Causeway Hands Peerless First Loss in Classic League
Peerless suffered its first defeat 4-1 as Causeway Beer Depot won at Trane Park. Brady pitched a one hitter for the Southside All-Stars in a 3-0 win over Milwaukee Road. Quality Lumber and Coal Co. beat Dahl Motors 7-2 at Houska Park, moving into second behind Peerless.
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Peerless
Causeway Beer Depot
Trane Park
Causeway
Beer Depot
Dick Brady
Southside All- Stars
Milwaukee Road
West Avenue
Quality Lumber and Coal Co
Dahl Motors
Houska Park
Quality
Virgil Tanke
Ronnie Barnes
Barnes
Don Hawkins
Bill Parizek
al Harnish
Brady
Red Tischer
Dahls
Jim Jirsa
Joe Svodboda
Bob Kloss
Jim Knutson
Bruha
Larkin
Havlicek
Jirsashak
Leonard
Tanke
Causeway B. D
So. S. All Stars
Perry
Reiber
Sullivan
Knutson
S. All Stars
Quality L. & C
Abrh Abr
Wanner
Pearse
Kross
Weiland
Sladky
Dammon
Coughlin
Kroner
Schubert
Jirsa
Tooke
Haviicek
Kind
Drendel
Anderson
Svoboda
Quality Lor
Cargills Best Rowleys Secure Sixth Straight Win
Cargills beat Rowleys 2-0 in the 12 inch Major league to stretch their win streak to six. Michalke limited Rowleys to seven hits as Cargills scored both runs in the first inning and held on for the victory. Synoground, Dwyer, and teammates contributed in a low scoring affair. The Alibi, Trane Co., and Betz Sanitary also posted results in narrow margins.
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Cargill Coal Co
Ward Avenue
Rowleys
Cargills
Trane Company
Dons
Memorial Field
Betz and Sanitary Dairies
West Avenue
Michalke
Synoground
Cargill
Wimberly
Tranes
Chapman
Zimmerman
Dwyer
Alibi
Betz
Samtary
Santee Breaks Mile Mark at Compton Meet Sparks Confusion
Wes Santee ran 4 00.6 for the mile at the Compton Invitational, the second fastest ever by an American, as officials debated whether his 1500 meter split could count as a world record. He also anchored a fast final lap and eyed an 880 yard race next, with eight meet records set.
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Compton
Calif
Wes Santee
Santee
Gunder Haegg
Lennart Strand
Sweden
Werner Laegg
Germany
Floyd Hanes
Southern Pacific Aau
Hanes
Fleet
Kansas
Roger Bannister
Stockton
Los Angeles
Josey Barthel
Luxembourg
Jack Davis
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Mal Whitfield
LAAC
UCLA
Bob Seaman
Bob Richards
Bob Smith
Don Laz
State Prep Baseball Tourney Final Rounds Saturday
MENASHA Superior Central faces Oshkosh and Middleton meets Kenosha in the final rounds of the seventh annual state high school baseball championships. Semi finals are set for today with the championship game tonight. In Friday action Superior Central beat Augusta 4 0 Kenosha defeated Kaukauna 84 Middleton edged Cochrane 3 2 and Oshkosh blanked Little Benton 2 0.
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Menasha
Superior Central
Oshkosh
Middleton
Kenosha
Augusta
Kaukauna
Cochrane
Little Benton
La Crosse Muzzle Loaders host combined June meet and shoot
The La Crosse Muzzle Loaders Inc will combine their first June meeting with an informal shoot on Sunday June 6 at 1 30 p m. The range lies about one and a half miles north of Onalaska on the Sand Lake Coulee road. Visitors are welcome.
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la Crosse
Surkont Leads Pirates Past Braves 4-1 in Milwaukee
Pittsburgh’s Max Surkont limited the Braves to six hits as the Pirates defeated Milwaukee 4-1. Dick Hall hit his first major league homer, and Hall’s run support came with two unearned runs due to Braves errors. Chet Nichols took the loss for Milwaukee as the Braves struggled to hit amid four fielding miscues. Attendance for the opener reached 21,582 as Milwaukee’s home attendance neared 529,000 for the season.
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Surkont
Braves
The
Pirates
Dick Hall
Nichols
Ray Crone
Ernie Johnson
Joe Jay
Johnson
Hall
New York Journal-American
Bill Corum
Henry
Hogan
Giardello
Jones
Lobby Melnick
Harry Markson
International Boxing Club
Bob Christenberry
Christenberry
Oakland
Calif
Gleason's Gymnasium
Philadelphia
Bobby
Gunners Gather for Tri-State Championship Shoot in La Crosse
Midwestern gunners from Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Illinois and others travel to La Crosse for the annual Tri-State Championship Shoot at Myrick Park. The event features a 100 target handicap Saturday with $300 to first, 19 cash prizes, a 50-pair doubles. Sunday offers a 200 target 16 yard class championship with four classes and four awards per class, plus women and junior championships and a state team shoot awarding $50 to the winning team.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Ilinois
la Crosse
Musial Reach Leads NL Homers Amid Ruth Pace Debate
Stan Musial tops the National League home run race with 17 homers in 46 games, challenging Babe Ruth's pace as Hank Sauer and Willie Mays trail with 16. Musial denies aiming for Ruth's record, stating he is a singles hitter and focusing on batting average as the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 5-2.
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Associated Press
Stan Musial
Babe Ruth
Musial
Hank Sauers
Chicago
Willie Mays
New York
Ruth
New York Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Hack Wilson
Sauer
Mays
Nation's fastest auto drivers to compete at Milwaukee
The one mile asphalt oval at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds hosts a Sunday show of top drivers and cars. Jim Lamb announced Bill Vukovich will compete after earlier doubts, with 45 cars entered for 22 starting spots including 19 of the 33 Indy 500 field. Vukovich won Memorial Day Speedway twice but will drive a different car here.
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Milwaukeep
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
Bill Vukcevich
Jim Lamb
AAA
Vukovich
Rex Mays
Tom Marchese
American Automobile Association
Lamb
Badger Northern Teams Break Even
Wisconsin clubs in the Northern League split results Friday with Superior routing Grand Forks 10 to 1 and Aberdeen beating Eau Claire 5 to 2. Fargo Moorhead down St Cloud and Duluth defeated Winnipeg. Lausse a boxing puncher hinted at a possible bout with Bobo Olson after recent Garden win.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Grand Forks
Aberdeen
Eau Claire
Fargo-Moorhead
St. Cloud
New York
Eduardo
Duluth
Winnipeg
Lausse
Olson
Charlie Johnson
Jim Norris
Bobo Olson
Rocky Castellani
Joe Rindone
Madison Square Garden
Rindone
Boston
Harry Kessler
Brough Tops Hart In Northern Lawn Tennis Semi
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills defeats Doris Hart of Coral Gables 3-6 6-2 6-4 to reach the final of the Women's Northern Lawn Tennis Tournament in Manchester England. Matagorda wins the $650 Classified Handicap at Belmont Park in New York.
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Manchester
Eng
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
New York
Matagorda
Belmont Park
Lausse Stops Rindone in New York Bout
Eduardo Lausse of Argentina stopped Joe Rindone of Boston in the 2nd round in New York, improving his knockout record to win a lightweight duel.
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New York
Eduardo
Ko) Lausse
Argentina
Joe Rindone
Boston
Surkont Blanks Braves as Pirates Rally in Milwaukee
Max Surkont tossed a six hitter to beat his former mates 4-1, dropping the Milwaukee Braves to third in the NL pennant race. Eddie Mathews and George Metkovitch drove in runs while Billy Bruton and Joe Adcock each had two hits. Surkont’s win improves to 5-5 as the Pirates snap a losing skid.
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Braves
White
Dick Cole
Jim Pendleton
Billy Bruton
Surkent
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Max Surikont
Pittsburgh Pirates
Surkont
Joe Adcock
Eddie Mathews
George Metkovitch
Pittsburgh
Newburg Ninth Beats West Salem 5-1 In Exhibition
La Crosse Newburgs defeated West Salem 5-1 on Friday night as Stan McCurdy pitched a two hit game with 12 strikeouts. Hank Snyder led La Crosse with two hits, while Vince Hogden doubled for Newburgs.
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West Salem
Wis
la Crosse Newburgs
Toby Towsen
Copeland Park
Newburg
Wisconsin
Coon Valley
Stan McCurdy
Newburgs
la Crosse
Groth
Tremain
Wehrenders
Hank Snyder
Vince Hogden
Lax Newburgs
Parizek
Meinking
Weber
Steiger
Larson
Moran
Ward of
Haverly
Good'um
Schr'der
Hogden
Snyder
Newb'g
Cassel
Mengelt
Helsted
Kl'kowski
Olson
Evans
McCurdy
Wehrberg
V'derplog
Drecktrah
Aera
Giants vs Dodgers box score snapshot and notes
Major League Baseball box score totals show Cleveland 3 New York 8 with Berra 3 RBI and Mantle 2 homers. Pitchers Wynn Narleski Ford Sain split duties. Ford gets the win. Separate lines note Brooklyn and Chicago box lines with Erskine Rush and gate totals.
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New York
RBI
Smith
Doby
Philley
Berra
Coleman
Bauer
Mantle
Noren
Wynn
Phiiley
Rizzuto
Ford
McDougald
Rosen
Strickland
Collins
L—Wynn
U— Grieve
Umont
Berry
Hurley
Washington
YORK
Hoett
Mossi
Narleski
Detroit
Westlake
Mitchell
Sievers
Nieman
Kuenn
Bolling
Kress
Hoeft
Porterfield
L. Porterfield
Western Wisconsin-South and North schedules overview
Sunday cards list area games across Western Wisconsin-South and North sections with multiple matches including Coon Valley at La Crosse La Crescent at De Soto and Viroqua at Westby plus byes, Vernon County divisions Pargo at Stoddard and Harmony at Trempealeau and more across Dairyland Root River and Fillmore County districts.
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Wisconsin
Coon Valley
la Crosse
la Crescent
de Soto
Viroqua
Westby
Cashton
Tomah
Holmen
West Salem
Bangor
Onalaska
Melrose
Sparta
Vernon County
Viroqua Junior Eagles
Salem Ridge
Valley
Dach Ridge
Readstown
West Lima
South Ridge
Pargo
Stoddard
Romance
Genoa
Retreat
Harmony
Sac City
Chaseburg
Trempealeau
Arcadia
Independence
Galesville
Strum
Ettrick
Blair
Whitehall
Wildcat Hillsboro
Kendall
Melving
Ontario
Mauston
Wilton Dairyland
Prairie du Chien
Lancaster
Platteville
Mineral Point
Richland Center
Darlington Town
Waukon
New Albin
Clermont
Harpers Ferry
Lansing
Postville
Eitzen
Monona Fillmore County
Spring Grove
Baseball results and schedule from early season play
American League standings show Cleveland Chicago New York Detroit Washington Philadelphia Boston Baltimore with losses and wins. Sunday matchups include Baltimore at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington Detroit at Boston. National League standings list Brooklyn New York Milwaukee St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh with Friday results and upcoming games. American Association notes Kansas City Louisville Minneapolis St Paul Indianapolis Columbus games.
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Cards
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Yankees
Indians
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
St Louis
Pittabureh
St. Louis
American Association
Kansas City
Charles
Louisville
Minneapolis
St Paul
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Surkont Tops Hall as Pirates Edge Braves in 3 02
Surkont wins 5 5 as Pirates beat Milwaukee 9 2. Hall doubles and home run, Mathews also HR. Bruton, Roberts steal, while Crone and Johnson drive two runs apiece. Pitching favors Surkont with 4 strikeouts and 6 innings in relief earlier. Dasrcoli Warneke Secory Goetz reserve. Attendance 21 582.
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Surkont
Allie
Bruton
Mathews
Roberts
Skinner
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Crone
Johnson
Jay
So—Surkont
Nichols
Ho—Nichols
Rer
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L— Nichols
A—Dasrcoli
Warneke
Secory
Goetz
Cole
Ss Skinner
Thomas
Gordon
Rf Mangan
Surkent
One
Milwauker
H Bruton
Logan
Sb Pafko
Rf Adcock
Dittmer
Aaron
If White
a-Smakey Crone
b-Pendleton
O'Connell
d-Metkovich
Two Canadian Jays Adapt After Loss of Legs
In MOBERT Ontario two Canada jays with one leg each were seen leaning against each other near the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests headquarters. District Forester R H Hambly noted their cooperative movement and speculated they lost their legs in traps, a common hazard for canada jays.
Musial Hits Two Homers to Lead NL Home Run Race
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals blasted two homers to push his NL lead to 17 as his team defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. Max Surkamp? Sarkent of the Pirates scattered six hits to beat his former Milwaukee mates 4-1.
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St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Max Sarkent
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Milwaukee
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