Lanesboro Nine Triumphs In Eight Three Win At Home
Lanesboro defeats Ting Valley 8 to 3 in front of about 1 000 fans as LaVerne Arns allows seven hits while adding a three singles and a double. Joe Flynn goes 3 for 4 for the winners with LeRoy Erickson and George West contributing in the win. Ken Finke homers for the Valley team with a solo shot in the fifth. The two clubs meet in Spring Valley for the second game of the series on Wednesday.
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Ting Valley
LaVerne Arns
Arns
Joe Flynn
Ken Finke
Spring Valley
Lanesboro
George West
Jim West
John Finke
LeRoy Erickson
MABEL
Minn
Preston
Gene Beaver
Mabel Chucker
Roger
Bud Bahr
Tom Grebin
Joe Karp
Ralph Kneeskern
Clay Kneeskern
Roman Tollefson
Onalaska
Wis
Minro
Gene Osgood
Charlie Timm
Elmer Hecht
Bob Gullickson
Hecht
Mindoro
Middle Ridge Beats West Salem in Extra Innings
Middle Ridge rallied with a three run ninth to tie, then Don Gabrielson drove in the winning run with a long fly in the tenth as West Salem fell 6-5 in the Little Falls league finale. Gabrielson fanned 1 1/2. Julian Johnson, McEldowney led hits for Ridge and West Salem.
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West Salem
Wis
Middle Ridge
Little Fix
Don Gabrielson
Ridge Crew
Gabrielgan
Julian Johnson
McEldowney
Waukon High School Gridiron Prep Under Way
Special report from Waukon Iowa notes that grid equipment was issued to candidates for the 1948 season. Coach Al Krammen announced Indians practice would start August 4. The schedule was not released.
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Waukon
Waukon High School
al Krammen
Herb Ristow Defends Maple Grove Club Championship
Herb Ristow, club champion at the Maple Grove course, defended his title Sunday by defeating Harry Kolter seven up with six to play after the 30th hole in a scheduled 36-hole match. Ristow led 3 up after nine holes and extended to a six-hole margin at halftime.
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Tribeune
Phete
Herb Ristow
Maple Grove Club
Harry Kolter
Ristow
Grove
Maple Grove
Kolter
Nelson
Lea
Milwaukee Divides Pair With Redbirds
Milwaukee wins 14-6 in the first game as Frank Kerr belts a 425 foot homer. The Red Birds win 3-2 in the nightcap on five-hitting hurling. Indianapolis sweeps twin bills over 74 and 10-2, Louisville tops Poul 65 and 4-1, and Kansas City takes two from Toledo.
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Associated Press
Frank Kerr
Mlwaukee
Columbus
Red Birds
Brewers
Indianapolis
Louisa
Poul
Kansas City
Toledo
Kerr
Marv Rickert
Jimmy Gleeson
Clarence Beers
Don Grate
Tim Tuiner
Twin Hill
Minneapolis
Jerry Witte
Louisville
Bill Drescher
Joe
Two Reds Leaders Share Notable Early Careers
CINCINNATI minus 14 O P Cayley who managed the Reds in 1886 in the American Association and Johnny Neun current Reds boss both share a path from writing sports for newspapers. Cayley reported for the Cincinnati Enquirer before managing, while Neun wrote sports for Baltimore papers before taking over.
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Cincinnati
O. P. Cayley
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Neun
Reds
Caylor
Cincinnati Enquirer
Neun
Baltimore
Fans Escape Serious Injury At Fair Races
At Milwaukee state fair race day a wheel from Ken Fowler's car flew into the 200 strong crowd during the AAA National race. Two spectators, Alma Fowler and her son Gaylord, suffered minor injuries. Fowler was unhurt and the event winner was Johnny Mantz after a protest moved Ted Horn to third.
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Milwaukee
Ken Fowler
Dayton
Fowler
Alma
Gaylord
Johnny Mantz
Long Beach
Calif
Ted Horn Terson
N. J
Mantz
Emil Andres
Chicago
Horn
Itz
Andres
Larry's Body Shop Wins Sparta Game
Larry's Body Shop won its third straight game in the second half defeating Pet Milk 15 to 5 to tighten its lead in the Sparta city softball league. Thirty three runs were scored as the Depot Dutch upset Watts Bar 17 to 16. Waelts fell to last place with three straight losses.
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Sparta
Wis
Larry's Body Shop
Pet Milk
Sparta City
the Depot Dutch
Watts Bar
Waelts
State Open Tennis Champ Is Bob Stuckert
Milwaukee report states Bob Stuckert won the Wisconsin State Open title by defeating Stan Drobac 6 2 6 2 6 2 at the town club. Milwaukeeans Kimbark Peterson of Kalamazoo and LeRoy Weir of Waukesha won the doubles title defeating Stuckert and his brother Wally by 3 8 3 6 6 1 6 1 6 2.
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Milwaukee
Bob Stuckert
Stan Drobac
Nodine Stops Eitzen in Extra Inning Heartstopper
Nodine won 4 to 3 in ten innings after a Stanton homer drove in the go ahead run with a man aboard. Eitzen out hit the visitors but could not push across the needed runs as Wilson earned the mound decision over Schulte and Grefe.
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Eitzen
Minn
Stanton
Nodine
Wilson
Schulte
Grefe
Arcadia Edges Ettrick 3 2 In Extra Inning Ball Game
Arcadia tops Ettrick 3 2 to grab or share second place in the county league as Howie Hanson and Morace Scow won the mound battle. Red Wall and B Bierne led Ettrick with three hits each while Bob Boland had two for Arcadia.
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Wis
Ettrick
Howie Hanson
Morace Scow
Sin
Red Wall
B. Bierne
Bob Boland
Myron Scow
Ronnie Bierne
South Readies Two Offense Units For All Star Battle
Madison Wisconsin. Ken Kitelinger prepares two backfield oriented offenses for his South squad facing Roy Melvin’s North in the third annual high school All-Star game at Breese Stevens Field. The South plans separate backfields with a power unit and a speed unit while Melvin counters with a reverse quarterback offense and a deep backfield of talented backs including Stehlow Born May Van Ooyen and others. Kickoff is 8 p m.
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Frank Leahy
Ken Stelinger
Kitelinger
Leahy
Madile
Roy Mel Melvin
Janesville
Chicago Cardinals
South
Melvin
Associated Press
Ashland
Stevens Point
Roland Stehlow
Wausau
Gladwin
Clintonville
Dick May
Milwaukee Washington
Jerry van Ooyen
Antigo
Patrick O’donahue
Eau Claire St. Patrick
Hal Power
Jack Kelly
Fond du Lac
Hank Pausig
Oshkosh
Whitewater
Art Lastofka
West Allis Central
John Irski
South Milwaukee
Wayne Witte
Beloit
Jim Lomas
Fennimore
Harry Geldien
West Allis Hale
Bill Schleisner
Len Richter
Boscobel
Lastofka
Jim Stephen
Pete Jacobs
Dick Engel
Bob Beal
Delavan
Jacobs
Camp Randall Stadium
Breese-Stevens Field
Green Bay Knocks Jacks From Second
Green Bay moved into second place in the Wisconsin State baseball league by sweeping Wausau, while Wisconsin Rapids split with Appleton to stay close behind. Janesville defeated Fond du Lac 13-6 as Cobra notes of decisive hitting.
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Wausau
Lumberjacks
Wisconsin Rapids
Appleton
Bluejays
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Sheboyygan
Lowell Groskop
Giants
Bob Santee
Ralph Johanson
Chuck Huwer
Red Fischer
Milward Seeks Third Straight State Title
Milwaukee golfer Jimmy Milward, defending champion, launches his bid for a third straight Wisconsin State Open title at Tuckaway Country Club as a 150-player field includes former champions Francis Gallett Hank Gardner and Floyd Red Leonard. Milward placed 18th at the St Paul Open yesterday.
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Milwaukee
Jimmy Milward
Tuckaway Country Club
Milward
Francis Gallett
Hank Gardner
Floyd
Red
Wildcats Building for 1949 Strength Under Casteel
Arizona coach Mike Casteel calls 1949 grid prospects favorable as four seniors remain on the roster with only center Art Converse likely to start. The rest of the squad returns with a year of experience ahead.
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Tucson
Ariz
Mike Casteel
Arizona
Wildcats
Casteel
Art Converse
AHA Adds Hockey Teams in U S Amateur League Surge
The Amateur Hockey Association of the United States more than doubled teams from 62 in 1946-47 to 133 in 1947-48. Players from 22 states appear on the roster of the Baltimore Colts in the All-America Football Conference.
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New York
Amateur Hockey Association of the
U. S
Baltimore Colts
Spring Grove Defeats Brownsville 14-8 in A B Loop
Spring Grove beat Brownsville 14 to 8 in a Saturday A B loop game. Bergsrud earned the win with Myhra pitching, while Brownsville used Larry and Graf. Bergsrud hit a homer and Howard added three singles. Werthen hit a homer and a triple for Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Bergsrud
Myhra
Larry
Graf
Howard
Werthein
Neshein
Noel
New Holstein Edges Camden In Meet
Two hit pitching by Ray Janikowski powered New Holstein Wisconsin state champions to a 5-2 win over Camden Ark in the first round. The Badgers next play Fredericksburg Pa Chix at 8 p m after their 63 point first round victory over Reno Nev.
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Wichita
Kan
Ray Janikowski
New Holstein
Wisconsin
Camden
Ark
Badgers
Fredericksburg
Chix
Reno
Nev
Who's This Bobo Louis Newsom Career Climber
Veteran hockey fans puzzled by baseball pi and Louis Newsom moving between clubs. The article traces Newsom’s six season arc from the New York Rangers in 1932-33 to Detroit, Ottawa, the New York Americans, and Montreal before ending.
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New York
Louis
Bobo) Newsom
Carl Tlonal
New York Rangers
Voss
Detroit
Ottawa
New York Americans
Montreal Maroons
Winnebago Beats Black Hammer In Baseball Match
Winnebago defeated Black Hammer 4 to 1 as Hahn pitched the win with six singles scattered. Imhoff contributed three singles for the winners while Westerse led the losers with two hits.
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Winnebago
Minn
Hahn
Imhoff
Westerse
Fruechte
Beuge
Plagge
Versatile Swedes Narrowly Trail U S In Olympic Show
Sweden finished second to the United States in all sports point totals at the Olympic Games, scoring 353 to America's 662. The Swedes claimed 17 firsts across disciplines, led by versatility in modern pentathlon, soccer, and Greco Roman wrestling, with strong showings in many events.
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U. S
London
Sweden
Feld
United States
America
France
Berlin
Germany
All-Stars debate formations as Cardinals loom
In Evanston the College All-Stars tested T-Formation and single wingback intrasquad, 33-28. Cardinal scouts face a tough choice while Conzelman worries about matching two styles against the Cardinals. Elliott injures knee but All-Stars expect all players at drills.
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Evanston
Ill
College All-Stars
Chicago Cardinals
Dyche Stadium
Cardinals
Charley Conerly
Mississippi
Herman Wedemyer
St. Mary’s
Bump Elliott
Michigan
Notre Dame
Johnny Lujack
Cardinal
Jimmy Conzelman
Waukesha
Wis
Conzelman
Frank Leahy
Conerly
Lujack
Leahy
Collegians
Elliott
Johnny Nolan
Penn State
Bucky O'Connor
Backiug Girard
Wisconsin
Greiner Ties With Demaret In St Paul Open
Otto Greiner tied with Jimmy Demaret at 273 to lead the St Paul Open playoff for top prize. The 29 year old ex navy flier credited instruction from Dave Douglas for smoothing his swing as Lloyd Mangrum posted 276 for third and Ellsworth Vines finished near 277 with other money winners named.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Jimmy Demaret
Otto Greiner
Greiner
Demaret
Baltimore
Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
Douglas
Chicago
Navy
Lloyd Mangrum
George May
Ellsworth Vines
Iowa University
Ed Furgol
Royal Oak
Mich
Henry Ransom
Ravinia
Ill
Laffoon and St Andrews Earn $613.33 Each for 280 Scores
The report notes Laffoon and St Andrews of Newfoundland each received $613.33 after achieving scores of 280. The names appear in connection with the payout and prize amount.
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Laffoon
St. Andrews
Babe Zaharias Wins Women’s National Open at Atlantic City
Babe Zaharias captured the Women’s National Open at Atlantic City Country Club finishing 72 holes in 300 strokes to win $1,200. Mildred Zaharias endured a missed five-foot putt that cost her $1,000, with Betty Hicks in second place at eight strokes behind.
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Northfield
N. J
Mildred
Babe) Zaharias
Atlantic City Country Club
Ferndale
N. Y
Betty Hicks
Detroit
Alma Center blanked Hixton 10-0 in exhibition tilt
Alma Center pitcher Alex Stanley allowed three hits as the host blanked Hixton 10-0. Segrinn led the visitors with two singles while Erickson had a triple and a double for Alma Center. Jennings took the loss.
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Hixton
Wis
Alex Stanley
Alma Center
Segrinn
Erickson
Jennings
Stanley
Aickets
Jennings and
Mitchell
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