South Favored In Saturday All Star Clash Preview
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Special Black River Falls beat Sparta 7 to 3 in Tri County Nite league. Duane Schmitz drove in all Sparta runs with a double and a homer. The South All-Star football game at City stadium features top senior backs Worden Gulseth Raether Bandy and Haluska among starters and coordinators undecided. North counters with Don Rondon and a weighty line led by Adolph Zellner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eepoks Oy Spods South Prep
North
Clash Mike Skemp
Black River Falls
Wis
Sparta
Franson
Corky Shillings
Shillings
Ernie Rudolph
Raf Ducker
Duane Schmitz
Schmitz
Ralph Twite
Green Bay
City Stadium
Willis Jones
Madison West
Neil Worden
Milwaukee Pulaski
Wendell
Windy) Gulieth
Madison East
Hal Raether
Lake Mills
Shelvy Bandy
Beloit
Clyde
Cabby) Ewer
Robinson Favored Over Basora in Friday Title Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson enters a 15 round middleweight title defense in Scranton against Jose Basora. Basora, a hard punching Puerto Rican, hopes for an upset while Robinson carries a $7500 purse share though debts and suits cloud his financial picture. Basora forecasts victory citing their 1945 bout and a prior draw, while Robinson concentrates on conditioning after golf and training for the Fusari bout.
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Scranton
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Jose Basora
Pennsylvania
Jake la Motta
National Boxing Association
Pennsylvania Boxing Commission
Basora
Sugar
Commission
Charley Fusari
Damon Runyon
Fusari
Heilemans Capture Second Straight In City Series
Heilemans defeated Shamrocks 13-1 in the second game of a three out of five city series at West Avenue ball diamond. Jim Nirschl pitched a three hitter with nine strikeouts and led Heilemans with three doubles as the Lagers broke the game open with a seven run sixth inning.
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Heilemans
Shamrock Bar
West Avenue
Jim Nirschl
Nirschl
Shamrock
Shamrocks
Russ Walden
Bud Tischer
Bob Scharnke
Coon Valley Invades Cashton Sunday Night
Coon Valley visits Cashton for a Little Eight league arc light game Sunday at 8 15 p m. Coon Valley won the first half crown. Cashton starts Bob Schroeder on the mound and West Salem’s Pip Wuest may counter with Al Harnish or Alf Kjos.
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Cashton
Wis
Coon Valley
Don Breitenfield
Bob Schroeder
Pip Wuest
West Salem
al Harnish
Alf Kjos
Whitehall official to start races at county fair circuit
Paul Van Horn of Whitehall served as official horse race starter at the Juneau county fair in Mauston on Thursday He will continue the duty at St Peter Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday and will travel to Marshall Minnesota next week for the same job
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Whitehall
Wis
Paul van Horn
Mauston
Juneau County Fair
St. Peter
Minn
Marshall
Hilltop Cagers Release 1950 51 Schedule
Marquette announces an 22 game 1950 51 basketball schedule with eight Big Ten games. The list includes Wisconsin Michigan State Illinois Notre Dame Purdue Bowling Green Loyola Creighton and others across home and away dates in November through March.
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Milwaukee
Marquette University
Carroll
Ripon
Wisconsin
Madison
Ilinois
Urbana
Ohio State
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Michigan State
Lorola
Bowling Green
Notre Dame
Hotshots Top Schmoos 7 to 3 in South Cub League
Terry pitched a one hitter with a triple and a single to lead the Hotshots past the Schmoos 7 3 in South Cub league action. Leonard and Janish added doubles and singles while J Johnston took the loss for the Schmoos. Strittmaier held the Yankees to 4 1 and Krueger was charged with the loss for Strikers.
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Terry
Hotshots
Schmoos
Yankees
Strikers
Harry Strittmaier
Leonard
R. Johnston
J. Johnston
Adderson
Larson
Strittmater
Krueger
Janish
Women open bowling season at Recreation alleys
Bowlers kick off the 1950 51 season of the Women s Merchant league with action starting Monday at 7 p m at the Recreation alleys in town.
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Merchant Bowling League
Tigers salvage 6-3 win as Yankees fall
Detroit bonds back from early deficit to beat the Yankees 6-3, remaining in first place as Boston trips St Louis and Cleveland closes in. Hal Newhouser earned his 11th win, with George Kell driving in the winning runs in the seventh. The Dodgers swept the Reds 1-0 and 7-3, closing in on the Phillies in the NL race.
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Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
New York
Tigers
Boston
Red Sox
Red Rolfe
Sox
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Tiger
Mel Parnell
Detroit
Steven O'Neill
Bengals
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Senators
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Hal Newhouser
Elroy Opens 11-Man Football Practice Aug 28
Elroy Wisconsin to start football practice on August 28 with uniform issuance at 9 a m to lettermen. This marks Elroy s debut in 11-man football featuring four home games and three away games. Coach Jack Howland returns this week from Northwestern Summer School.
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Elroy
Wis
Jack Howland
Northwestern
North South Cub All-Star tilt at Copeland Park
The North and South Cub leagues meet in game four of a five game series on Saturday at 10 30 a m at Copeland park. The North Stars lead 2 1 after three games. Shortstop Pee Wee Reese, the lone 1949 Brooklyn Dodger in the pennant year 1941 Dodgers, is noted.
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Copeland Park
North Stars
Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodgers
Gussie Moran Promises Glamorous Pro Tennis Debut
Gussie Moran announces she will showcase a bold wardrobe on the new pro tour with a $75,000 purse. She breaks amateur restraints and says she plans dramatic outfits to boost her figure as she debuts in Madison Square Garden in November, signing a contract amid media hype.
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Gussie
New York
Gussie Moran
Gussy
Santa Monica
Calif
Madison Square Garden
Net
Bobby Riggs
Wimbledon
Cairo
Bombay
Forest Hillls
Schroeder fronting U S defense in Davis Cup
Forest Hills N Y Friday opened the Davis Cup challenge with Ted Schroeder selected by non playing captain Alrick Man to play three days. Schroeder joined by Gardner Mulloy in doubles against John Bromwich and Sedgman while Tom Brown faces Frank Sedgman in singles. Bromwich and Sedgman are favored in doubles.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
United States
Australia
Ted Schroeder
Alrick Man
Schroeder
la Crescenta
Calif
Ted
Ken McGregor
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Frank Sedgman
Gardner Mulloy
John Bromwich
Sedgman
Brown
McGregor
Bromwich
Soldiers Grove Triumphs in Dedication Game Over Viroqua
Soldiers Grove beat Viroqua 17 to 5 in the dedication game at the local ball diamond. Otis Clark pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts and one walk. Viroqua scored all runs in the fourth. Harris had two hits for the losers while Iverson and Bob Bell each had three for Soldiers Grove. Gordon Rosenworth spoke as American Legion vice-commander. the team received the deed to the ball diamond.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Viroqua
Otis Clark
Clark
R. Clements
B. Clements
Harris
David Iverson
Bob Bell
Gordon Rosenworth
American Legion
South Ridge
Soliders Grove
Lujack Leads Bears to 21 17 Exh Victory Over Colts
Johnny Lujack displayed precision passing to engineer a 90 yard closing drive for the Chicago Bears, who beat the Baltimore Colts 21 to 17 in a Thursday night NFL exhibition game. Lujack Jr. connected on five of six passes including a 35 yard strike to Ken Kavanaugh to seal the win. Rip Collins had a 37 yard run for Baltimore and Billy Stone returned a kickoff 98 yards for an earlier score.
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Baltimore
Johnny Lujack
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Notre Dame
Ken Kavanaugh
Lujack
Colts
Rip Collins
J. R. Boone
George Gulyanics
Chicago
Rex Grossman
Billy Stone
Brewers Triumph On Addis Home Run For 3-2 Win
Bob Addis delivered a two run homer in the eighth to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 victory over Louisville. Addis’s 9th homer of the year followed a four bagger by Bob Reed. Louisville tallied in the third and again later. Elsewhere Minneapolis held first in the pennant race with an 8-1 win over Toledo. Indianapolis won twice over Kansas City 6-3 and 5-1 to pull into a tie for second. Columbus opened a two game set with St. Paul by winning 7-3.
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Brooks
Emory
Bubba) Church
Phils
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Clint Hartung
Dave Koslo
New York Giants
Max Lanier
Cards
St. Louis
Giants
Boston
Braves
Cubs
Chicago
Hank Sauer
Frank Hiller
Mickey Haefner
Sauer
Hiller
Bob Addis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Addis
Bob Reed
Brews
George Estock
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus Red Birds
St. Paul
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Heard
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Gulseth
Raether
Jim Haluska
Racine St. Catherine
Worden
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Cudahy
Jack Platner
Whitewater City
Jim Fees
Don Rondon
Green Bay West
Rondon
Ewers
Mike Skemp
la Crosse Aquinas
Bob Miller
Stevens Point
Norm Femling
Nekoosa
Ronnie Hoenisch
Wausau
Jerry Hansen
Racine Horlick
Hoenisch
Mark Hoegh
Kaukauna
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Oedsma
LT DuBois
Swentkofske
LG Hansen Cwayna c
Corcoran Brueser
RG Thomsen Bentzin RT Cheke Stracka
RE Penza Rondou
Guiseth Hoenisch
Bandy Witt
Worden Skemp
Jim Deckham
Nirsch
B. Bendel
Hooks Koeller
Jack Otto
Grosskopf
Buck Tanke
Bob Mehren
Coorough
Walden
Tischer
Scharke
Coady
Tanke
Pfennig
J. Bendel
2Ischer
B.bendel
Scharnke
Adamis
Cf Koeller
I Nirschi
Deckham
Otto
Mason, Mehren
Your Uncle's Tavern
Hammes
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Northern States
Marcella’s Beauty Shop
Boyer's Furniture, Inc
Tis
Ed's Tavern
Club Grey
Cortland’s Jewelers
Salem Markos & Sons
BR. Rye
F. Kahle Lil Kiawitter
M. Volk
D. Wagner
EF. Jahnke
Az Vv. Krueger
L. Pishier
Charlie Kearns
Pure Food Ice Cream CO
John L. Hofweber
Nash Garage
Dial 580
Waitkus
Lipon
Woodling
Saffell
Cas’glione
Rizzuto
Ashburn
Priddy
Phillips
Kell
Berra
Ennis
Kiner
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DiMaggio
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Hamner
O'Connell
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Philadelphia
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RBI
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Sister
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E—Groth
Newhouser
Berranell
Castignone
Phil Johnson
BBC Law
Page
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Dickhouser
Ho—Byrne
Son
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Biewers
Doerr
Delsing
Zarilla
Kerr
Minner
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Rosar
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Lade
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Masterson
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Terwilliger
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Olmo
Elliott
Jethroe
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Upton
Dropo
Steph- Terwilliger
Sisti
Smalley
Sievers
Goodman
Torgeson
Sauer Surkent
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Hogue
Min BR
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Ho—Minner
Sp—Leonard
Hilltop
America
Berta Aan
Hawk’'s
Sky Blue Waters
Hamm
Land of
Sky Blue
Theo. Hamm Brewing CO
ST. Paul, Minn
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le Crosse, Wis
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