Madison Golfer Ties Course Record In Big Monroe Tourney
Bill Vea of Madison tied the Monroe Country Club course record with 66 as the annual pro am event drew 92 golfers from 23 clubs. The tourney at Monroe featured top teams Nakoma and Maple Bluff, with Pro Am mixes across Madison and Milwaukee clubs and several near-miss awards for closest and longest drives.
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Bill Vea
Madison
Monroe Country Club
James Forbes
Nakoma Club
Monroe
Nakoma
George Vitense
Steve Caravello
Bill Garret
Moon Molinere
Forbes
Deb Share
Budd Biffie
Chet Becker
Nakoma_ club
Jim McGinley
Bill Hilsenhoff
Mel Andre
al Murcelson
Maple Bluff Club
Tony Mierzwa
Ron Schuman
Gene Koch
Harry Simonson
Milwaukee Country Club
de LaForre
Dave Forbes
F. Vogel
B. Sinclair
Beloit Muni
Butch Krueger
Bill Miller
L. Krueger
G. Schaelmar
Kenosha Country Club
Ed Yockey
Dick Stark
Nardico Defeats Blackwood In Milwaukee Boxing Bout
Dan ny Nardico of Tampa Florida won a 10 round unanimous decision over Joe Blackwood of Paterson New Jersey in Milwaukee at the Sports Arena. Blackwood used footwork to frustrate Nardico who was 10 pounds heavier and had several exchanges with Nardico pressuring late. The bout drew 3,145 spectators with a net gate of 7272 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Danny Nardico
Tampa
Fla
Joe Blackwood
Paterson
N. J
Milwakee
Blackwood
Nardico
Joe
Major League Leaders Highlights and Standings
The report lists leading NL batters with Stan Musial of St Louis at .336 and Lou Brock like leaders. key totals include 53 runs by Lockman, 62 RBIs by Sauer and Thomson, 18 doubles by Williams, 6 triples by Thomson and Ennis, 7 steals by Reese, 11 or 10? runs. Spahn 67 strikeouts. AL leaders show Rosen batting .32 with 44 RBIs, DiMaggio and Avila on 44 runs, Fox 85 hits, Priddy 21 doubles, Young 6 triples, Berra 15 home runs, Rizzuto 12 steals, Reynolds 84 strikeouts and Shantz 13-2 .867.
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Musial
St. Louis
Lockman
New York
Sauer
Chicago
Thomson
Williams
Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Boston
Avila
Fox
Priddy
Detroit
Young
Berra
Rizzuto
Shantz
Philadelphia
Reynolds
Cubs Narrow Pirates As Smakey Drives In All Runs
Roy Smakey batted in Chicago’s only four runs with a double and a homer to edge the Pirates. Dick Brodowski pitched a four hit ball for the Red Sox in a 4 3 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in his second big league start.
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Roy Smakey
Cubs
Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dick Brodowski
Red Sox
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Longest Sun Eclipse Seen in 1937 Report
The longest solar eclipse of modern times occurred in 1937. From the Pacific Ocean region it was observed to last seven minutes and four seconds.
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Pacific Ocean
American All Stars Name Top Caliber All Star Mound Staff
Manager Casey Stengel picks a star laden roster for the All Star game led by Vic Raschi and Allie Reynolds of the Yankees and Satchel Paige of the Browns with Mike Garcia Bob Lemon Bobby Shantz and Yogi Berra among starters. Stengel favors 300 hitters and solid defense to face the senior circuit in Chicago.
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Chicago
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds
New York Yankees
Mike Garcia
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
Satchel Paige
St. Louis
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia
Eddie Robinson
al Rosen
A.L
Ferris Fain
George Kell
Boston
Dale Mitchell
Dom DiMaggio
Jackie Jensen
Washington
Mickey Mantle
New York
Bobby Avila
Phil Rizzuto
Hank Bauer
Yankees
Yogi Berra
Vern Stephens
Eddie Joost
Rizzuto
Ed Yosk
Gil McDougald
Hector Rodriguez
Jensen
Hank Simpson
Appeal May Save Fond du Lac Yanks From League Drop
Wisconsin State League club the Fond du Lac Yanks faced folding after a 19-35 season. An all night radio appeal raised about 6500 dollars toward staying in Class D. Directors suspended operations after a 20-1 vote as fan attendance dwindled to 13,564 for 26 home games.
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Fond DU Lac
Yanks
Appleton
Packers Sign Perina To Coach Scout Job
Green Bay announces Bob Perina as assistant coach and talent scout. A Princeton graduate, he studies law at Wisconsin and played in the NFL for the New York Yanks, Chicago Rockets, and Chicago Bears from 1946 to 1950, plus baseball with Utica and Louisville.
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Green Bay
Bob Perina
Green Bay Packers
Perina
Princeton University
University of Wisconsin
New York Yanks
Chicago Rockets
Chicago Bears
Utica
Louisville
Scoreboard Monday results and Wednesday schedule
Results include Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 0 Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 4 New York 8 4 Boston 7 0 St Louis 7 Cincinnati 3. Wednesday games list Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago New York Boston Cincinnati St Louis Washington Philadelphia Boston New York etc. American Association scores Milwaukee 12 St Paul 5 Minneapolis 11 Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 10 Charleston 5 Louisville 7 Columbus 3. Wisconsin League scores Fond du Lac 2 6 Appleton 1 7 Sheboygan 6 Wausau 5 10 innings Wisconsin Rapids 8 Janesville 6 Green Bay 2 Oshkosh 1 Appleton Oshkosh Wausau Janesville Wisconsin Rapids Sheboygan Green Bay idle.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Charleston
Louisville
Columbus
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Sheboygan
Wausau
Wisconsin Rapids
Janesville
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Warren To Play Legion Nine Here
The Junior American Legion baseball team will meet Warren’s squad at Recreation Park at 8 p m tomorrow. Manager Glen Langston, also Southwestern District semi pro commissioner, outlines a July 24-27 eight team tournament. Possible pitchers include Argyle’s Ed Erickson or Juda’s Jerry Jordan with catching by Gary Quinn, Joe McGuire and Tom Thieler.
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American Legion
Warren
Recreation Park
Glen Langston
Langston
Legion
Argyle
Ed Erickson
Juda
Jerry Jordan
Gary Quinn
Joe McGuire
Tom Thieler
Tom Crook
Tom Bell
Dick Hawley
Erickson
Bob Zweifel
Gayle Quinn
Ken Norder
Virgil Wenger
Bob Prien
Gary Coplien
Bob Ambrose
Wisconsin Football Tickets Go Fast in Early Orders
The UW ticket office reports a surge of early orders for Badger football games this fall with season tickets processed first and single game buyers next. Past purchasers alumni and Wisconsin Alumni Association members receive seating priority. Home games include Marquette Illinois UCLA Northwestern and Minnesota. road tests feature Ohio State Iowa Rice and Indiana. Single tickets are 3.60 and season tickets 18 dollars.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office
Badger
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Marquette
Ilinois
UCLA
Northwestern
Minneoota
Badgers
Ohio State
Columbus
Iowa
Iowa City
Rice
Houston
Tex
Indiana
Bloomington
Hurlers Destined To Be Top Losers In Major Leagues
Bob Friend Murry Dickson and Art Houtteman each sit on 11 losses as Pittsburgh and Detroit pitchers face the prospect of 20 defeats in a season. Houtteman could reach 25 losses with current form. Maglie and Staley won again, pushing toward 20 victories for the Giants and Cardinals.
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Bob Friend
Murry Dickson
Pittsburgh
Art Houtteman
Detroit
Friend
Houtteman
Dickson
Alex Kellner
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Rush
Chicago Cubs
Sal Maglie
New York Giants
Gerry Staley
St. Louis Cardinals
Maglie
Giants
Boston Braves
Staley
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Wisconsin Athletic Commission Targets Silent Fight Partners
The Wisconsin State Athletic Commission adopted a rule requiring boxers and managers to swear no other party shares in a fighter s earnings or has any agreement about such sharing. Commissioner Joey Sanger framed the move as a crackdown on undercover partnerships.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Athletic Commission
Joey Sanger
Wimbledon Defending Champion Savitt Falls Early in London
Wimbledon defending champion Dick Savitt of Orange New Jersey and Vic Siexas of Philadelphia, top seeded Americans, were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's singles. Savitt lost to Australia's Mervyn Rose. Siexas fell to Herbie Flame of Beverly Hills. Also note Cleveland first baseman Luke Easter, hitting .208, optioned to Indianapolis on a 24 hour recall basis. Oklahoma City's Mickey Mantle may face a draft physical under new rules removing osteomyelitis as a disqualification trait.
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Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Vic Siexas
Philadelphia
Savitt
Australia
Mervyn Rose
Siexas
Herbie Flame
Beverly Hills
Calif
Cleveland
Luke Easter
Cleveland Indians
Indianapolis
American Association
Oklahoma City
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Nagy Sets Record Prize In ABC Bowling History
Steve Nagy of Cleveland topped the ABC tournament earnings with 1965 dollars after winning the all events title and doubles with John Klares in the 1952 meet. He received two diamond studded belt buckles a Radiart Corp team trophy and a clock for his 299 game in the Masters Invitational. Previous record holder Chuck O'Donnell earned 1809 in 1949.
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Waukee
Steve Nagy
Cleveland
American Bowling Congress
Nagy
John Klares
Charlie Treuter
Treuter
Radiart Corp
ABC
Chuck O'Donnell
St. Louis
Brewers Defeat Saints Again 12-5
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the St Paul Saints 12-5 for their 12th win in 14 meetings with the club. Gene Conley and Buzz Clarkson led the offense while Ed Brantt saw his 11 game win streak end. Ray Moore took the loss after surrendering 15 Milwaukee hits and six unearned runs.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Paul
American Association
Saints
Minnesota
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Ed Brantt
Indianapolis
Charleston
Louisville
Columbus
Gene Conley
Brewers
Ray Moore
Buzz Clarkson
Erantt
Millers
Soo Lock Traffic Halved by Walkout
Shipping tonnage through the Soo locks dropped more than half from May to June due to the steel strike. Iron ore from Michigan and Minnesota mines ceased, cutting total tonnage from 16 271 019 in May to 7 623 155 in June, with today’s bookings included.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.p
Soo Locks
Michigan
Minnesota
Eight Hoffman Brothers Build VA Funded Empire in Madison
The Hoffman Brothers of Madison Fran Bob Cy Walt Chuck Jerome Tommy and Cox built a million dollar business after starting with a restaurant. VA reports they expanded to Hoffman House Sauce Co Hoffman House Chemical and Supply Co and Hoffman Chemical Manufacturing Co supplying restaurants hotels and janitorial needs. They used GI loan GI bill benefits and GI home loans to grow their ventures.
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Madison
Hoffman
Hoffman House Chemical and Supply Co
Hoffman Chemical Manufacturing Co
Fred Hoffman
Superior Court Unit Closing Plan Delayed
Edgar M. Alstad announced that the Superior office will not close today as previously stated. Judge Patrick T. Stone ordered continued operations after word from Washington that the Senate voted to restore funds for 52 subsidiary offices, including Superior and LaCrosse. House action is pending. C. W. Bishop planned to retire but will stay on duty pending final appropriations.
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Madison
Edgar M. Alstad
Federal Court
Superior
Alstad
Patrick T. Stone
Washington
Senate
LaCrosse
House
C. W. Bishop
New Owner Takes Over Poynette Press in Wisconsin
E. I. Wilson, longtime University of Wisconsin duplicating department member since 1944, becomes owner of the Poynette Press Publishing Co. He buys the paper from Butler Delany in a local ownership move.
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Poynette Press
Poynette, Wis
E. I. Wilson
University of Wisconsin
Poynette Press Publishing Co
Butler Delany
Wisconsin potato germplasm drive and May milk report
Wisconsin researchers at the University of Wisconsin collect over 40 potato varieties from 11 foreign countries as they seek disease resistant plants. Separately the crop reporting service notes Wisconsin milk production in May exceeded last year, lifting the five month total near the 1951 level with May output at about 1,722,000 pounds, roughly 4% above the 10 year average.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Departments of Agriculture
Firm founder dies in Milwaukee at 61
Walter H. Bendfelt, 61, founder and president of the W. H. Bendfelt Ice Cream Co., died yesterday after three months of illness.
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Milwaukee
Walter H. Bendfelt
The
W. H. Bendfelt Ice Cream Co
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Gryen
Reese
Tching—Roe
Spahn
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Packers
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Legion Nine
Wisconsin Grid
Swamp
By Joe Reichler
Athletic Commission
Soo Lock
Tell Hall
New Glarus, Wis
Billy Hartwig
Superior Court
Abe
Wi Fe
Bauman
Ace
Sky Blue
Hamm
Theo
Hamm Brewing Co
St. Paul, Minnesota
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