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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1949
Page
7
The Cubs defeated the New York Giants 6 to 1, snapping a losing skid. St. Louis beat Boston 3 to 1, and Philadelphia edged a opponent in a rain-affected schedule with Washington’s game washed out.
Monroe high school tennis team sharpens for the state meet as they face Madison East this afternoon. The Goldmen Purple edged Monroe 6 to 2 in a prior match while Monroe defeated Boidey 6 to 1 in the earlier test.
Mt Horeb High School baseball was eliminated from contention for the state WIAA meet after an 8 to 2 loss to Madison Central at the sectional tournament. Madison Central then faces Madison East, which defeated Beaver Dam 7 to 2 in the other semifinal. Bob King of Central and Frank Hanson of East pitched one hit games.
Champion Joey Maxim of Cleveland and Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside N J are set for a rematch for the NBA recognized light heavyweight title at Crosley Field on Sept 22 promoter Sam Becker announced. Becker said Lesnevich is signed and Maxim’s manager Jack Kearns will sign.
Red O'Brien driven by Clarence Curtis paid 135.40 dollars last night at Fairmount Park to lead the grand circuit season. Cardinal Leeds was the betting favorite among 3,991 fans, as Red O'Brien debuts as a pacer after a previous trotting run.
A film titled Play Ball Son will be shown at the local theater. Details about dates times and venue are not fully readable. The item appears as a notice of upcoming screening in the page segment.
Coach John Walter announced a film shown to Legion Junior baseball team and fans at 7 30 p m tomorrow in the angle, sponsored by the department of recreation.
Chicago owner P K Wrigley called a what's wrong with the Cubs meeting with his lieutenants. Manager Charley Grimm general manager Jim Gallagher field captain Phil Cavarretta and other players attended discussions. The club had lost 11 of 15 and snapped a five game skid by beating the Giants 8 to 2 yesterday.
Drivers and crews watched weather as qualification trials resumed for nine open spots in the starting field for Monday’s 500 mile race. About a dozen cars expected to bid for positions if forecasted fair weather holds. Twenty four cars already qualified. remaining hopefuls have a final 10 mile time run Saturday. Only the 33 fastest will start race day.
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