Badger Petroleum Sets Team Record In Five Bowling Leagues
Badger Petroleum set a season high with a 965 first game in the City league at Pleasure Bend, led by John Shager with 243. Other top scorers included Bernard Lee 201 and Ed Brecklin 193. Rees Construction won two games. Badger Petroleum won one as five leagues posted strong totals and individual marks, with Shager 593 and Pickett 610 featuring among leaders.
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Pleasure Bend
Recreation Club
John Shager
Bernard Lee
Ed Brecklin
Cliff Hunt
Ernie Spring
Badger Petroleums
Rees Construction
al Mielke
Chuck’s Tavern
Russ Myers
Maple Grove Inn
Don Jones
Smith’s Ramblers
John Usher
Schuetze’s Clothiers
Eddie Pickett
Woodford Five
Foster Deininger
Center Market
Browns Cut Sox's Lead to One Game
The St Louis Browns sold stars to Boston for 375000 and last night the Red Sox lost 3 1 reducing Boston's American league lead to one game over New York Cleveland closed to 2 percentage points after beating Washington 6 3 with Larry Doby driving in five runs The Yankees lost to Detroit 2 1 then won 8 4 Joe DiMaggio hit his 300th career homer as Boston and the league races tightened with Pittsburgh and Brooklyn each gaining ground.
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Associated Press
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Boston
Red Sox
New York
Sox
Browns
Cliff Fannin
Cleveland
Tribe
Washington
Larry Doby
Indians
Yankees
Detroit
Tiger
Freddie Hutchinson
Vic Raschi
Joe DiMaggio
DiMag
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Braves
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Reds
Burt Shotton
Paul Minner
Hank Sauer
Dodgers
Golfers Tour Monroe Country Club In Final Teardown
About 70 golfers enjoyed sunny weather as the Monroe Country Club course was toured in reverse on Friday. Lester Bacon won the low net with Forrest Kubly second and Dr. Al Leiser third. Regez broke 50 for the first time with a 48. Special event prizes were awarded to a long list of names.
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Monroe Country Club
Lester Bacon
Forrest Kubly
Dr. al Leiser
Zenno Gorder
Rudy Regez
Ben Krause
Regez
Brewers Take 2-1 Lead In Playoff Series
The Milwaukee Brewers edged the Columbus Red Birds 12 to 11 to take a 2-1 lead in the best of seven first round of the American Association playoffs. Four errors helped St Paul Saints beat Indianapolis 8 to 5 and move to a 2-1 series lead. No games scheduled today as the Birds and Brewers travel to Columbus and the Saints and Indians to St Paul to finish the round.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus Red Birds
St. Paul Saints
Indianapolis
Birds
Brewers
Columbus
Saints
Indians
St. Paul
Packers and Boston Yanks open NFL season at Fenway Park
The Green Bay Packers visit Boston tonight to face the Yanks in the NFL opener at Fenway Park. Packers ride strong preseason form and notable rookies led by Perry Moss and Jug Girard to challenge a retooled Boston lineup. The league schedule continues with Detroit at Los Angeles and other conference matchups.
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Green Bay Packers
Boston Yanks
Fenway Park
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Pittsburgh
Steelers
New York
Giants
Washington Redskins
Yanks
Jim Tyree
Oklahoma
Perry Moss
Illinois
Jay Rhodemyre
Kentucky
Jug
Girard
Wisconsin
Fred Provo
Washington
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Browns
Chicago Rockets
Soldier Field
Buffalo
Chicago
Baltimore
Wisconsin Badgers Face Indiana Opener in Slow, Wary Fall
Wisconsin coach Harry Stuhldreher said the 1948 season would open slowly with youth and backfield uncertainty. He noted four sophomores may start, injury issues limited, and cautious pace ahead of the Camp Randall Indiana game as Wisconsin eye a tougher Big Nine slate.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldreher
Hoosiers
Camp Randall
Bloomington
Badger
Bob Wilson
Tex Cox
Ben Bendrick
Clarence Self
Don Knauff
Hal Otterback
Badgers
Carl Rustman
Stuhldreher
Camp Randall Stadium
Oshkosh Stars Sign Two Veterans To NBL Contracts
Oshkosh All Stars coach Lon Darling announced two more veterans, Jack Maddox and Clint Wager, signed for 1948 49 season. Maddox enters his third year, Wager his fifth, bringing the club to nineteen players under contract.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh All- Stars
National Basketball League
Lon Darling
Jack Maddox
Clint Wager
Maddox
Wager
Orfordville Seeks Turnaround for 1948 Grid Season
Orfordville high, led by coach Kent Austin, aims to improve after a winless 1947 five game slate in the State Line league. Returnees include Duane Reavis and Glen Ramage among 15 others. five conference games open Oct 1 at Belleville with five more matchups listed.
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Orfordville
Kent Austin
Vikings
Duane Reavis
Glen Ramage
Bill Densch
Gerald Holden
Robert Brunsveld
Lorien Burrow
Gaylord Johnson
Pete Marenes
David Schee
Roger Keehn
Richard Kamps
Harold Johnson
Richard Hunt
Marion Millard
John Kinna
Lawrence Grabow
Benny Ewing
Carl Densch
Gerald Roehl
William Klusmeyer
Harry Bement
Walter Armstrong
Belleville
New Glarus
Argyle
Brodhead
Brooklyn
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Leon Strasser
Johnson Motors
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Corner Tavern
Stauffacher’s
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West Clarno
Swiss Tavern
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H. Wild
Bob Goetz
Frank Walters
Pleasure League
Magee Beauty Shop
Palmer’s Tavern
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Christ Buhlman
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Earl Johnson
Ken Bauman
Oscar Moldenhauer
Bill Bauman
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William Tell Hall
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