CIO De Soto Reach Finals in AFL La Crosse Tourney
CIO and De Soto reached tonight’s finals in the AFL La Crosse Merchants Invitational. Ridge and AFL fought hard as CIO and De Soto rolled to a 17 4 victory on strong hitting led by Bernie Cole Veglahn and Fielden with key triples by Quinn and Veglahn.
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de Soto
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Ridge
Te Cio
Ant
Bernie Cole
Avnie T Hudge Verlihn
George Pield
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Red Hot Fight Rages For 2nd In State Loop
Wisconsin Rapids widened its lead to two games atop the state loop by routing Wausau 9-2 while Fond du Lac beat Oshkosh 8-1 to stay within 14 of the leaders. Janesville upset champion Sheboygan 6-3 and 7-2, Appleton beat Green Bay 11-8 as Rex Caryon belted his 88th double, tying the league record.
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Indians Hold Edge In No Hit Hurlers
Cleveland clubs dominate no hit pitchers in the American League with five active hurlers achieving the feat. Notable names include Bob Feller 1948 Don Black 1947 Bob Lemon 1949 Dick Fowler and Bill McCahan of the Athletics.
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Don Black
Bob Lemon
Dick Fowler
Bill McCahlan
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Athletics
Fights Last Night In Brooklyn Boxing Card
Vinnie Cidone of Brooklyn scored a knockout over Wille Dopey Lay Maw in Brooklyn. Tony Latta of New York defeated Pete Prrtwate of Brooklyn in a bout. Walter Curtie of New York stopped Branley Mi jerk, while Sylvester Perkins of Chicago edged Tommy Yates in a decision. Event held in Monica Pa JBL New ato.
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Branley Mijerk
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Tommy Yates
Monica
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Richie Ashburn Hospitalized for Hand Injury
Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies went to Temple University Hospital today for surgery on his injured left hand. He broke a bone sliding into second base in a 4 to 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates last Saturday and is expected to miss significant time, possibly the rest of the National League season.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Teeples Hurls One Hit BBF Baseball Win
Black River Falls Wisconsin special report Bob Teeples pitched a one hit win forBBF as his team edged Blair 2 to 1 in seven innings before about 1200 at the Jackson County fair Jim Haas Blair pitcher held Teeples to seven hits while Nehring belted a solo homer for Bla ir The game featured a late Black River rally and a defensive miscue that aided the winning run by Rudolph and Lamber with Hauts scoring on a single by Rudolph
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Duane Lamber
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Royce
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Waller
Haas Ind Nehring
Teddy Williams Batting Lead Narrowed In A Lively Week
Chicago and Boston clash as Ted Williams slumps to eight hits in 28 at bats for a .369 average while Lou Boudreau keeps pressure with a .363 clip. Boudreau's 12 for 33 shrinks the gap to eight points, with Dale Mitchell rising to third at .445 and others like Luke Appling and Al Zarilla chasing.
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I/P
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Ted Williams
Cleveland
Lou Boudreaul
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Williams
Dale Mitchell
Luke Appling
al Zarilla
St. Louis
Barney McCosky
Philadelphia
Hoot Boets
Detroit
Bob Dillinger
St. Laws
George Kell
Dewaus
Your Berra
New York
Wisconsin Grid Squad Prepares For Fall Drills With 71 Candidates
Madison Wisconsin April reports that about 71 candidates, over half sophomores, will report for fall football practice at the University of Wisconsin. Drills begin Wednesday on a two-a-day schedule with equipment issued and physicals conducted. The group includes six seniors, 27 juniors, and 38 sophomores, plus eight minor letter men from 1947.
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Harald Okerback
Mens
Orminee
Mieh
Nick Collins
Chicago
William Price
Oshkosh
Donnla Knautt
Freeport
Edward O' Neill
Bayonne
N. J
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Tom Kittell
Waukegan
Wik
Robert Weiske
Baraboo
Robert Wiles’ Son
Milwaukee
Y Lisle Blackbourn, Jr
John Pinnow
Wally Drever
Gene Evans
Green Bay
James Embach
Clarence Selt
Ben Sendrick
Wausay
T. A.cox
Texarkana
Tex
Calvin Vernon
Boo Tongue
Gywnn Christenson
Lake Mills
Paul Kessenich
Stan Bechtel
Wauke
Hoa
Warren Steinkelner
Bob Downing
Kenosha
Hubert Klnkanberg
Alemena
Mangrum Wins Utah Open in Playoff Drama
Lloyd Mangrum claimed the Utah Open title at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City after a Sunday playoff with George Furio. Mangrum shot 89 in the final round and defeated Furio 213 to win $2,150, boosting his earnings to $20,854 and moving ahead of rivals such as Ben Hogan in the tour standings. Fazio finished second, earning $1,550.
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De Soto Isolates Ridge In 7-0 Semifinal Victory
Earl Ghelf pitched a three hitter and De Soto blanked South Ridge 7-0 to reach the La Crosse Merchants Invitational baseball final. Gillespie and Ghelf led the offense with a double and two hits apiece as De Soto built a 3-0 cushion by the fourth, then added four more runs. Ridge’s Freitag struggled, while De Soto’s defense limited chances and closed out the win in Copeland Park.
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J T White Named Wolfe Assistant Coach
ANN ARBOR Michigan J T White star center of Michigan Rose Bowl football team yesterday was named assistant line coach of the Wolverines Head Coach Bonnie Oosterbaan said White would assist Line Coach Jack Blott thus rounding out Michigan's new varsity staff Also mentioned Tom Tatum formerly with the Brooklyn Dodgers moving to Cincinnati and Tulsa in the Te League.
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Tulsa
Sportsman Outfit Cops Routs Shimshak Team By 21 To 2
The Sportsman's Bar clinched a final berth by crushing Shimshak's 21 to 2 in the first flight championship playoff at West Ave. Lawrence led with four hits off Nesseth, and Weber homered for the winners. Nesseth had three hits for Shimshak's. S. Welden earned the win with a strong pitching effort.
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Small Town Teams Win Duplicate National Semi Pro Awards
New Holstein and Mt Vernon each earned top town awards in the national semi pro baseball field. Mt Vernon competes for the national title and holds at least third place, representing about 4,500 people. New Holstein, a town of 1,500, tied for seventh. Both received Cessna Cup honors, awarded to the outstanding team from a city of 5,400 or smaller, by the Cessna Aviation company of Wichita.
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Jim Hislop Annexes Oneda Club Crown
Jim Hislop of Decorah defeated Art Huber to win the Oneda Gulf and Country club’s 1948 championship. Fort Atkinson hosted the event, with Hislop at 22 the youngest crowned champion. Joe Fjelstad beat Dr E Hagen in the consolation bracket, Jim Weis took the first flight title over Bill Jansen, and other winners included Dr O J Berg Dr G A Luce HE Peterson and C P Baker.
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C. P. Baker
Tomah opens 1948 football drills amid small squad
Tomah high school began practice with about 30 players, one of the smallest in years, under head coach L. Schetiler assisted by L. F. Dickinson and Earl Gaixka. Five returning lettermen led the session including Gerald Clay Tackie Richard Hubert Fullack Robert Boehm Joe Thom and Dick Wilson.
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L. F. Dickinson
Earl Gaixka
Gerald Clay
Tackie
Richard Hubert
Fullack
Robert Boehm
Joe ‘Thom
Dick Wilson
Robert Shutter
David Pier
Dick Shutter
Dick Woodworh
Pervera Ninneman
Robert Grassteann
Poplar Byrd Captures Feature at Du Quoin Stake
Poplar Byrd owned by Poplar Will Farm of Lexington Kentucky and driven by Tom Berry won the Single G stake at Du Quoin, defeating Castelton Farms Indian Land. The horse had shown winning form at Milwaukee and earlier event finals, with Forbes Chief and Purdue Hall taking third and fourth. Mecklewyn Hanover claimed the 18 class trotting victory, while Julep Hanover and Scotch Melody vied in other heats. Derby and Napolean to Weirs also featured in the night’s program.
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Se ¥ Ol
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Charley W Craven
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Mies
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Heal
Scotch Melody
Super Chief
MacCinley Kirk
Thodgen
Harry Short
Guy Trump
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Jake Mahoney
Tom Berry
Higherland Lassie
Columbus Nine Faces Indianapolis Crew
Columbus struggles against Indianapolis as both teams chase standings in a tight divisional race. The Red Birds slip 1742 games back amid a three game series and a late rally by Indianapolis. Milwaukee hosts St Paul as action resumes after an off day yesterday.
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Stan First Enos Second In Batting Race
In a National League batting race update Stan Musial leads with Enos Slaughter closing from behind. Slaughter posted 20 hits in 36 at bats last week to move from sixth to second, while Musial maintained a strong pace. Richie Ashburn sits third with a 333, followed by Andy Pafko and Alvin Dark among others.
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Enon Slaughter
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Ettrick Powers Past West Salem Nine In Win
Ettrick defeats West Salem 12 to 1 as Ronnie Beirye pitched a full game allowing six hits. Albert Erickson led Ettrick with three singles while Selmar went 0 for 4 for West Salem. West Salem scored one run in the third and three more in the seventh, but Ettrick added a four run seventh inning to seal the victory.
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