Brewers, Cards Set for Semi-Pro Finals in District Tourney
The Monroe Brewers face Platteville Cardinals Sunday night at 8 45 p m in the district semi pro baseball final. Monroe defeated Hollandale 143 while Platteville beat Benton 83 in the semifinals. Benton and Hollandale meet in the consolation game at 6 30 p m.
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Dick Wainwright
Jim Jackson
Jerry Dwyer
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Ernie Vogler
Bill Moon
Ken Norder
Wainwright
Dwyer
Theiler
Vogler
Harvey Loeffel
Moon
Jackson
Gene Palzkill
Martin Gilbertson
Carl Schneider
Gene Lindauer
Hanson
Lindauer
Vern Hanson
Turnesa Sets Blue Mound Course Record in Open Lead
Jim Turnesa of Briarcliff New York broke the Blue Mound course record with a 63 to lead the Miller Open at halfway. The 42 year old seventh Turnesa brother posted 31 32 to reach 130, surpassing the record set by Tommy Veech in 1951 and tied by Cary Middlecoff. Veech leads Wisconsin entrants at 36 holes with 139, after a 72 in the first round.
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Briarcliff
N. Y
Blue Mound
Milwanee
Turnesa
Tommy Veech
Cary Middlecoff
Veech
Wisconsin
Manuel de la Torre
Milwaukee
Walter Porterfield
Tommy Brennan Jr
Pee Lardner
Stars Pitching Murry Dickson and Newcombe Shine in Wins
Yesterday the Phillies shut out Milwaukee 1 to 0 on three singles and kept the Braves hitless late. Don Newcombe of the Dodgers went 4 for 5 with a homer to win his 15th, in a 12 to 3 victory over St Louis. The Chicago Yacht Club opens its Mackinac Race with 58 vessels across 333 miles of Lake Michigan. American milk consumption rose from 688 pounds in 1953 to 800 pounds at the war’s start.
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Phillies
Milwaukee
Braves
Don Newcombe
Dodgers
St. Louis
Chicago
Chicago Yacht Club
Lake Michigan
Olson Bout Approved for August 13 Title Fight
Portland Boxing Commission approves an August 13 bout for world middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson of San Francisco. Promoter Tommy Moyner says an opponent isn’t chosen yet but Olson has been offered 15000 to meet either Rocky Castellani or Sugar Ray Robinson, who fight July 22 in San Francisco.
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Ore
Portland Boxing Commission Today
Carl
Bobo) Olson
San Francisco
Tommy Moyner
Olson
Rocky Castellani
Sugar Ray Robinson
Castellani
Robinson
Newcombe Dominates Cardinals as Dodgers Win 12-3
Don Newcombe pitched eight singles allowed and hit a homer to tie NL pitching records as Brooklyn expands their lead with a 12-3 victory over St Louis. He moved to 15-1 with two singles and a double, driving in three runs in a 16-hit attack while Milwaukee fell 1-0 to Philadelphia, keeping the Dodgers 11 1/2 games ahead. The Giants rose to third with a 5-3 win over Chicago as New York closed in on top.
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al Rosen
Tribe
Tom Morgan
Bob Kennedy
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Nats
Dixie Howell
Chuck Stubbs
Johnny Schmitz
Soc
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Redlegs
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Joe Nuxhall
A’s
Murry Dickson
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Knucklers
Scoreboard snapshot shows AL and NL standings and results
American League leaders include New York and Chicago with Cleveland and Boston chasing. Tonight Washington visits Kansas City. New York posts 4 3 win over Cleveland in 10 innings. National League features Brooklyn Milwaukee New York and Chicago in key tests with multiple games on tap.
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Cleveland
Boston
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Phillies Shut Out Braves 1-0 in Knuckleball Duel
Murry Dickson pitched a 1-0 complete game for Philadelphia, holding Milwaukee to three hits. Lew Burdette took the loss as the Phils scored in the eighth on Marv Blaylock's triple after Willie Jones walked.
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Dickson
Charlie Grimm
Bucky Walters
Lew Burdette
Phillies
Phils
Burdette
Willie Jones
Marv Blayock
Conservation Laws Signed by Governor
Gov Kohler signs new conservation laws restricting licenses for game bird and animal farms near major pheasant wintering grounds and limiting deer and bear damage claims to agricultural lands. The State Conservation Commission funds the damage payments.
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Madison
Kohler
State Conservation Commission
Rifle Event Set At New Glarus Sunday
The New Glarus Rifle Club sponsors a shooting match on the Robert Arn farm south of New Glarus starting at 2 p m. Two classes, adults and under 18, compete. Harold Pederson county game warden will judge. Charles Gardner leads the club.
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New Glarus
New Glarus Rifle Club
Robert Arn
Harold Pederson
Charles Gardner
Police Nip Plot To Dope Horse At Arlington Park
Chicago police halted an alleged plan to dope a horse at Arlington Park with Dr Warren Skinner the racing board veterinarian. Four men including a fireman and a policeman were charged with conspiring to dope horses and face a special bribery athletic events count. The horse Golden Apollo owned by Jack Roberts of Dearborn Michigan was to race next Tuesday.
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Arlington Park Race Track
Warren Skinner
State Racing Board
Paul Rizzo
John L. Nykaza
Enoch Rea
Benton, Ll
Jack Roberts
Dearborn
Mich
Irwin D. Bloch
Rizzo
Golden Apollo
Roberts
Arlington
Kimberly Boy Hurt By Homemade Bomb
A 9-year-old Kimberly boy was seriously injured when a gun powder filled beer bottle bomb exploded in his hand. His 17-year-old brother Clifford made the device from an encyclopedia formula. The boy is in fair condition at an Appleton hospital.
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Michael Hagens
Lawrence Hagens
Appleton
Michael
Clifford
Williams Returns to Bears After Navy Service
Notre Dame quarterback Bob Williams, who piloted a mythical 1949 championship, rejoins the Chicago Bears after two years in the Navy. George Halas confirms the move as an owner coach.
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Chicago
Bob Williams
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Navy
George Halas
Nesting Boxes Added in Yellowstone Area
The State Conservation Department reports 32 wood duck nesting boxes installed on the Yellowstone Conservation Area northwest of Argyle in Lafayette County.
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State Conservation Department
Yellowstone
Argyle
Lafayette County
Thomson Plays Catch With Usher Sparks Umpire Clash
In Philadelphia Bobby Thomson of the Braves played catch with an usher after Marv Blaylock's game winning triple. The exchange sparked a heated argument with umpire Dusty Boggess as the run scored and Milwaukee lost.
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Bobby Thomson
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Bobby
Dusty Boggess
Charlie Grimm
Boggess
Phillies
Milwaukee
Joyce Ziske 75 trails leaders in LPGA Championship
Joyce Ziske of Waterford Wis shot a five over par 75 while Beverly Hanson of Indio Calif led the field with a five under par 70 in the LPGA Championship. Four contestants tied at 75 for second place.
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Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Joyce
Beverly Hanson
Indio
Calif
Brodhead Social Notes From Grace Marsh
Mr and Mrs Carl Thostenson and Gary visited Mrs Etta Hamilton and Mr and Mrs Ben Thostenson Friday. Misses Charlotte and Mary Preston and Mrs Roland Rockwell were in Verona Tuesday night. The Prestons visited Mr and Mrs Francis Eckerman and Mrs Rockwell, her mother. Mr and Mrs Joe Fortner State Line visited Mrs Grace Hamilton and George Meier Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Marvin Atkinson are vacationing in northern Wisconsin. Mrs Elmer Zingle and daughter Ann Wheaton Ill are visiting her mother Mrs Emma Brobst. Mrs James Gibson Joey Jim Charlotte NC are at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs August Lehnherr. The Gibson left Tuesday for Charlotte. The family spent a few days at Pine Lake near Westfield before coming to Brodhead.
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Gary
Salem
Etta Hamilton
Ben Thostenson
Charlotte
Mary Preston
Roland Rockwell
Verona
Prestons
Francis Eckerman
Rockwell
Joe Fortner
State Line
Grace Hamilton
George Meier
Marvin Atkinson
Wisconsin
Elmer Zingle
Surprising Rise in Superstitions Says Researcher
A researcher notes that superstitions are becoming more numerous rather than dying out in modern civilization, indicating a resurgence of magical beliefs amid contemporary life.
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