Golf Competition Returns To Normal In Victory Meet
The Edgewater course hosted 57 players as team play concluded. Top amateurs included Chuck Kocsis Ed Furgol and Wilford Wehrle with par scores around 134 to 142. The McSpaden Nelson Byrd Wood group has earned 53973 dollars in winnings with a 3000 dollar stake. The Revolta Berg pair won the pro woman title with 287, followed by McSpaden Germain and Hogan Didriksen Zahar as runners-up.
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Wis
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Bob Cochrane
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Jimmy Hines
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YMCA Camp Opens Today With Two July Sessions
The YMCA Stay-at-Home camp for ages 8 to 14 runs two four week periods in July from 9 am to 5 pm on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. First period July 3 14 second period July 17 28. Sixty three registrations already received with room for more. a registration fee is charged and forms are at the office. Activities include camping hikes swimming camp fires archery softball nature study tennis ping pong first aid and track and field.
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John
Two Year Old Stars Shine In 1943 Matron Stakes
The Wiklkco farm’s brown colt by Volemite won the $2,484 Matron stake at North Randall’s Grand Circuit track with a heat victory and cut the record by almost a half second. Sarah Abbey dominated the 20 trot heats, leading wire to wire for Walter J. Michaels of Bucyrus, Ohio, in the Hollywood-backed feature.
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Wiklkco Farm
Volemite
North Randall
Sarah Abbey
Indiana
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Standings and results from the American League night slate
Standings show New York 33 29 and St Louis 33 30, Boston 31 30, Chicago 30 06, Detroit 30 35, Cleveland 30 36. Thursday results: New York 1 at St Louis. Boston 5 at Chicago 4. Chicago at Boston 4 30 pm. Detroit at Washington 7 pm. Saturday games listed.
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Bluejays and Rascals win Cub League games
Bluejays beat Devildogs 4 to 1 at Copeland Park behind Markwed’s one hit. Deyo doubled to drive in Wilson in the third, the losers’ lone run. Rascals beat RAs 6 to 5 at Copeland with Dunham scoring on Black’s single in the sixth and Bright doubling in the eighth. Merfeld triple and Joseph double for Bluejays and Rascals.
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Phillies Top Cardinals 1-0 in 10 Innings on Lee Victory
Bill Lee pitched a complete ten inning game allowing six hits to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 1 to 0. George Munger also yielded six hits as the Phillies edged the Cardinals with Jimmy Wasdell driving in the winning run after two were out in the tenth.
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Red Birds
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Tony Lupien
Elvin Adams
Jimmy Wasdell
Johnny Hopp
Stanley Musial
Musial
Danny Litwhiler
Muetay
Giants Tie With Pirates In Rain Shortened Game
Pittsburgh and New York were tied 1-1 after five innings when rain and darkness halted play. Johnny Barrett doubled and Babe Dahlgren singled in the Pirates' run to deadlock the game with Yoiselle, Strincevich, and Camell in pitching. The game was called after innings due to rain.
Semi-Pro Baseball Tourney Opens in Sheboygan
Sheboygan Wisconsin 11 teams entered the Wisconsin State semi pro tourney opening at Athletic park with games tomorrow New Holstein vs 76th Infantry Sturgeon Bay vs Clintonville and Sheboygan vs Milwaukee Lindemans The 76th Division and Camp McCoy entries feature former pros Cecil Travis Carvel Rowel Bill Cox Floyd Triplett and Glen Markland advancing to Wichita Kansas in August if the winning club is chosen.
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Bama) Rowell
Boston
Bill Cox
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St. Louis Browns
Floyd Triplett
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Buffalo Bisons
New Holstein
76Th Infantry
Sturgeon Bay
Clintonville
Milwaukee Lindemans
Ortiz Outpoints Bolvin In Boston Bout
Manuel Ortiz from El Centro California defeated Larry Bolvin from Providence Rhode Island by outpoint in a lightweight bout at Boston. Ortiz dominated with sharper punching while Bolvin pressed hard, but Ortiz earned the decision after ten rounds.
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Boston
Mass
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el Centro
Calif
Larry Bolvin
Providence
R. 1
Segura Favored To Reach NCAA Tennis Finals
Francisco Segura of Miami Florida is heavily favored to beat Georgia Tech’s Frank Willett in the NCAA tennis semifinals at Northwestern. If Segura advances, he will face unseeded Charles Samson or Jerry Evert in the final, with doubles action determining tomorrow’s championship pairing. Samson and Evert advanced after beating George Druliner and Arnold Beisser, 3-6 6-4 6-4.
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Ill
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Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Georgia Tech
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Northwestern University
Charles Samson
Jerry Evert
Notre Dame
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Felix Kelley
Texas University
Segura
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Fla
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Samson
Wichita
Kas
Ohio State
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Hickman-Kelley
Nick Buzelich
Gary Ruby
Pepperdine
Los Angles
Mson
Evert
George Druliner
Arnold Beisser
College of the Pacific
Vic's Top Jack's By 10-6 In Tavern Loop
Vic's softball squad of the Tavern league defeated Jack's 10-6 on Thursday night. Vic's totaled 18 hits to Jack's 16 with three errors to Jack's four. Olson and Woodruff homered? and led Jack's with three singles each. Banasik and Priebe each had three hits for Vic's with Banasik also homering.
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Schiffer
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Banasik
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YMCA Learn-To-Swim School Closes Today
The YMCA Learn to Swim program ends today after two weeks with over 130 boys enrolled and daily attendance around 100 to 115. After completion the instructor will review each boy’s progress and diplomas will be awarded to those who swam the pool length.
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Galesville Baseball Player Injured In Camp McCoy Collision
Two Galesville players collided attempting to catch a fly ball in the fifth inning at Camp McCoy. Irvine Kriesel jaw was dislocated and he lost two teeth and was unconscious, later treated at the McCoy hospital. Irvine Toppen sustained only bruises and remained with teammates after the incident.
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Camp McCoy
Irvine Kriesel
Irvine Toppen
Kriesel
McCoy Hospital
Toppen
Seven Elms Field Archery Range to Open in La Crosse
The La Crosse City Recreation department will open the new Seven Elms Field Archery range on Sunday July 2 at 2 pm. Members of Moto-Meter Archery Allis-Chalmers and La Crosse clubs are invited to shoot. The course features 20 targets from 20 feet to 80 yards over rugged terrain with backstops and varied elevations.
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Seven Elms Field
West Avenue Team Beats Hood Street in Six Inning Softball
West Avenue defeated Hood Street 10 to 1 on Thursday at West Avenue playground. Temp allowed one hit the lone run. Mitley had the only Hood hit. Dwyer Temp Jirsa and Shimak each had two singles for West Avenue, which totaled 11 safeties in six innings.
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Overseas Seabees Seek Football Uniforms From Buckley Notes
Fleet Post Office Francis Buckley reports from the Central Pacific that the Seabees club seeks football uniforms as they build teams in service contests. Letters from North Africa troops reference Browns boosters and a Berlin for us, world’s series for the Browns slogan.
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Hens extend win streak with 7-6 victory over Milwaukee
Toledo Mud Hens stretched their streak to eight with a 7-6 win over Milwaukee as Columbus defeated Kansas City 9-4 and the pennant race tightens. Bill Nagel hit a first inning grand slam for Milwaukee while Toledo answered with three unearned runs in the fourth and two in both the seventh and eighth.
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Kansas City
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Fannin
Bill Seinsoth
Jim Pruett
Bob Wren
Jack Creel
Red Birds
Fred Pepper
Elmer Singleton
Bob Logan
Minneapolis Millers
Indianapolis
Logan
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Sproull
Farmer
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76th Division Boxing Program Is Organized
CAMP MCCOY Wisconsin The 76th Infantry division boxing program starts next week with intra unit bouts planned for the 385th Infantry regiment and Division artillery Champions of the intra unit event will join unit teams later and then contest inter division bouts for division titles The victors will box under the Liberty Bell colors Out of doors boxing rings have been set up The program is directed by Lieut Marvin Kress and Lieut Frank Dranginis
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Wis
76Th Infantry Division
385Th Infantry
United
Liberty Bell
Marvin Kress
Frank Dranginis
Byrd and Dudley Aid War Bond Drive Exhibition Match
Sam Byrd and Ed Dudley travel to Minneapolis for a Sunset Valley golf tourney stoppage at Nakoma Country Club Monday to support the War Bond campaign with an exhibition match against Pvt. Jack Munger and Nakoma pro George Vitense. Admittance requires stamps or war bonds.
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Wis
Sammy Byrd
Ed Dudley
Minneapolis
Nakoma Country Club
Jack Munger
Truaxfield
George Vitense
Nakoma
Major League Leaders in National League Stats
National League batting leader Walker of Brooklyn has 2378 runs and 96 hits with 55 runs scored. Doerr of Boston and Cullenbine of Cleveland share 82 hits and 21 doubles. Pitching leaders Munger of St Louis and Maltaberger of Chicago post strong win totals and low ERAs.
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Brooklyn
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New York
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Pittsburgh
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Ryan
Boston
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St. Louis
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Chicago
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Carvel Bama Rowell Tops 76th Batsmen With .563 Average
CAMP MCCOY Wis Sgt Carvel Bama Rowell leads the 76th Infantry Division batting with an average of .563 after eight hits in 12 trips, 40-for-71 overall. Pvt Larry McNeely rises to second at .526 with ten hits in 19 at bats, while Cecil Travis sits at .463 with 31-for-67. Wilmer Lane is fourth at .456 after 21 safeties in 46 tries. Mike Rollins is fifth with .367, Les Rice falls to sixth at .344, and Del Friar is seventh at .322 with 12-for-37.
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76Th Infantry
Carvel
Bama
Wilmer Lane
Pfc
Mike Rollins
Les Rice
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Jeep fleet gains higher hauling power with new winches
Many jeeps now feature 6 vertical winches delivering at least 2000 pounds of hauling capacity. This upgrade improves load handling for field operations and transportation tasks across units.
Dubiel Nicked For 2 Safeties
St. Louis Browns shut down two New York threats and allowed a single run in the ninth as the Yankees edged ahead 1 0. Walt Dubiel, 24, rookie, yielded two hits while Sig Jakucki limited New York to seven hits in the Browns second straight win over the league leaders. Bud Metheny led off the ninth with a single and scored on Rollie Hemsley’s long single to center for the winner.
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Hemsley
Reynolds Blanks Macks 6-0 as Indians Shutout Athletics
Allie Reynolds of the Cleveland Indians tossed a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics on three hits. Cleveland broke the game open with five runs in the second inning, sending Russ Christopher to the showers. Dick Siebert suffered a severe spike in the fourth, potentially missing weeks for the A's.
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Newhouser Shuts Out Nats in Detroit Victory
Hal Newhouser pitched a complete shutout allowing only two hits as Detroit beat Washington 4 to 0 in a night game. Rudy York led the Tigers with three hits including a home run, marking Newhouser’s 11th win of the season.
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Hal Newshouser
Washington Senators
Detroit
Washington
Rudy York
Tigers
Bosox Top Chisox 5-4 In Tight Victory
Boston Red Sox beat Chicago White Sox 5-4 as Tex Hughson earned the win. Cronin hit a home run and Doerr, Cronin, and Castino contributed runs in a tense midseason matchup.
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Tex Hughson
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McBride
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Tucker
Doerr
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