Tam O'Shanter Pros Tee Off At Dawn In Qualifying Round
The $75,000 Tam O'Shanter golf jubilee opened with a dawn 18 hole qualifying round for 56 spots in the All American bracket. About 400 players entered as promoters adjusted the schedule to accommodate the large field and early starts. Major names and top money leaders are lacing up as 1947 and 1946 champions vie for the title.
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Tam O'Shanter Pros
Chicago
George S. May
O F Golf
Ben Hogan
Tam
Lloyd Mangrum
Jack Burke
Bobby Locke
Sam Snead
Jim Ferrier
Snead
Ferrier
Jim Demaret
Mangrum
Byron Nelson
Patty Berg
Babe Zaharias
Spring Grove Caps 4 3 Over Rushford In Close Derby
Loren Ellingson scored the winning run for Spring Grove after a walk and advancing on a sacrifice, then was singled in by Clinton Dahl. Staebell and Molock shared the Rushford battery with Staebell fanning six. Johnson, Mellom, Nesheim and Howard led Grove’s hit column as Deters added a double and triple for Rushford.
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Loren Ellingson
Spring Grove
Clinton Dahl
Joe Staebell
Max Molock
Rushford Battery
Staebell
Red Mellom
Don Nesheim
On Grove
Mellom
Molock
John Stevens
Rushford
Lloyd Deters
Nesheim
Milton Howard
Grove
Sparta Trojans face three upcoming baseball games
Sparta Trojans schedule three games in a row. They travel to Bangor for a Tri-County night league clash on Thursday, host Wilton on Friday afternoon, then visit La Crosse to play the La Crosse baseball club next Monday night.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Trojans
Bangor
Trojans
Wilton
la Crosse
Dahls Beat Kollers In Softball Showdown 15–5
Dahl Motors defeated Kollers 15 to 5 on Wednesday night as Hal Taylor pitched six hits allowed for the winners. Van Alleman took the loss. John Andres led Dahl with four hits in five at bats while Bill Bartel and Russ Siebler hit homers.
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Dahl Motors
Kollers
Hal Taylor
van Alleman
John Andres
Dahl Motor
Bill Bartel
Russ Siebler
WIAA Cards Available Monday At Logan High
Logan high school coach Rod Martin announced that WIAA insurance cards will be issued to football candidates in grades 10 through 12 starting Monday. Cards will be distributed at the school office before practice begins on August 21, with football cards issued at Logan High School on Saturday, August 19.
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Rod Martin
Logan High School
Wiaa Insurance Ca
Martin
Creoles Meet La Crosse In Friday Night Baseball Fight
New Orleans Creoles face La Crosse at Copeland park diamond at 8 15 p m with a girl second baseman in the Creoles lineup. La Crosse adds pitcher Junior Anderson to the mound staff for a bid to stop a recent skid and seek win four against Felton Snow’s Negro team.
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New Orleans
Creoles
la Crosse
Copeland Park
Don Gabrielson
Junior Anderson
Anderson
Cacker
VFW
Tony Stone
St. Paul Lass
al Pinkston
Felton Snow
Wisconsin Badgers Pluck New Football Talent From Midwest
Ivy Williamson leads Wisconsin with speed and depth for 1949 Big Ten push as backfield contenders emerge. Don Schaefer faces challenge for starting quarterback duties while Tommy Rendler lugs weight gains for La Crosse fans to watch. Other notes cover St. Louis relief plans, Cincinnati neon hit sign, Boston utility hire, and a revived Tomah golf club project drawing local interest.
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Football Illustrated
Powers
Ivy Williamson
Wisconsin
Ivy
Bob Mansfield
Art
Cynic
Williamson
George Simkowski
Red Wilson
Simkowski
Chicago
John Coatta
Bob Petruska
Madison
Don Schaefer
la Crosse
Tommy Rendler
Tommy
Dick Kleiner
NEA
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns Today
Smoky McFlame
Hook and Ladder Company 12
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Boston
Boston Braves
George Upside
New England Telephone Company
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodger
London
King
Son
St. Louis Cardinals
Ralph
Omaha
Neb
Winona Chiefs
Cardinal
Ral
Bill Vickrey
Tomah
F. H. Schmitz
Archie Core
Murray Butts
Harry Autrie
City youth softball action features Hogan ledger and Roosevelt wins
Lincoln handed Hogan a 19-8 loss in the Midget division with Jerry Moers winning on the mound and Larry Saxton catching. Hogan later beat South Avenue 12-7 as Gerling pitched and Franzini caught. Roosevelt defeated Copeland 10-3 with Conway on the mound and McGuire catching, while Copeland claimed a 6-2 win in a split pair.
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Lincoln
Hogan
City Recreation Depart
Jerry Moers
Larry Saxton
Rodney Sofia
Don Franzini
Gary Betz
Garman Ammerman
Frank Gerling
Roosevelt
Copeland
Jim Conway
Tom McGuire
Kenny Nelson
Jack Schroeder
George Nelson
Roosevelt Dick Bauch
Copeland Outfit
South Avenue
George Wright
Bruce Lamb
South Battery
Washington
Pete Randall
Jerry van Galder
Lloyd Olson
Don Erickson
Hood
West
West Avenue
Arlan An
Bob Lonkoski
Roger Carmichael
Een
Paul McQuillin
Fred Hogue
Im Quinn
Chuck Peter
La Crosse Jr. Legion Starts State Tourney Run at Menasha
The La Crosse Junior Legion baseball team leaves Friday for the Wisconsin state tournament in Menasha. They draw Beloit in the first round at 3:15 p.m. as the event runs through Sunday with consolation and championship games.
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la Crosse Junior Legion
Menasha
Wis
la Crosse
Beloit
Marshfield
Eau Claire
Superior
Racine
Marinette
Our Saviors Hands Defeat Bethel In Lutheran League Clash
Bethel Lutheran suffers first league loss as Our Saviors Hands wins 8-0. Mahlke earns nine strikeouts on nine hits while Bethel pitchers allow six errors. Immanuel Lutheran rallies to top St Paul 14-10 with Olson's bases loaded homer. English Lutheran breaks deadlock to beat Trinity 7-6. Church of Christ edges First Lutheran 5-3 in a tight decision.
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Our Saviors
Bethel First Church League
Bethel Lutheran
Bethel Stills
Mahlke
Bethel
E. Grimslid
Immanuel Lutheran
St. Paul Lutheran
Immanuel
John Mason
Paul
Dobbs
St. Paul
Olson
R. Genz
Harger
Tronick
English Lutheran
Trinity
English
Lokken
Rochelt
Collins
Quinn
Church of Christ
First Lutheran
Schlicht
Christ Church
Alford
Lutheran
Roosevelt Dominates In Doubleheader While West Avenue Routs Hood
Roosevelt wins two games with Jim Anderson leading at bat and Gale Grimslid Ed Schumacher on the mound for the first two. Copeland’s Kulas and Lar kin shine with heavy hitting. South forfeits to Hogan. In junior action, West Avenue defeats Hood 12 1 behind Jim Jirsa and Dave McPeak, with Dammon Small on the mound.
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Son
Roosevelt
Gale Grimslid
Ed Schumacher
Jim Anderson
Bobby Kulas
Tom Larkin
Copeland
South
Hogan
West Avenue
Hood
Jim Jirsa
Dave McPeak
Bob Dammon
Bob Small
Paul Tanke
Giants Open Drills in Saranac Lake
The New York Giants of the National Football League began workouts at Saranac Lake, New York as part of their training camp preparations. Key players reported to the scene and coaches outlined early drills and conditioning routines.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
New York Giants
National Football League
Plows Swipe Twin Bill Over Cultivators In softball clash
In a doubleheader from the Allis-Chalmers circuit, the Plows defeated the Cultivators 15-2 in game one and 21-8 in game two. Shuda led the Plows with four hits, Kriebick belted three homers, while Guepher and Holte pitched for the winners. Cultivators had seven errors in game one and eleven hits across both games.
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Allis-Chalmers
Guepher
Kane
Shuda
Holte
Kriebick
Guenther
West Avenue
Treangen
Reihl
Office
McHenry
Dwyer
Boys Junior Golf Tourney Entry Deadline Set
Entry deadline for the Boys Junior Golf tournament at the Country club is Saturday noon. Non members 17 and under may enter. Qualifying round starts Monday at 1 p m with 18 holes. finals are 36 holes. Bud Westerlund John Bibby and Pro Bill Marequarat organize with trophies and prizes.
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Country Club
Tribune
Country Club Pro Shop
Bud Westerlund
John Bibby
Bill Marequarat
Outcasts Triumph as Offense Leads Past Foundry in Wide Victory
Outcasts rolled to a decisive win over the Foundry behind a 30 hit barrage. Affledt pitched for the Outcasts while Knutson worked for the Foundry. Hagenhouse led the Foundry with three hits including a homer as Lowell, Gardner, and Bjorkman fueled the Outcasts with multiple safeties.
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Office
Thorson
Blank Reihl
Treangen
Loeffler
Loomis
Sitze
Foundry
Affledt
Knutson
Hagenhouse
Lowell
Gardner
Bjorkman
Boosters Lose Tight 5-4 Decision at BRF
In BRF Wisconsin an arc tist event saw Disco defeat the Boosters 5 to 4. Peterson pitched the full game for Disco allowing four hits. Dick Bathke started for the Boosters but was relieved by Howie Boyer in the ninth. BRF stranded two in the ninth as Peterson closed out the win.
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Black Rver Falls
Wis
BRF
Boosters
Blaine van Buskirk
Disco
Peterson
Dick Bathke
Howie Boyer
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