Peck and Nagel Share Lead In Association Batting Race
Hal Peck of Milwaukee Brewer leads the American Association batting race with a .420 average after 14 safeties, sharing the top spot with teammate Nagel who is at .294 after rising from .? in the week. Heinz Becker improves to .373 as Wayne Blackburne takes third at .346. Johnny Wygostek leads doubles with 18 while Jim Cookson ties stolen bases. Goedde and Sproull duel for wins with six each. Jim Wilson leads strikeouts at 56. The Brewers increase team batting to .321 and share fielding pace with St Paul at .971.
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Chicago
Hal Peck
Milwaukee Brew
American Association
Brawny Nage
Satur
Peck
Nagel
Jck Polly
Louisville
T. Nagel
Heinz Becker
Brewer
Wayne Blackburne
Seien
Milwaukee
George Binks
Jim Cookson
Minneapolis
Strick Shofner
Charley Sproull
Sylvester Goedde
Toledo
Goedde
Jim Wilson
Brewers
St. Paul
Saints
George Trafton Joins Packers as Line Coach
Green Bay announces George Trafton, famed Bear center and famed heckler, will work with the Packers line under Curly Lambeau. Trafton returns to football after 12 years running a gym and boxing ties, bringing ironman endurance and early center-pull pass ideas to the lineup while Don Hutson assists.
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Green Bay Packers
E. L
Curly) Lambeau
Chicago Bear
George
Packers
Trafton
Decatur
George Halas
Staleys
Seathem
Green Bay
Lambeau
Don Hutson
Byrd Seizes Lead in Inquirer Open Golf Tournament
Sam Byrd built a seven stroke edge after 54 holes in the Philadelphia Inquirer 72-hole medal tourney with a 69 in the third round amid rain threats. Craig Wood held second, with Byron Nelson and Sergt. E. Harrison close behind at 210, while Harold McSpaden and Bob Hamill posted 73s to reach 213 and stay in contention.
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Elphia
Tomor
Sam Byrd
New York
Relief Job By Kelly Saves Indians Scalp
Relief pitcher Harry Kelley held Millers to six hits over 3 1/3 innings to preserve a 4 3 win for the Indians. Starter John Donahue worked early as Kelley closed out the game after a productive sequence in the late innings. Kelley earned the win with Poland driving in runs.
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Kelly
Indians
Minneapolis
Millers
Bill Miller
Harry Kelley
Miller
John Donahue
Shilling Named Public Relations Director for Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions announce William D. Shilling as public relations director. Shilling previously served as PR man for Washington and Jefferson College and Armstrong Cork, with earlier AP and Pittsburgh office experience. He hails from Pennsylvania.
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Shilling
Detroit Lions
Detroit
William D. Shil
Fred L. Mandel, Jr
Pennsylvania
Washington and Jefferson
Arm Strong Cork Company
Pittsburgh Ofice
Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers Fall Twice to Toledo Mudhens
Milwaukee's league leading Brewers suffered two losses to the rising Toledo Mudhens. The first game ended 4-3 and the nightcap 6-4, with the twin bill called after seven innings. Rent, Fee and Schultz supported by Scheetz and Ghemeah pitched for Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Brewers
Toledo Mudhens
Rent
Fee
Schultz
Scheetz
Betz and Segura top seeds in clay court tourney
Pauline Betz the strawberry blond from Los Angeles and Pancho Segura of Miami were top-seeded in Detroit for the 34th national clay court tourney. Betz had last year’s clay title at Detroit and was seeded seventh. Segura, a two-fisted Ecuadoran, held the top seed ahead of Billy Talbert of Indianapolis. Greenberg, seeking a third straight clay title, could not secure leave from his army duties.
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Detroit
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Miami
Fla
Miss Betz
Bett
River Forest
Segura
Billy Talbert
Indianapolis
Seymour Greenberg
Chicago
Greenberg
Anir
Lowrey Field
Colo
Brooklyn and Redskins Trade Football Stars
The Brooklyn Tigers announce a trade sending halfbacks Merlyn Condit Howard Callinan and tackle Joe Angerer to the Washington Redskins for backs Ray Hare Courtney Driscoll and center George Smith. Hare is a four year Washington regular. Smith played for California before pro ranks. Driscoll stars at Marshall and is new to the National League. Condit and Callinan are noted as former and new Timber players with Ungerer also involved.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Tigers
Merlyn Condit
Howard Callinan
Joe Angerer
Washington Redskins
Ray Hare
Courtney
Red
Driscoll
George Smith
Hare
Gonzaga University
Washington
Smith
University of California
Los Angeles Mustangs
Richmond Colts
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Condit
Carnegie Tech
Tigers
Ungerer
Callinan
Philadelphia
Colonels Run Over Saints in 9 3 Victory on 15 Hits
Louisville Colonels built a 5 0 lead behind Joe Strincevich and added 11 more hits in the eighth to beat St Paul 9 3. Mel Deutsch earned his sixth win with strong pitching while Saints manager Ray Blades and a player were ejected in the third inning after protesting a called strike.
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ST. Paul
Mel Deutsch
Louisville Colonels
Colonels
Joe Strincevich
Cy Baker
Ray Blades
Saints
Fenton
Inni
Fifty Years of Local Boxing Promise in La Crosse Card
Five bouts and thirty rounds headline the La Crosse Vocational school auditorium program. Headliner Jackie Graves of Austin, Minnesota fights here after a fifth round kayo in Minneapolis. Rho ten’s Milwaukee loss and Rafferty’s Wisconsin prominence anchor a night of regional talent with lively exchanges and a dramatic knockout finish by Graves over Rhoten.
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la Crosse
Jackie Graves
Graves
Austin
Minn
Marion Rhoten
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Jimmy Fox
Indianapolis
Doll Rafferty
Tommy Merritt
Rafferty
Wisconsin
Stanley Jordan
Bob Ale
Dharma
A. C. Lee
Boxing show tickets go on sale at La Crosse venue
Friday's boxing event at the La Crosse Vocational School auditorium drew a rush as ticket sales opened. Rich Markos, chair of the Junior Chamber of Commerce ticket committee, says the S and H cigar store will be the sole outlet until Monday, after which tickets spread to North and South side spots. All seats are reserved and early buyers secure the best locations.
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la Crosse Vocational School
Rich Markos
Junior Association of Commerce
S. and H. Cigar Store
Illinois nets NCAA track title led by Buddy Young
Buddy Young sparked Illinois to the 23rd NCAA track and field title in Milwaukee scoring in 10 events as Illinois finished with 79 points. Notre Dame was second with 43, Michigan third at 40, with multiple event winners including Claude Young of Illinois and William Rangers of Missouri.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Buddy) Young
Fleet Illiman
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Illini
Illinois
Notre Dame
Michigan
William Rangers
Missouri
Joe Kelly
Jack Dugger
Ohio State
Robert and
Hume
Prank Mar- Notre Dame
Elmore Warris
Morgan State
Herbert McKenney
Boston College
Robert Keller
Claude Young
William Madden
Northwestern
Mark Browenstein
Iolo
Dave Nichols
Harold Fisher
Robert Kelley
Illnois
Robert Hume
Richard Barnard
John Schmidt
William Blackwell
Oberlin
Phil Anderson
Robert Phelps
Ralph Tyler
Pred Sheffield
Utah
Iino
Ed Conwell
New York University
Henry Alvepeter
Kenneth Wiesner
Marquette
Fred Sheffield
Armin Bauman
Minnesota
Normen Wasser
New York
Univ
Wiliam Bangert
George Sullivan
Frank Martin
William Walsh
Indiana
Uhird
Jack
Registration Date Set For Cubs Junior League Legion Nines
Registration for the Cubs Junior League and Junior Legion nines is set for Monday June 12 with sessions at Copeland and Hixon. Cubs for ages 14 and under, Junior League for high school age, and Junior Legion for older youths all register the same day ahead of a season starting the week of June 19. The schedule lists times for each site across June 12 13 14 15 16 with multiple shifts.
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Cubs
Legion Nines
Table Tennis Champion Sol Schiff at Camp Crowder
Sol Schiff, four times U S table tennis champion and holder of world doubles titles, is at Camp Crowder Mo. He won his first national title at 15 and on an European tour defeated 23 of the 24 top foreign players.
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Sol Schiff
U. S
Camp Crowder
Schiff
Sutton Awards Letters To Red Raider Golfers
Coach Mark Sutton awarded five letters to Central high school golf team members to cap the 1944 spring season. Ben Keeler, John Matteson, Albert Miller, Ricky Wing, and Fredrickson earned LC letters as Central’s golf team went undefeated in duals and placed third in the sectional at Taboo with eight teams competing.
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Mark Sutton
Central High School
Central
Ben Keeler
John Matteson
Albert Miller
Ricky Wing
Fredrickson
Eau Claire
Campion
Red Raiders
Taboo
Pitching matchups outline for National League doubleheader day
Probable pitchers listed for two games per team across the National League. Philadelphia vs New York features Schanz Lee Pyle Pischer. Boston at Brooklyn counters Barrett Hutchinson Webber Piowers or Davis. Chicago at Pittsburgh pairs Chipman Erickson Butcher Etrincevich. St Louis at Cincinnati showcases Munger Jurisich Gumbert Carver Bhoun with multiple spelling variants.
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Ube Associated Press
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Louis
Pittsburgh
Macinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Iain Boston
Schanz
Lee
Pyle
Pischer
Barrett
Hutchinson
Webber
Piowers
Davis
Chipman On
Team matchups and pitchers listed for early games
The schedule shows New York at Boston with Dubiel and Borow facing Havemann and Hughson. Washington meets Philadelphia with Haefner and Wolff against Harris and Plores. Detroit plays Chicago with Trout and Gor fica versus Dietrich and Lee. Cleveland visits St Louis with Herder and Gromek facing Munchel and Gale house.
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We Gamer
New York
Boston
Dubiel
Borow
Havemann
Hughson
Washington
Philadelphia
Haefner
Wolff
Harris
Plores
Detroit
Chicago
Trout
Gorfica
Dietrich
Lee
Cleveland
St. Louis
Herder
Gromek
Munchel
Galehouse
Saley wins inaugural Cub marble tournament on West avenue
Ralph Saley eleven from Onalaska won the first annual Boy Scout Cub marble contest at the West avenue playground after riding seven miles to the event. Five other Cubs placed, with Warrenbakken second and Melcher third. Honorable mention went to Pengra. Umpires included A J Follmer and Dan Lebakken.
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Tribune
West Avenue
Ralph Saley
Onalaska
Warren Sebakken
Barlow
Dan Sebakken
Clayton Weber
A. J. Follmer
Elwood Fairchild
R. 1
Saley
Den 1
Pack
Gow Warrenbakken
Barlow Street
Webster School
Marvin Melcher
Mississippi Street
Hogan School
Dick Pengra
South I1th Street
Lincoln School
Joseph Knothe
Blessed Sacrament
Melchor
Lebakken
Pengra
Ronnie Hicke
Longfellow School
Dick Sobotta
Jim Sturgis
Howard Silberman
Gerald Ruoff
Dick Whitworth
Dan Lebakken
Webster
Lincoln
Cubbing
Davis Hurls Blue Nine To Victory Over Birds
Kansas City Blues beat the Columbus Birds 4 to 1 in game two. Davis outpitched Jack Creel, rivering 12 straight outs at one point, with two runs in the second and two in the seventh aided by Patron Kats and Grant. Creel was charged with four Blues runs, while Davis struck out the Birds to seal the win.
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Blue
Birds
Kansas City
Bull Davis
Jack Creel
Kansas City Blues
Columbus
Blues
Creel
Eddie Patron
Bill Kats
Babe Grant
Curves
I Creel
Cunningham
Burmeister
Taylor
Beanies Open Season Against MP Monday Night
Beanies Old Style Lager softball meets Camp McCoy’s 1620 MP squad Monday at 6:15 p m on West Avenue diamond. Beanies feature Gabby Johnson Jule Kriese Yip Christopher Petsey Voss Fritz Raith Pip Wuest Bob Coorough Rudy Young Len Beranek Swish Beranek and Frankie Smith. MP lineup lists Ted Meyers Don Clark Frank Van Damme Gene Markland Floyd Triplett Jack Ferguson Frank Marinangli Joe Atria Rich Goronia Charlie Rose.
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West Avenue
Camp McCoy
la Crosse
Bodega
Heiseman
Gabby Johnson
Jule Kriese
Yip Christopher
Petsey Voss
Fritz Raith
Pip Wuest
Bob Coorough
Rudy Young
Len Beranek
Swish Beranek
Frankie Smith
Harry Wittenberg
Beanies
North Side Merchants
Lagers
McCoy
Ted Meyers
Don Clark
Frank van Damme
Gene Markland
Floyd Triplett
Jack Ferguson
Frank Marinangli
Joe Atria
Rich Goronia
Charlie Rose
Lombardo and Vacanti Named Top Italian American Athletes
Cadet Thomas Angelo Lombardo of West Point and Sam Vacanti of Purdue University were named co winners of a National Civic League poll for the most valuable American athlete of Italian extraction. Trophies will be awarded July 3 in Madison Wisconsin by Wisconsin coach Harry Stuhldreher.
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Kansas City
Thomas Angelo Lombardo
West Point
Sam Vacanti
Marine V- 12
Purdue University
National Civic League
D. M. Nigro
Madison
Wis
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin University
Lombardo
St. Louis
Earl
Red) Blaik
Army
Military Academys
Purdue
Vacanti
Omaha
Neb
Nigro
Box Score Chicago vs Pittsburgh Baseball Game
Chicago and Pittsburgh played a 9 to 4 game with various pitchers listed. Key moments include Elliott driving in runs and Gustine contributing with two base hits while Starr and Roe worked multiple innings. Attendance was 1,710.
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Chicago
Pittsburch
Merullo
Barrett
Gi Hughes
Gustine
Cavarretta
Russell
Nicholson
Elliott
Valko
Dahlgren
Dallesandro
DiMaggio
Johnson
Lopez
Holm
Zak
Derringer
Ostarr
Novikof
Rubeling
Pieming
Roep
Easterwood
Alderson
Novikoff
Derringer Inird
Starr
Pittsburgh
Ohnson
Elliott Gustine
Pleming
Roe
Merullo Toohnson
Caverretta
Pitts
Fleming
Helm
Dunn
Stewart
Wolves Clinch Big Ten Title With Purdue Win
Michigan beat Purdue 4-2 to seal the Western conference title in the opener as Bliss Bowman earned his sixth win in seven starts. Elroy Hirsch notched his sixth pitching win in the nightcap’s 3-2 Michigan victory.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Purdue
Bliss Bowman
Ray Fisher
New York Yankee
Cincinnati Reds
Wolverines
Elroy Hirsch
Cardinals pound Reds 18 to 0 in lopsided NL win
St. Louis Cardinals routed Cincinnati Reds 18 to 0 in a historic National League shutout. The victory tied a major league record by leaving 18 men on base and featured 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall appearing for Cincinnati as the youngest major leaguer. Mort Cooper dominated, while Bill Lehrman was hit hard in the second inning.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
New York
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Joe Nuxhall
Hamilton
Nuxhall
Bill Lehrman
Mort Cooper
Lindberg's 11th inning hit caps Northwestern comeback win
Northwestern defeats Notre Dame 7-6 in 11 innings as Bob Lindberg singles with a runner on second to seal the victory. Notre Dame led 4-1 after three, Northwestern tied 6-6 in the eighth, and Lindberg provided the decisive blow to end the season on a high note. Final: Notre Dame 13 Northwestern 7 in hits.
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Evanston
Ill
Bob Lindberg
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Irish
Ben Schadler
Wildcats
Lammers
Sheehan Johnson
Murphy
Cranes Echo Across Landscape With Loud Booms
Cranes produce deep booming sounds that travel long distances, audible far beyond their roosting sites. The resonant noises echo across wetlands, attracting attention from nearby communities and wildlife observers alike.
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Anderson Tire and Battery Service
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Pirates
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Preacher) Roe
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Frank Zak
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