Racine Pitcher Sets Zero Run Record in Semi-Pro Start
Milwaukee report details Racine Jacobson pitcher Marty Dylla fanning 18 to lead a 6-1 win over Milwaukee Collins-Meyer in the Wisconsin Semi-Pro tournament at Borchert Field. Merrill Rangers beat Cable 8-4, LaCrosse blanked Old Timers 7, and Harni schfeger defeated Shawano 6-2 to reach semis. Tournament advances to semifinals Wednesday and final Thursday.
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Milwaukee
Racine
Wisconsin
Borchert Field
Marty Dylla
Racine Jacobson
Milwaukee Collins-Meyer
Merrill Rangers
Cable
Merrill
Ralph Flory
Jim Schymanski
Bill Ernst
LaCrosse
Marty Larsen
Milwaukee Harnischfeger
Shawano
Bob Eisenach
Forbes Juniors Second in Meet at Westmoor
The Wisconsin Professional Golfers Association pro three junior event at Milwaukee Westmoor Club saw 27 teams compete. Janesville won the prize with Ralph Stewart 77, Steve Bull 76, while Butch Krueger of Beloit had low net 70. Ozaukee Beloit Racine Meadowbrook led in net scores.
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Monroe
Wisconsin Professional Golfers Association
Milwaukee
Westmoor Club
Janesville
Jimmy Forbes
Westmoor
Dave Forbes
Gene Weckerly
Gus Ninneman
Ralph Stewart
Steve Bull
Ron Eitel
Don Johnson
Beloit
Butch Krueger
Ozaukee
Racine Meadowbrook
All-Stars Defeat Browntown Again in Tight Win
Monroe's Sandlot All-Star baseball team won its third straight game 3-1 over Browntown. Gayle Quinn tossed a two-hit victory with 10 strikeouts as Binger allowed three walks and three Browntown safeties. Croak Teehan and Heinzelman added Monroe singles scoring in each of the first three frames.
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Monroe
Browntown
Gayle Quinn
Tom Croak
Gordy Teehan
Ken Heinzelman
Binger
Star studded field enters Hambletonian in Goshen
GOSHEN NY star studded field for the 27th Hambletonian Stakes includes 16 three year olds led by the Duke of Lullwater. Officials note it could take two heats to decide the race for the first time since 1947. The winner earns 7 236 64 from an 87 637 55 purse.
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Goshen
N. Y
Duke of Lullwater
Ol' Casey Stengel Knows Mantle's Big Moment
New York quotes Casey Stengel on Mickey Mantle as the game's rising star. Stengel notes Mantle often strikes out then delivers a clutch home run with bases loaded, changing the observer's view in an instant.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Casey Stengel
Casey
Mickey Mantle
Olympic point spread opinions on basketball inclusion
One writer argues the Olympics should not include basketball describing it as unfair due to height advantages like Bob Kurland and the dominance of seven footers. He notes growing strength of other nations and predicts closer games and future rivalries plus discussion of point spreads.
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Bob Kurland
London
Me ’N Paul story recalls Dizzy Dean legend
Bobby Shantz’s pitching revival for the Athletics sparks a Dizzy Dean reminiscence. The tale recalls 1934 when Dean claimed 30 wins with the Cardinals, vowing not to win more unless he could exceed 26. He then shut out Brooklyn in a doubleheader opener as Paul Dean delivered a no hit no run performance.
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ME ’N Paul
Bobby Shantz
Athletics
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Paul
Cardinal Spark Sticks In Outfield Glory Amid Baseball Bias
The old Cardinal keeps his lively spark and affects games. Johnny Hopp falls to 3 percent and exits as he races home after Phil Rizzuto misplayed a pop up to deep short, tossing to the wrong base, aiding Detroit in beating the Yankees.
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Johnny Hopp
Phil Rizzuto
Detroit
Legion Championship Game Scheduled Again
In Clintonville Wisconsin the American Legion State Baseball Tournament championship between West Allis and Marinette was rained out Monday night and rescheduled for today. The consolation final between Wisconsin Rapids and Richland Center also moved to this afternoon.
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Clintonville
Wis
American Legion
West Allis
Marinette
Wisconsin Rapids
Richland Center
Yankees Win 1-0 Behind Raschi Strong Streak
Vic Raschi pitched the Yankees to a 1-0 victory over Washington for his 11th straight win and 13th in 15 decisions. Mickey Mantle doubled to set up the winning run driving in the decisive score.
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Vic Raschi
Yankees
New York
Washington
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Vernon
Raschi
Rajah Takes Reins Of Reds In Series With Cubs
Cincinnati announces Rogers Hornsby will manage the seventh place Reds for a two game set with the Chicago Cubs. He vows a unified team and says no stars will be coddled as players drive in runs and hit home runs are their job.
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Rajah
Reds
Cubs
Cincinnati
Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds
Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Luke Sewell
Shantz Eyes 20th Win Tonight at Shibe Park
Philadelphia pitcher Bobby Shantz aims for his 20th victory against the Boston Red Sox at Shibe Park. With 19 wins and a 1.53 ERA, he leads the AL and has 110 strikeouts, nearing a historic 20 win season in 1952.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Shantz
Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Knuckler
Shantz
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Packers Preparing For Fishbowl Game
GRAND RAPIDS Minn Coach Gene Ronzani's Green Bay Packers work on passing and defense indoors after morning rain. Linemen do contact drills for Friday night Fishbowl Game in Duluth. George Hudak, Minnesota halfback, joins after Fort Eustis training and will play left half back.
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Grand Rapids
Minn
Gene Ronzani
Green Bay Packers
Duluth
George Hudak
University of Minnesota
Fort Eustis
Hudak
124 Casualties Listed in Korea Defense Dept Report
The Defense Department released list No. 619 naming 124 battle casualties in Korea. It lists 11 killed 96 wounded one missing and 16 injured.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Racine Judge Wins National VFW Drum Major Honor
Judge Weis haar of Racine Wisconsin won first place among junior twirling drum majors at the national VFW encampment competition in Los Angeles.
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VFW
Los Angeles
Weishaar
Racine, Wis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The word fiasco traces to Venetian glassblowers
The term fiasco originated among Venetian glassblowers meaning flask and later signifying a failure in English. This etymology links the word to defective or botched glasswork as well as broader mishaps.
Blues Increase Lead on Brews in KI Classic
Kansas City dominated Milwaukee in a 23-9 rout as Kermit Wahl starred with five hits through five innings including two homers. Vic Power drove in seven runs, and Bob Cerv Kal Segrist also homered for the Blues. Louisville beat Milwaukee 5-4, while St Paul beat Charleston 5-1 and Minneapolis edged Columbus 3-2. The game lasted 3 hours 16 minutes with 32 runs and 36 hits.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Blues
Indianapolis
Louisville
Brewers
St. Paul
Charleston
Minneapolis
Columbus
Larry Isbell
Colonels
George Estock
Bob Ferriss
Kermit Wahl
Vic Power
Bob Cerv
Kal Segrist
Raschi and Reynolds Extend Yankee Winning Run
Vic Raschi won his 11th straight decision and raised his record to 13-2 as the Yankees beat the Washington Senators 14-? last night. Tomorrow, Allie Reynolds meets the Senators in Washington aiming for his 13th win in 20 decisions.
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Raschi
Washington Senators
Reynolds
Senators
Jobless Aid Doubled in Madison In July
Madison Wisconsin unemployment benefits totaled 1 253 500 for July, nearly double June 642 300, as reported by the Industrial Commission.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Industrial Commission
Want Aa Offers Busy Work For Small Pay
A small ad touts Want Aa as a solution providing substantial tasks for minimal earnings. It promises steady opportunities and suggests a flexible schedule for workers seeking extra income.
Stevenson Plan Hailed as Shrewd
Washington politics praise Gov Adlai Stevenson for locating his national campaign headquarters in Springfield Illinois to distance from Truman administration and attract Midwestern and independent voters. Senators Joseph O Mahoney and Earle Clements commend Wilson W Wyatt as capable aide and Stevenson’s pledge to run his own campaign near the nation’s center.
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Springfield
Stevenson
Truman
Wilson W. Wyatt
Louisville
Joseph O’mahoney
Wyoming
Wyatt
Earle Clements
Kentucky
Senate
Clements
Naton
Monticello Social Roundup Guests and Weekend Visits
Mrs. O D Curtis notes Lorraine Hefty of Milwaukee spending two weeks with her mother Mrs Clara Hefty and sister Mrs Roy Bissig in Monticello. Various relatives and friends visit or host in New Glarus Monroe Madison Chicago Albany and Lake Geneva over the weekend.
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Lorraine Hefty
Milwaukee
Clara Hefty
New Glarus
Roy Bissig
Monticello
Bissig
Judith
Hefty
E. W. Marty
Tommy
Monroe
Ellen Steffen
Emma Rietz
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Hulda Karlen
Janesville
Willis Babler
Robert Holcomb Sr
Ed Lipchow
Julie Knott
Chicago
Adam Duerst
John Christopher
Kay
Albany
Duersts
Thomas Saunders
Donald
John Blum
Herman Blum
Erv Lawrenz
Ortage
C. M. Stauffer
Howard Steinman
Jimmy
Michael
Donald Knobel
Phillip
Jack Hoskins
Douglas
Jean Ann
Lake Geneva
Caroline Voegeli
Madison
Lydia Voegeli
Voegeli
Caroline
Jake Voegeli
Robert Wild
Waldo Dick
Judith Cramer
Baraboo
John Dick
Frederick Steinmann
Barbara Lynn
F. H. Steinmann
Albert J. Marty
Fisherman Drowns in Long Lake Near Phillips
Carl A. Peterson aged 55 of Normal Illinois drowned when his rowboat overturned as he stood to pull in the anchor on Long Lake near Phillips Wisconsin.
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Phillips
Wis
Carl A. Peterson
Normal
Ill
Long Lake
Here
Rainmaking debate and farm updates in 1952 issue
The article surveys weather control controversy as rainmaking gains attention with Project Cirrus backing and Farm Quarterly coverage. It notes a new barn and milk house on the Schmerse farm, heating advances for homes, a Holstein cow's 318 day production, and soil science work at the University of Wisconsin on clay interlayer surface area.
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West
Farm Quarterly
U. S.weather Bureau
U. S
William Schmerse
Highway 59
Sylvester Township
Bruni and Miller
Ray Norder
Schmerses
18Th Street
Capper
Arthur H. Stauffacher
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
M. L. Jackson
R. C. Vanden Heuvel
Surface area effects in clay soils on nutrients and water
Surface area governs nutrient retention in soils. Clay particles expose many flat surfaces that hold nutrients and resist leaching more than sandy soils. Clay surface area also determines how much water a soil can retain.
Car Crash Kills Margie Purdon in Kenosha County
Margie Ellen Purdon, 25, of Antioch Illinois, died instantly in a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highways 83 and C in Kenosha County. The crash involved a car and a truck.
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Kenosha
Margie Ellen Purdon
Route 2
Antioch
Ill
Kenosha County
Orangeville By Mrs. Glen E. Boles
Orangeville American Legion auxiliary will hold a regular meeting Thursday evening August 14 at Memorial hall. Nine local volunteer firemen attended a Milledgeville fire truck demonstration Thursday evening.
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Orangeville
Glen E. Boles
Orangeville American Ce
Memorial Hall
Milledgeville
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