Net winners advance to La Crosse tennis quarter finals
Kenny Baker and Leo Baker led the charge into the quarter finals with second round wins. Other quarter finalists require today’s two remaining matches as Howe and Bill Graham extended wins in non straight sets. Tommy advanced after a_drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kenny
Bob Novak
Tom Howe
Bill Baker
Bob McDonald
Bob Roellig
la Crosse
Howe
Bill Graham
Tommy
Becker Stages Semi Final Bid In City Tennis
Dorothy Becker advanced to the Women's City singles semi finals by routing Thea Cavour 6-1 6-2 on Tuesday. Rosemary Hackner defeated Janet Finley in a long match 8-6 7-9 7-5 in a first round that remained unplayed. Remaining quarterfinals see Shirley Granke vs Jean Bechman Betty Elkert vs Mary Jane Roellig and Virginia Robson vs Miss Harckner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Becker
Thea Cavouras
Rosemary Hackner
Janet Finley
Shirley Granke
Jean Bechman
Betty Elkert
Mary Jane Roellig
Virginia Robson
Miss Harckner
Local tennis results crown rising stars and veterans in city tourney
First round results see Kenny defeat Howie Robert 6-1 6-0 and Charlie Weigent fall to Novak 6-1 6-2. Baker beats Ted Solie 6-4 6-1 while Roellig ousts George 8-6 6-2. Jim Scheel edges Peterson 6-4 3-6 6-3 then loses to McDonald 6-2 6-3. Selbo beats Bekken 6-4 6-3 as second round looms with Derouin Selbo and Cremer Fin matches set for quarterfinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ping
Kenny
Howie Robert
Charlie Weigent
Novak
Baker
Ted Solie
John George
Roellig
Harness Races Return to Fair After One Year
Harness racing returns to the Inter-State Fair after a one year lapse with three days of events Friday through Sunday. Sally Mack and Dick Mack headline the 2:17 trot and 2:24 pace entries, with contestants from Wisconsin and four states. Purses total 500 dollars per winner and entries are open Saturday for the first race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Sally Mack
Roy German
la Crosse
E. E. Dyer
George A. Joseph
Dick Mack
Santa Anita
Sonly
Wisconsin
Brewers Beat Red Birds 9-5 In Four Game Series Finale
Milwaukee shirted Columbus 9-5 behind 18 hits as Floyd Baker led with four of five at the plate. Owen Scheetz worked two-hit ball to the eighth, Del Wilber homered for Columbus, and Augie Bergamo and Tommy Nelson hit back-to-back homers in the ninth to spark the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Brewers
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
Kansas City Blues
Owen Scheetz
del. Wilber
The
Birds
Augie Bergamo
Tommy Nelson
Scheetz
Carl Lindquist
Floyd Baker
Brewer
Millers
Dick Kimble
Les Moss
Madhens
Otto Nicholas
Saints
Louisville Colonels
Kansas City
al Widmar
Blues
Carl DeRose
Don Hendrickson
Camp McCoy Falls 6-2 to Platteville in rematch
Camp McCoy baseballers lost their tenth game of the season in a rematch at Platteville, 6-2. Starter Jim Cody took the loss, leaving after 3 2 3 innings, with Roy Hoerig driving in the only early run via a sixth inning triple and Lance Gray adding a two for four day. Platteville’s M. Piddington collected four hits in four at bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Platteville Cardinals
Platteville
Jim Cody
Cody
Hack Wilson
Roy Hoerig
Lance Gray
M. Piddington
Horseshoe Meet Dates Set For August Tourney
The second annual horseshoe tournament, under city recreation, is set for Tuesday and Wednesday August 13 14. Forty seven pitchers from the recreation league and Goodfellowship club will compete. others may enter by calling the recreation department by August 8. Medals will be awarded to top three in each class. defending champions Kenny Boatman Don Weigel and Joe Michalski will defend their crowns. Class A schedule lists K Boatman and other competitors with early matches.
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City Recreation Department
Oscar, Paulson
Recreation League
Goodfellowship Club
Recreation Department
Exchange
Middle West
Kenny Boatman
Don Weigel
Joe Michalski
K. Boatman
Severson
G. Coleman
L. Tweeten
BE. Babcock
BH. Rhodes
J. Haveve
C. Underheim
F. Spika
M. Volden
L. Islerve
R. Hensrud
L. Tanberg
W. Schmeckoeper
Onalaska Rings Up Heavy Scoring In Nine Hit Outburst
Standings by Wayne Engstad and Dick Brown and Everett Johnson provide the big show as Onalaska erupts for nine runs in the fifth and adds seven more by the end of the sixth. Wolden drives in two with a triple and double, Brown, Johnson and Kinney collect multiple hits, and Hecht supports with eight innings pitched. National and American league results and Thursday schedules follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Engstad
Dick Brown
Everett Johnson
CIO
Onalaska
Lud Schell
Ade Yeager
Russ Walden
Russ Wolden
Wolden
Anderson
Mekvold
Joe Ortiz
Dick Twite
Grimslid
Twite
Brown
Johnson
Tom Kinney
Walden
Associated Press
Engstad
Hechtrip
Boston
Gomelid
New York
E. Jonson
Detroit
Rick
Washington
Brooklyn
Langstad
Louisia
Chicago
Cincinnat
Philadelphia
Pittsby
Louisville
Indisnapolis
Paul Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
Oshkosh Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Rapids
Appleton
Shebovean
Janesville
Wausau
J Anderson Chucks Win In Lopsided CIO Clash
Onalaska hammered CIO pitchers for 23 hits in a 17 2 victory to claim their first win of the third round. Junior Anderson tossed a strong start with ten strikeouts and four hits in five at bats as Onalaska surged ahead after a slow first inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Lloyd Schilling
CIO
Onalaskans
Junior Anderson
Anderson
No Game Tonight at Copeland Park La Crosse Day
No game is scheduled at Copeland Park tonight due to La Crosse Day at the Inter-State Fair. Games will resume later the week if ball supply holds. Peerless meets VFW Thursday in what may be the key third round clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland Park
la Crosse
Peerless
VFW
Baseball game totals and scoring lines from late ninth inning
Onalaska defeated CIO 17 to 3 with critical runs in the ninth. Pitcher J. Anderson earned the win after 2:35 of play in front of an estimated 900 fans. J. Anderson struck out 10 and allowed 6 hits while Yeager took the loss.
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Langetad
Severson
Onalaska
Coorough
Twite
J. Anderson
Brown
Lehrke
Rick
Engsted
Kinney
Ortiz
Walden
E. Johnson
R. Wolden
Osgood
E. Anderson
Thompson
CIO
Schell
Yeager
Win
Hecht
Wolden
A. Yeager
Grosskopf
Eddy
La Crosse Laundry Tops Dugan’s Dugout In Poker Meet
La Crosse Laundry won five games and lost three to Dugan's Dugout. Heileman's defeated Shimehak's, while Boatman racked up 162 ringers for 51 percent. Switgberger had 96 for 48 percent and Babcock 80 for 45 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Laundry
la Crosse Brewery
Dugan
A. F. of
Lau
Shimehak
Benson Optical Co
Heilemen's
la Crosse Tribune
Heileman’s
Shimshak
Night of Fisticuffs Nets Mixed Results in Cities
In Norwalk Ike Williams stopped Ivan Christie in a non title bout. In Los Angeles Watson Jones outpointed Tommy Garland over ten rounds. Christie and Garland weighed in under 140 pounds for the bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Ivan Christie
Yonkers
N. Y
Los Angeles
Watson Jones
Tommy Garland
Santa Monica
Babe Lee tosses second no hitter as Heileman's rout Riviera Ten
Babe Lee pitched her second no hitter of the season guiding Heileman to a 19 to 0 win over Riviera Sportswear in the Girls 12 inch Industrial league. Lee walked once and contributed four hits while Latshaw Krause and Ghelilfi added three each. Ghelilfi and Krause also hit home runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe” Lee
Heileman
Riviera
Babe
Heileman’s
Lee
Latshaw
Krause
Ghelilfi
St Louis
Detroit
Browns
Jack Kramer
al Benton
Tigers
New York Yankees
Washington
Chicago
White Sox
Cleveland
SeeMees Win In Carriers Loop Eight to Six
The SeeMees, leaders in the Tribune Carriers softball loop, defeated the Blackhawks 8 6 after a seventh inning rally driven by two costly Blackhawks errors. Houlihan and Temp led the pitching and hitting for SeeMees with key hits from Zanter Eeg and Patterson, while Cram Parnow homered for the Blackhawks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SeeMees
Tribune
Blackhawks
Hawks
Houlihan
Mees
Zanfer
Krauself Jansky
Ramiet
Dwyer
Ritter
Breidel
Wartinbee
Bakalars
Ib Peterson
Temp
P Schurrer
Peltier
Bay
McCabe
Ff Weigel
Violette
Arneson Wins Whitehall Title
Harold Arneson claimed the 1946 Whitehall Men’s golf club championship by firing 71 in the final 18 holes to beat Alvin Windjue who posted 72. Windjue finished with 144 total to Arneson’s 139. Hiram Hegge was semi finalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Harold Arneson
Whitehall Men's Golf Club
Alvin Windjue
Arneson
Windjue
Hiram Hegge
John Johnson
R. L. McCornack
Willie Johnson
Wilder First Archer To Post 700 Score
Walter Wilder becomes the first La Crosse archer to exceed 700 with a 702 in a Monday practice at the Fairgrounds range, as Hans Reuter notes. The Archery Jamboree Sunday featured seven events with prizes in each, and results list multiple top finishers among men and women across flights, ends, and shoots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Reuter
la Crosse
Gerald McHenry
Wayne Veneman
H. C. Reuter
Walter Wilder
al Bartovick
R. Duresky
Roy Hefte
Wayne Benson
R. Resky
Roy Hefie
Joe Hellerude
G. Grams
E Olsen
A. Wilder
E. Olsen
E. Stephans
Ann Wilder
Esther Olsen
FE. Olsen
Ester Olsen
Postponed Hambletonian Delays Trotting Classic
Goshen New York rain postpones the 21st Hambletonian the nation’s premier trotting race. The event will be run tomorrow with top horses and trainers awaiting the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
N. Y
America
Giants Hope Fades as Dodgers and Cardinals Hold Lead
Koslo wins 12th as Brooklyn loses ground in the pennant race. Boston wins with late rally, Red Sox tighten grip on AL standings. Chicago slams Cincinnati 3-0 as White Sox hammer Cleveland 11-1. Cardinals rainout leaves pivotal games unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Ott
Giants
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooks
Manhattan
Cataract Tops Monroe County Baseball Standings
Cataract moves to first place in the second half standings after a Sunday win. Sparta drops into a tie for second with Norwalk as Norwalk visits Cataract next Sunday to challenge for the top spot. Melvina hosts Sparta while Ontario and Cashton meet and Wilton vs Spring Valley duel in cellar battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Cataract
Monroe County Baseball League
Norwalk
Melvina
Ontario
Cashton
Wilton
Spring Valley
Cataracts
Cashion
Tomah Gridders Set August Return and Season Plan
Tomah high school coach H F Quandt will return August 24 to issue equipment and arrange physicals for the 1946 squad. The eight game schedule opens September 13 at New Lisbon and runs through matches with Manston Reedsburg Viroqua Nekoosa Westby Chippewa Falls and Sparta. A 32 by 36 dressing room is being built under the stadium with another planned in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
H. F. Quandt
Tomah High School
Quandt
Little John Lake
Minocqua
Red Arrow
Center for Clocks Reports Regional Concentration
Clocks and watch manufacturing remains concentrated in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the original U.S. centers of production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conecticut
Massachusetts
United States
Outers Lab Beats Canaries in North Cub Loop 4-2
In North Cub League action the Outers Lab defeated the Canaries 4-2 as E Johnson held hit totals to three while Schiffer did the same for the Canaries. Wally Johnson and Bud Adams doubled for the Lab, Bubs Brose connected twice for the Canaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outers Lab
North Cub Loop
Outers
Lab
Canaries
E. Johnson
Schiffer
Wally Johnson
Bud Adams
Bubs Brose
Hornets
Rovers
Ed Johnson
Wandrey
Johnson
Otto
Wildcats
Moran
Machalk
Hayes
Hosch
McKosky
Merchants
Deerflingers
Red Sox
City Cats
Whitehall 9 Triumphs Over Arcadia In League Game
Whitehall defeated Arcadia 13 to 6 in a league contest Sunday. Whitehall led throughout though Arcadia reached eight by the sixth inning and threatened to close the gap before Whitehall sealed the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall, Wis
Whitehall
Arcadia
Cubs
La Bansky's Pace League Leads Half-Week Standings
In Sparta the lower half of the Senior Softball schedule shows La Bansky Service Station atop the second half, one half game ahead of the Sparta Tailors who are 3-0. If the Tailors beat Wonder Bar, a tie with La Banskys for wins is possible. Holdt's can rise with a win over Al's Bar. Friday features Badger Paints vs Wonder Bar and Hanson-White Front vs La Bansky's challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wig
la Bansky Service Station
Market Tavern
Al's
Badger Paints
Hanson-White
la Bansky's
Owtret
la Banskys
Sparta Tailors
Joe Als
Market
Wonder Bar
Hanson
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Onalaska Routs
Baker, Kenny
Novak, Howe, Roellig McDonald
McDonald
Cremer
Finley
A. S
Chevrolet CO
Che la Crosse Tribune
Vesta, Gould
Great Northern
Tire Service
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Iain
American Boston
American Association
Association
Babe’ Lee
Cys Ee
Carrier's Loop
Cram
Homer
Hellcats
Huber
Ahlstrom
Parnow
T. Latshaw
Bruckman
G. Latshaw
H Witt
B. Allen
P Huber
Wandry
Haefner
P Barrett
Lundb
Harebo
Hicke
Pletcher
Wilder
Archer
Koslo
Dave Koslo
Claude Passeau
Crosley Field
Bruins
Boston Braves
Phillies
Johnny Sain
Boston Red Sox
Tex Hughson
Bobby Doerr
Wally Moses
Hughson
Kramer
Marvels
Mississippi River
Minnesota Bluffs
Court House
la Bansky’s Pace League
Conoco
Red Triangle
Continental Oil Company
Medary
Hwy. 16
Old Salem Rd
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