Western Wisconsin All Stars Meet In South Ridge Exhibition
Western Wisconsin and Little Eight AllStars collide in an exhibition at South Ridge Friday night with an 8 15 p m start. Gardiner of the Viroqua Eagles will start for the Western Wisconsin Stars against Bob Schroeder of Cashton.
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Wisconsin
South Ridge
Wis
Western Wisconsin Baseball League
Little Eight
Pete Gardiner
Viroqua Eagles
Ing
Gabrielson
West Salem
Steiner
Prairie du Chien
Rick
Stoddard
Charlie Curti
de Soto
al Hoff
South Rige
Willie Curti
Schroeder
Key
Martin
Gays Mills
Gullickson
Holmen
Arentz
Cashton
Len Nelson
Coon Valley
Harold Nelson
Jim Dickman
Russ Mahlum
Onalaska
Gene Smith
Galesville Plans Fourth Annual Open Golf Tourney
Galesville Wis Special. The fourth annual open golf tournament set for Sunday August 28 at Mar inuka links with over 100 golfers expected. Last year 109 entries marked a record. Rolf Hammer club president leads entries from La Crosse Winona Eau Claire. Committee includes G M Wiley J O Beadle Rudolph Twesme. Lunch at clubhouse. awards by committee. qualifying rounds begin at 730 a m.
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Galesville
Wis
Marinuka Links
Rolf Hammer
la Crosse
Winona
Eau Claire
G. M. Wiley
J. O. Beadle
Rudolph Twesme
Plan Three Playoff Tilts In Coulee Loop
Norwalk and Bangor must settle a first round title in a playoff. Norwalk Mustangs and St Marys replay a protested game at St Marys this Sunday. The winner then faces Angelo for the second half crown with one final game to decide the Coulee Championship.
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Sparta
Wis
Norwalk
Bangor
Norwalk Mustangs
St. Mary’s
Angelo
Haugstad Caps 20th Victory in Saints Win
Durable Phil Haugstad pitched St Paul to a 5 to 2 win over Minneapolis, becoming the first American Association 20 game winner in 1949. The victory puts the Saints five games ahead of Indianapolis in the pennant chase. It was the lone league game of the Wednesday slate.
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Phil Haugstad
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Saints
Indianapolis
Haugstad
Lou Fette
Whitehall Baseball Beats Durand 9-4 at Home
Whitehall defeated Durand 9-4 in Whitehall Wisconsin. R Bautch outpitched Bauer to secure the mound win. Whitehall built a 4-3 lead after three innings, added one in the sixth, and scored three in the eighth to seal the game. Nelson homered with a man on in the eighth for Whitehall. Durand\92s Harmon Polzer and Peterson each had two hits.
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Whitehall
Wis
Durand
R. Bautch
Bauer
Nelson
Harmon
Polzer
Peterson
Legion
Dick Lepsch
la Crosse
Jim Dunham
Ken Ingham
Porky Larson
Lepsch
Holmen
Gene Nerby
Bob Solberg
Dunham
Neil Nelson
al Lowell
Ontario
Bangor
Bill Meyer
Bob Wais
Clarence Mashak
Bob Arentz
Wais
Arentz
Joe Ott
Lorrel Ferries
Bosanny Comes In With Hole In One At Local Club
Jim Bosanny of 2127 Vine Street and a student at La Crosse State Teachers College scored a hole in one on the Country Club course. He shot 116 yards on the third hole with a number four iron while paired with Dave Solie of La Crosse and Mr. Novyen, Mr. Ranier of Washington.
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Jim Bosanny
Vine St
la Crosse State Teachers College
Dave Solie
la Crosse
Novyen
Ranier
Wash. Bosanny
Locals Triumph in Merchants Invitational Opener
American Legion and Bangor advanced to the quarter-finals of the La Crosse Merchants' Invitational at Copeland Park with 9-4 and 8-4 wins over Holmen and Ontario. Harnish and Meyer earned the decisions as Bangor and Legion overcame early struggles through timely hitting and strong defense.
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American Legion
Bangor
Copeland Park
Holmen
Ontario
Legion
Babe Harnish
The
Bill Meyer
Harnisbrough
Harnish
Prairie du Chien tops De Soto 4 2 in baseball
Prairie du Chien defeated De Soto 4 to 2 in a non-conference baseball game. Pat Lyons pitched four hits allowed for Prairie with Boldt catching. Earl Ghelf hit a homer and a double for De Soto while Schroeder added three singles.
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DE Soto
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Pat Lyons
Prairie
Junior Anderson
Boldt
Earl Ghelf
Schroeder
Fort Wayne Makes First Start In Semi Pro Meet
Fort Wayne General Electrics, defending champions, open their 1949 National Semi Pro tournament run in Wichita Kansas against Manchester Connecticut British American club in a five game slate as a 32 team field begins double elimination. Fort Wayne faces Manchester in the evening session with other first round results noted.
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Wichita
Kas
Fort Wayne General Electrics
Indiana
Manchester
Eloy, Ariz
Apcos
Knoxville
Tenn
Fultons
Camden
Ark
Kraftsmen
Lee
Mass
Sons of Italy
Fort Wayne
Bakersfield
Calif
Spuds
Swannanoa
N. C
Beacon Mills
Bellingham
Wash
Sycamore
Delta Bowl Dropped By Amvet Organization
Amvets drop the Delta Bowl in Memphis and consider sponsoring the Harbor Bowl in San Diego. National commander Harold A. Keats notes the Delta Bowl was successful publicity wise but did not raise funds. An option exists for Harbor Bowl with a contract hoped to be signed after the national convention in Des Moines September 3-5.
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Washington
Amvets
Memphis
San Diego
Harold A. Keats
Keats
Des Moines
Iowa
Westerlund Tops Junior Golf Tourney at La Crosse Club
Buddy Westerlund won the Junior Golfers August tournament at La Crosse Country Club securing the top prize. Roy Pearse finished as runner up. A two ball foursome is planned next for the junior golfers program.
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Buddy Westerlund
la Crosse Country Club
Roy Pearse
Box Scores Banger Ontario Bangor Baseball Game
Ontario and Bangor clash in a 6 to 1 baseball score with Meyer earning the win for Ontario and Ott suffering the loss for Bangor. Wais Mashak and B Arentz lead Ontario with multiple RBIs while Selbo and Larson pace Holmen with key hits for Bangor.
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Banger
Ontario
ABR
HEH
Abrh Mashak
Perries
Cf P
B. Arentz
Bried
Timm
Curtis
Dessner
Stoddard
Isaa
Meryer
Bangor
E—Bridenstein
Hutchens
Bjorkman
RBI
Wais
Mashak
Meyer
Hesselberg
Wittmerhaus
Ott
Ferries
Baird
Schultz
Bauer
Parizek
Thorston
Lowell Ib
Nerby
Harnish
Olson
Holmen
Legion
Dunham
Solberg
N. Nelson
Thorseon
R. Gullickson
Selbo
Ingham
Larson
Lepsch
Lowell
Dunhamberg
Nelson
Winn —Bauer
Circles Rap Indians edge Prairie in opening night baseball clash
Prairie du Chien defeats New Albia 3 to 1 in a tight La Crosse Merchants Invitational opener. Pitchers Don Schultz and Glen Buege worked four hit games with 14 and 11 strikeouts respectively. Key sixth inning rally produced Prairie du Chien runs while New Albia committed two costly errors.
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Prairie du Chien Circle Bar
Albin Winnebago Indians
Copeland Park
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Don Schultz
Prairie
Glen Buege
New Albia
Dacker
Schultz
Buege
Winnebago
Curvedrop
Prairie du Chien
Koecke
Boldt
Don Sires
Bob Darling
Earl Moore
Pinchhitter Dresselhaus
New Albin
Dresselhaus
Indians
Meyerlf
von Ruden
Ostrub
E Fink
Imhoff
M. Meyer
Albini
E. Darling
B. Darling
Strub
Bunders
Barne
Barenbi
R. Meyer
Play-Off Showdown Set Between Piggly Wiggly and Naval Reserve
Piggly Wiggly faces the Naval Reserve unit in a 7 30 p m playoff game at West Avenue. The clash decides the second place tie in Class A 12 Inch industrial league. Charlie Mahlke will pitch for Piggly Wiggly and Rudy or Klien will start for the Reserves.
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Piggly Wiggly
Naval Reserve
West Avenue
Charlie Mahlke
Rudy Or
Klien
Leavenworth Braves Suffer 102nd Loss of Season
The Leavenworth Braves fell 6-1 to the St. Joseph Cardinals, marking their 102nd defeat in the Western Association. The club has 24 wins, 16 losses to St. Joseph, and has seen three managers and 60 to 65 players wear the uniform this season.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Leavenworth Braves
America
Braves
St. Joseph Cardinals
Cardinals
Leavenworth
Western Association
Elroy Prep Football Candidates Attend North South Game
Elroy Wisconsin special invites all eligible Elroy high school football players to the North South All Star Wisconsin game in Green Bay on Saturday August 27. Bank of Elroy and the high school sponsor the trip with Ray Barnard providing transportation.
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ELROY
Wis
Elroy High School
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Bank of Elroy
Ray Barnard
North South Co Captains Are Named
GREEN BAY Wis Co captains will lead both the North and South teams in Saturday's fourth annual state high school All Star football game. The North lineup features Bob Kennedy Rhinelander and Tom Gregory Fond du Lac as captains while the South will be led by Erv Andrykowski Milwaukee South and another Milwaukee area player, sharing honors.
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Green Bay
Wis
Cocaptains
Bob Kennedy
Rhinelander
Tom Gregory
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee Area
Erv Andrykowski
Milwaukee
North South All Star Football Broadcast On WKTY
WKTY radio will carry the North South All-Star high school football game Saturday night. Charlie Kearns will report the running play by play with Ken Blanchard assisting. Tribune sports editor will provide color shots during time outs between quarters and halftime.
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WKTY
la Crosse Tribune
Charlie Kearns
Ken Blanchard
Tribune
Wisconsin honor team members shine in preseason heat
Dave Kadrich a powerful Waukesha fullback joins Kennedy Andrykowski on last year’s All Wisconsin first team. Temperatures reach the 90s as North coach Frosty Ferracca and South coach Carl Anderson finish plays. Bill Messner inspires morale with Oneida pep talks as nearly 20,000 fans expected at City stadium for Saturday night game.
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Dave Kadrich
Waukesha
Kennedy
Andrykowski
Kadrich
Associated Press
Frosty Ferracca
Carl Anderson
Bill Messner
Cudahy
City Stadium
Saints Land Five All-Star Berths
The league leading St. Paul team landed five players on the American Association All-Star team. Indianapolis placed four men, with Columbus and Kansas City two each and Louisville and Minneapolis one each. Al Lopez was voted honorary manager. The All-Stars will not play a game this season. each club will honor its named players with a special game.
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Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Association Baseball Writers
Columbus
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
al Lopez
Joe Collins
Hank Schenz
St Paul
Nanny Fernandez
Buddy Hicks
Jack Maguire
Tom Wright
Bill Howerton
Eric Tipton
Jim Delsing
Andy Anderson
Earl Turner
Phil Haugstad
Mel Queen
Harvey Haddix
Jim Walsh
Jockey Eddie Arcaro Wins Belmont Stakes Four Times
Jockey Eddie Arcaro has captured the Belmont Stakes title four times since 1941 marking his dominance in the classic race.
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Eddie Arcaro
Second Lacrosse Merchants Invitational Day Two At Copeland Park
Eitzen Minnesota faces Waukon Iowa in the 5 45 p m opener as the second annual Lacrosse Merchants Invitational resumes at Copeland Park Tonight CIO of La Crosse defends title in first action of the meet and will likely start Lefty Blumenthal or Bob Schroeder against Spring Grove Minn Other night games feature VFW La Crosse versus La Farge and CIO versus Spring Grove with noted pitchers and catchers named for each side.
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Copeland Park
Eitzen
Minn
Waukon
VFW
la Crosse
la Farge
CIO
Spring Grove
Bernie Blumenthal
Bob Schroeder
Fillmore County
Ponder Defends Title In Historic American Derby
Calumet’s Ponder will defend his three year old title at the 39th running of Washington Park’s American Derby worth 60 000 added. The field includes De Luxe and Ky Colonel with potential records in play as Woods Vale Halt Shakeme and Provocative also listed.
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Chicago
Calumet
Ponder
Washington Park
Warren Wright
Coaltown
Calumet Farm
Joseph A. Goodwin
de Luxe
J. A. Kinard Jr
John
Joy
Emil Denemark
Provocative
Woodvale
Halt
Shakeme
Mr. Smug
Larry's Body Shop Gains Three-Way Tie In Sparta League
Larry's Body Shop defeated Rahr's Radio to join a three way tie for second place in the Sparta League. Ray Carlone hit a homer for Rahr's while Heser went three for four to pace Larry's.
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Larry’s Body Shop
Sparta
Wis
Larry
Rahr
Ray Carlone
Heser
Larry’s
Allis Chalmers Top Amvets In Final League Games
Allis Chalmers defeated the Amvets 8 to 4 as Affeldt held Christie to six hits and Amvets stranded nine. Telephone Co defeated the Elks 17 to 9 with Wilhelm pitching the win and Wagner, Wilhelm homering for Telephone.
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Allis Chalmers
Amvets
Telephone
Elks
Affeldt
Chalmers
Christie
Donkey Tilt Set Tonight At Hillsboro
The Arkansas donkeys meet Hillsboro in a Friday Aug 26 softball clash at the Hillsboro athletic grounds starting at 8. Farm boss Tony Nunes and captain Orval Janousek lead a roster including Raymond Sanrope Clarence Hofrichter Dick Hass Ernie Stanek Nor bert Mitchell Willis Cooper Leo McCole Arlie Stanek Gaylord Liska Victor Roth for the rural team. Local leaders are manager Arvid Lange and captain Joe Bruha with a listed lineup of Prentiss Kennedy Ted Cook Arthur Fick Ervin Bradnt William Schneider John Keith Joe Novy Melvin Burch Tom Sullivan George Preslik Emil Levi Toby Barto Bernard Schroeder Lyle Jefferson Ernie Picha Art Degner. Plans promise a family friendly, comedy filled evening as both clubs bring their best.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Arkansas Donkeys
Hillsboro Athletic Grounds
Tony Nunes
Orval Janousek
Raymond Sanrope
Clarence Hofrichter
Dick Hass
Ernie Stanek
Norbert Mitchell
Willis Cooper
Leo McCole
Arlie Stanek
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Rvese Gribune
Leports
Coulee Loop
Petelo
Eorockk Mustangs
Mary's
Kirby
Rockland
Coles Valley
Millers
Bauer and Polzer
Linz
C. Bautch
King St
Heilemans
G. Hessemen Brewing Co
Lyons and
Anderson
W. Curti
Joe’s
Maurice
Mickey
McDermott
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Red Sox
Falks
Delta Bowl
Amvet Organization
Westerlund Cups
Circles Rap Indians
E. Koecke
R. Bunders
W. Konichek
John Boldt
Ken Borne
L. Barnebi
Konichek
Borne
Ralph Meyer
Elroy Prep
Athletic Supporters
Ruud
Eitten Face
Waukon Crew
Larry's Body Shop
Sullivan's Pool
Spink’s Clothiers
Boldon's Oilers
Amber Ian Rahr
Walt's Bar
A-C
Affeldt and Schlifer
Christie and
George
Wilhelm
Monte
Priebe
Wagner
Jenkins
Hanson
Bess
Maple Grove Golf Club
West Salem, Wis
F. J. Ranney
Arlan Johnson
Bridge
Voigt’s
Voigt Auto Co
Packard Sales and Service
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