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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
5
Unclear rumor suggests league discussions over a power shift as White Sox split results with Cubs 10 to 1. The report hints at strong suspicions about a star player’s impact and a night game impact on standings amid mentions of home runs and hits with no clear details.
Detroit s Groth tops batting with .381 average at the list’s head while Williams and Fain are noted among leaders. The item highlights key figures in batting and runs for the American League season leaders.
Smiley led a brief win in Fresno with a sharp finish as the team pulled ahead late. Key players and the coaching staff celebrated the close, high-energy victory at home.
Calumet Farm colt Ponder dominates rivals in the Derby pace and is set for Baltimore’s Preakness at Pimlico. Trainer Gee Greentree notes Capot altered Olympia’s run, while Ben Jones eyes the $75,000 added feature as Oren readies for New York travel.
Frank Whitman, editor, died after a game in St. Louis. The article notes he had complained of a terrible headache and suffered a fatal incident at St. John’s. The headlined item mentions Dan and Thad Browns in connection with the event.
Tillie V. Kla owned by Walter E. Braun of Milwaukee won the open all stake at the German Pointers club of Wisconsin spring pheasant trials. Ch. Baron V. Strauss owned by D. J. Gladowski of Sturtevant placed strongly. Evan Hart's Karl V. won the derby and Russell Stainbroke's pup Spec won the puppy stake in Racine area events.
The brief report notes a competitive round at Fort Washington yesterday with players finishing strong on the hilly layout.
Patton shattered the 220 yard record with a 20.2 while his 100 yard time of 9.1 was wind aided and later disqualified. The dual meet against UCLA at UCLA Stadium saw Patton's team win 90 to 40 percent as officials assess wind effects and AAU sanctioning.
Brodhead wins 5 to 1 over Monroe Phillips and Smith with Verne Zimmer pitching a one hit game and 12 strikeouts. Bellman led hitting two for two as Scotty’s Janesville visit looms next Friday. Batteries: Phillips and Smith. Hefty and Kohl. Brodhead Bellman and Hyerdahl.
Wisconsin dominated the Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa triangular meet in Iowa City, scoring 88 to 44 for Northwestern and 30 for Iowa. Don Gehrmann set a meet mile record of 4 17.3, with Jim Gill, Jim Urquhart, and Ken Huxhold adding meet records in hurdles, two mile, and discus respectively. Wisconsin swept events including the mile and relay, with Gehrmann, Whipple, Gill, Urquhart, Rob erts, Bennett, Albright, Huxhold leading the winners.
Mordecai Peter Brown and Charles Nichols, noted pitchers, are selected by the permanent Hall of Fame committee for induction in July. Brown, a Cubs ace who died February 14 in Lawrenceville at 72, and Nichols, 79, who won 360 games mainly with the Boston National League club, live in Kansas City with his daughter. Charles Gehringer is picked by the Baseball Writers Association.
Yale edged Wisconsin by four feet on the Housatonic river in the Derby day regatta. Yale set a course record with 9 34 3, finishing just ahead of Wisconsin and breaking Cornell’s 1941 mark of 9 44. Wisconsin led early then Yale surged at the mile to hold off a late rally.
Blanchardville defeated Monticello 15 to 8 at home as they racked up 19 hits led by Rol and Syse with four each. Belleville beat Wiota 15 to 9 amid a six run sixth inning with O Connor, Berg, Reich and Sardenson contributing in a high scoring district league opener.
Beloit College won the 10th Beloit Relays beating 14 guest colleges. The Golds led with 69 percent of points, edge Northern Illinois 64, Wheaton 52, and Monmouth set a sprint medley relay record of 3 minutes 34.5 seconds. Beloit won the high hurdle shuttle relay in 43.3 seconds, breaking the previous mark.
The St Paul Saints completed a three game sweep of Minneapolis to extend their American Association lead to five games. They won 6-4 as Nan ny Fernandez and Eric Tipton drove in five runs. The Millers dropped from second to fourth while Milwaukee held second at 11-6 after a rainout doubleheader. Indianapolis moved to within one game behind after splitting with Columbus. Toledo, the “pitchless wonders,” won 8-1 and 5-3 at Louisville to stay sixth.
The West Indies cover roughly 92,000 square miles, detailing the broad geographic extent of the Caribbean region.
National League games showed Brooklyn 8 St Louis 7 and New York 10 Chicago 1. Cincinnati 14 1 Philadelphia 7 8 innings, plus Pittsburgh 8 Boston 3 8. New York 12 Detroit 0. Milwaukee Kansas City rain delay. Wisconsin State League scores include Oshkosh 9 Green Bay 5 and Janesville 6 Wisconsin Rapids 21 Sheboygan 11. Day’s schedule lists St Louis at Brooklyn and other NL games.
Darlington defeated the Dubuque squad 5-2 as pitcher Fritz Haldiman struck out 10 while Darlington sent 11 to bat in a Pecatonica league game. Platteville Cardinals also won their games with a 6-1 score in yesterday’s slate.
A pronunciation note contrasts the American aluminum with the British aluminium spelling and phonetics, highlighting the differing regional usage and the common mispronunciation camouflaged in dialogue.
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