Big Nine coaches predict Michigan Purdue Minnesota title race
Big Nine coaches expect Michigan Purdue and Minnesota to contend for the 1948 title with Northwestern as dark horse. Practices draw 600 players as prep for early season clashes while AP poll favors Michigan. Purdue and Minnesota follow.
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Northwestern
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Associated Press
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Rose Wl
Ray Eliot
Illinois
Bernie Bierman
Stu Helcomb
Wes Fesler
Ohio State
Harry
Bennie Oosterbaan
Bob Voigts
Harry Stuhldreher
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Wolverines
Clyde Smith
Indiana
Harness meet opens with 275000 prize money in Chicago area
The Aurora Downs harness meeting opens for 52 nights of racing with total prize money of 275000. The grand circuit portion is set for October 11 through 23.
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Aurora Downs
Rudy's Tavern Upsets Gempler's 9-8 In Tournament
Rudy's Tavern defeated Gempler's Tire Shop 9-8 at Recreation Park to reach the semifinals of the minor league tournament. Palmer's Tavern edged Johnson Motors 9-8 in the second game as Lanz Hardware upset Grossen Tavern 7-5. Tonight Kundert Oilers meet Lanz Hardware and Rudy's Tavern faces Palmer's Tavern in semifinal action.
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Gempler
John Grode
Ernie Lehr
Ralph Yeazel
Palmer
Johnson
Jim Whittenberg
Hermie Blum
Hilltoppers Open 18th Year Under Murray at Marquette
Seventy two candidates answer first practice call at Marquette university including 45 sophomores and 24 lettermen. Hilltoppers, led by Frank Murray in his 18th season, schedule 10 games opening Sept. 25 versus Iowa and closing Nov. 27 against Arizona. Want Ads are pig producers.
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Arizona
Ft Wayne General Electrics Capture National Semi Pro Title
Ft Wayne General Electrics defeated the Elkin Chathams 2 to 1 before 8500 fans to win their second consecutive national semi pro baseball title. Leonard Bobeck, Ft Wayne right hander, scattered six Elkin hits. Ray Janikowski of New Holstein Athletic Club was named leading pitcher and joined the tournament all star team.
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Ft. Wayne
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General Electrics
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N. C
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Leonard Bobeck
Cincinnati Reds
Ray Janikowski
New Holstein
Wis
Baseball scores from yesterday nationwide results
National League games tied with eight matchups. Chicago lost 3 to 7 against Brooklyn while Pittsburgh topped New York 5 to 4 and St Louis defeated Philadelphia 5 to 0. Boston beat Cincinnati 3 to 1 and New York won 10 to 9 over St Louis in American League action. Washington beat Chicago 7 to 1, Detroit 4 over Cleveland 6, and Philadelphia 1 over Boston 8. In American Association St Paul upset Milwaukee 13 to 12, Minneapolis 6 8 Kansas City 3 to 6, Indianapolis 3 over Columbus 2, and Toledo defeated Louisville 5 to 0.
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Tomorrow's Schedule Highlights Three NBA Matches
The schedule lists Washington at New York as the sole game in one slot. Another match has New York visiting Pittsburgh while Brooklyn travels to Chicago as the only other games scheduled.
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New York
National League
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Three Ex-Champs Dropped in Tourney
Pirates pick up from low start under Billy Meyer and sit two games behind leaders as they beat the Giants 5-4. In golf, ex-champs struggle as the 48th national amateur championship moves to rounds three and four at Memphis Country Club.
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Robert
Skee) Riegel
Monterey Park
Calif
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Willie Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Charles
Chick) Evans
Chicago
Richard Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Stanley
Ted) Bishop
Deadham
Mass
Turnesa
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ray Billows
Poughkeepsie
Johnny Dawson
Hollywood
Braves recall Elliott from Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee based pitcher Glenn Elliott ace lefthander of the Brewers was recalled by the Boston Braves. Elliott holds a 14 7 record and will report to the Braves in Cincinnati after a 24 hour recall with Milwaukee. Lightning causes about 400 deaths and 1 000 injuries annually in the United States.
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Milwaukee
Glenn Elliott
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
Brewers
United States
Durocher Reinstates Midnight Room Checks For Giants
After seven straight losses to the Pirates, Giants manager Leo Durocher ordered a return to the midnight checkup system. He told trainer Willie Schaefer to resume the practice that had been abolished by Mel Ott, a punitive bid amid loosening team discipline.
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Leo Durocher
Mel Ott
Giants
John McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates
Durocher
Willie Schaefer
Victory Tavern to Play Freeport Nine Thursday
Victory Tavern's state tournament softball team and the Old Style Lagers of Freeport meet in an exhibition at Recreation Park at 8 p.m. Thursday, after a rainout canceled the Sunday game. Proceeds support Victory Tavern for the trip to Sheboygan for the Sept 4 to 6 state meet.
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Freeport
Recreation Park
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Recreation Directors Association
Illinois
Pheasant Chicks Released in Green and Lafayette Counties
Wisconsin conservation officials released 225 twelve week old pheasant chicks on public hunting grounds in Green and Lafayette counties. The birds, from the Paynette game farm, will be mature for the October 23 pheasant season and were released in New Glarus Brooklyn townships and Yellowstone grounds.
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Lafayette
Paynette
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Green County
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Lafayette County
Ashburn Phillies Star Out For Season
Richie Ashburn, Phillies rookie outfielder with a .333 batting average, will miss the rest of the season after a broken left hand. Dr. John Royal Moore of Temple University Hospital operated, saying the bone was broken in two places from sliding into second in Pittsburgh last Saturday.
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Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
John Royal Moore
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Phillies
Pittsburgh
Tony Zale in Training Grind for Cerdan Fight
Tony Zale begins the hard part of training for his 15 round title defense against Marcel Cerdan in Jersey City on September 21. The champion, after a layoff, will box six rounds daily and weighed 159 pounds after yesterday’s workout.
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Tony Zale
Marcel Cerdan
Jersey City
Trotting Horse Hall Of Fame Suggested In New York Village
The village board in Goshue, N Y heard a proposal to create a trotting horse hall of fame in the Orange county village at its meeting last night. The idea seeks to honor notable trotting horses and their contributions to the sport.
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Trotting Horse Hall of Fame
Goshue
N. Y
Orange County
Goshen Officials Weigh Equestrian Memorabilia Repository
E Roland Harriman proposes a building to house memorabilia of the sport. The Goshen library president read the appeal, and the village board gave no formal action though Mayor Luft and trustees signaled they would consider a local repository within a month.
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E. Roland Harriman
New York
Trotting Horse Club of America
Percy V. D. Gott
Goshen Library and Historical Society
Harriman
John Luft
Brodhead Visitors Share News and Illness Updates
Mrs. Donald L. Collins hosts in Brodhead as Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Sprech er of Madison call on Mrs. Lura Stair. They visit Freeport’s Mrs. Prefisterer who is ill. Clara Hunder remains ill at home. Rockford’s Mrs. Harry Belting visits brother George Moore while Wilbur Murphy and family travel from West Allis for a funeral. The Collinses spend Sunday with Myron Week in Stoughton.
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Madison
Lura Stair
T. R. Prefisterer
Freeport
Clara Hunder
Harry Belting
Rockford
George Moore
Wilbur Murphy
West Allis
Charles Murphy
D. L. Collins
Stoughton
MacFarlane Named Chairman of State Forestry Advisory Committee
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that H. F. MacFarlane, chairman of the Oconto County Board, has been named chairman of the state forestry advisory committee.
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Madison
State Conservation Department
H. F. MacFarlane
Oconto
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