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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1946
Page
5
The Dodgers lead in stolen bases as Pete Reiser and the crew mimic the old Gashouse Gang by using speed and hustle to chase a pennant. St. Louis and Brooklyn split, Cards sweeping Pittsburgh while Dodgers top Giants 11-3 and vault near first.
Sam Snead captured the 36-hole May's Invitational at Tom O’Shanter Golf Course with a 6 under par 138 to win $10,000, two strokes ahead of Byron Nelson. Lloyd Mangrum finished third at 141, Herman Barron 142, while Snead later tees off in Nashville. Nelson praised Snead’s performance noting possible improvements.
Charles Beatty, 72, a veteran race driver known to Monroe track fans, is critically injured at Belvidere Hill hospital after his horse Dr. Hart toppled and somersaulted during a Belvidere race at the Boone county fair. The horse owner is A. M. Bernhart of Waupaca. Beatty has long been a familiar figure at Green county fair races.
Jock Kramer defeated Tom Brown Jr. in the national tennis final at Forest Hills New York. The 23 year old San Francisco product won in straight sets 9-7 6-3 6-0 to claim the championship.
National League totals show Brooklyn leading with 86 wins 50 losses and a .632 mark followed by Brooklyn's 83 51 and 619. Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh and St Louis trails. American League shows New York at 79 58 .577 Washington Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia and Chicago with varied records. Yesterday results include Brooklyn 11 New York 3 and St Louis 5 12 Pittsburgh 4 2 in two games.
Davenport and Evansville each won one game in the preliminaries of a 3 out of 5 playoff. Evansville beat the Cubs 4-1 as Davison held Braves scoreless through eight before Terre Haute swept Danville 12-2 with 17 hits. The Dodgers were eliminated and the final round for $800 prize hinges on the Davenport Evansville outcome.
In Pompton Lakes New Jersey Joe Louis stopped sparring partner Eldridge Batman of Norwalk Connecticut with a left hook to the head for about ten seconds. It was his first such knockout in nine weeks of postwar training. Louis has completed 37 rounds in 10 days and weighs 209 pounds as he prepares for the September 18 title defense at Yankee Stadium.
Athens dispatch reports Lt. George Tangalakis of the Greek Spitfire risked his life for Marshal Tito during World War II. It notes he flew into Yugoslavia from July 1944 to pick up Tito, who was in danger, and was wounded later while attacking a German convoy.
City council meetings in Monroe Wisconsin on September 3 1946 discuss pension actuarial cost estimates street and utility work licensing and permits. Ordinances approve sanitary sewer extension taxi license street lights and maximum license fees while authorizing payments and waiving formalities.
A balanced U.S. Army track team won seven firsts and 57 points at the mythical Armed Forces Olympics in Berlin, finishing ahead of competing teams before 85,000 fans at Olympic Stadium.
The statement identifies Buenos Aires as the biggest city situated south of the equator. It frames the city in geographic terms and contrasts it with other southern locations.
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