Victory Tavern Edges Wenger and Kramer in Tight Ballgame
Victory Tavern defeated Wenger and Kramer 5 to 4 to claim its third Major League win and move out of last place. Grossen earned his fifth win as the tavern nipped the hardware nine after trailing 4-0, grabbing a 5-4 lead in the fifth and sealing it with a late rally and Wally Bahler’s RBI single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grossen’s Tavern
Gempler
Tire Shop
Victory Tavern
Wenger and Kramer
Palmer’s Tavern
Lanz Hardware
Schuetze Clothiers
Baumgartner’s
Jet’s
Wenger
Kramer
Grossen
Tavern
Wally Bahler
California Crew Finds Gash in Shell Aboard the S S America
The California eight oared shell for the Olympic team shows a six inch gash in the top structure shortly after leaving Princeton New Jersey. The 260 athletes and 44 coaches travel toward the summer games with hopes of extending U S success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. America
America
Madion
California
Princeton
N. J
Golden Bears
Wisconsin junior tennis tour finalists delayed to tomorrow
Bud Pilz and Heidi Pfaeffli were delayed in Milwaukee for the finals of the Wisconsin junior tennis tour, with Pilz entering the junior boys division and Heidi the girls division. Lawrence L. Kitchen, city recreation director, accompanies them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Pilz
Heidi Pfaeffli
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Pilz
Heidi
Lawrence L. Kitchen
City
Dodds to Attend Olympics as Spectator
Boston veteran miler Gil Dodds, sidelined by an achilles strain, may still go to London as a spectator. The Massachusetts VFW aims to raise funds to fly Mr. and Mrs. Dodds to the Olympiad on July 28. The note also mentions ancient Aztecs growing tobacco in Indian corn patches.
Lesnevich Favors Bout With Walcott In Heavyweight Title Fight
Brighton report says Gus Lesnevich favors a direct bout with Jersey Joe Walcott for the vacant world heavyweight title, ignoring an elimination contest. He notes victories over Melio Bettina and Tami Mauriello and questions Ezzard Charles and Elmer Ray as worthy challengers, seeking the crown by any path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
England
Gus Lesnevich
Jersey Joe Walcott
King
Freddie Mills
London
Melio Bettian
Tami Mauriello
Walcott
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Charles
Elmer Violent Ray
Gus
45 Women Golfers Attend Guest Day
Forty five Monroe Country club auxiliary members traveled to Madison to take part in Guest day at Blackhawk Country club. Winners included Mrs. John Figs with low gross for 18 holes, Mrs. Charles Mathias for nine holes low gross, Mrs. Glen Kubly nine holes low net, and Mrs. Fred Feutz with the fewest putts for nine holes. Miss Mary Meythaler and Mrs. Russell Myer tied for second in low putts. Next Wednesday the Monroe auxiliary will host Freeport auxiliary for Guest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Country Club
Madison
Blackhawk
John Figs
Charles Mathias
Glen Kubly
Fred Feutz
Mary Meythaler
Russell Myer
Monroe Auxiliary
Freeport
Schlinkman Signs 1948 Pact with Green Bay Packers
Walt Schlinkman the NFL leading ground gainer last season signed his 1948 contract with the Green Bay Packers. He set a pace last year as a powerful fullback and is expected to bolster Green Bay's backfield this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlinkman
Green Bay
Walt Schlinkman
National Football League
Green Bay Packers
Yesterday's Results in American Association Action
Milwaukee defeated Columbus 5 to 2 while St Paul beat Minneapolis 9 to 2. Indianapolis led 3 to 1 in a game stopped by rain. Louisville at Kansas City postponed due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association
Ore
e+e
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
Tomorrow's Baseball Schedule Across Leagues
The slate features National League showdowns with New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis night games and American League action including Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York and Detroit at Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Mary McMillin Captures Northeastern Wisconsin Title
Mary McMillin, state women’s golf champion, wins the Northeastern Wisconsin women’s title for the second straight year, preserving her record of never losing a major state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Mary McMillin
Wisconsin
Riffle to Compete In Lancaster Meet
Budd Riffle, Monroe Country club champion and holder of six Wisconsin course records, will compete in the Lancaster tournament of stars Sunday. He set a new amateur course record of 67 in Lancaster and previously at Lancaster, 68, two years ago. He also owns records at Chetec Kenosha Petrified Springs Platteville Mill and other Wisconsin courses with scores ranging from 62 to 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd Riffle
Monroe Country Club
Riffle
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Chetec
Kenosha Petrified Springs
Kenosha Municipal
Biffle
Platteville
Mill’s
Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves Begin Long Road Trips
The Indians and Braves start extended travels seeking first pennant in years. Both leaders show strong road records, with Cleveland at .758 on foreign fields and 25-8 away, 20-20 at home, while Boston sits 24-13 on the road and 22-18 at home as they head toward Chicago and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Cleveland
Indians
Braves
Chicago
Demon Hanover Seeks Hambletonian After Adirondack Victory
Demon Hanover captured the $5,000 Adirondack grand circuit feature at Saratoga raceway to go with a third major New York win. The three year old colt owned by Harrison Hoyt of Bethel Connecticut, driven by Hoyt, heads the trotting list for what is dubbed trotting’s Kentucky Derby as he nears the $60,000 Hambletonian at Goshen, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Demon Hanover
Goshen
N. Y
Harrison Hoyt
Bethel
Connecticut
New York State
Badger Leads Indiana State Trapshoot Prelims
Vic Renders of Waukesha Wisconsin topped the preliminaries with 197 of 200 in the 54th annual Indiana state trapshoot at Indianapolis yesterday. The brief item also notes Zachary Taylor's bid to appoint Abraham Lincoln governor of Oregon Territory, opposed by Mrs Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
Indianapolis
Vic Reinders
Waukesha
Wis
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Oregon Territory
Mrs. Lincoln
Monticello Social Notes Reach West Coast And Madison
Mrs O D Curtz reports visits and trips among Monticello residents. Families travel to Platteville and Milwaukee. Madison weekend calls and dinners recur. Names include the Knobels Biedermans Schenks Holcombs Karlen and Zweifel, with minor trips to the Badlands and Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Escher
Platteville
Bernice Schneider
Donald Knobel
Madison
C. M. Stauffer
Bernard Biederman
Dennis
Mary Jane Biederman
Freeport
Ida Schenk
Monticello
Herbert Schenk
Brooklyn
Kenneth Holcomb
Herman G. Karlen
Donald
West Coast
Badlands
Black Hills
Thomas Hagen
Peter
Michael
Ann
Milwaukee
J. P. Zweifel
Jimmy Zweifel
Hagens
Fred Holcomb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shell
BY Jimmy Hatlo
Lesnevich
Tomorrow's Games
Goetz
Fred MacMurray
Frank Sinatra
Lee J. Cobb
Abbott and Costello
Buck Privates
Maria Montez
Andy Devine
Tahiti
Heileman’s
G. Heieman
Breeing Co la Crome
Wisenasio
Cleveland, Braves
Riverside Tires
Fed
Wards Riverside
O. D. Curtz
James Dooley
Albert Knobel
Monroe
Fred Blumer
Pelmer Albright
Ernie’s Tavern
Slanlgemey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!