Giants Lead by Six as Lombardi Sparks Ottmen with Ten Circuit Smashes
The Giants hold a six game lead as Lombardi racks up home runs and Gee Walker contributes. Burkhardt earns his fourth win for the Cardinals in a 9-7 victory over Brooklyn, while Whitey Kurowski climbs to .398 with 30 RBIs. Preacher Roe leads Pittsburgh to a 5-3 win over Boston and Hank Wyse’s Cubs top the Phillies 4-3. Yankees push into AL lead with a 5-4 win over Chicago, Stirnweiss sparking the 3-run eighth. Detroit ties Chicago for second with a 2-1 win over Philadelphia. Browns pitcher Nelson Potter notches his fourth win in a 5-0 shutout of Boston and Lefthy Smith earns his first win in a 3-hit effort.
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Associated Press
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Scoffers
Giants
Murderers Row
Gee Walker
Ken Burkhardt
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Tom
Dodgers
Birds
Ray Sanders
Curt Davis
Whitey Kurowski
Preacher Roe
Pirates
Boston
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Hank Wyse
Chicago Cub
Phils
Stan Hack
Bruins
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
George Stirnweiss
al Gettel
Frank Papish
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Stubby Overmire
Bobo Newsom
Tigers
Paul Richards
Nelson Potter
St. Louis Browns
Lefty
al Smith
Cleveland
Marino Pierretti
How They Stand American League Standings
Toledo hosts Milwaukee and Columbus visits Kansas City while Indianapolis faces Louisville and St Paul hosts Louisville. Baseball action outlines two games per matchup with teams jockeying for position in the league standings.
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Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
New York
Brooklyn Ee Ee
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
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Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Minneapolis
Toledo St. Paul
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Graziano To Fight Cochrane In Non-Title Bout
Rocky Graziano started training for a June 29 non-title bout with welterweight champion Freddie Red Cochrane after a four round technical knockout of Brooklyn’s Al Bummy Davis in a punch filled Madison Square Garden brawl.
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Graziano
Davis
New York
Rocky Graziano
Freddie “Red” Cochrane
Brooklyn
al “Bummy
Madison Square Garden
Western Conference Moves To Bar Athletic Proselytizing
The Western Conference enacted stringent recruiting prohibitions aimed at stopping any form of athletic proselytizing. Kenneth Wilson gains expanded enforcement power with penalties up to expulsion for violations, including paying tuition or salaries to athletes and pressuring students via alumni or athletics staff. The code also clarifies eligibility reviews by Wilson and school committees, with a final decision by faculty representatives. The measure allows reinstatement for certain veterans who flunked out prior to service induction, notably affecting Bob Hanzlik’s eligibility.
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Champaign
Kenneth
Tag
Wilson
Circuit
Hanzlik
H. O
Fritz) Crisler
Michigan
Frank Richard
Illinois
Armed Services
Bob Hanzlik
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Penn State Hosts State Championship Tournaments
State College hosts about 500 students for track golf and tennis championships with roughly $2,000 yearly cost to the college for lodging and operations. Teams cover their travel, while the college considers boxing expansion under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Association with safety in focus.
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State College
Penn State College
Leo
The
Nittany Lion
Houck
Pennsylvania Interscolastic A. A
Virginia
Wisconsin
Branch Rickey Eyes Pro Football Tie with Killinger
Rickey weighs pro football options and met with Glenn Killinger about coaching though no team or league exists yet. Dick Harlow seeks a small college post after the war instead of Harvard. Maryland tracks trims free admission on Preakness day. Denver plans a General Maurice Rose memorial hospital gain fan backing for his local sports fame.
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Rickey
Glenn Killinger
Dick Harlow
Harvard
Maryland
Denver
Maurice Rose
Army
Fresh Trackmen Defeat Seventh and Eighth Graders
Bill Moon led the Freshmen in a track meet at the fairgrounds winning five of eight events. Moon also anchored the winning freshman relay team. Goodman led the eighth graders in scoring while Barton and Simon Saucerman each won four events.
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Bill Moon
Fairgrounds
Fred Simpson
Moon
Goodman
Barton
Simon Saucerman
Jerry Dwyer
Pilz
Trickel
Saucerman
Martin
Robinson
Rabe
Maurer
Yer
Babler
Dwyer
Big 10 Cagers to Play on Neutral Floors Next Year
Western Conference athletic directors granted Wisconsin Northwestern and Indiana permission to play in neutral or larger city venues next season. Wisconsin will meet Marquette in Milwaukee Auditorium Northwestern in Chicago Stadium and Indiana in Louisville Stadium. The rule change stems from last December amid gambling concerns and possible tampering. James Masker of Chicago was appointed assistant to Commissioner Tug Whitson to manage officiating.
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Champaign
Ill
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Indiana
Marquette
Milwaukee Auditorium
Chicago
Louisville
Madison Square Garden
New York City
James Masker
Kenneth I
Tug) Whitson
Masker
Price Panel Assistants Reach 400000 Monthly Retailer Calls
Working with local OPA boards, price panel assistants conduct about 400,000 calls monthly to retailers to verify ceiling prices and enforce cost limits.
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OPA
Legion Juniors Beat Freeport 4-3 In Twilight Contest
Monroe American Legion Juniors defeated Freeport 4-3 at Recreation Park in the first twilight game of the year. Roy Beach pitched for Monroe with solid run support from Wainwright Calder and Hardell while Schroeder homered for Freeport. Box score details note multiple hits and both teams’ fielding. Monroe heads to Beloit tomorrow for league play and hosts Janesville next Sunday.
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Roy Beach
Monroe American Legion
Freeport
Recreation Park
Old Sol
Wainwright
Gibbons
Calder
Hardell
Monroe
Mattiist
Cramer
Schroeder
Charles Niles
Beach
Wagner
Freport
Mason
Albert Ross
Ray Thorp
Tom Gaughan
Davidson
Ableman
Mueller
Winters
Mellech
Rawleigh
Meumtek
BO Ce
Legion
Beloit
Janesville
Otto Lisser
Clarence Wainwright
Monticello Residents Active in Monroe and School Events
Monticello residents and visitors were seen at Monroe functions and school activities. Mrs. D. Curtis and W. A. Loveland called on Tuesday while Mrs. Stauffacher visited Monroe on Monday and Mrs Kundert attended a high school graduation. The Monticello public schools closed for summer, with grades one through six enjoying a picnic at the grounds. The bridge club met with Mrs. Ellen Stauffer and other locals, including Mr. and Mrs. Elmer, made Monroe calls. The Freshman class picnicked at New Glarus state park with many students and chaperones. several absences noted. The Women's guild of Zwingli church plans its spring meeting with Rev. Munsterman as speaker.
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W. A. Loveland
Monroe
Albany
M. H. Stauffacher
Monticello
Hazel Kundert
Ruth Zentner
Lora Dick
Bridge Club
Ellen Stauffer
John Elmer
Mary Margaret Schnurr
Mineral Point
Esther Wiseman
Kendall
Ruth Karson
Racine
Ed Kundert
Lois Kundert
Ruth Karl
Mrs
Wilbert Hoesly
Okee
New Major Minor Pact Draft Seen By Baseball Majors
A six person minor league committee finished a draft of proposals and notified AL president Will Harridge and NL president Ford Frick they were ready to meet with the major leagues after July 4 to discuss a new major minor league pact.
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New York
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
Fontaine Stops Shapiro in Seventh Round Knockout
Juste Fontaine, Milwaukee boxer, defeated Maxie Shapiro of New York by technical knockout in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round bout to gain the edge in their three meetings. Shapiro was knocked down in the second round and three times in the seventh before the referee stopped the fight at 2 minutes 50 seconds.
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Milwaukee
Juste Fontaine
Maxie Shapiro
New York
Fontaine
New Yorker
Shapiro
Raomme
Brewers Lead as Colonels Beaten
The Milwaukee Brewers held a slim half game lead in the American Association after a win by the Millers. Isadora Leon pitched five scattered hits as Millers defeated the Colonels 7 to 0 with a five run fifth and a five run eighth aided by four walks. St. Paul beat Indianapolis 5 to 4 helped by unearned seventh inning. Blues beat Toledo 9 to 2 as Edson Bahr earned his third win. Milwaukee signed first baseman Ralph Martignetti who will join the Brewers for the Toledo series in Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
American Association
Brewers
Columbus
Louisville
Minneapolis
Millers
Isadora Leon
Colonels
Leon
Babe Barna
St. Paul
Howie Schultz
Tommy Brown
Indianapolis
Indians
Saints
Kansas City
Blues
Toledo
Young Edson Bahr
Madhens
Milwaukee
Two Iwo Jima Flag Raisers to Unveil Appleton Memorial
Appleton residents P. M. 2/c John Bradley will join two companions Pfc Ira H. Hayes and Pfc Rene H. Gagnon at a June 16 ceremony unveiling a memorial plaque listing 106 war dead. The event marks the wartime photo trio from Iwo Jima photographed by Joe Rosenthal. Governor Goodland, mayor’s brother, is invited.
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Appleton
Iwo Jima
John Bradley
Bradley
Ira H. Hayes
Rapchule
Ariz
Rene H. Gagnon
Manchester
N. H
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Governor Goodland
Community Notices From Juda And Surrounding Areas
Funeral services for Gus Block were held in Monroe on Friday afternoon. Local residents report parish activities including 8th grade graduation exercises in Green County with Juda graduates Goldine Walton Joan Andrews Betty Buhlmann and Roger Norton. Reverend Briggs and the Retzlaffs were active in church and conference events with trips to Freeport Naperville and Naperville Seminary for graduation.
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Gus. Block
Monroe
Carl Stuckey
Brodhead
Green County
Juda
Goldine Walton
Joan Andrews
Betty Buhlmann
Roger Norton
Rollin Burton
Ralph Bridge
Charles Briggs
Monroe Methodist Church
Evangelical Church
Men’s Brotherhood
Peter Retzlaff
Illinois
Freeport
Return to Own Lines After Air Crew Rescue Trek
Lieutenant Harold Wilson details a harrowing escape from Europe after being shot down. He and nine crew members trekked across mountains, crossed mined routes, and endured freezing conditions aided by partisan Italians before reaching a U S command post.
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Laffey
Seattle
Okinawa
Europe
Harold Wilson
Monroe
Wilson
15Th Air Force
Bari
Kuopus
Craig
Local Notices From Argyle and Nearby Homes
Mrs Masey Olson Cor visits her Argyle home with Cor Mrs Nels Saalson. Mrs Otto Kunzi and Mrs Wayne Herman return home from Denver with Clinton Nall. S Nall returns to San Francisco after a 20 day leave at his father Frank Nalls home. James Cleveland stays several days with Gus Linstrom in Rockford.
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Nels Saalson
Jerry Kochel
Freeport
Otto Kunzi
Wayne Herman
Clinton Nall
Denver
Ste Nall
San Francisco
Frank Nall
James Cleveland
Gus Linstrum
Rockford
High Power Engine Undergoes Thousands of Inspections
A 2000 horsepower aircraft engine receives 55 000 individual quality inspections during its manufacture, highlighting strict oversight and manufacturing precision at the plant.
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