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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1948

Page

6

Indians Sweep Yankees Behind Strong Hurling And hitting

The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees twice to widen their lead in the American League race. In a busy day, Cleveland’s bats erupted with key homers by Satchel Paige and Eddie Robinson as the Indians cruised to a pair of wins while the Athletics split a doubleheader with the Browns. The NL featured the Braves and Dodgers winning to extend their leads, with Stan Musial and Gil Hodges delivering the power for St Louis and Brooklyn respectively.

Bill Ee Ee Indians Yankees Tribe Indians Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns Yankees Boston Red Sox White Sox Chicago Red Sox Tigers Detroit St. Louis Cardinals Phillies Philadelphia Boston Braves Braves Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Ebbetsfield Giants Pittsburgh New York Eddie Robinson Cleveland Satchel Paige Hank Majeski Browns Dick Fowler

New Holstein Competes In Nationals Opener Tonight

New Holstein Wisconsin’s semi pro champion advances to the nightcap of the 14th National tournament in Wichita Kansas meeting Camden Krafts at 10 15 p m CST The tournament opens two hours earlier with Jefferson City Missouri birds facing Topeka Kansas Decker Oilers.

Wichita

Denmark Elects First Woman to Holy Orders

Denmark for the first time grants holy orders to a woman, marking a historic change in church leadership and gender roles within the nation's religious community.

Denmark

No Hit Concentration Ties Indians and A's Pitchers

Five active pitchers in the American League have thrown no hit games in their careers. Three are with Cleveland and two with the Philadelphia Athletics. Cleveland hurlers Don Black Bob Lemon and Bob Feller are noted, while Athletics arms Dick Fow and Bill McCahan also share the distinction. Sweter is exporting sombreros to South.

Cleveland Philadelphia Athletics Don Black Bob Lemon Bob Feller A’s Dick Fow Bill McCahan

Three Pros in Playoff for World Championship Money

Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead and Dutch Harrison reach an 18 hole playoff at Tom O Shanter for a winner take all purse of 10000 with Mangrum already on the verge of a $22500 potential haul including prior winnings He fired a 63 to break the course record and clamp the spotlight on golf s richest showdown while Zaharias Berg and Stranahan also shine in separate divisions across the same event continued results from the 1946 National Open and related championships around the nation

Chicago Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead Dutch Harrison Tom O'Shanter Mangrum George S. May Be Oy Nears Harrison Ralph Guldahl May Ben Hogan Zaharias Bill Campbell Princeton Huntington W. Va Frank Stranahan Toledo Babe Zaharias Patty Berg Carol Diringer Tiffin Pe Kirk Findlay Catherine Fox Park Glen Ridge Michigan Miss Wall

Recreation Basebol TOPSPATS Schedule Highlights

The Intermediates league lists 230 m race and school teams facing Redbirds with a 16.28 finish noted. Rangers meet Pirates in a separate schedule line. A second item notes Britain developing new low priced automobiles.

Britain

Viroqua Auto Races Draw Thousands at Fairgrounds

Thousands of racing fans crowded the Viroqua Fairgrounds to watch a 30 mile 60 lap Model T Ford stock car event sponsored by the local Eagles club. A L Egeness won driving Star's Transfer tin Lizzie with Marvin Fortney second for Viroqua VFW Post.

Tribene Viroqua Fairgrounds A. L. Egeness Egeness Marvin Fortney Ronald Fortney Wis Specia Eagles Club Star Tin Lizzie

Russo Sets New Track Record at Wisconsin State Fair

Paul Russo of Kenosha won the 100 mile midet auto race at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition on the State Fair dirt track setting a new track record for midgets. The event took place yesterday in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Paul Russo Kenosha State Fair Pa

Major League Standings atTulday Schedule Night Games

Schedule notes several night games including New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Chicago at Pittsburgh and Cleveland at Detroit Washington at Philadelphia and Boston at New York Also listed are Toledo at Columbus and Chicago at St Louis with stray words and a long bee proverb at the end

Tulpiday New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklin Chicago Pittsburgh Louis Cleveland Washington Philadelph New American Association Toledo Columbur

Lagers Blank Weber Beers Behind 2 Hitter By Barnes

Ronnie Barnes dominated on the mound, yielding two harmless hits as the Heiseman Old Style Lager softball team defeated Weber Beers 3 to 0 at West Avenue. Heike’s struck out six with no walks, while Grosskopf led the offense with two singles and a run scored. Bobby Bendel hit a fourth inning homer to stake the lead and later runs came on Barnes’ two extra base hits and an error.

Bubba Harris Oeay Luke —Nning Floyd Ker White Sox Red Sox Tex Hughson Ellis Kinder Hal Newhouser Billy Pierce Detroit Newhouser Washington Joe Kuhel Senators Red Jones Kuhel Lagers Weber Beers Barnes Ronnie Barnes la Crosse West Avenue Diamond Heiseman Barnstorm Weber Beers Watertown Rnes Heileman Bobby Bendel Bendel Bob Coorough George Mekvold Jack Grosskopf Grosskopf Petsy Voss Suckomel Weber's Heilemans Euper Ef Voss Hackbarth Koelier Staimann Tanke Pendt Kamp Chr Bushman Ib Kriese Pitegeraid Rf Cooroughb Marek Marek.as Mekvoid Engie Ib Bendel Grosskop Hellemans Webers Bauer Dases

Sullivan's Take Lead In Sparta Softball

Sullivan's Pool Hall beat Rahr's Radios 12 to 6 to move into sole first in the Sparta city softball league second half. P Bean pitched for Rahr, with D Schmitz W Laxton and D Jenks each adding two hits for Sullivan, while R Harr and T Leverich had two knocks for Rahr. Spinks Clothiers defeated Walt's Bar 11 to 6 in the nightcap, MecGarvey and E Verken homered for Walt's. M Greene led Spink with two hits.

Sparta Wis Rahr Sullivan P. Bean Rahr Chucker D. Schmitz W. Laxton D. Jenks R. Higgans T. Leverich Sullivans Bean Rahr Leverich Jenkins Garvin Spinks Clothiers Walt Bar MecGarvey E. Verken McGarvey M. Greene Spink C. Spink Benedict Millard

Recreation Softball Monday Schedule

August tavern league games at Roosevelt Gateway Inn versus Leo and Johnnie's Copeland Midway Bar versus Viking West Salter Ray and Sams versus P and J West Avenue Our Corner versus Bernak's South Avenue Shimshak's versus Hofbrau Houska Park Lonkoski's versus Sportsman's Longfellow Commercial versus Fritz's Bar

Roosevelt Gateway Inn Leo and Johnnie

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