Dook Docusen Sets Sights On Sugar Ray Crown Fight
Chicago report on welterweight title bout between 21 year old Dook Docusen and champion Ray Robinson at Comiskey Park. Docusen plans constant pressure to crowd Robinson, who seeks a sensational KO to boost a possible Zale title shot. Robinson trains hard despite three pounds to lose for 141 pounds.
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Dook Docusen
Ray Robinson
Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Bernie Docusen
Ray
Sugar
Docusen
Comiskey Park
Roy Callender
Ralph Jones
Springfield, Jr
Cliff Williams
Dook
New Orleans
Robinson
Tony Zale
Zale
Tommy Bell
Harlem
Sugar Boy
Heileman’s and Zahn Sheet Metal Dominate Week Games
In 12 inch Girls’ league play Heileman’s beat Northern Engraving 29 to 1 and Zahn Sheet Metal crushed Gateway Glass 38 to 0. R Weiland and Tanke star for Heileman’s with three hits each while Zahn Sheet Metal’s C Zahn R Zahn McConaghy and Law lead a big team effort including multiple home runs.
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Heileman's
Northern Engraving
Zahn Sheet Metal
Gateway Glass
Heileman
R. Weiland
Krause
Tanke
Syverson
Kline
Gateway
Heberlein
C. Zahn
R. Zahn
McConaghy
Law
Local Baseball Scores And Schedule Update
American League shows no games. Milwaukee beats Columbus 7 to 2 and St Paul edges Indianapolis 10 to 9. Kansas City dominates Louisville 11 to 4. Toledo tops Minneapolis 13 innings. Wisconsin League results include Bay 5, Leager 0. Wausau 5. Janesville at Fond du Lac and Oshkosh at Sheboygan postponed due to wet grounds. National and other league games listed for Wednesday with several night matches.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louieville
Toledo
Minneapolis
Wisconsin Leager Wisconsin Pids
E Bay
Wausau
Janesville
Appleton
Fond = Lac
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
Appleeton
Associated Press
SEAGL
Phiadelphia
Cleveland
Lous
Paul Minneapolis
Pond du Lec
Lemon Sets Tribe Pace In Night Games
The Indians lead the American League by three games with a .689 winning percentage and own the best night game record of any club. Bob Lemon has helped Cleveland go 8-2 in arc light games for an .800 mark as Detroit also shows an .800 pace with their night games.
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Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Indians
Bob Lemon
Tribe
Detroit Tigers
Braves
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Harry Brecheen
Cardinal
Johnny Sain
Joe Hatten
Giants
Sheldon Jones
George
Red) Munger
Cardinals
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Lemon
Red Sox
Tigers
Athletics
Ite Sox
Yankees
Browns
Senators
Pirates
Polo Grounds
Cubs
Phillies
Reds
Dodgers
Wisconsin rookie pitcher Fisher tosses two hit shutout
The 17 year old Billy Fisher of Wisconsin Rapids hurled a two hitter to beat Green Bay 5-0. He extended his streak to three wins and 20 scoreless innings as he limited the Blue Jays to seven hits in three games while his team and others faced delays due to wet grounds and rainouts.
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Billy Fischer
Wisconsin Rapids
Green Bay
Wausau
Janesville Cubs
Appleton
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Young Fisher
Marathon City High School
Fischer
Bluejays
Janesville
Weigent and Kroner Reach Quarterfinals in Minnesota Tennis
Charlie Weigent and John Kroner from La Crosse advance to the quarter finals of the St Paul Minneapolis boys tennis tournament after byes. They won matches to reach the next round and are slated to play Wednesday with Friday pairings on the line.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Charlie Weigent
John Kroner
la Crosse
Cards Offer Opportunities At School
The St. Louis Cardinal tryout camp will be held June 25 26 at Copeland Park La Crosse. Veteran scouts will assess players over two days with workouts starting at 11 a m. Registration is with La Crosse city recreation department 415 Exchange Building or by mail.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Copeland Park
la Crosse
United States
Canada
Cardinal
City Recreation Department
Exchange Building
Copeland Field
Baseball Commission
Brucita's Guy Wins Grant Circuit Pace at Maywood Park
Brucita's Guy driven by Tommy Winn won both divisions of the Grant Circuit inaugural pace at Maywood Park before 5349 fans, finishing the one mile in 2 07 1 5 and the mile and a sixteenth in 2 14 1 5. Easter Grattan, owned and driven by Dr. F B Maher, placed second in the longer race. Eddie Cobb and Harry Burright each tallied two driving wins for the night.
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Chicago
Brucita
Guy
Maywood Park
Perry Williams
Irmingham
Mich
Tommy Winn
Northville
Easter Grattan
Dr. F. B. Maher
Eau Claire
Wis
Eddie Cobb
Washington Court House
Ohio
Harry Burright
Mendota
Ill
Winns
Cobb
al Logan
Will Abbe
Burright
Jerry A. Hanover
Royal I
International Boxing Results From Fights Last Night
Chicago saw Anton Readik stop Tommy Bell while Enrico Bertola defeated Art Swiden on points in a 10 round affair. Columbus hosted Arturo Godoy stopping Irish Pat Richard in four. Coney Island hosted Herbie Kronowitz stopping Eddie Cquarino in three.
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Chicago
Anton Readik
Estonia
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Enrico Bertola
Italy
Art Swiden
Duquesne
Vince Poster
Omaha
Leon Thompson
Evarts
Columbus
Arturo Godoy
Santiago
Chile
Pat Richard
New York
Coney Island
Herbie Kronowitz
Eddie Cquarino
Eitzen Beats Caledonia in Root River League Game
Eitzen defeats Caledonia 13 to 9 in a Root River league baseball game Sunday correcting a 15 to 4 score published earlier in the La Crosse Tribune.
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Eitzen
Minn
Caledonia
la Crosse Ariburne
Sparta Nine Sets Torrid Baseball Pace
Sparta Wisconsin special report notes the Spartans hold eight wins and no losses with 86 runs scored against 15 allowed. Bill Toohey leads at .667 with 20 of 30, Bud Harris hits .550, Ed Kiddie .500, Jim Fritsch 16 RBIs and .343, D Jenkins three doubles two triples and a homer. They seek away-night games and bookings via manager Lou Apple.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Baseball Club
Spartans
House of David Crew
Whitehall
Bill Toohey
Bud Harris
Ed Kiddie
Jim Fritsch
Bud McCumber
Keystone
Mel Johnson
Stelen
D. Jenkins
Fritsch
Lou Apple
Bear Crew Races Past Badgers In Mendota Varsity Sweep
California crews overpower Wisconsin on Lake Mendota with a four length varsity win in 7 minutes 21.4 seconds over 154 miles while the Junior Varsity also tops the Badger Jayvees by 4 2 lengths. Both teams depart for the Poughkeepsie Regatta on June 22.
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Madison
Wis
California
Lake Mendota
University of Wisconsin
Bears
Wisconsin
Badger Jayvees
Californians
Hegg Baseball Tops French Creek in Ettrick 13 to 10
In Ettrick Wisconsin the Hegg baseball team lost to French Creek 13 to 10 in Trempealeau Jackson league play. French Creek won with 13 runs on 11 hits while Hegg had 10 runs on 10 hits. French Creek leaders included Ofsdahl Thompson Helstad with multiple hits. Hegg’s Oscar Tranberg and Dick Sesemannane led hitters for their team. Baseball pitchers/receivers noted, and a Sunday matchup with Beach was set. Franklin softball games went 2-1 with 10-2, 5-9, and 18-5 scores. The article ends with an odd note about codfish used as candle.
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Ettrick
Wis
Hegg
French Creek
Trempealeau- Jackson
Ofsdah
L. Thompson
Helstad
Oscar Tranberg
Dick Sesnnemanane
Enghagen
Thompson
Corsdahl
Garvin Borreson
Norman
Anderson
Dick Quammen
Ocell Borreson
Blair Diamond
Franklin
Hardies Creek
Glasgow
Shake Hollow
Williams Ups Batting Mark To .398 Clip
Ted Williams of Boston boosted his weekly average to .398 and moved ahead in RBI runs and hits, adding seven hits in 15 at bats. He leads in RBI with 55, runs with 45, and hits with 70, while DiMaggio and other stars hold various league leads in doubles and steals. Raschi and Brissie top pitching and strikeout lists.
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Chicago
Boston
Ted Williams
RBI
Williams
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Detroit
George Kell
Bob Brown
New York
al Zarilla
St. Louis
Johnny Lindell
Pat Mullin
Luke Appling
Walt Evers
Vic Wertz
Joe di Maggio
Red Sox
Boudreau
di Maggio
Ken Keltner
Washington
Gil Coan
Vic Raschi
Lou Brissie
Philadelphia
Musial Tops NL Batting Lead With .376 Average
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals takes the NL batting crown race with a .376 average through last Sunday, moving from third to first and surpassing Tommy Holmes who slipped to .373. Wally Westlake rose to third as Richie Ashburn remained close behind and several others filled the top ten.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Musial
Boston
Tommy Holmes
Holmes
Pittsburg
Wally Westlake
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh
Sid Gordon
Johnny Blatnik
Andy Pafko
Hal Jeffcoat
Chicago
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Rain Delays Class AA Softball Twin Bills In Wisconsin
Rain postponed all Class AA softball games Monday. Tighe's Tigers of La Crosse faced Sparta All Stars and Milwaukee Road and Tomah in a Sparta doubleheader cancelled, with another twin bill washed out at Bangor. A Bangor night game involving Onalaska S and H of La Crosse and Gateway Glass and Bangor was also delayed. A Salvation Army versus Salem game at West Salem was rained out.
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Sparta
Wis
Tighe
Tigers of
la Crosse
Sparta All Stars
Milwaukee Road
Tomah
Bangor
Onalaska
S and H
Gateway Glass
Salvation Army
Salem
West Salem
Charcoal Supplants Firewood as Gold Coast Fuel
In the Gold Coast, coal mining is absent and charcoal replaces firewood as the primary fuel source. The shift reflects local energy practices and resource use.
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Gold Coast
Brewers Bunch Three-Run Rallies For Easy 7-2 Win
Milwaukee baseball team harnessed three-run blasts in the fourth and fifth innings to defeat Columbus 7-2. Ray Martin limited the Tribe to six hits with five walks for his third win. Phillips belted his 10th homer and Skippy Roberge added a triple and two singles.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Brewers
Ray Martin
Phillips
Skippy Roberge
T. Paul
George Fallon
Saints
Red Barrett
Charley Schanz
Blues
Billy Woop
Red McQuillen
Bob Raney
Mud Hens
Monte Kennedy
De Soto Edges South Ridge In Extra Innings
De Soto won 3 to 2 over South Ridge in 13 innings. Charlie Curti collected three hits for De Soto while E Ghelf earned the win with 11 strikeouts over six hits allowed. Norr Freitag took the loss after 12 strikeouts and eight hits.
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South Ridge
Wis
de Soto
Charlie Curti
Ghelf
Gillespie
Recreation Softball Tuesday Schedule Details
Tuesday games listed include Industrial League West Avenue Kitty Korner versus Milwaukee Road and West Saizer Newburg's versus Howie's Bar with postponed N L games noted. FLA Hood Street Team No 5 versus Team No 6 incomplete details.
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West Avenue
Kitty Korner
Milwaukee Road
A. L
West Saizer
Newburg's
Howie's Bar
N. L
Hood St
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New York City
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Kroner
Minnesota
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