Monroe and Argyle Nines Meet Sunday in Local Doubleheader
Sunday's Southern section slate features Monroe at Argyle and Monticello at Woodford with Blanchardville facing Oakley. Oakley and Belleville seek gains, while Monticello and New Glarus loom behind the leaders as weekend results could reshape standings.
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Blanchardville
Belleville
Bec
Monticello
New Glarus
CEE
Berd Ea
Orfordville
EE Son and
Bee
Ore & WT Nee
PONE
Ceiwenee
Monroe
Argyle
Woodford
Oakley
Footville
John
Cookie
Walter
LaVerne
Lefty
Bobby Locke Defends Cleveland Open Crown
South African champion Bobby Locke seeks his second Columbus Open title at Wyandot Country Club. The 72 hole event features 83 pros and 18 amateurs with eight of the year’s top 10 money winners in attendance despite several top stars missing.
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Columbus
Bobby Locke
Wyandot Country Club
Final Olympic Track Trials Open at Northwestern
Evanston opens the final Olympic track trials at Dyche Stadium with 53 spots left for 17 events plus two relays after NCAA AAU eliminations. Gil Dodds misses the trials due to a left Achilles injury and will not join the team unless rules are relaxed.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Dyche Stadium
London
Gil Dodds
Sam
Dodds
U. S
Louise Suggs Turns Pro In Golf Advisory Role
Louise Suggs, 24, who has held the U S and British women's amateur golf titles, announced she is turning professional. She will join MacGregor Golf, Inc., as an adviser on the advisory staff. The announcement was made at a MacGregor officials’ event.
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Atlanta
Louise Suggs
U. S
MacGregor Golf, Inc
MacGregor Oficials
Assistant Selected for South All Stars Coaching Staff
Cecil Smith, 40, of Prairie du Chien, was named the first of four assistants for the South squad in the all-state high school football game set for Aug. 18. He will work with Head Coach Ken Kitelinger of Janesville. Smith’s background includes Ft. Atkinson high school athletics and Ripon College. He has coached 14 years at Prairie du Chien. Candidates for the two squads report Aug. 3 at Whitewater State Teachers College and Stevens Point State Teachers College.
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Madison
Cecil Smith
Prairie du Chien
Smith
Ken Kitelinger
Janesville
Ft. Atkinson High School
Ripon College
Whitewater State Teachers College
Stevens Point State Teachers College
Baseball scores from yesterdays NL AL results
National League games saw Boston defeat Brooklyn 7 to 4 and Cincinnati beat Chicago 4 to 0. Pittsburgh edged St Louis 6 to 4 in the nightcap while other scheduled games included Cleveland 14 over Chicago 1 and Detroit 12 over St Louis 2 in the American League. Milwaukee topped Minneapolis 9 to 2 in the American Association and Toledo won 3 to 2 in extras over Indianapolis after ten innings.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York Rr
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Night NBA Schedule Across Cities
The list shows only games scheduled tonight: Philadelphia at Boston, Brooklyn at New York, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Cincinnati at St. Louis, New York at Washington, Boston at Philadelphia, and Chicago at Detroit.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Blackwell’s 13 K Are Cubs in Loss, Dodgers Win Stankys Injured
Ewell Blackwell returns to 1947 form striking out 13 Chicago hitters to a complete game victory. Eddie Stanky injures ankle in Brooklyn as Braves top Dodgers 7 4. Pirates beat St Louis 6 4, while Wynn Kell hurt in American League. Cleveland drubs White Sox 14 1. Yankees beat A’s 6 5 on Henrich grand slam.
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Associated Press
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cubs
Eddie Stanky
Brooklyn
Braves
Dodgers
Stanky
Bruce Edwards
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Early Wynn
Washington
George Kell
Detroit
Wynn
Boston
Birdie Tebbets
Red Sox
Forrest Thompson
Mel Parnell
Keli
Tigers
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
New York
Athletics
Tommy Henrich
Yanks
A’s
Waffle Shop Tops Schuetze Clothiers In Major League Rout
Waffle Shop widened its lead in the Major League with a 10-1 win over Schuetze Clothiers. Wally Schuetz allowed three hits while striking out four to spark the victory as Lanz Hardware crushed Rudy’s Tavern 15-3 in the Minor league.
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Lanz Hardware
Rudy’s Tavern
Waffle Shop
Schuetze Clothiers
Palmer’s Tavern
Gempler’s
Victory Tavern
Bauman Hardware
Wally Schuetz
Schuetz
Schuetze
Frank Butts
Bob Hartwig
Hartwig
Gene Mason
John Wagner
Lanz Hardware Club
Rudy Krebs
Lanz
Boxing in Danger of Dying Warns NBA Leader
Abe J. Greene president of the National Boxing Association says boxing faces grave danger of dry rot and decline. He cites television as both threat and promise and notes a lack of title contenders across weight classes. He points to Joe Louis retirement as symbolic of the sport’s dim prospects.
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Washington
Abe J. Greene
National Boxing Association
Greene
NBA
Joe Louis
Mastery
Fred J. Saddy
Milwaukee
Louis
Cromwell Confident of Winning Olympics
Evanston Ill. July Dean Cromwell head American track coach spoke confidently on the eve of the London Games. He predicted seven or eight first places and said the team could not lose. He cited Gil Dodds injury as a major blow but remained optimistic about the rest of the squad.
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Evanston
Ill
Dean Cromwell
University of Southern California
Gil Dodds
Middleton Junior Nine Locals to Clash Sunday
The Monroe American Legion junior baseball team hosts Middleton in the Eastern section of the Third District league at Recreation Park Sunday at 2 p.m. Monroe sits third with a 1–2 record after beating New Glarus and losing to Darlington and Sundays invaders.
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Monroe American Legion
Middleton
Recreation Park
Monroe
New Glarus
Darlington
Invaders
Middleton Diamond
John
Cookie) Walter
Fred Huber
Eugene Quinn
Knight Dream Sets World Mark in Three Year Old Pace
Knight Dream, three year old pacer, driven by Franklin Safford, won two heats at Newburgh chamber of commerce pace, clocking 4:04 for two miles and breaking Eddie Mavens 1944 record. Owners are Percy and Jene Gray and Robert Armstrong of East Providence, R I. Poplar Byrd won the Phillip Rorty memorial free-for-all at Goshen, N Y, on the historic track.
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Goshen
N. Y
Phillip Rorty
Poplar Byrd
Knight Dream
Percy and
Jene Gray
Robert Armstrong
East Providence
R. I
Newburgh
Cleveland Indians hold baseball school in Green Bay
The Cleveland Indians will conduct a baseball school in Green Bay on July 15 and 16 for high school graduates aged 17 to 22.
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Green Bay
Cleveland Indians
Chinchilla Described as Small Gray Hopping Rodent
The chinchilla is a small gray rodent known for its hopping movement and belonging to the rodent family.
New Glarus Notices and Weekend Visits Reported
Richard Gmur of La Crosse visits parents in New Glarus while Kenneth Hoesly returns to Cincinnati after a visit. Several families from Chicago Madison Belleville and Edgerton spend weekends with relatives in the area. Gilbert Hoesly returns from a wedding trip and other locals host and visit across Dodgeville Mineral Point Rock Island and Lake Kegonsa.
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Richard Gmur
la Crosse
Joseph Gmur
Kenneth Hoesly
Cincinnati
Joshua Hoesly
Walter Mills
Chicago
Fred J. Marty
Barbara
Ray Ferris
Madison
Gilbert Hoesly
William Severson
Horeb
Millard Tschudy
Kim
Melvin Jenson
Belleville
John Kundert
Rela
Edgerton
Audrey Streiff
Margie Luchsinger
Mary Luchsinger
Gerald Erfurth
Vernon
Jacob Tschudy
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