Cardinals Scout Mathes Hosts La Crosse Tryout Camps
Joe Mathes, head of the Cardinals farm system, will watch La Crosse tryouts at Copeland Park August 14–16, with sessions at 11 a.m. under scouts Silvey and Sisler. He notes the Cardinals pioneered tryouts and farm systems, with Red Schoendienst and Vinegar Bend Mizell products of the program. Expenses for attending will be refunded to players signed to minor league contracts.
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Joe Mathes
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Red Schoendienst
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Red Bird
Copeland Park
George Silvey
George Sisler
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Branch Rickey
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Neered
St. Louis
Quality tops Heilemans 7-3 in city softball opener
Quality outplayed Heilemans in a 7-3 victory before about 3,000 fans at West Avenue Field, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Russ Wolden and Don Finn led an eight-hit Quality attack as Krueger shut down Heilemans after a leadoff homer by Ploof.
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Lagers
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Russ Wolden
Don Finn
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Bill Grode
Jack Grosskopf
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Barnes
Maringer
Richland Center
Richland ‘Center
Heileman
Bendelss
Zahn
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Smith
Olinghamib
Kroner
a-Tanke
Cleary
b-Kriese
Beore
Spring Valley Tops Harmony in 9-2 Fillmore County game
Spring Valley beat Harmony 9-2 to gain a fourth place tie in Fillmore County play. pitcher Leon Webrand struck out 12 in a two hitter, aided by Ehrich with two doubles and a triple, Grabau with a triple and double, and Radtke with a triple. Harmony's Ghelf and Roche had the lone hits. The loss drops Harmony into a second place tie with Spring Grove.
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Grabau
Radtke
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Rathburn
Ghelf
Roche
Spring Grove
Lanesboro
Preston
Malverson
Arns
Chuck Conerly Sparks Green Giants To Win Over Giants
Chuck Conerly threw 12 of 21 for three touchdowns as the Green Giants beat their parent New York Giants 20-7 in an exhibition at Gustavus Adolphus College. The split squad game drew about 8,000 fans as the Giants trained at St Peter Minnesota venue.
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Green Giants
ST. Peter
Minn
New York Giants
Gustavus Adolphus College
Giants
Casey Worried About His Bench But Still Thinks Yanks Will Win
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel voices concern over the bench and minor league call ups from Kansas City. He still predicts a pennant despite weaker farmhands, limited hitting from Segrist and Carey, and early pitching struggles. Stengel notes the team leads the league by 24 games with one Western trip remaining.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
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Gerry Coleman
Tom Morgan
Stengel
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Yankee Stadium
Bob Cerv
Kal Segrist
Segrist
Andy Carey
Harry Schaeffer
Tom Gorman
Police Team Beats Coca-Cola 7-2 in Federal Little League Action
In Memorial Stadium, Police Team defeated Coca-Cola 7 to 2. Papenfuss allowed one hit through four innings and fanned 10, while Yeske and Hinytzke each had two hits for Police. Coca-Cola pitcher Van Koten allowed 12 strikeouts in a tough loss.
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Strittmaier
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Yeske
van Koten
Ganterts
Fire-Fighters
Yankees Beat Dodgers in Sandlot Showdown at Memorial Park
Jim Smith hurled a nine strikeout gem allowing one hit as the Yankees defeated the Dodgers 9-2 in a Sandlot Little League game at Memorial Park. Smith also led at bat with a triple and home run. D Hays had the Dodgers’ lone hit.
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Dodgers
Memorial Park
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D. Hays
Baby Elephants
Bruins
Jackie Dull Pitches Soldiers Grove Midget to 11-1 Win
Jackie Dull pitched a one hitter Monday night fanning 11 and walking two as Soldiers Grove Half-Pints defeated Viroqua State Bank Little League 11 to 1. Dull also went 3-for-3 at the plate with three hits, Jim Ewers hit his sixth homer in four games and added a single. Only Viroqua hit safely was Lewison in the last inning. Soldiers Grove improves to 2-2.
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Viroqua State Bank
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Jim Ewers
Viroqua
Lewison
Skrede
Monson
White
Ewers
Former Heavyweight Boxer In Hospital
SAN FRANCISCO Sailor Tom Sharkey once a feared figure in boxing now battles old age weakness and loneliness in a San Francisco hospital bed. He arrived penniless and faces a likely final fight with illness. Fights Last Night LOS ANGELES Chavez outpoints Gutierrez in a 12 round bout. SAN JOSE Chavez outpoints Castanon in a 10 round fight.
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Tom Sharkey
Sharkey
Los Angeles
Fabela Chavez
Baby Gutierrez
San Diego
San Jose
Calif
Eddie Chavez
Ricardo Castanon
Mexico City
Major League Leaders in National and American Leagues
Summary of top 2024 era style leaders by league across batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching win loss records plus strikeouts. Named players include Musial, Schoendienst, Sauer, Reese, Fain, Joost, Doby, Jensen, Raschi, Spahn, Consuegra, and Shantz.
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St. Louis
Sauer
Chicago
Schoendienst
Louis
Thomson
New York
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Spahn
Boston
Fain
Philadelphia
Joost
Doby
Cleveland
Fox
Rizzuto
Jensen
Washington
Consuegra
Raschi
Shantz
Patty Berg to Host Golf Clinic at La Crosse Club
Patty Berg arrives in La Crosse for a Friday clinic at the country club under Wilson Sporting Goods and La Crosse Certified Motor Transport sponsorship. The program includes putting and stance tips and an exhibition round with Willis Marquardt Arlan Johnson and Herman Berg. Berg, a top US women’s pro, recently placed second at the Tam O’Shanter World Tourney in Chicago. The session begins at 1 p.m. Friday.
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Wilson Sporting Goods Company
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Willis Marquardt
Arlan Johnson
Maple Grove
Herman Berg
Minneapolis
Betty Jameson
Chicago
Norwalk and La Farge Dominate Wildcat All Star Team
Norwalk and La Farge place six players on the Northern and Southern All Star squads for the Wildcat league exhibition on August 26 at Elroy Norwalk sits at 3-0 in the North with several selections including Ed Felker Dick Eastberg and John Williams from Norwalk The South squad features Kendalls Herb Jones and Hillsboro's Alan Wheeler with selections across Oakdale Clifton Wilton and Ontario In last Sunday's results Elroy beat Clifton 4-2 Kendall routed Hillsboro 19-4 and Wilton beat New Lisbon 6-4
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Elroy
Hillsboro
Ed Felker
Oakdale
Butch Chambers
Wilton
Dick Eastberg
Norwalk
John Williams
LaVern Haldeman
Bob Witz
Red Fringes
Ken Karis
Norbert Connors
Clifton
Byron Kowitz
al Linde
Pete Eastberg
Eugene Creviston
Ed Graf
Bernard Connors
Norman Kowitz
Howard Barnhurst
Theron Budde
Herb Jones
Howard Harie
Alan Wheeler
Bob Erickson
Mert Pederson
la Farge
Allen Martalock
Ontario
Palmer McCoy
John Hagenah
Dick Voss
Larry Marshall
Joe Houzner
Roger Sandmire
Ken Bucholz
Bernard Rabata
Vernon Hemmerly
Stan White
Mac Marshall
Lorrel Ferries
Neuman
New Lisbon
Hood Street Wins Intermed iate Playground Title
Hood Street captured the intermediate championship by beating Copeland 9 to 5 at West Avenue. Anthony held Copeland to four hits as Hood Street scored five runs in the top of the fifth. Halaska homered and Potts surrendered just three hits for St Andrews in a 8 to 3 win over West Avenue to claim the Midget league crown.
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West Avenue
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Halaska
Potts
St. Andrews
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J. Potts
Ames
van Aukenland
F. Bahr
Cal crew edges Italy by one foot for eight-oared crown
In Olympic rowing twenty years ago the University of California crew narrowly defeated Italy by one foot to win the eight-oared championship.
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Italy
Dodgers Trounce Bums In Tribune Loop 29 12
The Dodgers and league champs routed the Bums 29 12 Tuesday morning in Tribune Carrier League. Dave McCabe had five hits including two home runs, one with the bases loaded, as Erv Janisch and Lyle Werth added four apiece. Ronnie Lackmaster pitched and drove in a run. Herb Wojahn had four hits for the losers. Little Stars beat Hound Dogs 14 4 as Wateski, Patterson, Lenser homered with Kane and Bahr also going deep. The Hound-Dogs face Onalaska Thursday morning to end the season.
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Erv Janisch
Lyle Werth
McCabe
Janisch
Ronnie Lackmaster
Herb Wojahn
John Oestreicher
Little Stars
Hound-Dogs
Skinny Wateski
Gordie Patterson
John Lenser
Bill Mickschl
Jon Bichel
John Kane
Wateski
Mickschl
Gene Bahr
Onalaska
Recreation Softball Schedule and League Pairings
Table of Wednesday August 13 games across Lutheran leagues with times and venues. West Ave 8:15 Trinity Lutheran at Immanuel Lutheran Hogan 8:15 Our Savior Lutheran versus First Lutheran English Lutheran versus St Paul Lutheran Roosevelt 8:15 Our Redeemer Lutheran versus Bethel Lutheran Trane Co. League West Ave 7:15 Orphans versus Hawkeyes Memorial Field SW Pencil-Pushers versus Spots City Horseshoe Tournament Houska Park 7:30 Classes A and B-1.
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Hogan
Our Savior Lutheran
First Lutheran
Houska Park
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St. Paul Lutheran
Roosevelt
Our Redeemer Lutheran
Bethel Lutheran Trane Co
Orphans
Hawk- Eyes Memorial
S.W
Spots City
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