Boudreau Stars as Indians Edge Red Sox in World Series Run
Lou Boudreau hit two homers and Ken Keltner added a three run shot to back Gene Bearden as Cleveland defeats Boston 8 to 5. Boston's Pesky, Williams and Doerr produced limited support as Cleveland claims a World Series opener win.
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Sparta Seeks Bids for Memorial Park Lighting Project
Bids on lighting Sparta’s Memorial Park field were opened for the project cost to the city council at a Tuesday night meeting. No funds or sources have been determined yet and no related city or enterprise has been identified.
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La Crosse Man Caps Shuffleboard Tilt
La Crosse man Sid Bortvedt and Hugo Radtke of La Crosse beat Madison in an interstate tilt. The Wisconsin players defeated their opponents Sunday afternoon by a 15 to 3 score.
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Pinkie) Radtke
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Lyons Quits White Sox After 25-Year Pitching Career
The longtime White Sox ace Lyons, heir to a baseball dynasty, resigns after 25 active seasons with the club. He refused a desk role and will seek a new team. Once a Baylor standout with 27 wins in 1927 and 22 in 1930, the Old Baylor Bear faced Jimmy Dykes as manager in 1946 as the club slipped in the standings.
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Negro Prisoner Dies During Football Tilt
In Waupun Wisconsin a 25 year old prisoner Roosevelt Pace collapsed during a football game between two prison cell block teams and died. Pace who began a one to two year term for carrying concealed weapons in Milwaukee municipal court had been active in athletics. autopsy showed heart dilation from overexertion.
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St Paul Wins Junior World Series Bid Over Columbus
St Paul defeated Columbus 5 3 in game seven to claim the right to represent the American association in the junior world series.
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Coon Valley Stops De Soto to Close Season
Coon Valley, champions of the Little Eight, defeated De Soto 5 to 1 in Wisconsin. Pitchers Earl Ghelf and Gordy Henley dueled until the seventh when Coon Valley broke through with six hits. Layton Nelson hit a triple and Swede Nordstrom a double to spark the five run frame. Henley allowed five hits and benefited from sharp fielding including three double plays.
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Penn State Plans All Pennsylvania Football Team for 1948
State College report says Penn State, unbeaten in 1947, will field an all Pennsylvania football squad in 1948. The move reflects a focus on homegrown talent to sustain the program's success.
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Three 1947 unbeaten prep teams drop from state ranks
The La Crosse Tribune reports three of last year’s unbeatens and eight other early 1948 winless teams were removed from Wisconsin’s undefeated prep list over the weekend. Edgewood, heavily favored, upset Madison Edgewood 19 0, while Green Bay Central Catholic and Milwaukee Marquette posted notable results.
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Gillom Spends Off-Season in Massillon Steel Mill
Horace Gillom the Cleveland Browns giant end in the All-America pro football conference spent the off season working in a Massillon Ohio steel mill.
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