Yankees Stop Athletics Ten Game Win Streak
New York pitcher Raschi shut out Philadelphia 3-0 on three hits as the Yankees halted the Athletics ten game run. Lindell and Berra homered, Scheib took the loss, and standings shifted with the win toward Boston and Cleveland. Meanwhile cases across the league featured Sanford blanking Detroit 3-0 and Meyer’s four-hit shutout of Cincinnati 1-0 for Chicago, with Musial driving in both St Louis runs in a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh. Many games postponed by rain.
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Russ Meyer
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Dodds Back On Track At Wheaton College Meet
Miler Dodds will run a half mile exhibition today at the College Conference outdoor meet, marking his return after a winter mumps siege. He is America's leading distance hope in the Olympics and coaches the Wheaton College team which will defend its title.
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Dodds
Gil Dodds
America
Wheaton Colle
DCI
Illinois Nine Years Conference Crown at Champaign
Illinois nearly clinched the Big Nine baseball title after beating Michigan in the opener of a two game set while pitcher Art Cole suffered a loss for Michigan. Ohio State moved up with a 6-3 win over Notre Dame as Iowa fell in 11 innings to Wisconsin. Wisconsin catcher Bob Wilson delivered a bases loaded hit for the decisive run, his second straight game winner. Indiana's Don Ritter pitched a five hitter against Purdue as Minnesota defeated Northwestern.
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Illinois
Michigan i
Wolverine
Art Cole
Illinitoda
Champaign
Wolverines
Marv Rotblatt
Michigan
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Perini
Iowa
Wisconsin
Badger
Bob Wilson
Wilson
Jim Lawrence
Badgers
Indiana
Don Ritter
Hoosiers
Purdue
Minnesota
Northwestern
Notre Dame Eleven Meets Alumni Today in Spring Game
Notre Dame faces a 20 000 strong crowd in South Bend as Johnny Lujack leads the oldtimers against Frank Leahy 1948 hopefuls in the spring football scrimmage. Starters include George Connor Ziggy Czarakowski Bob Livingstone Bill Gompers Floyd Simmons and George Strohmeyer with Hart and Walsh out hurts. Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott title bout tickets go on sale Monday for Yankee Stadium June 23 priced 10 to 50.
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South Bend
Ind
Johnny Lujack
Frank Leahy
Lujack
Ers
George Connor
Ziggy Czarobski
Bob Livingstone
Bill Gompers
Floyd Simmons
George Strohmeyer
Purdue
Leon Hart
Bill Walsh
New York
Joe Wal-cott
Yankee Stadium
Weather Permitting Home Talent Season Opens Tomorrow
Weather permitting the Home Talent Baseball league will open tomorrow with all 10 teams in the Southern section awaiting their first games after rain postponed the planned May 2 curtain raiser. Monroe travels to New Glarus while Orfordville defends at Argyle Monticello visits Oakley Blanchardville plays Belleville and Woodford meets Footville.
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Monroe American Legion
New Glarus
Orfordville
Argyle
Monticello
Oakley
Blanchardville
Belleville
Woodford
Footville
Memorial Day Race Qualifications Begin
Memorial Day Race Qualifications begin for the 32nd annual 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 31. Eighty cars entered for 33 starting positions, with two scratched. Cliff Bergere and Lou Welch clashed after Bergere damaged a Novi piston special, Welch blaming Bergere for the accident and they ended their association.
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Ny — Ave
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Cliff Bergere
Speedway
Lou Welch
Novi
Mich
Bergere
Welch
Wier Faces Complication Over BAA Draft Claim
Wier, a Iowa basketball player, said he was notified by the Ft. Wayne Zollners that he was assigned to the club. He had signed with the Tri City Blackhawks of Molines, an NBL team, and the BAA protests the signing as a violation of an interleague draft agreement.
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Iowa
Ft. Wayne Zollners
Bsketball Association of America
Tri-City Blackhawks
Molines
BAA
World Record Set By Herb McKenney Confirmed
The International Amateur Athletic Federation confirmed last year’s world record by Jamaica’s Herb McKenney. McKenney, a former Illinois star, ran 440 yards in 46.3 seconds at Berkeley on June 28, breaking the prior 46.4 mark jointly held by Ben Eastman and Grover Klemmer of the United States.
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
Herb McKenney
Jamaica
McKenley
University of Illinois
Berkeley
Calif
Ben Eastiman
Grover Klemmer
Ihe
United States
Big Nine Track Marks May Fall at 48th Outdoor Meet
The 48th annual Big Nine outdoor track and field meet may see several conference records fall as six marks threaten to be surpassed. Standout performers include Charles Fonville Michigan in shot put, Gordien Minnesota in discus, Eddleman Illinois in high jump, Porter Northwestern and Maxwell Ohio State hurdlers, Barton Michigan Whitefield and Clifford Ohio State in half mile, and Duff Ohio State in hurdles. Fonville's 58 ft 4 in shot at the Kansas Relays tops the 54-1 conference mark. Gordien's 175 ft ½ in discus exceeds Archie Harris Indiana’s 174-1. Duff's 13.9 in the 120‑yard high hurdles tops the 14.0 record, with several other events nearing decade-old marks.
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Stacison
Charles Fonville
Michigan
Fortune Gordien
Minnesota
Dwight Eddleman
Tlinois
Bill Porter
Northwestern
Bob Maxwell
Ohio State
Herb Barton
Mai Whitefield
Bill Clifford
Llydy Duff
Fonville
Kansas
Gordien
Archie Harris
Indiana
Duff
Penn State
Badger
State track meets loom as 173 qualify for finals
Qualifying rounds across eight sectionals tag 173 boys for the Madison state classic with further marks threatening state standards at Camp Randall next Saturday. Milwaukee and other sites list strong showings, led by Washington and Port teams, while Wisconsin Rapids and Eau Claire district schools also push for multiple entries in class A and B events.
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Appleton
Janesville
Neenah
Sparta
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Camp Randall
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Lowell Johns
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Packers to Star in The Green Bay Story Film
Coach Curly Lambeau announced that a Hollywood company will film a full length moving picture this summer titled The Green Bay Story. The production will feature the Packers football club with shooting beginning mid July in Green Bay.
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E. L
Curly) Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Lincoln Daylight Time Fight Divides Farmers Merchants
Logan county farmers press to abolish standard time while merchants push to keep daylight time. Voters are set to decide the issue next year as the courthouse remains neutral and untouched after three days.
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Logan County
Lincoln
Badger golfers lose in Iowa golf meet
Cedar Rapids Iowa University of Iowa defeated Wisconsin in a golf match yesterday by 16 to 11. John Campbell shot 72 and was medalist for the meet.
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Badger
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Wisconsin
John Campbell
Pep and Lewis Box for Non Title Bout in Milwaukee
Featherweight champion Willie Pep and Charles Cathey Lewis arrived yesterday to train for their non title bout set for next Wednesday in the auditorium. The pair were seen at a Milwaukee gym as they prepared for the matchup.
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Milwaukee
Willie Pep
Charles
Cathey) Lewis
Wisconsin tops Ohio State in Big Nine tennis meet
Wisconsin defeated Ohio State 6 to 3 in a Big Nine tennis meet played at Northwestern's courts yesterday. Six of the nine matches went to extra sets as the Badgers secured the victory.
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Badger
Evanston
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Northwestern
Dog Skippy’s string of mishaps sparks a young bull terrier’s misfortune
Skippy, a one year old Boston bull terrier owned by Mrs. Glen Carlson, suffers a series of fractures including a broken collar bone after slipping from a porch, a broken left leg from a car fall, a broken front leg twice while chasing a stick, and another broken leg after leaping from a chair. The repeated injuries leave the dog hobbling and favoring injured legs like a baby kangaroo.
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Luca
Skippy
Glen Carlson
Mother's Day gatherings dot Spring Grove and Brodhead communities
Mrs. Herbert Mohns reports numerous Mother’s Day events across Spring Grove Brodhead Juda and nearby areas. Families hosted banquets dinners and social visits including Rev J W Zimmerman Ruth Arnsmeier Rosheisen Clark and Stabler families among many others. Local hospital patient convalescence noted and attendees listed for multiple gatherings.
Mothers Day Dinner Honored Several Local Families
Mrs Selmer Paulson and multiple couples hosted a Mother's day dinner Sunday honoring Mrs Clare, Mrs Orla McClellan, Mr and Mrs Walter Swanborg Jr and family, Mr and Mrs O E Wirtanen, and Mr and Mrs Walter Swanborg Sr of Rockford.
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St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Brodhead
Will Meinert
J. W. Zimmerman
Rueben Goecks
Kenneth Zimmerman
Jaughter ‘Treasa
Juda High School
Raymond Arnsmeier
Ivan Arnsmeier
Joyce
Janet
Rodney Arnsmeier
Marion Arnsmeier
Robert Stuckey
Mies
Dale Young
Henry Kilmer
Fred Deppeler Jr
Clara Woodward
Rollin Buffon
Harry Daubert
Marvin Stabler
Walter Swanberg Jr
Russell’ Rosheis
Rockford
Orla McClellan
Gerald Zimmerman
Ben Deininger
Madison
Lawrence Clark
Bernard Clark
Bennie Clark
Betty Stabler
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Carol
Clare Matzke
Juda
Earl Pinnow
Will Pinnow
Orville Hawkins
Russell Rosheisen
Stanley Clark
Claterk
Art Meinert
Clare Clark
Louise Nolty
Raymond Clark
Clifford
Sylvia and
Dale
Charles Clark
Larry
Royal Clark and Family
Melvin Eggemeier
Marlene
Marilyn
Selmer Paulson
Elmer Stahlecker
Russell Hawkins
Betty
Clare
Walter Swanborg Jr
O. E. Wirtanen
Walter Swanborg Sr
Community Weekend Visits In Blanchardville And Nearby Towns
Blanchardville residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with many Sunday gatherings at local homes. Guests traveled from Madison, Monroe, Dodgeville, Barneveld, Richland Center, and Milwaukee to share meals and celebrations. A notable event was Leroy Severson's birthday and a mother daughter banquet in Monroe attended by local families.
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Milwaukee
Felaives
Linda
M. W. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Lloyd Thompson
Madison
Earl Thompson
Fisher
Dodgeville
Phillip Thompson
Barneveld
Julia Thompson
Linda Smith
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Henry Watrud
Lloyd Junge
Glenn
Morrisonville
Lyle Johnson
Caroline Hermanson
Anton Emberson
Ben Hermanson
Paul Kammerude
Monroe
Peter P. Kammerude
Kammerudes
Richland Center
Kammerude
Peter Kammerudes
Oren Hendrickson
Ione
Ray Bredeson
Darington
Brederson
Dodgeville Hospital
Marion Ellefson
Terry Lynn
Ruth Ann
Mary Milton
William O'Neill
Douglas
Billy
T. J. O'Neill
Ridgeway
James Kelly
Delmer Edmund
Kay Frances
Douglas Ray
Donald Lea Ridgeway
Dewey Horner
Horner
Rockford
Carlton Burke
Belleville
Kathryn van Matre
Thomas Schindler
Norman Robb
Rock Island
W. J. Robb
W. E. Gould
Norman Robbs
Til
Robert Gould
K. Lyngaas
Portage
Paul Risser
Genevieve Coffey
R. N
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Ariz
Mary Coffey
P. J. Gavigan
Racine
Richard
Loras
College
Dubuque
Monica Coffey
Mother's Day Visits From Many Wisconsin Families
The report lists gatherings across multiple towns with numerous relatives and friends visiting or hosting for Mother's Day. Notable names include the Disrud Olson families Edgerton Madison Montfort Livingston and others attending events at homes in New Glarus Monticello Blanchardville and Madison. The narrative also mentions Perry Granberg in St Clare hospital with pneumonia and families visiting in protection of Mother's Day celebrations.
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Perry Granberg
Confinio
Henry Laufenberg
Montfort
Earl
Skaife
Livingston
O. T. Olson
Skaalen
Arsyle
Rudolph Reger
Donald
Janice
Mon
I. E. Richardson
Howard
Hendrickson
Ruth’ Ann
James Hendrick
Emma Hendrickson
Reginald Waldo
Neenah
Carl Chandler
Charles Zellinger
Lan Jeaster
Jana
F. W. Baker
Bertha Vamstad
Morgan Berg
Byron
Marilyn
Martin Hefty
Duane
Larry
Everett Wild
Joy Ann
Isaac Berg
Oscar Vamstad
Everett
Oscar
Elmer Vamstad
Virginia
Mary Ann
Albert Jacobson
Cheryl
Martin Gilbertson
Martin Jr
Anton Hanson
Herbert Lynga
Fred Stoller
Judy
Thorvald i Vamstad
Kermit + Vamstad
Steven
Brady
Vamstad
Carrie Jorenby
Norris
I Stanley Jorenby
Chris Wahl
Blanchardville
Harold Schindler
Madison
Harold Gerry
Stanley Freitag
New Glarus
John Mullen
G. M. Ingwell
Albert Erickson
Steamroller Buyer Drove 112 Miles Home in a Week
C Johnson of Maryborough Victoria bought a steamroller from Melbourne city council. He drove it 112 miles to Maryborough at five miles an hour, taking a week for the trip. The machine burned 18 bags of coke and two tons of wood in the journey.
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Australia
C. Johnson
Maryborough
Victoria
Melbourne
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