Detroit Bears Chisox: Cubs Split Burns Win
Red Rose earned his 16th straight win in a 13-8 Fond du Lac victory over Appleton as he relieved in the third inning. Johnny Perkovich led Wisconsin Rapids to a 12-3 win. Oshkosh and Wausau idle. Five Appleton errors aided Rose. Perkovich and Ralph Sollazo pitched for their teams. Grantham homered twice for Janesville in a 7-6 win.
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Red) Rose
Fond du Lac
Panthers
Appleton
Johnny Perkovich
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh
Wausau
Papermakers
Bellas
Sega
Rose
Perkovich
Sheboygan
Ralph Sollazo
White Sox
Sollazo
Ed Goyle
Boston
New York
Detroit
Washington
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Chicago SC
St. Louis A
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh American Association
Louisville
Indianapolis
S. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis BS
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
Westconsin
Green Bay
Oshkosh M
Fond du Lee
Appleton O
She
Rippers City Cats Win Recreation Games
In South Junior League play at Hixon field the Wildcats beat the Rippers 2 1 with Hosch and McConaghy in the wildcat battery and LaMay Pearse for the losers. Aspenson Schneider won the Intermediate contest 7 6 with Aitchson Chesney for the losers. The South Cub Strikers defeated the Cardinals 14 2 and the North Cub Outers Lab routed Hodages 15 3 with Temp Shimehak and Johnson Markwed leading respective pitchers.
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la Crosse Laundry
Hixon Field
Hosch
McConaghy
Wildcat
LaMay
Pearse
Aspenson
Schneider
Aitchson
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Outers
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Temp
Shimehak
Cards
Bedessem
Gilbert
Lee
Johnson
Markwed
Hodags
Smith
Anderson
Bruchman
West Salem Softball Defeats Onalaska 13-5 in Big First Inning
West Salem softball team exploded for a nine run first inning and defeated Onalaska based St Pauls Lutheran 13 to 5. Topel and A Schroeder led Onalaska with a homer and strong hitting while Stella belted a homer and a double for West Salem. Pitchers Zan tow Yeager Diekroeger provided Salem’s mound work as Stella caught.
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Wis
St. Paul's Lutheran
Onalaska
Topel
EE. Schroeder
Stella
Zantow, Yeager
Diekroeger
Salem
A. Schroeder
Cowley
College Grid Fans To Set Crowd Records
Chicago reports indicate college football is poised for record crowds with multiple programs selling 500000 plus through the season. Notre Dame Ohio State USC Michigan Army and Navy figures loom large as ticket demand soars and stadium capacities are challenged.
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College Grid
Chicago
Associated Press
Michigan
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Southern California
UCLA
University of California
Army
Navy
Trojans
Los Angeles Coliseum
Midwest
Illinois
Baltimore
Tulane
New Orleans
Soldier Field
Buckeyes
Missouri
Purdue
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Bucks
Night-time baseball and rest home plans mix in brief item
Standings from THURSDAYS show AL leaders and NL results with rain postponements. A note mentions Sea Hurst, Florence Nightingale's childhood home near Matlock, England, to become a rest home for nurses.
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Sea Hurst
Florence Nightingale
Matlock
England
Hal Newhouser Racks Up 21st Win in 3-0 Tigers Victory
Hal Newhouser earned his 21st win and fifth shutout of the season by blanking the Chicago White Sox 3-0. Eddie Lake and Walter Evers homered for Detroit, as Newhouser limited Chicago to nine hits and kept the Tigers ahead early in the game.
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Hal Newhouser
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Eddie Lake
Walter (Hoot) Evers
Newhouser
Tiger
Chicago Sox
Ed Lopat
Chicago
Hal
Lopat
Tigers
Black River Falls Triumphs Over Osseo In Ninth
Black River Falls rallied with five runs across the eighth and ninth frames to beat Osseo 5-4. Royce Hoard led BRF with a single a double and a triple while Rudolph and Blackdeer added two singles each. Osseo batter Sales collected two hits in a tough loss. BRF next hosts Augusta at 8 p.m. Sunday under lights.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Osseo
Larson
Sales
Afterdahl
Blackdeer
BBF
Royce Hoard
Hoard
Rudolph
Augusta
Auto-Lite Triumphs in Industrial League Final Over Lonkoski's Tavern
Auto-Lite defeated Lonkoski's Tavern 11 to 9 in two extra innings to win the 16 inch Industrial League championship at West Avenue. S. Walden earned the win with Potts catching. Spah and R. Lonkoski served as the losing battery.
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Auto Lite
Lonkoski
Salt Pay Part Of Salaried Roman Soldiers
Roman soldiers received part of their pay as salt, a common practice reflecting the value placed on salt in ancient economies and its use as a form of currency and provisioning.
Milwaukee In 3-3 Deadlock
The Milwaukee Brewers and Louisville Colonels battled to a 3-3 tie in a rain delayed game called in the ninth. Indianapolis Indians beat Kansas City 5-1 to cut the first place squad’s lead while Minneapolis outslugged Columbus 7-4 and St. Paul’s game at Toledo was rained out.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
American Association
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Kansas City
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Dle
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Toledo
Priday
National League
Associated Press
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Columbus Red Birds
Indians
Tommy Reis
Earl Reis
Vic al Roberso
Roy Weatherly
Chet Weiczorek
Stan Wentzel
Brewers
Jack Brewer
Pete Mazar
AFL Outfit Beats Peerless 7-5 In Six Inning Rain Shortened Game
La Crosse AFL club remains undefeated in third round play defeating Peerless ace Glen Selbo 7 to 5. Rain and wet grounds halted the game after six and a half innings. Selbo showed strong stuff but lost control as his team suffered its first defeat this season.
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Copeland
AFL
la Crosse Baseball Association
Glen Selbo
Peerless
Copeland Park Tonight Hosts Legion and CIO Baseball Battle
At Copeland Park a baseball game pits the American Legion, fourth in the standings, against the CIO, currently last in the league. Bill Meyers for the Legion is favored after a one hitter, while Booker Alberts or Elmer Hecht are expected to start for the CIO.
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la Crosse Baseball Association
Copeland Park
American Legion
CIO
Bill Meyers
Legion
Booker Alberts
Elmer Hecht
AFL Beats Peerless In Fifth Inning Rally
In a late AFL victory, Peerless scored 5 runs off Don Gabrielson on five walks, three hits and three errors, all in the fifth. Glen Selbo led the winners with a triple and two singles in three at bats, while Bud Schultz and Connie Erickson contributed key hits.
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AFL
Jackie Grosskopf
Roy Weber
Steve Pavela
Frankie Quinn
Selbo
Johnnie Pavela
Dick Bradburn
Russ Halford
Halford
Jim Meyers
Hanesworth
Connie Erickson
John Pavela
Dick Byers
Bradburn
Gordy Selbo
Grosskopf
Weber
Byers
Quinn
Peerless
Don Gabrielson
Pip Wuest
Glen Selbo
Bud Schultz
Junior Hanesworth
H Schultz
Pavela
Meyers
Lughamrf
Parizek
Lupie
Erickson
Joe Sheetz
Mears
O Grosskopf
Krause
Ogabrielsonp
Wuest
Go. Selbo
Half
Gabrielson
Hayes
Eddy
Little Eight league completes regular schedule with playoffs planned
A Severson note confirms the Little Eight season wraps with postponed games to be resolved. Shaughnessey playoff set for two Sundays in September at La Crosse. Onalaska, Galesville, and others face next week road trips with key matches shaping final standings.
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A. Severson
Shaughnessey
la Crosse
Onalaska
Middle Ridge
Ettrick
Galesville
Bangor
West Salem
It's A Habit Walsh Has Hole-in-One At CC
It is a habit at La Crosse Country Club as Jim Walsh carded the second hole-in-one in two days on the 108 yard 16th hole. Leo Sill also aced the 16th on Wednesday, making three local holes-in-one this year on that green. Witnesses included Bill Marquardt and Lefty KraJewowski along with Ray Haugen and Bob Nebel.
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la Crosse Country Club
Jim Walsh
Leo Sill
Walsh
Bill Marquardt
Lefty Krajewski
Ray Haugen
Bob Nebel
Peerless Kings Seek Sunday Ball Game
Peerless Kings of the La Crosse Baseball Association seek a Sunday game with any city team. They will play on a foreign diamond and any interested club should contact Manager Toby Towsen at 2301 in La Crosse.
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Peerless Kings
la Crosse Baseball Association
Kings
Toby Towsen
la Crosse
Ettrick Caps Rally In Twilight Win Over Arcadia
Ettrick Wisconsin edged Arcadia 5 to 3 in a twilight baseball game Tuesday evening. Ettrick improved to 5-3 in the season with a balanced attack and steady pitching.
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Ettrick
Wis
Arcadia
Archery Club Invites Hunters To Practice Shoot
The La Crosse Archery Club invites bow and arrow hunters to join a day of practice on Sunday August 18 at the City Recreation Department Field Tango. Archers should bring lunch and blunt arrows for a 56 post round starting in the morning with a noon running deer shot. Local clubs from Black River Falls and Sparta will attend.
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la Crosse
Sparta
Alonzo Stagg Starts 14th Grid Season
Amos Alonzo Stagg, aged 84, begins his 14th season as head coach at the College of the Pacific and 57th year coaching. He seeks a stronger season with practice starting next month and hopes for 75 or more candidates, aided by wife Stella, 85, as his chief assistant.
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Stockton
Calif
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Mr. Stagg
Stagg
University of Chicago
Yale Scrubs
Yale
Springfield (Mass
Stella
East Defeats West in Softball at Myrick Park
The East team of the Federal Conservation Training course faced the West team at Myrick Park diamond and won 21 to 8 in seven innings this week.
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Federal Conservation Training
Myrick Park
Semi Final Set for President's Trophy at La Crosse Club
Art Christensen and Roy Poehling are slated for the semi-final in the La Crosse Country Club annual President's trophy event. The winner will face Carl Iverson, upper bracket victor, in the finals on Saturday.
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Art Christensen
Roy Poehling
la Crosse
Poehling-Christensen
Carl Iverson
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