Rockland Defeats Kirby 17-8 in Baseball Thriller
Rockland sprinted to a 17-8 win over Kirby with solid hitting from Jones Spink Shaul Sweet Arity and Rowan. Arity and Sweet contributed two hits each including a double while Rockland built a big early lead and held on for the victory.
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Kirby
Coulee Rage
Eeryill Jones
J. Arity
G. Sweet
Spink
Shaul
Sweet
Arity
Rowan
Indians Crush Yankees 8 2 as Garcia Dominates
Mexican Mike Garcia scattered 10 hits in a complete game victory, guiding Cleveland to an 8-2 win over the New York Yankees. The win extends Cleveland's winning streak to nine and its triumph count over the Yankees to three straight. A fan interruption featured a stray black cat at the mound during Lopat's warmups.
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Joe
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Mike Garcia
Lopat
Cleveland Stadium
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Ray Scarborough
Will Wight
Billy Pierce
Saul Rogovin
Detroit Hurling Corps
Pierce
Rogovin
Pale Hose
Detroit
Tigers
Washington Senators
George Kell
Vic Wertz
Pat
Jahmy Greth
Johnny
Kell
Hal Newhouser
Mohawks At Copeland To Meet Camp McCoy In Big Midweek Tilt
Mohawks and Camp McCoy clash Wednesday at Copeland as both clubs seek a second win in the Sunday circuit. Both teams sit 1-0, pressing to catch undefeated Black River Falls which leads at 2-0.
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Camp McCoy
la Mocha
Copeland Arcs
Black River Falls
BRF
Gladstone and Gateway Inn Earn Narrow Wins In Local League Night
The article details multiple small league results with Gladstone defeating Vogue Tavern 29-10 at West Avenue, and Gateway Inn topping Glen's 18-10 as players like Beranek and Verve contribute. It notes errors and late rallies shaping scores across several bars including Russ-U-Bar and Oasis 3.
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S. Walden
M. Es A. Paulson
Lecher
Gladstone
Verve
Vogue Tavern
West Avenue
Gateway Inn
Inn
Glen’s
Newman Glen’s
Tishhammer Terson
Zanter
Alma Center La Farge Drop First Round Tilts In Meet
Alma Center and La Farge high schools opened the WIAA state baseball tournament with losses as Spooner blanked Kaukauna and West Bend shut out New London. Shullsburg edged Spooner 5-4 while West Bend defeated Watertown 4-2 to reach the semifinals. Jim Jackson earned 10 strikeouts for Shullsburg and Don King relieved for Watertown in the sixth.
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Menasha
Wis
Alma Center
la Farge
Sh G
Ter
West Bend
Pp. m. Soachen
Spooner
Kaukauna
New London
Watertown
Shullsburg
Jim Jackson
Alma
Louis Greub
Bill Burns
National League Box Score Summary
Box score details show Cincinnati and Boston scoring runs with pitchers Hatton and Robb contributing. Notable plays include Cooper and Gor do Santis driving in runs and Hatton recording two doubles. The game ran into the later innings withEarned run totals and attendance listed.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Ryan
Hatton
RBI
Cooper
Gordo Santis
Barcont
Merriman
Eatock
Robb
Stewart
Wisconsin Grants Major W Letters to 66 Athletes
Madison Wisconsin Tuesday awards major W letters to 66 athletes from La Crosse area who competed with the Wisconsin tennis team and earned varsity recognition.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Wisconsin Tennis Eam
Little League records set at Bal Stadium in 1944
A minor league record was established on October 9, 1944 at Bal Stadium during a Little League event. The report notes this as a notable athletics milestone for the local circuit.
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Balstadium
Sheboygan Indians Take Early W-S League Lead
Fond du Lac falls 9-3 to Green Bay while Sheboygan sweeps Wausau 9-1 and 8-2 to seize a half game lead. Cameron Lewis earns his fifth win with five straight hits in game one and Tony de Velis bagges the win in game two as Sheboygan power bats sustain the rally.
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Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Sheboygan
Wausau
Indians
Appleton
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Rapids
Janesville
Cameron Lewis
Millers Rally Past St. Paul to Narrow Milwaukees Lead
The Minneapolis Millers beat St. Paul 8 3 to pull within four games of idle first place Milwaukee in the American Association. Minneapolis used four run bursts in the seventh and eighth innings as Artie Wilson led with three singles in a nine hit night. Milwaukee opens a series at Columbus while Kansas City visits Toledo and Minneapolis heads to Indianapolis.
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Lou Limmer
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Eddie Joost
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
New York
Joe Presko
Larry Jansen
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Connie Ryan
Grady Hatton
Ryan
Gus Bell
Homer
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Friend
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
A Srore
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Nanry
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Indianapolis
Millers
Artie Wilson
Mohawks Travel to West Salem for Postponed Game
Mohawks head to West Salem Tuesday for a West Central Wisconsin league game. Don Harger said the contest was set on short notice to make up postponed games. Bill Boettcher or Red Jacobson expected to start on the mound.
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la Crosse Mohawks
West Salem
Don Harger
Bill Boettcher
Red Jacobson
Camp McCoy Expected To Win W C W Bunting Title
Camp McCoy, picked to win the W C W bunting, faces weather woes as crowds shrink. Red Raiders crushed West Salem 17 3 in a recent Sunday league game, while Mohawks beat Bangor 2 0. Lineups hinge on Corky Shillings as starter for Camp McCoy and Leon Johnson for Mohawks with Weigent, Parizek, Anderson, Wolf, Dunham and Oda in key roles.
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Aspga
McCoy
Oland Junior Legion
Red Raiders
Leon
Diz
Johnson
Bill Meyer
Mohawks
Earl Johnson
Charlie Weigent
Bill (Booker) Parizek
Junior Anderson
Don Wolf
Jim Dunham
Ken Oda
Clint Strong
Service Girls Triumph 12-3 Over Sunbeams in Cold Five-Inning Win
The Service Girls defeated Zahn's Sunbeams 12-3 at West Avenue Monday in a shortened five inning game due to extreme cold. Eisell homered and had three hits while Mickschl added three hits. Sunbeams scored one run while Service Shop finished with four runs in the ninth.
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Service Shop
Zahn
Sunbeams
West Avenue
Eisell
Mickschl
Langhofer
Clark
Micksch
Plotz
Lagers Defeat Amvets in Memorial West League Game
Old Style Lager dominates the Memorial West Memorial League game routing Amvets 16 to 4. Lynch Solie and Tanke lead with four hits each and Sveen adds three safeties as Lager offense pounds out victory.
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Jeague
Memorial West
Lynch
Solie
Tanke
Apeice
Sveen
Country Club to Screen Honor Caddie Premier
La Crosse Country Club schedules a premier showing of the film Honor Caddie on June 7 and 8. Members attend June 7. caddies and cad¬dies invited June 8 with an Honor Caddie Night and dinner. Local organizer Emil Niemeyer highlights Oscar buzz and Western Golf association support.
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Country Club
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Ben Hogan
la Crosse Country Club
Emil Niemeyer
Niemeyer
Trif Haritos
H. F. Stein
Western Golf Association
Crosby
Willis Marquardt
Marquardt
Recreation Softball Tuesday Lineup in West Ave Industrial League
The West Ave Industrial League schedules Tuesday games at 8 15 p m Shamrock Tavern faces South Side Tavern All Stars Houska Park Dahl Motors meets Quality Lumber Memorial Field West Newburgs play eilemans Rowley s faces Longfellow La Crosse Merchants meet Amber Ian Roosevelt Brown Derby Cafe hosts Trane Co Hogan Swift Co vs Neon Supply provide a full evening of play
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Shamrock Tavern
South Side Tavern All Stars
Houska Park
Dahl Motors
Quality Lumber & Coal Co
Memorial Field
West
Newburgs
Eilemans
P. m
Rowley’s
M. Longfellow—La Crosse Merchants
Amber Ian Roosevelt—Brown Derby Cafe
Trane Co
Hogan—Swift & Co
Neon Supply
McHenry Tops In Archery Club Meet
McHenry led the men's division with 554 at the La Crosse Archery Club Merit Badge shoot held Sunday at Memorial Field. Ringdahl and Bakkaim followed with 547 and 500. Brown led the women with 465. Snyder and Stephans took second and third. Campbell won the junior division at 436 with Hauser and Washburn close behind. Israel plans to subsidize foodstuff growing.
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la Crosse Ery Club
Memorial Field
Rald McHenry
Bob Ringdahl
Russ Bakkum
Lolly Brown
Couniters
Frances Snyder
Esther Stephans
Lloyd Campbell
Richard Hauser
Roland Washburn
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