Tight National League pennant race heats up early
In a busy day of NL action Bob Buhl kept Brooklyn tied with the Dodgers after a 3-1 win as Cincinnati and Pittsburgh lost ground. Joe Nuxhall blamed a mechanical mixup for a poor outing while Frank Thomas drove three runs for Detroit with two homers. In the AL Chicago built a lead as Detroit beat New York 9-4 and Boston crushed Kansas City 11-4 with Dick Gernert driving in six as Willard Nixon earned his fourth win.
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Bob Buhl
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati
Joe Nuxhall
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Dodgers
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White Sox
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al Kaline
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Alex Kellner
Gernert
Ted Williams
Willard Nixon
Softball Returns Tonight at Recreation Park Monroe
Two softball games are set at Recreation Park as Monroe's Major Softball League resumes after rain. The feature at 8 p m pits undefeated Simmons and Gemplers at 1 0 records. Northwestern National faces winless Commercial Bank Helland and Hein after earlier wins.
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Monroe
Simmons
Gemplers
Northwestern National
Commercial Bank
Helland
Brewers and Janesville Clash Tomorrow at Recreation Park
The Monroe Huber Brewers aiming for a fourth straight win face the Janesville Merchants tomorrow night at 8 o clock at Recreation Park. The Brewers have beaten the Madison Merchants 8 6 Beloit Redbirds 10 2 and Madison Mallatt Drugs 2 1 in three starts this season.
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Janesville Merchants
Recreation Park
Brewers
Madison Merchants
Beloit Redbirds
Madison Mallatt Drugs
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Elects Executive Council
Delegates at the 22nd Wisconsin Conservation Congress session in Madison elected 11 members and 11 alternates to the Executive Council. Officers were re elected: Chairman Edward J. Morse Jr. Glen Carlock as vice chair and John M. Hammer as treasurer.
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Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Edward J. Morse Jr
Lancaster
Glen Carlock
Argonne
John M. Hammer
Colfax
L. C. Sykes
Cameron
Wilbert A. Lewis
Webster
Eli Nicholas
Park Falls
Edward Young
Rhinelander
Carlock
Herbert F. Behnke
Peshtigo
Hammer
Alfred W
World Series Proceeds Fund Michigan VFW Home
Proceeds from an incomplete 1922 World Series game between the Yankees and Giants funded a $60,000 Veterans of Foreign Wars national home in Eaton Rapids Michigan. Commissioned by Kenesaw Mountain Landis the funds were donated to charity and grew over thirty years to support the new building honoring baseball veterans.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Michigan
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Yankees
Giants
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
VFW
Braves Scouts Lead Summer Baseball School in Monroe
The Monroe Evening Times sponsors the second annual Silver Sluggers Baseball School with Milwaukee Braves scouts Ernie Rudolph and Walter Gautreau guiding July 19 20. Players ages 16 to 21 receive major league style instruction at 9 am with lunch break, plus running and throwing testing and position coaching. Winners advance to Milwaukee for an All-Star game and potential advanced training at the Braves camp in Waycross Georgia, with additional selection by Milwaukee Sentinel for the Hearst Junior All-Star game.
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Silver Sluggers
Monroe
Portage
Milwaukee
Monroe Evening Times
Milwaukee Metropolitan All-Stars
Milwaukee County
Waycross
Milwaukee Sentinel
The
Sentinel
New York
Polo Grounds
Stars Rally as Gernert Powers Sox Past Athletics
Yesterday's Stars Hitting Dick Gernert drove in six runs with two homers and a double in the 11 4 victory over the Athletics. Vern Law and Bob Buhl pitched four hitters each winning for the Pirates and Braves respectively. Law beat first place Cincinnati 5 2 for the Pirates first win over the Redlegs in 16 games. Buhl beat the Dodgers 3 1 for his second decision over Brooklyn this season.
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Dick Gernert
Red Sox
Athletics
Vern Law
Pirates
Bob Buhl
Braves
Law
Cincinnati
Pirate
Redlegs
Buhl
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Suggs Wins LPGA Championship With Late Charge
Louise Suggs erased a three stroke deficit to win the Ladies PGA Championship at a total of 285 over 72 holes. The victory came Monday in Pittsburgh as Suggs topped the field to claim the title.
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Pittsburgh
Louise Suggs
Nine Day Buck Season Favored by Wisconsin Congress
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress recommended a nine day spike horn deer season from November 16 to 24, similar to 1956 but excluding the Thanksgiving weekend, with the decision advisory to the Conservation Commission for later state action. The body also set waterfowl start dates and other hunting rules, rejecting a liberal deer season proposal and a goose delay plan. More than 300 delegates attended the 22nd annual congress.
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Wisconsin Conservation Congress
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Horicon Marsh
Commission
Monroe Beloit Junior Legion Game Postponed
A storm delayed travel and forced cancellation of the Monroe Beloit Junior Legion contest. The game will be rescheduled, with Monroe’s next match set for 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Lake Geneva. Genevans improved this season with a 9-2 league win over Evansville and a non conference win over Walworth. Driver shortages for away games were stressed, with Hardell and John Walter seeking volunteers.
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Beloit
Monroe
Junior Legion
Bob Hardell
Lake Geneva
Genevans
Evansville
Walworth
Hardell
John Walter
Musial Extends NL Ironman Streak With 822nd Game
Philadelphia star Stan Musial aims to extend his consecutive game streak to 822 tonight tying Gus Suhr’s National League Ironman record set a decade ago. Musial, a longtime Cardinals icon, looks to add another milestone in a storied career.
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Philadelphia
Stan Musial
Gus Suhr
Yankees and White Sox open three game series in Chicago
The New York Yankees visit the Chicago White Sox for a three game set as AL pennant race talk dominates. Chicago holds a five game edge. a sweep by either side would shift momentum with Doby Aparicio returning for the Sox and Landis out for the series. Whitey Ford misses the series while Ford’s record against Chicago remains strong.
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New York Yankees
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Sox
al Lopez
Larry Doby
Luis Aparicio
Doby
Aparicio
Baltimore
Jim Landis
Landis
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Whitey Ford
Ford
Yanks
New York
Pale Hose Overtook Yanks Edge in Season Series
The article notes the Pale Hose twice defeated the New York Yankees, marking them as the sole team to have a season edge over the Yanks this year.
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The
Yanks
Pale Hose
Standings and Schedule From Early Baseball Scores
The scoreboard shows American League standings with New York and Boston leading, plus Detroit and Washington in mid positions. Tuesday results include Detroit 9 New York 4 and Boston 11 Kansas City 4 with Monday and Wednesday plans across AL and NL matchups including Chicago at New York and Milwaukee at Brooklyn.
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Reenacke
Cleveland
Bose
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Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Detroit
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Air Traffic Control Network Spans Thousands of Miles
The U S Civil Aeronautics Administration operates 75 900 miles of full time telephone lines and over 100 000 miles of tele typewriter lines to manage air traffic.
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