Monroe Crushes Penn Electric in 13-5 slugfest
Monroe powered to a 13-5 win over Penn Electric behind LaVerne Annile and strong hitting from Leo Butts and Jerry Dwyer. Gene Mason drilled a grand slam in the seventh as Monroe broke the game open after an 8-4 lead. Penn Electric scattered 15 hits but could not keep up, Monroe's defense holding steady behind solid pitching.
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Nightly baseball scores roll across leagues
National League results show Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 1 and New York 7 Chicago 4. Boston 9 St Louis 3 at night. American League games include Boston 9 Cleveland 8 and Detroit 7 Philadelphia 4 with St Louis 6 Washington 5. American Association sees Milwaukee 10 Kansas City 3 and Columbus 17 Toledo 3.
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New Holstein Wins To Stay in Running
Fourteen of thirty two teams remained in the 1948 national semi pro baseball tournament as New Holstein Wisconsin champion beat the Te Kas Decker Oilers 64 to ? Lefty Janikowski starred with pitching and hitting guiding New Holstein to a third win against one loss. In Milwaukee Rex Mays filed his entry for the 200 mile AAA championship race at the Wisconsin exposition track.
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Bell predicts tight NFL race with rookies in spotlight
NFL commissioner Bert Bell foresees the closest league contest in history with possible three way ties in both divisions. He highlights Bears and Cardinals as Western frontrunners and Giants and Eagles as Eastern leaders, citing a surge of rookies across teams and standout freshmen like Lujack Layne Trippi Enke and McMillin’s Lions as key storylines.
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Packers
Jay Rhodemeyer
Kentucky
Perry Moss
Inet
Detroit
Lions
Bob McMillin
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Fred Enke
Arizona
Oshkosh Eliminated From National Meet
Oshkosh, the Wisconsin state champions, were eliminated from the regional American Legion junior baseball tournament by Fargo 6 3 last night. Fargo totaled single runs in the first, second and fifth frames, Oshkosh tied with a three run fifth, but North Dakota added three in the seventh to clinch victory.
Fish story ends with 10-inch walleyed pike find
Lester Churney and his son Frank fished near Crescent Lake and, after a long, fruitless day, pulled anchor to head home. The tangled rope held a 10 inch walleyed pike, a tale they say will last long in memory.
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Fast Mile Pace Wins Second Heat At Wisconsin Exposition
Grattan Me Xiyo a black gelding owned by Mrs. Ben F. Owen of Omaha driven by Neil Houslett of Canada paced the fastest mile of the grand circuit season to win the second heat of the free-for-all pace in 1 59. The field included McKiyo and Indian Land with O Brien driving and Poplar Byrd winning both heats of the Dan Patch pace. Knight Dream driven by Saf ford won the three year old Trotting Club pace in 2 01 for Grey brothers and Armstrong of East Providence R I.
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Teams Plan Minor Meet Draw After Concert Band Break
Minor league softball clubs will hold a drawing at Recreation Park to select tournament pairings for next week. Lawrence L. Kitchen will supervise. Opening round games Monday, finals Thursday. tonight Rudy's Tavern faces Lanz Hardware and Wenger meets Scheutze Clothiers.
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Gempler
Red Sox take lead with ninth inning homer in tight win
Vern Stephens delivered a dramatic ninth inning homer with one on to lift the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the Cleveland Indians, moving Boston back into first place half a game ahead. Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio contributed key hits to secure the comeback.
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Yankees edged by White Sox in six five loss at home
The White Sox rallied to beat the Yankees 6 to 5 at Yankee Stadium, dropping New York further behind in the pennant race. Detroit toppled the Athletics 7 to 4 in Philadelphia as Lou Brissie exited early after a six-run third inning. The Browns held off a late Washington rally to win 6 to 5 in Washington.
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National Cage Loop to Add Two Teams
The National Basketball League will admit Hammond Indiana and the Denver Colorado Nuggets at a Chicago meeting. Commissioner Doxie Moore announced the two day session will also draft the 1948 49 schedule. Hammond represents Chicago area industry and Denver is a former national AAU champion.
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CARDINAL LINES BUSES TO WISCONSIN CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
Green Bay and Rapids areas urged to ride Cardinal Lines buses from the Cardinal Bus Depot to the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition at State Fair Park. Service runs Aug 7 to 29 with direct routes to the Main Gate. Monroe 38 travel office advertised the service.
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Kiner Near Record as He Ties First Three Year homer Mark
Pittsburgh outfielder Kiner tied a major league mark by reaching 107 homers in his first three seasons. He hit his 33rd homer of the current campaign in a 91 defeat of Brooklyn, matching the 107 total after three years set by Joe DiMaggio. Foster, Stephen, earned 1647.46 in his lifetime.
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Chiropractic Clinic Ad by M. J. Gonstead
An advertisement for M. J. Gonstead offering chiropractic services with the slogan When Sick of Being Sick See The Chiropractor. Provides X-Ray and Neurocalometer services and lists phone number 373 and residence 101 Monroe.
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