesheim also contributing two hits. Strand took the loss allowing seven runs on 10 hits.
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Spring Grove High School
Preston Here Thurday
Ted Tweite
Tweite
Dick Cutler
Spring Grove
Paul Hjelle
Miles Blexrud
Les Trehus
Roland Nesheim
Five Unbeaten Nines In State Prep Tourney
Five unbeaten squads open play in the fifth annual State High School Baseball Tournament. Au burndale faces Hurley while Menasha battles Union Grove in the final, with Gays Mills meeting La Crosse and Madison West in the 4 p.m. game. Top pitchers Maurice Becker and Tommy Kosloski are highlighted.
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Auburndale
Hurley
Union Grove
Gays Mills
la Crosse Os
Madison West
Maurice Becker
Tommy Kosloski
Menasha Southpaw
Becker
Kosloski
Central High School
Wis
Ted Downs
Central
Johnny Paulin
la Crosse State
Sparta Beats Mauston 6-2 In West Central Wisconsin Debut
Sparta defeats Mauston 6 to 2 in the West Central Wisconsin circuit opener. Arnie Mayes allowed five hits to earn the win while Mauston ace Jones gave up eight. Wedderkop and Benedict each had three hits for Sparta, Spencer and Severson led Mauston with four of their five hits.
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Sparta
Wisconsin
Arnie Mayes
Jones
Wedderkop
Dean Benedict
Spencer
Severson
Maves
Freeburn
Jones and Severson
Carroll Named Washington Redskins Publicity Director
George L. Carroll was named publicity director of the Washington Redskins yesterday. Carroll previously held the same role at the University of Maryland.
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George L. Carroll
Washington Redskins
Carroll
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University of Maryland
Japan approves rye imports to feed race horses
Tokyo authorizes import of 1000 tons of rye from Australia to nourish Japan's 1200 race horses, easing fodder supply. The move aims to stabilize racing operations and ensure adequate feed.
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Australia
Japan
Box Score Digest Tecportts on Spots Major League
La Crosse Tribune highlights include RBI totals for Ashburn Hamner and Ennis with Kluszewski Marsh and Adams also recorded. Pitchers Drews Meyer Hansen Heintzelman Konstanty Perkowski split runs as Perkowski earns win and Drews the loss.
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RBI
Ashburn
Hamner
Ennis
Kluszewski
Marshall
McMillan
Perkowski
Adams
Westlake
Hatton
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
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Hansen
So—Drews
Heintzelman
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Meyer
Konstanty
Drews
State Teams Swap Again In Wisconsin Baseball
Oshkosh moved to first with a 9-4 win over Green Bay while Fond du Lac handed Appleton an 11-2 defeat. Janesville won twice over Wisconsin Rapids 7-3 and 8-6, and Sheboygan edged Wausau 4-3 to narrow the gap. Stoyakovich homered twice with a triple for Janesville.
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Associated Press
Oshkosh
Appleton
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
John Gebhardt
Janesville
Wisconsin Rapids
Sheboygan
Wausau
Nick Bentley
Bob Schmidt
Bentley
Gebhardt
Emil Stoyakovich
al Dreizler
Rapids
Stoyakovich
Jerry Sheehan
Cubs
Major League Leaders National and American Leagues
National League led by Sauer Chicago batting .341 and 48 RBI with 12 home runs. Lockman New York scored 40 runs and 59 hits tied with Adams Cincinnati for 59 hits. American League shows DiMaggio Boston batting .352 with Rosen Cleveland 32 RBI and 10 home runs. Shantz Philadelphia 55 strikeouts. Shea Washington 3 0 1.000 as top pitchers.
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Sain Wins as Indians Top White Sox Behind Strong Batter Support
Sain earns the win to move to 5-2 while Rogovin takes the loss dropping to 4-5. Carrasquel drives in two runs and belts a homer for Chicago, with Woodling, Minoso, Bauer and Sain also contributing. Stobbs pitches 5 innings, Rogovin 5 with six runs earned for New York.
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Stubbs
Pb—Sheely
Wakefield a Noted Bonus Kid Driving Rumor of Cadillac
Detroit baseball history recalls Dick Wakefield the Giants left fielder once signed for 52000 dollars as a bonus. Veterans resented his arrival in camp and his new car. Wakefield asked reporters to publish that his vehicle was a small Cadillac not a big one.
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NBA
Dick Wakefield
Giants
Wakefield
Eight Trainers Plank Down $1,000 Apiece
New York trainers of eight three year old colts will pay $1,000 entry fees at Belmont Park for the Test of the Champion, a $120,000 stakes mile and a half race. Blue Man leads the eight, aiming for a $84,400 payout after a Preakness win and Derby placing.
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Arthur W. Abbott
White Oak
Counterpoint
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Easy
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Sub Fleet
Virginia Military Institute to meet West Virginia in basketball
The Virginia Military Institute and West Virginia University will play a men’s basketball matchup next season marking their first-ever meeting. The game will feature both institutions competing in the same national schedule.
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All Star Ballot Cast By Lane And Gallagher
General Manager Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox and Business Manager Jim Gallagher of the Cubs were among the first to cast ballots in the 19th annual All-Star voting. Fans vote through 290 newspapers and radio stations across the U S Canada Hawaii and Puerto Rico with the Chicago Tribune as the poll clearing house. First choices for all positions except pitcher in each league will start the game at Philadelphia Shibe Park on July 8.
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Shibe Park
Northern League results from last night
Superior defeated Fargo Moorhead 11 to 7 while Eau Claire fell to Sioux Falls 6 to 1. Duluth beat Grand Forks 14 to 7 and Aberdeen downed St. Cloud 6 to 4.
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Fargo- Moorhead
Eau Claire
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Duluth
Grand Forks
Aberdeen
St. Cloud
Indians Pace Field By Indians Pace Field By
The Yankees beat the White Sox 6 4 as Sain faltered with two errors. Detroit topped Philadelphia 12 2 behind Priddy and Dropo. Brooklyn shut out Pittsburgh 2 0 as Wade posted his first major league shutout. Reds beat Phillies 5 3 and Braves 8 3 over St Louis. Grove remains last 300 win pitcher.
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George Kell
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Reds
Harry Perkowski
Johnny Wyrostek
Warren Spahn
Braves
Johnny Yuhas
Joe Preske
Sid Gordon
Robert
Lefty) Grove
Brewers Extend Win Streak With 5-3 Victory Over Toledo
Milwaukee breaks open a 2-3 deficit with three runs in the ninth, edging Toledo 5-3 as part of a six game streak. St. Paul defeats Louisville 6-3 and Kansas City edges Columbus 6-5 in 10 innings. Indianapolis rallies past Minneapolis 10-9 after a large second inning. Wall and Estock pitched for Milwaukee with Unser Houtz and Hemsley behind the plate.
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Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
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Indianapolis
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Masters Invitational doubles ends with McMahon and Nagy defeat
Milwaukee report shows Junie McMahon of Chicago and Steve Nagy of Cleveland losing in the Masters Invitational Double Elimination, part of the ABC meet. Andy Varipapa defeats McMahon 864-852, while Willard Taylor beats Nagy 762-761. Taylor vs Varipapa in tonight’s feature.
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Junie McMahon
Chicago
Steve Nagy
Cleveland
ABC
Johnny Klares
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N Y
McMahon
Willard Taylor
South Charleston
W. Va
Nagy
Taylor
Varipapa
New Albin Edges Waukon In Tenning Thriller
New Albin defeats Waukon 9 8 in ten innings after Gilman Meyer’s two run double in the 10th. Waukon tied it in the ninth on John Ashbacker’s three run homer. Jake Isell drove in the final Waukon run. Meyer led New Albin with four singles and Ralph Meyer Bud Fink each added three hits. Thorson credited with the win. Plein took the loss for Waukon.
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Gilman Meyer
New Albin
John Ashbacker
Meyer
Jake Isell
Bob Darling
al ‘Darling
Bob Thorson
Thorson
Carmen Hanson
Frank Plein
Plein
Ralph Meyer
Bud Fink
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