Sparta and Area Sweep in Western Wisconsin League Play
Sparta blasts Bangor 12 1 to seal northern division lead as Woodworth fans 10 in a 12 hit win. Jernander fuels Cashton 10 5 over Onalaska with five hits and four RBIs, while West Salem beats Holmen 7 1 behind Schroeder’s 16 strikeouts. Tomah dominates Melrose 12 2 as Peth powers two more hits to raise batting average.
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Sparta
Wis
Bangor
Spartans
Red) Woodworth
Larry Swanson
Art Wittmershaus
Nub Hanson
Hanson
Virgil Schmitz
Stan Herrman
Herrman
Norm Kowitz
Milwaukee County Stadium
Melrose
West Salem
Holmen
Bob Schroeder
Sanford
Sandy) Nerby
Camp Douglas Keeps First In Wildcat League Lead
Elroy falls 7-6 as Camp Douglas clings to the top spot in the Wildcat League. Melvina defeats Norwalk 11-8 and Wilton tops New Lisbon 12-8 creating a four way tie for second. Ken Felker's ninth inning stolen run lifts Camp Douglas. Mullowney and Conners contribute hits for the winners.
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Elroy
Wis
Douglas
Camp Douglas
Melvina
Norwalk
Wilton
New Lisbon
Ken Felker
Mullowney
Conners
Adelhavens
Retzlaff
Krismer
Soldiers Grove tops Genoa to push toward southern crown
Soldiers Grove nipped Genoa 5 2 as Dave Iverson in his first mound appearance of the year allowed seven hits. John Stafford led the offense with a two run homer and a .412 average, while Pat McCormick added a two run double. Genoa's Charley Curti had two hits as did N Jambois for Genoa. The win tightens the division race with Grove hosting Coon Valley Wednesday.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Dave Iverson
Genoa
Coon Valley
la Crescent
la Crosse
Grove
John Stafford
Stafford
Layton Hoff
Hoff
Pat McCormick
Charley Curti
Kenny Beck
Curti
N. Jambois
Ray Fleming
Larry McKinley
McCormick
Swinners
Dick Dahlby
Copeland Park
Newbury Panthers
Westby
Dahlby
Panthers
Harlan Mossholder
Harlan Linding
Bill Parizek
Art Olson
Ray Lee
Parizek
Jim ‘Larson
Olson
Rube Gooderum
Dan Beckley
Gooderum
Beckley
Jimmy Mason
Lee
Mason
Larson
Mossholder
Linding
Dave Strittmaier
Clayton Aarness
Ray Snodgrass
Minn
Coonsvalley
Coons Valley
Soldiers’ Grove
Gordon Henley
Invaders
Ghosts
Dallas Ames
Walt Huebner
Joe Richardson
Ron Shepardson
Bill Leonard
Richardson
Shepardson
Curt Olson
Clint Nordstrum
Arcadia Parks Galesville In One-Sided Trempealeau Game
Arcadia defeated Galesville 18 to 5 in Trempealeau County League action. Don Galuska led Arcadia with a three-run homer and four-for-five at the plate, while Runkel added three hits. Galesville’s McKeeth and Regtien also had multi-hit nights.
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Arcadia
Wis
Trempealeau County
Westby
la Crosse
Galesville
Blair
Don Galuska
Andrieson
Richard Runkel
Don i Sessions
McKeeth
R. Regtien
J.meiner
Paine
Galuska
Strum
Tremplo
Trempealeau
Rodney Hackley
Stolle
Allis
Independence
Henry Matson
Leroy Johnson
Elmer Moen
R. Sabotta
W. Smith
Bob Moule
Rudy Gamgroth
Doerre Hardware Ad Promotes Wide Range of Home Goods
To Keep You Posted We repair reels service door closets cut window glass rent floor sanders furnish plumbing repairs furnace pipe gutters roofing products fence general hardware paint fishing equipment and provide free delivery Doerre Hdwe La Crosse Adv.
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Doerre Hdw
la Crosse
Causeway Wins District Final With One Hit Homer
Causeway Beer Depot edged Peerless 2 1 in the district final at West Avenue as Huzzie Wohrhoefe r hit a homer for the only Causeway hit. Maringer of Peerless threw a two run game while Tanke and Synosround held their lines in the semifinals, sending both teams to Marsh Field for state play.
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Causeway Beer Depot
Bob Maringer
Peerless
West Avenue Diamond
Huzzie Wohrhoefer
Marshfield
Maringer
Gays Mills
Causeway
Quality Lumber& Coal Co
la Crosse
Wiggert
Ken Cleary
Virgil Tanke
Bobby Bendel
Cleary
Ray
Kroner
Bill (Booker) Parizek
Wohlhoefer
Tanke
Lone
Cliff Johnson
Quality ‘Lumber & Coal
Jim Warner
Bud Tischer
Ray Lamb
Leo Davis
Jim Jirsa
Ken Garves
Graves
Homler
Zoner
Ronnie Barnes
Rolf Synosround
Fanning
Synosround
Wiggert’s
Viroqua Eagles Rally Past De Soto for Southern Win
Viroqua edged De Soto 9 7 in a southern division game Sunday night as Ken ny Clements doubled and scored in the eighth. Mortrude earned the win in relief, with De Soto tying late before the Eagles sealed it in the ninth. Rusk and Olson led De Soto with two hits apiece, Mueller homered for Viroqua, and Clements fueled the victory with three hits.
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Viroqua
Wis
Paul Mortrude
Eagles
de Soto
Mortrude
Bert Syverson
Kenny Clements
Jrun
Eli Crogan
Larry Rusk
Dale Mueller
Lyle Olson
Rusk
Olson
Ken Clements
Russ Clements
Mueller
Syverson
Endicott
Nite-Hawks Beat Braves 15-3 In Trane Co Loop
The second place Nite-Hawks improved to 8-2 in the Trane Co Plant League by crushing the Braves 15-3 at Trane Park. Gehler homered and added two more hits while Atchison collected four and Tauscher three for the winners. Maybee led the Braves with three safeties.
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Trane Co. Plant
Braves
Trane Park
Gehler
Atchison
Tauscher
Maybee
Gladstone Nips Kabat's 5-4 in Tavern Make-Up
Gladstone Bar wins 5-4 over Kabat's Tavern in a makeup Tav ern League game at Houska Park. Gladstone improves to 16-6 while Kabat's drops to 16-6.
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West Ave
Jumpy's
Roosevelt
Vogue
Glen's
Gladstone Nips
Kabat’s
Gladstone Bar
Kabat’s Tavern
Houska Park
Gladstone
Rockland 9 Tops Sparta in Coulee Region Baseball
Rockland 9 defeated Sparta 7-3 in Coulee Region play as Don Hesselberg contributed two singles and a double. Gordy Meyer tripled in the sixth with one on, while Matt Schauf and Joe Langrehr added doubles for Rockland.
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Sparta
Wis
Rockland
Cashton
Middle Ridge
Coles Valley
Summit
St. Mary's
Leon
North Tomah
Coulee
Larry Swanson
Don Hesselberg
Freit
Schones
Antony
Gronemus
Korn
J. Butzler
St. Mary’s
Jasper
von Haden
Will Donskey
Richardson
Herb Fox
City Tennis tourney results announced by director Bill Baker
First and second round results from the City Net Tournament include wins by Ron Panke over Ken Strehl and Stan Hays over Jerlome Gundersen in men's singles. Junior and girls divisions show several matches with winners advancing. doubles progress listed with finalists set for August 21 and finals August 20 and 21.
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Recreation Department
Bill Baker
Ron Panke
Ken Strehl
Stan Hays
Jerlome Gundersen
al Trumpler
Gorjdon Kotinek
Barry Dellenbach
Bob MecLoone
Baker
Bagneski
Kent Quisel
Karel Bicha
Bill Papenfuss
MccLoone
Panke
Bob McLoone
Jim Baker
Stan Hayes
Dennis Moser
Moser
Ifrom
Larry Seitz
Fran Pamperin
Anne Keller
Margo Loveland
Miss Pamperin
Will
Marlene Anderegg
Miss Anderegg
Roxie Fuller
Ere
Luci Lauerman
Pat Vollmar
Penny Wolf
K. Weiss
Dick McLoone
Krohn
Bernie Allberts
Dave Bagneski
Barry Aan
Bob Me
Dave Loomis
Rich Schoenfeld
Gar Ammerman
Ziske Wins $150 in All American Women’s Tourney
Joyce Ziske of Milwaukee finished 16th in the All-American golf tournament's women’s professional division earning $150 for her share of the final standings.
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Chicago
Joyce Ziske
Milwaukee
Loveland Falls in Wisconsin State Net Tourney
Milwaukee players Margarete Collopy and Jean Sorum reach the finals of the state closed tennis championship. Collopy defeated Margo Loveland 7 ? 6 2 3, 6 4 to enter the final, while Sorum beat Susan Simmons 3 6 6 2 6 1 and Janet Fraser 7 5 9 7.
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Margo Loveland
Milwaukee
Margarete Collopy
Jean Sorum
Madison
Miss Collopy
Pat Spahn
Downing
la Crosse
Miss Sorum
Susan Simmons
Janet Fraser
Bob Stuckert
Jim DeLove
Ray Suchy
Duane Gomer
Racine
Pro Football By The Associated Press Exhibition
San Francisco defeated Washington 7 to 6 while Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh 35 to 24 in exhibition NFL action reported by the Associated Press.
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Washington
San Francisco
Chuck Drazenovich
Chet Ostrowski
49Ers
Unifax
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
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Schroeder
Invader
Merle Evenson
Nerby
Dick Holt
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Duane Schmitz
Gene Osgood
Louis
Bud) Mahlum
Bob Wais
Bill
Dick Johnson
Fred Shore
Roger Sanders
Wais
Bob Arentz
Cashton Onalaska
Osgood
Mahlum
Krause
Jones
L. Olson
R. Schroeder
R. Caulum
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Mike Lund
Dick Huxtable
Fred Pongratz
Don Peth
Tom Carlson
Peth
Duane Prise
Hardie
Huxtablele
Timm
Sund
Carlson
Sparte
Roimen
Tomah Onalaske
Southern Section
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Pet Soldiers Grove
Coon Valley Boto
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Harlan Creviston
Garry Schults
W. von Ruden
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Dickman
Kowitz
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Reisenauer
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H. Creviston
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P. Schultz
D. Iverson
R. Snodgrass
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Whitehall, Wis
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Herb Johnson
Doc” Larson
Red” Wall
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W'ihoefer
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McComb
Skillbeck
Grifle
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Leonard
Hawks
Trane Co
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Strehl
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Alberts
Ammerman
Loomis
Schoenfeld
Franci
John Pamperin
Linda Schaldach
Phil Anderson
Dave Bagone
Jerome Gundersen
C. Torgerson
Ziske
Cassidy Auto Body Shop
Auto Body Shop
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Cooler Co
Lesey Bivd
Schneider
Standorf
Prairie du Chien
Flom & Forsyth
Houston
Joseph Fritsch
Clarence’s Pleg
le Crescent
George Poehling
Central Hardware CO
Tomech
Schulze Heating CO
Caledonia
Smith Heating CO
Eau Claire
Johnson Hardware
Lansing
Iowa
Homstad Lumber CO
Black River Falls
Peterson Hardware CO
Schneider Heating Service
Rice Lake
W. E. Walters Plumbing & Heating
Hillsboro
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