Pittsburgh pressing bid to join Big Ten conference
The Big Ten talks include Kenneth L and Pitt athletic director James Hagan at the NCAA tournament. Pittsburgh eyes admission while Chicago's status remains debated with possible 11 school expansion. Pitt contemplates six conference games in coming years amid scheduling flexibility.
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Favorites In Net Triumphs In Milwaukee Tennis
In a Milwaukee based state tennis tournament at the Washington Tennis Club, top players from Milwaukee won dominant matches. No. 1 ranked Drobac defeated Henry Gensch 6-3 6-4, while Bill S. defeated Dick of Menasha 6-3 6-2, and another Milwaukeean won his match. In the women’s division Dorothy Whittet and Marian Mueller posted solid wins, and junior players including Jim De and Jack Pinkerton pressed ahead with decisive results amid a field of Milwaukee natives and nearby towns.
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Menasha
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Dorothy Whittet
Miwaukee
Marjorie Brown
Marian Mueller
Mary Jane Brown
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Jim de
Neenah
Bill Hardell
Dick Norris
Sally Downing
Nancy Milwaukes
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Cynthia Bartlett
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Madeline Milwaukee
Julia Milwaukee
Graves Wins Eight Round Decision For 23rd Victory
In Minneapolis Jackie Graves of Austin Minnesota won an eight round bout by decision. Graves weighed 124 and a half pounds and dominated Gonzales though challenged by late rushes. It marks his 23rd win in 24 fights. Semi windup Des Cockasne and Art Price drew in six rounds.
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Detroit
Hellcats Down Cubs in Cub League Play Led by Johnson
Hellcats beat Cubs 11 to 1 as Ralph Twite drove in seven runs with two innings of scoring. Smith pitched for the Hellcats allowing four hits while Clark led the losers with a double and a single. In the other game the Bluejays defeated the Tigers 11 to 7 with Johnson adding a homer and a double and Bolerman contributing two singles for the Jays.
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Jays
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Major League Leaders American League Batting
Report lists leaders by category for the American League. Highlights include Cuccinello of Chicago with a batting average of 342, Washington 327, Stirnweiss of New York pacing runs with 46, Etten New York 41 RBIs, Cuccinello 68 doubles, Stirnweiss 8 triples, Stephens of St. Louis 11 home runs, Case 14 stolen bases, and pitching marks led by Christopher Philadelphia with 11 wins.
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Chicago
Washington
Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
St. Lous
Etten
Jotmeen
Boston
Hite
McQuinn
St. Louis
Curciam Chicago
Siebert
Philadelphia
Johnson
Biden
Case
Myeeeee Piching
Christopher
Perriss
Oneill
Benton
Detroit
Beanies Invite Medics as Special Guests at Contest
Beanies Engage Medics funded are set to appear as special guests at the contest event.
Auto-Lite Triumphs 3-0 In Recreational Softball Duel
Auto-Lite wins 3 to 0 over Trane Co in Isle La Plume as Panke throws a one hitter with 11 strikeouts. Madden's defeats Ordnance 6 to 4 at West Avenue after early scoring bursts. Mor defeats Bump Pump by forfeit. Line score shows Trane Co. 000 000 008 1 Auto Lite 300 000 0 0.
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Panke
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Zischke
Ordnance Outfit
West Avenue
Ordnance
Englehart
Mor
Bump Pump
Trane Co
J. Ploog
Blankenship
City Recreation Horseshoe Results
Results of matches show La Crosse Laundry undefeated 6 0 from Helleman and Peerless 7 1 over Northern Engraving. Allis-Chalmers 5 3 over La Crosse Tribune C. Underheim 94 ringers 47 percent led. G Coleman 79 ringers 39 percent behind. Both top La Crosse Laundry players.
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Helleman
Peerless
Northern Engraving
Allis-Chalmers
la Crosse Tribune
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G. Coleman
Aliis-Chalmers
Heileman
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Lincoln High Leader Seeks Release From Contract
Wisconsin Rapids officials report Lincoln High School athletic director Carl Kilansrud requests release from his teaching and coaching duties effective immediately. Mrs Kilansrud confirmed the development as the board moves to process the request.
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Carl Kilansrud
Lincoln High School
Wisconsin Rapids Board of Education
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Recreation Softball Tomorrow's Tavern League Schedule
TOMORROW'S schedule lists games in the Tavern League with HIXON-F Wittenberg's versus Eagies ROOSEVELT Hofbrau versus Oasis COPELAND Dick's versus Roy and Sam's 16 Inch Allis-Chalmers Industrial League WEST AVENUE A-C Office Force versus A-C Welders HOGAN A-C Assemblers versus A-C Engineers and Toolers.
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Oasis Copeland
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Allis-Chalmers Industrial League
West Avenue
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HOGAN
How They Stand Tuesday Results and Schedule
The AP reports Tuesday results with New York 5, St. Louis 4 as the only completed game. Other leagues note Louisville 12 versus Milwaukee, Indianapolis 13 against Kansas City 6, with several postponements and a busy Thursday slate across American and National Leagues.
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St. Louis
American Association
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Kansas City
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Toledo
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Lews
Philadelphia
American Leager
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Chandler Seeks Two Last Votes Before Baseball Job
Happy Chandler intends to vote on the San Francisco charter and the Bretton Woods plan before leaving the Senate to become baseball commissioner. He says no obstacle remains to his fulltime shift after these votes and notes Senate action on Bretton Woods is planned in the week of July 9 with world peace-keeping organization possible by August 1 or August 15.
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Happy Chandler
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Victory Golf Meet Opens In Chicago
Chicago hosts the Victory National Open at Calumet Country Club. Forty 32 professionals play in a 36-hole three in one format for pro-amateur, woman and pro-senior titles as Harold Jag McSpaden defends his previous crown. Pro Revolta and partner George Hardy of Evanston defend in the team event. Thirty-two foursomes tee off in the opening 18-hole session.
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Chicago
Calumet Country Club
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Pro Revolta
George Hardy
Evanston
American Association Batting and Runs Leaders Snapshot
Milwaukee batter Flick leads with 396 and Collins 381. Parks of Indianapolis tops with 47 runs while Nowak appears in the listing.
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Associated Press
Flick
Milwaukee
Collins
Parks
Indianapolis
Nowak
HAWKEYE CASUALTIES AND WAR RECORDS FROM IOWA CITY
A dozen University of Iowa I men have died in the armed forces and ten wounded according to best records. Noted athletes Nile Kinnick Ray Walters and Harold Lind are dead while Tom Farmer Mike Enich Erwin Prasse Howard Moffitt and Chan Coulter are among the wounded. The Chicago Cubs led the National League in away wins in 1944.
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Nile Kinnick
Ray Walters
Harold Lind
Tom Farmer
Mike Enich
Erwin Prasse
Howard Moffitt
Chan Coulter
Yankees Triumph in 5-4 Win Over Browns at Sportsman’s Park
The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns 5-4 at Sportsman’s Park to extend their win streak to six and narrow Detroit’s lead to one game. Bill Zuber earned his first win with relief duty and drove in the decisive run, while Tex Shirley and a strong defense aided the comeback. Cincinnati at Boston was rained out.
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Boston
Cubs Beat Mitchel Field 8–0 Behind Sharp Pitching
Ray Starr, Lon Warneke and Wal ly Signer limited Mitchel Field to four hits as the Cubs won 8 to 0 in seven innings. Andy Pafko led Chicago with four hits and two RBIs including a triple, while the Cubs built a lead with a 4 0 2 1 2 sequence.
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Yankees Win as Zuber Delivers Late and Drives In Run
Bill Zuber pitched four scoreless innings in relief for the Yankees and drove in the winning run in the eighth with a single against the Browns.
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Associated Press
Bill Zuber
Yankees
Browns
Gophers Bucks Wolves Enter Western Conference Golf Meet
In Columbus Ohio three Western rivals Minnesota Ohio State and Michigan vie in the 1945 national intercollegiate golf semifinals. Louis Lick of Minnesota defeats Phil Marcellus while Johnny Jenswold tops Bob Kampfer and Lorms defeats Tom Kennedy.
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Ohio State
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Johhny Lorms
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Wolverine
Johnny Jenswold
Buckeye
Bob Kampfer
Jenswold
Lick
Howard Baker
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Kampfer
Notre Dame
Dick Whiting
Wisconsin Net Meet Second Round Advances Seeded Players
The Wisconsin state Closed Tennis tournament moved into the second round with seeds progressing. Oshkosh veterans George Laborde Hub Anger and Joe Bleckinger advanced after decisive first round wins over Ray Behnke Spen Sandbloom and Joe Fzarnecki in Milwaukee.
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Oshkosh
George Laborde
Wisconsin
Hub Anger
Joe Bleckinger
Laborde
Ray Behnke
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Spen Sandbloom
Boxing results from Cleveland Brooklyn Minneapolis Belfast shows
Fights last night feature Archie Moore stopping Lloyd Marshall in Cleveland. In Brooklyn Johnny Greco knocks out Pat Giordano in 5. In Minneapolis Jackie Graves defeats Jose Gonzales on points. In Belfast Me Al Wooster stops Young Bolduc in Waterville.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Archie Moore
San Diego
Lloyd Marshall
Brooklyn
Johnny Greco
Montreal
Pat Giordano
Toronto
Minneapolis
Jackie Graves
Austin
Minn
Jose “Baby" Gonzales
Mexico City
Belfast
al Wooster
Prankfort
Young Bolduc
Waterville
Colonels Nip Brewers 12-6 Behind Barath’s Power Hit Parade
Louis ville club pummels Milwaukee for 20 hits led by Steve Barath two homers a double and a single driving in six. Widmar went the distance as Louisville wins to move one and a half games behind Indianapolis in the standings.
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Julio Acosta
Elmer Burkart
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Wes Flowers
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