Stars Fall to Rockford 5 0 in Softball Tilt
Rockford Athletic Club defeats the Commercial Bank All-Stars 5 0 at Recreation Park behind Benny Rinaldo a four hit hurler. Ralph Phillips Wally Bahler and John Krattiger pitched for Rockford while Stan Wieczorek drove in the first run on a ninth inning out. The Stars committed errors and miscues allowing Rockford to score in the second fifth seventh and eighth innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Athletic Club
Commercial Bank
Recreation Park
Benny Rinaldo
Bill Gyure
Ralph Phillips
Tee
Wally Bahler
John Krattiger
Rockford
Stan Wieczorek
Stan Meyers
Barney Copp
Phillips
Bahler
Bud Wallin
Ed Witt
Bill Drnochowski
John Peterson
Copp
Dinney's All-Star Team Meets Madi Bar at Recreation Park
Dinney's scheduled the Commercial Bank All-Star softball team to face Dinney's Bar at Recreation Park at 8 p m tomorrow. New bleachers along the third base line were added to handle possible overflow crowds for the remainder of the season. Manager Bill Gyure will bring Ralph Phillips Wally Bahler and John Peray to the mound for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Bank
Madison
Dinney
Recreation Park
Bill Gyure
Ralph Phillips
Wally Bahler
John Peray
Mounduty
Bahler Injured In Ninth Battle With All-Stars
Bahler suffered a right pitching hand injury after a line drive hit by Buck in the ninth. Krattiger relieved, retired Wallin and Dmochowski, as Peterson popped out. The All-Stars finally threaten in the ninth but fail to score, with Butts the only baserunner to advance past first.
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Harry Buck
Bahler
Krattiger
Wallin
Don Ripp
Dmochowski
Peterson
Brecklin
Charley Ingold
Witt
Jerry Dwyer
Leo Butts
Ripp
Butts
Decatur Laborer Reaches Public Links Final
Decatur Ill 21 year old Bob Scherer and Pete Bogan of South Gate Calif reach today's 36 hole final of the National Public Links Tour in Miami Fla Scherer a laborer aims for a pro career and potential Hogan comparison after a 36 hole 10 and 8 semifinal win over John Halin Spokane Wash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bob Scherer
Decatur
Ill
Ben Hogan
Scherer
Pete Bogan
South Gate
Calif
Publinx
John Halin
Spokane
Wash
Stars Deliver Big Offense In Baseball Splits
Billy Goodman led the Red Sox with six hits six RBIs and three runs as Boston crushed Detroit 16 6. Ver Sonik Picked up his fifth straight win and eighth of the season after Spirit pitching. Washington beat Chicago 2 to 1 in ten innings in a separate game with solid relief pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Goodman
Red Sox
Boston
Detroit
Sonik
Spec Shea
Nators
Washington
Chicago
Twin Grove Loop Announces Second Half Softball Schedule
The Twin Grove girls softball schedule for the second half lists games from July 21 to Sept 17. Key matchups include Twin Grove at Brodhead on Aug 7 and Twin Grove vs Swiss Cheese on Sept 28, with final title decided by winners of the two halves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Grove
Monroe
Oakley
Brodhead
Pioneers
Monticello
In Grove
Giants Streak Mirrors 1951 Slump Amid Pirate Setback
The New York Giants drop six of eight and trail the Dodgers by 5 1/2 games as Pittsburgh takes two straight. Murry Dickson beat Sal Maglie 6 2, Dick Groat drives in three, Ralph Kiner hits his 14th home run. Dodgers top Cubs 6 5 aided by five Cub errors and two wild throws by Willie Ramsdell.
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New York Giants
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Murry Dickson
Sal Maglie
Bonehead
Dickson
Dick Groat
Ralph Kiner
Dodgers
Chicago
Duke Snider
Brooks
Cub
Willie Ramsdell
Hari Kari
Wisconsin Semi-Pro Baseball Opens with District Tournaments
Wisconsin semi pro baseball begins district tournaments across the state with events in LaCrosse Augusta and Oconomowoc. Monroe Mauston Plymouth Ripon Owen Ashland Racine and Milwaukee area clubs vie for district titles en route to the state tournament at Borchert Field Milwaukee and the national tournament in Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Augusta
Oconomowoc
Monroe
Mauston Cardinals
Mauston
Merrill Rangers
Merrill
Plymouth
Fox River Valley
Clintonville
Green Lake
Ripon
Owen
Ashland
Racine
Platteville
Shullsburg
Lancaster
Darlington
Linden
Hazel Green
Cuba City
Milwaukee
Borchert Field
Wichita
Courtney Faces Stoughton Here In Home Talent League
Courtney will open on the mound for the Monroe Cardinals against the Stoughton Vikings at 2 30 p m tomorrow. Managers and lineups name pitchers, catchers, infielders and outfielders for both clubs with Stoughton boasting all stars Swartz Phillips Sabroff and Dave Johnson. The Cardinals have never lost to a Home Talent League team.
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Dan
Gabe) Courtney
Monroe Cardinals
Stoughton Vikings
John Walter
Herb Bell
Bill Purcell
Ernie Vogler
Dick Wainwright
Ed Loeffel
Leo Butts
Tom Binger
Fred Huber
Jerry Dwyer
Jim Hill
Butts
Gail Brecklin
Swartz
Phillips
Sabroff
Dave Johnson
Public Course Proves Soft Touch for Pros
St Pauls Keller Golf Course in St Paul Minnesota hosts the 15080 St Paul Open Golf Tournament with 577 yards 72 par layout. After two days of play 47 pros and two amateurs are under par for 36 holes. Henry Ransom of St Andrews Illinois and Al Besselink of Escondido California opened with 64s and five players shot 66s on day two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Keller
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ill
al Besselink
Escondido
Calif
Tex Coulter to report for Giants camp after retirement
Tex Coulter former Army All America lineman who retired from pro football last fall said he would play again and will report to the New York Giants training camp at St. Peter Minnesota on August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tex Coulter
New York Giants
St. Peter, Minn
National League results and schedule brief
Friday scores include Pittsburgh 6 New York 2 Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5 Boston 6 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 3 in 10. Sundays show multiple matchups and standings with heavy hitting like Boston 16-5 and Chicago 1 in 10 innings. Wisconsin and American Association results noted with several wins and upcoming games.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Charleston
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Louisville
Wisconsin
Hutchinson Names All Stars Lineup for Wisconsin State League
Wisconsin Rapids manager Ira Hutchinson announced the starting lineup for the Wisconsin State League All-Stars for the game against Sheboygan. Players listed include Mel Lightner Oshkosh Ken Gea Wausau Richie Patton Wisconsin Rapids Urty Sheehan Janesville Jim Landis Wisconsin Rapids Gordon Windhorn Oshkosh Frank Biskup Green Bay Dick Grabowski Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Wisconsin Rapids
Ira Hutchinson
Sheboygan
Monday
Rechichar May Play Professional Baseball
Bert Rechi char, captain of Tennessee's 1951 champions, debates choosing football or baseball. The Cleveland Indians sent Rechichar to Fargo as an outfielder for the Northern League until July 19, after which he would join the All-Star football squad and then the Cleveland Browns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo, N.C
Bert Rechichar
Tennessee
Chapions
Cleveland Indians
Rechichar
Orthern
Cleveland Browns
Seven Day Forked Horn Deer Season Approved
The Wisconsin Conservation Commission approved a seven day forked horn buck deer season from November 22 to 28. The action follows a 42 vote with support for a closed season urged by some counties wary of depleted herds. The commission also set October 4 as the duck season opening with dates to be finalized after federal rules, and established small game seasons for pheasants grouse and rabbits with varying northern and southern dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
State Conservation Congress
Wisconsin Conservation Department
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kohler
Charles Smith
Wausau
William Grimmer
Grimmer
Ralph Guettinger
Wisconsin
Monticello Social Notes From Verona to Madison
Monticello society column records Sunday visits by Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold and family of Verona to Mrs. Brink and relatives, plus gatherings with the Brink, Legler, Viney, Vi ney, Marty, Kuenzi and other families. Several trips to Lake Geneva Madison and Eagle River are noted, with Miss Gladys Bircher departing for Colorado Springs and multiple visits among local households.
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William Arnold
Verona
Dave Brink
Walter Brink
Donald
Elizabeth
Brinks
Will
Jake Legler
Woodrow Viney
Elroy
Lorena
Fred Viney
Leonard Marty
Dayton
Henry Gessler
New Glarus
Raymond Gessler
Conrad Stauffacher
Dorothy Ann
Jimmy
Bobby Haldimann
Lake Geneva
Elisa Roethlisberger
Fred Kuenzi
Gladys Bircher
Madison
Fred Bircher
Colorado Springs
Colo
Merlyn Loveland
Cleo Bennett
C. M. Stauffer
Charles Leach Jr
Michigan City
Ind
Henry E. Babler
Anna Kelling
Monroe
Fred V. Stuessy
Herman Marty
New Glatus
Elwood Schwers
Sandra
Elwood Jr
Rice Lake
Thomas Voegeli
Ed Gmar
Schwers
Thomas Bdrmong
Emil Voegeli
Ed Kracht
Eagle River
Walter Voegeli
Jerome and Raymond
Janesville
George Grajeck
Evansville
Ken Halverson
Sturgeon Bay
Dorothy Stauffacher
Missacher
Local visitors and guests gather at area homes
Madison workers with family ties host relatives and friends from Milwaukee Grand Forks Monroe Iowa and Pittsburgh visiting and calling on residents in Madison Okee New Glarus Monroe and surrounding towns over a string of days. Numerous guests joined family hosts at the Blum Barrow Stoll and Blumer households for afternoon and evening visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ed Mills
Michael
Milwaukee
J. W. Barlow
Michael Mowrys
Barlow
Ralph Bast
Grand Forks
N. D
E. A. Bently
Varona Schuler
Fred Blum
Elmer Bas
Lawrence Karlen
Middleton
Werner Blum
Bonnie
Monroe
John Blumer
Ed Gmar
New Glarus
W. S. Hoesly
Okee
Lake Wisconsin
R. W. Woelffer
Woelffer
Billy Eiler
W. E. Blum
Otto S. Blum
Stoll
Anna Gerber
Auction Bridge Club
H. E. Theiler
Miami
Fla
O. E. Blum
H. F. Stoll
Billy Theiler
Stolls
John C. Babler
Roger
Ruth Ann
Annesota
South Dakota
George Strong
Patricia
Georgia Ann
Pittsburgh
Yolanda Richards
M. C. Elmer
Pittsburg
Ira Holcomb
Fred. J. Duerst
Charles Golickson
Charlotte
Sophia Wyss
Brewers End Slump With 12-0 Victory Over Indianapolis
The Milwaukee Brewers snapped a five game skid by routing Indianapolis 12-0. Don Liddle earned the win for the American Association runners-up, while Luis Marques hit a two walk driven homer after two walks. Kansas City beat Louisville 4-2 as St. Paul won 5-2 over Columbus and Charleston topped Minneapolis 5-2 in 10 innings.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
Indianapolis
Don Liddle
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Charleston
Minneapolis
Herb Score
Luis Marquez
Brewers
Dewey Williams
Pete Whisenant
Gene Mauch
Bill Tosheff
Moultrie Jail Keys Lost Shuts City Jail Hope
Moultrie police say jail keys are missing and the city jail cannot be opened until they are found. One prisoner remains inside the jail as officers search for the missing keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultrie
Jesse Hunter
Hunter
Wisconsin Rural Writers honor Mrs. Burt for writing
Mrs. Oren Burt of Brodhead earned special mention in the 1952 Wisconsin Rural Writers Association contest. She received special mention for her article Exchange House, Third Floor Front and was a winner in the play writing division among 48 honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Oren Burt
Brodhead
Wisconsin Rural Writers’ Association
Monroe Girls Softball Team Plays Monticello Monday
The Monroe girls softball team will play Monticello Monday night. Players will meet at the Old Fashioned on the square’s west side at 6 45 p m for transportation to the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monticello
Americans Await Finnish Ceremony
The American Olympic contingent of nearly 350 athletes prepares for a 12 minute ceremony at the Helsinki village gates. Avery Brundage will speak as the flag is raised and the National Anthem plays, while Russia's track forces are expected to arrive today and are kept under tight security at Otaniemi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En Avery Brundage
U. S
Russia
Otaniemi
Oslo
Spring Grove Social Notes and Weekend News
The State Line Aid society met with Mrs. Helen Andrews and the Fidelis circle gathered at Mrs. Dale Young. Local families hosted visitors from Milwaukee Erie and Orangeville as dances funerals and trips highlighted a busy period in Spring Grove and Bluff View Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Line Aid Society
Helen Andrews
Fidelis Circle
Methodist Church
Dale Young
Roy Pinnow
Milwaukee
Otto Up
Robert Mohns
Winchester
Rollie Ostrander
Clifford Ostrander
Donald Alwann
Rock City
Howard Stahlecker
Durand
Mae Durand
Erie
Elmer Stahlecker
Ivan Arnsmeier
Bluff View Park
Oscar Stabler
Nat Preston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Melvin
Dorow Earns Place on College All Star Team
Michigan State quarterback Al Dorow was selected for the College All Star squad to play the charity game August 15 against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Stars
Charley Dwyer
Don Partch
Partch
AB R
Decatur Laborer
Khone Agour
Ralph Roden
Courtney
Stoughton
Coulter
Bob. Youne
St. Louis Browns
Aseman
Billy Martin
Alesis
Yank
Phil
Martin
Young
Michaels
Joe ‘Collins
Browns
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Appleton
Green Bay
Dick Grabowski
O. D. Curtis
Ike
Minnesota
Dwight Eisenhower
V.qeeuian
George W. Hoover
23Rd Avenue
Phene
Ray Dorschner
Rainbow Valley
Turner Hall
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohn
Louis H. Kohli
17Th Avenue
Blumer’s Drug Store
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