Mohawks Strengthen Lead with 4-2 Win Over Cashton
La Crosse Mohawks beat Cashton 4 to 2 to extend their Western Wisconsin League lead to 7 wins in 8 starts. Babe Harnish earned the win with 12 strikeouts, improving to 3-0, while Cashton pitcher Wayne Lottes allowed five hits and saw four errors aid La Crosse. The Mohawks visit Winona Sunday to face the Braves.
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Winona
Harnish
Wayne Lottes
Warriors
Westby
Viroqua Beats Soldiers Grove in Western Wisconsin Clash
Viroqua knocked Soldiers Grove from the undefeated Western Wisconsin league with a 9-7 victory. Viroqua piled 14 hits behind Golden while Soldier Grove rapped 12 hits. Russ Clements and Dave Hammes led the winners with three hits apiece. Martin homered for the Grovers.
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Dave Hammes
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Behnke
Packers Sign Tobin Rote First Tie to Join Roster
Green Bay coach Gene Ronzani announced the signing of quarterback Tobin Rote, the first tie to join the Packers this season, adding an experienced arm to the roster.
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Green Bay
Gene Ronzani
Green Bay Packers
Tobin Rote
Mohawks top Cashton in nine inning baseball clash
Mohawks 45 Cashton 4 7 Mohawks score in ninth after Lottes relieved Harnish. Korn and Koessler lead with two hits each for the losers while Weigent and Sladky contribute in Mohawks. Slacky and Klark handle fielding errors for Cashton. Harnish matches 12 strikeouts.
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Islanders, Bordens Win in AC Police Softball Night
Allis Chalmers, Police and Bordens posted victories in AC area 16 inch Industrial softball. Jim Warner and Bob Knight led Allis Chalmers with three hits including a Knight homer as Amvets fell 16 11. Police's 38 hit attack powered a 30 10 win over Wisco. Bordens edged Heilemans 15 14 on a seventh inning run. French Islanders defeated La Crosse Telephones 8 7 with Fluekiger homering twice.
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Jim Warner
Bob Knight
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Memorial Field
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Jersey Joe Keeps Heavyweight Title With Narrow Decision
Jersey Joe Walcott survives Ezzard Charles in a tight 15th round to defend the heavyweight crown at Municipal Stadium. Officials varied on the decision. AP had Charles ahead, while ringside critics favored Walcott. The win sparks talk of Marciano or Matthews as next opponents for a possible million-dollar title bout.
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Kid) Matthews
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Associated Press
Temp's Tavern Surges to Loop Lead in 13-6 Win
Temps defeat Doghouse 13-6 at Houska Park as Rifenberg and Jacobson homer. Smith gets the win over Jim’ Smith. Chucks beat Gladstone 19-10 with Walden, Olson and Pots homering. Sportsmans 23 Kabats 17 as Finn and H Blank homer. Beraneks topple Bohemian Hall 14-9. North Star tops Glens 16-4 for first win.
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Gladstone
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Bohemian Hall
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Kubinski
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Harding
Brown
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North Star
Glens
South Avenue
iGlens
Pretasky
Welch Leads Globetrotters Here in La Crosse Exhibition
Welch, stop manager for Abe Saperstein's Harlem Globetrotters, will lead the baseball edition against the Mohawks in La Crosse at Copeland Park at 8 15 p m Saturday. The Mohawks own a 7 1 season mark and will counter with Lefty LaVern Andrews. Advance tickets sold at Wittenberg's Sheldon’s the Bodega and the S and H.
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Minnie) Minoso
Abe Saperstein
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Europe
North Africa
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Wittenberg’s
Sheldon
Bodega
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Lanesboro 9 tops Harmony to claim league lead
Lanesboro moved into first place in the Fillmore County League by defeating Harmony 4 to 1. Spike Powell earned the win over Joe Staebell as Allen Bremseth and Eddie Sears added two hits each for the victors. Harmony's lone run came on a first inning homer by John Schumann.
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Eddie Sears
John Schumann
Bill Bellingham
Schumann
Heilemans Face Chippewa Valley Chiefs In Twin Bill Fight
A weekend softball set at West Avenue features Heilemans versus the Chippewa Valley Chiefs from Eau Claire. Saturday games at 8 15 p m and Sunday at 10 30 a m promise close battles after last season's four one run affairs. Electric Service Supply and the Chiefs were co champions of Eau Claire league in 1951.
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Television fans miss end of Walcott Charles fight
A breakdown in Philadelphia Municipal Stadium's mobile unit cut power during the Jer sey Joe Walcott Ezzard Charles heavyweight title bout. Viewers lost the decisive moment but later heard the round by round scoring while the fighters had already left the ring.
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Wisconsin Badgers rout Madison City League all stars
Closing its season the Wisconsin baseball team pounded 15 hits to beat the Madison City League all-stars 8 to 3. Captain Harvey Kuenn of Milwaukee belted a home run and Jim Temp of La Crosse added three hits to pace the victory.
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Milwaukee
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la Crosse
Burgess Wins Football Award At Wayland Academy
James Burgess, son of Mr and Mrs W T Burgess of La Crosse, received a football award at Wayland Academy's Annual All Awards Banquet in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. About 108 of 210 students were recognized for activities during the current school year.
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Recreation Softball Schedule Friday June 6 Class AA and A
Class AA games set for West Ave. La Crosse Mer chants meet Shamrock Tavern at 7 15 p m Houska Park hosts Quality Lumber & Coal Co versus Heileman South Avenue features Causeway Beer Depot against Rustic Inn Class A at West Ave 8 15 p m Dahl Motors faces Milwaukee Road Hogan hosts Trane Co against Cargill Coal S M Supply DeMolay meets Roths Flor Mart Memorial Field S W D X Oilers play Louie and Jeannettes
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Shamrock Tavern
Houska Park
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Heileman
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Rustic Inn
Dahl Motors
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Trane Co
Cargill Coal S. M. Supply Co
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DeMolay
La Motta Outpoints Janko In 10 Round MSG Bout
Five years ago Jake La Motta defeated Tony Janko in a ten round decision at Madison Square Garden. The recap notes past boxing results and Belmont Stakes earnings from earlier decades.
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Tony Janko
Madison Square Garden
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