Legion All Stars rally past Onalaska Blackhawks 9 to 6
La Crosse's Junior American Legion All Stars recovered from early struggles at Onalaska Park to defeat the host Onalaska Blackhawks 9 to 6 in a nine inning game. Schmikla led with four hits as Legion broke a 6 all tie with a seventh inning run and added two more in the eighth while Charlie settled after a rough start, blanking the Blackhawks the final five frames.
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Fine Me
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Onalaska Blackhawks
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Dick Zischke
Buster Petergon
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con‘Brown
Cubs Divide With Phillies
Chicago news item notes outfielder Jimmy Wasdell keying the Phillies to a 4 2 win in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader after an 8 1 opener. Pitching lines show Matthusen and Finley in the first game and Raffensberger with Wyse in the second.
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Jimmy Wasdell
Philadel Phils
Jee Matthusen
Finley
Chipman
Cincinnati and St Louis split tight Sunday twin bill
Cincinnati defeated New York 4 to 1 in game one behind Jim Konstanty as Mel Ott's Giants were shut out in the nightcap 7 to 0 by Johnny Allen. St Louis edged the Dodgers 2 to 1 in 14 innings in the opener and won the second game 4 to 2. Pittsburgh hosted Boston in a doubleheader with a 5-5 tie in the second game after taking the opener 4-1.
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New York
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Mel Ott
Johnny Allen
Reds
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Jim Konstanty
Syracuse
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Adams
Lombardi
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Mucker
Signet Mentone Shoun
de Ls Gres
Beanies Host To Engineers On Avenue Field
Beanies softball team welcomes the 656th Eng of Camp McCoy to Avenue field Thursday at 6 30 pm for the season’s first encounter. La Crosse pitcher Smith starts, with Swish Beranck catching. Beanie outfield includes Fritz Young Pip Wuest and others. infield features Vors Yip Christopher and Harry Witten Smith.
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Harry Witten- Smith
Willy Johnson
Uptown Cigar Store Team Seeks Opponents
Kenkell Club seeks twilight game opponents around La Crosse for the Cigarmen. Contact manager Bob Lowell or Toby Towsen, or call the Uptown Cigar Store to arrange a home match.
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la Crosse
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Cigarmen
Uptown Cigar Dominate Brownsville With A No-Hitter
Rudy hurled a no hit shutout for Uptown as they defeated Brownsville 14-0. He struck out 17 and went 3-for-5 at the plate while Williams hit an inside the park homer and Anderson added two doubles. Brownsville managed only a fourth inning single as Erickson and Smith worked the battery for Brownsville.
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Uptown
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Brownsville
Rudy
Williams
Struxness
Anderson
Scharnke
Bob Scharnke
Burt Struxness
Ear Bostad
Uptowners
Erickson
Smith
Towsen
Baseball Standings and Schedule Mix From Weekend Card
Standings show Boston 4-5 Pittsburgh 1-5 after two games. Second game extended to 8 innings. Tomorrow's schedule has all clubs playing two games with matchups Chicago at Washington Detroit at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Cleveland at New York. Also note about war plant chairs in Wales and 1,000 workers involved in cross factory pressures.
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Lou Boudreau
Roy Cullendine
Cris Hockett
Ken Keltner
George Case
Stanley Spencer
Richard Ferrell
Emil Leonard
Henry Borowy
Joseph Page
Ralston
Rollie) Hemsley
Robert Doerr
Cecil Hughson
Robert Johnson
George McQuinn
Robert Muncrief
Vernon Stephens
Orval Grove
Thurman Tucker
Frank Hayes
Louis Newsom
Joe Cronin
Art Fletcher
Brewers Rout Blues in doubleheader sweep
The Milwaukee Brewers crushed the Kansas City Blues 25 to 7 in the opener and won 5 to 1 in the second game to seize first place in the American Association. Owen Sheetz led with 16 hits, four walks and six RBIs as Frank Secory hit two homers. Earl Caldwell won the first game and Charley Gassaway aided in the sixth. Columbus Red Birds took both ends of a doubleheader from Toledo, 8-4 and 8-2, to grab second place. Louisville Colonels defeated Indianapolis 8-6 and 3-2 to stay above .600, while the Millers edged St Paul 3-2.
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Hogan and McSpaden Set for Chicago Victory Playoff
In a dramatic 18-hole playoff for the Chicago Victory National title Lieut Ben Hogan and Jug McSpaden battled after McSpaden erased a five-stroke deficit with five birdies on the last nine. McSpaden tied Hogan 273 11 under par after 72 holes, forcing a final playoff with winnings of 3000 in war bonds plus gate money for the winner.
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Detroit
Northwestern Wildcats start summer football drill with dozen navy trainees
Northwestern University coach Lynn Waldorf orders 100 candidates to report for a five week summer drill. The squad is largely Navy V-12 trainees with only seven of 38 letter winners returning from last fall. Notable returnees include Ben Schadler Bob Funderburg Jack Harker Duane Sickles Frank Clawson Ray Justak and John Kroeger. Newcomer Don Alvarez from Dartmouth joins the program.
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Ray Justak
John Kroeger
Don Alvarez
Dartmouth
McCoy Teams Back Up Wins In State Semi Pro Tourney
McCoy Post wins 6 0 over Sheboygan Indians to reach semis where they meet Milwaukee Heil s. 76th division outfi t defeats Allen Bradley 11 5 behind Bill Evans as Clintonville Truckers lose 25 7. Opening round scores include 76th 10 New Holstein 0 and Shipbuilders 2 Indians 17.
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Two-Year-Old Trotters Compete at Rainy Day Stake
Eleven top two-year-olds race in the Rainy Day stake at North Randall as the meet enters its second week. Favorite Doctor Sr, bred from Hambletonian winner Volo Song, is driven by Harry Fitzpatrick who won three major races last week.
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Jorgensen Prepares Green Bay Training Quarters
Bud Jorgensen, longtime Packers trainer and former assistant trainer and property man, readies his quarters under City Stadium in Green Bay for the upcoming season while dairies plead for quicker returns of 20,000,000 extra milk bottles to meet increased allowance demands.
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All Star selections name Tobin omitted by NL picks
National League 25 man roster for July 11 game at Forbes Field excludes Jim Tobin of the Braves despite his two no hit games. Cardinals provide four players. Pirates Reds Cubs and Dodgers also well represented with 3 each. American League led by Red Sox Cubs White Sox and Yankees with seven first time picks in a wartime lineup.
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Whitehall Cubs trounce Galesville 16 to 2 in seven innings
Whitehall Cubs toppled Galesville 16 to 2 over seven innings at Whitehall. Cubs pounded 17 hits led by strong first inning offense against D Beyom and relievers Tillman Johnson and Babe Wall. Galesville managed two runs in the seventh with Beyom, Johnson, and Wall pitching for the visitors.
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Old Timers Association
Milwaukee
Allen Briggs
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Johnson
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W. Beyom
Wilbur Osgood
Bob Nehring
Galeville
Osgood
Galesville Cubs Improve Ball Field With Community Help
In Whitehall Wisconsin on Sunday the Galesville baseball team saw a greatly improved diamond. Volunteers and the city council built a new backstop, replaced sod around the field, and installed new bases with Albert Engen and Melvin Hanson assisting on the carpentry.
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Wis
Galesville
Cubs
Albert Engen
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Segura and Betz Lead Western Championship Entries
Francisco Segura of Ecuador, NCAA winner, and Pauline Betz, national women’s champion, head a field of about 80 players at the 57th Western championships opening at the Doty Tennis club in Neenah Wisconsin. The entry list includes 10 national champions from 22 states as the event runs through the week with exhibition matches planned.
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Wis
Francisco (Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Evanston
Pauline Betz
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Marilyn McCory
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Dorothy Mae Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Bill Talbert
Indianapolis
Nick Buzelich
Gary Ruby
Los Angeles
Lieut
Orme Wilson, Jr
Harvard University
Joan Dunn
Des Moines
Thane Halstead
Illinois
Mary Arnold
Connie Glifton
Elizabeth
Notable Names Link Detroit Elkhart Akron Figures
N. J, Connie O'Donnovan, Catherine Wolf of Elkhart Indiana, and Shirley Frey of Akron Ohio appear among listed individuals in a regional notice or notice-like snippet. The fragment preserves these named persons and their varied urban associations.
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Connie O’donnovan
Detroit
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Elkhart
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Akron, O
Dewey Seen as Slightly Above Average Golfer by Ferrier
Danbury Connecticut veteran golf pro George Ferrier at Ridgeway Country Club says Governor Thomas E. Dewey is a fair golfer, perhaps a little better than average. Ferrier notes Dewey scores in the low 90s and would improve with steadier wood shots and fewer slices.
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Ridgeway Country Club
Thomas E. Dewey
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Winarski fires no hitter as team wins 14 4
Marvin Winarski pitched a no hitter for the Midget Boys softball league in Menasha Wisconsin. His team won 14 to 4 with all runs by the opponents unearned.
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Menasha
Wis
Marvin Winarski
Chisox and Yankees Split Doubleheader
Boston tops St Louis 4 3 in 11 innings on Lou Finney single scoring Bobby Doerr. Tex Hughson wins opener as AL’s first 12-game victor. Boston gains to within 1 1/2 games of first. Second game Boston routs St Louis 4-1 with heavy scoring late.
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Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Lou Finney
Bobby Doerr
Tex Hughson
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Muncrief
Woods
Barrett
Yankees Rally Past White Sox In Ninth For Split
In the second game of a Sunday doubleheader the Yankees score two in the ninth on three walks a fielder s choice and a misthrow by catcher Vince Cas tino to beat the White Sox 7 to 6 after Chicago won the opener 7 to 3.
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Tigers and Athletics swap shutouts in twin bill
Detroit beats Philadelphia 8 to 0 behind Dizzy Trout in the opener and the Athletics top the Tigers 2 to 0 in the nightcap before 17 815 fans. Gentry Mooty Richards Trout Hayes and Flores are named in the box.
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Lawrence Wins in Outa gamie County League Lead
Lawrence college baseball team defeated Vans Valley yesterday to retain the lead in the Outa gamie county league. With most of the navy squad away at Midshipmen schools, Lawrence will start building a new team this week.
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Outagamie
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