Rail strike disrupts major league travel and schedules
Indian team woes mark the first major league victim as the Cleveland Indians miss a chartered flight to St. Louis and may miss tonight's game with the Browns. Twelve of sixteen clubs scramble by planes buses cabs and cars while the fence of defense transportation limits movement and threatens track and college events.
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Major League Baseball
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Indians
St. Louis
Browns
Office of Defense Transportation
Annapolis
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Dayton
Ohio
Cincinnati
Reds
Buffalo
Boston Tigers
Ten'45 Champs Back To Defend Titles In Meet
Ten'45 track champions head back to Camp Randall for Wisconsin Interscholastic meet. From 117 schools and 550 athletes, last year’s titlists return in classes A B and C to defend titles in a 50th annual event. Notables include Don Gehrmann and Pat Flanagan among others seeking repeats.
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Madison
Wis
Camp Randall
Don Gehrmann
Milwaukee Eenens
Don Hasenstein
Sheboygan North
Bob Mansfield
Madison West
Bob Dennis
Platteville
Pat Flanagan
Kaukauna
Gene Hess
Port Washington
Malcolm Oakes
New Lisbon
Broad
Arnie Heise
North Fond du Lac
John Polzin
Plainfield
Junior Herbert
Coleman
Lisle Blackbourn
Milwaukee
Washington
Wisconsin
Jim Kuehl
Neenah
Tom Kuehl
Milwaukee Washington
Whitefish Bay
Memorial Day Motorcycle Races Slated in Cedarburg
About 100 riders are expected to compete in Memorial Day motorcycle races at the Milwaukee Motorcycle Club in Cedarburg Wisconsin.
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Cedarburg
Wis
Milwaukee Motorcycle Club
Dick Bradburn Receives Olympathon for Senior Athlete
Dick Bradburn, star senior in baseball and football for the Blugolds, earned the Olympathon award for outstanding senior boy athlete. He starred as centerfielder in baseball and end on the football team and made the 1945 All-City grid team.
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Dick Bradburn
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Blugold
James Bock
Frank Keaveny
Jim Warner
Bill Merfeld
Knutson
Sciborski
Rudy Horschak
M Horschak
Rendler
Keaveny
Jim Wagner
Virgil Grabinski
Ed Cunningham
Wanner
Horschak
Malin
Wagner
Grabinski
Cunningham
Warner
Smith
Joe Beranek
Three Cardinals Absent as Lanier Leads Quiet Holdout
Max Lanier and teammates Fred Martin and Lou Klein vanished from the Polo Grounds amid contract and Mexico trade rumors. Pasquel and his attorney briefed reporters as managers weighed penalties while Lanier threatened to quit pitching for St. Louis.
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New York
Bseball
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Lou Klein
St. Louis
Bernardo Pasgeal
Rio Grande Loop
Lanier
Martin
Klein
Mexico
Pasquel
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Bernardo Pasquel
Jerome S. Hess
Hess
Fights Last Night Associated Press Report
Chicago results show Joe Pirrone from Cleveland outpointing George Hansford of Los Angeles. A draw between Freddy Sammons of Chester and Otis Graham of Philadelphia. In Atlantic City Pedro Biesca stopped Booker Hodges of Philadelphia. Portland Maine saw Billy Tordiglione of Boston beat Eddie Letourneau Banford.
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Chicago
Joe Pirrone
Cleveland
George Hansford
Los Angeles
Freddy Sammons
Chester
Otis Graham
Philadelphia
Drew
Atlantic City
Pedro Biesca
Mexico City
Booker Hodges
Portland
Billy Tordiglione
Boston
Eddie Letourneau
Banford
Pla-Mer Sweeper Prize List and Handicap Event Totals
Total entries 247 bowlers paid $5 each. Handicapped prize list shows top finishers like Wirz La Crosse $150 and Lund Black River Pairs 80. Prize totals for both events reach $2,033 with out of town checks mailed this week and local checks available at Pia-Mor Bowling Centre.
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la Crosse
Lund
Black River
A. Jahn
Viroqua
W. Ott
V. Grabinski
E. Morcomb
Houston
Pung
A. Torson
Blair
Dubuque
F. H. Wenders
Sparia
Joe Shilfer
A. Murphy
B. Glasrad
Spring Grove
R. Roberts
Galesville
Morken
Pring Grove
J Rand
Blooming Prairie Oe
Richland
Cen Center
E. Praxel
Ill
C. Helt
Wells
D. Forsythe
Sparta
Bud Hoover
R. Spika
B. Caulum
K. Perner
M. Thompson
T. Goyke
Art Elland
E. N. Peterson
C. Vanderlaan
R. Moore
E. Eskelson
Rushford
R. J. Peterson
Bloom
Dr. G. Toraason
E. Kruger
Blooming Prair
Pia-Mor
C. Schwoegier
Madison
Ava
J. Yahnke
Winona
Don Weigel
Joe Wiltinger
Ken Nicks
E. Wirz
Chippewa
Weisbecker
A. P. Swensen
Austin
Doc Johnson
Albert Lea
Charles Heit
W. Dubbs
C. M. van Antwerp
Sparte
F. Smith
E. Olson
Mabel
H. Kreuzer
E Olsen
Pete Nonstad
Joe Dahl
H. L. Wilson
Anita Caulum
C. Bendel
Ford Lipovetz
J. Fuchs
W. Wirz
T. Thiusius
Art Gilles
la Crosse Il
M. Brown
R. Braun
A. Spika
A. Anderson
Webb
Chippewa Falls
Beloit Relays To Feature 200 Athletes And Veteran Coaches
Beloit Wis two hundred midwest college athletes are expected to compete at Beloit college relays tomorrow. The event will also spotlight veteran coaches including Robert Zuppke famed Illinois football coach and Gil Dodds noted miler now co coach at Wheaton college.
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Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Robert Carl
Bob” Zuppke
University of Illinois
Gil Dodds
Wheaton College
Jersey Joe Walcott Fights Lee Oma Tonight
Jersey Joe Walcott from Camden New Jersey fights Lee Oma in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects about 16 000 attendees paying over 100000 dollars to see if Walcott is as good as claimed. Oma weighed 189 pounds to Walcott’s 200.
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New York
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Camden
N. J
Lee Oma
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Walcott
Oma
Penn Crew to race Wisconsin and MIT on Schuylkill
The University of Pennsylvania varsity crew, after beating Navy and Princeton, will race Wisconsin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology tomorrow on the Schuylkill River.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Navy
Princeton
Wisconsin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Schuylkill River
Standings and results from Thursday and Saturday games
American League highlights include New York 12 Detroit 6 and Cleveland 3 Boston 2 in 10 innings. Other results: St Louis 4 New York 1 and Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1 in 11 innings. Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia 2. Saturday schedule lists Detroit at Chicago and other matchups across the leagues. American Association features Milwaukee at St Paul, Indianapolis at Toledo, Louisville at Columbus, Kansas City at Minneapolis.
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St Louis
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Brooklyn Dodgers rally to beat Cubs in 11 innings
In an 11 inning affair the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-1. Pete Reiser delivered the decisive triple as Hank Wyse walked Dixie Walker and Dick Whitman with two intentional passes. The game followed a pre game fight and led to fines and suspensions from National League president Ford Frick.
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Chicago Cubs
Pete Reiser
Hank Wyse
Dixie Walker
Dick Whitman
Peewee Reese
Brooks
Cubs
National League
Ford Frick
Len Merullo
Red Smith
Walker
Brooklyn
Reese
Chicago
Phil Cavalretta
Frick
Smith
Merullo
Galesville Man Signs To Fight In Milwaukee Bout
Dave Duncan of Galesville Wis was signed for the semi windup of the Fritzie Zivic Tommy Lemmon bout in Milwaukee Monday. Duncan will meet Sammy Cherrello of Milwaukee in a six round bout and they are to weigh in at 132 pounds.
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Milwaukee
Dave Duncan
Galesville
Wis
Fritzie Zivic
Tommy Lemmon
Duncan
Sammy Cherrello
Hogan Favored In Western Open Golf Tourney
In St Louis Ben Hogan, famed for his wealth and putting, is favored at the 43rd Western Open at Sunset Country Club. Hogan’s recent Fort Worth Colonial victory with a five under par 65 after adjusting his putting style gives him the edge on the 6,270 yard course.
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ST. Louis
Ben Hogan
PGA
Sunset Country Club
Hogan
Fort Worth
Hershey
Duluth Dukes Beat Bears In Rain-Shortened Game
Rain halted three Northern League games but Duluth Dukes defeated Eau Claire Bears 10 to 4 in the lone played contest. The Dukes piled 14 hits and benefited from six errors by Eau Claire while two Bears pitchers struggled.
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Duluth Dukes
Eau Claire Bears
Dukes
Notre Dame Nets Fifth Straight Win Over Wisconsin
Notre Dame’s tennis team defeated Wisconsin 6 to 3 in South Bend to extend their winning streak to five. Bill Tully of Bronxville NY won his singles match 6-1 6-3 and teamed with Artie Hoffman for a 6-4 6-1 6-1 doubles victory, as the Irish led 5 to 1 in singles though they dropped two doubles matches.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Bill Tully
Bronxville
N. Y
Artie Hoffman
Frick Fines Cubs Dodgers After Brooklyn Brawl
In a heated Brooklyn Dodgers Cubs confrontation at Ebbets Field, President Ford Frick fined Dixie Walker and Len Merullo and suspended several players after a bench clearing melee. Walker lost a tooth. Reese, Merullo, Cavarretta, and Red Smith also faced fines or suspensions. Gallagher defended Cubs against league stance.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Yesteryear
Jimmy Gallagher
Cubs
Ford Frick
Ebbets Field
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Frick
Gallagher Frick
Red Barber
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Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Len Merullo
Ebbets
Pee Wee Reese
Merulio
Ed Stanky
Walker
Reese
Merullo
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