Sins we Ca Football Opens 1950 Practice in La Crosse
Sins we Ca opens 1950 season as first to practice with Central Aquinas following. Rod Martin returns for Rangers with six to eight lettermen possible. Michuta’s Blugolds start Tuesday at 9 30, Beson leads Central with seven lettermen. Key veterans include Temp McPeak Knutson Schreiber Kelly Bruha. Central and Aquinas open Sept. 15 16 against Madison West McDowell.
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la Crosse
Central
Aquinas
Rangers
Rod Martin
I i Fis Ist Sina Sil
Blugolds
John Michura
Warren Beson
Raiders
Martin
Logan
Ronnie Cotton
Carleton Timm
Don Johnson
Bob Otto
Paul Lang
Blaine Misna
Otto
Ray Zimmerman
Bob Knight
Michuta
Jim Temp
Dave McPeak
Manny Knutson
Donovan Schreier
Jack Kelly
Tom Bruha
Monogram
Beson
Babe Weigent
Minnesota
Jack Hackett
Jim Mason
Tom Frey
Wes Beranek
Joe Richardson
Ronnie Love
Wayne Pahl
Winona
Swanson Field
Madison West
McDowell
Chippewa Falls
Sparta Trojans Edge La Crosse All-Stars 6-2 in Tri-County Tilt
Corky Shillings pitched Sparta to a 6-2 victory over La Crosse with 14 strikeouts and three walks. Dick Peregrine allowed five hits in a strong complete game for La Crosse as Sparta and Tomah led the Tri-County standings at 4-1 with upcoming games against Black River Falls and Bangor.
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Sparta
Wis
Alger
Corky) Shillings
Sparta Trojans
Crosse All-Stars
Shillings
la Crosse High School
Legion Star
Dick Peregrine
la Crosse
Jim Fritsch
Spartans
Charlie Weigent
Fritsch
Jim Dunham
Weigent
Orv Wetzel
Bill Parizek
Invaders
Trojans
Pete Manuel
Snyder
Schmitz
Black River Falls
Tomah
Bangor
Rising Sun Keeps Two-Game Lead In K V
Rising Sun bolstered its two game margin in the Northern Kickapoo Valley standings by routing Lynxville 16-2. Howard Olson hit a first inning homer with two aboard, while Roger Buros earned the win and Hendrickson and K Ditzner added three hits each.
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Boscobel
Wis
Rising Sun
Lynxville
Kickapoo Valley
Roger Buros
Hendrickson
K. Ditzner
Howard Olson
Dyer
Eastman
Viola
Fred Wagner
Mt. Hope
Steuben
Gordon Horn
Dean Bowen
Bob Daugherty
Kaufman
Jacobus
Scraka
Mr. Hope
Woodman
Harry Boebel
Freimiller
Donald Wachter
Mike Nauert
Wauzeka
Blue River
Southern Sector
State Park
Potosi
Lancaster
Burton
Bloomington
Cassville
Stitzer
Tennyson
Nodine Defeats Hart by 23 to 6 in Minnesota Baseball
Nodine poured in runs in all but the fourth inning to crush Hart 23 6 at Nodine. Bublitz pitched for Hart while Dick Rick worked the mound for Nodine. Harper led Nodine with four hits and Bill had three. Bartz hit a homer for Nodine as Bemke and Bublitz each collected two safeties.
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Nodine, Minn
Nodine
Hart
Bublitz
Dick Rick
Harper
Bill
Bartz
Bemke
Rote Stars As Golds Defeat Blues In Intra-Squad Game
TRON MOUNTAIN Mich Tobin Rote threw TD passes for both sides as the Golds beat the Blues 20 to 6 in a Green Bay Packers intra-squad game. Ted Cook caught a 39 yard score for the Blues, while Al Baldwin Abner Wimberly and Alex Wizicki contributed Golds scores.
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Rote Stars
Golds
Blues
Tron Mountain
Mich
Tobin Rote
Green Bay
Rote
Ted Cook
Tobin
al Baldwin
Abner Wimberly
Alex Wiczicki
Ted Fritsch
Clayton Tonnemaker
Harold Doan Sets New Archery Mark
EAST TAWAS Mich Harold Doan of Adrian set a new single field round record at the fifth National tournament of the National Field Archers association Doan shot 845 points in Sundays round in Huron National Forest He previously held the Michigan Field Archery championship The junior boys division saw Larry Beresh of Delavan place third Rol Dill of San Diego held a 843 point mark for a different senior round.
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East Tawas
Mich
Michigan
Harold Doan
Adrian
National Field Archers Association
Doan
Huron National Forest
Ious
Rol Dill
San Diego
Calif
Larry Beresh
Delavan
Phillies Turn Down World Series Ticket Requests
The Phillies refuse World Series tickets while awaiting Commissioner Chandler’s approval. Public relations chief Nathan Babe Alexander says 25,000 requests have been rejected, with checks and money orders returned as 33,125 seats in Shibe Park will mostly be reserved if the team clinches the pennant.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
A. B. Chandler
Nathan
Babe) Alexander
Phillies
Shibe Park
Dodgers Break Through Against Curt Simmons After Near No-Hit Start
Philadelphia pitcher Curt Simmons allowed a near perfect start but two errors and two hits in the seventh inning produced three Dodgers runs. The game featured a tense buildup as Simmons dominated early before the seventh inning rally.
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Philadelphia
Curt Simmons
Dodgers
Bettenhausen Wins At State Fair Mile Race
Tony Bettenhausen of Tinley Park Illinois won the 100 mile national AAA midget championship at State Fair Park Wisconsin. Albert Duris of Bedford Ohio was killed on the first lap after his car went out of control. Ray Crawford of Los Angeles helped pull Duris from the crash and suffered hand burns. Duris fiancee Miss Lillian Parker was in the grandstand. Bettenhausen set a track record of 1 hour 10 minutes 41.33 seconds, surpassing Sam Hanks’ prior mark.
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Milwaukee
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
State Fair Park
Albert Duris
Bedford
Ray Crawford
Los Angeles
Drris
Duris
Lillian Parker
Bettenhausen
Sam Hanks
Glendale
Calif
Salem Raps Cashton 8-5 in Little Eight clash
West Salem broke a 4-4 tie with four in the ninth to defeat Cashton 8-5 in Salem. D Groth struck out 12 for Salem, while Cashton’s Bob Schroeder fanned 14. R Groth led Salem with a homer and a triple, and Anderson added three hits.
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Cashton
Wis
West Salem
D. Groth
Salem
Bob Schroeder
R. Groth
Anderson
Wais
Melrose
Melvina
Cotton
Schmitz
C. Kunes
Butch Ellison
Menasha Jr. Legion Rolls to Win in National Match
Menasha Wisconsin defeated Fargo North Dakota 8 to 2 in the region nine American Legion Junior baseball tournament opener. Tom Koslowski pitched a complete game allowing four hits with 15 strikeouts as Menasha surged with six runs in the fifth inning on five hits two steals and a walk. The double elimination event featured Koslowski and Potter backing him, Oliver Joos and Running.
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Dickinson
N. D
Pi— Menasha
Wis
American Legion
Fargo
Menashans
Tom Koslowski
Menasha
Koslowski
Potter
Oliver
Joos
Running
Ray McPherson
Spring Valley
Ernest Malizia
Mellom
Bodga
Moen
Glen Johnson
Lanesboro
Harmony
Joe Flynn
Johnson
Leroy Erickson
Ralph Kneeskern
Bert Hedstrom
Laverne Arns
Curt Johnson
Herb Mohney
Bobby Pfarr Cops Men's Bicycle Title
Bobby Pfarr of Kenosha Wisconsin won the 22nd annual National Amateur Senior men's bicycle championship in New Brunswick New Jersey. He scored 9 1 2 points to edge Bob Travani of Boston by half a point despite not winning any individual race. Pfarr placed second in the two mile event third in the five miler and tied for fourth in the 10 miler as weather delayed Saturday racing and crowds crowded Sundays program.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Bobby Pfarr
Kenosha
Wis
Pfarr
Bob Travani
Boston
Casey Jones Wins State Horseshoe Championship
Casey Jones of Waukesha won the state horseshoe pitching title at State Fairpark Sunday. He swept Stanley Kivlin of Madison in a two game playoff, posting 50 points to 7 and tallying 38 ringers and 16 doubles for 73 percent.
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Milwaukee
Casey Jones
Waukesha
State Fairpark
Stanley Kivlin
Madison
Kivlin
Pacers Edge Trotters In Two Minute Miles
New York racing figures for 1948 show pacers dominating with a two to one edge over trotters in 2:00 miles. A total of 1110 sidewheelers and 55 trotters were clocked at or under two minutes per mile during the sulky season.
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Pacers
NEW York
NEA
Redskins Top 49ers In Exhibition Thriller
In San Francisco Sammy Baugh in his 14th pro season led the Washington Redskins to a 31 12 victory over the 49ers in front of 51201 fans at an Examiner charity game. The 49ers debut in the NFL and the Redskins connected on two third quarter TD passes.
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SAN Francisco
Slingin
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
San Francisco 49Ers
Baugh
49Ers
Bill Dudley
San Francisco Examiner
Yanks
Ed Sawyer Sees Day To Day NL Battle
Philadelphia Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer rates the National League race as day to day. He cites the Giants as playing the best ball, notes the Cardinals are the only team ahead of them at 10-8, and says Pittsburgh is also playing well while second division clubs remain relaxed.
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NEW York
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Sawyer
Giants
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Tomah defeats Sauk City 15 to 1 in seven innings
Tomah, Wis special report: Tomah routs Sauk City 15 to 1 in a seven inning baseball game played in the cold. Tennant and Felker pitched for Tomah while Hillenbrand and Berbrandt worked for Sauk City. Tomah’s Bill Knapton went 3 for 3, Tracey had 3 for 5 with a fifth inning homer, and Floyd Love added three of seven Tomah hits.
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Tomah
Wis
Sauk City
Hillenbrand
Berbrandt
Tennant
Felker
Bill Knapton
Tom Curry
Burt Tracey
Tracey
Floyd Love
Jim Fuchs Almost Reaches 60-Foot Shot in Sweden
Yale athlete Jim Fuchs came within 15 inches of a 60-foot shot put world record in Visby Sweden tossing a 16 pound iron ball 58 feet 9 and 64 inches His mark surpasses Charley Fonviles 1948 record but may not be official yet He previously achieved 58 feet 5 and one half inches in Los Angeles on April 29 195? The report notes the 1814 World Series result where the Boston Braves defeated the Athletics four straight with Dick Rudolph and Bill James each winning two games
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Visby
Sweden
Jim Fuchs
Yale
Charley Fonville
Michigan
Fuchs
Fonville
Los Angeles
Boston Braves
Athletics
Dick Rudolph
Bill James
Superior Wins Ties In NL Double Bill
In a Northern League doubleheader Sunday, Superior trimmed Fargo-Moorhead 4-1 in game one while game two was tied 6-6 and called in the sixth inning. Eau Claire Bears lost 7-5 to Aberdeen. Grand Forks beat Duluth twice 5-3 and 7-6. St. Cloud won both ends of a twin bill against Sioux Falls 3-2 and 5-2.
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Superior
Blues
Fargo-Moorhead
Eau Claire Bears
Aberdeen
Grand Forks
Duluth
St. Cloud
Sioux Falls
Eau Claire
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press NL and AL
Baseball leaders in batting runs hits and more listed for both leagues. Key names include Musial Kiner Ennis Jethroe Ashburn and Pafke in the NL and Goodman Kell Stephens DiMaggio Rizzuto Lemon Wyn n in the AL with various stat leaders across batting runs batted in doubles home runs and pitching totals.
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Musial
St. Louis
Hopp
Pittsburgh
Torgeson
Boston
Kiner
Ennis
Philadelphia
Furillo
Brooklyn
Robinson
Ashburn
Jethroe
Pafke
Chicago
Spahn
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Hiller
Maglie
New York
Goodman
Kell
Detroit
Stephens
DiMaggio
Dropo
Rizzuto
Wertz
Woodling
Spring Grove Harmony Triumph In FC Shaughnessy Playoffs
Spring Grove defeated Spring Valley 9 4 in the FC Shaughnessy playoffs as Harmony beat Lanesboro 11 4. Merle Doubeck struggled for Spring Valley while Lloyd Hammer and Don Nesheim starred for Spring Grove. Bert Hedstrom and Ralph Kneeskern pitched for Harmony and Lanesboro respectively as Shaughnessy playoff action continued in Fillmore County.
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Spring Grove
Harmony
FC Shaughnessy
Lanesboro
Minn
Shaughnessy
Fillmore County
Spring Valley
The
Grove
Merle Doubeck
Duane Sikkink
Doubeck
Lloyd Hammer
Red Mellom
Don Nesheim
Mellom
Ted Bodga
Kenneth Finke
Preston
Tom Grebin
Larry Hunt
Billy Foster
Ordale Aare
al Danielson
Milton Hardike
Porter Broadwater
Howard Hopp
Tom Carlin
Phil McElroy
Hunt
Sikkink
Hammer
Nesheim
Johnson
Flynn
Erickson
Kneeskern
Hedstrom
Grebin
Foster
Aare
Danielson
Hardike
Broadwater
Hopp
Whitefield Equaled 880 World Record Mark at Junior Olympics
Mal Whitefield matched the 12 year old world record for the 880 yard run clocked at 1 49.2 in an exhibition at the Fifth Annual Junior Olympics held in Berea Ohio National AAU officials note the British record set by Sidney Wooderson in London on August 20 1938 remains the world standard.
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Cleveland
Mal Whitfield
National Aau
Berea
Great Britain
Sidney C. Wooderson
London
Kenosha Chiefs Meet Santa Maria in National Semi Pro Start
The Kenosha Chiefs of Wisconsin open their National semi pro Baseball tournament run in Wichita Kansas. They face Santa Maria California in a Tuesday night game as Wisconsin’s sole representative after winning the state semi pro tourney.
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Wichita
Kas
Kenosha
Wis
Santa Maria
Calif
Wisconsin
City Softball Series Opens In La Crosse Matchup
La Crosse begins its fourth annual city softball series with a best of five set between Shamrocks, the class A champions, and Heilemans, class AA titleists. Sham rocks hold a 17-2 league mark while Heilemans stand 18-1.
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la Crosse
West Avenue
Heilemans
Shamrocks
Shamrock Tavern
Art Coady
Bud Fisher
Russ Walden
Peter Sanaval
Buck Tanke
Jerry Miller
Hooks Koeller
Bobby Bendel
Jack Grosskopf
Jim Nirschl
Bob Coorough
Trot And Pace Feature Winneshiek Fair Race Program
Zeb Cash won two heats of the 2:25 trot at Winneshiek County fair with times 2:21 2/3 and 2:23 3/5 while Rochester Lady took the first heat in 2:22. Bow Council claimed two 2:17 pace heats and Lakota Direct added a 2:20 2/5 heat. sickness removed Jess B. Mc and Penina French before the races. The Sunday card lists a 2:17 trot and pace with five trot entrants and six pacing entrants including Kay Lea and Direct Sider.
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Decorah
Zeb Cash
Guy House
West Union
Winneshiek County Fair
Rochester Lady
Tom Taylor
Rochester
Minn
Jess B. Mc
A. T. Hendrickson
Viroqua
Penina French
Ross Harvey
Charles City
Ila
Bow Council
J. M. Magnus
Miller
S. D
Lakota Direct
A. Haas
Lakota
Kay Lea
Edson Roach
Guy Bravo
Lyle PenhaHegen
Dodgeville
Wis
J. E. Mac
Direct Sider
Gerald Parker
Viola
Actress Ginger Rogers Enters Mixed Doubles in Tennis Championship
Forest Hills, N Y. Actress Ginger Rogers joins the National Tennis Championships in the mixed doubles event with Frank Shields. Rogers calls herself a week end player but is regarded as a top racquet swinger among the movie colony. Moran’s glamor role is set for challenge next week.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Gussy Moran
Ginger Rogers
Genoa Triumphs Over Romance 21-5 in Wis Special
Genoa bombarded Romance 21-5 with Lamprick and Garada lia driving the offense. Berg Trudale and Trygestad held Romance at bay while Penchi and Jambois led Genoa with four safeties apiece.
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Genoa
Wis
Romance
Lamprick
Garadalia
Berg
Trudale
Trygestad
Penchi
Jambois
Indians Rally Past Oshkosh in Wisconsin State League Split
Sheboygan Indians defeated Oshkosh 14-0 and 8-5 in a Sunday doubleheader while Wisconsin Rapids held first place. Janesville edged Wisconsin Rapids 7-6 in 10 innings. Fond du Lac beat Green Bay 5-1. Appleton routed Wausau 9-2 as Oshkosh had won most meetings prior. Grosskopf earned his 14th win as the Indians chased starter George Smith from the mound.
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Associated Press
Sheboygan
Indians
Oshkosh
Giants
Janesville
Wisconsin Rapids
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Appleton
Wausau
Oshkoshi
Dave Garcia
White Sox
Hank Paskiewicz
Merlin Nehring
John Cimino
Gordon Tench
Bill Sheckler
Viroqua '9' Edges Soldiers Grove 10-5 in Nine
Viroqua won 10 to 5 over Soldiers Grove as six runs in the eighth sealed the game. Gordinier pitched the win and hit a homer with one aboard in the eighth. R Clements led Viroqua with three hits while Paul Bailey had three of Soldiers Grove seven safeties. Thursday night Viroqua plays here in a dedication game of the local park.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Viroqua
Gordinier
Otis Clark
R. Clements
Viroquans
Paul Bailey
Recreation Softball Matchups Across Town on Monday
On Monday August 21 league play features Kabat's Tavern against Bohemian Hall at West Avenue 6 15 p m followed by Fritz's Beer Depot versus 8 0 8 Bar at 7 15 p m at West Avenue Houska Park hosts Sportsman's Bar against Friendly Nabor. Ward Avenue West gl adstone Bar faces Bernie's P J Longfellow Way Side Inn meets Oasis Bar South Avenue Temp's Tavern plays Viking Tavern Copeland Russ U Bar battles Gateway Inn eo Tavern faces Midway ar.
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Kabat'’s Tavern
Bohemian Hall
Fritz’ Beer Depot
Houska Park
Sportsman's Bar
Friendly Nabor
Ward Avenue
Gladstone
Bernie's P. & J. Longfellow—Way Side Inn
Oasis Bar
South Avenue
Temp’s Tavern
Viking Tavern
Gateway Inn
Eo Tavern
Midway Ar
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