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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1949
Page
5
The Legion's Juniors begin play on June 5 with an opener against an unnamed opponent. Schedule lists games on June 26 and July 3 versus Middleton and Oregon, followed by matchups at Monroe, Oregon, and other venues including New Glarus, Middle Darlington, and Stoughton.
The Monroe high school golf team lost to Ft. Atkinson 9 to 2 in yesterday afternoon’s match. Rohde and O’Brien led Ft. Atkinson with strong scores as Riffle contributed for Monroe.
Major League leaders listed include Thomson of New York with 27 runs and 25 in New York. doubles led by Philadelphia with 9 and Marion with 7, Chicago 4. Strikeouts show Branca of Brooklyn and Spahn of Boston with 21. American League notes Groth with 400, Kell, Tigers 15, Appling, Fain Athletics 15. Several players tied at 2. New York and Boston noted with 7T 44 and 1.000 marks. pinch hitting 1.000. Also Newhouser Detroit, Trucks Detroit with 19 strikeouts.
A high school baseball schedule announces a seven inning opener at Pam Park with the Toledo team hosting a prep final. The shortstop position will be featured as the second game follows the opener.
The Monroe State Line league announces rosters for six teams listing players by position. Notable monikers include LaVerne Andrews and Harold Henning as pitchers for Monroe, plus several outfielders and infielders across Milwaukee area clubs.
Mt Horeb defeats Darlington 8 to 3 in a baseball game. O'Brien goes two for four for Darlington. Batteries: Mount Horeb Swi Disch Murphy. Darlington Endien Riley Lancester.
Belmont defeated Gratiot 11 to 3 in a Blackhawk league baseball game Tuesday. Batteries Gratiot Mer Koudson Anderson Belmont Clayton Jaques Clayton fanned nine and Munger six.
Detroit Tigers opened with a 3-1 lead as Connie Mack trusted 23 year old Bobby Shantz who threw nine innings of no hit no run ball. In the 13th Wally Moses hit a two run homer but Shantz finished with a dramatic double play and a strikeout to seal a 5-4 win for Philadelphia.
The Monroe All-Star team defeated Walt's Bungalow of Beloit 11 to 1 last night. Charley Dwyer and John Wagner doubled for Monroe, while John KratTiger pitched four innings with eight strikeouts and no walks.
A 12 lap feature will highlight the midget program at the fairgrounds Sunday May 28 with time trials at 1 p m and races at 2. Drivers entered include Sandy Scott Kelly Peters Chet Morris Miles Melius Bill Redmond Joe Burany Johnny Dietz Gordon Fiie and Billy Johnson. Badger Midget Auto Racing association officials will direct the events.
Chicago White Sox defeat New York Yankees 6 to 2 as Bill Wight, ex Yankee, drives in three with a second inning bases loaded double. Cubs topple Brooklyn 4 to 2 behind Johnny Schmitz. Philadelphia tops Detroit 5 4 in 13 innings. Washington 8 7 over St. Louis. New York 3 0 St. Louis. Boston 6 1 Cincinnati. Philadelphia 4 3 Pittsburgh. Sain and Spahn resume winning form for Boston as they lead NL with four wins in last five games. Spahn four hitters Cincinnati for 6 1 victory.
The Milwaukee Brewers fell 9-8 to the Kansas City Blues but still edged into undisputed second in the American Association. Minneapolis suffered a 17-1 defeat by the St. Paul Saints, leaving Milwaukee at 10-6 and 11-7 for the two clubs, with no other league games on the schedule.
Purdue moved into first in the Big Nine baseball race after a 6 to 5 win over Northwestern. Iowa beat Indiana 7 to 2, Minnesota topped Wisconsin 8 to 5, and Michigan defeated Illinois 8 to 3 as Minnesota built a 5-0 lead before cruising past Wisconsin in 13 hits amid five Wisconsin errors.
Monroe high's track team finished third with 36 points at the Fort Invitational in Fort Atkinson yesterday trailing Stoughton by a quarter point and Fort by 12. The Cheesemakers claimed two firsts Dick Maurer broke the 1948 record with a 44 ft 1 in shot and Martin Cook won the 880 yd dash in 2 12.3 to set a meet and track record. Fort won one event, Wisconsin Dells, Portage and Baraboo also scored with several seconds and thirds.
Madison reports the appointment of Douglas A. Taylor of Rhinelander to the state aeronautics commission went to the senate for confirmation. Gov Rennebohm named Taylor to succeed Theodore Wardell, Rhinelander city manager, who indicated he planned to leave the state amid Rhinelander’s move to abandon the city manager system.
A Greyhound bus overturned on a slick curve near an underpass on highway 80 west of Loraine Texas. At least one person died and thirty four were injured in the morning wreck.
Loyola track team defeated Milwaukee State Teachers College 79 to 62 yesterday. Milw State Teachers suffered its second loss in three starts as Loyola stretched the lead in the meet.
Coach Vernon Duerst awarded football letters to Stanley Rupnow Rodney Wittner Rollie Disch Wayne Duerst Dwight Duerst Eugene Arn Carlton Zentner Emil Schade waldt and Darris Albertson. Basketball letters went to Stanley Rupnow Eugene Arn Carlton Zentner Glenn Erb Roy Neuenschwander Dwight Duerst and Durward McVey. Managers Fred Mueller and Robert Klein also received letters.
Wheaton College Crusaders aim for a second consecutive title as Beloit relays begin with 14 small college teams from Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The meet features 16 events including several relays, with contenders such as Monmouth Grinnell Beloit Lawrence NI Teachers and Milwaukee State Teachers in the hunt. Coe already holds two straight titles in the decade long meet history.
National League games headlined with Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston. American League New York at Chicago Washington at St Louis Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Cleveland. TOMORROW Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago. American Association Milwaukee at Kansas City St Paul at Minneapolis Toledo at Louisville Columbus at Indianapolis. Wisconsin state league Fond du Lac at Appleton Janesville at Wisconsin Rapids Oshkosh at Green Bay Sheboygan at Wau Sau. Yesterday Wisconsin State League results Oshkosh 8 Wausau 7 Wisconsin Rapids 9 Fond du Lac 1 Green Bay at Sheboygan rain Appleton at Janesville rain. American Association Kansas City 9 Milwaukee 8 St Paul 17 Minneapolis 1 New York 3 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3 Boston 6 Cincinnati 1 Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2 Chicago 6 New York 2 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 4 in 13 Washington 8 St Louis 7. Yesterday's Stars Batting Johnny Mize Giants two run homer and single as New York beat St Louis 3 0 Pitching Bob Shantz Athletics held Detroit to two hits in 10 inning relief as A s beat Tigers 5 4
The University of Wisconsin junior varsity baseball team exploded for over seven runs in the fifth inning to defeat Platteville Teachers 11 to 6 last night in Madison.
Olympia is favored in a 14 horse field for a $91,600 Derby race at Jamaica. Deangers So and Hooper are mentioned among contenders as the clouded forecast and recent Wood Memorial form influence bettors. Olympia led a decisive, easy victory, with Palestinian faltering early.
Mrs. Harry T Maddrell hosts an a capella choir concert directed by Paul G Jones with Miss Geraldine Chapman in the choir. South Wayne visitors include Herbert Ainsworth and Richard Yeager of Monroe. Other gatherings feature Mahlkuchs from Dubuque visiting A H Mahlkuchs, the Maddrells with George Maddrell Sr at Lodi, Edward Moon at the Chapman home, Engebretson at DeNare in Freeport, and Paul Lawrence family visiting Ferryville.
Milton Union defeated Evansville 20 to 9 with two seven run innings. Shadel and Schultz hit home runs for Milton Union while Finnane and Deininger homered for Evansville in the Thursday league game.
The markets note top 18.18 for bulk ree and 5 FESR eo. Prices move in the 16.50 to 1723 range with sows end cull and weaners strong. Feeder steers weigh 34235 ha with loads around 77.06 to 2.76 and top price 1800 ly. Cattle colors and weights show steady to higher demand with lunge priced 24.00 to 36.75 and cutters at 13.16.
A garbled Erie Pennsylvania text fragment notes a trading company facing a fee issue and mentions a 1 200 figure amid claim a more drastic measure was needed. The readable part centers on financial pressure and corporate strategy in a local context.
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