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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
7
La Crosse Junior American Legion All Stars travel to Winona to meet the Winona Legion at 6 PM. Charlie Schmickin takes mound duties for La Crosse as Vendissheh ras or Alleman likely starts for Winona, with Weaver catching.
Frank Colman delivered his second pinch triple of the year in the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Chicago Cubs 3 to 2 to open a five game series. Fritz Ostermueller pitched the full game for the win, while Hank Wyse took the loss after seven solid hits allowed.
Lou Nova, 14 straight fight wins, headlines a bout at Olympia Stadium against Detroit’s Oma. Nova weighs about 205 pounds with a 17 pound reach advantage and seeks a hometown victory near Champion Joe Louis’s base.
Pvt Les Rice went 4 for 4 and Pvt Stu Russell added three safeties as the 417th Walloped 978th Engineers 9 to 3 to stay second in the General Baseball league. Division Artillery won by forfeit from 271st Ordnance, and 250th Engineers won by forfeit from Ord nance. Next week 271st Ordnance plays 301st Engineers.
St. Louis Cardinals led the National League with a 3 to 2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in a one inning game. Al Jurisich earned his sixth win by holding Jim Konstanty to a low run total.
Detroit manager Steve O Neill considers 38 year old Roger Cramer for pitching duty during a six game four day series with Chicago. Cramer, once an outfielder, is praised for speed and a good curve and could return to the mound after losing his outfield job to Dick Wakefield.
Onalaska Blackhawks piled up 21 hits off two Uptown pitchers to defeat the Cigars 19–0 at Copeland Park. Bachmann earned the win for the locals as Peterson caught and Uptown fielded seven errors.
Beanie’s Old Styles hosts Camp McCoy soldiers on West Avenue field at 6:30 pm Monday, facing 1620 Headquarters and Service. Swish Beranek will pitch after previously beating HS 9 to 2 on June 19 with two hits allowed. Beanies offense totaled 11 off Lloyd Humeston.
Detroit curtains raise a two day 36 hole charity match between Craig Wood National Open champion and Sam Byrd former Yankee outfielder at Plum Hollow July 29 and 30. Plum Hollow hosts Monday National PGA qualifying with eight low scorers earning tickets to Spokane.
Good Fellowship Horseshoe club hosted another round at Isle La Plume courts Thursday. Kenney Boatman led with a 54.4 percent ringer average, Siverson and Schmeckoeper tied for second at 46 percent. Bob Isler's team remains atop the four team event with six wins and two losses to date.
Frankie Sinkwich former University of Georgia All America football star was rejected for military service yesterday by the army induction center. The Detroit Lions player had prior honorable discharges from the marine corps and the maritime service for physical reasons and had sought transfer to a Youngstown Ohio board, reporting to the center yesterday.
Copeland Park hosted a Tavern League game where Don's Downs defeated Gaskill's 8 to 4. Weber posted three hits in four at bats for Don's, while Blanchard went 2 for 3 for Gaskill's. Olson earned the win on the mound and Wendling caught. Slayback pitched for Gaskill's with Birch on defense.
Mexico City advances a six block sports complex with an arena for 14 000, artificial ice for skating and hockey, a 45 000 spectator bullring, a 7 000 seat Jai Alai hall, a 60 000 seat soccer stadium, 122 public courts, 50 bowling alleys, a large gymnasium, handball courts, a theater and restaurant. Underground parking and a three block long pool are planned.
Fort Worth Texas Jo Kennedy as Globe Aircraft pitcher tallies her fourth no hit no run performance this season and adds 12 early exhibitions in 1943. The 29 year old bruiser wife of Cpl James T Kennedy Fort Worth Army Air Field has helped Globe’s softball squad reach state tournament hopefuls with 16 games played and 14 wins.
Hood Street Team II beat Copeland 4 to 0 on the south side playground to take the first game of a two out of three La Crosse Junior division championship series. Pitcher Dick Weigel allowed one hit while Jack Otto homered twice. Both teams had two errors.
Colman, Pirates star, drove in two runs with a pinch triple and scored the winning tally as Pittsburgh shaded Chicago 3-2 for fifth straight. Rudy York highlighted Detroit’s big 8-run second with a homer and a double in a 9-1 win over Chicago. Ernie Bonham and Pete Fox noted for Yanks. Red Sox won the opener 4-2 behind Bonham’s six hits, Fox had three singles in the nightcap 8-4 win to lead league batting.
Billy Talbert of Indianapolis advances to the River Forest Open men’s singles semi finals after a first round doubles win with Nick Buzelich. He is set to meet Dick Warner of Utah as Whitey Halstad faces Norman Bickel in the other semi. Dorothy Bundy and Joanne Dunn compete in the women’s semis with Catherine Wolf and Betty Ruth Hulbert also advancing.
Cleveland report notes Fighting Scot, a three year old Hambletonian candidate owned by Joseph F. Burke, wins the first heat of the Peninsular Farm stake at North Randall with a 2.04 percent mile fast time. He falters in heats two and three, finishing ninth in heat two and sixth in the final dash. Red Tower and Eva's Boy also place as runners in the event.
Toledo’s Madhens drop the nightcap to Louisville 8 5 after winning the opener 7 5 and 10 3 in a split twin bill. Millers pitcher Hale Swanson notches his first association victory as Jack Aragon hits two homers. Columbus tops Indianapolis 2 1 in ten innings. St Paul pushes over .500 with wins over Kansas City 11 4 and 5 2.
Chicago report says Bill Nicholson hit a pinch double for the National League in the All star game in Pittsburgh while playing with a bruised thumb and forearm after being beaned by Ace Adams in a Sunday doubleheader. Cubs opened a series with the Pirates in Chicago following the injury.
Standings listed for the National League with teams Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and results from yesterday. Today's schedule includes Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at St Louis New York at Philadelphia and tomorrow's games list. American Association standings show Milwaukee Columbus Toledo Louisville St Paul Minneapolis Kansas City and Indianapolis with tomorrow matchups.
La Crosse YMCA Stay-at-Home camp members competed at Teachers College field. In 8 9 division Torpedoes beat Yankees 36 14 and Daredevils outscored Eagles 30 24. Event winners included Hem ingway Dundas Mathews Otto and Wuttke with times and distances listed.
Nick Lee, formerly of the University of Wisconsin boxing team and later a coaching staff member, is commissioned as an ensign in the navy and departs today for indoctrination training at Plattsburg.
Allis-Chalmers girls softball team meets a nearby community team for a 7 p m feature game at West Avenue playground. A surprise of large proportions may await both company players and spectators at the event.
Twenty-eight La Crosse boys and girls qualified for the American Red Cross Beginner's Swimming award on the first day of Municipal Pool classes. Certificates will be awarded by the Red Cross, with more qualifiers expected next week. Adult non-swimmer classes begin Monday, while children’s classes and lifesaving instruction run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m.
The Eries 9 clinched first place in the opening round of the North Side Cub league by defeating the Bums 6 to 5 at Copeland Park. Metille and Laonbrough led with two singles each while the Bums outhit 6 to 4 but failed to bring in enough runs. In other games, the Peerless Elfs beat the Cardinals 8 to 3, and the Winnebagoes defeated the South Side Raiders 15 to 8 at Hixon field.
Thornton Lee, White Sox left hander, says he will be back in uniform in a couple of weeks and ready for mound duty early in August after a line drive broke his left forearm. Doctors report the break involves a small bone and does not impede elbow or finger movement.
Detroit defeats Chicago 9 to 1 as Rudy York hits his ninth homer to spark an eight run second inning. Paul Trout earns his eleventh win with a three hitter. Dick Wakefield returns with two hits and two RBIs after navy furlough. Joe Haynes relieves with six innings of one hit ball for Chicago.
In the two game set the Yankees won 4 to 2 in the opener while the Red Sox captured the nightcap 8 to 4 before 14 626 fans. Ernie Bonham pitched a three hit shutout after the first inning for the Yankees in the opener. Terry earned his third straight win in the nightcap with two homers by Nick Etten and Johnny Lindell backing Boston's four run second inning. Hal Wagner added a late two run shot for Boston and George Stirnweis miscue aided the visitors.
Cleveland erupts for 15 hits to topple St. Louis 6 to 5 in the first game as Roy Cullenbine belts a 430 foot inside the park homer to lead the American League. Browns rebound to win 4 1 in 10 innings in the nightcap behind a three run 10th.
In New York, heavy favorite Tami Mauriello 202 pounds scored a technical knockout against Vince Pime Pinella 180 pounds in Red Hook last night. Mauriello dominated the bout with power punches and steadier combinations to seal victory.
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