Athletics Take American Lead With Win Over Feller
Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics surged into the American League lead with a fifth straight win, downing Cleveland behind strong pitching from Brissie and Fowler. Detroit topped Boston 8 3 as Feller struggled. Vico and Tebbetts staged a midgame scuffle at Fenway.
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Athletics
Bob Feller
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Haye
Bobby Feler
White Sox
Browns
Senators
Pete Suder
Eddie Joost
Bill McCahan
Joe Coleman
Louw Brissie
Dick Fowler
Feller
Major League Box Scores National League May 7 1948
New York and Pittsburgh clash as the Giants top the Pirates 9-2 while the Cubs, Red Sox and Tigers feature in scoring updates across the slate. Key performances include Mire and Stevens homering for the Giants and Browns losing a late homer call in New York.
Grand Finale Sweeper Opens with 360 Bowlers
The Grand Finale sweeper begins at Pla-Mar alley with 360 entrants from Winona Minneapolis St. Paul Cashton West Salem Blooming Prairie Madison Mondovi Viroqua Spring Grove Blair competing in both scratch and handicap events. First prize is 150 dollars. Rounds run Saturday Sunday Monday then a two day layoff before Friday Saturday Sunday next week. Notables include Connie Schwoegler and four Madison bowlers on Sunday 3:20 shift Ed Mady from South St. Paul reserved for Sunday 1 p m shift Beil brothers from Winona to bowl Monday night.
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Pla-Mar
Winona
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Cashton
West Salem
Blooming Prairie
Madison
Mondovi
Viroqua
Spring Grove
Blair
Connie Schwoegler
Ces
Ed Mady
South St. Paul
Kegler
Beil Brothers
Winona Minn
AFL Baseball Club Plans Saturday Practice Session
Manager Pip Wuest of the AFL baseball team has called a 9:30 Saturday practice on the Salter field diamond. He labeled the drill urgent and expects all players to attend.
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Pip Wuest
AFL
Salter Field
Wuest
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Sampler
The American League leaders show Williams of Boston with 425 at bats and 16 RBIs, Keltner of Cleveland with 6 home runs, and Trucks of Detroit with 22 strikeouts. In the National League, Gustine of Pittsburgh posts 4 RBIs and Lockmen and Musial tie for 3 triples, with Palica and Kosio noted among top pitchers.
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National League
SFW
York Pittsburgh
Arbre Abrh
Rigney
Jgustine
Thomson
Mine
Walker Rf
Marshaliri
Westlake
J Stevens
Livingstone
Om'sugh
Lohrke
Poatp
Kerr
Marshall
Lobrke
Stevens
Mire
Kerr Doubie
Custine
Mise
Rojek
Poat
Mize
New York
Pittsburgh
Balis
Post
Chesnes
Strincevich
Bonham
Hite
J Williem Et A
Mulliart
Stephenssoe
Evers
S&s
Jones
Vico
Mele
Campbell
Tebbettac
Swift
Batten
Newhouserp
Okramerp
Dorish
Detroit
Boston
Stephens
Mullin
White
Outlaw
Kell
Williams
Evers Doubie
Lpen
Vico Lipon
Mayo
Krame
Boudreau
Cleveland
Keltner
Yost
Washington
Majeski
Joost
Philadelphia
Kotar
Willeams
Robinson
Tucker
Coan
Trucks
Brisse
Reynolds
New
Gustine
Furle
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Musial
St. Louis
Schein
Chicago
Saver
Lockman
Schent
Adame
Lockmen
Cabey Lewis Signs To Fight Willie Pep
Charles Cabey Lewis of Brooklyn was signed for a 10 round non-title bout with featherweight champion Willie Pep in Milwaukee. The fight will be held May 9 in the auditorium. Pep has defeated Lewis in both previous encounters, winning by eight round TKO and by decision in ten rounds.
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Milwaukee
Charles
Cabey) Lewis
Brooklyn
Wille Pep
Pep
Lewis
Aquinas Net Team and Golfers Score Wins in Eau Claire
Aquinas high school of La Crosse defeated St. Pat's in Eau Claire with a 7 to 4 golf victory and a 7 to 0 tennis shutout. Dan Spika and McLoone led singles wins. Spika and McLoone also won a doubles match, while Larkin and Novak added doubles victory. Kraft and Sweeney won golf matches, Hutson fell in tennis.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Aquinas High School
la Crosse
St. Pat's
Netters
Dan Spika
Aquinas
Deterling
McLoone
Finucan
Novak
Conley
Larkin
Hagmen
Kotinek
Ducischer
Spika
Larking
Kubrack
Gloke
I's
Kraft
O'Donahue
Sweeney
O'Brien
Hutson
McMillan
Baseball results and schedule across leagues and cities
National League results show New York 9 Pittsburgh 2 with more games listed as rain. American Association schedules include Toledo Indianapolis and St Paul Minneapolis with several postponed matches. Saturday’s slate features New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati and Chicago at Philadelphia among others.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Reneeioan
Joe
Ces Tee
Philedelphis
Shington
Americas Associe
Columbus
Milwaukee
At &. Paul
Minneapore
Louleville
Kenses City
Hofbrau Wins 8 2 In Exhibition Softball Battle
Hofbrau Tavern softball team earned its third straight exhibition win by defeating Commercial Tavern 8 to 2 at West Avenue Thursday. Young and Lasser formed the winning battery while Weigel and H. Tanke homered for Commercial.
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Hofbrau Tavern
Commercial Tavern
West Avenue
Young and Lasser
Weigel
H. Tanke
Commercial Crew
Rapids Nips Tribe in Opening Wisconsin State League Game
Wisconsin Rapids beat Sheboygan 4 to 3 on opening night as Fred Bosco homered and tripled, with strong relief from John Zuchnik. Wausau topped Fond du Lac 7 to 1 while Oshkosh at Appleton and Green Bay at Janesville were postponed due to wet fields.
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Pat Pitteburgh
New York
Lous
Brooklyn
Philedelphis
Cincinnatism
Heston
Chicago
Bon Lest
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
Indianapole
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Milwaukee
Minniapolie Oh
Toledo
Louisville
Kaentes
Wisconsin State
Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau
Appleton Oshkosh
Green Bay
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Sheborgan
Sheboygan Indians
Oshkosh
Appleton
White Sox
Fred Bosco
Indians
Bosco
Sheboygan
Sox
John Zuchnik
Bill Bohne
Bill Smith
Pete Tranquilla
Charles Comiskey III
Chicago White Sox
Ed Lubanski
Ilinois
Jack Cookman
Preston Barret
Bob Wilce
Lubanski
Arold Murphy
Marinette
Wis. Rapids
Smith
Tranquilla
Dover
Bohne
Zuchnick
Stuart
Cookman
Barret
Wilce
Strong
Nesbit
Hartnett Five To Five In ABC Meet
Gabby Hartnett of Chicago leads his Hartnett Recreation five in an American Bowling Congress championship match. Detroit opened with 991, posted a 1,017 series, then finished 957 for a 2,960 ninth place as Chicago’s Washington Shirts whip the field.
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Detroit
Gabby Hartnett
Hartnett Recreation
Chicago
Ira Wilson
Detroiters
Washington Shirts
WIBC Bowling Meet Heads to Final Days
In Dallas the Women's International Bowling Congress heads into its final days with a potential roll-off for the doubles division. Edna Harold and Marge Slogar of Cleveland tied at 1,188 with Margaret Cass and Merle Matthews of Beverly Hills for the top spot, prompting a possible tiebreaker for first prize.
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Dallas
Tex
Women's International Bowling Congress
Edna Harold
Marge Slogar
Cleveland
Margaret Cass
Merle Matthews
Beverly Hills
Calif
Plymouth Wins Eastern Wisconsin Track Meet in Close Team Race
Plymouth High School scored 65 percent of points to win the Eastern Wisconsin meet. Kohler was runner up with 44 punts. Other finishers included Valders nine, Sheboygan Falls 24, Kiel 14 45, New Holstein 10, Chilton seven, and Elkhart Lake three.
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Plymouth
Wis
Plymouth High School
Kohler
Valders
Sheboygan Falls
Kiel
New Holstein
Chilton
Elkhart Lake
Aquinas Logan Play At Copeland Today
The first intra city baseball game of the season will be at Copeland park at 2 30 this afternoon with Logan facing Aquinas. The night game was moved to afternoon due to non working park lights. Merlin Nehring of Logan to oppose Tommy of Aquinas on the mound.
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Copeland Park
Logan
Aquinas
Merlin Nehring
Tommy of
Tomah Easily Wins Quadrangular Track Meet at Sparta
Logan finishes second as Tomah High School dominates with 70 points, Sparta 49 and Mauston 27 in the SPARTA Wisconsin quadrangular meet. Twelve events show Tomah collecting six firsts while Logan earns second in the 880 yard relay to settle second place.
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Wis
Tomah High School
Tomah
Logan
Mauston
Rangers
Ranger
Bray
Marcus
Schauf
Dobbs
Riley
Brunsted
Schwanke
Roeske
Hubert
Harbaugh
Solberg
Brown
Zimmerman
Gilster
Curran
Webster
Keefer
Dutton
Boehm
Conway
Kuba
Hastie
Peterson
Central Net and Golf Teams Fall to Winona Visitors
Central high school's tennis and golf squads were defeated by Winona teams Thursday. The netters lost 6-1 while the golf team fell 9-3 at Maple Grove. Leon Miller earned Central's lone win, beating James Kukowski 2-0. Rubin Anderegg led Central in golf with an 84, best Central score, as Kowalczyk of Winona shot 82.
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Central High School
Winona
Winhawk Net
Raiders
Minnesota
Leon Miller
James Kukowski
Rubin Anderegg
la Crosse
Fraiser
Anderegg
Central
Kowalczyk
Maple Grove
Dresser
Minard
Hainer
Keeler
Miller
Kukowski
Patterson
Powell
Kolloway Hurt by Spike in Senators Game
Don Kolloway Chicago White Sox second baseman suffered a three inch gash in his left ankle after Al Kozar spiked him sliding into second on a force play. Eight stitches closed the wound and he may be out several days as Floyd Baker replaced him in a 5 to 0 defeat by Washington.
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Washington
Don Kolloway
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Washington Senators
al Kozar
Hinooo
Kolloway
Floyd Baker
Senators
La Crescent Junior Legion Seeks Games
La Crescent Junior Legion baseball team seeks practice games with La Crosse and nearby junior outfits. Dates to be arranged by contacting C. P. Cunningham or Fred Rumsey in La Crescent.
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la Crescent Junior Legion Seeks Games
la Crescent Junior Legion
la Crosse
C. P. Cunningham
Fred Rumsey
la Crescent
Vernon Loop Opens Season in Vernon County Play
Vernon Loop baseball opens its season with Western and Eastern divisions led by Judge Lincoln Neprud and secretary treasurer Kenneth Larson. Teams include Stoddard, Viroqua Legion, De Soto, South Ridge, Genoa, Viroqua Foresters, Valley, Bloomingdale, Westby, and La Farge with initial matchups and byes listed for May and June.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Lincoln Neprud
Kenneth Larson
Stoddard
Viroqua Legion
de Soto
South Ridge
Genoa
Viroqua Forresters
Valley
Bloomingdale
Westby
la Farge
the Legion
Blooms
Larae
Sloddard
de Bote
Genes
Viroque Legion
Eau Claire Wins 9-7 Over Superior in 111-Inning Epic
Eau Claire defeated Superior 9 to 7 in a marathon 111 inning game in the Northern baseball league. St. Cloud beat Duluth 13 to 3, while Aberdeen routed Grand Forks and Fargo-Mo orhead was shellacked 9 to [incomplete].
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Eau Claire
Superior
Wisconsin
St. Cloud
Duluth
Aberdeen
Grand
Fargo-Moorhead
Bowling Oddity Hits 441 Three Games in League Night
H Weilandt bowled for the Neubauer team in the Tavern League at Arcade alleys last night. He rolled three consecutive games of 147, giving a 441 three game total.
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H. Weilandt
Neubauer
Speedy Hawaiian Wiggler fuels big pike catch
Local anglers report several nice pike turned in by boys. One standout was Speed who arrived with a beautiful catch yesterday. Wishing readers good luck this weekend and noting Olsen's Sporting Goods at 221 South Third St for gear.
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Olsen's Sporting Goods Store
South Third St
Indians Beat Saints 10 to 2 in Minneapolis Series Opener
League leading Indianapolis opened a four game set in Minneapolis by routing the Saints 10 to 2 behind Jim Bagby who held Saint hitters to five. The Indians collected 10 safeties off Phil Haugstad Pat McGlothin and Charlie Samakalis. Toledo beat the Millers 11 to 3 as Chet Johnson walked 12 but allowed only four hits.
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Saints
Toledo
Milwaukee Brewers
Millers
Jim Bagby
Indians
Phil Haugstad
Pat McGlothin
Charlie Samakalis
City Slickers: Millions Leave Farms for Cities 1940 1947
About three million people departed American farms for urban areas between 1940 and 1947. The shift reflects postwar economic changes drawing rural workers to city jobs and growth.
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Ack Hand
Associated Press
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George Vico
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Hal White
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St. Louis Browns
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Wynn
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McQuinn
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Peer Peee
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Coleman
Piatt
Zaritia
Priddy Siewert
Ashland
Standard Service
Gciven’s
Don Wakeer
Skeeter
Danny
Oscar McHenry
Maurice Joanson
AFL Baseball Club
Voigt Auto Co
Packard
South Second Street
Cabey Lewis
Willie Pep
Hoppi's
Sparta Aliens Club
Oasis
Beaver Creek
Derry Wer
Sperte Cate Sparte Allers Bae
Spink's Clothing
Henningsen
Sullivan
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Militker
Ales
Fuenger ¢. van Antwerp
L. Erickson
Rice
A. Menningsen
Hofbrau
Wrecker Service
McKenzie
Chevrolet CO
Rapids Nips
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ABC
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Copeland
Betty Moore
WLCX
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Scale
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J. Patterson
Schnell
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Miller An Beekman
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Kowalcayk
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Praiser
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Treinor
Smabe
Anderson
Vernon
Joe’s
England
All America
Sports Bowl
Carroll and
Gena
Avalon
BUICK
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Kennard Buick CO
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