Monroe Cards Upset Rockford 9-1 in local baseball clash
Monroe Cardinals defeated Rockford Mattress Co. 9 to 1 with 17 year old LaVerne Snyder pitching a two hit one run gem. Snyder faced two other hits and two runs scored on errors while Gene Mason and Jerry Dwyer contributed key hits.
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Cardinal
Rockford Mattress Co
LaVerne Snyder
Warren
Doug Hare
LaVern
Lefty
New Glarus
Delavan
Darlington Blue Sox
Snyder
Willy Winzenried
Westfall
Ernie Vogler
Bill Purcell
Rockford
Jerry Dwyer
Vogier
Warren Elmer
John Walter
Gene Mason
Milwaukee Lead Cut by Madthens
The tight American Association race narrowed as Milwaukee dropped a doubleheader to Toledo and Columbus. Kansas City won twice, trimming Milwaukee’s lead to a half game. Billy Hoeft debuting for Toledo allowed six hits and five runs before Milwaukee prevailed 8-3.
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Kansas City
Toledo
Columbus
Brewers
Billy Hoeft
Oshkosh
Rumor Duke Snider Trade Price Sparks Dodgers Chief Comment
Brooklyn rumors floated that Duke Snider might be sent to the Chicago Cubs for 200000 dollars at season end. Dodgers manager Charlie Dressen dismissed the notion, calling the report a dream and questioning the proposed price as too low.
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Snider
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Dressen
Dodgers
Dressen
Duke
Stranahan Wins Western Amateur Crown in South Bend
Frank Stranahan, 28, of Toledo, captured his third Western amateur title in South Bend. He said he feels in top form and plans to fly to Britain tomorrow to pursue his first British Open.
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Stranahan
Frank Stranahan
Toledo Star
Britain
Hodges Hits Three Homers in Doubleheader Pushes Season Total
New York reports Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers blasted three home runs in yesterday's doubleheader to raise his season total to 24, leading both majors and closing in on Babe Ruth's single season record of 60.
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Hodges
New York
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn Dodgers
Babe Ruth
Lane names Richards Hustling White Sox Manager
Frank Lane selects Paul Richards as the team hustling manager for the Chicago White Sox. Lane stresses Richards set a fast, line drive oriented pattern and notes collaboration with Chuck Comiskey and others in office decisions. Lane outlines joint leadership in baseball operations and raises prospects of pennant contention.
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Richards
Joe Reichler
New York
White Sox
Sox
Lane
Paul
Bomopers
Boston
Atlanta
Paw
Chuck
Comiskey
Cincinnati
Baseball
Reds
Navy
MacPhail
Yankees
American Association
Jefferson Center blazes past Juda 7 5 in softball tilt
Jefferson Center defeated Juda Merchants 7 to 5 at Twin Grove. Dale Davis pitched 11 strikeouts in a strong win and homered while Bill Goecks allowed seven hits. Juda led 3 5 before a late Jefferson Center rally in the seventh inning. Thomas Theiler added two doubles as the winners pulled away. Twin Grove hosts Rock City girls next, while Jefferson Center faces Gemplers Monroe Municipal on Sunday.
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Juda Merchants
Twin Grove
Dale Davis
Bill Goecks
Juda
Davis
Thomas Theiler
Rock City
Oakley
Gemplers
Monroe
South African Takes Place of Bobby Locke in PGA Race
Robert DeVicenzo, 28, Argentine champion, heads for Pittsburgh and the PGA Championship with $2,000 in prize money after winning the Inverness best ball with Henry Ransom. He previously took the Palm Beach round robin at Wyckoff, beating 15 contenders.
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Toledo
Bobby Locke
England
Robert
Equator
America
Robert Devicenzo
Pittsburgh
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Devicenzo
Palm Beach
New York
Wykagl
Maxim to Appear Before Commission Over May 30 Fight
Light Heavy Champion Joey Maxim and trainer Al Del Monte are summoned to Illinois State Athletic Commission hearings to explain if he fought in a trance during the 15 round defeat to Ezzard Charles on May 30 in Chicago. The inquiry follows rumors Maxim was drugged.
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Chicago
Joey Maxim
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Ezzard Charles
Maxim
al del Monte
Cleveland
Joey
One Game Slated Following Concert
The Municipal Softball league resumes with Carter-Gruenewald vs Schuetzes at 8 45 p m after a band concert. Friday night features Black Clark vs Commercial Bank and other matches as the league reviews first round play and schedules. The Waffle Shop leads the major division at 2 0 with 2 1 records for Philips Smith and Lamboleys. Browntown and Ready Mix sit with 0 3 and 1 2 records respectively in the standings.
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Carter- Gruenewald
Schuetzes
Pleasure Bend
Farm Bureau
Lamboleys
Waffle Shop
Ready Mix
Gemplers
Browntown
Phillips-Smith
Black Clark
Commercial Bank
Softball Commission
Carter-Gruenewald
Schuetzel
Patty Berg Beats Pat O'Sullivan In Western Open
Philadelphia report notes Patty Berg, the top woman golfer, narrowly defeats amateur Pat O'Sullivan of Orange, Connecticut, 2 up to win the Western Open bid. Berg warns fellow pros against overconfidence as amateurs stay close in a tense final.
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Philadelphia
Patty Berg
Patty
Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
Conn
Minneapolis
Miss Berg
Graziano and Hudson Sign For KC July 12 Bout
Rocky Graziano of New York City and Cecil Hudson of Milwaukee are signed for a 10 round middleweight bout at Municipal Auditorium on July 12. Promoter Jimmy Nixon announced the match.
West Virginia Professor Crafts Dentifrice from Roman Recipe
Prof Armand E Singer of West Virginia University creates a dentifrice from an ancient Roman formula. He blends barley and flour with vinegar honey salt and spikenard root to form a cleansing paste.
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Armand E. Singer
West Virginia University
Musial lifts Cardinals past Braves in 14th on clutch hits
Stan Musial homered in the eighth and drove in the tying run with a double in the ninth. He doubled again in the 14th and scored the deciding run as St. Louis beat Boston 6-5 in 14 innings. Max Lanier earned five scoreless relief innings after replacing Tom Poholsky in the 10th.
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St. Louis
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Braves
Max Lanier
Tom Poholsky
Cards
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Red Sox slugger Dropo optioned to San Diego Daians
Boston veteran Big Walt Dropo, former slugging first baseman, was optioned today to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League on a 24 hour recall basis. Dropo, once a top slugger in the American League, faced a sophomore jinx this season under manager Del Baker.
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Boston
Big Walt Dropo
Boston Red Sox
San Diego
Dropo
del Baker
Sugar Ray Robinson Cleared in German Exhibition After Disqualification
Sugar Ray Robinson was cleared by the Berlin boxing commission less than 12 hours after being disqualified for illegal kidney punches in an exhibition with Gerhard Hecht. The bout was ruled no decision, and promoter Fred Kirsch announced the outcome after a six hour session. Hecht was knocked down in the first and second rounds, and Robinson defended his actions as sportsmanlike.
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Berlin
Sugar Ray Robinson
Berlin Boxing Commission
Gerhard Hecht
Fred Kirsch
Hecht
Sugar Ray
Robinson
Germany
Ringside
Legion Nine Beats Belleville in Extra Innings
Monroe with manager Glen Langston’s Junior American Legion team edged Belleville 4 to 3 in 12 innings. Bob Feller of Monticello struck out 20, but gave up two hits, while Zanzinger and Hendrickson pitched for Belleville. Monroe tied it in the sixth and scored the go ahead run in the 12th. Platteville comes July 1 at 2 pm, Monroe visits Oregon July 8, and Belleville may play here July 4 at 10:30 am.
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American Legion
Belleville
Bob Feller
Monticello
Monroe
Zanzinger
Hendrickson
Feller
Langston
Platteville
Oregon
Farm Scene Highlights Herd Transfers and Industry Growth
The article notes Holstein and Brown Swiss breed transactions across Monroe and surrounding towns, including Sunshine Alley, Spring Valley bulls, and the Pabst Burke Belmont Pride sire sale. It also reports the Chickens of Tomorrow impact on poultry economics and a local marauder incident at the Herman King flock resulting in animal losses and damaged coops.
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John Ingold
Monroe
D. F. Hutzel
Brodhead
Spring Valley Spokesman
E. McCormic
Renwick
Spring Valley Mischief
Pabst Burke
Belmont Pride
Pabst Farm
Wisconsin
Admiral Burke Lad
Indiana
Burke
Brittle Star Found at Deepest Ocean Depths Explored
A brittle star resembling a starfish has been discovered at the deepest ocean depths yet explored by humans. This finds highlights the extreme reach of oceanic exploration and the creatures inhabiting deepest waters.
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