Blanchardville Seeks Southern Title In Sunday Games
Blanchardville leads the Southern section with a two game margin and needs one win Sunday to clinch a tie for the title as Monroe, Argyle, and Belleville compete in the Home Talent league.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Page
5
Blanchardville leads the Southern section with a two game margin and needs one win Sunday to clinch a tie for the title as Monroe, Argyle, and Belleville compete in the Home Talent league.
The Cleveland Indians split with the St. Louis Browns, losing game one 8-4 before a 26-3 rout in the nightcap. The setback dropped Cleveland to second place behind the Philadelphia Athletics in the AL pennant race. Also, the Boston Braves defeated the Dodgers 2-1 in Boston aided by a ninth inning rally.
The U S team leads with 35 first place medals as the London Games near closing. Sweden is second with 11 as the U S faces France in the basketball final tonight. Turkey Holland Italy Hungary and France trail with five each in first places.
Miss Mollie Wohlwend of San Pedro California visits her sister Mrs Ira Johnson. Mr and Mrs William Parfrey and daughters Betty and Beverly from Richland arrive for a Claude Walton visit. Leland Skattum and daughter join Clyde Field family for Sunday supper at Monticello. Ed Hintzman Ray Broege attend Malkuch reunion at Vilas park Madison. Rolland Keen teaches a Monroe EB church class picnic at Recreation park. Edward Thomas and daughters Jane and Ruth Ann from Kenosha visit Sam Walters and Lewis Lehnherr. Jane stays longer.
Chicago Cardinals coach Jimmy Conzelman after scrimmage at Carroll college orders no contact work amid an injury-plagued squad. He notes unusually numerous injuries to key players Charley Trippi Pat Harder Boris Dimancheff John Cochran and others including Bill Blackburn Bill Campbell Plate Andros Stan Mauldin and Bob Zimny.
Brodhead high school football will begin practicing on Wednesday afternoon September 1. Coach Al Erickson explained the early drills are needed due to an unusually early game this season. The Cardinals compete in the State Line Six-Man Football league.
Gene Englund six foot five center and former Wisconsin star signed by the Oshkosh All Stars of the National Basketball League. He led Oshkosh scoring last season with 734 points in 58 league games.
American League games listed with St. Louis 8 to 3 over Cleveland and Milwaukee 5 3 over Kansas City in the American Association. Boston beat Brooklyn 2 to 1 in the National League while Pittsburgh topped St. Louis 3 to 2. Toledo defeated Columbus 9 to 3 and 15 innings were noted in the first game. Boston at New York was postponed due to rain.
The official slate shows Cleveland at Chicago, Boston at Washington, Philadelphia at New York, Detroit at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Boston, New York at Philadelphia, and St. Louis at Pittsburgh. All listed games are scheduled for the night.
An 18 car field will race Sunday in the 100 mile big car event at the Wisconsin centennial exposition. Wisconsin Auto Racing Association president Tom Marchese said five drivers with AAA national championships at the state fair park track will attend. The champions include Rex Mays, Bill Holland, Charley Van Acker, Ted Horn, and Emil Andres.
Jimmy Demaret of Ojai California and Henry Ransom of Ravinia Illinois shared the lead after the opening round of the 13500 St. Paul Open in St. Paul Minnesota. They shot five under par 67s, one stroke ahead of Laffoon of St Andrews Otto Greinger of Baltimore and Bill Nary of Phoenix. J P Rouse of Kenosha led Wisconsin with a 71 while Wisconsin Open champion Jimmy Milward posted 74.
Waffle Shop extended its dominant run with a 7 1 win over Victory Tavern in Major league action. Wally Schuetz hurled a no hitter until two outs in the second, while Bill Moon homered with two on. Firestone defeated Rudy’s Tavern 6-4 in a Minor league tilt.
Eddie Goecks won the first flight low net event at Monroe Country Club yesterday. Chet Becker and Ken Stuart tied for second. Clayt Olson and Duke Etter shared low net honors in the second flight. Nate Goetz won the third flight with Lester Bacon second and Vern Peterson third.
Blanchardville and nearby towns report return from travels in Minnesota South Dakota and Wisconsin. Residents including Mrs W F McGuigan Mr and Mrs George Olson and daughters Jeanne and Keith Chicago and others visit relatives and friends in Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota and California during a ten day trip and family visits continue in Wisconsin Rapids Ottawa Winona and Denver locales.
M. J. Gonstead advertises chiropractic clinic services with X ray and Neurocalometer tests. Includes phone 373 and residence 101 Monroe.
The column lists multiple visitors and family trips around Wisconsin including Madison, Stoughton, Milwaukee, Monroe, Darlington and Healdsburg. Names include Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Harold Arneson, Jacob Syftestad, Sonja, John Farmer, Russell Hanson, H. C. Young, Peter Houns, Dr. M. M. Darrow, Connie Carr, Dr. B Olson, O R Olson, Byron Olson, F. W. Mann, John Maloney and Rose Cavanaugh, noting lake cottage stays, vacations, and health concerns.
The 14th annual national semi pro baseball tournament begins tonight in Wichita Kansas with games featuring Wisconsin Missouri Arkansas and Kansas champions. New Holstein Wisconsin champion meets Camden Krafts Arkansas No 1 team in the second contest.
Classified readers are urged to consider the value of Want Ads as they note the heavy labor behind small monetary returns. Advertisers weigh time spent crafting notices against modest earnings.
All star college squads square off in Evanston Illinois Saturday as two units of the all star football team stage a scrimmage and test single wing and T formations.
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