Cork Shillings Named Starter
In the Wisconsin State Baseball League opener Cork Shillings is named starter for Green Bay against Oshkosh. The six club circuit begins with Sheboygan at Wisconsin Rapids and Janesville hosting Green Bay as rookie pitchers vie for spots and Earl Jug Girard makes his debut in centerfield for Janesville Bluejays.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin State Baseball League
Wisconsin Rapids
White Sox
Sheboygan Indians
W Rapids
Janesville
Green Bay
Wausau
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Joe Hauser
Bob Smith
Billy Bohne
Joe Prucha
Dean Wall
Prucha
Roxie Lawson
Alger
Corky) Shillings
Edwin Lubanski
Joe Meshelski
Jack Cookman
Francis Meheal
Papermakers
Edward
Butch) Konetzke
Tribune
Phete ‘Algea
Cork) Shillings
Central High School
Green Bay Bluejays
Shillings
Greene
Navy Notre Dame game slated for Baltimore in black and white
City boards approve four Municipal Stadium games for next fall including Navy vs Notre Dame in Baltimore. Unofficial schedule lists California, Cornell, Missouri and Army/Baltimore appearances with Notre Dame set for October 30 in Baltimore. Infant mortality rate for 1966 in Austria stood at 28.62 per 100 births.
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Navy
Notre Dame
City Board of Estimates
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Cornell
Duke
Durham
Missouri
Penn
Philadelphia
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Columbia
New York
Army
Austree
Pla Mor Grand Finale Scratch and Handicap Tourney Opens
The fifth annual Pla Mor Grand Finale sweepstakes starts tomorrow at Pla Mor lanes with two singles events offering 300 in total prizes. Bowling begins 1 20 p m daily with Sunday shifts at 10 a m. Entry fees 7 50 for scratch and handicap events and players may enter twice or once in each event.
Midwest fencing meet set for May at Marquette
The 1948 AFLA Midwest Championships will be held May 15 and 16 at Marquette University Milwaukee. Sponsored by the Wisconsin division teams from Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Louisville Milwaukee Minneapolis St Louis and Usban a compete.
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Marquette University
Wisconsin Division
AFLA
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Louisville
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Usbana
Purdue edges Butler 2 1 in 11 innings. Findlay tops Detroit
In a marathon 11 inning clash Purdue picks up a 2 1 victory over Butler while Findlay defeats Detroit 6 to 0 for a pair of college baseball results.
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Purdue
Butler
Findlay
Detroit
Milwaukee Swamps Colonels In 15-4 rout
Milwaukee Brewers crushed Louisville Colonels 15 to 4 to sweep the three-game series. Al Roberge hit his first homer. Ewald Pyle earned the win after rough first five innings. St Paul beat Indianapolis 4-3 and Toledo prevailed over Minneapolis 6-3 in other loop action.
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Louisville
Colonels
Staul
Indianpolis Indians
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Bill Elbert
Elbert
Rollin Schuster
Don Grate
Norwood Ozark
al Roberge
Ewald Pyle
St. Paul's
al Brancato
Indianapolis
Danny Ozark
Minneapolis Millers
Joe Ostrowski
Millers
Babe Barna
Barna
Bama Ray
Henry Aft
Louisville Arbre
Legen
Matfield
Overk
Strickland
Lavigne
Wright
Aulds
Logan
Burris
Pyle
Fernandez
Gillenwater
Ozark
Roberge
Matfield St. Lavigne
Fernandes
Doubie
Markland
Hatfield
Chapman
Chapmen
Dropo
Louleville
Pibert
Schuster
Grate
Piie
Cirete
Millerbert
Goodall Round Robin Starts in New Rochelle
The Goodall Round Robin begins in New Rochelle with 16 top players including Bobby Locke Henry Cotton Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan. The event uses a plus minus scoring system where each player faces all others and proceeds go to a New Rochelle hospital.
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N. Y
U. S. Golf Association
Bobby Locke
Henry Cotton
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Locke
Cotton
Demaret
Hogan
Logan Tomah Contests Postponed to Saturday Doubleheader
Logan high school's planned doubleheader with Tomah at Copeland field was postponed due to rain. The games shift to Saturday afternoon with a 2 30 p m opener. The postponement marks the Rangers sixth straight rain delay as the Gateway conference tilts remain on the schedule.
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Tomah
Copeland Field
Rangers
Hillsboro Nine Defeats Elroy 5-0 for Sixth Straight Win
Hillsboro high school pitcher Dick Sweeney buys down Elroy with a 5-0 win. Sweeney fans 11, allows only one infield hit in 24 innings this season. Hillsboro improves to 17 straight victories as Neumann and Nossinger anchor Elroy's battery. The team travels to Mauston Friday and hosts La C?entral next week.
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Wis
Dick Sweeney
Hillsboro High School
Elroy Prep
Sweeney
Elroy
Preuss
Stenerson
Erlandson
Neumann
Nossinger
Mauston
la A Central
Seven Badger Teams Slated for Busy Weekend
Seven University of Wisconsin athletic squads hit action Friday and Saturday. The Badgers face Notre Dame in a non conference baseball series, the Jayvee crew meets St. John’s Military Academy, and tennis hooks Northwestern and Marquette. Track competes at Ohio State and a quadrangular crew race swimmers race at Syracuse includes Cornell and Boston University. The Jayvee baseball squad plays Platteville State Teachers College, and golfers clash with Lawrence College.
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Wis
University of Wisconsin
Ohio State
Syracuse
Orange
Cornell
Boston University
Notre Dame
Badgers
Wisconsin
Platteville State Teachers College
Camp Randall
Northwestern
Marquette
Joe Steinauer
Lawrence College
Jayvee
St. John's Military Academy of
Delafield
Lake Mendota
Boxing Results From Last Night Across Cities
In Oakland the Williams 140% beat Rudy Cruz 138% in a 10 round non title bout. Archie Moore 176 pounds defeated Louis 1744 in Cincinnati. Don Lee 157 outpoints Jackie Parks 152 in Des Moines. Mel Hammond 124 beat Pat Iacobucci 127 in Minneapolis, with Cincinnati listed as a venue.
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the Williams
Trenton
N. J
Rudy Cruz
Les
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Archie Moore
Louis
Billy Smith
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Don Lee
Omaha
Jackie Parks
Minneapolis
Mel Hammond
Pat Iacobucci
Viroqua and Westby Split Seasonal Doubleheader
Viroqua and Westby high schools split a Tuesday doubleheader on the local diamond. Viroqua won the opener 2-1 with a winning pitcher named in the report, while Westby rallied to a 5-3 nightcap victory behind Brendum. The twin bill closed Westby’s home season.
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Westby
Wis
Viroqua
Westby High School
Bill
Brendum
Red Raiders Open 1948 Baseball Season at Copeland Park
Central high school baseball faces Winona in the opening game of 1948 under coach Walter Babe Weigent. Likely starting pitchers are Jim Petry or Fred Suggy Meir for La Crosse.
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Red Raiders
Winona
Copeland Park
Walter
Babe) Weigent
Jim Petry
Fred
Suggy) Meir
la Crosse
Sparta High Board Bans Inter-Scholastic Boxing
Sparta Wisconsin May meeting votes to abolish inter scholastic boxing citing recent deaths and potential long term brain injuries. Board hires five new teachers and William Benedict is named to award diplomas to the 1948 graduates.
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Wis
Sparta High School Board of Education
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Wisconsin Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association
Eugene Fish
Ann Schlabach
Doris
Monroe County Baseball Loop Opens 1948 Season on Sunday
Sparta seeks a third straight title as the Monroe County baseball circuit launches its 1948 schedule with ten teams in action. The opening games feature Sparta at Tomah Cashton at Cataract Leon at Melvina Norwalk at Ontario and Wilton hosting Warrens, with a full 18 games per team on the slate.
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Monroe County
Leon
Cashton
Louco
Sparta Nine
Tomah
Cataract
Melvina
Norwalk
Ontario
Wilton
Warrens
Cashion
Tomeh
Melvine
Melvynia
Wisconsin sets June playoff series for state high school baseball
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announces a two day playoff series for June 4 and 5 to crown the state high school champion. District meets will run May 15 or 22 in 14 cities with two more to be named later and sectionals organized by region.
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Marinette
Wis
Wisconsin
Cliff Fagan
WIAA
Fagan
Hudson
Abbotsford
New Auburn
Luxemburg
Wautoma
Oostburg
Osceola
Highland
Arcadia
Lodi
Belleville
Hillsboro
Owen
Granton
Wisconsin Because of Several Reasons,”” Fagan
Ball
Schoo
Teachers College Nine to Play Luther and Upper Iowa
Teachers College baseball team travels to Decorah Indiana to face Luther College Friday and Upper Iowa University Saturday. Coach Floyd Gautsch also preparing track squad for Cedar Falls quadrangular Saturday. Indiana thinclads set for the state meet in Milwaukee on May 15.
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la Crosse State Teachers College
Decorah
Indians
Luther College
Upper Iowa University
Floyd Gautsch
Cedar Falls
Indiana Thinclads
Milwaukee
April Star Leads Pacers With 81 876 Winnings
New York harness racing scene notes April Star as the top money winner with 81 876 in earnings, surpassing rivals. The pacer marks a notable shift from past ugly duckling status to leading earnings in the division.
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New York
April Star
Wolves and Illini Favored In Loop Tilts This Weekend
Michigan and Illinois, both unbeaten, are favored to extend pace in the Big Nine base ball schedule. Michigan (6 0) hosts Purdue (2 4) while Illinois (4 0) visits Northwestern (0 4) for a two game set. Indiana travels to Ohio State, Minnesota visits Iowa, and Wisconsin hosts Notre Dame in a non loop game.
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Iowa
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Ray Fischer
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Art Dole
Iilini
Alex Verdova
Buckeye
Ray Gebhardt
Bob Primrose
John Tedore
Irish Netters Triumph in Milwaukee
Notre Dame's tennis team swept all six singles and three doubles to defeat Marquette 9 to 0. Every singles match finished in two sets except one, and only one doubles contest extended beyond two sets.
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Milwaukee
Notre Dame University
Marquette
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