Cards Rout New Glarus 15 2 to Open Season in Style
Monroe Cardinal baseball team defeated New Glarus 15 to 2 as Dick Wainwright pitched five hits and a homer for the winners. Wainwright led a 20 hit attack with Bill Moon Ernie Vogler Leo Butts Lefty Andrews and Fred Huber among top hitters. Next game Sunday at 2 pm against the Dubuque Independents expected to draw a large crowd.
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Monroe
Cardinal
Glarus
Dick Wainwright
Nager John Walter
Wainwright
Bill Moon
Ernie Vogler
Leo Butts
Lefty Andrews
Fred Huber
Glarner
Bob Felter
C. Disch
Bill Purcell
Card
Vogler
Tom Bell
Wuetrich
Dubuque Independents
Dubuque
Guest Captures Low Score At Monroe’s Country Club
Wisconsin Rapids resident Bill Myers led the morning low net and low putt closest to the pin at Monroe's Country Club, with Chet Becker Arch Edwards John Sha ger and Don Ripp following. Deb Share won the low putt section. Ed Goecks Bob Goetz and Werley Denney claimed closest to the tee on holes three seven and eight. Mrs T F Ransdell and Dr Dwain E Mings won the two ball foursome title in the afternoon, with Mrs Mings and Rans dell tying for second with Mrs Laroy Dodge and Dr H B Caradin.
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Bill Myers
Wisconsin Rapids
Monroe
Chet Becker
Arch Edwards
John Shager
Don Ripp
Deb Share
Perry Power
Russ Myers
Ed Goecks
Bob Goetz
Werley Denney
T. F. Ransd
National and American baseball scoreboard with results
Baseball score roundup across leagues with outcomes and upcoming games. National League results include St Louis 8-8 New York 7-2 and Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2 among others, with rain delays noted. American League shows Washington 4-3 over Detroit and Boston 3 Chicago 2, plus postponed games. Wisconsin State League reports Fond du Lac 17 Appleton 2 and Sheboygan 12-6 with Tuesday schedules.
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St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Wisconsin State League
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Sheboygan
Wausau
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Rapids
Janesville
Young Downs Carter In Sensational Start
MILWAUKEE George Young of Detroit and Don Carter of St Louis opened the Masters Institutional double elimination bowling tournament with a sensational start. Young defeated Carter 896 to 879 as the pair split four games. Howie Herse of Milwaukee beat Ole Hildahl of Minot 876 to 720 for the next best score.
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Milwaukee
George Young
Detroit
Don Carter
St. Louis
Young
Carter
Howie Herse
Ole Hildahl
Minot
Track Stars Fail In State Tourney
Monroe finished far down in the state high school track finals at Madison Saturday. Only two of Coach Fred Simp son’s four state finalists picked up points and both finished off their usual pace. Robertson finished fourth in the low hurdles and Carter third in the pole vault. The top times were posted by Charles Gaither and Bill Taylor. Class B title went to Whitefish Bay with 29 points and Madison West captured Class A with 28 points. Monroe and other area schools posted varied placings in the final results.
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Monroe
Madison
Fred Simpson
Bob Carter
Chuck Robertson
Bob Prien
Jack Marvin
Robertson
Carter
Charles Gaither
Nathan Hale
Bill Taylor
Sturgeon Bay
Prien
Marvin
Madison West
Westfield
Whitefish Bay
Port Washington
Shawano
South Milwaukee
Hartford
Richland Center
Neenah
Sheboygan Falls
West Allis Hale
Valders
Two Rivers
Prairie du Lac
Menasha
Kaukauna
Marinette, Merrill
Milwaukee Juneau
Oconomowoc
Greenwood
Ripon and Stoughton
Cudahy
Mineral Point
West Milwaukee
Brewers sweep Columbus in doubleheader as Grimm departs
Milwaukee beats Columbus 6 2 in the opener and 2 1 in the nightcap. Red Smith fills in for manager Charlie Grimm, who was called up to join the Boston Braves. Dick Hoover and Murray Wall work solidly on the mound while Bill Klaus drives in four runs with a homer and a double.
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American Association
Charlie Grimm
Boston Braves
Brewer
Richard
Red) Smith
Milwaukee
Grimm
Dick Hoover
Brewers
The
Birds
Columbus
Murray Wall
Bill Klaus
Bill Allen
Betsy Rawls Leads in Transcontinental Golf Open
Betsy Rawls of Austin Texas holds a nine stroke lead at 512 to 521 over Betty Jameson of San Antonio Texas in the Transcontinental tournament at Deepdale with final round postponed by heavy rain.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Deepdale
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Tex
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Junior High Shows Promise Of Track Talent Coming Up
Monroe forecasts strong track teams for years as seventh and eighth graders outpace freshmen in a spring meet. Seventh grade and eighth grade combine to score high in events while freshmen show standout performers such as Pat Barnard and Tom Croak.
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Pat Barnard
Tom Crook
George Mauerman
Jerry Stauffacher
Bill Hansen
Charles Marsh
Gene Foley
John Bruni
Gordon Stauffacher
Gary Broge
Pete Johnson
John Amans
Dave Fahs
Tom Croak
Roger Koch
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Opens With Motor Trolling Debate
Madison Wisconsin. The 17th annual Wisconsin Conservation Congress opened with a heated question on allowing motor trolling in the state delegates from 71 counties heard Dr Edward Schneberger present the issue with no recommendation. Past Congress positions have opposed motor trolling but other states have liberalized rules. Debate centers on experimental lakes or two and faces tough odds with the Conservation Commission which sometimes rejects Congress recommendations despite narrow floor approval.
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Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Edward Schneberger
Congress
Conservation Commission
Commission
Rain Douses Badgers Hopes in NCAA District Title Bid
In Kalamazoo Michigan rain halted Wisconsin’s NCAA baseball doubleheader with Western Michigan after they won the opener 5 4. Western Michigan led 4 3 in the suspended game with the second contest washed out. The NCAA had ruled Friday’s result would decide the district four winner. Western therefore advances to meet Illinois for the district title.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Wisconsin
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Badger
Western Michigan
Badgers
Western
Illinois
Koepcke Wins Big Ten Individual Golf Crown
Wisconsin's Doug Koepcke captured the 72 hole Big Ten individual title with a 306 total. Michigan claimed its 12th team championship with a five man score of 1,559, one stroke behind Koepcke’s total as Russ Johnson of Michigan finished runner up.
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Koepcke
Champaign
Ill
Doug Koepcke
Wisconsin
Michigan
Russ Johnson
Speedbow Opens Night Races Here in Debut
Monroe stock car fans witnessed first night races at Speedbow Saturday with time trials at 7 p m and the feature at 8 p m. Grant Snyder of Rockford won the dramatic finish ahead of Wilbert Krause while 14 year old James Beutel was treated after being struck by a rolling wheel. Les Runans and Bud Stringham followed Snyder in time trials, with Bob Anderson, Paul Larson and Bob Gallman placing in the heats and Verall Evans winning the novelty race.
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Monroe
Speedbow
Grant Snyder
Rockford
Wilbert Krause
Snyder
Krause
James Beutel
Ernest Beutel
Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
Beutel
Les Runans
Hanover
Bud Stringham
Bob Anderson
Paul Larson
Bob Gallman
Verall Evans
Lee Schmeker
Local Golfers Fail To Whip Ben Hogan
More than 7,000 golfers, many weekend players, challenged Ben Hogan with a $1 entry that supported the PGA and USC. Some beat Hogan’s 71 handicap or not, and winners earned a medal inscribed I Beat Ben Hogan.
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Ben Hogan
Monroe
Hogan
Professional Golfers Association
USC
Pirates win tied game as Castiglione and Kiner homer
Pete Castiglione homered in the ninth to tie Pittsburgh 1-1 and Ralph Kiner followed with his seventh homer of the season to lift the Pirates to a 2-1 second game win after Philadelphia took the opener 5-1. Ken Raffensberger pitched the Reds to a 1-0 victory over Vern Bickford of the Braves.
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Pete Castiglione
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Castiglione
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Ken Raffensberger
Reds
Vern Bickford
Boston Braves
Walcott Trims Weight Ahead of Charles Title Bout
Jersey Joe Walcott weighs a pound over target and plans a workout before his title defense at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia Thursday night. Challenger Ezzard Charles finishes final sparring in Pleasantville ahead of the bout.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jersey Joe Walcott
Philadelphia
Municipal Stadium
Ezzard Charles
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Pleasantville
Charles
Farm Price Index Rises in April May
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices increased one percent from mid April to mid May led by hog price gains. Cattle calves wool corn soybeans fruits potatoes cabbage rose while dairy poultry eggs cotton hay wheat oats barley sheep lambs tomatoes onions fell. Overall mid May prices stood at 101 percent of parity, below a year ago and far below 1946 peaks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gehrmann Avenges Defeat in England
In London at the British Whitsun Holiday Games Don Gehrmann of America beat England’s Bill Nankeville by a yard in the 1000 yard international race, clocking 2 11.0 to avenge Saturday’s earlier loss where Nankeville won the 1500 meters in 3 49.0. Piang finished third in the metric mile.
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London
America
Don Gehrmann
Bill Nankeville
England
Gehrmann
Nankeville
Piang
Neff Receives Honorary Engineering Doctorate at Purdue
Grover C. Neff of Madison Wisconsin president of Wisconsin Power and Light Co was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree at Purdue University commencement exercises in Lafayette Indiana.
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Neff
Lafayette, Ind
Grover C. Neff
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Purdue University
Exeter Cemetery Fund Hike Promised at Annual Meeting
Exeter Cemetery Association held its annual meeting at the cemetery with Clarence Gould re-elected secretary treasurer and Emory Silver presiding. Directors Mrs Gould Mrs William Steindorf Woodrow Koehner and Raymond Talmadge were named. The fund needs growth but no concrete plan was set, a decision to be made later. The cemetery contains many unmarked miners graves from Exeter in the 1830s and a prior care fund was established by Silas Lewis and T O Silver.
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Albany
Exeter Cemetery Association
Clarence Gould
Emory Silver
Gould
William Steindorf
Woodrow Koehner
Raymond Talmadge
Exeter
Silas Lewis
T. O. Silver
Markets Report From Chicago Livestock Listings
Salable hogs 15,000 mostly 25 cents lower on butchers with lighter weights down 35 cents early. Sows largely steady with 180-260 lb ranges around 21.25 to 21.75 for lightweights. Cattle and calves: salable cattle 14,000 calves 500 yearlings light steers slow, mostly weak to 50 cents lower for over 1,000 lb steers. heifers steady, cows quiet to weak, bulls steady. High-choice and prime fed steers 34.50-37.00 with two loads at 36.75-37.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Capitol on a plateau above Potomac River
The Capitol building in Washington DC sits on a plateau 88 feet above the Potomac River, defining its prominent city vantage.
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Capitol Building
Washington, D. C
Potomac River
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