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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
5
The Cubs were shut out 3-0 by the New York Giants as Sheldon Jones limited Chicago to three singles and Dutch Leonard took the loss. The victory lifted the Giants to third place by one percentage point, while Chicago endured its seventh straight defeat.
Oshkosh led the Wisconsin State League race by seven points after staying top with 53 wins and 33 losses as Janesville crushed Wausau 11-3. Fond du Lac edged Wisconsin Rapids 8-7 and Sheboygan beat Appleton 6-5 in other games.
American archery records fell at the 65th National Association tournament. Paul Berry of Middletown Ohio set a men’s freestyle mark by an arrow of 719 yards two feet beyond the old standard, while Eunice Modlin of Evansville Indiana erased her own women’s freestyle record with a 575 yard shot, beating the previous 564 yard mark from 1946.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated Louisville 5 to 3 in the opener of a three game series. Milwaukee scored three runs in the sixth inning to seize the lead after trailing 4-0 entering the eighth. Colonels hunted a comeback but two Brewers errors allowed a late run.
The Milwaukee Falks defeated the Milwaukee Highway Beers 8-5 to win the Wisconsin semi-pro baseball championship. The victory earned the Falks a berth representing the state at Wichita Kansas in the national semi-pro tournament beginning August 15.
Wil bert Marty, a recent Whitewater State Teachers college graduate, becomes social science teacher and assistant coach at Columbus High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marty.
Chicago Bears begin their 30th year in football today taking 48 players to St. Josephs College Indiana for training camp. The squad includes 28 holdovers, 19 rookies, and one NFL veteran from a trade. Notable rookies are Hoff man Barbour Bertuzzi Blanda Corbisiero Drey er. The Bears open with an intra squad game at Mishawaka then play the Steelers in Cincinnati.
The American Basketball Association and the National Basketball League plan to merge. NBL president Ike Duffey says merger is nearer reality than before. The BAA will consider the proposal and announce a decision in the afternoon.
American track and field stars swept Finland in a two day dual meet ending yesterday. The U S team won 11 of 16 events while Finland claimed only the 10 000 meter title won by Viljo Heino in 30 minutes 8 seconds. The duel resumed in Copenhagen where a Danish squad trailed the U S team.
Maywood resident Marlene Moore visits Judith Andrews for the week. Oakley Homemakers plan an ice cream social at Oakley school grounds tomorrow evening. Donald and Charles Hauser and Norman Duane of Moline spend the week with friends. Visitors include Glen Hauser, John Robertson, and Fred Rhyner. The Rosheisens announce the birth of a son Loren. Russell Rosheisen and Orla McCellan visit Poynette and Waupun. Carly Zimmermann visits Walter Zimmerman in Brodhead. Dwight Timm and sons from Freeport visit Ervin Armstrong. Marvin Olin and children visit Paul Schmid near Evansville. Raymore Meier and children visit Roger Forthwine in Hampshire. Want ads noted as big producers.
Today s games span American and National Leagues with Detroit at New York St Louis at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington and New York at Chicago plus Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis Yesterday s results list top performers Batting Gil Hodges homered and drove in three for the Dodgers while Sheldon Jones blanked the Cubs with a three hitter Giants victory led by pitching dominance Tomorrow s schedule covers multiple leagues including Ame at St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia
Mrs George Wright and daughters of Madison visit at the Hoesly home. Mrs Margaret Sollran of Stoughton visits Louis Schoch. Mrs Mary Luchsinger stays with her son and family at Lake Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Walter Mills and daughter Margaret return to Chicago after visiting Fred J Marty’s family. Nathan Figi of Madison weekend guest of Elmer Figi. Nathan and Mr and Mrs Millard Tschudy and Kim and Mary Lou Dahnke drive to Wyalusing state park and Prairie du Chien. Mrs Rose Opferman and Frederick visit daughter Mrs William Andrae in Milwaukee.
Marlene Bauer of Los Angeles and Barbara McIntire of Toledo shared medal honors as the co winners among eight quarterfinalists in the women's Western junior golf championship held at Onwentsia Country Club in suburban Lake Forest.
The conservation department reported releasing 2 085 yearling muskellunge in northern lakes this summer the largest stock of sizeable muskies yet. It aims to bolster Wisconsin as the muskie capital while continuing a shelter belt effort with 1 347 000 trees planted in six central counties and state supplied 472 000 Waushara 266 000 Portage and 244 000 Waupaca trees. Adams Marquette and Sauk counties also participated.
Miss Marian Newman returns from Whitewater summer session of state teachers college. Miss Gertrude Erb comes back from California visit. Mr and Mrs Wayne Gempel er and children visit Spring Grove. Mr and Mrs Arthur Tingley and son Richard return from Portage. Roy Peterson and children of Brodhead visit Cuba this week. Mrs Herbert Bizer Iola visits Mrs Theodore Newman. Mr Bizer at UW spends weekend at Newman home. Carl Ellason visits Madison to see ill brother. Lydia Humphrey Albany cares for Mrs Louise Pinnow convalescing. Melvin Bristol Violet Parfrey and Byron Richland Center visit Claude Waltons. Beverly and Betty return home with them. Mrs Herbert Farfelt Evansville and cousin Mrs J H Ferguson of Ault Calif visit Mrs Ralph Bridge. Ferguson, formerly Edna Lovelace, first Juda visit in 30 years.
Angelo Sticola of Tampa Florida won the national subjunior skeet title with a 97 of 100 to claim the championship in Dallas Texas.
New York observes that wholesale prices rarely stay steady for long and have fluctuated with wars. Prices fell less sharply after this war thus far, but may decline further before rising again, with shifts shown in the Labor Department indexes from 1800 onward.
Police halted a gang clash on Milwaukee's south side last night after more than 25 officers responded. Youths armed with long blades clashed. six youths were arrested and will be taken to the detention home today, Lt. Lester Alexander said.
Monticello residents and neighbors gathered weekend visits and travel updates. Families including the Voegeli, Steinn and Zweifel circles hosted and travelled to Monroe Madison and Milwaukee. Elmhurst and Whitewater trips featured A R Achtemeier and Virginia Elmer with local teachers and students.
The Flying Tiger Line of Burbank California and C. and U. S. Airlines of Atlanta Georgia were authorized yesterday by the Civil Aeronautics Board to operate scheduled air freight service in and out of Milwaukee.
Several local families and residents are noted in social columns as they visit, host, and travel. The montage lists events from Friday to Sunday with numerous names from Madison, Monroe, Baraboo, New Glarus, and surrounding areas, including visits to relatives, fair attendance, and weekend gatherings.
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