Monroe Belleville Clash Sunday in Southern Section
Monroe clings to second in the Southern section as Footville visits Belleville’s fifth place nine for a Sunday game at Recreation Park. Beich of Belleville stars on the mound in a potential pitcher’s duel while Monticello aims for its fourth win and Blanchardville hosts Arlie Argyle in a day of league action.
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Footville
Belleville
Recreation Park
Russell Howard
Argyle
Beich
Andrews
Blum
John
Cookie) Walters
LaVerne
Monticello
Poeties
Orfordville
Footville Club
Oakley
Woodford
Blanchardville
Argyle Tees Aranie
New Glarus
Scoreboard shows yesterday baseball results across leagues
American League games included Philadelphia ten to four over Detroit and Boston fourteen to seven over Cleveland. Washington defeated St. Louis four to five while Chicago at New York was postponed. Brooklyn played at night and Boston topped St. Louis two in the nightcap. American Association results included Toledo over Kansas City post fourteen to seven and St Paul over Columbus. Tomorrow Detroit visits Washington and Cleveland plays New York among others.
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Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
York
New Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St Brooklyn
Favored Lanes in Varsity Race Drawn for Meet
The article notes Lane setup for the varsity race with three favored lanes. Middies won the third choice position while lanes four and five were assigned to Syracuse and Princeton under normal conditions.
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Tampion
Syracuse
Princeton
Waffle Shop Edges Phillips and Smith in Major League Thriller
Waffle Shop beat Phillips and Smith 7 6 at Recreation Park on a seventh inning rally. Dick Wainwright scored the go ahead run on Bill Moon's infield grounder as Kundert Oilers topped Palmer's Tavern 6 5 in a Minor league clash, with Don Van Wagenen driving in the decisive run. Bob Rieder was the winning pitcher.
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Bill Moon
Waffle Shop
Phillips
Smith
Recreation Park
Phils
Don van Wagenen
Bob Brawand
Kundert Oilers
Palmer's Tavern
Kundert
Palmer
Ralph Phillips
Tiger Roll
Waffle S
Wally Miller
Chuck Ebert
Ernie Vogler
Tom Stauffacher
J Im Phillips
Charley Ingold
Koll
Gene Mason
Stauffacher
Wainwright
Moon
le Phillips
Roger Wuetrich
Wally Schuetz
Dow A
van W
Bob Rieder
Jim Whittenburg
Local Juniors Travel To Middleton Sunday For League Opener
American Legion Junior baseball team Monroe travels to Middleton Sunday for the Third District league opener. Manager John Walter announced details at Mineral Point meeting with Doran Zwygart and district athletic officials. The circuit splits into Eastern with Monroe, Middleton, New Glarus and Darlington and Western with Prairie du Chien, Richland Center, Fennimore, and possibly Platteville. A schedule through July 25 was set. top two from each section meet in early August for the league title. Monroe’s remaining games: June 20 at New Glarus, June 27 at Darlington, July 11 vs Middleton, July 18 vs New Glarus, July 25 vs Darlington.
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John
Cookie) Walter
Mineral Point
Walter
Doran R. Zwygart
Monroe
New Glarus
Darlington
Prairie du Chien
Richland Center
Fennimore
Captain Cash Wins Fairmont Park Pace in Dead Heat
Captain Cash edged Mr. Handy in the fifth race a 11/16 mile pace at Fairmont Park in a rare dead heat. The 2 03 3/5 time capped a dramatic finish with Captain Cash overtaking Mr. Handy in the final stretch at Green County Fair last year. The late Arlie Frost trained Captain Cash in Monroe.
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Mr. Handy
Green County Fair
Arlie Frost
Monroe
Miller Hurler Pitches No Hit No Run For Millers
Calvin Monte Kennedy of Amelia Virginia led Minneapolis against Louisville, pitching a 14 0 no hit no run victory. The 26 year old Irishman allowed three walks and struck out 10 Colonels, with Augie Bergamo’s liner in the first inning saved by a glove catch.
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Calvin Monte) Kennedy
Minneapolis
Amelia
Nicollet Park
Hall of Baseball Fame
Millers
Louisville
New York Giants
Augie Bergamo
En Schulte
Sain and Spahn Lift Braves to Second Place
The Braves moved within a half game of first after Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn led wins over St Louis. Sain won 10-2 in St Louis, Spahn 11-5 in a separate game, while Giants lost to the Cubs and Pirates beat the Dodgers. Indians pounded by Red Sox. Athletics and Senators also won.
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Associated Press
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Warren Spahn
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Vernon Thomson files to run for state assembly again
Vernon Thomson a 43 year old Republican from Richland Center announced his candidacy for re election to the Wisconsin state assembly. Thomson author of the Wisconsin anti gambling law has sat in the lower house since 1935 and served as speaker in 1941 and 1945. Scientists say the Arctic ice cap continues its long term retreat northward.
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Richland Center
Thomson
Zale Knocks Out Graziano in Third Round for Middleweight Title
Tony Zale, the underdog, KOed Rocky Graziano in the third round to reclaim the world middleweight title before 21,497 at Ruppert Stadium. Zale weighed 158 1 in. Graziano 158 1 2. The crowd gross reached 335,646 with radio and movie rights pushing to 405,646. Graziano suffered a concussion but was later declared okay.
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N. J
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Zale
Graziano
Marcel Cerdan
France
Cerdan
Cyrille Delannoit
Belgium
Grazano
Rocky
Ruppert Stadium
Rocco Silvio Barbella
Brooklyn
Anthony Florian Zaleski
Iry
Ind
Graziano Bruised
Graciano
Irving Cohen
Lipscomb Signs 1948 NFL Pact with Packers
Green Bay Packers sign Lipscomb a 6 foot 4 inch 245 pound lineman for his fourth NFL season. The veteran tackle Paul Lipscomb today inked his 1948 contract joining the Packers roster.
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Lipscomb
Green Bay
Paul Lipscomb
Green Bay Packers
Clu
Hogan and Worsham Lead U S Open Round Two
Ben Hogan and Lew Worsham set the pace in the second round at Riviera as both card 67s. Hogan 31 36, Worsham 33 34, with Sam Snead and Ken Rogers just two strokes back at 69 in the U S Open golf championship.
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Hershey
Sam Snead
Mighty Slammer
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ken Rogers
Oklahoma City
Badger Bear Crews In Dual Test Monday
Wisconsin varsity and jayvee crews meet California on Lake Mendota in a dual race to close home schedule. Wisconsin recently beat Syracuse then lost to Cornell and Washington in other tests. Both varsities will race over a 1 3/4 mile course before heading to the Poughkeepsie regatta on the Hudson June 22.
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Madison
Wisconsin
California
Lake Mendota
Syracuse
Badger
Cornell
Washington
Pacific Coast League Fines Member Schools
The Pacific Coast League fined its 10 member schools a total of 8150 for 12 athletic code violations. The University of Washington faced 3550 in penalties, while Southern California dropped from 1750 to 350. Overall fines rose by 1750 from the prior year. U S farmers own over two million trucks, doubling 1940 levels.
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Sansouth
Mont
Pacific Coast ‘Conference
University of Washington
Washington
Southern California
U. S
Wheat crop forecasts show rise from May estimates
Agriculture department figures indicate 1948 wheat production at 1,192,420,000 bushels, up 75,420,000 from May. Winter wheat at 877,230,000, spring at 315,195,000, rye at 24,316,000, oats 1,357,210,000, barley 290,307,000. May milk output 11,842,900,000 pounds. May egg production 5,992,000,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural production figures for May in millions
Production in May reached 6 304 000 thousand dollars and output in May 6 129 000 000 with a ten year May average not shown.
Clothing Store Burglarized. $2500 in Goods Missing
Two Lafayette County businesses were burglarized Tuesday night. The E and W Clothing store reported over $2500 in clothing stolen including 32 suits 100 pairs of trousers and several jackets and sweaters. Entry was gained through a rear window. Kane drug store was entered but nothing valuable taken.
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Uuscroffs
E. and W. Clothing Store
Lafayette County
Gaylord Thomas
Kane Drug Store
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