Western conference track meet at Madison preview
The 48th annual West ern conference track meet at Camp Randall features defending champions Don Gehrmann Wisconsin and Charles Fonville Michigan among likely title holders. Porters and Bennetts pace hurdles and pole vault, while Indiana’s Peters and Michigan’s Johnson lead sprints and the 440. Thirty-one Wisconsin athletes anchor the home squad with 214 total entrants across nine schools, prelims Friday and finals Saturday.
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Chris Edmonds
Madison
Camp Randall Stadium
Bill Porter
Northwestern
Tom Bennett
Wisconsin
Don Gehrmann
Charles Fonville
Herb Barten
Michigan
Fortune Gordien
Minnesota
Dwight Eddieman
Illinois
Porter
George Walker
Dick Maxwell
Ohio State
Lloyd Duff
Bennett
Duff
Harry Cooper
Herb McKenley
Bill Mathis
Charles Peters
Indiana
Orval Johnson
Tom Jones to be Honored at Madison Banquet
Wisconsin track coach Tom Jones 70 will retire next month and be honored at a Madison banquet designated Tom Jones night. Big Nine faculty representatives coaches athletic directors and others will pay tribute to the Badger dean. Kenneth L. Wilson and Frank Hill will speak.
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Madison
Tom E. Jones
Wisconsin
Tom Jones
Big Nine
Badger
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Frank Hill
Northwestern
Conference Coaches’ Association
Slumping Boudreau, Williams Lead AL Batting Race
The American League batting leaders show Boudreau at .396 and Williams dropping to .368 as Zarilla and Evers climb, with Mullin Kell Keltner DiMaggio Dillinger Appling and Lindell among the top averages after Sunday's games. Lindell has .355 with limited at bats.
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Chicago
Lou Boudreau
Ted Williams
Poudreau
Cleveland
Buston
Williams
St. Louis
al Zarilla
Zarilla
Evers
Detroit
Williams Bolanos Title Bout Set at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles World Light weight Champion Ike Williams defends his crown against No 1 challenger Enrique Bolanos in a 15 round bout at Wrigley Field. Up to twenty thousand fans are expected to attend the outdoor show in Los Angeles. The note about chinchillas is unrelated to boxing.
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Los Angeles
Ike Williams
Enrique Bolanos
Wrigley Field
Monticello Earns Wisconsin Sectional Bid In 29-Team Meet
Monticello will host one of eight WIAA sectional baseball tournaments this weekend with 29 teams vying for eight finals berths in Milwaukee on June 4 and 5. The Monticello squad, led by coach Ponyicsanyi and pitcher Howie Voegels, advanced by winning the Belleville district behind Dick Markham’s seven inning no hitter and John Winzenreich’s winning effort.
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Monticello
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Cliff Fagan
WIAA
Associated Press
Marinette
New Richmond
Abbotsford
Hillsboro
Hartford
Madison
Wittenberg
Menasha
Wisconsin Valley Conference
Jerome
Joe) Dahlke
Wauwau
John Ponyicsanyi
Ridgeway
Highland
Benton
Belleville
Howie Voegels
Blanchardville
Dick Markham
John Winzenreich
Gustine Leads National League Batting Rush
Frankie Gustine of Pittsburgh surged to the NL lead by increasing his batting average from .393 to .425 in seven days. A five for five day at Ebbets Field and three-hit game boosted him past Boston’s Tommy Holmes as Stan Musial also climbed from eighth to third with .398. Ralph Kiner moved into the top ten with .340.
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New York
Brooklyn
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh
Tommy Holmes
Boston
Ebbetsfield
Holmes
St. Louis
Stan Musial
Ralpiner
Ray McLean named backfield coach for Chicago Rockets
Ray McLean ex Bears halfback and eight season pro joins Chicago Rockets as backfield coach in the All-America Football Conference. He weighed 168 pounds and came from St Anslem's College Manchester New Hampshire. He played on four National League championship Bears teams and led the league in receptions in 1944.
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Chicago
Ray (Scooter) McLean
Chicago Bears
Chicago Rockets
McLean
Little St. Anselm’s College of
Athan Equaled State 100 Yard Dash Record In Dual Meet
Sheboygan North sprinter Athan equaled the state mark of 9.8 seconds in the 100 yard dash at dual meet against Sheboygan Central. He also won the 200 and 100 at the state meet in Madison with times around 19.8 and 9.9. North won the meet 58 to 55.
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Sheboygan
Richard Athan
Sheboygan North
Sheboygan Central
John Towle
Milwaukee West
Athan
Madison
North
Yesterday's Baseball Results From National and American Leagues
National League games saw Philadelphia defeat St Louis 6 to 2 and Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 9 to 4. American League action had Detroit best Washington 5 to 2. In the American Association Columbus outscored Milwaukee 11 to 2, Toledo defeated St Louis 6 to 5, Indianapolis beat Kansas City 4 to 2, and Louisville shut out Minneapolis 4 to 0.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Ee
Washington
Boston Eee
CNME
American Association
St. Paul
Columbus
See Ee Eee
Indianapolis Milwaukee
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Tomorrow's NBA schedule features key night matchups
Cincinnati visits Boston and Chicago travels to Brooklyn while Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia and St Louis faces New York. Ian League lines up Washington vs Cleveland with Philadelphia at Chicago and Boston at St Louis as strong ad-driven interest boosts.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Hal Newhouser Regaining Form
Detroit fans see Hal Newhouser back to his 1944 46 form with a four hit win over Boston and a 5 2 victory against Washington Senators. Preacher Roe and Monk Dubiel lead other NL results as Brooklyn and Philadelphia post wins while St Louis suffers a setback.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Ty Cobb
Hal
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Newhouser
Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Preacher Roe
Roe
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Walter
Monk) Dubiel
New York Giants
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Johnny Blatnik
Stan Musial
Skater Delbert Lamb Seeks Milwaukee County Sheriff Nomination
Captain Delbert Lamb of the U S Olympic skating team announces a bid for Milwaukee County sheriff as a Republican. Lamb secured nomination papers, signaling a formal campaign entry.
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Milwaukee
Delbert Lamb
Milwaukee County
Lamb
Softball Season Opens Tonight Across Leagues
The schedule kicks off with Minor League matchups Grossen's Tavern against Kundert Oilers and Major League clash Phillips and Smith versus Victory Tavern. Wednesday night features Palmer's Tavern versus Rudy's Tavern in the Minor League and Wenger and Kramer versus Bauman Hardware in the Major League.
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Palmer’s Tavern
Rudy's Tavern
Wenger and
Kramer
Bauman Hardware
Victory Tavern
Lanz Hardware
Gempler’s Tire Shop
Kundert Oilers
Grossen’s Tavern
Johnson Motors
Firestone
Rudy’s Tavern
Palmer's
Orangeville
Rudy Krebs
Wenger and Kramer
Bauman’s
Gempeler’s Tire Shop
Waffle Shop
Schuetze Clotheirs
Baumgartner’s
1948 summer softball season opens in Zilmer-Riley post league
The 1948 summer softball program begins with two league games tonight in the American Legion Zilmer-Riley post. Grossen's Tavern vs Kindert Oils starts at 7 30 in the Minor league while Phillips and Smith vs Victory Tavern play the Major league curtain-raiser at 9.
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Zilmer- Riley Post
American Legion
Grossen’s Tavern
Kindert Oils
Phillips and Smith
Victory Tavern
Bauman Hardware
Baumgartner’s
Waffle Shop
Wenger and Kramer and Schuetze Clothiers
Softball Commission Names Officials for Upcoming Season
John Shager has accepted the softball commissioner role and will rule on protested games and rule interpretation. Alfred Henning says Cabby Meyer will umpire all games from behind the plate with first and third base umpires drawn from volunteers. complete rosters remain subject to change.
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Eral
John Shager
Shager
Alfred
Butch) Henning
American Legion
C. A
Cabby) Meyer
Local Bayman Club Members and Vendors Listed
A long roster of participants and vendors is named for the Bayman hardware group. The list includes Duke Etter Alf Henning Bob Buehler Rod Kittelsen Clayton Olson Leo Butts Charles Matthias Len Martin Jerry Dwyer Fred Huber Harold Shager Ed Goecks Al Bolter and many others along with shop names Waffle Shop and Victory Tavern.
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Bayman Hardware
Duke Etter
Alf Henning
Bob Buehler
Rod Kittelsen
Clayton Olson
Leo Butts
Charles Mathias
Len Martin
Jerry Dwyer
Fred Huber
Harold Shager
Ed Goecks
al Bolter
Local business rosters list prominent names in historic directory
A long OCR block lists numerous individuals associated with businesses and taverns. Names include Elliott Dick Noble Zick Zettle Bob Dinger Jim Whittenburg Dec Daughenbaugh Alfred Gregg Lyle Cummins Ronny Kuehl Jack Stoltz Sonny Noble Herb Huggman Gail Cline and many others linked to Gemplers Tire Shop Ralph Yeazel Don William Bob Hendrickson Harris Gempler Howard Schulz Eugene Thorpe Hollis Schilt Bill Timmins Marion Mueller Alvin John Grode Don Ecil Grossen's Tavern Norman Ritchard Walter Grossen Leland Hartwig Don Prien John Blum Jake Blum Fritz Rieder Harris Myers Stanley Myers Donald Ritchard Delbert Ritchard George Grossen Earl Vickers Bob AblemanJohnson Motors Bob Beach Roy Beach Herb Matzke Harold Abpianalo Herb Baumgartner Bill Beach Frank Mulligan Jack Ronald Earl Jacobson Robert Trickel Harley Dinges Ben Kasten Bob Van Wagenen James Disch Firestone Leo Van Moos Bob Schilt Don Clark P Counselman Bernard Lee Paul Richards George Bennis E Wilde E Quinn R Bigman W Gerber G Matzke Beckman Rudys Tavern Bill Ienatsch Fred Krebs Lester Witt Severn Wells John Werren Ernest Lehr John Stenbroten Milton Friedrichs Carl Burgi Robert Holland M Loeffel K Sonenberg H Rufer Howard Grossen Ed Goecks Francis Updike Walter Kubly George Mucks.
Galena Daily Gazette Marks Centenary
The Galena Daily Gazette celebrates its 100th birthday with a centennial edition on Galena history. The Galena Weekly Gazette remains in its 114th year and has never missed an issue in a century, despite near misses with color and book paper editions.
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Galena
Galena Daily Gazette
Galena Weekly Gazette
Daily Gazette
Minsters Suffer Salary Decline in 1930s Economic Downturn
The 1930s depression triggered a sharp drop in ministers salaries as churches faced financial strain. Clergy wages fell amid widespread economic hardship and reduced donations, reshaping parish budgets and clergy livelihoods.
Hogan and Turnesa Face Off in PGA Finals
Mike Turnesa of White Plains N Y challenges Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa for the PGA championship prize of 3500 in St Louis. Turnesa, 39 and son No 4 in the Turnesa family, upset Masters Champion Claude Harmon in a 37 hole semifinal. Hogan defeated Jimmy Demaret 2 and 1 to reach the final.
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St. Louis
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Professional Golfers Association
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Mike
Turnesa
PGA
Hogan
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
Dublin
Tex
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Americans Spend More on Sports in 1941 Than 1929
Despite early 1930s gloom spectator sports faced curtailment yet Americans in 1941 spent 0 percent more on such sports than in 1929, reflecting steady demand despite the era's challenges.
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Ray McLean
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Ralph Phillips
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Bill Bauman
Bud Lanz
Frank Kundert
W. W
Red) Wuethrich
Frank Streit
James Boyer
Pete Schwerin
Floyd Stuckey
Schuetze Clothiers
Glenn Hoff
Eddie Loeffel
William Winzenreich
Bill Rupnow
Hank Reese
Bob Hartwig
Eugene Beach
Don Ripp
George Wells
Frank Butts
Red Shamburek
Alfred Leiser
Bob Rieder
Walter Bahler
Charles Soddy
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Richard Soddy
Johnny Minder
Gene Rebly
Wilbur Eaton
Wilbur Burri
Delbert Indergand
Harry Berg
Forrest Riese
Ralph Hawthorne
Herman Christian
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W. Williams
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H. Borden
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R. Hafen
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H. Wilde
O. Rupnow
Merle Rosheisen
M. Newman
B. Schilt
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D. Boss
Jack Calder
Bill Purcell
H. Davidson
R. Myers
N. Gruenwald
H. Eldred
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J. Lanz
D. Bienema
K. Wilkinson
O. White
Bob Gibben
Paul Mueller
Wayne Rabe
Clifford Geigel
Don van Wagenen
Hervey Loeffel
Bob Tracy
Dan
Burnett Briggs
Irving Elliott
Ray Kopp
Leo Babler
Ed Untersee
Hans Untersee
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