Ties Now Possible In Big League Ball
The Phillies and Yankees assured at least a tie in their leagues as Brooklyn must win twice to tie the Phillies and Detroit could catch the Yankees if they sweep Cleveland. Rain threatens the Dodgers Braves doubleheader and a key Cleveland Detroit game with potential makeup days Saturday or Sunday. The Phillies lead has narrowed to three games after losses in a twin bill.
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Pennant Race Scores From The Major Leagues
American League leaders New York and Detroit hold 3 and 2 game leads with 55 and 57 losses. Yesterday New York beat Philadelphia 8 to 6 in ten innings and Detroit defeated St Louis 4 to 3 in twelve. Tomorrow Chicago hosts St Louis and Detroit visits Cleveland while New York plays Boston. In the National League Philadelphia leads with 90 wins and 62 losses as Brooklyn trails. Philadelphia travels to Brooklyn, Boston visits New York, and Chicago faces St Louis in the day’s schedule.
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Suggs and The Babe Lead Wichita Golfers
Louise Suggs and Babe Didrikson Zaharias led the field after the first round of the $5,000 women's national open at Rolling Hills Country Club Wichita Kansas. Suggs shot 74 and Zaharias totaled 75 as the only sub par round. four amateurs trailed closely with 76.
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Miss Suggs
Carrollton
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Rolling Hills Country Club
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Monroe Gridders Face Dells Big Rugged Team Tonight
Monroe high school football travels to Wisconsin Dells for a Southern 10 clash. The Cheesemakers, 2 more wins and 0 losses this season, rely on a rugged Dells squad and limited roster size. Key players include Bob Carter and Dick McArdle among others as kickoff is set for 7 45 p m.
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Dells
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Darlington
Gay Steensrud
Bob Carter
Warren
Dick McArdle
Steensrud
Dick Blane
Jim Weakley
Delts
Fred Simpson
Arch Edwards
Wisconsin loses Bill Gable for season with knee injury
Wisconsin Badgers announce guard Bill Gable will miss the entire season due to a torn knee cartilage. The Massillon Ohio native plans to leave school after the first semester to preserve one year of eligibility after an early blocking machine injury.
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Marquette
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Tom Kelly
Blackbourn
Kelly
Bob Novack
Badgers
Blackbourn Selects 46 for Wisconsin Trip
Coach Lisle Blackbourn named 46 Marquette players to travel to Madison for Saturdays game with Wisconsin. He said the group will include only those with a real chance to play, calling it a serious trip rather than a joy ride. The Hilltoppers held a thorough scrimmage and Wisconsin prepared with pep as they worked on assignments and passing attack for kickoff.
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Loyola forfeits game over Negro players policy
Rev. Charles S Casassa president of Loyola University of Los Angeles said the Loyola team forfeited their game with Texas Western College in El Paso due to restrictions against Negro players. He cited policy from the University of Texas board of regents guiding Texas Western.
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League Bowlers Raise Averages In Local Competition
The third week of league bowling ends tonight as two 600 series and twelve 200 games are reported. Bernard Lee posted a 610 in city play at Pleasure Bend with 176 244 190, while Joe Idoni notched a 602 set at Recreation Club. Thelma Walters led women with a 486 series and several bowlers hit 200s including Foxy Fuchs and Gayle Matzke. Team scores list wins for Badger Petroleum, Pleasure Bend, Commercial Bank, and others with individual totals noted.
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Harvey Trumpy
Ed Pickett
Russ Myers
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Leader Store
Badger Petroleum
Hilltop Inn
Rees Construction
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Valeria Durgin
Helen Wild
Louise Ruf
Palmer’s Tavern
Commercial Bank
Burma seeks IMF and World Bank membership
Rangoon reports the Burmese government has applied for membership in the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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Irish and Tar Heels Open at South Bend
In South Bend Indiana fans will see Notre Dame meet North Carolina in the season opener. Tar Heel coach Carl Snavely shifts from the single wing to a faster attack while Notre Dame uses a clever scheme led by Bob Williams as chief engineer.
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Area League Loop Play Opens Across Regional Circuits
Six man leagues State Line and Black Hawk begin play with games today. Southwest Wisconsin Mineral Point at Casler, Darlington at Cuba City, Dodgeville at Fennimore. Southern 10 Monroe at Wisconsin Dells and more set for tonight and tomorrow with key matchups across the circuit.
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Monroe
Cornell College offers fishing course for physical education
In Mt. Vernon Iowa 15 men students study fishing under a philosophy professor as their instructor. The course is a required activity in physical education and includes Saturday fishing jaunts and gym casting practice.
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Long reign seen for Ezzy Charles in heavyweight boxing
The boxer's decisive win over Joe Louis marks a peak performance. At 29 the Cincinnati native earns global attention and returns to his hometown in mid November to face Freddie Beshore, with talks of anticipated rivals like Lee Savold and a crowded NBA heavyweight list.
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Ezzard Charles
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Joe Louis
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Orders New Sirens Milwaukee for Defense
Eleven air raid sirens ordered to warn Milwaukee residents against bomber attacks. Fire Chief Edward Wischer acting civilian defense chairman said the system will be ready for the first practice air raid alarm in November.
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Curt Simmons Drops World Series Pitching Plan
Curt Simmons removed himself from World Series pitching plans while at Camp Atterbury Indiana. Major General Daniel Strickler said Simmons felt out of shape to pitch and withdrew his furlough request. The 28th infantry division maintains no furlough policy and treats Simmons like any other trainee.
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Footballers And Dads To Visit UW Marquette Game
Twenty five Monroe high school players travel to Madison to watch the Wisconsin Marquette football game with Assistant Coaches Fred Simpson and Arch Edwards and several football dads.
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Techs Edge Platteville Northwestern In 20 to 7 Loss
Wisconsin Tech football lost 20 to 7 on Thursday night to Platteville Northwestern of Watertown. Merlin Webster scored Techs lone TD on a 62 yard dash by Jim Seeley. Pat Mah scored twice for Wisconsin Tech with Jerry Free adding a fourth quarter score.
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Jim Seeley
Pat Mah
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