Cardinals Edge Negro Team 3-2 at Recreation Park
Monroe Cardinals defeated the Rockford Beloit Phillies Negro club 3-2 behind Jim Hill’s three hit pitching and Leo Butts a key homer. Hill struck out 17 while allowing five walks and three hits as Cardinals snap a two-game skid against the same rival. Vogler triple started the decisive fifth inning rally that featured Butts’ long homer to left, landing beyond the merry-go-round.
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Monroe Cardinals
Jim Hill
Big Leo Butts
Rockford
Beloit
Phillies
Recreation Park
Monroe
Butts
Ernie Vogler
Fred Huber
Skip von Arx
Vogler
John Waller
Norm Edwards
von Arx
Bill McCrary
Dick Heford
Philly
McCrary
Jerry Dwyer
Lesley Hoskins
Carl Edwards
Edwards
Tompkins
Watkins
Earl
Hill
Veeck Laughs At Indians Over Trade Charge
Browns owner Bill Veeck enjoys taunting Hank Greenberg after Cleveland’s pennant setback. The Indians fell 6 3 to St Louis as Fred Marsh hit a three run homer in the fourth, dropping two games behind the Yankees with rain postponements mounting.
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Bill Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Indians
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Indians
Chicago White Sox
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Tribe
Bob Lemon
New York Yankees
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Boston
Cleveland
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McCrary
Gillam
Heford
Hoskins
Edwards, C
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Tompkins
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Watkins
Edwards
McGrath Wins AAA Stock Championship at Williams Grove
Jack McGrath of Pasadena Calif led all 50 miles to win the 100 lap AAA national stock car race at Williams Grove Speedway Sunday. He finished nearly three laps ahead of runner up Red Hamilton of Decatur Ill with a time of 58 minutes 0.87 seconds. Cecil Mays of Gary Ind was third.
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Jack McGrath
Pasadena
Calif
Speedway
McGrath
Red Hamilton
Decatur
Ill
Cecil Mays
Gary
Ind
Boros and Middlecoff Vie In 25000 World Open Playoff
Julius Boros and Cary Middlecoff faced off in an 18 hole playoff for golf's top prize of 25000 after finishing the Tom OShanter show tied at 276. The event awarded secondary prizes to runners up while Dave Douglas and others chased remaining money as Betzy Jameson edged Patty Berg in the women’s world event. Frank Stranahan captured the world amateur title with a 280. Mary Ann Villegas won the women’s amateur crown by one stroke over Joyce Ziske.
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Chicago
Julius Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Boros
Tom O
Rich
Dave Douglas
Jack Burke
Ed Furgol
Douglas
Sammy Snead
Patty Berg
Frank
Collegians Name All-Star Leaders for Chicago Game
DELAFIELD Wis The college all star football squad opened its final week of practice naming Chuck Boerio of Illinois and Bob Ward of Maryland as leaders for Friday's Chicago game with the Los Angeles Rams. Boerio and Ward were chosen by near unanimity Sun day. Head Coach Bobby Dodd planned a lengthy scrimmage and a last heavy contact session before the Soldier Field charity game. Dodd and his staff were pleased with Saturday’s semi game type scrimmage that produced touchdowns by Bill Reichardt of Iowa and Hank Lauricella of Tennessee.
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Delafield
Wis
Chuck Boerio
Illinois
Bob Ward
Mayland
Chicago
Los Angeles Rams
Boerio
Ward
Sunny
Bobby Dodd
Soldier Field
Dodd
Bill Reichardt
Iowa
Hank Lauricella
Tennessee
Brewers hold slim lead as twin bill split with Columbus
Milwaukee keeps a slender edge in the American Association after splitting with Columbus 4 2 in game one and 8 5 in the finale. Kansas City also split with Charleston and traffic in the standings remains tight. Don Liddle earned his 12th win but argued with umpires and was relieved in the eighth. Boston recalls George Crowe to aid the Brewers in the pennant drive.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
American Association
Columbus
Kansas City
Brewers
Charleston
Russ Derry
Eddie Blake
Red Birds
Charlie Kress
Dan Lewandowski
Tom Keating
Don Liddle
George Estock
Boston Braves
George Crowe
Crowe
Braves
Hawks Hire Levane For Coaching Post
Milwaukee picks Andrew Levane as coach for the Hawks succeeding John Moore. Levane, 32, 1951 52 ABL coach of the year at Elmira N Y previously starred at St Johns Brooklyn and played in the NBA with Rochester and Syracuse. Moore resigned to become supervisor of officials for the league.
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Andrew
Fuzzy) Levane
Elmira
N. Y
Milwaukee Hawks
National Basketball Association
St. John’s Brooklyn University
Levane
Coast Guard
Rochester
Syracuse
NBA
John
Doxie) Moore
Hawks
Moore
Stevens Point Wins Little Baseball League Title
Stevens Point edged LaCrosse American 74 to claim the Little Baseball League district championship. The win sent Stevens Point to the Dalton Illinois sectional tournament for players 12 and under, after advancing to the finals with an 81 victory over Reedsburg. LaCrosse American had beaten Kenosha 4-0.
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Stevens Point
LaCrosse American
Dalton
Reedsburg
Kenosha
Nomellini Debuts at Fullback in 49ers Exhibition
San Francisco 49ers tackle Lee Nomellini played one late drive at fullback in the exhibition opener against the Broncos. The 265 pound lineman carried three yards on three attempts and missed two passes, joking he has no future as a backfield man.
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San Francisco
Lee Nomellini
49’Ers
San Francisco Broncs
Nomellini
National League results and schedule overview
Sunday results feature St Louis edging Cincinnati 3-2 and Pittsburgh prevailing 5-3 while several games at Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston and other venues were postponed due to rain. Tuesday schedules include New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia and St Louis at Chicago with more American League games listed.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ork
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Broklyn
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Washington
Detroit
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American Association
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St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Charleston
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
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Appleton
Janesville
Green Bay
Wausau
Badger entries fail in Soap Box Derby
Wisconsin sent seven entries in the 15th Soap Box Derby but none advanced beyond the first rounds. Robert Duston of Waukesha won the best designed car trophy, Lowell Ferris of Green Bay placed second in his round, and Lawrence Laverty of Mineral Point started strong but faded to third in his heat. Joe Lunn of Thomasville, Georgia, an 11 year old, won the championship and a $5,000 college scholarship after beating 153 entrants from the United States, Canada, Alaska and Germany.
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Wisconsin
Robert Duston
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Lowell Ferris
Green Bay
Lawrence Laverty
Mineral Point
Madison
James Thomas
Williamsport
Paul Kent Leeder
Janesville
Robert Hecker
Wisconsin Rapids
William E. Larson
Beloit
Duston
Joe Lunn
Thomasville
Lunn
United States
Canada
Alaska
Germany
Madison Racer 23 Killed in Second Big Car Race
HIBBING Minn Bob Grab 23 Madison Wis was killed in a second big car race collision when his racer overturned after hitting another car that spun on a turn A spectator in the crowd was Grab's father He had just driven his first big car race at Madison recently
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Hibbing
Minn
Bob Grab
Madison
Wis
Grab
Two Vehicles Collide Leaving Driver Injured
Police described the crash scene noting one driver suffered internal injuries while another, Fred Lambeck, was seriously hurt. Officials at the scene said Grab led prior to the collision at St. Rack.
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Fred Lambeck
Wee Palset St
Grab
Milwaukee Fails to Join New IHL Five-Member Loop
Milwaukee's bid for admission to the new five member IHL group was tabled. Directors set a Friday Detroit meeting to decide finally with President Fred Huber pegging a 60 40 chance of rejection.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
International Hockey League
Milwaukee
Detroit
Fred Huber
Softball Schedule for Thursday and Friday Nights
Municipal League lists two games for tomorrow night Sahara Coal versus Phillips Smith at 7 30 and Gemplers versus Pleasure Bend at 9 p m Thursday Schuetzel meets Black Clark at 7 30 and Carter Gruenewald faces Jefferson Center at 9 p m local times night slate announces two days of play
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Phillips Smith
Gemplers
Pleasure Bend
Schuetzel
Black Clark
Carter-Gruenewald
Jefferson Center
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