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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1951

Page

11

Little Dynamite in Critical Condition After Ring Knockout

Washington reports featherweight star Little Dynamite in critical condition from a skull fracture after a knockout in the district title fight. Gene Smith won by knockout, achieving his 22nd straight win, while Elijah Williams suffered the loss in his 21st year. The bout drew 7,000 fans at Griffith Stadium.

Acme Elijah Little Dynamite Williams Gene Smith Washington William Spence Dynamite Elijah Williams Griffith Stadium

White Sox Ready to Shoot Works Against Second Place Yankees

Chicago built to avenge losses aims to sweep a four game set with the New York Yankees. Minnie Minoso and Nellie Fox pace the offense as the Sox, 20 of 22 in wins, climb on 6 straight wins and chase the Bronx Bombers. Richards savors pitching depth as Kretlow Dorish Judson Dobson handle Washington and set up for Lopat Reynolds. A projected 100000 fans expected for a weather-friendly weekend series at Comiskey Park.

Chicago New York Yankees New York Sox Paul Richards Richards Minnie Minoso Nellie Fox White Sox Yankees Yanks Tory Chico Carrasquel Eddie Stewart Bronx Bombers Carrasquel Fox Washington Lou Kretlow Harry Dorish Nats Casey Stengel Ken Holcombe Vic Raschi Billy Pierce Frank Spec Comiskey Park Ite Sox

57 Schools Set for CCC Meet at Milwaukee

The 26th annual Central Collegiate Track and Field championship draws 57 schools. The meet opens with preliminaries at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Mark 1st Stadium, finals at 8:15 p.m. Illinois Western Conference is favored for the Rockne Memorial trophy. Michigan State and Michigan Normal are defending co-champs, but MSU fields a light entry. Don Laz of Illinois and Lloyd Smith of Franklin College are the returning individual champions.

Milwaukee CCC Ilinois B. Rockne Michigan State Michigan Normal Don Laz Illinois Lloyd Smith Franklin Ind.) College

Dog House Keeps Domination In TL Standings

Dog House remains unbeaten in TL play after an 18 run output overpowering Glen’s tavern 21 to 8. E Rendler and Mosher led Dog House with multiple hits while Beranek’s and Gladstone also posted key outputs in a high scoring game. Gladstone moved within one game of the leaders after a 13 to 10 win over Beranek’s at South Avenue as Janskey and Garves each collected three Treffer. Russ-U-Bar and Oasis battled for second, with Russ-U-Bar prevailing 15 to 8. In the Fritz clash, the beer depot team crushed Longfellow 32 to 3 behind Wilhelm five safeties.

Dog House Glen’s Houska E. Rendler Mosher Glen Glens Smith and Tanke McHenry Newman Gladstone Beranek South Avenue Janskey Garves Fanello Ferguson Beraneks Dwyer Krajewski Rus-U-Bar Glae Ward Avenue West Lawrence R. Olson Russ Potts Roellig Russ-U-Bar Oasis Soller Schroeder Kersten Graff Longfellow Wilhelm L. Schultz

Local tavern league results feature multiple high-scoring games

In recent play, Fritz’ bar and Gateway tavern won key matchups with tight late runs. Swan, Outcelt, and Hahn led with multiple hits and RBIs while Kabats tavern defeated Temp’s 6-4. Bohemian Hall exploded for 12 runs to beat Vogue 12-8 as Shuda and Radde fueled the rally.

BRF top Sparta with late six run inning in Wis league game

Black River Falls broke a 2-2 game with a six run ninth inning to beat Sparta 8-3 in a West Central Wisconsin Thursday league contest. Ankley pitched a one hit shutout through seven innings and BRF’s Kynkel Teeples Young doubled. Sparta’s Sunshine Thundercloud started and allowed no runs through six before the late surge.

Mauston Tomah Ankley Black River Sunshine Thundercloud Sparta Dean Benedict Heard Thundercloud D. Benedict Bingham McCoy ADAMS Wis Ralph Beckering

Garner Lindsay Set to Clash in Trans Miss golf quarterfinals

Pat Garner of Midland TX advances to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Trans Miss golf tournament at Quincy Country Club, defeating Ruth Ten and def. champion Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur IL looms next. Lindsay edged Ruth Ten 4 and 3 while Garner eagled the ninth on her way to a 5 and 3 win over Mrs. Davis.

Quincy Pat Garner Texas Marjorie Lindsay Decatur Ill Miss Garner Midland Tex Miss Lindsay Quincy Country Club John Miss de Moss Ann Breault Chicago Miss More Illinois Adelaide Potter Edean Anderson Helena Mont Bonnie Randolph Columbus Jon Snyder Wichita Kas Mary Ann Downey Baltimore Miss Randolph

Major League Leaders: Batting and Pitching Highlights

The list shows Robinson of Brooklyn with 385 at bats topping batting, Musial of St Louis 364, with 70 hits by Ashburn of Philadelphia and 65 by Robinson. Snider drives 40 RBIs for Brooklyn, while Musial leads in runs? batted in and Baumholtz coasts 18 homers for Brooklyn. Pitching leaders include Gumpert at 4 0 1.000 and Lopat 8 1 .889 with McDermott and Raschi ranking in strikeouts.

Robinson Brooklyn Musial St. Louis Snider Baumholtz Chicago Dark York Sisler Hamner Philadelphia Hodges Westlake Pittsburgh Bobinase Jethroe Boston Wie Nee E Roe Maglie New Ferrikeote Daline Tainees Fox Cage Pune Minoso Williams Patten China Fain Coan Jane

Hawks Face Sparta Nine In Narrow Tilt

Mohawks rely on probable starter Dean Jacobson and Frank Schit as they prepare for a tough clash with Sparta Nine. Team hopes to edge their rival at home tonight.

Copelebe Sparta Dean Dt Jacobson Frank Schit

Bangor Wins First in Little 8

Bangor defeats Melvina 16 to 4 to seize sole possession of first place in the Little Eight. Jim Warren pitched effectively for Bangor while Duane Schmitz hit a homer and drove in runs. Dave Hammes added five hits as Bangor piled up 18 safeties and produced the lopsided win.

Bangor Wis Vina la Crosse Afl Jim Warren Duane Schmitz Melvina Werson Lee Dave Hammes Warren Anderson Huntzecker Wais

Mohawks Hold Friday Practice At Copeland Park

La Crosse Mohawk baseball team will practice Friday night at 5 30. Drill session scheduled at Copeland Park with all members expected.

la Crosse Mohawk Copeland Park

Janiro and Williams Surprise Sparks on Newark Card

In Newark New Jersey Tony Janiro won a ten round decision over Charlie Fusari while Elijah Williams scored a knockout past Amite in a separate bout. The card featured strong action and varied results from the local boxing night.

Newark N. J Tony Janiro Youngstown Charlie Fusari Ae Ieee x. J Sm Mashington Noc Elijah Williams Washington

Zahn Girls Face Camp McCoy Wacs Saturday Night

Zahn's Sheet Metal girls host the Camp McCoy Wacs at West Avenue Diamond in the city girls league. Gloria Kline will pitch and Dorothy Kjos will catch for Zahn's as the game set for 7 p.m. in a key league tilt.

Zahn West Avenue Camp McCoy

Freeze Prices in Argentina Cites Four Cent Ceiling

Buenos Aires reports the latest price control measure sets a four cent ceiling on merry go rounds amid ongoing inflation.

Argentina Buenos Aires

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