Waukesha Gunner Cups Top Honors In Tri-State Shoot
Spartan team battle secures Central Col legiate conference track meet. Michigan State edges Illinois Wisconsin Notre Dame for Rockne Memorial trophy at Marquette stadium. Gordien wins shot put and discus for Minnesota. Gehrmann of Wisconsin tops distance events and earns Nicholson trophy.
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Minnesota
Don Gehrmann
John P. Nicholson
Reinders Is Top Marksman In Postwar Tri-State Shoot
Vic Reinders of Waukesha Wisconsin led the first postwar Tri-State Trapshooting Championships at Myrick Park La Crosse with 199 hits in the 200 target class, carrying a near flawless run of 162 consecutive targets after a 99 first hundred and claiming top open class honors for Co C Mitchell of Oak Park Illinois and the Minnesota Wisconsin state results.
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Wis
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la Crosse
Myrick Park
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Co. C. Mitchell
Oak Park
Gun and Ammunition Company
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A. Finney
Don Graham
Ray Zweiner
H. Schultz
A. Holm
Ed Chase
John Kurth
Frank Billock
Arnold Wiley
Willis Spence
A. A. Finney
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Bob Allen
Des Moines
E. H. Maile
Austin
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Carl Schultz
Winona
Melville Bray
Blooming Prairie
Herb Schultz
Springfield
Roger Peterson
New Richland
L. A. Brooks
Ed Hanson
Madison
Paul Helms
Lake Mills
Milton Hartshorn
Platteville
Ralph Burke
Wauwatosa
Liroyd
A. C. Holm
Minneapolis
T. Nelson
Fergus Falls
Ed Chase, Sr
Oshkosh
Crosse
Blooming Prairiie
Grove Stops Caledonia 9 in Spring Grove big win
In Spring Grove Ellingson pitched a two hit game as Grove beat Caledonia 8 to 1. Spring Grove scored in the first, fourth and sixth as Rosaan led with two hits. In New Albin Nodine suffered a 26 to 1 defeat as Nadine’s errors aided the losers. La Crescent defeated Brownsville 20 to 7 with Blair going 4 for 4. Eitzen beat Houston 7 to 6 with Dibley the winner. Black Hammer at Hokah postponed due to wet grounds.
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Ellingson
Caledonia
Enos
Thorson
Rosaan
New Albin
Nadine
Nodine
Stanton
Greenwood
Thesing
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Albin
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Miller
L. Graf
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Wetzel
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Eitzen
Houston
Dibley
Bakeland
Black Hammer
Hokah
AFL Team Pounds Out 12-1 Win Over DeSoto
AFL of La Crosse crushed De Soto 12 to 1 at De Soto Park Sunday. Ronnie Barnes and Frank Bachman limited De Soto to two hits and one run as Jakobas and Pedersen worked for the home team. Pavela led the offense with four hits in five at bats including a double and three singles.
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Ial
AFL
la Crosse
Ronnie Barnes
Frank Bachman
Jakobas
Pederson
Jakebas
Olson
John Pavela
Jack Grosskopf
Don Schlicht
Harry Krause
Gabrielson
Sparta Wins 6-5 Over Warrens for Fifth straight M-C win
Sparta rallied in the ninth inning to beat Warrens 6 to 5, remaining undefeated in Monroe County Baseball League play. Kiddie sparked a late Sparta rally, while Warrens’ Saflow led their offense with a double and a single. Tomah outlasted Wilton 9 to 8 in ten innings, and Angelo crushed St Mary’s Ridge 11 to 0 as league action continues.
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Angelo
St. Mary's Ridge
McComb
W. Schwanke
Angelo Battery
Menn
St. Mary's
Tomah
Coles Valley
Rockland
Burns
Norwalk
Leon
Cataract Holds Off Norwalk in Ten Innings for Second
Cataract remains in second place by beating Norwalk 5 to 3 in ten innings. Green led Cataract with three doubles, Olson added three singles, and West closed out the game after Norwalk tied it early. Norwalk’s W Kroeger had four hits, while Donskey and others added two each. In the other game Melvina defeated Ontario 3 to 1 as Ott homered for Ontario but Kjos shut them down for Melvina.
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Ott
Ontario
D. Timmerman
K. Buchholz
Guy
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Smith
N. Kowitz
Tomah
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Young Lind
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Skare
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Norwalk
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Olson
Aney
W. Kroeger
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Kjos
Babe Zaharias wins first British match on Scottish links
Babe Didrikson Zaharias defeats Miss Helen Semons of Gullane at the British Women's golf championship in Gullane Scotland by six and five to claim her opening victory in the event.
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Scotland
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Helen Semons
Former Baseball Greats Set Five All Star Spots
Five late greats vote on five candidates for the 14th annual All Star game at Wrigley Field on July 8. Hornsby Carey Lindstrom Schalk Hartnett pick NL starters Johnny Mize first base Enos Slaughter outfield Walker Cooper catcher. In the AL two players receive all votes Lou Boudreau shortstop and Ted Williams outfielder.
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Wrigley Field
Roger Hornsby
Max Carey
Fred Lindstrom
Ray “Cracker” Schalk
Gabby Hartnett
Johnny Mize
Giants
Enos Slaughter
Cardinals
Walker Cooper
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Indians
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Estuary Record Set in Oakland for 2000 Meters
California crew in Oakland set a new Estuary record with a 5.57 for 2000 meters, reflecting a strong performance on the water and marking a notable progress milestone for the team.
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Calif
California
Brewers Nine Scores Twin Diamond Win
Milwaukee Brewers end a five game skid with a 3-1 win over Indianapolis and then 5-0 in the nightcap. Earl Reid held Indianapolis to four hits in the opener as Bob Malloy and Red Barrett were touched for 11 hits. In the second game Buck Ross earned his third win as Milwaukee chased Lou Tost in the sixth. The Brewers' first inning produced a run on an error and two hits, with four more runs in the fourth on four hits a walk and an error. Indianapolis took its lone run in the fourth on consecutive doubles by Pete Castiglione and Jim Bloodworth.
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Earl Reid
Malloy
Red Barrett
Tom Neill
Max Macon
Damon Phillips
Pete Castiglione
Jim Bloodworth
Buck Ross
Lou Tost
Indians trim Appleton in tight Wisconsin State League clash
Sheboygan Indians edged Appleton 14-9 to seize first place, as Wausau swept Green Bay 3-0 and 13-1. Janesville won both ends against Oshkosh 3-2 and 9-7, Fond du Lac crushed Wisconsin Rapids 14-1, with key plays from John Schimenz and a bencheside ejection involving Bartos and All. Green Bay dropped two to Kulig and Wigman.
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Indians
Wausau
Green Bay
Janesville
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Rapids
Papermkers
John Schimenz
Tommy Bartos
Bob All
al Kulig
Ossie Wigman
Kulig
Bluejays
Young Alger
Cork
Shillings
Wigman
Newhouser Feller Pitch Strong In Postseason Outlook
Sports brief notes Hal Newhouser and Bob Feller delivering strong showings as Detroit and Cleveland hurlers show top form. Newhouser shuts out Red Sox 5-0, Feller blanks Athletics 2-0 in the second game of a doubleheader. Yankees rally to split with Browns. Weather lets Phils and Pirates split in Philadelphia. Kiner hits two homers on day.
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Athletics
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Bob Feller
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Red Sox
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Five Local Golfers To Compete In Winona Meet
Five local golfers will compete in the Winona Invitational Golf tournament at Winona Country Club on June 14 and 15. Participants include Jim Walsh Lefty Krajewski Ted Erickson Bunk Arneson and Jerry Wollan. Last year Pat Sawyer of Minneapolis won and Walsh was runner up. Qualifying rounds are Saturday afternoon followed by a Calcutta dinner and auction. Final 36 holes are Sunday.
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Jim Walsh
Lefty” Krajewski
Ted Erickson
Bunk Arneson
Jerry Wollan
Pat Sawyer
Minneapolis
Calcutta
Ettrick And Salem Triumph In Little Eight Baseball
Ettrick defeated Galesville 11 to 3 in Ettrick with a steady lead after scoring in the second, third, fifth, seventh, and eighth innings. West Salem beat Mindoro 22 to 9 in MIndoro as Groth and Seiger pitched for West Salem and Mindoro threw multiple hurlers.
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West Salem
Groth
Seiger
Miller
Hendrickson
Hoff
Everett Lash
M. Kirchiner
S. Kirchiner
Timm
Osseo blanked Hixton 11 to 0 in WI baseball game
Osseo dominated Hixton Sunday in western Wisconsin baseball as Larson pitched a complete 11 to 0 shutout. Hixton managed five scattered hits while Osseo pounded 13 off Wold and Skarr, sealing a decisive victory.
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Osseo
Wisconsin
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Skarr
Lutheran Loop Softball Results From La Crosse County
In La Crosse County Lutheran league play on Sunday First Lutheran of La Crosse beat Emanuel Lutheran 8 to 6. St Paul of Onalaska defeated St Johns of Barre Mills 12 to 5 and St Pauls of Bangor beat St Peters of Chaseburg 12 to 6.
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Emanuel Lutheran Crew
St. Paul of
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St. Johns
Barre Mills
St. Paul's
Bangor
St. Peter's
Chaseburg
Mangrum Wins Capital Open Golf Meet
Lloyd Mangrum, 34, won the National Capital Open with a final 269 on 66 66 66 71 to take the $2,000 first prize in St. Louis. Ed Oliver and Skip Alexander tied for second at 272 while Sam Snead finished in a four way tie a stroke back. Payton, Worsham and Locke also contended as Payton emerged as a notable young talent.
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St. Louis
Lloyd Mangrum
Mangrum
Ben Hogan
Jimmy DeMaret
Bobby Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
Sam Snead
Skip Alexander
Lexington
N. C
Alexander
Ed Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Snead
Locke
George Payton
Hampton
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
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Brews Seek First Place in Postponed League Tilt
Peerless baseball team, managed by Ozzie Wuest, faces VFW in a rescheduled game at 8 15 pm after wet grounds forced postponement. Peerless aims for a second straight win to claim undisputed first in the loop race. VFW, under Harold Olsen, seeks its first league victory after two losses with options including Arnie Veglahn and Dick Rick as potential starters.
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VFW
Ozzie Wuest
Harold Olsen
Wuest
Vet
Arnie Veglahn
Dick Rick
AFL Diamond and Ona laska Seek 2nd Win Tuesday Night
AFL diamond teams and Ona laska aim to extend perfect league records Tuesday night at 8 15 after each winning their openers Roy Weber or Kenny Knutson named as likely starters Dick Pfennig to catch Lefty Owens at first for Peerless Parizek covers second Walden at short Weber at third In Brew Ed Coady Slick Olson Ken Ingham cover the outfield Willie Littlejohn likely VFW pitcher Joe Yeager Jim Richardson or Ronnie Gillmeister behind plate Erv Malin at first Jerome Malin at second Campbell and Palmer at short and third Pfaff in left for VFW Jim Sullivan center Casey probable Vets right field.
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Roy Weber
Kenny Knutson
Dick Pfennig
Lefty Owens
Peerless
Bob Parizek
Russ Walden
Jackie Weber
Brew
Ed Coady
Slick Olson
Ken Ingham
Willie Littlejohn
VFW
Joe Yeager
Jim Richardson
Ronnie Gillmeister
Erv Malin
Jerome Malin
Campbell
Palmer
Pfaff
Jim Sullivan
Casey
Vets
Schmitz' Schmenks Beat Ridge Outfit In Twin Bill
Schmitz' Schmenks of La Crosse won a doubleheader against St. Joseph's Ridge Wis 5 0 and 4 3 Saturday afternoon highlighted by sharp fielding. Don Schmitz led with three extra base hits while Joe Tikal and Gary Arenz pitched the two wins for La Crosse.
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Wis
Joe Tikal
Gary Arenz
la Crosse
Cashton Vernon Loop Team Defeats Viroqua 5–0 in County Loop
Cashton, Wis. Cashton won 5 to 0 over the Viroqua Foresters on Sunday afternoon in Vernon County loop play. Jernander pitched four hits allowed while Hanson and Clements also worked for Viroqua. Jernandez struck out 11 batters as Cashton took control with a strong offensive showing.
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Viroqua Foresters
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Clements
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