Green County Junior Legion Playoffs Set Sunday
Green County district Junior Legion playoffs Sunday feature Albany New Glarus and Monroe in a double elimination format. Drawing at 1:00 bottled two games at 2:00 with a bye for one team, winner advances to the district tournament.
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Inverness Invitational Four-Ball Opens With Top Golfers
The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball starts with 16 top money winners in eight two-player teams. Matches are 18 holes with a unique scoring system where wins add points and losses subtract points across rounds, culminating Sunday with the leading team earning the honors.
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America
Inverness
Cubs and Sox Resume Activity After Rest Break
Chicago Cubs face Brooklyn at Wrigley Field with Paul Minner to oppose Preacher Roe in the opener of a three game series. Ray Scarborough starts for the Cubs against Boston’s Willard Nixon in a separate game. Ted Williams sits out for the Red Sox with an elbow fracture from the all star game. The White Sox, having lost seven of their last ten, seek wins in Boston where they have limited history.
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Red Sox
Willard Nixon
Ted Williams
Comiskey Park
Proximity Aims for Chatham Free-for-all at Saratoga
Proximity the eight year old harness mare seeks more earnings in the $5,000 Chatham free-for-all trot at Saratoga Raceway. She has $198,130 in career winnings, within $8,332 of Goldsmith Maid’s 206,462 record from 1865 to 1877.
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Proximity
Saratoga Raceway
Goldsmith Maid
Kirby Higbe Sold to Minneapolis Club
New York Giants right handed pitcher Kirby Higbe was sold today to the Minneapolis club of the American Association, ending his tenure with the Giants.
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New York
New York Giants
Minneapolis Club
American Association
National League Scoreboard Highlights Standings and Games
The Associated Press table shows NL teams with records and upcoming games including New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St. Louis and more. American League figures list wins losses and schedules with Cleveland New YorkSt Louis Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and Washington matchups for later today and tomorrow.
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Boston
St. Louis
Wwil Pet
EEA
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OE Sooo
Haewees
Washington
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Oaks
St. Batis
Detroit
Jefferson Center Softball Beats Rock City 16 4
The Jefferson Center softball team defeated the Rock City Rockets 16 to 4 at Rock City on Monday night. Tuesday's game was canceled as Rock Grove dropped out of league competition.
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Jefferson Center
Rock City
Williams to Have Surgery on Elbow
Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox star outfielder earning 125000 a year, will undergo elbow surgery for a fracture at Sancta Maria hospital in Cambridge. Doctors fear he may miss the rest of the season as Clyde Vollmer moves into left field and bat third while Boston trails Detroit by eight games. Williams was hurt taking a catch on Ralph Kiner’s line drive in the All Star Classic at Comiskey Park.
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Sancta Maria Hospital
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Clyde Vollmer
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Boston Pilot
Ralph Kiner
Chicago
Comiskey Park
LaMotta tops Mitri as Robinson bout looms
Jake LaMotta dominates Italy’s Tiberio Mitri in a 15 round decision at Madison Square Garden drawing 16 369 fans paying 99 841. He plans a sixth fight with Sugar Ray Robinson outdoors in September while Robinson faces Charlie Fusari in Jersey City on Aug 9.
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Mitri Falls to Bullfighter in Unbeaten Italian’s First Loss
The Italian challenger Mitri was outboxed by the Bull as he used the La Motta style to pressure the undefeated rival. Mitri suffered a pair of shin injuries while the Bull remained largely unscathed and controlled the bout.
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Ike Williams Falls to Sugar Costner at Shibe Park
In a 10 round non-title bout at Shibe Park Camden’s Sugar Costner defeated lightweight champion Ike Williams in a one sided rout. Costner’s upset solidifies his bid for a future welterweight title shot against Ray Robinson.
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George
Sugar) Costner
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
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Williams
Robinson
Camden
N. J
Ike
Shibe Park
Wisconsin State League Rained Out Delays Several Games
Weather halted three of four planned Wisconsin State League games. Wisconsin Rapids defeated Appleton 10 to 4 in the lone contest as rain soaked fields and forced postponements.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin Rapids
Appleton
Milwaukee Boys Rescued After Lake Michigan Raft Voyage
Two Milwaukee boys aged 13 and 8 rode boards tied together like a raft while en route to a lakefront carnival. They paddled with a third board as the craft drifted toward the harbor breakwater, prompting urgent calls to police and the coast guard for rescue.
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Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
James Gagnon
Ronald Boettcher
Gagnon
Senators To Conduct Tryouts At Shullsburg
Washington scout Jack Rossiter will run a two day tryout for youths 17 to 22 in Shullsburg on Friday and Saturday. High school students and Legion eligible players are barred from the event. Those signed to a pro contract will have expenses refunded and hopefuls must supply their own equipment.
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Shullsburg
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Rossiter
Racine golfer wins first state senior medal play title
Dr. G R Love of Oconomowoc captured the first state senior medal play championship at Racine Country Club with a final 78 and total 228. George Campen of Eau Claire and Max Shimen of Milwaukee tied for second at 230, while Arthur Dupont of Kenosha finished fourth at 231.
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G. R. Love
Oconomowoc
Racine Country Club
George Campen
Eau Claire
Max Shimen
Milwaukee
Arthur Dupont
Kenosha
Protest Hearing Set By City Softball Commission
The city softball commission will meet tonight at 7 at Recreation Park to take up the protest involving Browntown in the Browntown Waffle Shop game from Wednesday night.
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City Softball Commission
Recreation Park
Browntown
Bears Sign Negus From Rockets In NFL Draft Pick
Chicago Bears owner coach George Halas announced today that Fred Negus former center for the Chicago Rocket Hornets has signed a football contract with the Bears. The Bears acquired the big Martins Ferry C center in the recent All America conference draft.
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Fred Negus
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Chicago Bears
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