Waffle Shop Nips Baumgartner s in Brilliant Game
Waffle Shop’s defending major league champions beat Baumgartner’s 3-1 to pull into a tie for second place with Bauman Hardware. Firestone edged Boss Body 6-5 in the minor league, gaining its sixth win as Schuetz and Larson duel for the title.
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Waffle Shop
Baumgartner's
Tavern
Bauman Hardware
Firestone
Boss Body
Schuetz
Bob Larson
Shea Deter Soena Tine Est
Clyde Davis
Tillman Kohl
Gene Mason
Fred Goecks
Dick Wainwright
Herb Goecks
Mason
Wainwright
Tom Stauffacher
Larson
Phillips
Smith
Two-Year-Old Pacers Set Season Mark at Illinois Fair
Firsoway of Baker Acres stables clocked 2.02 4/5 for a mile to win the Little Pat stake on the Grand Circuit in Springfield Illinois. Wee Ant Ca is driven by Marty Fitzpatrick to win the fourth major stake of the weekend trot. Del Cameron also sweeps Butler in the 2.20 Stake.
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Springfield
Ill
Firsoway
Baker Acres
Wee Ant Cae
Marty Fitzpatrick
del Cameron
Cameron
Butler
Orfordville Leads Home Talent Loop Playoff Seedings
Orfordville secured the Southern section title with a 14 2 win over Footville and will meet Cross Plains in the opening round Aug 24 as Rio of the Northern section opposes Sun Prairie in the same day doubleheader. Mc Farland has a first round bye.
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Orfordville
Footville
Cross Plains
Rio
Sun Prairie
McFarland
Chandler Bans Cuban Loop Play
Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler ruled that major league players may not participate in the Cuban Winter league during the 1947-48 season with a barnstorming window from October 1 to 30 days. Players may barnstorm outside the U S if approved and not against ineligible players. Feller had announced plans to pitch five games for the Almendares club between October 21 and November 8 without Indians approval.
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Cincinnati
Happy Chandler
Continental
United States
Chandler
Bob Feller
Indians
Almendares
Feller
Cleveland
Bill Veeck
Walter Mallery
Hambletonian Winner to Race at State Fair
1947 Hambletonian champion Hoot Mon will race at the Wisconsin state fair next week in the American stake for 3 year old trotters. Stablemate Victory Song will accompany him, having trotted a 1 59.6 mile at Goshen New York.
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Hoot Mon
C. J. Langley
Goshen
N. Y
Hoot Man
Victory Song
Gos
Argyle Coach Morgan to Speak at State Coaches Meet
Argyle high school coach Peter J. Morgan is scheduled to address the State Coaches association meeting next week Thursday in Madison.
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Argyle
Peter J. Morgan
Argyle High School
State Coaches Association
Madison
Monroe County handicap tournament nears finish with title bout
The Monroe County club's annual handicap tournament in four flights nears conclusion with Vic Carson facing Nate Goecks in the fourth flight title match. G. D. Marlory claimed the second flight crown by defeating C. E. Ashby 2 and 1. Yesterday's large Thursday afternoon set featured second round Aug ust meet matches including John H. Usher, Alvin Babler, Robert Goecks, Ken Stuart and others.
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Monroe County Club
Vic Carson
Nate Goecks
G. D. Marlory
C. E. Ashby
John H. Usher
Alvin Babler
Robert Goecks
Bob Buehler
Ken Stuart
Budde
Harold Heimann
Jack Caradine
Pat Schoonover
P. C. Kehle
E. B. Lux
Ray Mitchell
Chet Becker
Duke Etter
Deb Share
John Wagner
Ed Goecks
Chet Ferguson
John Usher
Wes Dodge
Clarence Kempfert
H. Trumpy
Rolland Etter
Vic Marean
Bob Goecks
Ed Rofenacht
Budd Riffle
Bob Rote Jr
Paul Neubauer
H. B. Caradine
Russ Meyers
Dodgers Edge Braves to Extend NL Lead
The Dodgers beat the Braves 1-0 while Fritz Ostermueller earned his 10th win for the Pirates in a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. Brooklyn moved four and a half games ahead of St Louis in the pennant race as Ralph Kiner hit his 30th homer for Pittsburgh and Carl Furillo delivered the decisive run for the Dodgers.
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Associated Press
Fritz Ostermueller
Pirates
Cardinals
Dodgers
Ostermueller
Braves
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Ralph Kiner
Jimmy Bloodworth
Murty Dickson
Terry Moore
Yanks overpower Murchildon and Savage for 15th win of season
Rookie Al Clark and veteran George McQuinn drive in three runs each as the Yankees collect 10 hits led by Phil Rizutto. They erased a 2-1 deficit with a three-run third inning, McQuinn's two-run triple sealing the lead. Stubby Overmire silenced the Browns on four hits as Detroit won 7-0 to take the series rubber. White Sox Indians rainout.
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Ed Stanky
Dodgers
Vic Lombardi
Braves
Warren Spahn
Stanky
Pete Reiser
Furillo
Nanny Fernandez
Lombardi
Spahn
Don Padgett
Phillies
Giants
Yanks
A’s
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Athletics
Allie Reynolds
al Clark
George McQuinn
Phil Rizzuto
Phil Murchildon
Bob Savage
McQuinn
Detroit
Browns
Jack Kramer
White Sox
Indians
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Out of Action in Several Games
The recap notes yesterday's results across major leagues. American League games include New York 8 over Philadelphia 5 and Detroit 7 over St. Louis 0 with Chicago at Cleveland postponed by rain. National League results show Pittsburgh 5 over St. Louis 3 and Philadelphia 6 over New York 5 among others. American Association results list Columbus 4 over Kansas City 3 and Louisville 7 over St. Paul 2. Additional schedules show Milwaukee at Toledo and Minneapolis at Indianapolis postponed due to rain.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
National League
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Brooklyn
Boston
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Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Pet
Washington
Cincinnati
Pittsbur
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All-Star Game Schedules for Week Cap Next Week
The schedule committee led by Herb Goecks announced next week will feature a mix of minor league games and major league matchups. The plan includes an all-star game between Wenger and Kramer against Bauman Hardware, with tournament play starting the first week of September.
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Monroe
Wenger
Kramer
Bauman Hardware
Herb Goecks
Grossen Tavern
FFA
VFW
Kundert Oilers
Schwing
Lanz Hardware
Johnson Motors
Firestone
Wenger and Kramer
Schuetze Clothiers
Victory Tavern
Baumgartner'’s
Boss Body
Phillips and Smith
Waffle Shop
Magnolia name applies to several different tree species
The term Magnolia covers multiple distinct tree species, each belonging to different groups yet sharing the same common name Magnolia. Botanists distinguish them by unique genus and species, while gardeners may choose varieties for specific climates and ornamental uses.
Babe Didrickson Turns Pro in Major Movie Deal
Babe Didrickson Zaharias the world’s foremost woman athlete announced she will turn professional to accept a $300000 motion picture offer. She said films on golf will promote women’s golf and the sport, calling amateur golf an expensive luxury. PGA official Fred Corcoran will manage her affairs and she plans golf exhibitions and a radio program.
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Mildred
Babe
Didrikson Zaharias
Fred J. Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
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