Pierce Sparks White Sox Win
The Associated Press reports Billy Pierce shines as a key pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, boosting his AL lead with a 2-1 win and an RBI single in the fifth, aiding a Memorial Day doubleheader sweep over Cleveland. The day also features Yankees, Indians, Tigers, Redlegs, and other NL results.
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Associated Press
Billy Pierce
Cleveland
New York Yankee
Chicago White Sox
Pierce
Feller
Lemon
Wynn
Garcia
Yankees
Reynolds
Raschi
Lopat
Ford
White Sox
RBI
New York Yankees
Washington
Senators
Indians
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Tigers
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Redlegs
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cubs
New York
Giants
George Strickland
Mike Garcia
Jim Lemon
Gerry Coleman
Camilo Pascual
al Cicotte
Bobby Shantz
George Crowe
Gus Bell
Frank Robinson
Ed Bailey
Wilmer Mizell
Bell
Willard Schmidt
Don Blasingame
Pirates
Dodgers
Bill Mazerowski
Frank Thomas
Sandy Koufax
Bob Purkey
Brooks
Elmer Vale
Duke Snider
Clem Labine
Sal Maglie
Turk Lown
Don Elston
Lown
Felix Mantilla
Ray Crone
Four Local Golfers Enter State Contest
Four Monroe high school golfers Dennis Hunt Ken Leuenberger Bill Lovelace and Reese Riddiough tee off in the first round of the WIAA state tournament at Lawsonia Green Lake. Forty one schools compete with 146 players and Madison West is favored to repeat as state champion.
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Dennis Hunt
Ken Leuenberger
Bill Lovelace
Reese Riddiough
Monroe
Lawsonia
Green Lake
Madison West
Golf Winners Named At Monroe Country Club Here
Wednesday golf winners at the Monroe Country Club were Paul W. Neubauer in the men's division and Mrs. Neubauer in the women's. Clarence W. Franklin won the flag tournament with Lester E. Bacon second and T. Chester Becker third. Closest tee shots were by Robert W. Goetz on No 3 and Gerald Swiggum on No 8.
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Monroe Country Club
Paul W. Neubauer
Mrs. Neubauer
Clarence W. Franklin
Lester E. Bacon
T. Chester Becker
Robert W. Goetz
Gerald Swiggum
GRID COACH DIES IN NEWTON MASS
Denny Myers, 51, former Boston College football coach, died unexpectedly Thursday in Newton Massachusetts.
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Newton
Mass
Denny Myers
Boston College
Brewers Open Season Sunday at Recreation Park
The Monroe Huber Brewers start their season Sunday at Recreation Park at 2 p.m. against the Madison Merchants. Pitchers Jerry Jordan or Jake Carter will face Bob Roberts and Duke Sydow, with Fred Huber optimistic about a strong year. The roster features Fahs, Norder, Dwyer, Pohlman, Theiler, Jackson, Loeffel, Townsend, Jackson, Moon, Schneider, Jordan, Carter, Ed Jordan, Humnker, Sammartano and Delaney. at least 14 home games are promised and touring teams include the Chicago Browns, Milwaukee Allen-Bradley, Great Lakes Naval, Chicago Yankees, Milwaukee Harnischfegers, and the Havana Cuban Giants.
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Monroe Huber Brewers
Recreation Park
Madison Merchants
Jerry Jordan
Jake Carter
Brewers
Madison Battery
Bob Roberts
Duke Sydow
Fred Huber
Dave Fahs
Ken Norder
Jerry Dwyer
Larry Pohlman
Tom Theiler
Clayton Jackson
Harvey Loeffe
Baseball Standings and Schedule for American League
The American League standings show Chicago and New York leading with records around 23 15 and 21 20. Friday schedule includes Baltimore at New York and Detroit at Chicago while Thursday results saw Washington sweeping New York 5 0 and Chicago winning both games against Baltimore. Saturday tips off with several intercity matchups across multiple venues.
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L Pd
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Sage One
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Memorial Day doubleheaders draw 237,023 in eight games
The eight Memorial Day doubleheaders drew 237,023 fans with the American League leading 128,325 to 108,698 for the National League. Detroit's Tigers drew the day's largest crowd at 40,944 as they swept Kansas City, while the Polo Grounds hosted the smallest turnout of 19,887 for the Giants and Phillies split two games.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Polo Grounds
Braves reshuffle as Malkmus to start at second
Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney plans a lineup shakeup with 26 year old Bobby Malkmus starting at second base against St Louis in place of Danny OConnell to see what the prospect can do. Malkmus joins the Braves from Wichita where he hit .304 and led the Texas League with 15 triples. OConnell remains in trade rumor chatter as Haney weighs options.
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Milwaukee
Fred Haney
Milwaukee Braves
Bobby Malkmus
St. Louis
Danny O’connell
Braves
Malkmus
Wichita
Kan
Dick Cole
Joe Adcock
Eddie Mathews
Haney
Frank Torre
Felix Mantilla
Chicago
Torre
Mantilla
Cincinnatii
Redlegs
Birdie Tebbetts
Mathews
Adcock
Dale Long
Bob Scheffling
Cubs
Connie Ryan
Austin
Jacksonville
Fla
John Quinn
Whalkmus
O’connell
Quinn
Fred
O'Connell
Shoemaker Rides Gallant Man in Belmont Peter Pan
Willie Shoemaker will ride Gallant Man in the $25,000 added Peter Pan Handicap at Belmont Park as a step toward the Belmont Stakes. Gallant Man seeks to rebound after the Derby and faces Bold Ruler and Iron Liege in a Memorial Day racing scene that drew large crowds and top stakes at Belmont and Hollywood Parks.
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Associated Press
Willie Shoemaker
Gallant Man
Calumet Farm
Iron Liege
Belmont Park
Bold Ruler
Garden State Park
Belmont
Hollywood Parks
Hollywood Park
Travis M. Kerr
Social Climber
Ralph Neves
Joe Price
New York
Portersville
Dedicate
Carter
Sam Hanks Wins Famec 509 Event
Indianapolis driver Sam Hanks won the 500 mile race on his 12th attempt at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hanks led 141 laps and earned about 21,150 in lap prizes with total earnings potentially near 100,000 of a 300,000 purse. Jim Rathmann finished second after car frame issues hampered his drive.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sam Hanks
Hanks
Jim Rathman
Miami
Rathmann
Pacific Palisades
Calif
George Salih
Italy
Monza
Mercury
Sam
Pat O’connor
North Vernon
Ind
Troy Ruttman
Lynwood
Paul Russo
Cangga Park
Salih
Mike Magill
Haddonfield
N. J
al Herman
Allentown
Don Edmonds
Anaheim
Jimmy Dagwall
Keller
Vukovich
Edmonds
Jimmy Bryan
Phoenix
Ariz
Russo
Andy Linden
Johnny Boyd
Fresno
Marshall Teague
Daytona Beach
Fla
O’connor
Bob Veith
Oakland
Gene Hartley
Pacific Coast League decries MLB move as brutal
SAN FRANCISCO The Pacific Coast League laments a plan to relocate National League teams to San Francisco and Los Angeles. PCL president Leslie OConnor demands compensation, denouncing local politicians for the negotiations and citing public funds used to lure PCL territory. Christopher counters that lack of consultation occurred but supports bringing major league baseball to the coast.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast League
National League
Los Angeles
Leslie O’connor
PCL
O’connor
George Christopher
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Christopher
Pacific Coast
Jim Thorpe Mausoleum Dedication At Thorpe Shrine
About 5,000 people gathered in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania for the dedication of the athlete's mausoleum. The ceremony unveiled a 20 ton Minnesota red granite block by Thorpe's daughters and grandchildren, with Army officials from Carlisle present. Thorpe, famed for college football, Olympic representation, and professional careers in football and baseball, was honored.
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Jim Thorpe
Minnesota
Thorpe
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
U.S
Gould Re-elected to County and State Game Posts
W. E. Gould, recently re elected to Lafayette County Game and Wisconsin State Game Congress, has completed 14 years as a member. He was named for a three year term.
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Gould
Blanchardville
W. E. Gould
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