Water Sports Day Delights Crowds at Municipal Pool Debut
The first annual La Crosse Tribune Water Sports Day drew a large crowd at the Municipal pool Sunday. Competitions included 22 swim and diving events with Lipovetz and Silvernagie leading demonstrations and McCoy soldiers among the participants. Winners earned merit certificates as officials ensured a smooth two hour show.
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la Crosse Tribune
Municipal Pool
Pfc
Wayne Anderson
Robert Horigan
Ben Overton
Art
Tom McKinney
Ruth Huebner
Mary Simones
Gordon Scholenberg
Ray Fellows
Mary Young
Rita Knothe
Jane Crail
Mary Osberg
Progem
Quatic
Lipovetz
Silvernagie
McCoy
Paul Omrander
Anderson
Mark Sutton
Leon Mil- G. W. Schneeberger
Roy
Ivar Silvernagie
Ben Overa
Don Minert
Oreaf
Wayne Reichgelt
Art Pregin
Leo la Fleur
End Ferd Lipovetz
Beanies Face 385th Regimental Softball at Camp McCoy
Beanies Old Styles square off tonight with Co. C 385th regimental softball champions of Camp McCoy on West Avenue Sgt Ung S Sgt Weil field. Capt Robblee, former Wae k ia nine captain, will man third base for the soldiers. Co C’s top hitter is pitcher with a .401 average and five wins. Beanies’ Swish Beranek will start on the mound for La Crosse in a likely pitching duel.
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Robblee
Waeikia Nine
Hawaiian Islands
Co. C
Beranek
All American Golf Tourney Opens In Chicago
The 1944 All American golf tournament began at Tom O'Shanter Country Club with about 250 amateurs in the qualifying round. Exempt players include Dale Morey Bob Cochran and Chick Evans. Another 100 entrants join tomorrow as professionals start Wednesday.
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Chicago
Tom O'Shanter Country Club
Dale Morey
Martinsville
Ind
Bob Cochran
St. Louis
Charles
Chick) Evans
Tom O’shanter
George S. May
McCoy Softball Team Advances to Title Finals
Camp McCoy Wisconsin players reach the finals of the sixth service command championship by routing Milwaukees Second District Headquarters 8 to 0 in a semi final. Pfc. Charles Rose pitched a two hit shutout, with no opponent reaching third base.
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Wis
Service Command
Milwaukee
Pfc
Charles Rose
McCoy
Brewers Run Up Big Wins Over Indians in Twin Affair
Milwaukee Brewers crushed Indianapolis 11 1 and 12 2 to complete a doubleheader sweep. The sweep gave Milwaukee 19th and 20th wins in 21 games as Charley all breezed to his 15th win and Juliooe homered. Mud Hens and Louisville also won, while St Paul and Columbus split a twin bill.
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Mud Hens
Minneapolis
Cliff Fannin
Louisville
Kansas City
Colonels
St. Paul
Columbus
Saints
Red Birds
Pires
Milwaukee
Sproull
Pruett
Byers
Kanavas
Acosta
Easterwood
Kropp
Meers
Poland
Lyon
Onalaska Merchants edge 417th Infantry in ninth inning
Onalaska Merchants defeated the 417th Infantry 1-0 at Onalaska diamond as Everett Johnson delivered the winning run in the ninth. Lefty Russel yielded six hits and one walk for McCoy while Tom Kinny scattered five hits and issued two walks for the Merchants. Wes Severson led the Merchants with two hits, with Graw and Main adding two each for the McCoys.
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Graw
Main
McCoys
National League Standings and Results Summary
Standings show St Louis leading with a 2 7 4 3 record and Pittsburgh at 64 46. Cincinnati 64 48 Chicago and New York around .65 and .440. Yesterday results include Chicago 7 New York 1 and 4, Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 1. Today schedules feature New York at Chicago and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh with Boston at St Louis night game.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Louis
Browns Narrow Pennant Lead After Senators Doubleheader
The pennant hungry Browns of St. Louis saw their first place margin shrink to three and a half games after a double loss to the Washington Senators 4-2 and 12-1. White Sox, Reds, and Pirates also won, deepening the pennant race despite the Browns’ four-game skid.
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Associated Press
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Luke Sewell
St. Louisians
Dutch Leonard
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Woody Rich
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Ted Wilks
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All Spencer Clinches 3-Heat State Fair Harness Win
All Spencer owned by Charles Livingston of Chicago won three heats in yesterday’s Grand Circuit races at the Wisconsin State Fair. The trotter ran a mile in 2:04 44 for the day’s fastest time as 12,000 in attendance watched the free-for-all trot for Wisconsin horses.
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Edgerton
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Guy Crippen
Iowa
Star Dust Gyp
Whitehall Cubs Top Galesville 1-0 In Hard Fought Bout
Whitehall Cubs edged Galesville 1-0 in a pitchers duel Sunday as both teams posted seven singles. Whitehall pulled away with four hits in the 8th to seal the victory behind Osgood and Bautch while Spittler and Topa worked the mound for Galesville. The clubs set to meet again at Blair on September 17.
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Blair
College All Stars Emphasize Passing in Bears Prep
College All-Stars continue to develop a pass heavy attack under Lynn Waldorf here in Evanston as Glenn Dobbs and Billy Hillenbrand sharpen aerial plays for the August 30 clash with the Chicago Bears. The scrimmages feature mixed lineups and ongoing position battles with Dobbs pairing on long tosses to Layden and Jacoby while other rosters test depth at every spot.
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Evanston
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Billy Hillenbrand
Chicago Bears
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Waldorf
Blues
Charles Trippi
Georgia
Ken Keuper
Layden
Roy Grefe
Franklin
Paul Sizemore
Furman
Bill Willis
Ohio State
Bruno Banducci
Stanford
Johnny Tavener
Indiana
Women dominate Forest Hills nationals look to flex power
A preview notes the 1940s Forest Hills National Championships will feature top female players while men like Lieut. Don McNeill may face little competition if fit. The piece also mentions high school star turnout at West Virginia, and several cross-sport notes on baseball, football and tennis personalities and ideas.
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Don McNeill
West Virginia
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Moe Berg
Charles Poletti
Rome
Parachute Shrouds Match Nylon Use of Stockings
The shrouds of a single army parachute contain as much nylon as three dozen pairs of stockings, or more than a year's supply for the average woman.
Darkhorse Bob Hamilton Upsets Byron Nelson for PGA Title
The Evansville native Bob Hamilton, 28, a first time entrant, stunned Byron Nelson Toledo O by 1 up after 36 holes in Spokane Washington. Hamilton, the 1944 National PGA champion, drew the biggest upset of the tournament with a final green win before more than 7,000 fans.
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Wash
Bob Hamilton
Darkhorse
Evansville
Ind
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Tommy
Denny Shute
Hamilton
Nelson
Cashton Basemen Roll Redmound 21-3 in Vernon County
Cashton powered past Redmound 21 to 3 in a Vernon County diamond clash. Jernandez and Kaiser pitched and caught for Cashton while Zitzner and Hammond started for Redmound. Johnson and Richardson hit two homers in the rout.
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Baseball season highlights and league leaders
Doerr and Johnson lead home runs with 15. Stirnweiss tops steals with 38. Stirnweiss also leads in hits with 147. Foxx highest doubles at 31. Lindell 11 triples. Hughson leads with 185 innings pitched and an earned run average around .783. Runs, RBIs, and other leaders noted by team.
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Associated Press
Doerr
Boston
Stephens
St. Louis
Stirnweiss
New York
Foxx
Lindell
Johnson
Hughson
Ladies Major Bowling League Sets Thursday Meeting
Gladys Weisbecker, president of the Ladies Major bowling league, announced a meeting for Thursday August 24 at 8 p.m. at the Recreation alleys to discuss the pin loop.
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Gladys Weisbecker
Ladies Major Bowling League
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