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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1947
Page
7
The Tigers slip from contention amid Hank Greenberg’s absence and Pat Mullin’s slump. Boston defeats Detroit 8-2 at Fenway as New York and other clubs win, widening the AL and NL races. Enos Slaughter drives in four as St Louis tops Boston, tightening the Cardinals’ place in the NL standings.
Clyde Bulldog Turner six time National League center star signs for a seventh season with the Chicago Bears per Owner-Coach George Halas. Also notes Augustus Thomas once served as page boy in Congress.
Harness racing legend Arlie Frost will return to Monroe before the Green County Fair trotting and pacing events. He is due from California by mid July and arrives amid memories of world record horses like Peter McKinney, Calumet Delco, Knight of Strathmore, and Jimmy Me. Frost remains active in training and will share stories and racing lore during the fair.
St Louis Cardinals outfielder Terry Moore, despite a knee problem, hit nine for nine in official at bats over three games against the Giants and Braves, missing a NL record by one. He drew two walks to reach 11 times on base in the series, boosting his average to .326.
Australian-born Jim Ferrier and Melvin Chick Harbert, both top contenders, stood even at 18 holes in the Plum Hollow final. Ferrier led early, posting a 35 on the front nine as Harbert surged to a 34 front nine, with a gallery of about 2,500 watching the 36-hole title bout unfold.
No games were played due to wet grounds. Tonight's lineup features League-Turn and League-Wenger and Kramer versus Waffle Shop. Wednesday night games include Minor League-Kundert Oilers Firestone and Major League-Phillips and Smith against Schuetze Clothiers. Japan built a stockpile of 60 million barrels of crude oil and refined products before World War II.
Chartey Trippi, former Georgia football star and current Atlanta Club player in the Southern Baseball Association, named the outstanding Italian American athlete of 1946 in the United States. He already holds the Maxwell trophy and will go to Milwaukee on July 6 to receive the Dr. Nigro trophy.
All-America Conference commissioner Jonas W. Ingram said there is room for no professional leagues and spoke warmly of the rival National circuit at a Baltimore luncheon. He warned against shady deals ahead of talks with potential AAC teams, praising 20 years of National league pioneers and asserting eight grand teams with four outfits stronger than Washington.
The Junior American Legion district playoffs begin Thursday with Monroe juniors hosting Darlington juniors at Darlington’s home field. Co managers John Walter and Gerry Beardsley announced. July 2 Darlington will invade Monroe for a return game, July 6 the locals travel to New Glarus to face the Glarners. A fourth Monroe New Glarus game is planned but date pending. Monroe has won six of eight and trimmed squad to 16 players including Dick Markham Ernie Vogler Bob Ableman Virgil Beets Rabe Bill Purcell Bill Moon Bob Schild Allie Stauffacher Jerry Dwyer Fred Huber Bob Reider Charlie Bloom Herbert Bell Jack Sherer Dan Courtney Bill Schuetz.
The Princeton crew claimed the No 1 inshore lane and Cornell the No 12 position in the 2000 meter University of Washington Wellington seat race draw. Lanes in order drawn: Princeton Syracuse California UCLA Washington Harvard Columbia Pennsylvania Cornell. Nine of the 12 crews travel by special train from Poughkeepsie with Harvard and Yale joining, UCLA due from California. A reception and parade precede Saturdays events, with air show water skiing logrolling swimming outboard and sailboat races on Lake Washington.
Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians led the American league batting race with a .343 average after breaking a tie with Joe DiMaggio. Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals led the National League with a .343 mark, one point ahead of Harry Walker of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Champion of 1944 posted six hits in 21 at bats over the past week and dropped from .350. Slaughter, who a week earlier led Walker by three points, fell 16 points in the same span.
Clyde Nip Goodnight, veteran left end and top pass catcher of 1946, signed with Green Bay Packers today. A University of Tennessee medical student who nabbed 16 receptions for 192 yards and a touchdown last season, he is 6 feet 1 inch, 195 pounds, and the 31st Packer under contract for the coming fall.
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