Soldiers Grove wins South Section title in high-scoring finale
Westby led early but Soldiers Grove stormed back behind Bill Hoffland seven-hit pitching to beat Westby 17 to 8. Hoffland held off a late Westby rally as Soldiers Grove clinched the South Section crown and advanced to face Sparta in the Western Wisconsin League playoffs.
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Westby
Wis
Bill Hoffland
Soldiers Grove
Pesky West
Invaders
Hoffland
Sparta
Rudy van Fleet
Ray Fleming
John Stafford
Ron Helgerson
Fleming
Larry McKinley
Burlie Campbell
Stafford
Kent Evenstad
Soldiers
Holmen Tops Tasport In Baseball Triumph
La Crosse area game recap shows Holmen defeating Tasport with 78 runs to 5 in a high scoring tilt. Final lines list Genoa as foe, with McCurdy Beckley P Schultz K Schultz and Curti contributing hits and RBIs across innings.
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la Crosse Tribune
Holmen
Tasport
Onalaska
Tomah
la Crosse
Genoa
McCurdy
Beckley
P. Schultz
K. Schultz
Curti
Coon Valley tops Viroqua in southern clash
Jess McComb pitched eight innings for Coon Valley securing an 8-5 win over rival Viroqua. Eli Crogan hit a third inning homer, Duane Dreves added a two run triple, and Mortrude started for Viroqua before giving way to Syverson. Coon Valley piled on with a four run seventh.
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Viroqua
Wis
Coon Valley
Jess McComb
MeComb
Eli Crogan
Paul Mortrude
McComb
Duane Dreves
Mortrude
Bert Syverson
Lloyd Ray
Layton Nelson
Curt Olson
Clint Nordstrom
Russ Clements
Genoa
Curti
Syverson
Endicott
Cashton
Duane Schmitz
West Salem
Schmitz
Ron Groth
Holmen
Merle Evenson
Onalaska
Evenson
Sanford
Sandy) Nerby
Paul Hendrickson
Louis
Bud) Mahlum
Vernon Grannum
Gene Osgood
Myron Nelson
Nerby
Osgood
Phil Thaldorf
The
Invaders
Hendrickson
Russ Thoreson
Ken Trott
Trott
Oshkosh and Aberdeen Meet in Region 9 Playoff Double Elimination
Oshkosh and Aberdeen join Sunday night winners Edina and Jamestown for the Region 9 American Legion junior baseball double elimination tournament in Oshkosh. Oshkosh blanked Edina 3 0 while Aberdeen topped Jamestown 5 0.
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Oshkosh
Aberdeen
S. D
American Legion
Edina
Minn
Jamestown
N. D
Arcadia High Plans First Grid Practice on Aug 17
Arcadia Wisconsin special report notes Arcadia High School holds its first football practice Wednesday August 17 under Coach Bill Cashen with over 40 candidates expected. All players must pass a physical exam Tuesday August 16 and pay WIAA insurance before receiving equipment. The season opener is at Independence on Friday September 9.
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Arcadia
Wis
Arcadia High School
Bill Cashen
Cashen
WIAA
Independence
49ers Dominant in 60-14 Exhibition Win Over Steelers
San Francisco overwhelmed Pittsburgh 60-14 in Sacramento as Norman Strader’s 49ers displayed the early promise of his coaching. Green Bay edged New York 31-24 at Spokane with Tobin Rote late scoring, while Philadelphia beat Baltimore 21-6 in Hershey.
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Ed Kissell
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Calif
Kissell
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National Football League
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Norman
Red
Strader
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Tobin Rote
Spokane
Wash
Philadelphia Eagles
Baltimore Colts
Hershey
Hugh McElhenny
Baseball Leaders Overview From the 1950s Leagues
National League leaders include Ashburn of Philadelphia with a .333 batting average and Kluszewski of Cincinnati hitting 152 hits. Snider of Brooklyn leads runs and RBIs, while Bruton and Lone top triples. American League showcases Kaline and Mantle leading in batting runs and RBIs with strong double totals and several players tied for home runs and stolen bases. Pitching leaders feature Newcombe and Erskine with high win totals and strong winning percentages, plus top strikeout totals by Jones and Roberts.
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Cincinnati
Snider
Brooklyn
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Bruton
Lone
Kaline
Detroit
Kuenn
Mantle
New York
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Boone
Goodman
Power
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Carey
Finigan
Zauchin
Zernial
Rivera
Chicago
Minoso
Byrne
Donovan
Stikeouts
Cleveland
Turlev
Camp Douglas and Elroy Clinch Wildcat League Wins
Camp Douglas dominates Melvina 10-0 as Lind pitches a two hit shutout and eight strikeouts to finish 4-1 in the second round, with Melvina held to two hits. Elroy slips past Wilton 9-6 in a nine inning slugfest to tie New Lisbon for second. Neuman, Creviston star as Elroy stays in the hunt for top two. New Lisbon then shuts out Norwalk 10-0 behind Hysell’s nine innings and eight K’s to close the second round at 3-2, while Norwalk ends at 2-3.
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DE Soto
Wis
Pat Gillespie
la Crescent
Soldiers Grove
Grovers
Minnesota
Gillespie
Gary Gilman
Walt Huebner
Chuck Boma
Camp Douglas
al Lind
Melvina
Wildcat
Lind
Milt Erickson
Jack Mortenson
Wilton
Elroy
Bill Neuman
Jim Creviston
New Lisbon
Joe Houzner
Don Elsing
Don Waters
Harlan Creviston
Gary Schultz
Norwalk
Ted Hysell
Hysell
Flrey
Zarneke
Krismer
Elroy Norwalk
Packers Edge Giants In Spokane Exhibition Thriller
Green Bay beat the New York Giants 31-24 in Spokane in a preseason game. Tobin Rote connected on a 23 yard pass to Gary Knafelc for a late TD, Bill Howton caught a 24 yard pass, and Howie Ferguson plus Al Carmichael starred in the run and return game as Green Bay prepares for Cleveland Browns in Akron.
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Ben Agajanian
Giants
Packers
al Carmichael
Charley Conerly
Ken McAfee
Rote
Gary Knasfelt
Adrian Burk
Eagles
Bobby Thomason
Philadelphia
Stevens Point
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Spokane
Wash
Cleveland Browns
Akron
Ohio
Lisle Blackbourn
Tobin Rote
Bill Howton
Howie Ferguson
Browns
Chicago
Packer
Tom Bettis
Purdue
Hank Bullough
Michigan
Jim Temp
Wisconsin
Blackbourn
Gary Knafele
Chuck Connerly
Carmichael
Frank Gifford
Howton
Green Bay
Don Heinrich
Eddie Price
New York
Bobby Epps
Fred Cone
Connerly
Recreation Softball Matchups From Tavern League Schedule
Monday August 15 games list numerous West Ave venues with 7:15 pm starts and pairings including Chuck's U-Bar versus Gladstone Bar and Sporteman's Bar versus Glen's Tavern. Park games feature Kabats Tavern versus Gib Ruby's Trane and Fritz's Beer Depot against Ray's Tavern. Roosevelt venue hosts Bohemian Mail versus Jumpy's Tavern. Milwaukee rosters highlight Gene Conley as 6 foot 8 inch, 225 pounds, tallest and heaviest pitcher.
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Chuck's
Gladstone
Sporteman's
Glen's
Square Deal Tavern
Houska Park
Kabats Tavern
Gib
Ruby's
Trane Park
Fritz’ Beer Depot
Ray's Tavern
Copeland
Ed’s Tavern
Vogue Tavern
Roosevelt
Bohemian Mail
Jumpy's
Kenosha Chiefs Top Sparta Nine In Semi-Pro Tourney
Kenosha Chiefs defeated Sparta 9 to 2 in the Wisconsin semi pro tournament second round. Willie Thompson allowed four hits over seven, fanning four and issuing seven walks. Jim Bandaller led Kenosha with four straight singles. fifth inning rally produced four runs after a Spartan error and two and two run hits.
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Wis
Willie Thompson
Sparta
Kenosha Chiefs
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Thompson
Jim Bandaller
Kenosha
Red) Woodworth
Dick Spink
Shortestop
Vern Olson
Don Peth
Virgil Schmitz
Duane
Doc) Mueller
Norm Kowitz
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Pro Football Exhibition Scores Display Early Season Grit
In exhibition play the Eagles defeated the Baltimore Colts 21 to 6 while the San Francisco 49ers rolled past the Pittsburgh Steelers 60 to 14 and the Green Bay Packers led the New York Giants 31 to 24 in a late score line with incomplete third matchup details.
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Baltimore Colts
San Francisco 49Ers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Green Bay Packers
New York
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Charlie Brackins
Gene Conley
Kenosha Raps
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