Monroe Wins Second Round Title in State Line League
Monroe defeated Belleville 2-0 to clinch the second round crown at Recreation Park. Ace Laverne Andrews hurled a three hit game with 16 strikeouts as Gene Mason led an 11 hit Monroe attack with a 3-for-4 showing and three steals. Belleville pitcher Wendy Hoffmaster worked four innings before Rod Berg closed, while Belleville only managed three hits.
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Laverne
Argyle
Wendy Hoffmaster
Rodney Berg
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Berg
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Dick Wainwright
Allie Stauffacher
Leo Butts
Jerry Dwyer
Bill Moon
Jack Calder
Andrews
Ernie Vogler
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Don Burke
Rod’ Reich
Dwyer
Stauffacher
Butts
Moon
Gus Thompson
Norman Buss
Giants Clinch State Loop Lead With Weekend Wins
Oshkosh Giants won three straight games to seize a three and a half game lead in the Wisconsin state baseball league. They beat Janesville twice 5-0 and 7-6, then routed the Bluejays 8-0. Fond du Lac beat Appleton 6-3 and Janesville toppled Wisconsin Rapids 10-5.
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Oshkosh Giants
Wisconsin State Baseball League
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Janesville
Bluejays
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin marksmen sail to perfect 100 in trapshooting
STATE MEN SHOOT 100 Vandalia Ohio reporting that two Wisconsin shooters, Vic Reinders of Waukesha and John Kurth of Columbus, posted near perfect cards in the 200 target open championship with scores 98 100 198.
Softball Starts Under New Lights at Recreation Park
Recreation team beat Kundert Oilers 6-3 in the opening under the new lights with Rebly on the mound. Roy Beach pitched for the Oilers allowing eight hits. In the second game Ebert's All Stars lost 6-2 to P and S with Leo Butts pitching and Hefty and Phillips sharing hitting duties. Early games featured Lanz Hardwares vs Benkert's Implements at 7:15 and Lamboley's Coal and Ice vs Farm Bureaus scheduled for tomorrow night.
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Wenger
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P and S
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Fanning
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Carl Goecks
Billzengtech
Goecks
Butch Krueger Wins Open Golf Playoff Title
Veteran pro Alvin Butch Krueger of Beloit captured Wisconsin state open golf history by a one stroke margin over Jimmy Milward of Green Bay at Kenosha Country Club. Krueger posted a 72 to Milward’s 73 as about 1,000 fans watched the 18 hole final. Krueger earns his third championship.
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Alvin
Butch) Krueger
Beloit
Krueger
Jimmy Milward
Green Bay
Kenosha Country Club
Connie Mack Treasures Fans on My Greatest Day
Connie Mack, 86, honored with Connie Mack Day at Yankee Stadium. He praised his happiest day and told 64,323 fans he expects the Philadelphia Athletics to win another pennant in the next few years. Mack is in his 50th year as manager of the Athletics.
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Connie Mack
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Athletics
Yankee Stadium
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Mack
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Softball Tourney Opens at Park Here and Monroe
The district seven tourney of the state recreation directors association opened at Recreation Park with Monroe and Park Here advancing by default due to withdrawals. Beloit Nichols Furniture beat Janesville VFW 3 to 0 under new lights as remaining first round games scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night determine semi finals.
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State Recreation Directors’ Association
Recreation Park
Footville
Platteville
Janesville Snack Shop
Brodhead
Nichols
Local Golf Team Wins Fifth Place at State Meet
The Monroe Country Club golf team secured fifth place in the four annual state recreation directors golf meet at Petrified Springs, Kenosha. Racine led with 297 while Madison edged Janesville for second at 307 after playoff, Kenosha scored 316. Monroe players Budd Riffle 74 Ed Goecks 79 Wally Miller 83 Deb Share 85. Riffle shot 73 71 144 in Macktown invitational.
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Janesville
Madison
Monroe
Waukesha
Appleton
Budd Riffle
Ed. Goecks
Wally Miller
Deb. Share
Macktown
Women Bowlers Set Pre-Season Meeting
The women bowling association will hold a start of season meeting at 8 Wednesday evening in Turner Hall. Mrs. Clifford Hunt, president, said teams and leagues will be organized. Opening date is Sept. 9 with officers Woodrow Wheeler vice president, George Wenger secretary, Helen Burkhard treasurer, and Wilbur Wuetrich sergeant at arms.
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Clifford Hunt
Woodrow Wheeler
George Wenger
Helen Burkhard
Wilbur Wuetrich
Sox Spill Indians Before Huge Crowd
The White Sox split a doubleheader with the Indians at Comiskey Park, winning 5-4 in the opener before 47,254 fans, then losing the nightcap. Chicago’s crowd boosted home attendance to 775,681, over 100,000 more than last year. Red Sox, Giants, and Dodgers also had varied results in a busy league day.
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Sox
Bob Feller
Larry Doby
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Dodgers
Boston
Murray Dickson
Murry
Fred Martin
Boston Red Sox
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New York Yankees
Washington
Philadelphia
Freeport Defeats Brodhead 8-3 In Softball Victory
Freeport softball squad invaded Brodhead last night and took an 8-3 win. Tollafson pitched for Brodhead, fanning five and issuing two walks. Heyerdahl caught for Brodhead. Freeport had four hits off a right-hander, with Stout delivering a homer in the sixth inning. Friday night features a Chicago Negro girls team versus the Legions, with battery switches.
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Freeport
Tollafson
Heyerdahl
Stout
Chicago
Monticello Beats Argyle 13 3 To End Season
Monticello State Line baseball team defeated Argyle here yesterday afternoon 13 to 3 in a first round contest that had been rescheduled. Monticello closed the first half with three wins and three losses and the second half with four wins and two losses. Ed Loeffel and John
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Monticello State Line
Argyle
Monroe
Ed. Loeffel
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Monticello Beats Argyle In Low-Scoring Game
Monticello pitchers tied the mound work as Loeffel allowed four hits in four innings and Winzenried five. Wintenried fanned seven. Argyle’s Erickson walked four and Nystad struck out two. Monticello collected 10 hits to Argyle’s seven, led by Willy Winzenried 2 for 3 and Elmer Duerst 2 for 4. Floyd Tollackson and A Martin each went 2 for 4 for Argyle.
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Loeffel
Wintenried
Cal. Erickson
Arte
Don Nystad
Argyle
Willy Winzenried
Elmer Duerst
Gempler Tires Triumphs Over South Wayne in Softball
Monroe’s Gempler Tires beat South Wayne 5 to 1 yesterday afternoon. Ralph Yeazel and Bill Hartwig pitched for Monroe with Yeazel allowing six hits while striking out six and walking two. Minder pitched for South Wayne with three strikeouts, nine hits, and six walks. Ken Ross homered for Monroe and Marion Mueller added a triple. Minder and Charles soddy each hit triples for South Wayne.
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Gempler Tires
Monroe
Ralph Yeazel
Bill Hartwig
Minder
Schumacher
Yeazel
Ken Ross
Marion Mueller
Charles Soddy
Horseshoe Pitchers Meet Follows National Tourney
Casey Jones of Waukesha finished third in the national horseshoe pitching tournament held over the weekend in Murray Utah. Fernando Isais of Los Angeles captured his third consecutive title at 34 victories to one defeat, with Ted Allen of Boulder Colorado finishing second at 33 to 2. Mary Jones of Waukesha was elected national treasurer of the horseshoe pitchers association.
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Waukesha
Fernando Isais
Los Angeles
Ted Alen
Boulder
Colo
Jones
Mary Jones
Horseshoe Pitchers Association
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