City League Openers Feature AFL CIO Schlitz and Legion
Lights will power two seven inning doubleheaders at Copeland field opening the City Diamond League. AFL vs CIO starts at 7 p m followed by Schlitz against the American Legion at 8 45 p m. Pitchers include Norm Freitag Lefty Gabrielson and Don Gegenfurtner with rosters listed for AFL CIO and Legion squads. Season tickets cover 15 games with sales at local outlets and mail orders via Station WLCX.
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Copeland Field
Recreation Department
AFL
CIO
Schlitz
American Legion
E. P. Hartl
Bill Killeen
Rejon
Norm Freitag
Peterson
Don
Gabrielson
Pip Wuest
Jim Knutson
Loras College
Federation Nine
Bob Dohr
Manager Killeen
Rube Nicolai
Butch Ellison
Romey Quinn
Bernie Golz
Ibly
Bob Falk
Erv Malin
Don Schlitz
Jim Warner
Jerry Bendel
Ken Ingham
Gene Smith
Dick Bradburn
Legion
Bill Meyer
Blair Jacobus
Babe Harnish
Jim Larson
Bob Stuhr
Toby Tovsen
Dar Kroeger
Bobber Parizek
Vince Hogden
Bill Temp
Don Olson
Ken Felker
Gerry Grieder
Dick Lepsch
Uptown
VFW
Vet's
Onealaska
Wittenbergs
WLCX
City Recreation Department
Sioux Falls Tops Eau Claire in Twinbill Play
Sioux Falls swept Eau Claire in a Northern league doubleheader winning 8-6 and 11-7. Duluth defeated Fargo 3-1. Aberdeen took both games from St. Cloud 7-6 and 11-3 while Superior’s game at Grand Forks was rained out.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls
Eau Claire
Duluth
Fargo
Aberdeen
St. Cloud
Superior
Grand Forks
Duke Dinsmore Hurt In 100 Mile Race Crash
Emil Andres of Chicago won the AAA national big car race in Milwaukee in 10 minutes 19.73 seconds. Duke Dinsmore of Osborne Ohio suffered critical injuries after a turn into a wall and was hospitalized with concussive injuries described as serious. Rex Mays avoided the crash and finished well up the field with other finishers including Mackellings Horn Mantz Fohr Van Acker Cole Nalon Shackelford and Brown.
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Milwaukee
Rex Mays
Duke Dinsmore
Mays
Emil Andres
Chicago
Dinsmore
Osborne
Ohio
Glendale
Calif
County General Hospital
Mackellings
Burbank
Ted Horn
Patterson
N. J
Johnny Mantz
Los Angeles
Andres
Myron Fohr
Charley van Acker
South Bend
Ind
Hale Cole
South Gate
Duke Nalon
Bill Holland Bridgeport
Conn
Johnny Shackelford
Dayton
Walt Brown
Massapequa
N. Y
Shillings Aids Bays In Climb For State Lead
Wausau holds a slim margin over Green Bay as Green Bay defeats the Lumberjacks 6-5 and then sweeps with 5-2 and 13-3 wins. Sheboygan and Wisconsin Rapids win twice, while Janesville gains from the cellar with a 10-4 victory. Red Fischer leads Bay Jays with three hits and a homer. Corky Shillings earns a night cap win with a five hitter.
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Shillings
Wausau
Green Bay
Sheboygan
Appleton
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh
Janesville
Fond du
Roy Frebel
Ed Lubanski
Red Fischer
Jays
Corky Shillings
Earl Goodwin
al Wiliams
Chuck Smith
Ralph J«schen
Bill Allen
Allen
Joe
Dahlike
Waurau
Veteran Golfer Jess Root Nets First Ace of Year
La Crosse golfer Jess Root scored the first hole-in-one of the year at Maple Grove on the 142 yard hole two. He used a number four wood and achieved the feat Sunday morning with companions Russ Whitlock and Henry Willer nearby. This marked Root's first ace since 1927.
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Jess Root
la Crosse
Maple Grove
Root
Russ Whitlock
West Salem
Henry Willer
Changing Shirts Fails To Break Houtteman Jinx
Art Houtteman Detroit right hander, trying to shake a winless season, swapped shirts with Third Sacker George Kell after a jinxed start. He was knocked out in the third inning of the second game against Boston and charged with his eighth loss. Dizzy Trout had persuaded him to switch numbers.
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Boston
Art Houtteman
Detroit
George Kell
Houtteman
Boston Red Sox
Dizzy Trout
Hal Mander
Seen
Johnny Gorsi
Mabel Blanks Harmony 7-0 in Fillmore County league
Mabel remains undefeated with a 7-0 win over Harmony in a Fillmore County league game. Gene Beaver pitched a two-hit, 13-strikeout performance for Mabel, while Leo Olson and R Tolleson each had three hits. In other county action, Lanesboro crushed Chatfield 9-0 as Carl Dresselhaus allowed five hits.
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Mabel
Minn
Harmony
Fillmore County
Gene Beaver
Bill Schmit
Leo Olson
R. Tolleson
Ashton
Lanesboro
Chatfield
Carl Dresselhaus
Wally Amundson
Wesley Connaughty
Donn Judd
Orval Amdahl
Amundson
Connaughty
Leroy Erickson
Judd
Berg
Two Contests In FLU Softball Loop
Team No 6 lost to Team No 7 by 26 to 5 after a 25 hit attack with Heabner the winning pitcher Crandall five hits for No 7 Alberts Malhan three each Jeffries and Heabner homered Bonnie was the battering victim Crandall went 3 times for No 7 and Heabner's squad claimed the win Team No 2 downed No 3 17 to 11 as Dyer beat Thompson Dobrunz five hits Groetsch Morse Cairns four for No 2 Gia noli three for No 3 Dobrunz Larson homered and Zieschke had ten bases loaded for No 3.
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Bonnie
Heabner
Cleary
Alberts
Malhan
Crandall
Jeffries
Retsloff
Miller
FSU
Hood St
Dyer
Thompson
Dobrunz
Groetsch
Morse
Cairns
Gianoli
Larson
Zieschke
No. 3
Forte Re-signs with Green Bay Packers for 1948
Bob Forte, former Arkansas halfback and league leader in interceptions last season, signed his 1948 Packer contract. Coach Curly Lambeau said Forte is the sixth Packer to sign a new deal. Forte, from Waterproof Louisiana, returns for his third season and totaled nine interceptions, including a 68 yard pick six against Washington in Milwaukee.
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Green ,Bay
Wis
Bob Forte
Arkansas
Green Bay Packers
Packer
E. L
Curly) Lambeau
Forte
Washington
Milwaukee
La Crescent Wins Fifth Root River League Tilt
La Crescent routed Caledonia 20 to 2 as Shepardson, Bacon both pitched, and La Crescent piled up 17 hits aided by 14 errors by Caledonia. Wetzel and Boma led the winners with three hits apiece. Lagauer, Hefte, Merzerich took the loss.
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Caledonia
Minn
Macing
la Crescent
Root River Valley
Walloping
Shepardson
Bob Bacon
al Lagauer
Bud Hefte
Matt Merzenich
Orvie Wetzel
Boma
Tommy Renslo
la Crescenta
Bacon and Richardson
Lagauer
Hefte
Merzerich
Rollins
Spring Grove
Brownsville
Oren Ellingson
Gus Werthein
Milt Howard
Don Nesheim
Larry Graf
Ernest Traff
G. Werthein
Serres
Ellingson
Nesheim
Alma Routs Lake City In Bi State Loop
Alma defeated Lake City 15 to 3 in Bi-State baseball as Strawmat and Shea pitched for Alma with Saller and Gladt behind the plate. Lake City had Jos and Smith on the mound, with Ritscher catching.
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Alma
Lake City
Wis
Strawmat
Shea
Saller
Gladt
Jos and
Smith
Ritscher
Jos
Rischer
Viroqua Foresters Win Narrow Exhibition Over Schlitz 6-5
In Viroqua Wisconsin the Foresters edged the Schlitz Bombers 6-5 in nine innings. Deal and Lepsch teamed for the win while Mortrude and Olson backed the defense. Deal led hitters with three singles and Dick King added two doubles.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Foresters
Schlitz Bombers
la Crosse
Schlitz
Foresters
Mortrude
Olson
Ed Deal
Igick Lepsch
Deal
Dick King
Lepsch
Coon Valley blanks Bangor in Little Eight baseball
Coon Valley defeated Bangor 3-0 as Glen Hoff struck out 17 in the win over Frank Darakh man. Nordstrom led the offense with two hits. In other Little Eight action Onalaska beat West Salem 12-7, Holmen edged Melrose 4-3, and Mindoro won 10-6 at Mid Ridge.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Bangor
Glen Hoff
Frank Darakhman
Nordstrom
Little
Onalaska
Holmen Mindoro
Middle Ridge West Salem
Melrose
Ontario Blanks Cashton to Set Pace in MC Circuit
Ontario dominated Cashton 8 to 0 as Smith held the visitors to three Cashton singles and 15 strikeouts. Ontario piled 13 hits, led by L Ferris White and Brey, while Lukes Koessler and Olson added three hits apiece. Sparta crushed Warrens 20 to 2 with 29 hits, Tomah beat Melvina 17 to 3 as Teach and Giegler led, and Leon edged Norwalk 6 to 5 behind Mears as Harrie brothers starred. Cataract defeated Wilton 3 to 2 behind Schell and Heard.
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Ontario
Blanks Cashton
Lukes
Koessler
M. Olson
Smith
Cashton
Tomah
Indians
Schmitz
Kowitz
N. Kowitz
Teach
Giegler
Melvina
D. Schmitz
Kastberg
Felker
Dwaine Dickenson
Dwight Dickenson
Recreation Softball Tonight's Local Schedule
Tonight's games feature Tavern League Roosevelt-Lonkoski's versus Beranek's Copeland-Fritz's Bar against Viking West Saizer-Gateway Inn meeting Hof Bray West Avenue-Leo and Johnnie's clash Shim shak's South Avenue-Commercial facing Sports man's Isle la Plume-Midway Bar versus P. and J. Longfellow-Ray and Sam's Our Corner. Girls 12 Industrial League Hogan-La Crosse Garment Co. versus Zahn Sheet Metal Co Hood Street-Northern Engraving against Gateway Glass Co. Class A horseshoe at Isle la Plume.
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Roosevelt—Lonkoski's
Beranek
S. Copeland
Fritz’s
Viking
West Saizer
Gateway Inn
Hof Bray
West Avenue
Leo & Johnnie's
Shimshak
South Avenue
Sportsman's
Isle la Plume
Midway Bar
P. & J. Longfellow
Ray & Sam's
Our Corner
Hogan—La Crosse Garment Co
Zahn Sheet Metal Co
Hood St
Northern Engraving
Gateway Glass Co
Cataract tops St. Mary's to seize Coulee lead
Cataract pitchers held St. Mary's to 10 hits and capitalized on 10 errors in a 3 to 2 victory that moved Cataract into second place in the Coulee Region. Angelo’s 16 to 9 win over Rockland, coupled with St. Mary's loss, placed Angelo first. Valley edged Burns 5 to 4, aided by Burns five errors, and Norwalk Mustangs routed Kirby 16 to 0 to lock a four-team tie for fourth.
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Sparta
Wis
St. Mary’s Ridge
Coulee
St. Mary’s
Angelo
Rockland
Rock
W. Schwanke
Verkin
Carlone Notnne
Coles Valley
Burns
W. Jones
Craig
Norwalk “Mustangs
Kirby
Arity
Gg Easy
Norwalk
Athletics Acquire Coleman From Browns For Binks
Philadelphia Athletics traded outfielder George Bingo Binks and $20,000 to the St. Louis Browns to obtain Ray Coleman. Coleman started in right field for yesterday's doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
George
Bingo) Binks
Ray Coleman
St. Louis Browns
Coleman
Cleveland Indians
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Ken Hill
Fond du Lac
Cubs
Jim Emmerick
Joe Prucha
Anheuser-Busch
T. Louis
Mabel Blanks
Mable
Roman Tolleson
Jim McKinney
Preston
Clay Kneeskern
Spring Valley
Tom Grebin
George West
Duan Boeler
Kneeskern
Grebin
T. Grebin
H. Hopp
John Vest
Canton
Rushford
Jim Schakett
Erie
S. Rabb
S. Arnold
Mohney
H. Quarze
Jim Swisckett
B. Ramle
H. Mohney
Fillmore County League
Rushford Harmony
Tostrud
Bess
Blackhammer
Root River Loop
Winnebago
Glenn Buege
Stan Hahn
Joe Krome
Larry Imhoff
Ellsworth Westerse
Black Hammer
Buege
Plagge
Hahn, Krome and
Freuechte
Hokah
Houston
Stan Fitting
Jim Highten
Frank Welch
Rick Wiese
Fitting
John Strukk
Wiese
Highten
Swenson
Welch
R. Feuerhelm
D. Feuerhelm
Nodine
Eitzen
Bob Roan
Bruce Stanton
Lee Dibley
Gil Meiners
Sam Bartz
Nadine
Roan
Dibley
Dibley and Meiners
Roanan
Stanton
Lost Grove
Rollingstone, Minn
Rollingstone
Winona
Roy Wise
Dick Rader
B. Rader
Wager
Pojeski
Wise
D. Rader
Blanks Bangor
Furlong
Osgood
Russ Walden
Art Anderson
Salem
Thienus
R. Walden
Schroeder
Miller and Stelloh
Holmen
Solberg
Wilbur Blackdeer
G. Gullickson
W. Blackdeer
A. Blackdeer
Rage
R. Solberg
Middle Ridge
Mindoro
Mashak
Arentz
L. Gabrielson
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Ridge
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Korn
Lukes and
Wais
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Brey
Warrens
McCumber
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Fritsch
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Johnson
McNutt
Blackdeer
Friedl
Leon
Williams
Wally Mears
la Crosse Aquinas
Harrie Brothers
L. Harrie
Willey
Richardson
Donskey
Q. Kroeger
D. Ziegler
P. Ziegler
Mears
William and
Ziegler
Wilton
Schell
Heard
West
Paeth
M. Aney
Mittlesteadt
Hoard
Aney
Goodyear
Goodyear Service
No. 6Th Ph
St. Mary's
Athletics
Binks
Palm Beach
Bhheauliuummele
Newburg
Wisconsin
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