Monroe Norths Owns One League Track Record
Track notes from the Janesville invitational and sectional qualifier outline Monroe's standout marks and athletes. Richland Center leads all time with multiple records, while Monroe and Portage stars set and tie key conference marks across events.
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Janesville
Monroe
Fred Simpson
Southern Ten
Richland Center
Dick Maurer
Leland
Bud
Ronnie Peterson
Portage
Bruce Boegel
Ron Lewis
Justus Rathjen
Carl Vignall
Baraboo
Charles Starr
Doug Pfupdheller
Stoughton
Cleveland Toppler Blasts 275 in Doubles
Lawrence Drotleff of Cleveland toppled 275 in doubles, four pins shy of tying the high single game record in the division at the American Bowling Congress tournament. Samuel Garber of Canton led all events with 1,856 total and 206.2 average, plus strong team and singles scores. Lewis Mitchell of St Joseph posted 652 in singles, while Fred Olsen and Ralph Eoff of Jacksonville, Fla. combined for 1,209 in doubles.
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Mulwaukee
Lawrence Drotleff
Cleveland
Pi Spiller
Samuel Garber
Canton
Lewis Mitchell
St. Joseph
Fred Olsen
Ralph
Eoff
Jacksonville
Students hunt summer trout job with Hasler project
Wisconsin University students Waldo Johnson and John Nixon will assist zoology professor Arthur Hasler in a Vilas County trout research effort. They will fish 16 privately owned lakes, lime acid waters to grow fish, tag and release rainbows, and track growth for a thesis. The lakes lack public status, avoiding legal issues.
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Avibun
Univer Wisconsin
Waldo Johnson
Osseo
John Nixon
Florence
Arthur Hasler
Vilas County
Hasier
Johnson
Nixon
Frankie’s Whips Phillips-Smith 9 1 in softball clash
Madison’s Frankie’s Tavern defeated Phillips-Smith 9 to 1 as Ralph Phillips took the loss. Monroe pitcher allowed three runs two homers in the third before Walt Bahler Bud Martens and William O’Brien homered off Phillips. Six Madison runs came in the fifth aided by three hits two walks and six errors by Phillips-Smith. Sabroff earned the win for Madison. Frankie’s finished with nine runs eight hits and one error while Phillips-Smith posted one run five hits and six errors.
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Madison
Ralph Phillips
Monroe
Walt Bahler
Bud Martens
William O'Brien
Phillips
Phillips-Smith
Ally Sabroff
Frankie's
Phillips- Smith
Knutson Wins Michigan Morton Award For Improvement
Beloit junior end Gene Knutson won the Meyer W. Morton award during Michigan spring practice. The 6-4, 210-pound Beloit native was praised for attendance and attitude after missing part of last year with a broken leg. He earned a letter and is expected to be a standout in the 1952 season.
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Michigan
Beloit
Ann Arbor
Mich
Meyer W. Morton
Gene Knutson
Wis
Knutson
Agabashian Wins Pole in Unconventional Cars at Indy
Freddy Agabashian of Albany California led a field of unconventional cars to pole in the Indianapolis speedway opening trials with a Cummins Diesel Special, posting a four lap average of 138.010 mph and a best lap of 139.104 mph. Andy Linden from Los Angeles logged the short lived 10 mile record at Pittsburgh, while trials were rained out and rescheduled for next weekend.
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Indianapolis
Freddy Agabashian
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Andy Linden
Wot Agabashian
Albany
Calif
Brooklyn
York
Pittsburgh
Linden
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Arcaro Picks Blue Man Wins Preakness in Breeze
Jockeys renowned Arcaro again proves prescient as Blue Man takes Saturday’s 76th Preakness in a swift stretch. The ace rider among nine rivals saw Blue Man surge past rivals in the final furlong to secure victory.
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Paniumunc
Arcaro
Blue Man
Blanchardville Wins First in Home Talent League
Blanchardville earned its first win in the Western Section of the Home Talent league after two defeats. New Glarus seeks its first victory, now on a three game skid. Cross Plains crushed New Glarus 120 with Nip Hellenbrand on the mound, while Blanchardville edged Pine Bluff 4 3 after four first inning runs and a late rally by Pine Bluff.
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New Glarus
Glarners
Cross Plains
Pine Bluff
Blanchardville
Rock Island Cyclist Wins Hill Climb Title
Zietlow of Rock Island Ill won the 80 cubic inch expert division by posting a 5.52 second hill climb at Mosquito Hill in New London Wisconsin. Duane Housley Davenport Iowa captured the 80 novice class in 6.21 seconds and Shirley Misslin Port Edwards Wis won the 45 inch expert division in 6.21 seconds. Louis Rhode Fond du Lac Wis reached 157 feet on his second attempt to pace the 45 novice riders.
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Rock Island
New London
Wis
Zietlow
Ill
Mosquito Hill
Duane Housley
Davenport
Shirley Misslin
Port Edwards
Louis Rhode
Fond du Lac
Don Harvey Sets Speedbowl Track Record at Monroe
Don Harvey of South Beloit dominated Monroe Speedbowl events before 1500 fans, winning heat, time trials, and feature while setting a new 19.55 second track mark on the fast oval driving a 1941 Cadillac. Tilford Aose and Mike Miles briefly lowered the year’s best times. Bill Lynch earned the Consolation trophy, as Dumas Wells endured front-end damage. Racing resumes Saturday with midgets under new lights and stock cars Sunday with 1 pm time trials.
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Don Harvey
South Beloit
Monroe
Harvey
Tilford Aose
Rockford
Mike Miles
Janesville
Bill Lynch
Dumas Wells
Footville
Junk Yard
Speedbow
Schaefer Proves Passing Prowess in Spring Game
In Madison the Wisconsin football squad closed spring practice with an intra squad game drawing about 7,500. The Cardinals defeated the Whites 33 21 as sophomore Don Schaefer threw five touchdown passes, with Norb Esser, Jerry Witt, and Erva Andryowski each catching a pair. Bill Hutchinson returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score.
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Adison
Wisconsins
Cardinals
Don Schaefer
Madison
Norb Esser
Edgewood High
Ofchaeffer
Jerry Witt
Erva Andryowski
Bill Hutchinson
Cardinal
Schaeffer
Red Sox Top Detroit Behind Stephens Three-Run Shot
Vern Stephens homered a three-run shot and scored twice as the Red Sox beat Detroit 7-4. Bobby Shantz threw a three-hitter for his sixth win as the Athletics shut out Cleveland 2-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Vern Stephens
Red Sox
Detroit
Bobby Shantz
Athletics
Cleveland
Shantz and Staley Pace Busy Major League Start
Major League flags wave as Bob Shantz of the Athletics and Gerry Staley of the Cardinals set a brisk pace with six and seven wins respectively. Shantz blanked the Indians 2 0 in the opener, while Staley topped the Phillies 4 3 as both pitchers powered their teams early in the season. Indians and Athletics split the doubleheader with Mike Garcia shutting out Philadelphia in the nightcap. Feller took the loss for Cleveland while Eddie Joost and Gus Zernial homered for Philadelphia. The Indians still led the American League as Washington split with Chicago and the Senators moved toward the top of the league. Legals and notices fill the remainder of the page with clerks listing liquor license applications and premises addresses in Monroe.
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Weaacer AP
Bobby Shantz
Gerry Staley
Shantz
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Staley
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Athletics
Cardinals
Cleveland
Indians
Mike Garcia
A’s
Bob" Feller
King
Eddie Joost
Gus Zernial
Philadelphia
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Ray Coleman
White Sox
Lou Sleater
Senators
Saul Rogovin
Madden Hurler Falls Short Of Second No-Hitter
Toledo’s Bill Connelly took a one hitter into the eighth inning before Milwaukee catcher Al Unser lined a fair double to break the no-hit bid in the opener of a twin bill. Milwaukee won 4-0, then edged Toledo 1-0 in the seven inning finale as Mike Valtmire homered in the first.
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Bill Connelly
Milwaukee
al Unser
Brewers
Connelly
Mike Valtmire
Unser
Charles Hall
Hall
St. Paul
Louisville
Billy Klaus
Bob Montag
Dick Hoover
Navy Crews Sweep Eastern Sprint Championship Finals
Navy crews win all three final events at Lake Carnegie in Princeton New Jersey setting three new Eastern Intercollegiate Championship marks. Navy 2000 meter Olympic course in 6 03.7 leads from start to finish, Wisconsin second Harvard third Cornell fourth. Jayvees also win, freshmen avenge defeat.
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Princeton
N. J
Navy
Lake Carnegie
Midshipmen
Wisconsin
Badgers
Harvard
Cornell
Navy Jayvees
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