Playoff Wins for Lanesboro and Spring Grove in County League
In Filmore-Houston County playoffs Lanesboro beat Houston 9 3 while Spring Grove edged Rushford 3 2 in ten innings. Hoeft pitched nine strong innings with 12 strikeouts for Lanesboro. Al Fliener drove in the winning run for Spring Grove after a five hitter five strikeout performance by Nehring in relief.
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Spring Grove
Lanesboro
Minn
Houston
Rushford
Hoeft
Smiley Johnson
Nehring
Johnson
Seltz
Fliener
Nesheim
al Wenzel
White Sox Hold Enviable Edge Among AL Contenders
The Chicago White Sox sit in third but gain a strategic edge as Cleveland and New York jockey for first. A 5 4 win over Detroit and aided by Kansas City losses tighten the AL race while the NL pennant chase features Roberts vs Newcombe and Brooklyn's late dominance.
Peerless Splits Doubleheader With St Paul Eagles
Peerless softball team split a weekend doubleheader with the St Paul Eagles losing 11 8 Saturday night in nine innings and winning 8 6 Sunday morning. Eagles batteried Peerless pitchers Barnes and Maringer for 13 hits while Peerless deficits were offset by Cleary Grosskopf Leonard and Pfennig multi hit efforts.
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St. Paul Eagies
Eagles
Ronnie Barnes
Bob Maringer
B. Schuller
B. Koppy
B. Trapp
Peerless
Ray Kroner
Jerry Bendel
Ken Cleary
Dick Pfennig
Barnes
Nordland
Cleary
Jack Grosskopf
Bill Leonard
Pfennig
Horwarth
Baseball standings and schedules across American and National Leagues
American League leading Cleveland at 70 46 with New York 69 46 close behind. Chicago Chicago White Sox 64 58 Boston 64 58 Detroit 60 81 Kansas City 69 41 0 Washington 47 73 Baltimore 73 41. National League Brooklyn 77 37 leads, Milwaukee 63 46, New York 61 55, Philadelphia 56 60. American Association results include Omaha Louisville Minneapolis Toledo St Paul Charleston Indianapolis Denver. Schedule notes list daily games and times across leagues.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnat
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Cincinnati
American Association
Omaha
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Charleston
Indianapolis
Denver
Toledo & Harleston
Milwaukee Assured Semi-Pro Ball Title
Milwaukee is assured of the Wisconsin semi pro baseball championship with four teams in the semifinals. The Falk nine meets the Fire Department tonight in the first semi final and Rohr Jewelers faces Harnischfeger in the finale. The winners meet Tuesday for the state crown and the right to represent Wisconsin at the national tournament in Wichita Kansas.
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Milwakee W
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Falk Nine
Fire Department
Rohr Jewelers
Harnischfeger
Wichita
Kan
Alibi Dominate Mindoro In Major League Make-up
The Alibi defeated Mindoro 12 to 5 at Houska Park in a Sunday Major League make-up game. Watel homered for Mindoro while Water and Kramer each had three hits for the Alibi. The piece mentions Swango Olson Kramer Klimpen Wannermueller and basketball figure Dick Hemric selling programs at games.
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Mindoro
Houska Park
Watel
Water
Kramer
Swango
Olson
Klimpen
Wannermueller
Change Meeting Place of Bowling Group
The La Crosse Bowling Assn announces a meeting of league secretaries and interested bowlers is moved to the CIO hall at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. The change is due to a conflict with another organization and replaces the Eagles Club venue.
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CIO Hall
Eagles Club
la Crosse Bowling Assn
Boros Wins $105000 At Tam Tourney
Julius Boros, the 1952 U S Open champion from Southern Pines, won $105000 at Tam O Shanter with a 7 under par 281, two strokes ahead of Fred Haas. He earned $50000 cash and a $55000 exhibition contract as 53000 spectators watched. Patty Berg claimed the World women's pro title with $5000 and 298 total, while Doug Sanders won the World men's amateur at 284. Wiffi Smith captured the World women's amateur with 309.
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Tom O'Shanter
George S. Mays
Julius Boros
Wiffi Smith
Patty Berg
Doug Sanders
Miss Smith
Miss Berg
Unifax
Chicago
Connecticut
Tam O’shanter
Boros
Cooly
Tam
Southern Pines
N.C
Fairfield
Fred Haas
Mary Lena Faulk
Cedartown
University of Florida
St. Clair
Mich
Bo Wininger
Wally Ullrich
Gene Littler
Haas
Littler
Peter Thomson
Henry Ransom
Recreation Baseball schedules and standings from August games
Little League and Pony League games listed for August 16 to 19 at Sandiet Copeland Memorial fields. Matches include Tigers Indians Orioles Yankees White Sox Red Sox. Dodgers Cardinals Braves Giants. North La Crosse Lumber vs winner of Recreation Lanes Hutson Chevrolet. All Stars events and uniform turn-in instructions. Rosters for American and Federal Sandlots and National Sandlot included.
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Sandiet Ball
Tigers
Indians
Orioles
Yankees
White Sox
Red Sox
Sandilet Ball
Dodgers
Cardinals
Braves
Giants
North la Crosse Lumber
Hutson Chevrolet
All Stars
Federal
Little League All Stars
National Little League All Stars
Memorial Field
Copeland Park
Little League
Braves Nip Cubs In 10th 4-3 Victory
The Milwaukee Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in ten innings as Johnny Logan lined a clutch single to score Danny OConnell for the winning run. Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron produced earlier runs, while Ray Crowe earned the win in relief.
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Carl Furillo
Dodger
Bob Miller
Johnny Antonelli
Johnny Logan
Danny O'Connell
Milwaukee
O'Connell
Bill Virdon
Ken Boyer
Ted Kluszewski
St. Louis
Harry Walker
Tom Poholsky
Luis Arroyo
Poholsky
Kluszewski
Homer Poholsky
Milwaukee. Braves
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
Warren Spahn
Willard Schmidt
Brooklyn
Warren Hacker
Eddie Mathews
Hacker
Henry Aaron
Score Mathews
Gene Baker
Bruton
Aaron
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Ransom Jackson
Bob Speake
Lew Burdette
Gopher
Baker
Logan
Jim King
George Crowe
Ray Crowe
Burdette
Billy Bruton
Mathews
Jim Davis
Harri Chiti
Crowe
Bobby Thomson
Chuck Tanner
Banks
Milwaukee Appraton
Tanner
Davis
Chicago
RBI
Speaker
King
U—Boggess
Engela Pinelli
Gorman
Nite-Hawks Triumph 13-9 Over Pencil-Pushers
The Nite-Hawks earned their ninth win by beating the Pencil-Pushers 13 to 9 at Trane Park on Sunday morning. Follman hit a grand slam for the Nite-Hawks, while Hosch collected three hits for Pencil-Pushers. Nite-Hawks improve to 9-2. Pencil-Pushers fall to 3-9.
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Hawks
Nite-Hawks
Trane Co. Plant
Trane Park
Follman
Hosch
Coughlin
Snyder
Barwick
Jorgenson
Olson outpoints Martinez in Portland bout
In Portland Carl Bobo Olson from San Francisco won a non title decision over Jimmy Martinez of Glendale Arizona by outpointing him. The Hollywood report notes Junius Washington from Oakland defeated Charles Green of Los Angeles by points. In Montevideo Kid Gavilan from Havana stopped Juan Burgues from Uruguay in seven rounds.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Carl
Bobo) Olson
San Francisco
Jimmy Martinez
Glendale
Ariz
Hollywood
Calif
Junius Washington
Oakland
Charles Green
Los Angeles
Montevideo
Uruguay
Kid Gavilan
Havana
Cuba
Juan Burgues
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Tom Grebin
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al Fliener
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R. Lloyd Allen
George St
Duane F. Baker
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Eleon Byers
Barlow St
Ray Garves
Prospect Ave
Joe Robertson
Losey Blvd
Galesville
Robert Briggs
Loomis St
Lester E. Danuser
Black River Falls
Clifford Ristow
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von Haden
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Lloyd Haugstad
Westby
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Cashton Arnold Pieper
Flute
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