Mohawks Whitewash Coon Valley 4 0 In Crosse Cribune Report
Dick Niggli shined as Mohawks defeated Coon Valley 4 to 0. West Salem beat Mindoro 13 to 5 after Memorial Day win over Bangor with Groth pitching eight hits and three for three at bat.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
10
Dick Niggli shined as Mohawks defeated Coon Valley 4 to 0. West Salem beat Mindoro 13 to 5 after Memorial Day win over Bangor with Groth pitching eight hits and three for three at bat.
Haas pitched a three hit shutout as Augusta beat Ettrick 6 0 in Trempealeau Valley league play. Johnson had two singles for Augusta who had eight hits off W Erickson and W Wall. Whitehall rallied to defeat Blair 11 9 after trailing 7 1 in the second inning. Windjue three hits Koepke Bautch two each paced Whitehall. Blair racked up nine runs with Matson Johnson Folts driving in runs.
The Brewers defeated the St Louis Redbirds twice in a doubleheader. Key pitchers and hitters delivered solid performances as Milwaukee secured two wins to extend their winning streak.
Prairie du Chien powered by Ted Penfield’s no hit bid toppled Waukon 19-1 Sunday afternoon in Wisconsin. Penfield added three singles in five at bats as Waukon’s lone run came on a fourth inning walk and pass ball. A unique triple play occurred in the fifth with Larkin at third, Hanson at first, then a Walker baserunner creating the automatic third out.
La Crosse Mohawks pitched by Dick Niggli shut out Coon Valley, scattering four hits. Niggli extended his hitless streak to 13 2 3 innings before a fifth inning single by C Olson. The Mohawks overpowered Snyder, the Coon Valley starter, before he exited.
Coles Valley defeated Tomah 7 to 3 in Coulee League action in Tomah Wisconsin. Woodworth struck out 12 over nine innings and collected three hits as Roske hit two doubles for Coles Valley. Benjamin pitched for Tomah and allowed nine hits.
George Young of Detroit defeated Don Carter of St Louis 896 to 879 to lead the Masters Invitational double elimination event. Howie Herse of Milwaukee won 876 to 720 over Ole Hildahl of Minot, North Carolina, as several players advanced to the second round in the winners bracket.
La Crosse fans traveled to Coon Valley as the Mohawks dominated 4-0. Niggli earned the win, with Smith driving in three runs including a fourth inning triple. Olson led Coon Valley with two hits. Henley, Sweeney, Voss, and Klark contributed key blows for the Mohawks.
Indiana University clinched the Big Ten tennis title as Wisconsin finished eighth. Stan Drobac of Milwaukee and Tom Belton won the doubles crown while Drobac fell to Norman Barnes in singles. Final standings list Indiana first with 70 points and a spread to Ohio State and Minnesota.
In Dallas at Northwood Country Club, 7,511 of 55,105 participants posted better scores than Ben Hogan who shot 71. The event, sponsored by the PGA and Life Magazine, raised funds for National Golf and U.S.O. Eight-year-old Diane Wilson and other notables took part, with low nets and holes in one reported.
Four games were played Sunday in the Vernon County Community league. Viroqua defeated Salem Ridge 12 to 4, Bloomingdale beat Viola 8 to 7, and Chaseburg beat Pleasant Ridge 8 to 5. The American Bible Society distributes Bibles in 50 nations.
Alma Grabs four runs in the top of the sixth to erase a scoreless tie and pull ahead 6-3. W. Kamel led Alma with three hits in five at bats, while M. Dallas Ames went 2 for 3 for La Crescent. Next Sunday La Crescent plays Lewiston at 8 p.m. in Minnesota.
Monday events list matches across venues including Fritz' Beer Depot Glen's Tavern Kabat's Tavern Chuck's U Bar Wayside Inn Sportsman's Bar Dog House Gladstone Tavern North Star Tavern Beranek's Tavern and other club games. Dick Massach MSU assistant coach previously played in the Brooklyn Dodger farm system after Spartans baseball.
Cashton opened the Western Wisconsin league season with a 3-1 road win over Westby. Harvey Korn and Bob Arentz led the offense with two hits apiece, and Wayne Lottes held Westby to three hits while fanning 13. Westby stays winless and in last place. Soldiers Grove topped Winona 11-6 in 10 innings, De Soto beat Viroqua 8-2 as the Blackhawks move to 1-1.
Pittsburgh slugger Ralph Kiner hit a game winning home run off Philadelphia pitcher Karl Drews in yesterday's nightcap, his seventh of the season and sixth against right handers.
Washington right fielder Jackie Jen sen had a quiet day in yesterday's doubleheader with Detroit as he did not record a fielding chance in either game.
More than $3 million in prize money will be distributed on harness racing's Grand Circuit in 1952. The annual payout reflects expanding purses and widespread competition across major tracks.
Noben of La Crosse drove car No 4 to win Sunday's feature race at the La Crosse speedway. Close behind were Robert Hartley Gene Wigdahl and Monte Lescher all of La Crosse and Perry Anderson of West Salem. Gene Mason won the first heat race with Lescher taking the second and Marvin Severson the third. In the consolation Noben won another first and Ade Krismer of La Crosse took the special event.
Fond du Lac earned a 17-2 rout of league leading Appleton to climb from the second division to third in the Wisconsin State League. Wisconsin Rapids beat Janesville 8-3 while the other four clubs split twin bills. Sheboygan defeated Wausau 12-3 then lost 8-6. Green Bay edged Oshkosh 10-9 then Green Bay won 4-3 in the finale. Games Green Bay at Oshkosh and Appleton at Fond du Lac were postponed due to wet grounds.
In Buenos Aires Sandy Saddler stops Alfredo Prado of Argentina in the fourth round of a scheduled tenround non title bout. Five years earlier Cincinnati Reds beat New York Giants 9 to 3, dropping them into a tie with Chicago.
Ten years ago the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17 to 2 to extend their National League lead to six games over the St. Louis Cardinals. Twenty years ago Enid Wilson won the British women's golf title defeating Purvis Montgomery 76 in the 36 hole final.
Superior defeated Grand Forks 8-5 while Eau Claire beat Aberdeen 2-1 Duluth edged Fargo Moorhead 14-9 and Sioux Falls toppled St Cloud 7-1. Saturday margins mirrored the foes with Superior 3-1 Eau Claire 14-5 Duluth 6 3 Sioux Falls 7-4.
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