Reserve Strength Boosts Dodgers Lead in pennant chase
The Brooklyn Dodgers use reserves to win a doubleheader over the St. Louis Cardinals 65 61 and extend their lead to a game and a half over the Boston Braves. Dixie Walker and Fritz Ostermueller helped defeat the Braves as Pittsburgh slipped to third after a 2-1 win over Detroit. Meanwhile the New York Yankees closed within one game of Boston by beating Detroit 3-0 as Satchel Paige and Joe DiMaggio starred, and the White Sox upset the Athletics 9-6 at Philadelphia with a ninth inning rally.
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Associated Press
Burt Shotton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Canny Brook
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Boston Braves
Brooks
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Dixie Walker
Flatbush
Fritz Ostermueller
Braves
Pirates
Cardinals
New York Yankees
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Yankee Stadium
Frank Shea
Tigers
Paige
Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Yogi Berra
Cleveland
Indians
Red Sox
Satchel Paige
Tribe
Senators
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Tony Lupien
Luke Appling
Taft Wright
Ralph Weigel
Dave Philley
Chicago
Joe Coleman
Lou Brissie
A’s
Musial Slaughter Lead National Batting Race Pace
Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter top the National League batting standings with Slaughter surging to second after 20 hits in 36 at bats for a .556 week. Rays of players like Rice, Ashburn, Patko and Dark follow as the chase for league batting honors continues.
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New York
St. Louis
Stan Musial
Enos Slaughter
Musial
Slaughter
Rice Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
Andy Patko
Chicago Cubs
Alvin Dark
Masten
Tommy Boston
Ed Waitkus
Sid Gordon
Sewark
Peanuts
Mts Wna
Chad
Mangrum Captures Utah Open In Playoff Victory
Lloyd Mangrum defeated George Fazio of Conshohocken Pa in a playoff to win the $12 500 Utah Open at Ft Douglas carding 69 to Fazio 71 after 72 holes tied at 275 Mangrums triumph raises his tour earnings to 29854 with Ben Hogan now second at 26847.
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Solee
Lloyd Ngrum
Eit
Cage Links
Mangrum
Ft. Douglas
George Fazio
Conshohocken
Ben Hogan
Hershey
New State Champs Crown West Allis Juniors in baseball
The Highway Beer Depots of West Allis won the state junior baseball title by defeating Pestlene Legion club yesterday. Menasha secured third place with an 8 3 victory over Lincoln Auto Sales of Milwaukee.
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West Bend
Highway Beer Depots
West Allis
Pestlene Legion Club
Menasha
Lincoln Auto Sales
Milwaukee
Ex-Champs Remain In National Amateur Golf Event
The second round of the national amateur golf championship at Memphis Country Club saw six former champions and many top players still in contention amid tough conditions from old man pressure and a Bermuda-green course. Frank Stranahan won 4 and 3 over Frank Strafaci to meet Charles Dudley, while Robert Skee Riegel edged Richard Ewerts as veterans Bud Ward Stan Turnesa Chick Evans Ted Bishop and Richard Chapman kept the field competitive.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Country Club
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Robert Clark
Edgewater
Colo
Richard Ewerts
Santa Ana
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Willie Turnesa
Elmsford
WN. Y
Charles
Chick) Evans
Chicago
Stanley
Ted
Islington
Mass
Williams Slides Six Points in Batting Race
Ted Williams dropped six points to .371 after eight hits in 28 at bats last week, as Lou Boudreau of Cleveland closed the gap to eight points at .363. Dale Mitchell moved to .345, with Luke Appling at .321 and other leaders listed including Al Zarilla .319 and Yogi Berra .304.
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Chicago
Boston
Ted Williams
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Williams
Dale Mitchell
Luke Appling
al Zarilla
St. Louis
Barney McCosky
Philadelphia
Hoot Evers
Detroit
Bob Dillinger
George Kell
Yogi Berra
New York
Todorovich Re-signs with Sheboygan Red Skins
Todorovich re-signed with the Sheboygan Red Skins for the coming season after earning the National Basketball League rookie of the year honors last season.
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Todorovich
Sheboygan
Marko
Mike) Todorovich
National Basketball League
Sheboygan Redskins
Badgers Begin 1948 Football Practice at Wisconsin
Wisconsin opens its football practice with 71 players reporting including six seniors 27 juniors and 38 sophomores. Twenty five are major letter winners and eight earned minor awards in 1947. Equipment checks and physical exams start the first day. drills begin tomorrow with twice daily sessions for two weeks. The team opens Western Conference play September 25 hosting Indiana.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Indiana
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s League Games
In the Nationals League Brooklyn tied St Louis 6 to 6 while Pittsburgh beat Boston 2 to 1 in the night slate. In the American League New York defeated Detroit 3 to 0 and Cleveland crushed Washington 10 to 1. Chicago won over Philadelphia.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baseball Night Showdowns Across Stadiums
New York visits Pittsburgh under night lights as Boston plays Cincinnati and Brooklyn checks Chicago. Philadelphia hosts St Louis while Chicago welcomes Washington and Cleveland travels to Philadelphia. St Louis faces New York and Detroit plays Boston.
Michigan names White assistant line coach
Ann Arbor Michigan J T White star center of Michigan's Rose Bowl team was named assistant line coach of the Wolverines. Head Coach Bennie Oosterbaan said White would assist Line Coach Jack Blott, completing Michigan's new varsity staff.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
J. T. White
Michigan
Wolverines
Bennie Oosterbaan
White
Jack Blott
Chameleon Color Shifts Hour by Hour and Day by Day
A chameleon shows varying colors over time, with tones shifting by the hour and by the day. The creature’s camouflage adapts to light, temperature, and surroundings, illustrating dynamic pigment changes in its skin.
Forty seven candidates report for Monroe eleven football
Forty seven candidates including eight lettermen answered Coach Fred Simpson's call for the 1948 Monroe high school eleven. They held a light conditioning workout and a two hour drill at Recreation Park as they begin daily sessions until the opening of school. Several 1947 lettermen return and injured star Fred Huber hopes to play this year with aid from assistants Arthur Edwards and William Gregorich.
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Fred Simpson
Monroe High School
Recreation Park
Simpson
Henry Speich
Alan Prisk
Bob Rieder
Charley Blum
Joel Solomon
Bob Wells
Hans Sulzer
Marlin Cook
Fred Huber
Dick Maurer
Huber
Arthur Edwards
William Gregorich
Andy Varipapa Named Bowler of the Year
Andy Varipapa of Hempstead New York was voted Bowler of the Year by the National Bowling Writers Association. The 55 year old trick shot artist led with 406 points, ahead of runner up Joe Wilman of Chicago by 44. Ned Day of West Allis Wisconsin finished third with 316 points. Tom Bolger of the Toledo Times conducted the poll. Day had been Bowler of the Year in 1943 and 1944.
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Toledo
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N. Y
National Bowling Writers Association
Varipapa
Joe Wilman
Chicago
Tom Bolger
The
Toledo Times
Ned Day
West Allis
Wis
American Bowling Congress
Wilman
Day
Lanz Hardware Upsets Grossen's In League Tourney
Lanz Hardware defeated Grossen's Tavern 7-5 in a first round game at Recreation Park to end Grossen's co championship run. Kundert Oilers beat Firestone 9-3 as seven runs in the sixth inning sealed the win. Harold Davidson homered and Lanz’s pitcher starred. Tonight Rudy's Tavern faces Gempler's Tire Shop and Palmer's Tavern meets Johnson Motors.
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Kundert Oilers
Firestone
Lanz Hardware
Grossen’s Tavern
Rudy’s Tavern
Gempler
Palmer’s Tavern
Johnson Motors
Hardware
Grossen’s
Recreation Park
Lanz
Kunderts
Rudy
Palmer’s
Harold Davidson
Grossen
John Blum
Fred Krattiger
Kundert
Oilers
Bob Rieder
Stars Loan Bob Carpenter to Hammond as Playing Manager
Bob Carpenter of the Oshkosh All Stars is loaned to the Hammond entry as playing manager. Stars manager Lon Darling notes Carpenter was not sold and remains with Oshkosh in another role. The 6 foot 4 inch guard from Cumby Texas led the league with 473 points in 34 games in 1945-46.
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Oshkosh
Bob Carpenter
Oshkosh All Stars
National Basketball League
Hammond
Ind
Lon Darling
the Stars
Carpenter
Cumby
Texas
East Texas State Teachers
George Mikan
Minneapolis
Sheboygan Pitcher Lawrence Luft Signs With Oshkosh Giants
Oshkosh Giants of the Wisconsin State Baseball league sign Sheboygan high school pitcher Lawrence Luft to a 1949 contract. The deal marks Luft as a rising player from Wisconsin prep ranks joining the Oshkosh club.
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Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Lawrence Luft
Oshkosh Giants
New Holstein Named National Small Town Baseball Award
The Mt. Vernon Washington Milkmaids and New Holstein Wisconsin Athletic Club earned duplicate awards as outstanding small town teams in the national semi professional baseball field. Mt. Vernon competes for the national title and sits at least third in final standings, while New Holstein, with 1500 residents, dropped to a seventh place tie.
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Wichita, Kas
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Milkmaids
New
New Holstein Club
Monticello Social Roundup From Readers Notes
Monticello residents and visitors are listed attending events and calling on friends. Mentions include Mrs. Bessie Young reen and Mrs. Calvin Stauffer hosting at Monroe Shullsburg visits, Milwaukee centennial, and trips involving Loveland, Gempeler, Wittwer, and Marty.
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Rose Peterson
Pauline Penning
Ann Penning
Belvidere
Bessie Youngreen
Fannie Loveland
Bertha Loveland
Florence
Charles Lee
Shullsburg
Russell Olson
Madison
Fred Roethlisberger
Herman Feenie
Beekeepers
Robert Paterson
Monroe
Fred G. Blum
Fred K. Hefton
Henry V. Babler
Milwaukee
William Musser
Arlene Musser
Loretta
Wis
Calvin Stauffer
Otto Rhyner
Shirley
Gottfried Theiler
Verona
John Gempeler
W. A. Loveland
Fannie G
Frieda Benkert
Rosa Roth
Charles T. Lee
Anna Pierce
Henry Kuhn
Ripon
Henry D. Freitag
New Glarus
Waldo Freitag
Ernestine Wittwer
Minneapolis
Ernest Wittwer
Wittwer
M. E. Lynn
John W. Steinmann
C. W. Karlen
Minnie Marty
Los Angeles
Calif
John Dick
Weekend Visitors and Travel Span Local Society Notices
The notice lists numerous residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bently and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Stoll on a week long trip to Grand Forks and Robinson North Dakota. Other patrons visit Beloit Madison Milwaukee Monona Monroe Madison and Chesterton Indiana with several relatives noted and weddings attended.
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E. A. Bently
H. F. Stoll
Grand Forks
Robinson
N. D
Verona Schuler
A. W. Becker
Madison
Adam. Schuler
Beth Ann
O. D. Curtis
Willamine Curtis
Robert Wagner
C. M. Stauffer
Charles T. Leach Jr
Chesterton
Ind
Barbara Kundert
Monroe
Hazel Kundert
Kenny
Patricia
Penelope Kundert
Kunderts
Robert Holcomb
Nancy
Gary
Monticello
Kenneth Holcomb
Cheryl
Kenneth Johnson
Platteville
Fannie G
Frieda Benkett
Rosa Roth
John Zumbach
Dean
Herbert
Jimmy
Manchester
Jacob Voegels
H. A. Becker
New Glarus
Becker
Milwaukee
Adam Schuler
John Legler
Boulder
Colo
E. W. Marty
Lois Jean Kundert
George Winchester
Donald Knobel
A. G. Hill
Jacob Elmer
Woman Has Third Caesarean Section
Milwaukee report of Mrs. Althea Phillips 25 undergoing her third successful caesarean section in 23 months, delivering a boy this time. Both mother and baby are in fine condition per Dr. F. L. Evans. Older sons James 23 months and Daniel one year also healthy. father J. W. Phillips a dry cleaning route salesman.
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Milwaukee
Althea Phillips
F. L. Evans
James
Daniel
J. W. Phillips
World’s biggest picnic seats 100000 in Ontario
Ontario Calif hosted the first all state picnic since the war with more than 100000 people seated along a two mile long table. The giant meal event took place Saturday as part of the wartime era gathering.
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Ontario
Calif
Catholic Church Appeals Over Religious Freedom
Prague officials were urged by Msgr. Josef Beran archbishop to uphold government promises to protect freedom of religious activity. The episcopal letter appealed to respect these commitments amid ongoing concerns.
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ASK
Religious Freedom Prague
Msgr
Josef Beran
Prague
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