Tight Tilt Opens 1950 Softball Season At Recreation Park
Farm Bureau and Schuetze's Clothiers won opening games as Recreation park hosted the first night of the 1950 softball season. Minor league action saw Lamboley's vs Grossen's and VFW vs Browntown on the slate, with Farm Bureau edging Luicks 7 6 in a tight finale. Glenn Gruenberg led Farm Bureau with three singles and Jim McGuire added a double and single.
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Farm Bureau
Schuetze’s Clothiers
Recreation Park
Lamboley's
Grossen’s
VFW
Browntown
Luicks
Glenn Gruenberg
Jim McGuire
Luick
Brieau
Schuetze
Waffle Shop
Clothiers
Willie Winzinried
Rupnow
Loeffel
Charley Ebert
Monticello and Madison Socials Across Weekend
Monticello and Madison residents attended diverse events over the weekend including track meets, ball games, and a spring concert at Ripon college. Notable attendees included the Becker and Page families, the Karlen and Rablet groups, and local performers Elmer Duerst and Ellen Fay Freitag. Wisconsin baseball beat Bradley 6-4 as Paul Forseth hit a two run homer in the eighth, with upcoming series against Minnesota shaping the conference race.
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H. A. Becker
John Ponyicsanyi
Madison
Beckers
Nancy
Beth Ann
Cnts
John Page
Johany
Donald Rablet
Chicago
Herman Babler
Monroe
Babler
Viola Rupp
St. Clare
Henry Gessler
New Glarus
Emil Diem
Ernest Kellenberger
Sohn A. Marty
Royal Voegels
Adam Duerst
Werner
Elmer
Belleville
Edward A. Kundert
Hazel Kundert
Kenny
John Christopher
Alpany
E. W. Marty
Dorothy
John Stautver
Howard Voegels
Edward Marty Jr
Ripon
H. F. Stoll
Henry E. Babler
Henry C. Elmer
Nic Freitag
Henry Duerst
John Kundert
I. B. Pierce
Badgers
Bradley
Wisconsin
Paul Forseth
Winona
Minn
Teachers
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Oshkosh and Sheboygan Clash for Lead in Wisconsin League
Oshkosh and Sheboygan duel for first place after a 6-5 Sheboygan win over Gi ants in Monday action. Janesville routed Fond du Lac 13-0, Wisconsin Rapids crushed Appleton 18-4, and Green Bay defeated Wausau 9-? in a busy Wisconsin State Baseball League night.
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Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Associated Press
Giants
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Rapids
Appleton
Green Bay
Wausau
Baseball scoreboard shows NL standings and daily results
National League standings list Brooklyn and Philadelphia atop the table with Boston and St Louis in pursuit. Yesterday Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati, while Chicago faced Brooklyn and St Louis met New York in late games. Today's schedule includes Chicago at Brooklyn and St Louis at New York, with Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Boston. Tomorrow's slate features Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Brooklyn among others. Additionally Delavan golfers, La Motta election talk, and boxing news are noted amid a packed sports page.
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Associated Press
National League
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis Philadelph
Women Bowlers Face Race Issue Straus
The controversial racial issue of the women s international bowling congress will be placed before WIBC delegates in St Paul June 5. Under WIBC by laws Negroes are prohibited from The American Bowling congress has opened its doors to permit Negroes to compete in ABC events. The issue was discussed May 1 and 2 but action was delayed pending ABC action. Mrs Emma Phaler WIBC secretary issued a call for delegates to return to St Paul Monday June 5 for the annual bowling tournament. A quorum of 50 delegates is needed.
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WIBC
St. Paul
Minnesota
Phaler
Milward and Krueger Qualify For PGA Open Columbus
Wisconsin qualifiers Milward and Krueger led in Columbus as the Professional Golfers Association open championships set June 21 to 27. Milward posted 141 over 36 holes, Krueger’s 142 earned the final berth with a 67-75 showing.
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Satemwmes
GTCCL
Jim Milward
Beloit
Alvin
Butch) Krueger
Wisconsin
Columbus
Milward
Krueger
Beloit Pro
George Vitense
Madison
George Kinsman Jr
Northernaire
Speedway Prize List Jumps Another $10 000
Indiana Polis Motor Speedway announces a larger prize list for the 500 mile Memorial Day race. Accessories and special cash awards total 38 800, up from 28 550 last year, with Cummins Engine Co. contributing for diesel racer cooperation. Total stakes reach 157 000 in race and qualifications, not counting a potential gate- receipts bonus.
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Nanapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Cummins Engine Co
Columbus
Ind
Speedway
Grand Jury Seizes Cudahy Records in Milwaukee County
Milwaukee county grand jury seized the records of the city of Cudahy on Monday under a subpoena, adding to earlier seizures from Lake and Granville towns. Four books of Cudahy common council minutes from 1945 to now were taken, detailing council actions, liquor licenses, public contracts, city purchases, and other expenditures. City Clerk James F. Keller confirmed the subpoena and officials said the town’s affairs are in good order.
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Milwaukee County Grand Jury
Cudahy
Lake
Granville
Sore Arms Not Deter Hurlers In Early Grabs
Big league pitchers Newhouser and Newcombe recovered from sore shoulders with strong early outings. Newhouser shut down a potent Senators attack for Detroit in a 5-1 win, while Newcombe fanned seven in five innings as Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 5-1. Raschi won for the Yankees, Stephens hit two homers for Boston in a 10-9 Chicago win, and Philadelphia and St Louis rested.
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Hal Newhouser
Don Newcombe
Newhouser
Detroit
Washington Senators
Tigers
Newcombe
Cininnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Burt Shotton
Don
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Peanuts Lowrey
Eddie Miksis
Vern Stephens
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Red Sox
Stephens
White Sox
Eddie Malone
Jim Busby
Philadelphia
Athletics
St. Louis’ Browns
Stranahan Blisters Old Course in British Amateur Round
Frank Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio, opened his challenge for the British amateur championship with a 9 and 8 victory over A. C. Gibson of Britain. The 1948 champion posted an exceptional 36 on 10 holes of the Old Course, four under par, during a blistering round.
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DCO
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Hhis
A. C. Gibson
Britain
Stranahan
Indians Scalp Brews In American Association
A three run error in the fourth inning helped the Indianapolis Indians win 6 3 over Milwaukee Brewers in the American Association. In other league games Minneapolis beat Toledo 2 2 and 60, Columbus defeated St Paul 7 3, and Louisville nipped Kansas City 4 3. Akron Firestone Tire plans a new $2 500 000 factory at Fall River Mass to produce foamed rubber products, employing 400.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis Indians
Milwaukee
Brewers
Minneapolis
Toledo
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Akron
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Fall River
Mass
Four Big Mo Officers Reassigned by Navy
The Navy reassigned the four top officers aboard the battleship Missouri after its January grounding at a sand shoal in Chesapeake Bay. Captain William D. Brown Cmdr John R. Miller and Lt Cmdr Frank G. Morris Jr. were court martialed and convicted and each reduced in rank. Cmdr George E. Peckham, the executive officer, was relieved of his post and ordered to the west coast.
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Missouri
Chesa
Peake Bay
William D. Brown
John R. Miller
Frank G. Morris Jr
George E. Peckham
Fire destroys warehouse in Freedom Outagamie County
Volunteers and 100 residents aided by Seymour and Buchanan firemen fought a blaze in Freedom that destroyed a central warehouse stored with fence posts and barbed wire. Water was hauled by cream cans and milk trucks while garden hoses reached a garage nearby. the fire spread to a feed mill and barber shop, with the kitchen at the latter destroyed. The warehouse was leased by Ed Vandenberg.
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Outagamie County
Seymour
Buchanan
Cteam
John Geenan
Ed Vandenberg
Plans for 32500 at Camp McCoy summer training
Fifth army headquarters announced field training for 32 500 National Guardsmen organized reservists and ROTC cadets to run June to Sept 2 at Camp McCoy.
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Chicago
Camp
McCoy
Fifth Army
McCutchin Announces Bid For Re Election
Arena Republican Assemblyman Robert McCutchin announced on Monday his candidacy for re election. He has served three terms and runs a farm.
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Robert McCutchin
War and politicians blamed for drouth crisis
Experts at the American Water Works association convention blame war and politics for water shortages while urging rapid expansion of facilities. Harry E. Jordan cites war years as a key cause and calls for an annual $100 million rise in spending for a decade to modernize systems amid urban migration. In Chippewa Falls, a car crash killed 18 year old Lyle Bakeman and injured two others, including driver Harold Eaton.
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American Water Works Association
Harry E. Jordan
New York
Association
Chippewa Falls
Here
Lyle Bakeman
Robert Berg
Harold Eaton
Sigel
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