Worsham Open Champion Faces PGA Tournament Threat
St Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine with an 11 5 victory over the New York Giants. Stan Musial hit a three run homer in the seventh as Howie Pollet struggled early, and Murry Dickson earned the win in relief. The Giants dropped to third, a half game ahead of the Cubs.
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St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Giants
Howie Pollet
Clint Hartung
Junior Thompson
Bill Ayers
Birds
Stan Musial
Murry Dickson
Pollet
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Russ Christopher
Connie Mack
Rudy York
Cass Michaels
George Dickey
Floyd Baker
Taft Wright
Elmer Vale
Sox
Frank Papish
Macks
Braves Edge Cubs Behind Sain Seven-Hit Gem
Chicago notes that Sain pitched a seven hit victory for Boston as they held a slender NL pennant lead. only run scored against the righthander came in the eighth inning.
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Chicago
Boston
Sain
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Sparta Club Plans Fox And Coon Hunt
Sparta Wisconsin special report: The Sparta Coon and Fox Hunters club will sponsor its big Western Wisconsin Field Trials Sunday June 29 at 10 am on farms of Fred Trechma and Ray Gamble, three miles south and one mile west of Sparta on State Trunk highway 27. Entries expected from Western Wisconsin Northern Iowa and Southeastern Minnesota with a record turnout anticipated. If bad weather, the trials move to July 6 at the same site. E. J. Blewett, president, released entry and prize fees including 2 dollars entry and various purses for coon and fox events along with final line and prize distributions.
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Sparta Coon and Fox Hunters Club
Wisconsin
Fred Trechma
Ray Gamble
Iowa
Minnesota
Little la Crosse
E. J. Blewett
Fox Chase
Red Sox Beat Feller and Indians in Daily Baseball Action
The Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Tigers 5-4 and 7-4 to move within 1.5 games of the Red Sox in the American League standings. Bob Feller exited early as Boston defeated Cleveland 9-1 behind Joe Dobson who carried a no hitter into the seventh.
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Bobby Doerr
Sam Mele
Boston Red Sox
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Joe Dobson
Bosox
Lou Boudreau
Doerr
Don Gutteridge
Feller
Jo Pesky
Ted Williams
Washington Rally Edges Browns 5 4 In Ninth Inning Thriller
Washington completed a come from behind 5 4 victory over St Louis as Ger Robertson delivered a pinch single with the bases loaded in the ninth. Mickey Vernon and Stan Spence opened the final frame with back to back homers off Nelson Potter to spark the rally. President Truman attended the game and unveiled a memorial to late Walter Johnson before first pitch.
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Ger Robertson
St. Louis Browns
Truman
Walter Johnson
Mickey Vernon
Stan Spence
Nelson Potter
Joe Grace
Glenn Moulder
Jerry Priddy
Mark Christman
Spence
Robertson
Grace
Priddy
Best values in lemons buy the small thin skinned kind
The guide recommends selecting lemons that are small and thin skinned as they contain more juice and offer better value for the price. This tips emphasizes juiciness over size. The advice targets consumers seeking maximum yield from citrus purchases.
Worsham Leads Seven Into PGA Quarterfinals
Lew Worsham of Pittsburgh led seven other survivors from a 64-player field into the PGA Championship quarter-finals in Detroit. The 28-year-old newcomer, who won the Open at St. Louis last week, seeks a rare Open PGA double. Gene Sarazen bowed out amid fading putter.
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Lew Worsham
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Gene Sarazen
PGA Pairings Set for Plum Hollow 36-Hole Quarterfinals
Detroit Plum Hollow hosts morning and afternoon pairings for the national PGA golf championship quarterfinals. Notable matchups include Vic Ghezzi of Kansas City and Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago facing Lew Worsham of Pittsburgh, with Jim Ferrier of San Francisco opposing Mangrum.
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Plum Hollow Golf Club
Ky Laffoon
St. Andrews
Art Bell
Colma
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Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Vic Ghezzi
Kansas City
Kans
Lew Worsham
Pittsburgh
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Leland Gibson
Kan
Worsham
Myles
Mangrum
Ghezzi
Turnesa Ae
Jim
White Plains
Mike
Turnesa
Ghezzie
Ferrier
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Recreation Schedules For North and South Leagues
North Cub League and South Cub League list weekly games at multiple fields. Matchups include Blue Jays Reds Eagles Rangers Wackers Tigers Outers Lab and more with varied start times from 8:45 to 10:30. Junior League and Copeland Park note practices and games at Teachers College and Hixon fields.
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Assault Cops Easy Victory In Grandstand Crowd
Assault romped to a four length win at Aqueduct before 33 634 fans. The mile and a quarter race paid 38 110 to the winner and pushed his career earnings to 576 670, surpassing Whirlaway. Stymie placed second with Larky third and Conordinal fourth.
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Assault
Whirlaway
Aqueduct
Bold Venture
Igual
Brooklyn
Stymie
Secon Larky
Concordian
Windfields
Brewers Lead AA Batting With Four Infielders On Top
Milwaukee infielders dominate American Association batting leaders as Al Roberge’s .397 average leads. Dan Murtaugh is .391, Damon Phillips .372, and Henniz Becker .364. John Riddle, Cliff Mapes, Lew Riggs, Roger McKee, Henry Bauer, and Russell Rolandson follow. Campbell leads hits with 79. Al Dark tops runs and doubles. Whitey Platt has most total bases. Rhawn and Westrum pace triples and homers. Patterson has eight wins unbeaten.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
al Roberge
Roberge
Dan Murtaugh
Damon Phillips
Henniz Becker
Murtaugh
Phillips
Becker
John Riddle
Indianapolis
Cliff Mapes
Kansas City
Lew Riggs
St. Paul
Roger McKee
Columbus
Henry Bauer
Russell Rolandson
Minneapolis
Paul Campbell
Louisville
al Dark
Whitey Platt
Toledo
Bob Rhawn
Mineapolis
West
Ira Hutchinson
State Amateur Softball Meet Dates Are Set
The Wisconsin State Amateur Softball Association announced the state tournament will be in Burlington on August 8 10 and 15 17. Seven district tournaments will qualify teams for the state finals with district champions and runners up eligible. District events may be held in Rhinelander Marinette Peshtigo Port Washington Janesville Waukesha Oconomowoc and Ripon.
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Wisconsin State Amateur Softball Association
Burlington
George E. Driggett
Rhinelander
Marinette
Peshtigo
Port Washington
Janesville
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Ripon
Navy Edges Cornell in 45th Poughkeepsie Regatta
Navy's eight edged Cornell by a narrow margin to win the 45th Poughkeepsie Regatta as the Eastern crew finally broke West dominance. Washington and California followed in the tight field, with Navy posting 13:59.2 for the three-mile race and Cornell 14:00.4 in heavy, windy conditions.
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1947 Legion Golf Meet Scheduled for June Twenty Seventh
The 1947 American Legion Wisconsin golf tournament will start at Merrill Hills Country Club on June 27. More than 150 golfers and 20 Legion post teams across the state are expected to compete. Three trophies are at stake the W. W. Lange cup for the winning team the Dr. A. J. Rudolph memorial trophy and the Milwaukee Journal trophy for the championship flight winner.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Merrill Hills Country Club
Legion Posts
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Dr. A. J. Rudolph
Milwaukee Journal
Junior Legion Nine Set to Face Onalaska at Copeland Park
Coach Rodney Martin brings the 1947 Junior Legion squad to Copeland Park for a 2 PM game against Onalaska. The 20 man team reports to the tool house for uniforms, with Merlin Nehring on the mound and Ralph Twite behind the plate. Starting infielders include Weigent at first, Larson at second, Grant at third, Reihl at short, and outfielders Twite, Smith, and Hogden.
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Junior Legion
Copeland Park
Onalaska Junior Legion
Nehring
Ralph Twite
Charley Weigent
Dick Larson
John Grant
Jack Reihl
Arlin Twite
Gene Smith
Vince Hogden
Oshkosh Secures Draft Rights for Wisconsin Trio
Oshkosh All Stars of the National Basketball League obtained draft rights to three Wisconsin players. Guard Walt Lautenbach from the University of Wisconsin and teammates Glen Selbo and Exner Menzel received offers, joined by Gene Rock of USC and Bob Volker of Wyoming in Oshkosh draft picks.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh All Stars
National Basketball League
Walt Lautenbach
University of Wisconsin
Lon Darling
Lautenbach
Glen Selbo
Exner Menzel
Badgers
Gene Rock
University of Southern California
Bob Volker
University of Wyoming
Brewers Sell Hurler Janikowski To Hartford
Milwaukee Brewers announce the sale of pitcher Ray Janikowski to Hartford of the Eastern league. The lefty reliever had no wins and one loss this season and previously pitched in Middleton Ohio and Greenville in prior seasons. His home is listed as Cudahy.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Ray Janikowski
Hartford
Janikowski
Middleton, O
Greenville
Cudahy
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