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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
13
The Gateway City girls meet Zahns in a polio benefit exhibition Friday at 8 pm on West Avenue. Olga Helerson leads the Norwegian lineup with Peasy O Toole as catcher against Zahns lineup.
Eds tavern and Heilemans Old Style Lagers clash in a best of five series opener at West Avenue. Eds holds a 1–0 edge in regular-season meetings and will start Robert Carroll against Clarence Beranek with strong support from Kamperschroer Tanke Wohlhoefer Heil man Parizek and others as thousands expected.
Japan’s world beating swim squad claimed two AAU crowns as Hironoshin Furuhashi won the 1500 meter and challenged a new 400 meter world mark after a dramatic 30 lap race with Shiro Hashizume. Yoshihiro Hamaguchi added a 20 meter freestyle win, while Skippy Browning leading an American effort and Iowa’s 300 medley relay team provided key resistance.
Lefty Grove tops major league pitchers with the highest win percentage among those with 300 or more wins, at .680. The figure reflects Grove’s dominant pitching career and his standing in historical rankings.
Local La Crosse prep coaches announce equipment handouts and early practice dates. Walter Weigent at Central to issue grid gear August 22 with morning and afternoon sessions. Aquinas coach John Michuta to hand out tags August 18 9 30 a m first practice August 22. Rod Martin Logan to outfit players August 18 19 20. La Crosse opens September 10 vs St Augustine Central at Madison West September 17. Logan visits Winona September 9.
Blair Wisconsin switches off the 1950 summer recreation program after polio fears reduce swim class attendance. George Hennings notes the program ends August 20, the third year of supervised activities. The Blair grade school baseball team beat Galesville 5-3, Kensmoe earning a three hit game with Nanstad behind the plate, and Bob Sexe going four for four. Two games with Whitehall remain.
Spring Grove high announces equipment distribution for the football season on Monday August 22 at 7 pm. All boys interested in trying out for the team are urged to attend the school gym for gear issuance and tryouts.
The Washington Senators list four former New York sandlot stars on this year’s squad. Outfielders Johnny Simmons and Sam Mele, pitcher Mickey Harris and third baseman Eddie Yost, with all but Harris having played for New York university.
Rushford Mer chants beat Lanesboro 7 to 6 in nine innings to take a 2 1 series lead. Key hits by Quarve Rollins Berg and Prokopowicz fueled a 12 hit Rushford attack behind Swota. Lanesboro scored three in the ninth before Prokopowicz closed the game.
La Crosse City league All Stars host Root River league pick at Copeland Park tonight at 8 15 p m. Lehrke plans two top City league pitchers with Dan Halford, Weigent, Pari zek and Dunham among starters. illness sidelines Golz. Root River lineup includes Donovan Sackett Stanton Darling Werthein Bartz and others with Lottes Mullen and Buege ready to pitch.
Irwin J. Naus of West Allis is appointed state director of athletics and junior activities for the Wisconsin VFW department. He previously directed his post's junior bowling league, a pilot program that inspired state sponsorship and expansion to all area students.
In Green Bay Wisconsin two North high school guards impressed in an All-Star football practice session. Allen Roberts 185 pounds from Beaver Dam and Tom O’Brien 170 pounds from Wauwatosa stopped nearly all plays. Offensively Floyd Rathburn Don Bodway and Bill Wisotzke ran well for the North. In the South camp Carl Anderson praised Racine Washington Park halfback Glenn Humphrey as the second fastest starter behind Pete Frantz of Milwaukee Marquette.
Gardiner Dickinson of Louisiana State posted the lowest qualifying score in the NCAA Golf Tournament with a 139, tied for best with Morgan Fottrell of San Jose State. He flew to Louisiana for military maneuvers and, under rules, must play at least one tournament round to receive the medal.
The 45 day Atlantic City meet in New Jersey includes 11 stakes led by the Atlantic City Turf Handicap, a 1 1/16 mile race for three-year-olds and up on Labor Day with $25,000 added. Opening day August 11 features the Inaugural Handicap at six furlongs and Pageant at a mile eighth, each $10,000 added. Two-year-olds contest the World's Playground Stakes on August 13 for $15,000, and the meet ends October 1 with the All American Handicap a mile and 3 sixteenths for three-year-olds and up with $25,000 added.
Algeria plans to adopt a social security law modeled on France with funding from monthly payments split between employers and workers, aiming for a balanced social protection system.
American Legion earned its fourth win of the second round with a 9-0 forfeit over CIO at Copeland Park. Both Legion and AFL stand 4-0 in the round and meet Saturday for the second round title. CIO manager Bill Killeen cited illness and player commitments for the incomplete lineup, knocking the Laborers from pennant contention.
Green Bay's Jim Milward and Beloit's Alvin Krueger tied at 281 after 72 holes in the Wisconsin Open at Kenosha County Club. They meet in an 18 hole playoff at 3 p.m. Sunday to decide the championship. Milward has four previous titles and Krueger two. top four finishers with 287 or better included professionals and amateurs.
Four of 14 Liberty ships named for sports figures remain active as the U S merchant fleet shrinks after the war. Notre Dame stars Knute Rockne and George Gipp anchor football honors while Princeton’s William H Ed transports Marshall Plan aid to Italy. Baseball ships fizzle as John J McGraw, once active, is laid up or sold. Walter Camp and Hobart Baker were torpedoed in the war.
There will be a new individual NCAA golf champion after the event at Iowa State from June 25 to July 2. San Jose State defends the team title while Bobby Harris who beat Tex as Ed Hopkins 1 up in Palo Alto last year is not listed among the San Jose State entries.
In Sweetwater Texas WOR ring Don Wilsons Lee Sala and Joey De John both fell to opponents. Jonny Saxton beat Dave Andrews in Syracuse New York while Algeria plans 13 plants to produce insecticides varnishes glue and gelatin.
Plow Outfit edged Foundry 14 to 13 at Copeland Park as both hold first in the Allis-Chalmers league. Outcasts routed Third Shift 15 to 0 at Longfellow, keeping pace in the standings.
V. T. Smith, Abilene Christian rookie halfback, led the Los Angeles Rams Blues to a 28 13 victory over Bob Waterfield's Gold team in the NFL intra-squad game. Smith scored three second half touchdowns, Tommy Kalmanir added another, and Norm Van Brocklin kicked four extra points as the Golds led 13 7 at halftime before the Blues surged. The Golds' final tuneup precedes the August 26 exhibition with the Washington Redskins.
Flames swept three barns at Le Mesa race track in Raton New Mexico destroying twenty thoroughbreds including La Bre a stud recently bought for 10000 by Howard Lackey of Raton Two stablemen were severely burned and guard Dean Turpitt a former jockey credited with saving many horses suffered burns as did groom Raymond Leonard hospitalized for severe burns Foster racing secretary said damages to barns exceed 20000 but grandstand facilities were undamaged Racing will continue on weekends until September 16.
Baseball leaders listed by league with top marks in batting runs RBIs hits doubles and more. Notable names include Williams Kell Robinson Spahn and others across the American and National Leagues.
Spokane Indians catcher Jack Parks aged 21 married Betty Mae Tibbett aged 20 at home plate during a game against Victoria. The ceremony featured the bride in a green suit marching along the bases while Parks wore a white uniform and the bat boy delivered the ring. The unusual scene had no umpire officiating the moment.
The 123 Club, last season's champions of the Women's Division, defeated Hof Brau 8 12 to 3 42 on Hof Brau's home board. The win signals the 123 Club's continued strength as title contenders this season.
Adams and Beckman each collected four hits to lead Viking Tavern to a 16 to 3 victory. Swampy pitched all innings with Krause catching behind the plate. Bertson allowed the 15 hit attack for Buzz Beer Depot as Amundson added three hits for the Depot squad.
Listings show matchups across multiple venues including Bohemian Hall Wayside Inn Copeland Viking Tavern Commercial Tavern Ward Ave West Hof Bray P J West Avenue Midway Bar Gateway Dugan s Dugout Johnnie s Our Corner Buzz s Beer Longfellow Beranek s Russ U Bar Hogan Ellis Heile man s Hood Street Amyrets Telephone Co Ward Ave East Allis Chalmers Piremen Fairgrounds Prench Island and Police. Also a note that Ty Cobb had over 200 hits in nine major league seasons.
In Coon Valley Wisconsin the Little Eight league All-Stars host the Western Wisconsin league All-Stars at 8 15 p m The Western line features Norm Firetag Sunshine Thunder cloud Earl Ghelf Gordimer Dobson and Hermson The Little Eight counters with Schroe der Henley Roberts Gabrielson Osgood Olson and Mickelberg Both teams boast strong batting power and the event is billed as the season highlight.
Three National Football League players moved to the All-America Conference in silence. Bob Dobelstein of the Giants John Mastrangelo of the Steelers and Reid Moseley of the Bears signed with the A A. Dobelstein and Mastrangelo are guards with prior NFL seasons. Moseley, a Georgia end and back, had a brief Bears stint in 1947 and did not play last year.
Decorah Ia Special Aug 24 is the date for the Waukon Decorah all star softball cash event on the Waukon diamond Two five inning games will be played against two Waukon teams A return doubleheader is planned in Decorah on Aug 28 according to Eber Frye president of the Decorah City league
Tony Hoch defeated Jerry Kruezer 6 and 5 to win the Junior Boys Golf title at La Crosse Country Club. The club will host a tournament starting Thursday to decide the Boy's Junior Club Championship.
Spring Valley suffers seven errors and loses two key players as Mabel wins 4 to 1 in the Fillmore County league quarterfinals. Gene Geilenfeld struck out eight and allowed six hits for Mabel, while Dale Fenstermaker and Sam Lindsey depart for the season with injuries. Lindsey had two hits before injury. Maynard Gabrielson and Lawrence Rathburn led Mabel with two singles each.
Decorah prepares for a Sept 9 home opener against Cresco marking the season debut for the Decorah grid team. The schedule shift places Waverly games earlier in the campaign. The note also mentions MLB history with Hugh Duffy’s .438 batting mark in 1894.
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