Monroe Cardinals Reach Semi finals in district tourney
Monroe Cardinals defeated Lancaster 11 to 3 to advance to the semi finals of the sixth district semi pro baseball tournament. Jim Hill pitched five strong innings with 19 strikeouts while Leo Butts homered and Ernie Vogler and Dick Wainwright contributed key hits as Monroe built a big early lead. They will face Darlington at 2 30 p m tomorrow in the semi finals.
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Monroe
Cardinals
Lancaster
John Walter
Jim Hill
Cards
Dick Franklyn
Mert Wolf
Stan Lenz
Wolf
Shelby Frymiller
Roger Menigo
Terris
Levi Vesperman
Mac McCarville
Fred Huber
Dick Wainwright
Ernie Vogler
Leo Butts
Jerry Dwyer
Dwyer
Larry Stad
Wainwright
Butts
Bill Purcell
Darlington Blues Soar Over Linden 15 to 7
Darlington powerful Blue Sox defeated Linden 15 to 7 in the sixth district semi pro tourney. The Blues collected 19 hits led by Tom Keyes four hits and Roger Wand’s homer. They advance to meet Monroe’s Cardinals at 2 30 p m tomorrow with Cy Clayton and Speth pitching for Linden and Dick Quinn for Darlington.
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Linden
Blue Sox
Cy Clayton
Speth
Dick Quinn
Roger Wand
Tommy Keyes
Monroe
Cardinals
Major League Leaders by League Summary
National League leaders include Musial of St. Louis batting .325 with 110 hits and Sauer of Chicago leading with 24 home runs. Key stat leaders are Lockman with 66 runs, Sauer 77 RBIs, Schoendienst 26 doubles, Thomson 8 triples, Reese 18 steals, Roe 70 wins, Spahn 116 strikeouts. American League leaders feature Fain and Woodling tied for 327 hits, Berra with 65 runs and 64 RBIs, Fox 123 hits, Bauer 24 doubles, Simpson 8 triples, Berra 34 home runs, Rizzuto 13 steals, Shantz 173 wins with .850 average, Pierce 101 strikeouts.
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Musial
St. Louis
Lockman
New York
Sauer
Chicago
Adams
Cincinnati
Schoendienst
Thomson
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Sphan
Boston
Fain
Philadelphia
Woodling
Berra
Rosen
Cleveland
Fox
Bauer
Simpson
Tourney Finals Set Tomorrow for Sixth District Semi-Pro
Four teams remain Monroe Cardinals Shullsburg Badgers Darlington Blue Sox Platteville vie for the district title and a first place trophy plus cash and state tournament eligibility at Milwaukie. semifinals conclude with 8 30 p m championship game and awards to follow next week.
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Shullsburg
Platteville
Monroe
Darlington
Milwanee
Wisconsin
Cardinal
Badgers
Blue Sox
Lancaster
Hazel Green
Linden
Cuba City
Glenn C. Langston
Langston
Mathias Grabs Decathlon Lead in Helsinki
Mathias Grabs extended his advantage in the Olympic decathlon after seven events in Helsinki. He leads with 6099 points, followed by Milton Campbell 5704 and Floyd Simmons 5303. Ignace Henrich retired with a twisted ankle, Sepp Hipp rose to fourth with 5044 points. The final three events were scheduled for the afternoon.
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Helsinki
Bob Mathias
Tulare
Calif
Mathias
Milton Campbell
Plainfield
N. J
Floyd Simmons
Los Angeles
Ignace Henrich
France
London
Sepp Hipp
Germany
State tournament plan explained by Falk and Delaney
State Semi-Pro commissioner Dick Falk and assistant Dave Delaney watched last night’s twin bill at Recreation Park. Falk spoke between games about the plan to allow smaller teams to compete for state and national honors.
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Dick Falk
Dave Delaney
Recreation Park
Falk
Miss Ziske Wins State Golf Crown
Joyce Ziske of Milwaukee won the Wisconsin Women’s golf championship at Thiensville in the 36 hole final, defeating defending champ Mrs. John Clauder 4 and 2 after turning the final 16 holes at par to seize a five up lead before clinching on the 34th hole with a birdie.
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Wis
Joyce Ziske
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ziske
John Clauder
Clauder
Miss Ziske
Joyce
Mrs. Clauder
Brewers Close To League Top
A 9-7 Milwaukee win over Charleston and Kansas City’s 4 3 loss at Columbus boosted the Brewers to within 1 4 games of the lead in the American Association. Bill Bruton Buzz Clarkson and Luis Marquez homered for Milwaukee and Clarkson stole third before scoring. Don Liddle earned the win with Bert Thiel finishing in the ninth.
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Associated Press
Brewers
Milwaukee
Charleston
Kansas City
Columbus
Bill Bruton
Buzz Clarkson
Luis Marquez
Clarkson
Hank Ertman
Senators
Marquez
Don Liddle
Bert Thiel
Jug Girard Traded From Packers To Lions
Green Bay Packers announce halfback Earl Jug Girard traded to the Detroit Lions for end Ed Berrang, rookie tackle Steve Dowden of Baylor, and a third player to be named later. Girard, 25, has four pro seasons with 40.4 punt average, five interceptions, and ten receptions for two touchdowns last year.
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Green Bay
Green Ba Packers
Earl
Jug) Girard
University of Wisconsin
Detroit Lions
Lions
Ed Berrang
Steve Dowden
Baylor
Girard
Attendance Nears 1000 At Monroey Semi-Pro Tournament
Estimated attendance for two nights of Monroey's semi pro baseball tournament reached 900 with about 350 Thursday and 550 on the following night. Commissioner Glenn C. Langston expects at least 1000 tomorrow for both afternoon and night games if weather holds.
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Monroey
Glenn C. Langston
Indians Threaten Yankees Red Sox as Pennant Race Heats Up
The Indians rally after a doubleheader loss to New York, beating Washington 4 2 to climb to third place, one game behind Boston and four in back of the Yankees. The Yankees drop to third straight loss after a 2 1 defeat to Detroit. Paced by tense moments in the Cardinals Dodgers game, Van Cuyk was hit by a pitch and ejections followed.
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Ralph Roden
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Indians
Yanks
Washington
Senators
New York
Boston
Tigers
Detroit
Tempers
Sally Hemus
Johnny van Cuyk
Dodgers
Hemus
van Cuyk
Joe Presko
Cards
Frank Secory
Clem Labine
Ralph Branca
Roy Campanella
All-Stars Beat Evansville 3-1 In No-Hit Victory
Monroe all-stars defeated Evansville 3-1 in a no-hit affair as Dave Fahs and Ken Norder combined for the win. Fahs exited after two innings with four walks and no hits, Norder allowed two walks, eight strikeouts, and no hits. Evansville had seven hits and four errors while Monroe scored on a small list of hits. A third game in the series is planned for August 1 under the lights after corn detasseling.
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Monroe
Evansville
Dave Fahs
Ken Norder
Fahs
Norder
Yanz
Quinn
Amans
Stauffacher
Coplein
Browntown
All- Stars
Gayle Quinn
LeRoy Rauscher
Rauscher
Ken Heinzelman
Cubs Scout Watches Local Tourney Action At Park
Joe Kernan, baseball scout for the Chicago Cubs, observed two games at Recreation Park last night featuring Darlington Linden Lancaster and Monroe. Darlington and Monroe won first round contests and several major league scouts were expected the next day.
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Joe Kernan
Chicago Cubs
Recreation Park
Darlington
Linden
Lancaster
Monroe
Midwest
Blue Man Dropped From Arlington Handi cap Race
Blue Man the nation's leading money winner in 1952 is withdrawn from the Arlington Handicapi due to a recurring leg injury. Owner Arthur W. Abbott of Rye N Y scratched the horse after it did not respond to overnight treatment for a swollen tendon in the right front leg.
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Chicago
Blue Man
Arthur W. Abbott
Rye
N. Y
Tigers Tie Yankees 2-1 Behind Souchock Ninth Inning Homer
Detroit moved ahead in the ninth as Steve Souchock homered to beat the New York Yankees 2-1. Jim Hearn of the Giants allowed four hits and held Cincinnati to two runs on a two-run homer in the others. The horned toad of the American Southwest is a lizard.
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Steve Souchock
Tigers
Detroit
New York Yankees
Jim Hearn
Giants
Cincinnati
New York
American Southwest
Monticello Socials Across Counties and States Listed
The column records numerous weekend visits and social calls. Families from Monticello and nearby towns visited relatives in Monroe New Glarus Sturgeon Bay and Madison. Weekend travelers included the Hasty Hesly Hefty Bissig families and many more across Wisconsin.
Social Roundup Visits and Travels Across Wisconsin and Indiana
A long list of weekend visitors and travels appears across Wisconsin and Indiana. Families from New Glarus Madison Monroe and Juda hosted or visited relatives in multiple towns including Cedarburg Monroe Okee Monticello and Des Moines with trips ending in Milwaukee and Des Moines Iowa. Among those mentioned are the Brink Zweifel Curtis Salzwedel Voegeli Disch Ott Marty Escher Frey Crane Diehl Dillman Harden Kundert Babler Karlen Theil er Stoll and Gempeler with trips to Whitewater Fall Hall Glenn and Miami Florida.
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James Hancock
Ronnie Freitag
Earl Foster
Port Washington
Fred A. Blum
Ed Blum
Dayton
Anton Hesty
Andrew Hesly
Casper Hefty
Sister Bay
Sturgeon Bay
Cecil Jordan
Monroe
John Stauffer
Fred Hardiman
Joshua Hoesly
New Glarus
Albert Knobel
Ira Holcomb
la Verne
Thomas Brusveen
Hans Brusveen
Howard Brusveen
Betty
Byron Kittleson
Sonja
Paul
Ed Jorenby
Donny
John
Ottile Lien
Blanchardville
York
Norman Rosen
Hazel Kundert
Kenneth
Bertha Keller
Fred Haldimann
Jimmy
Bobby
Fred Haldimann Sr
Harold J. Blum
James Rowe
Rio
Dennis McMahon
Madison
John G. Blum
Charles T. Lee
Shullsburg
W. A. Loveland
Roy Bissig
Judith
Clara Hefty
Willis Elmer
Merrill Blum
Janesville
Frederick Wirth
J. M. Harden
Wanda Kay
Clarence Elmer
Bonnie
Dorothy Pagel
William Pagel
Pagel
W. H. Wittner
Kathryn
Jerry
Madson
Paul Weenie
Albert Crouch
Crouch
John Ponyicsanyi
Henry J. Elmer
Cheryl Holcomb
Highland
Ind
Bernard Biederman
Darlyne
Lois Dettwiler
Elmer
Leona Legler
F. H. Steinmann
Emily Jordan
Robert Rosa
Mark
Diane Rose
F. W. Voegels
Frederick
Clifford Berge
Elaine
Karen
Sandra
Grand Forks
N. D
Dave Brink
W. L. Zweifel
O. D. Curtis
Frank Salzwedel
Juda
Harold Ott
Leon Voegels
Cedarburg
Janes
Thomas Voegeli
Carlene
Peter
Dunkirk
N. Y
Henry Frey
Ray Crane
Joseph Diehl
Terre Haute
Grand Island
Dick Freitag
Lawrence G. Marty
Milo Thurston
Mattie Wood
Kirksville
Woody Monaghan
Kansas City
Vernice Babler
Whitewater
Edmund Dooley
Bernard
Monticello
H. F. Stoll
Miami
Fla
John Gempeler
Champions Crowned In Olympic Events Track and Field
Olympic events saw new records as George Rhoden of Jamaica clocked 45.9 in the 400 meters setting a new Olympic mark. Horace Ashenfelter of the USA won the 3000 meter steeplechase in 8 45.4 also an Olympic record, Lars Hall of Sweden led in modern pentathlon with 32 points, Hungary won team title with 166 votes, and Huelet Benner of the USA captured the free pistol with 553 points.
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Jamaica
Arthur Wint
Horace Ashenfelter
USA
Glen Ridge
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Ashenfelter
Lars Hall
Sweden
Hungary
Huelet Benner
U.S. Army
Orangeville Social Notes and Local Visits
Orangeville columns recount guests and travels including Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Herman and son Gary of Spring Mills Pa visiting Merl Pressler, birthday surprise for Mrs James Chilton, trips by Rev F L Rickleff and Rev Fred Anderson, vacations to Gordon Wis and Lake Chetek, and numerous gatherings with families from Freeport East Clarno and Anna wan.
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Marlin Herman
Gary
Spring Mills
Merl Pressler
James Chilton
John Gruber
Arjen Wessels
Irving Elliott
Mae Herdman
Della Seidel
Tracy Taylor
Max Martin
Milwaukee
Nate Martin
Jon Siegmeier
Siegmeier
Freeport
F. L. Rickleff
Percy Harless
Gordon
Wis
Middle Eau Claire Lake
Fred Anderson
Lake Chetek
Wisconsin
Glen Bolender
Grand Rapids
Minn
Russell Hendrickson
C. B. Bridge
East Clarno Church
Donald Bennett
Crown Point
Ind
Ray Frautschy
Polly
Linda
C. W. Frautschy
Frautschy
East Clarno
Maude Askey
Earl Barron
Otto Folgate
Jake Gearhart
Eli Wilson
Nobel Wilson
Roy Ties
Brodhead
Henry Bakka
Dickie
Beloit
Arthur Palmer
John Stevens
Annawan
Bonnie
Will Meinert
Juta
Charles McCauley
Dakota
R. J. Freyman
Allentown
Carrie Musser
R. L. Britt
Danville
Lester Krug
Cancer Educational
Ray Geiter
Orangeville
Harry Zweifel
Delbert Folgate
Chicago
Edgar Krug
de Pere
Minnie Whitehead
Beth Mary Rogers
Harvard
Cora Miner
Four-homicide charges in Milwaukee crash kills family
Casimir Janiszewski Jr., 28, was charged with four negligent homicide warrants after a collision with a Brookfield driver. The crash killed Joseph Znider, 35, his son Lynn 9, and his parents. Janiszewski’s attorney says a physician noted a brain concussion and advised rest at home.
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Mlwaukee
Casimir Janiszewski Jr
Janiszewski
Joseph Znider
Brookfield
Znider
Lynn
Husband Faces Trial For Slaying Of Rival In La Crosse
Oscar Flaten, 44, bound over for Circuit Court trial on first degree murder in the slaying of Donald Colburn, 27, a rival for Flaten’s wife. Colburn died after a May 25 shooting in a La Crosse tavern where he and Mrs. Flaten, 35, were present. Flaten, free on bail, has agreed to a mental examination at Wisconsin General Hospital before the October term of Circuit Court.
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Oscar Flaten
Donald Colburn
Flaten
Colburn
St. Paul
Minn
la Crosse
Wisconsin General Hospital
Cicruit Court
Jupiter Completes Nearly 12 Year Solar Revolution
Astronomers note that the planet Jupiter takes almost twelve years to orbit the sun, marking a long cyclical journey through the solar system. The clocking of this orbital period aids in understanding planetary motion and gravitational influences across the system.
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