Nats Solve Lefty Hurlers and Soar Up Standings
The Washington Nationals break a skid against left handed starters, winning 20 hits in a 15-1 battering of Detroit’s Ted Skrob, as Stan Spence’s first inning homer sparks Dutch Leonard to a 3-0 rise in the pennant chase. Their surge lifts them to 12-12 for the season, a .500 mark, and a fourth place tie.
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Brewers Pull Off Late Win As Mierkowicz Clears Bases
Milwaukee holds off Columbus 8-4 after Bob Mierkowicz lined a bases loaded triple with two out in the ninth. Kansas City beats Toledo 6-4 to halt a five game streak. Minneapolis nips Louisville 2-1 in rain shortened six innings. St Paul and Indianapolis settle 3-3 after eight as weather ends play.
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Wisconsin State Loop Opens 1946 Season Across Eight Teams
The 1946 Wisconsin State Baseball League begins play with four opening games. Wausau visits Green Bay, Oshkosh at Wisconsin Rapids, Sheboygan at Fond du Lac, and Janesville at Appleton. A trophy funded by E. J. Wenzlaff will be awarded on a tonnage basis, with results announced by President Herman D. White of Eau Claire.
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Labor Union for Baseball Starts
The American Baseball guild seeks collective bargaining with the Pittsburgh Pirates, claiming over 90 percent of players are union members. Pirate president William E. Benswanger doubts the figure and favors a labor board election to prove player sentiment. Murphy says similar bids will target other clubs.
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Decline in Ducks Reported by Fish and Wildlife
Washington reports a 25 percent drop in the continental migratory waterfowl population from the prior year. Director Albert M. Day says sportsmen will have to take a smaller share of the 1946 crop to allow more breeders to fly north in 1947. Blue goose and brant gains offset by losses in Canada and white front geese.
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Brodhead tops Albany 4 3 to end season on error-filled win
Brodhead high school closed its 1946 season with a 4 3 victory over Albany. Marshall Markham hurled a near no hitter with 13 strikeouts and seven Albany errors. Albany’s McCready fanned eight. Brodhead finished 4 1 for the season as league play looms.
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Standings and results from major leagues
Baseball standings show St Louis and Brooklyn atop their leagues with records and games behind. Yesterday's results include St Louis 8 New York 2 and Chicago 3 Boston 2. Tomorrow's schedules feature league and association matchups across American and National circuits.
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Smelt Mystery Deepens Over Great Lakes Die-off
The 1943 to 1944 Great Lakes smelt die-off bewilders experts as millions of fish floated dead. Detectives and pathologists admit uncertainty while the natural event remains an enduring whodunit in marine folklore.
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Ancient Swiss dueling persists among students despite ban
In Switzerland, university clubs secretly continue dueling with seconds, umpires, and a doctor present. Penalties include imprisonment or fines and weapon confiscation. Protectives and disinfected sabers are used as veterans stress mustering character over victory.
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Badgers Seek Wins To Hold Loop Lead
Wisconsin hosts Ohio State as pace setting Badgers 6-1 face 2-3 Buckeyes in a two game series. Minnesota meets Michigan in Minneapolis as Gophers and Illini 4-2 fight for fourth place. Indiana visits Champaign to clash with Michigan for second place.
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Purdue Faces Busy Schedule as Big Ten Standings Tighten
The article notes Purdue in a two game stretch with Illinois and Northwestern, now tied with Ohio State for seventh. The Boilermakers host sixth place Iowa (4-3) tomorrow and Saturday, while also scheduling non conference games against Bradley Tech Peoria and Illinois Tech in Chicago on Saturday.
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Kaola Sets Mile Track Record at Santa Anita
Kaola won the $5,000 free-for-all stake trot at Santa Anita in 2.03 for the mile, paying $4.40 straight. The previous record of 2.04 was set on April 27 by Axomite.
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Unclear Claimant Totals Reported in Sale Ledger
Fragmentary OCR shows Dr Spencer placing second with amounts 3.40 and 3.00 while Mary M appears to pay 6.10. No further names or context provided to identify event, date, or location.
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Reserve Officers to Meet Here May 28
Reserve officers of the Monroe area are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting on May 28 in Turner hall. Capt Ronald Hardy of Madison organized the event to explain the reserve officers training program. All World War I veterans are welcome whether currently in the reserve or not.
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