CIO Nine Downs VFW 13–3 With 15-Hit Night
CIO baseball, led by Russ Walden five for six with a triple and three singles, defeated VFW 13 to 3 at Copeland Park behind Elmer Hecht a five hit performance on the mound. The win ties CIO with Onalaska for third in the city league with a 2–2 mark.
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CIO
Copeland Park
Walloping
VFW
Sterling
Elmer Hecht
Labor
Onalaska
Hecht
Russ Walden
Wolden
Arnie Veglahn
Two Games On For Tonight In Salem Softball Tourney
West Salem and Onalaska Vet's club advanced to the second night of Salem softball action. Salem beat Chippy's Tavern 7 3 and the Vet's club defeated Madden's of La Crosse 10 3. Johnny Yeager allowed three hits with seven strikeouts.
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West Salem
Wis
Onalaska
Johnson Hurls No Hit Game for Outers Lab
Earl Johnson pitched a no run no hit five inning game for Outers Lab against the Cubs at Copeland Park, winning 12 to 0. Johnson walked four, fanned 11, with C Markwed and R Poss each adding two hits for the winners.
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Outers Lab
North Side
Cub
Cubs
Copeland Park
Johnson
C. Markwed
R. Poss
R. van- Grey
Raiders
la Crosse Laundry
Peterson
E. Tanke
D. Betz
F. Meier
Sheboygan Indians to face All-Stars in exhibition here
The Sheboygan Indians of the Wisconsin State league will invade La Crosse on Tuesday September 3 for an exhibition against the city loop All Stars. Manager Joe Hauser will lead the Indians in the event arranged by the city recreation department, marking the first State league visit to the city since before the war.
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Sheboygan Indians
la Crosse
City Loop
Stratton's Life To Be On Screen
Sherman Texas Monty Stratton the ex White Sox pitcher who lost a leg returns to form with the Sherman Twins of the east Texas league He has signed to have his life story made into a film by writer Douglas Morrow starting production in January The movie will focus on courage and rehabilitation Stratton won 16 games and lost 7 this season and continues to pitch with an artificial leg while balancing acting interests and a return to play.
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Sherman
Tex
Monty Stratton
Chicago White Sox
Stratton
Sherman Twins
Hollywood
Monty
Douglas Morrow
Morrow
Monty Jr
Junior
Texas
Guy Sturdy
Recreation Baseball Week Schedule with Student Leagues
August schedule lists Merchants versus Trojans at Hixon 1 15 p m on Tuesday and Winhawks against Stinkers at 10 a m with Red Sox versus La Crosse Laundry at 1 30 p m. Junior Legion All Star practice at Hixon 5 30 p m. Cars versus Wildcats at 6 30 p m also at Hixon.
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Trojans
Hixon
Junior Legion
T.C
Winhawks
Stinkers
Red Sox
la Crosse Laundry
Ene Cars
Wildcats
West Bend Junior Meet Opens With Many Contests
West Bend Wisconsin hosts the second annual state junior basketball meet with seventeen teams. Action begins at 3 p m today followed by 5 and 8 p m games under arena lights. Defending champ La Crosse No 52 faces a tough field as the event runs through Sunday to crown 1946 state junior champion.
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West Bend
Wis
la Crosse
Roy L
45 Kings
Schaefer Brush
Milwaukee
Brookfield
Oconomowec
Menominee Falls
Tanner
Willie Pep Knockouts Rafferty in Milwaukee Bout
Featherweight champion Willie Pep of Hartford Connecticut knocked out Doll Rafferty of Milwaukee in 1 minute 10 seconds of the sixth round in a 10 round non title fight at the Auditorium before about 6 000 spectators. Pep weighed 131 1 2 pounds and connected with a right cross after a left jab to deliver the stoppage after Rafferty had been on the canvas twice in the round and had earned a nine and two count earlier. Rafferty weighed 134 1 2 pounds and started cautiously as Pep relied on his lift in the early rounds.
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Milwaukee
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Doll Rafferty
Pep
Rafferty
Major League Leaders Summary league batting and pitching
Major League leaders list for both leagues shows St Louis star Musial leading in batting with 378 and 182 hits, Hopp and Walker high on various categories, Slaughter and Stanky prominent in runs. Pitching leaders include Higbe and Dickson with strong win totals and low ERAs, while Williams leads AL home runs and Pesky tops doubles for Boston with notable figures across categories.
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St. Louis
Hopp
Boston
Stanky
Brooklyn
Slaughter
Walker
Herman
Cavarretta
Chicago
Mize
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Higbe
Dickson
Sara Washington
Williams
Pesky
York
Doerr
Vernon
Washington
Spence
Edwards
Cleveland
Lewis
Greenberg
Detroit
Ferriss
Newhauser
Rain Delays Halt At Copeland as AFL Con Test Looms
Tonight at Copeland the second faced AFL team meets Ona ska in a crucial final round contest. Heavy rain threatens a postponement with fans urged to listen for updates on whether the game will proceed.
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Copeland
Onaska
CIO vs VFW Laborers 13-5 in 9 innings
CIO rallied with three seventh and five eighth inning runs to defeat VFW 13 to 5. Key contributors included Wolden and Grimslid with doubles and Veglahn driving in runs. Attendance was about 850, with Hecht and Veglahn handling pitching duties.
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CIO
VFW
Sierzant
Schlicht
Vegl
Ortiz
Grub
Es Genzib
Smithiorf
Hecht
Richardson
Olson
Byrne
Broombaugh
Mckvold
Wolden
Pastovich
Veglahn
Grimslid
Walden
McCann
Genz
Grosskopf
Eddy
Logan High drills begin for 1946 season
About 50 prospective Logan gridders attended the first practice under Head Coach Harold Blank with calisthenics and two a day sessions planned through Saturday. A Logan vs Sparta game is tentatively set for Sept 13, location undecided, after the Winona match was canceled due to polio.
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Logan High School
Harold (Nook) Blank
Logan
Winona
Minnesota
Ray Nibbe
Sparta High School
Sparta
Black River Falls
Black River
Midwest Grid Conference Opens Drills
The Midwest Conference begins its first football season since 1942 with a veteran coaching core and many new players. Jim Easterbrook leads Beloit, while veterans like Hass, Lamb, Koch, Douglas, Turner, Hesselton, Robinson, and Doehling return at Carleton, Coe, Grinnell, Knox, Lawrence, Ripon, and Monmouth. Non conference games start late September ahead of a Beloit and Cornell meeting on September 28.
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Associated Press
Jim Easterbrook
Beloit
Easterbrook
University of Illinois
Walter L. Hass
Carleton
Harris Lamb
Coe
Walton S. Koch
Cornell
Ben Douglas
Grinnell
Harold Turner
Knox
Bernie Hesselton
Lawrence
Glenn S. Robinson
Monmouth
Carl Doehling
Ripon
Carroll
DePauw
Wisconsin
Bradley University
Western Michigan
Northwestern College
Baseball standings and Wednesday schedule across leagues
Schedule items show matchups including Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St Louis and Boston at Cincinnati plus night games. American Association games list Toledo at Indianapolis Columbus at Louisville St Paul at Milwaukee Minneapolis at Kansas City with several late options.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
American League
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Cleveland
Washington
American Association
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Milwaukee
Minneapolis
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Associated Press
Cincinni
St. Lou
Milwauk
St. Fraul
Record turnout for Western Conference football drills
More than 1,300 candidates reported for football drills across the Western Conference with about 600 at Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Northwestern and 700 at Iowa, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Notable squads include Notre Dame 81 hopefuls, Michigan State 75 of 105 invited, and Ohio State 170 with 40 letter winners. Bo McMillin cut Indiana to 80, while others await school openings.
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Wisconsin
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Leahy
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Tulsa
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Richland
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Oak Park
Ill
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Farrell
George Taliaferro
McMillin
Bob de Moss
Boilermakers
Billy Canfield
Norman
Ned) Maloney
Bob Ae
Buckets) Hirsch
Jerry Carle
Minneapolis
Bernie Bierman
Herbie Hein
Bierman
Fritz Crisler
Wolverines
Badgers
Madison
Harry Stuhldreher
Stuhldreher
Don Alvarez
Aquinas Set to Issue Football Gear Tomorrow
Aquinas high school announces gear issuance for sophomores to seniors tomorrow at 9 30 AM at the school. Father Blecha and Head Coach Phil Schrempf confirm equipment distribution and tentative Sept 2 practice date. New assistant Jim Quinn, ex Teachers College captain and star end from New York, joins the staff.
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Aquinas High School
Charles Blecha
Phil Schrempf
Blecha
Aquinas
Schrempf
Illinois
Jimmy Quinn
Teachers College
New York
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