City League All Stars Meet Brooklyn Cuban Giants
La Crosse City League All Star baseball team opens regular season play facing the Brooklyn Cuban Giants. Manager Lehrke selects a seven man pitching pool including Bob Schroeder Bernie Blumenthal and Jim Sullivan. Giants star catcher Boney Marshall with near 30 homers leads their lineup.
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la Crosse
Satur Legion
al Grob
Don Gabrielson
Rober Retzlaff
Cio
Charlie Boma
la Crescent
Bill
Booker) Parizek
George Fiel
Jim Sullivan
VFW
Brooklyn
Atlantic Seaboard
Len
Sloppy) Lindsay
Copeland Park
Quinns Sport Shop Beats Tigers 11 to 3 in South Side League
Hackett and Holsinger led Quinns Sport Shop with a homer, triple and two singles while Holsinger added four hits. Thompson went distance for the Tigers as Ghelfi pitched for Quinns, Petrosek added a triple for the Tigers. In North Side action, the Blue Jays beat Sno Caps 5 to 2 with Ritter going the distance for Sno Caps and Ritter also contributing a double for the Jays.
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Hackett
Holsinger
Quinn’s Sport Shop
Tigers
Salterfield
Thompson
Ghelfi
Quinn
S. Petrosek
Copeland Field
North Side
Blue Jays
Sno-Caps
Bo All
Arlen Wekseth
Dick Itter
Ritter
Tom Ritter
Wekseth
Caps
Dick Ritter
Allen
Picnic schedule for the 700 club at Barber Cottage
The 700 club holds a July 24 all day picnic at Newell Barbers cottage announced by committee chairman Russ Braun. Three new members Sheriff Vern Lamp Syd Weisbecker and Bill Dusmanick will be initiated by the initiation committee led by Judge Pop Paulson.
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Newell Barber's Cottage
Russ Braun
Sheriff Vern Lamp
Syd Weisbecker
Bill Dusmanick
Pop Paulson
Kell Hitting At .348 Clip
Chicago report notes Detroit third baseman George Kell again leads American League batters with a .348 clip after moving off the cy list last weekend. Dom DiMaggio of Boston slips further in at bats as the rival falls nine points in the latest at bat totals.
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Chicago
George Kell
Detroit
Kell
Dom DiMaggio
Boston
Kel
Joost
Melrose Beats Neillsville Jr Legion in Elimination Tilt
Melrose defeats Neillsville 5 to 1 in an elimination round of the Junior American Legion district baseball tournament at Neillsville. A four run third inning sparked the win as Zeman pitched seven innings with 17 strikeouts and two hits allowed. Gilbertson and Byom doubled as Melrose collected ten hits to set up a meeting with the winner of Coon Valley Westby.
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Neillsville
Wis
Melrose
Neilsville
American Legion
Gilbertson
Byom
Zeman
Miehack
Coon Valley
Westby
Stoddard 9s top Coon Valley 15–5 in nine innings
Stoddard capitalized on 10 Coon Valley errors to build an early lead and win 15–5 under the lights in Coon Valley Wisconsin. Umberger pitched for Stoddard with Wisland catching while Knutson and Nicolai had three hits each. Mears Nelson Dahlen and Smith pitched for Coon Valley with Erickson catching. Curt Olson had three singles for Coon Valley.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Stoddart
Stoddard
Umberger
Wisland
Knutson
Nicolai
Mears
Nelson
Dahlen
Smith
Erickson
Curt Olson
Hillsboro Junior Legion Faces Viroqua Outfit
Hillsboro Wisconsin opens district play at Viroqua as a veteran core leads the Hillsboro Junior American Legion baseball team. Manager Joe Fawcett is aided by Bill Stenerson though ineligible for Legion play. Wheeler and Eno form the battery with McCoy and Butcheher at infield and Navy Stanek Cox in the outfield with Hofmeister Garner Leibel and Carter as reserves.
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Hillsboro
Wis
American Legion
Viroqua
Legionnaires
Richland Center
Joe Fawcett
Harrison- Jones American Legion Post
Fawcett
Bill Stenerson
Allen Wheeler
Stanley Eno
Battery Wheeler
Eno
Elmer McCoy
Charles Butcheher
Walter Shear
Bob Clark
Dean Navy
Donald Stanek
Jerome Cox
Hillsboro Nine
Darrell Hofmeister
Milburn Garner
George Leibel
Keith Carter
Legion Aims for Fifth Straight Win in Ladies Night Baseball
The American Legion team seeks its fifth win in as many starts in the first round, facing VFW at 8 p.m. at Once Land Field for a Ladies Night where all ladies enter free with a ticket. Legion eyes the round title and playoff berth, while VFW hopes for an upset behind pitchers Sullivan Hecht or Schiffer.
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American Legion
VFW
Land Field
Legion
Jim Sullivan
Elmer Hecht
Frank Schiffer
Babe Harnish
Don Smith
Lacrescent
Onalaska
City League
All-Stars
Brooklyn Cuban Giants
USGA Objects to Gambling Tying Auctions to Pro Golf
The USGA warned that auction pools at championship events could let professional gamblers control the sport. The executive committee adopted a resolution opposing organized gambling and vowed possible action against amateurs who gamble. Ames Walker warned such pools could commercialize golf and draw pro gamblers into influencing players. Auction pools and sweepstakes have long existed, though prohibited in USGA championships and permitted in some sectional events with official approval.
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New York
U. S. Golf Association
USGA
Ames W. Walker
Holiday sport crowds down with declines in baseball and racing
New York reports a holiday dip in sports attendance as eight major league ball parks see about a five percent fall from Independence Day figures while eleven race tracks record a 19 percent drop in both crowd size and betting. Doubleheaders drew 256,781 fans, and Yankees hosted Red Sox in the largest baseball turnout of 63,876 at American League leaders.
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New York
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
St. Louis
Hollywood Park
Santa Anita
Recreation Softball Wednesday Schedule
On Ward Ave West-Cooler faces Eagies and East-Spots meets Pencil Pushers. Pairgrounds-Winhawks play Orphans.
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Lethersa Ce
Ward Ave
Eagies
Pairgrounds
Winhawks
Orphans
Viroqua Eagles Set for Midweek Night Game at Park
The Viroqua Eagles baseball team hosts Canton at Viroqua Park on Wednesday under lights. Pitcher Gordinier leads the local rotation with Stokke catching, as Viroqua aims to extend its strong Western Wisconsin form against Canton of the Fillmore County loop.
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Viroqua
Wisco
Viroqua Eagles
Cop Minn
Legionnaires
Viroqua Park
Gordinier
Stokke
Wisconsin
Canton
Fillmore County Loop
Nine inning surge fuels CIO 12 4 win over AFL
CIO jumped to a four run lead by the end of four as Jim Warner stole six bases and had three singles. He also scored the ninth inning run after stealing home as CIO piled on seven runs in the ninth. AFL starter Gabrielson gave up eight hits and ten strikeouts in eight innings. Attendance was 225 at Copeland Park.
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CIO
AFL
Copeland Park
Bill Killeen
Don
Lefty) Gabrielson
Dick Rick
Gabrielson
Rick
Warner
Jim Warner
CIO Speed Demon
Dave Ferries
Legion
Inner
Todd McEldowney
Gene Smith
Jack Scheetz
Bob Dohr
Arnien Sily
Apehe
Soaer
Roger Retzlaff
Reed Horle
Blumenthal
Veglahn
Bradburn
Dick Bradburn
Husky Afl
Don Schlicht
Russ Halford
Bernie Golz
Charlie Schmickla
Chet Rick
Connie Erickson
Ecioo
McEldoney
Halford
Rickson
Golz
Scheetz
Knutson
Sena
O Smith
Weglann
Schmikia
McEdowney
Weigen
Wenner
Wegicin
Horle
Blumenther
Smith
Schmickle
McEbldowney
Breadburn
Redburn
Seacr
Retzlaff
Mee-Edowney
Haford
Dohr
Weigent
Blumenthal-Dohr-Retzleff
Kreil —Retzlaff
D. Rick
Bauer
Gunderson
Charles Defends Title Early After Louis Record Beating
Ezzard Charles plans his first title defense against Gus Lesnevich at Yankee Stadium on August 10, just 49 days after winning the crown from Jersey Joe Walcott in Chicago. NYAC chair Eddie Eagan questions its status as a title fight amid protest and tournament talk.
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Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Lesnevich
New York
Cincinnati
Louis
Chicago
Gus Lesnevich
Yankee Stadium
Charles
Joe Walcott
Eddie Eagan
New York State Athletic Commission
NBA
Jake Mintz
Ezzy
Eagan
Jake
Tiger
Lee Savold
Bruce Woodcock
Sam Becker
Joey Maxim
Becker
Maxim
Gus
Rain Delays Hit Wisconsin State League Doubleheader
Appleton edged Green Bay 6 5 in a rain interrupted game while Wisconsin Rapids swept a twin bill from Wausau 4 2 and 5 4. Janesville and Sheboygan plus Oshkosh and Fond du Lac were rained out. Ray Peters hit a 390 foot homer for Green Bay. Wis Rapids and Wausau had protests over a pinch hitter.
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Appleton
Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau
Janesville
Sheboygan
Oshkosh
Fond Duc
Rapids
Skurski
Ray Peters
Bluejays’ Park
George Kress
Jonn Gobas
John
White Sox bunt play sparks late rally by Christodore
Christodore reached third on a wild throw by the third baseman in the eighth inning and scored on Sam Palomara's long fly, sparking a late rally for the White Sox.
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Christodore
White Sox
Sam Palomara
Hixton Trips Taylor On Five Errors In Exhibition
Hixton defeated Taylor 6-3 in an exhibition game as Taylor committed five errors. Winning battery was Matson and Lambert with Osgood and Lee on the mound for the losers. Waller had four singles in five at bats, while Jacobson hit a home run for the victors.
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Taylor
Wis
Hixton
Matson
Lambert
Osgood
Lee
Owen
Hubner
Waller
Jacobson
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Corby’s
Corby
Canada
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Peoria, Ill
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