Speich Leads First 600 Series Of The Season
Wally Speich surpassed the season's first 600 by rolling a 608 in Monroe Bottlers strong City league action. His 246 in the final game highlighted a 608 series amid a night that featured 13 additional 200-plus games and several high scores across multiple leagues.
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Chicago Bears Top Yanks in Exhibition Passes 28 14
Chicago Bears beat the Boston Yanks 28 to 14 in an exhibition at Hershey stadium before 17 351 fans. Sid Luckman Sopery Lujack and Bobby Layne each threw a TD pass, with Lujack first to connect on a 43 yard score to Jim Keane. Luckman added a 38 yard pass to Jim Boone and Layne found Don Kindt for a 35 yard TD.
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Blanchardville Nine Prepares for McFarland Championship Tilt
Blanchardville hosts McFarland in a Home Talent league playoff duel that could decide the title. Blanchardville beat Rio 11 4 helped by Doug Baker eight strikeouts while McFarland won 12 9 at Cross Plains. Cross Plains protest over disputed calls may delay the outcome. LaVohn Strommen homered doubled and singled for Blanchardville, Herbie Dobson added a homer with two on.
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Brodhead High grid squad fields four-lettermen in 1948
Brodhead High School's 1948 football camp lists 21 candidates under coach Al Erickson with only four holdovers from the 1947 team that went five and two. Veterans Dick Newcomer, Dick Markham, Sammy Erickson and Walter Douglas lead the group as the Wildcats prepare for a night season opener with Benton on September 17 and a home schedule including New Glarus and other non conference games.
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Walter Douglas
Benton
Dave Williams
Billy Hein
John Derning
Bob Conway
Donald Fairman
Curtis Erickson
Bernie Smith
Bob Duckeneau
Jack Goznikar
Harold Schultz
Keith Christensen
Walter Hegi
Stanley Douglas
Donald Phen
Edwin Ball
Norman Truman
Clayton Fowler
New Glarus
Chicago Rockets Seek First Victory Tonight
Chicago Rockets face the Baltimore Colts at Soldier Field as they chase their first win of the All-American Football Conference season. The Rockets fell 7-0 to the Los Angeles Dons and 42-7 to Buffalo in their two previous games, while Baltimore rookie quarterback Welberton Abraham Tittle led a 45-28 win over New York.
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Baseball Results From Yesterday National League
National League games included Pittsburgh defeating Cincinnati 6 to 1 and Brooklyn beating New York 2 to 0. St Louis won 4 to 0 over Chicago in night action. Boston at Philadelphia was postponed by rain.
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Tomorrow's NBA Schedule Featured Big East Matchups
Brooklyn visits New York as Boston faces Philadelphia in a night set. Pittsburgh travels to Chicago and Cincinnati plays St. Louis in two night contests while Chicago hosts Detroit and St. Louis visits Cleveland for two games. New York meets Washington and Philadelphia clashes with Boston in twilight and night slots.
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Mosses Among Earliest Plant Life on Earth
Scientists note mosses likely rank among the planet’s first plant forms, signaling simple, primitive land vegetation. Researchers cite fossil evidence and evolutionary timelines to place mosses at the dawn of terrestrial flora.
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Bowman Dairy Nine To Invade Sunday
The 1948 Monroe Home Talent league team ends its season with a Sunday home game at Recreation Park against Bowman Dairy, who tied for second in the Madison Industrial league. Manager John Walters may start Lefty Andrews against Art Hinrichs of Bowman Dairy, as Monroe seeks a strong curtain call after a 19-3-0 non league and 6-3 loss to Blanchardville.
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Cookie) Walters
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Lefty) Andrews
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Eagles and Cards Clash in Charity NFL Showdown
Philadelphia hosts the 11th annual Inquirer Charities game at Municipal Stadium with over 60 000 fans expected. The Chicago Cards aim to avenge last December's 28 21 championship setback as the Eagles seek revenge for that defeat.
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Start Hockey Season Opens with Two NY NHL Matchups
The National Hockey League unveiled a 1948-49 schedule with 180 games. The Chicago Black Hawks visit the Detroit Red Wings in the season opener at Detroit on October 13, the earliest opening game on record.
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Stanton Favored In $40,000 Two-Mile Pace
Westbury New York Dr Stanton known as the distance king of harness racing is favored tonight at Roosevelt Raceway in the $40,000 two mile pace with an $18,000 winner’s share.
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Rex Barney No-Hits Giants To Spark Dodgers Win
Rex Barney pitched a no run no hit game against the New York Giants to lift the Brooklyn Dodgers 2 0 at the Polo Grounds. Barney allowed only two walks and faced 29 batters earning his 13th victory as Brooklyn closed to within three and a half games of the leading Boston Braves. Stan Musial also starred for the St Louis Cardinals with four hits in a 4 0 win over the Chicago Cubs while Ted Williams powered Boston to a 9 4 victory over the Yankees. The Indians beat the Tigers 3 2 in 13 innings and St Louis Browns swept a double header from Chicago 5 2 and 4 2.
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Bowling Season Opens in Monticello League
The six team Monticello Bowling league begins its 1948 49 season at 7 on Monday at New Glarus John W Steinmann was elected league president succeeding A G Hill and Wallace P Barlow was chosen secretary succeeding R W Karlen
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Trophies Awarded By Ross S Martin for Local Softball Champs
Trophies have been awarded to Waffle Shop champions of the Monroe Major Softball league and Kindert Oilers champions of the Minor circuit by Ross S Martin of Martins Sporting Goods. The awards are given annually to regular season titlists.
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Blanchardville Plans Twenty-First Homecoming Game
Blanchardville high school schedules homecoming for Saturday October 16 marking the 20th since 1927. Waterloo high school will oppose in the day’s football game.
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