McCoy Post Team Upsets 76th Infantry in Extra Inning Clash
Camp McCoy Wisconsin saw the McCoy post team defeat the 76th Infantry Division 4 to 3 in extra innings. Triplett and Minter stood out on the mound as McCoy erased a late deficit and pulled ahead in the seventh and ninth frames. Rowell led the 76th with four hits, but McCoy answered with a clutch squeeze bunt and timely scoring plays to seal the win.
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Lang
Rowell
McCoys
Triplet
Hrincak
McCoy
Clem Markland
Friar
de Laurenzie
Lang Triplett
Rasson
Rason
Fisher
Cecil Travis
Jess Minter
Bill Evans
Floyd Triplett
Triplett
Minter
Hricinak
Peeter
Mincey
Prier
Chiefs Set For D-Day Sports Action
The report notes Major and Pacific Coast leagues will keep bases open while International and other leagues shut down as the Allies invade Europe. Decisions hinge on invasion timing with delayed or abbreviated schedules and prayers urged by leaders.
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New York
Europe
Associated Press
Southern Association
Association
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Citiens
Ilinois
West
Giants Move Into Six Hundred Mark Night Showdown
Giants dash Brooklyn in a late game surge, driving in runs to reach a near six hundred total, pushing the contest into the late innings and signaling a high scoring regional clash.
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Wick
Giants
New Pune
Brooklyn
Westby shuts out Logan in doubleheader sweep
Westby high school pitcher Thiege hurled both games for a 15 2 victory and a 1 0 win as Logan committed 16 errors in the opener. Stovey Schultz and Allen produced Logan runs while Thiege struck out 13 in the first game and 17 in the second over 14 innings. Everett Anderson kept Logan in the second game with no walks and seven strikeouts.
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Westby
Wis
Carl Matthusen
Logan Rangers
Westby High School
Rangers
Stovey Schultz
Logan
Hank Bilank
Allen
Wally Stuhr
Gordy Meyer
Thiege
West
Everett Anderson
Logan Westby
Bernd
Lees
Schultz
Olson
Nelson
B.stuhr
Twite
Ghefle
Stuhr
Steen
Gijefle
Sherry
B. Stuhr
Blank
Liping
W. Stuhr
Br Thiege
Standings and Results Across Leagues In Early Baseball
League standings show St. Louis leading the National with 18 losses and 15 wins while Cincinnati and Philadelphia follow. Brooklyn and New York post 6 6 records amid yesterday’s Brooklyn 3 New York 2 result. American League features New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit and Boston among others with upcoming pairings. Association results include Milwaukee 28 Toledo 0 and Milwaukee at Louisville with several daily games and schedules.
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Wen Lew Pet
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Phiadelphia Bu
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Toiene
Louisville
Kansas City
Wester
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Baseball season leaders and stats recap
The report lists top players and leaders: Walker of Brooklyn batted .424 with 50 hits and 33 RBIs, Schultz of Brooklyn hit 6 home runs and 6 doubles, Doerr of Boston 11 doubles, Barrett of Pittsburgh 6 triples, Lanier of St. Louis 6-9 pitching, and Seerey of Cleveland 6 home runs. Other leaders include Grundy and Stirnweiss among baserunners, with teams Boston, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and New York highlighted.
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Associated Press
Belling—Tucker
Chicago
Rans
R. Johnson
Boston
Raps
Stephens
St. Louis
Tabor
Fits—Doerr
Torres
Washington
Doerr
Gutteridge
Seerey
Cleveland
Stirnweiss
New York
Walker
Brooklyn
Rune—Bordageray
Schultz
Holmes
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Macon
Lanier
Old Abes Defeat Central Raiders In Eau Claire Tilt
In Carson Park Eau Claire Central’s Red Raiders were edged 11 to 3 by the Eau Claire Old Abes. Behind Tom Reidinger the winners ran ahead with a trio of early runs and pulled away as Jimmy Hanson allowed ten hits before his sixth inning exit.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Central
Red Raiders
Carson Park
Abes
Jimmy Hanson
Raider Moundsman
Logan
Shrek Williams
Ott
Cooney Holm
Harry Schultz
Truman Farr
Hanson
Bill Proctor
Holm
Ade Washburn
Farr
Roy Nimscer
Solie
Rogsted
Tom Reidinger
Jim Geske
Bill Temp
Proctor
Dale Rudy
Washburn
Nimsoer
Reidinger
Rudy
Geske
William
Kliest
Orvie Wetzel
Dalas
Ames
Wetzel
Schultz
Zischke
Temp
Raider
Weigent
Aquinas Blugolds
Copeland Park
Schulta
Rogstad
Williams
Brewers rout Mud Hens 28 to 0 on Toledo field
Milwaukee concentrates 27 hits in a record scoring blast to overwhelm Toledo 28 0. Hal Peck drives in five, Tommy Nelson belts two homers, Earl Caldwell earns his fourth win as Toledo’s Al Lamacchia struggles in his first start. Crowd 3,284. Brewers move 1 1/2 games ahead of Columbus.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Toledo Mudhens
St. Paul
Louisville
Brewers
Toledo
Brewer
Earl Caldwell
Milwaukee
Tommy Nelson
Hal Peck
Heinz Becker
Eddie Ignasia
Oddities In The Sports World Highlight The Unusual
A collection of quirky sports items features Red-haired George Bugbee of Memphis clipping his own hair for a scavenger hunt, a Buffalo burglar alarm thwarted by fishhooks, boxer Frankie Rogers described as whipped by censor, Durham High's Leo Cockrell scoring solo in a five man game, and a Sandpoint youth seeking contact with the salmon run sponsor through Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
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Ted Meier
New York
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Babe
George Bugbee
Memphis, Tenn
Press-Scimitar
George
Buffalo
Frankie Rogers
Pacific Coast
Rogers
Seattle
Leo Cockrell
Durham High School
Cheyenne
Okla
Sandpoint
Idaho
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Potter Wins Camp McCoy Table Tennis Title
Sgt. Jack Potter of the 156th General Hospital captured the Camp McCoy table tennis championship by defeating Pfc. Charles Cinquinmanie of Division artillery 21-13 21-18 21-16 in the finals at the station hospital Red Cross recreation hall. Potter, 1943 titleholder, advanced by beating Corp. James Bettman of the 655th Engineer Topographical battalion. Cinquinmanie defeated Corp. Ed Schmitt of 1620 Headquarters in the other semi final. Medals donated by the post athletic office were presented to champion and runner up.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Jack Potter
156Th General Hospital
Pfc
Charles Cinquinmanie
Division Artillery
Station Hospital
Red Cross Recreation
Post Athletic Office
Farm Land Prices Rise Across the United States
The American Bankers Association agricultural commission reports farm land prices up 15 percent for the year ending March 31. Prices now sit about 38 percent above the 1935-39 average, with gains broad across the sector. South Africa announces plans to scale up dehydration for food production.
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New York
United States
Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association
Independence Nines Wins 4-2 Over Aquinas Blugolds
R Smeija leads Independence with three hits as he out pitches Beranek, preserving a 4-2 victory. Aquinas trailed 1-0, tied 2-2 after four innings, then Independence scored in the fifth to clinch. Independence totals 10 hits, Aquinas 2.
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Independence
Wis
R. Smeija
Independence High School
John Michuta
Aquinas Blugolds
Beranek
Aquinas
Bautch
Bob Baum
Blugolds
Frankie Quinn
George Hecht
Kampa
Independence Crew
Gamroth
Tom Shimanski
Smeija
Quinn
Gamrother
Shimanski
Hecht
Wanner
Dusenberry
Bradburn
Elstad
Pietrick
Baum
W. Smeija
Beranex
Kennedy Dairy team win in Madison opener
Ray Wiersig, Sparta area coach, pitched for Kennedy Dairy in the Industrial league at Madison and defeated Gardner Bakery 6 to 5. Wiersig allowed six hits as Bob Van Sickle of Whitehall, a former UW pitcher, could not pitch for the Bakery in the opener.
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Tribune Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Ray Wiersi
Kennedy Dairy
Madison
Gardner Bakery
Wiersig
Bob van Sickle
Whitehall
University of Wisconsin
Badger Ordnance Works
Wisconsin Amateur Golf Meet Set at Tuckaway Course
The Wisconsin Amateur Golf Association announced the state tournament will be held at Tuckaway Country Club in Milwaukee from July 27 to 30. It marks the first time the Milwaukee course hosts the state meet.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tuckaway Country Club
Wisconsin Gold Association
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Boxers and results from New York Buffalo Hartford and Los Angeles details show Bummy Davis stopping Sabatelle in Brooklyn and Pep stopping Bagnato in Hartford while Turkey Thompson outpoints Perk Daniels in Los Angeles. Names, weights, and cities reflect a compact roundup of results from multiple venues.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Bummy” Davis
Brooklyn
Charley Sabatelle
Scranton
Buppalo
Willie Pep
Hartford
No Free Lance Rule Changes Says Crisler
Athletic Director Fritz Crisler of Michigan denies any plan for a Big Ten gridiron code change by informal agreement. He says he will oppose attempts to override the national rules committee and favors revisions only through proper channels.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Chicago
New York
Crisler
National Committee
Great Lakes Run Win Streak To Six Games
The undefeated Great Lakes baseball team extended its streak to six by beating the Boston Red Sox 3 to 1. Virgil Trucks, a former Detroit pitcher, threw a two hitter and struck out 12 Boston hitters.
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Great Lakes
Boston Red Sox
Virgil “Fire” Trucks
Detroit
Boston
All Major Teams To Battle Today
Major league action resumes as 16 clubs swing into play across the National League eastern cities and American League western half. Managers Billy Southworth and Mel Ott comment on night games and the scheduling, noting strong attendance in Brooklyn and Washington while detailing current blackout rules and proposed lighter play schedules.
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Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Washington
Billy
St. Louis
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Johnny Rucker
Charley Mead
Rucker
Giants
Kelly High School Routs Phillips 28-1 in Freak Game
In Chicago yesterday Kelly High School exploded for 12 runs in the first inning and 16 in the second, then held Phillips to a single run as Kelly retired 15 batters. The game ended 28 to 1 after Kelly stopped batting.
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Chicago
Kelly High School
Phillips
Kelly
Skelton Draft Clearance Sets June 7 Army Entry
Red Skelton will join the army with draft board approval keeping his entry date to June 7. He plans to finish his NBC season by June 6, and his departure moves forward as announced.
McCoy Softball League Forms with Ten Teams
Ten teams join the newly organized Thursday Night Association Softball League led by Lieut. Paul Lovchuk. The league has two rounds with round winners meeting for the title and potential cross-league championship. Thursday's schedule lists matchups across multiple companies and engineer units. There are 21 islands in the Hawaiian archipelago.
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Paul Lovchuk
1620 Dental Clinic
Co. B
H & S Company
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