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I 0 It Bluejays Crush Papers Hurls 4-Hitter; Meet Again as Henze Tonight By ART DALEY the Papers to four hits onefdoubling twine; and Billy Reed wonderful scoring details: in the game, made a circus catch rt Cf 1 1 PjiAnor'i Ar'wia in rtrlht Heroes in the fielding depart and Bob Sullivan hit doubles. Ul 171.14 I field. Shortstop Is Generous The Bluejays led off with four runs in the first inning and the situation looked rough for Apple-ton. After Welch grounded out, Ileed singled to left, went to second on a passed ball and scored on Perthel's hit to center. Pi.zi followed with a single and, after Janet popped out, Sullivan uncorked a double into right to score Perthel.

Earl Gillespie drove a grounder to Shortstop Smith, who kindly let it go through, allowing a home run by Jim Squire in the second inning. Aftei the third, Henze got into only one jam, in the eighth, but brilliant play by the Bluejay infield pulled him out safely. The Bluejays, on the other hand, clubbed the daylights out of the ball, smacking 13 hit seven for extra bases. Bob Perthel smashed a homer 355 feet away over the left field wall with two mates aboard in the sixth; Mel Welch and Joe hit triples; Henze helped his own cause by Before the largest, crowd of the season 2012 plus the wives of four players ano the father of Manager Harry Gris-wold, the Green Bay Bluejays displayed pitching and batting power in easilv crushing the Appleton Papermakers, at Joannes park Thursday night. Lefty Rex Henze, who blanked Janesville, 9-0, in his last start Saturday night, held ment were Reed, Welch and Perthel.

Take the Appleton fifth, for instance. Welch ran clear into right to take John Be-bek's difficult pop. Then, Perthel ran with his back to the crowd nnd suddenly turned to snare Wade Tate's long drive near the fence in center. To top it off, Reed went away back of second to scoop up Ray Smith's hot grounder and toss him out. In the eighth, Perthel, playing second for Welch who injured his ankle sliding into second earlier Reed got two singles and a double his first three times up, then walked, and finally grounded out.

4TONIGIlT, the Bluejays and Appleton tangle attain at 8 o'clock. Mauritr Berner, the Oshkosh Giant killer, will pitch for Green Bay and Carl Trrmain may work for Appleton. Janesville will play here Saturday and Sunday night. Just a word about the excellent fielding during Thursday night's tilt before going into the Pirn and Sullivan to score. In the Appleton second.

Squire smashed the first hit off Henze, a 360-foot drive over the left field barrier but the next 'three went out in order. After Henze whiffed to start the Green Bay second, Welch exploded a triple into center and quickly scored on Reed's on a wild pitch and Henze went to third. Welch slapped a roller to second and Henze tried to score but was out at the plate. Reed then drew a walk to set things up for Perthel's homer. Pizzi followed with a triple to left and Janet walked before Fred Allen replaced Bill Cooper.

Sullivan second hit. Appleton posted its second run in the third when Tate led ott with a single. Joe Janet, who's in the midst of a terrific, oat-ting slump bobbled Smith's grounder and both runners advanced on a fielder's choice. Then, Henze committed his first balk ot the season and Tate came home. In the big Green Bay sixth, the Bluejays batted around and knocked tired Bill Cooper out in the process.

Gillespie grounded out to start things but Arme Mazurek drew a walk. Henze doubled into left and, while Welch was batting, Mazurek came home Everybody's Happy forced Janet to end the frame. In the seventh, Henze doubled and came home on Welch's single for the final Bluejay tally. Attendance: Thurs a Night's bis crowd boosted the Bluejays' home attendance for 16 games to 18,374 for an average of 1,147 despite the 461 gang; present for tiie rain soaked Oshkosh game here June 19. The best previous crowd was 1.814 WISCONSIN STATE LEAGUE Pet Oshkoth i 11 -'03 BAY 24 14 I Fond du l.ac 2 IS .526 i hhrbovgan IS 1 Janesville 17 20 .459 Appleton 16 IS WlMonsin Rapids 17 21 .447 Wausau 12 28 .300 Thursday's Results GREEN BAY 10.

APPf.ETOS 2. Oshkosh 6, Janesville 4 Wausau 11, hhrhoysan 4. Wisconsin Rapids 10, Fond du l.ac 2. Tonight's Games APPLETON AT GREEN BAY (8:00) Oshkosh at Janesville. Sheboygan at Wausau.

Fond du l.ac at Wisconsin Rapids. PO 2 PO at the Oshkosh afternoon game here May 26. Wedding Bells: Outfielder Bob Perthel will be married to Miss Ruth Hoffman of Madison in the university city Saturday, July 6. Perthel, a West Allis lad and a former university student, hopes to get off that week end. Wives Attend: The Bluejay corporation might dish out season passes to Bluejay wives because the four husbands who were watched by their better halves last night did mighty well afield.

Those present were Joan Sullivan, June Welch, Marge Gillespie and Aloysius Reed. Also watching things was Harry Griswcld Sr. Slump: A week ago, Joe Janet, Bluejay third sacker, was hitting .364 (unofficially) and after last night's test his average skidded to .321 On the "other hand 'Jay Shortstop Billy Reed was hitting .329 a week ago and now his average has jumped to .355. Embarrassed: embarrassed man on the field last night was Bill Cooper, Appleton pitcher. After tossing out Rex Henze for the second out in the fourth inning.

Cooper started to walk to the Paper bench but he did an about-face when somebody told him it wasn't the third out. 0 i 8 0 0 0 0 i 0 1 8 i 0 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 4 2 a 3 2 2 1 2 13 APPI.ETOV AB Brbek, rf 3 Tate, cf 4 Smith, sa 2 8. Cooper, If 4 Ouinn, lb 4 Squire, 4 Davidson. 2b 4 Burton, 3b 3 W. Cooper, 2 Allen, 1 Totals 31 GREEN BAY AB Welch, 2b Rullmann, If 8 Reed, ss 4 Perthel, ef-2b 3 Ptei, rf 4 Janet, 3b 4 Sullivan.

If-cf 5 Gillespie, lb 4 Mazurek. 3 Hfnie. 4 Totals 38 Mary McMillin, two-time winner of the Press-Gazette's Brown County Women's golf tournament, shows her 1 146 competitors just how it's done. Watching (left to right sitting) are Mary Dee Reuland and Joan Coffeen; and (standing) Ruth Rothe, Arlene Tweet and Mary Krai. Not interested in Miss McMilHn's golf is Pudgie, a Boston bull dog owned by Miss Rothe.

All are qualifying this week end for the Press-Gazette meet starting July 14. Another competitor not present when this picture was taken is Amber Cook. 8 1 Altar-bound Pob Perthel, Bluejay centerfielder, receives a couple of handshakes (top picture) for hitting his home run with two mates aboard in the sixth inning at Joannes park Thursday night. No. 12 is Billy Reed and the face peeping over Reed's shoulder belongs to Joe Pkzi.

Mel Welch, Jay second sacker, is at. the left and behind Perthel is Bobby White, Bluejay batboy. Reed and Welch were on base when Perthel socked the ball 335 feet over the left field wall. In the bottom picture, Bluejay Catcher Arnie Mazurek slides into home safely in the sixth when Appleton Pitcher Bill Cooper heaved a wild pitch. Cooper is waiting to take throw from Catcher Jim Squires while Welch (No.

11) calls play. Press -Gazette Appleton 011 000 800 2 Green Bay 418 004 10X 10 Runs batted In Squire, Perthel 4, Welch. Reed. Sullivan. Home runs Squire, Perthel.

Three-base hits Welch, PiMi. Two-base hits Berne 2, Reed, Sullivan. Left on bases Apple-ton Green Bav 8. Double plays Tate to Smith, Reed to Gillespie. Stolen base Welch.

Passed ball Squires. Ma-mrek. Wild pitch W. Cooper. Balk Henze.

Hits off W. Cooper, 10 in i 23 innings, off Alien 3 in 2 13 innings. Bases on balls Off W. Cooper 4, off Allen 2, off Heme 4. Struck out By W.

Cooper by Henze 6. Losing pitcher W. Cooper. Umpires Bentz (plate) and Bave (bases). Time 2:37.

Attendance 2012 (actual). Accent on Youth Girls Entered In Event Average '79' By ART DALEY If the girls don't mind, we'll delve into that secret subject The Age. There are seven young ladies from the various Green Bay golf courses who can be safely listed as favorites for the third annual Brown County Women's Championships starting July 14 and they are really young. (Inofficial) AB 3b HR RBI Pet 2b 13 .377 Deadline for Entries in NEW Links Tourney Friday, July 5 Green Bay, Friday Evening, June 28, 1946 40 43 39 4fi 35. 34 45 31 2 Errors Help Oshkosh Win; Wausau Cops By The Associated Press A four run eighth-inning flurry, aided by a quartet of Janesville errors, gave the Wisconsin State league-leading Oshkosh Giants a 6-4 victory over the Cubs at Oshkosh Thursday night.

Elsewhere around the circuit, Green Bay thumped Appleton, 10-2; Wausau triumphed over Sheboygan, 11-4; and Wisconsin Rapids trounced Fond du Lac, 10-2. Oshkosh Pitcher Bloohm helped build up his victory margin by poking a 350-foot home run over the left field fence in the second inning with one aboard. Janesville tallied twice in the fourth and sixth innings to take the lead, losing it to the Giant splurge in the eighth. Wausau trailed Sheboygan, 3-1, until the fifth inning when the Lumberjacks exploded five runs. Janesville 000 202 0004 10 Oshkofh 020 000 04x 10 1 Witowskl, McGinty (8) and Trench; Bloohm and Brannon.

Shebovgan 020 011 000 4 2 Wausau 001 052 03x 11 11 4 Paauette. Lsndwehr (5) and Erick-aon; Schleitweiter and Bielke. Fond du Lac 000 0O0 002 1 4 3 Wisconsin Rapids 223 200 Olx 10 17 2 Colaw and Pfeiffer; Neubell (5), Rook and Young. Pizzi 1 Reed 121 Gll'spie 111 Janet 143 Maz'relc 140 Sul'van 14S Perthel 15 Rul'ann 45 Welrh 1K2 Shaiesa 13 .355 .351 .321 .234 .224 .200 .191 .153 Starting a the bottom and reading up, McMillin, Mary is the 1945 Wisconsin state women's golf and Brown county champion. She Key: AB At bat.

R. Runs. Hits. 2b Two-base hits. 3b Three-base hits.

H. Home runs. RBI. Runs batted in. Pet.

Percentage. Pitching Records they are Mary Krai, Town and Country, 16; Mary Dee Reuland, Town and Country, 17; Mary McMillin, Town and Country, 18; Amber Pizzi 2-1. Berner 4-1, Henze 7-2, Mstnski 5-3. Park 5-3, Henrirh 1-2, Weis 0-1, Seifert 0-1. Club io Hike Cook, Town uend Country, Last in Series of Sailboat Races Set For Wednesday With a close finish in prospect, the last in the series of six sailboat races, sponsored by the Green Bay Yacht club, will be held next Wednesday.

Three boats are within three points of each other for first place on the basis of scores in the races to date: the Everson girls' Lightning with 77 points; Jim Hopkins' Penquin with 76; and Bob Masse's inland scow with 75 '4. Four other boats all have points ranging from 64 to 69 and the results of the last race will decide the winners of the first three places. Bob Miller skippered his National to first place in the fifth race of the series last Wednesday. The Everson sisters in their Lightning took second, and Bert Everson, in the Thistle, came in third. and Tom Hundley.

For the tourney's regular event, Fossum announces that a player will be allowed to go just ont flight below his normal game. There will be five flights: A flight, 0 to 6 handicap; flight, 6 to 12 handicap: flight, 12 to 18 handicap; flight, 18 to 24 handicap; flight, 24 handicap and over. Sixteen golfers will qualify in each event Semi-finals are set for Satur day morning and the finals will start shortly after lunch Satur day afternoon, July 13. For the senior event, playerj must be 45 years of age or over and will have more than an eight handicap. If there are enough, entries, two flights will be played, The Green Bay Bike club will leave on a hike at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon from 111 Main street.

The hike will be made on the Nicolet road and on the way back a stop will be made at Bay Beach for those who desire to go swimming. in the regular, senior and junior events the first day and the real action will commence the second day, Friday, July 12. Montevideo F.ntered Some of Green Bay's finest linksmen, headed by Harry Montevideo, who has been burning up the fairways at Oneida, his home course, are entered. The St. Nor-bert college student has several times gone around the tough 18 there in 71, two under par, the most recent time Tuesday.

Other topflight local golfers entered include Clem Szalkowski, Frank Kerwin, Frank Cornelisen, John Adams, Harry Masse, Marshall Crull, E. V. Le Clair, Bob Mullins, Ray Decker, Dr. A. H.

Brusky, Milt Snyder, H. E. McGee also won the B.C. title in 1944 and held the Town and Country club crown for the last three years. Miss Reuland Is the 1945 Wisconsin junior state champion and captured consolation in T.

and C. club championships. Miss, Tweet won the coveted Northeastern golf title in 1941; was a semi-finalist twice in the state golf meet and a quarter-finalist in the Western Women's Open twice. She finished second in the 'Brown county event the last two years, and holds the Oneida Golf and Riding club title. Miss Coffeen last year was quarter-finalist in the first flight at the state tournament and finished third in the Press-Gazette event.

She has been club champion at Shorewood for three years. Miss Rothe was runner-up in the championship flight of the state event in 1945, and finished fourth in the meet. Miss Krai was runner-up in the state junior golf event and won the club championship two years. Miss Cook was a quarter-finalist in the fourth flight of the state meet in 1945. Won Maschmeyer Cup Four of the girls, Tweet, Cook, Rothe and McMillin, banded together to win the Maschmeyer cup during the Women's Western Open in Lake Forest, last sea- Three-Day Meet For Men's Title Opens July 11 Northeastern Wiscon sin amateur golfers were reminded today by Half Fossum, pro at the Oneida Golf and Riding club, that deadline for entries in the Northeastern Wisconsin Golf association's annual tournament at Oneida, will close a week from today, July 5.

Players who plan to participate must have their entries in by that time. The toumey opens Thursday, July 11, and closes Saturday afternoon, July 13. Members of 19 clubs in the association are eligible to compete in the men's event which is the first big tournament cf the 1946 season in Wisconsin. Four match play events regular, senior and junior will head the tourney. In addition, there will be a team event, an 18-hole consolation meet and junior and senior handicap matches.

Qualifying rounds are scheduled Ninth District Junior Legion Playoffs at Joannes Saturday TURN TO GOLF MEET, PAGE 11 Mlsa Cook Rulh Rothej Town and Country, 21; Joan Coffeen, Shore-wood, 22; Arlene Tweet, Oneida, 22. The seven girls total 135 years, making the average slightly over 19. At that, most of them are veterans. Miss McMillin, two-time Press-Gazette champion, has been playing since she was 10 or sine the average golf club was taller than she was. Miss Tweet Is a veteran campaigner, having first started at about 12.

Incidentally, Arlene is one of the darkhorses of the meet. Speaking of favorites, don't put too much stock in paragraph two above for the simple reason there may be a number of who could equally be called favorites. They're all qualifying on their home courses this week end for the event. For the present, though, let's "Tfitck with Miss McMillin. The daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. M. E. Six Junior American Legion baseball nines have entered the playoffs for the ninth district championship to be held at Joannes park Saturday, Dr. H.

D. Lasher, De Pere, league commissioner, announced today. In the opening contest at Jo If you need cash for any worthwhile purpose, apply for a Rock Finance Thrift Loan. Rock Finance Service gives you a Antigo. Winners of the first two tilts will meet at Joannes park next Saturday, July 6, while the winner of the third contest will draw a bye.

Winner of the district crown goes to the regional tournament, site undecided. Regional winners will be eligible to enter the state tourney, usually held at field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The state winner will be sent to the national meet. son. They represented the youngest team ever to win the cup.

Qualifying for the Press-Gazette's men's and women's tournaments will be held this week end at the three courses. Each club will qualify the best six women and the top eight men for the championship flight The meet starts Sunday, July 14, at Oneida. annes, Oconto will face Kimberly at 10 o'clock in the morning. At 1 o'clock, Appleton will clash with Kaukauna and at 3 o'clock, Green Bay's undefeated nine will face For $50, $100 or More North Side Relatives-. Where's Bliss? Pizzi's Ball Fastest Batboy Without a Uniform Sill Lan Tlnine, boys administra for more.

George Berg, former Friday Fish He is Bobby White, the bat- bey. Mary McMillin calls I East cage coach, is recuperating That North Side Community tor and former grid and track coach at West, ia taking things from an illness at his home in Softball league is a community of Stevens Point. Frosty Fer easy at his cottage in Channing, caeca, West grid coach, is attend Cash When You Need It Stahmer, and assisting was the Rev. Daniel Stahmer of Green Bay. Dick Barry, Muny leaguer, has been released by Wausau.

He worked once, hurling scoreless ball for five innings before being knocked out of the box. He was the only southpaw on the Wausau staff. ing summer school at Wisconsin. Mich. Rodney BUM, the handsome amateur who bwr.e-A up Green Bay links in 1943, still holds the record for 1 the best nine a LOANS $50 to S5C00 rt4 Town and Country club her home course even though she received memberships to Oneida, Shore-wood and for winning the Press-Gazette Brown County meet last year.

Tackle Tiny Croft hopes to cut his weiRht from 301 pounds to 275 before Packer training starts in August. Wisconsin Rapids players claim Bluejay Joe Pizzi has the fastest ball they've looked at this season, and that includes Al Esqueda, fireball artist 18-MONTH PLAN ON MOST LOANS Shorewood 31. Eddie Kotal missed a 32 last Sunday when he muffed a putt. Incidentally, nobody seems to know what happened to Bliss who left his job at Montgomery-Ward here in the fall of 1943 to go to Ward's in Duluth. Chipper Wanturk, Sheboygan relatives in itself.

I he circuit has one set of four brothers, two sets of three brothers, three sets of two brothers, and two father and son combinations. There are four Schuette brothers, Wally, Joe, Bernie and Nubby; three Vickman brothers, Carleton, Cliff and Francis; three Fonferek brothers, Eddie, Bernard and Harry; two Devileys, Gordy and Harold; two Collards, Vic and Norb; two Schauts, Wilbur and 'Kub" The father-and-son groups Include Norm Rondou and lion and Frank Felt and his two goni. All of them have been nrnmlnnt in hard and Softball 5r The latest mound addition to Wausau, Mike Dattero, won two and lost two games in 10 days, hurling 21 innings in the four games. Frank Parentl, former Rupids pilot, recently resigned as manager of the Dayton team in the Ohio State loop after his team won 12 straight games. Parenti was succeeded by Ival Goodman, ex-Red and Cub.

Frank was well liked around the State league in 1941 and '42. ART DALEY. of Oshkosh, too. Joe Kiernan, Tarenti Croft ROCK FINANCE CO. OFFICE AT STONE MOTOR CO.

Chicago Cub talent scout, is directing the Janesville Cubs during the absence of Quin Valentine who sustained a jaw fracture when struck by a ball while engaged in batting practice at Wausau re- '2TZJ cently. Elroy Hirsch, former Badger grid hot shot, and Ruth Stahmer were married today at Wausau. Officiating was Mrs. Hirsch'i father, the Rev. H.

C. ace who slammed a home run and pitched brilliantly for the State League All-Stars against Green Bay here in 1942, was killed in the war. There Is one "Bluejay" who doesn't have a uniform. i rclet hert for the last 15 years Berr Blisa I.

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