Camp McCoy to Meet 76th Infantry in All-Star Game
Camp McCoy Wisconsin hosts the 76th Infantry division in a Sunday Aug 6 exhibition at Copeland Field La Crosse. The Liberty Bells, state semi champions, supply seven all star picks including Pvt Floyd Triplett and Sgt Cecil Vis. Gate receipts benefit the Army Athletic Fund with 75 cent tickets on sale in La Crosse at local stores.
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Wis
Wisconsin
76Th Infantry Division
Copeland Field
Crosse
la Crosse Junior Association
Liberty Bells
Floyd Triplett
Columbus Star
American Association
Jone
Natire
Gunnerup
Joe Hall
Iberty Bell
Cecil Vis
Washington
Carvel
Bama
St. Browns
Chicago White
Corp
Bill Evans
Southern Association
Fabian Gaffke
Boston Sox
Allenne
Milwaukee
Mike Rollins
Gandout
Triplett
All Star Garden
Post
Army Athletic Fund
la Crosse
A. Store
Bodega Lunch
Sheldon
Cigar
Wittenberg’s Cigar Store
Cub Junior League Baseball Schedule Overview
North Cub Copeland Tuesday games list matches Cardinals against Devilcogs at 8 am Bries versus Bums at 10 50 am Thursday lineup shows Blue Jays facing Brownies at 8 am plus Blanks v Peerless Jugheads v Woles and Peer v Independence at 2 30 pm Kerth Juniors Copeland and Gandi Dancers face North Side Barry's Bee Line meets Winnebe Bardos vs Bo Side Raiders Wednesday features Junior Legion All Stars.
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Copeland
Cardinals
Devilcogs
Bries
Bums
Blue Jays
Brownies
Cub Hixon Y
Peerless
Woles
Peer
Independence
Barry
Winnebee
Bardos
Junior Legion
Opening Of Women's Swim Classes At Local Pool
A beginners swimming course for women 18 and older has started at the city pool. Separate classes meet each Thursday from 5:30 to 6 p m with vacancies still available. Interested participants are urged to report to the next meeting.
Wehrle Reaches Finals In Wisconsin State Golf Tourney
Wilford Wehrle, 1937 state champion, reaches the finals of the state amateur golf tournament in Milwaukee. He edges Willie Thomson with rounds of 38, 37, and a closing 33 for a 102 total while Thomson finishes behind. Gargen and Horvath also contend in a tight match that goes to the 36th hole.
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Wilford Wehrle Clubs
Milwaukee
Wilford Wehrle
Willie Thomson
Wehrle
Tuckaway Country Club
Thomson
First Fiddle Wins Butler Handicap at Jamaica
First Fiddle nosed out Alex Barth to capture the $38,300 Butler handicap at Empire City in 1:56 for the mile and three sixteenths. Claimed by Mrs. Ed Mulrenan from Lieut. Col. C. V. Whitney for 2500 earlier, the winner earned season totals to 120180 with Johnny Longden riding despite a prior fall. Wait A Bit finished a length and a half back. Thumbs Up set last year’s mark.
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Orlo Robertson
New York
Jamaica
First Fiddle
Alex Barth
Empire City
Butler
Ed Mulrenan
C. V. Whitney
Thumbs Up
Cold Stream
Louis Nimkoff
Millbroke
William Ziegler
Massachusetts
Royal Minstrel
Johnny Longden
Hensrud Wins City Horseshoe Title
Bob Hensrud defeated Edmund Joseph in the finals at West Avenue courts to become the boys city champion in horseshoes. Joseph finished second and Walker earned third place in the final standings.
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Bob Hensrud
Friday
Edmund Joseph
West Avenue
Joseph
Walker
Old Styles Face 656th Engineers On Monday Ball Diamond
Frankie Smith, veteran Beanies Old Style Lager pitcher, toeing the rubber as Old Styles meet the 656th Engineers of Camp McCoy at 6 30 p m on West Avenue diamond. Earlier clash saw Smith hold the Engineers to a tight effort. La Crosse hosts one tilt this week with a two game week returning next week.
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Frankie Smith
West Avenue
Camp McCoy
Smith
la Crosse
Hartford Beats Beloit 3 to 2 in Legion State Tilt
Hartford defeated Beloit 3 to 2 Saturday afternoon in the opening game of the state American Legion junior baseball tournament. La Crosse will play Hartford at 10 a.m.
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Appleton
Wis
Hartford
Beloit
American Legion
la Crosse
Bartzen Wins Tennis Honors in Western Junior Event
Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo Texas won the Western junior tennis title, defeating Herbie Flam of Beverly Hills in five sets 4-6 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-1. Marilyn McCrory and Alice Kiechhofer won the Milwaukee girls doubles title 6-3 6-3.
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Milwaukee
Bernard
Tut) Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
U. S
Marilyn
Dorothy Whittet
Miss Whittet
Joanne Dunn
Des Moines
Bartzen
Ed Ray
Linton
Gar Chew
Bob Goldfarb
el Paso
Marilyn McCrory
Alice Kiechhofer
Betty Fass
Kansas City Blues Crush Toledo Hens 23 9 In Wake Of 25 Hits
The Kansas City Blues routed the Toledo Hens 23 to 9 after a 25 hit attack. Jess Landrum collected five RBIs by the fourth inning while most Blues players drove in runs. Platek homered and walked, powering the explosion as Kansas City scored in seven innings.
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Toledo
Kansas City
Lamecchia
Goedde
Crona
Minneapolis Millers Rally Past Louisville in 9-8 Victory
The Minneapolis Millers erased an 8-6 deficit with three runs in the eighth inning to beat Louisville 9-8 in the second game of the series. Jim Cookson delivered a bases loaded single to seal the win over Mel Deutsch as Nicky belted his 18th homer, with Genovese and Browne also homering.
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Louisville
Colonels
Sang la
Eels
Otis
Jim Cookson
Mel Deutsch
Ace Ht Hander
Nicky
Dick Genovese
Earl Browne
Minneapolis
Johnson
Callahan
Diehle
Deutsch
McDonnell
Walters
Clark
Hogcett
Curtiss
Aragon
Blaze
Uptown Cigars Meet Onalaska Blackhawks Today
The Onalaska Blackhawks host Uptown Cigars today at 2 p m on the Ona laska diamond. Frank Bachmann will take mood duties for the Black Hawks and Peterson is likely to catch. Italy resumes some mail to Sicily Sardinia and southern mainland provinces.
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Uptown Cigars
Onalaska ‘Hawks
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Wyrostek Still Heads AA Hitter Race
Baseball summary from Chicago notes Johnny Wyrostek of Columbus leads the American Association batting race at .376 while Bill Nagel of Milwaukee trails by 62 points with a .314 mark. Hal Peck of Milwaukee sits 10 behind Wyrostek, Wayne Blackburn improves to .345, and Como Cotello at Louisville drops to .343. Wyrostek extends two base hits lead. Jim Cookson tops steals with 25. Strick Shooner has nine triples. Earl Caldwell leads pitchers with 15 wins. Brewers outrun the league in team batting and fielding averages.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Bill Nagel
Johnny Wyrostek
Columbus
Nagel
Wyrostek
Redbird Star
Hal Peck
Wayne Blackburn
Indianapolis
Como Cotello
Louisville
Heinz Becker
Woyrostek
Peck
Jim Cookson
Minneapolis
Strick Shooner
Earl Caldwell
Arley Sproull
Brewers
Toledo
St. Paul
Connie Mack Names All Time Living Baseball Team
Connie Mack selects an all star living lineup with Walter Johnson Lefty Grove Mickey Cochrane Bill Dickey George Sisler Eddie Collins Honus Wagner Frank Baker Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Ty Cobb for a celebration at Shibe Park honoring Mack’s 50th anniversary as a major league manager.
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Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
George Sisler
Eddie Collins
Hans Wagner
Frank
Shibe Park
39 More Receive Swimming Awards
Thirty nine additional swimmers, bringing the total to 79, have earned beginner’s swimming awards by passing American Red Cross tests at the Municipal pool. Tests are conducted every Tuesday and Thursday and will continue for some time.
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American Red Cross
Eugene Nolop
Bill DeClute
Ewalde Parnow
Jack Litsheim
George Grangaard
Dave Schlifer
Herbert Parnow
Evelyn Jones
Donna Walles
Probable pitchers for today’s two game major league slate
National League matchups pair Ostermuelier 8 3 and Butcher 9 5 against Barrett 6 10 and dlavery 3 14 in Cincinnati at New York as Walters 15 4 and Carter 6 4 face Feldman 9 5 and Pischer 2 8. St Louis at Brooklyn features Jurisch 3 6 and Donnelly 1 0 against Wyatt 4 and McLish 13 8. American League games have Harris 8 7 and Flores 6 5 for Philadelphia at Chicago against Dietrich 11 8 and 44 Washington at St Louis with Wynn 6 14 and Wi 3 6 vs Moncrief 16 6 and Kramer 10 10. New York at Detroit lists Borony 12 6 and Donald 10 7 vs Overmire 5 10 and Newhouser 15 6. Boston at Cleveland shows Woods 2 6 and Terry 4 7 versus Kilteman 8 4 and Marder 7 5.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Ostermuelier
Butcher
Barrett
Dlavery
Cincinnati
New Y York
Walters
Carter
Feldman
Pischer
St. Loui
Brooklyn
Jurisich
Donnelly
Wyatt
Mc Lish
Chicago
Philadelphia
Erickson
Wyse
Gerheiuser
Schanz
Harris
Flores
Dietrich
Washington
St. Louis
Wynn
Moncrief
Kramer
Detroit
Borony
Donald
Overmire
Newhouser
Cleveland
Woods
Terry
Kilteman
Marder
Baseball leaders and stats in early season card
Baseball leaders listed by team and player in the American and National Leagues. Names include Musial of the Cardinals, Doerr of the Red Sox, Pox of the Red Sox, Hopp of the St. Louis, and Siebert of the Athletics among others with runs batted in and totals noted. The piece references Stephens Browns Doerr Johnson and Nicho Cubs with league-wide leader mentions.
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Pet Musial
Cardinals
Walker
Dodgers
Doerr
Red Sox
Pox
Hopp
St. Louis
Siebert
Athletics
Stephens
Browns
Johnson
Sox
Nicho Cubs
White Sox Fall To Athletics As Newsom Wins In Chicago
Buck Newsom shines for Philadelphia as the Athletics defeat Chicago 6 in a game notable for a confetti incident on the mound. The A’s break a 4 4 tie with an eighth inning rally, sending Chicago to a 6 4 loss and ending their four game win streak.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Buck Newsom
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Berry
Sox
Newsom
White Sox
Charles Berry
Lee Ross
Gordon Maltzberger
Trout Drives Tigers Past Yankees In Extra Innings
Detroit pitcher Paul Dizzy Trout delivered a ten inning, game winning hit scoring Dick Wakefield to lift the Tigers 3 2 over the New York Yankees. Trout earned his 15th win against nine losses as he relieved Rufus Gentry in the ninth to quell a Yankee rally at Briggs Stadium. The loss marked the Yankees fifth straight defeat there and dropped them to third place.
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Detroit
Paul
Dizzy
Ork
Coe
Roser
Turner
Hemsley
Gentry
Trout
Richards
Franklin's Condition Unchanged After Injury
Dr. Charles Conner reported Lem Franklin remains in very poor condition at Newark City hospital. The Chicago fighter, knocked out by Larry Lane in July, still suffers brain concussion and partial paralysis with no improvement and pneumonia not developing as feared.
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Newark
N. J
Charles Conner
Lem Franklin
Chicago
Newark City Hospital
Franklin
Conner
Larry Lane
Trenton
Byrd Grabs Two-Hole Lead Over Craig Wood
DETROIT Plum Hollow golf club hosts a Red Cross challenge match where Sammy Byrd, carding even par 72, leads National Open champion Craig Wood by two strokes. Byrd’s 36-36-72 edge follows two costly sixes on holes six and seventeen. Wood shoots 37-37-74 as action shifts to the final 18 holes with $2,500 in war bonds at stake.
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Horvath
Wehrie
Webrie
Detroit
Sammy Byrd
Craig Wood
Plum Hollow Golf Club
Take
Byrd
Wood
Ecuador launches grow more cotton campaign for mills
Ecuador's textile industry expands rapidly prompting government action to boost cotton supplies. Authorities aim to stabilize feedstock for mills and support the growing sector.
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Ecuador
Tollefson Signs 1944 Packers Contract
Charles Tollefson, famed Iowa Iron Man, signs with the Green Bay Packers for 1944 after two years of military service. The guard weighs 210 pounds, stands 6 feet 1 inch, and was praised by ex-Iowa coach Eddie Anderson as a strong defensive lineman. Anderson wrote the All-Star letter endorsing his pro fit. Tollefson previously faced the Packers in the 1940 All-Star game in Chicago.
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Green Bay
Wis
Charles Tollefson
Iron Men
Iowa
E. L
Curly’ Lambeau
Tollefson
Eddie Anderson
Lambeau
Anderson
Packers
Chicago
South Side Stars Beat Northsiders 8-1 in Friday clash
Southside All-Stars racked up eight runs on five hits to down Northside All-Stars 8-1. Northsiders managed a single run in the fourth. Meir and Perry pitched for the winners while Nehring and Markwed shared pitching duties for the losers.
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Meir
Perry
Nehring
Markwed
Cal Hubbard Named Toughest Opponent by Musso
Green Bay Packers lineman Cal Hubbard is named the toughest foe by Chicago Bears veteran George Musso after 11 years in the NFL.
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Green Bay
Wis
George Musso
Chicago Bears
Cal Hubbard
Green Bay Packers
Musso
Chlorine's double role in war and healing
Charline served as both healer and harbinger during World War I. Chlorine in solution treated wounds as an antiseptic, saving many lives, while chlorine gas in the battlefield caused widespread fatalities among troops and civilians alike.
A Thousand Flying Fortresses in Six Hour Mission
A report notes that a force of one thousand Flying Fortresses would fly a six hour mission consuming about 1,500,000 gallons of gasoline.
Passeau Hurls Win For Cubs Over Phillies
Claude Passeau won his first game on the eastern trip as the Cubs beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 on Saturday night. Passeau allowed six hits and two walks through six innings, added two hits at the plate, and Barney Williams closed. Wasdell Fitzsimmons and Shea were ejected for arguing with umpire Barr.
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Philadelphia
Cubs
Barrett
Phillies
Claude Passeau
Bruins
Passeau
Jimmy Wasdell
Fitzsimmons
Mervyn Shea
George Barr
Chicago
Williams
Pick
Raffensberger
Peacock
War Knight Triumphs in Arlington Handicap Thriller
War Knight, ridden by an unseen jockey for owner Allen Drumheller, upset Georgie Drum by a neck in the Arlington handicap worth 56,200. Equifox and Daily Trouble ran as an entry with Daily Trouble third. Mae Knight set a fast pace and finished strong to claim the win in 2 02 for the mile and a quarter. Pensive did not start. trainer Ben Jones cited unsoundness after a hard race. Miss Hill, Beverly Hills writer Ethel Hill, did not attend. War Knight paid 16 20 and 7 20, Georgie Drum 3 80. The purse distribution totaled 159 538 in betting pools.
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Ethel Hill
Beverly Hills
Calif
War Knight
Georgie Drum
Daily Trouble
Equifox
Valdiia Foe
Bush-Whacker
Pensive
Mac James
Ben Jones
Charley Corbett
Mae Knight
Allen Drumheller
Miss Hill
David Strauss
Howard Wells
Sewell Chalks Up Number 11
St Louis Cardinals blank Brooklyn Dodgers 14 to 2 in the opener as Max Lanier wins his 10th, Stan Musial Augie Bergano and Danny Litwhiler homer. In the nightcap the Cards win 12 to 7 with Ted Wilks taking his seventh straight victory and Litwhiler homering with the bases loaded.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Max Lanier
Dodgers
Stan Musial
Augie Bergano
Danny Litwhiler
Litwhiler
Ralph Branca
Ted Wilks
Red Bolling
St. Louis
Lanier
O'Dea
Webber
Fuchs
Branca
King
Owen
Sewell Wins Eleventh With Five Hit Shutout
Pittsburgh featherball hurler Rip Sewell pitched a five hit shutout to beat the Boston Braves 3 to 0 on Saturday. Jim Tobin allowed four hits in eight innings but took his 12th loss in 23 decisions as Pittsburgh scored all three runs in the first.
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Boston
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Braves
Jim Tobin
Sewell
Davis
Lopez
Tobin
Klopp
Masi
Giants Reds Split Opener and Nightcap in Extra-Inning Duel
In New York, the Giants beat the Reds 5 4 in the opener as Mel Ott homered twice and Johnny Allen pitched seven strong innings before Ace Adams faltered. The Reds answered with a 5 3 extra inning victory as Gee Walker and Frank McCormick homered late against Adams, with Clyde Shoun tossing all nine for Cincinnati.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Reds
Mel Ott
Buddy Kerr
Johnny Allen
Ace Adams
Hugh Luby
Gee Walker
Frank McCormick
Clyde Shoun
Cincinnati
Heusser
Mueller
Allen
Adams
Lombardi
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