Legion Baseballers Bow Before Onalaskans 9-0
Onalaska blanked La Crosse 9 to 0 at Copeland Park on the Fourth of July afternoon. Tom Kinney allowed 10 hits over six and two thirds innings for the winners. Richard Rick took the loss after two and a third. Bob Baum had three singles for La Crosse, while Todd MacEldowney, Art Anderson and Kinney led Onalaska with timely hits and productive innings.
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Goundly Coen
Crosse Legion
Copeland Park
Legion
Tom Kinney
Onalaska
Richard Rick
Everett Johnson
Sam Severson
Todd MacEldowney
Art Anderson
Guenther
Severson
Ronnie Gillmeister
MacEldowney
Anderson
George Gullickson
Olkie
Johnson
Jim Warner
Charlie Schmikla
Rick
Pick
Kinney
Baum
Bob Baum
la Crosse
Legion Abrh Abrh Bgickson
Wetzel
Pubrmarina Rf
Sullivan
Bendel
Shumanski
Sth
Gillmeister
Wanner
Shimanski
Katlaska
Schmikia
Balk
Jacobus
Farm Stake To Be Held Today In Cleveland
Six top two year old pacers race in the $3,000 Farm Stake at North Randall as part of the grand circuit meeting. Jessie Mite seeks to repeat last week’s victory in the two heat race while Yankee Maid, fastest two year old trotter of 1943, swept the Stallion Stake heats yesterday and aims for the Hambletonian. Owner A L Derby rejected a $30,000 offer for Hambletonian favorite Song after a prior sale fetched $35,000 months ago.
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Cleveland
Goshen
N. Y
Wichita
Kan
Ee S
Song
Pep Takes On Willie Joyce In Chicago Showdown
Promoter Jack Kearns projects a 20,000 crowd at Comiskey Park for a 10 round lightweight bout. Willie Pep from Hartford fights Willie Joyce of Gary Ind in a belated July Fourth outdoor slugfest heat of the season. Joyce arrives at 134 pounds with a 74 fight record and one loss, a split decision to Sammy Angott.
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Chicago
Willie Pep
Chams
Willie
Gary
Ind
Comiskey Park
Jack Kearns
Pep
Mite
Hartford
Sammy Angott
Man O'War Wins La Crosse Country Club Fourth of July Race
Man O'War captured first place in the annual Fourth of July race at the La Crosse Country Club course on Tuesday morning. Halfa, driven by Padesky and Knothe among others, finished second. The third place team tallied a lower score based on handicaps and golf-like scoring for bogies and birdies.
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Country Club
la Crosse
Man O'War
John Padesky
Deck Ray
Jim Taylor
Dr. Downey
Padesky
Gene Knothe
Buck Hackner
R. Simonette
Halfa
Bill
Orioles Lose Lead After Fire Destroys Ball Park
Baltimore lanterned into a setback as the Orioles drop from first place in the league after a destructive blaze at the ballpark. The fire caused an estimated 150000 dollars in damage and forced the postponement of a twin bill against Syracuse while Montreal Royals seize the top spot.
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Orioles
Ball Park
Baltimore
Syracuse
Montreal Royals
Don's Cinch Clinches First Round Tavern League Title
Don's Cinch clinched first place after a Monday victory at Copeland Park. Weber led the offense with four at bats and a triple contributing to the win in the action packed game.
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Don’s Cinch
Don's Tavern League
Copeland Park
Weber
Uptown Meets Onalaska Tonight at Copeland Park
Uptown Cigar nine hosts Onalaska Blackhawks in a twilight baseball seven innings contest at Copeland Park. Start time 6 45 p m. The game coincides with St Patricks Day events this yearmarking the greatest celebration in 26 years.
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Copeland Park
Onalaska Blackhawks
Cubon St. Patrick's Day
Ed Ray Powers Tennis Career From Sodville
Ed Ray, a 16 year old from Sodville, excels in junior tennis and has entered the national championships at Forest Hills as the youngest participant since Vincent Richards. He won Texas junior titles and reached the national quarter finals, while also starring in Sodville basketball with a 16 point per game average.
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Sodville
Tex
Ed Ray
Texas
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Philadelphia
Bartzen
Forest Hills
Vincent Richards
New England
Connecticut
Sodville High School
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Ray
Eries Top Blanks In Non League Game As Wolves Jugheads Win
In a non league contest Eries of the north side defeated the Blanks 5 to 1 at Copeland Park. Nehring limited the losers to one hit with a double and single, struck out five, and had perfect field support. Hauser starred at second base. Wolves beat Ia ts 2 to 1 and Jug heads downed S and H 3 to 1 in two South Side Cub loop games.
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Eries
Wolves
Jugheads
Monda
Exies
North Site
An Blanks
Copeland Park
Nehring
Cea Akeee Wit
Hauser
Blanks Ovor
Erie
Perry
Ly@en
Twite
Iats
Bellevue
Pearse
Peterson
Meirs
Weigent
Violette
Ott
Temp
Jug- Wolves
White
Kileiertz
Mitey
Michalke
Secrist
Meir
Weiland
Tooke
Brewers sweep Kansas City with twin victory
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Blues 11-7 and 3-1 to extend their streak to four over the Blues. Bill Nagel homered with two aboard in game one while Don Hendrickson earned the win. Charley Sproull and Elmer Singleton pitched in the second game as Kansas City faltered late.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City Blues
Julio Acosta
Brewers
Don Hendrickson
Blues
Hendrickson
Bill Nagel
Charley Sproull
Elmer Singleton
Louisville Colonels
Indianapolis Indians
Louisville
Indianapolis
Nick Polly
Dick Callahan
Colonels
Indians
Woody Rich
Rich
St. Paul Saints
Minneapolis Millers
Gillenwater
Columbus Red Birds
Toledo
Jack Creel
Art Lopatka
John Whitehead
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Acosta
Pruett
Johnson
Hearn
Pepper
Taylor
Hower
Sproull
Easterwood
Pruitt
Singleton
Standings and Results From Associated Press Report
Standings show St Louis and Cincinnati leading in the league with teams like Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia and Chicago in pursuit. Yesterday's results include Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 2 and Pittsburgh 3-4 while New York won 2-1 against St Louis with a second game going 10 innings. Tomorrow's schedule features Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati and New York at St Louis with suspended May 23 game completed first.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnat
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louis
Whitehall Cubs Blank Galesville Nine, 4-0
Whitehall Cubs defeated Galesville 4 to 0 in Whitehall Wisconsin on Fourth of July behind Roy Matson who allowed three hits. Whitehall scored in the first and fourth innings and added two in the eighth while Jay Spittler led the offense with 13 hits in the game. Galesville committed one error in a clean defensive effort by Whitehall.
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Galesville, Wis
Whitehall Cubs
Galesville
Roy Matson
Whitehall
Jay Spittler
Gale Moundsman
Segura and Talbert Advance in Western Tennis
Western championship competitors from Neenah and Menasha opened with strong showings. Pancho Segura defeated Jack Snyder 6-2 6-1, while Billy Talbert topped Jack En 6-0 6-3. In the women’s division Pauline Betz Mary Arnold Marilyn McCrory led victories with several clean scores.
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Neenah
Wis
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Evanston
Billy Talbert
Indianapolis
Segura
Jack Snyder
Neenah High School
Talbert
Jacken
Menasha
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Mary Arnold
Marilyn McCrory
Milwaukee
Pete
Cubs Lose Ground as Indians Sweep Yankees in Holiday Twinbill
Rookie Joe Page faltered early as Cleveland scored five in the first inning to sweep a doubleheader from the New York Yankees 7 to 2 after opening 3 to 1. In Game 2, Chicago defeated Washington 3 to 2 in 12 innings with Leroy Schalk driving in the winning run. Bobby Doerr powered Boston to a 7 to 4 win over Detroit to split the holiday twinbill.
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NEW York
Joe Page
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Reynolds
Heving
Schiueter
Rosar
Dubiel
Garbark
Poat
Schieuter
Page
Washington
Leroy Schalk
Chicago
Senators
Chisox
Johnny Niggeling
Lee
Haynes
Castino
Niggeling
Boston
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Athletics Top Browns In Second Game Of Doubleheader
Philadelphia routs St. Louis 8 to 3 after dropping opener 4 to 0. Jakucki allowed three earned runs in four starts while Newsom Christopher and Hayes combined for the Phillies wins.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Sig Jakucki
St. Louis
Jakucki
Hayworth
Newsom
Christopher
Hayes
Garbark
Hollingsworth
Gatehouse
Zoldak
Hamlin
Wing nails ace on La Crosse Country Club hole
S E Wing of 2027 King Street scored a hole in one on the 108 yard 16th hole Sunday afternoon at the La Crosse Country Club. It was the second ace of the season on the course and the first of 1944 on that hole. Wing’s playing partners were Robert Farnam Fred Crosby and Ward Dayton.
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la Crosse
S. E. Wing
King Street
Wing
Robert Farnam
Fred Crosby
Ward Dayton
76th Defeats McCoy Post 9 for Wisconsin title
The 76th Division Infantry baseball team at Camp McCoy led by Cecil Travis defeated Camp McCoy Post 9 6-3 to claim the 1944 Wisconsin semi pro championship and earn a spot in the national tournament at Wichita starting August 11. Bob Samel earned a three hit effort on the mound for the win.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Camp McCoy
Cecil Travis
Washington
Wisconsin
Travis
Falk
Milwaukee
76Th
Bob Samel
Wichita
Kansas
Lonergan
Kriciniak
Samel
Priar
Curfew Law Reinterpreted For Doubleheader Play
In Indianapolis the American Association managers ruled that Curfew shall not ring tonight allowing a second 13 inning game to begin after 11:50 p m Central War Time. The first game lasted 3 hours 23 minutes and a fireworks display added an hour before the decision to shift to Central Standard Time. After seven innings of the second game, played in 1 hour 42 minutes, the match was called around 12 30 a m War Time.
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Indianapolis
American Association
Louisville
Pensive Finishes Fourth As Georgie Drum Wins
Jockey Conn McCreary missed the Stars and Stripes handicap at Washington Park after an auto crash. Pensive, Derby and Preakness winner, faded to fourth behind Georgie Drum ridden by Georgie Woolf. Equi fox and Rounders chased for places as Georgie Drum paid 8.60 4.40 3.40.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Pensive
Georgie Drum
Conn McCreary
McCreary
Rounders
Cardinals explode big innings to sweep Giants in doubleheader
In St Louis, the National League leading Cardinals beat the New York Giants 6 to 2 and 9 to 1 before 16,762 fans, with a big inning in each game. In Pittsburgh the Pirates beat the Phillies 4 to 0 in the second game after a 3 to 2 loss earlier, before 16,285 fans.
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St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
New York
St. Louis
Feldman
Seward
Polli
Barthelson
Mancuso
M. Cooper
W. Cooper
Fischer
Adams
Gee
Lombardi
Brecheen
O'Dea
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Max Butcher
Gerheauser
Schanz
Finley
Sewell
Davis
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Cager
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Bert Rance
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Hub” Anger
Oshkosh
Marilynet
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Detroit
Shirley Fry
Akron
Mary Hernandoes
Connie Ebbers
Helen Bartavis
Joanne Dunn
Des Moines
Mary Evert
Mary Lou Beyer
Betty Balvey
Catherine Wolf
Elkhart
Eleanore Decker
Gloria Thompson
Agnes Oskar
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Guerra
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Wagner
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Lopez
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Holmes
Hack
Ryan
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Workman
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Nieman
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Wielmann
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Kluttz
Phillips
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Masi
Oe Hickey
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Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Braves
Bill Fleming
Claude Passeau
Armand Cardoni
Reds Rock Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gee Walker
Ray Mueller
Gregg
McLish
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Owen
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Carter
Mueller
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Branca
Gumbert
John Thomas
Henry Asmasrong
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