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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1950
Page
21
Sparta pitcher Cork Shillings returns home to face La Crosse in a key Monday night City league game. The right hander, now a Trojans standout, has been a major reason for Sparta atop the Tri-County circuit this season.
Hopkinsville Kentucky Dr Frank H Bassett 76 longtime Christian County clerk and former president of the Kitty League died after a major operation He was a former professional player and umpire widely regarded as the daddy of the class D Kitty League Survivors include his wife daughter and son Bassett was born in Stephensport Kentucky and moved to Hopkinsville as a youth He revived and led the Kitty League multiple times during its history
Bob Mathias of Tulare California leads the Swiss decathlon after winning the 400 meters shot put and high jump while placing second in the 100 meters and third in the broad jump. He has 3 822 points to top Armin Scheurer of Switzerland who has 3 391. Otto Rebula of Yugoslavia is third with 3 374. Final five events set for Sunday.
La Crosse Junior Legion baseball, led by Ron Powers on the mound, defeated Marshfield 13-2 in consolation semifinal play. La Crosse built a 6-0 lead through two innings and pulled away with three runs in the fourth and eighth innings as Powers allowed six hits and struck out four.
Piet won the 23rd Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on a rain drenched track. Capot finished fourth as Sun Barham stayed close, with Adile following. Piet ran the mile and a quarter in 2 06 3-5.
Sparta's Trojans, leaders in the Tri-County Night league, host La Crosse at Copeland Park Monday at 8 15. Local stars Alger Shillings and Ralph Twite anchor Sparta's battery against La Crosse’s Anderson and Knutson. La Crosse aims to snap a four game skid and regain a .500 record after a 7 4 loss to New Orleans Creoles.
Foster and Collins' Manyunk rode behind the pacesetters then through an inside opening at the stretch to beat the field by a length and a quarter in the $10,000 added San Diego handicap. Time for the mile and one sixteenth was 1 42 5. Manyunk, coupled with Fighting Odo, paid $8.80.
In a three horse photo finish at Monmouth Park, Danger Ahead owned by H. W. Fincher edged My Celeste by a nose with Al lie's Pal close behind. The mile and a sixteenth ran in 1:46 1 5 with Danger Ahead returning $13.20.
Flyamanita sped to victory in the $54,845 Princess Pat stakes at Washington Park. Flags Flying finished second and Red Cross third among nine two year old fillies. The winner ran six furlongs in 1 10 45 and paid $6.40. Freeman Keyes, Chicago advertising executive and owner, earned $43,710.
State College report says Bill Ashenfelter, Penn State distance runner and Horace Ashenfelter’s younger brother, will lead the Nittany Lions in the 1951 season.
Entry deadline for the Boy's Junior golf tournament sponsored by the Junior Golfers of the Country Club has been extended to Monday noon to enlarge the starting field. Firing in the qualifying round starts at 1 p.m. Monday with 18 holes. match play begins Tuesday.
Minneapolis Ecklunds score twice in the seventh inning to beat Nirschl and Heilemans 2 to 1 on two singles and an error. Nirschl had a perfect game through six and fanned ten despite walking four. Perzel allowed five hits and struck out ten for the win in a 1:00 contest before about 2,700 fans.
Athens standout junior Rodgers six foot two and a half right handed pitcher from Gurley Alabama has four no hitters this season and is a high scoring basketball performer.
Bethlehem Lehigh will run an annual coaching clinic in two sessions at the campus. The first session runs August 13 to 19, the second August 20 to 26.
Knights of Columbus Shrine benefit softball night pits Heileman's Old Style Lagers against the city league All-Stars. Fans will name All-Star players via a La Crosse Tribune poll. Ballots are being reissued after slow response to ensure a successful game.
Committeeman Wally Becker says entries for the August 27 boat races at Riverside Park are pouring in. Top drivers are expected from the area with two first year La Crosse men Jim Burzinski and Bob Luxford already entered. Veteran Frank Hichok of De Soto Wis will participate and is said to be in top form. Enter via Pabst Marine Service Iman Motor Service or Anderson's in La Crosse.
Springfield officials announced Johnny Parsons, winner of the 1950 Memorial Day auto race at Indianapolis, will enter the 100 mile event at the Illinois State fair on August 18. The entry list includes Tony Bettenhausen George Connor Spider Webb Duke Dinsmore Lee Wal lard and several other Indianapolis veterans.
Lady Marquest closed fast to win the $1 500 Inaugural handicap at Dade Park Ky in six furlongs 1 12 2 5. She beat Lady Joan by three lengths, with Never In Doubt and Bee Lee Tee deadlocked for third. Owned by J Johnson Jr and Mrs C Mc Caw, the winner paid $5.40.
Floyd Wooldrige of the Albany Cardinals pitched nine hitless innings with 15 strikeouts and one walk but lost as Americas collected a string of hits in the 13th inning after entering at the start of the fourth.
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