Red Sox Post 29-Run Hike Marks Record Night
The Red Sox offense explodes in a 29 to 4 win, with Kemp, Stephens, Williams, Dropo and Doerr pivotal as Boston shatters multiple modern scoring records. Yet they remain four games behind the Yankees, and no pennant is assured.
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Jack Hand
Stephens
Williams
Dropo
Doerr
Browns
Boston Red Sox
Sturs
Samsons
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Boston
New York Yankees
Yankees Blast Tigers As Doerr Powers 11-4 rout
Cleveland fades to third place 16 games back as Bobby Doerr belts three homers and drives in eight in Thursday's 11-4 Sox win. Ted Williams and Walt Dropp add two apiece, while Chuck Stubbs contributes two singles and four walks in the Browns’ defeat. Yankees win again 11-4 over Detroit as Tommy Byrne notches his 7th victory, Rizzuto’s 58-game errorless streak ends on a sixth-inning miscue.
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Cleveland
Yankees
Bobby Doerr
Ted Williams
Walt Dropp
Chuck Stubbs
Browns
St. Louis
Sox
Fenway
Detroit Tigers
Art Houtteman
New New York
Detroit
Tommy Byrne
Houtteman
Phil Rizzuto
Rizzuto
Bob Swift
Mickey Harris
Johnny Ostrowski
Washington
al Rosen
Bob Kuzava
Alex Kellner
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
Phillies
Red Sox
Boston
Braves
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cliff Chambers
Clyde McCullough
Ralph Kiner
Bucs
Ken Raffensberger
Cincinnati
Phils
Reds
Johnny Wyrostek
Cincy
Raffy
New York Giants
Siziants
All-Star Baseball Ballot Requests from La Crosse Tribune
Readers are asked to fill in and mail the La Crosse Tribune ballot selecting one American League and one National League team. Pitchers are chosen by team managers with space for Catcher, First Base, Third Base, Shortstop, and Outfield selections.
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la Crosse Tribune Sports Desk
Scouts Dangle Money For Young Hoeft After Graduation
Oshkosh Wis report scouts ready to recruit Young Bill Hoeft 12 hours after his high school graduation. Five scouts in town with more en route, contacting coach Snitz Schneider as Hoeft weighs offers from Detroit and Chicago after a dominant 60 win prep season and a one hitter final game. Hoeft fanned 122 in 52 innings with a 0.00 ERA across six games this year.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Bill Hoeft
Hoeft
E. J. (Snitz
Manitowoc
Sparta Wins 10th Inning Night Baseball Thriller
Sparta defeats Black River Falls 6 to 5 in 10 innings as H Fox hits a bases loaded single to seal the win. Corky Schillings pitched all 10 innings with 16 strikeouts while giving up 7 hits. Darrell Jenkins led Sparta with three hits and C Olson pitched for BRF.
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Sparta
Wis
Black River Falls
Proest
H. Fox
Corky Schillings
C. Olson
BAF
Darrell Jenkins
Dave Jones
A. Snyder
Franson
Black River
Ernie Rudolph
June Handicap Play Resumes at La Crosse Club
The La Crosse Country Club hosts the second round of the June Handicap golf tournament this Saturday. After two rounds only 18 holes remain of the 54 hole test with the final round set for June 18. Leader Robert Hackner sits at 64 total while defending champion Tris Haritos eyes another title.
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la Crosse Country Club
Robert Hackner
Tris Haritos
Major League Leaders By the Associated Press
American League leaders include Williams and Stephens of Boston with 81 runs and 61 RBIs, Kell of Detroit top in hits and doubles, and Williams leading homers with 16. Pitchers Byrne and McDermott lead in wins for New York and Boston respectively. National League leaders feature Musial and Robinson atop batting, Slaughter leading hits and doubles, and Miller with a perfect 4-0 record for Philadelphia.
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Stephens
Boston
Williams
Kell
Detroit
Pesky
Zarilla
Henrich
New York
Doerr
Mapes
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Dropo
Reynolds
Reasht
Lemon
Cleveland
Byrne
McDermott
Stubbs
Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Jethree
Stanky
Glaviano
Sauer
Chicago
Elliott
Slaughter
Spahn
Miller
Bankhead
National
LEAG
NEW Y
Fox
Terwilliger
Philley
Moses
Rf Lockman
Owen
Car’squel
Lehner
Mueller
Walker
Zernial
Chapman
Irwin
Cavarretta
Mass
Fain
Thompson
Voiseile
Gumpert
Weatherly
Ramazzotti
Malone
Hansen
Hiller
En Eekel
Edwards
Rush
Majeski
Verban
Minner
VanderMeer
Hitchcock
Hartung
Volselle
RBI
Tran
Guerra
Carrasquel
Ema
S—Moses
Carras
Quel
Unas- E
Pafko
Smalley
Mueller Sisted
Lockman
Kellner
Cain
Borkowski
Serena
Gum
Kennedy
Lade
Kenendy
Voiselle
Vander Meer
Ho— Lenhardt
If Vollmer
Cf Kennedy
Bat- Kokies
Kokos
Batts
Vollmer
Sievers
Arft
Fannin
Marshal
Schacht
Stobbs
Ho—Fannin
Marshall
Ferrick
South Ridge Tops De Soto 7-4 In Blackhawk Night League
South Ridge defeated De Soto 7-4 in a Blackhawk night league game. Anke earned the win on the mound while Ghelf took the loss. Ghelf hit a homer in the eighth and Gittens added another in the ninth, but the rally fell short.
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South Ridge
DE Soto
Wis
Blackhawk
Anke
Ghelf
Gittens
Eds Battle Crandall Bar Here Sunday
Ed's Tavern fast batting leads to a doubleheader with Crandall Bar in La Crosse. Fritz’s beer depot crushed Kabat’s 13-1, while Wayside Inn edged SOS 28-22 and Beranek’s Tavern hit five homers to beat Gateway Inn 13-8.
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Eds Battle Crandall
Frit’s Beer Depot
Kabat’s Tavern
South Avenue
Fritz
Fritzs
Wayside Inn
SOS
West Avenue
Wayside
Sveen
Gegenfurther
Formanek
V. Schroeder
Stokes
Beranek
Gateway Inn
Ward Avenue West
Geary
Krajewski
Schroeder
Hartung
WIFE KILLER WANTS TO MARRY AGAIN IN FRANCE
Roger Ducretot, imprisoned 20 years for murder in Fres nes, France, sought to wed another woman. He admitted killing his wife yet a missing legal form meant she was not legally dead, risking possible bigamy charges if a second marriage proceeds.
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Roger Ducretot
Fresnes
France
Ducretot
Wife learns husband was a British spy in court decree
Mrs. Gertrude Pond, a German-born woman married to a British worker in Germany, endured Gestapo interrogations during the war. In London court she obtained a decree nisi for adultery and finally learned her husband was a British intelligence agent.
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Gertrude Pond
Gestapo
Germany
London
Hayes brothers kill famed 5900 pound wild boar in King Country
The Hayes brothers, farmers and hunters near Retar on North Island New Zealand, brag of killing a legendary 5900 pound wild pig eight feet long on their father’s farm. It ranks among the largest wild boars recorded in the King Country.
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Hayes Brothers
Retaraka
North Island
New Zealand
King Country
First All Star Baseball Ballot Published Today
The La Crosse Tribune publishes the first all-star ballot today with vote counting to begin June 12 and end July 1. Readers can vote by mail or postcard, or use the printed form, for one man per position except pitcher, with eight starters chosen for the game at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
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Crandall Bar
Madison
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Ed’s Tavern
West Avenue Diamond
Joe Kelly
Bob Rennebohm
Floyd Love
Wisconsin
Don Tuechert
Crandall
Russell Brustman
Brustman
Milwaukee
Bob
Red) Wilson
Chicago White Sox
Bob (Kootch) Carroll
Hanks Kamperschroer
Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Ameri
Chicago
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Quirks of American life noted by visiting New Zealander
Donald A. Hawley recalls American customs seen in the United States that surprised him in Auckland. He highlights bright neckties, nose shapes, women's fashion, nylons and makeup, the faster U. S. look, poker as a national game, napkins at small diners, water served unasked, and tea served in bags with coffee a potential risk.
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New
U. S
Octopus Grabs Fork Tied to Capri Theft Ring
An Italian fisherman on Capri retrieved an octopus holding a silver fork. He gave the fork to police who linked it to a stolen silverware collection recovered from a December theft.
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Isle of
Capri
Rome
Mubing crocodile dance returns to Moa island church event
Kubin village on Moa island revived its old ceremonial dance at a large church function. The Mubing crocodile dance appeared in a fearsome mask as drums beat, then the dancer vanished behind a screen and into the sea, sending Rubin pickaninies fleeing into the bush in fright.
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Kubin
Moa Island
Torres Strait
New Guinea
Australia
Brewers rout Saints in double sweep on Thursday
Milwaukee Brewers opened with a 3 0 win and finished 8 2 as they toppled St Paul in twin bill action. Hank Perry allowed three hits in seven innings for Milwaukee. Bob Addis led offensively with four more hits in game one, while Bert Haas added five hits in game two and Don Lund propelled Toledo with a late homer spree.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Paul
Minneapolis Millers
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Hank Perry
Milwaukee
Bob Addis
Saints
Harry Taylor
Clem Labine
John van Cuyk
George Estock
Addis
Bert Haas
Millers
Minneapolis
Jack Harsman
Roy Jarvis
Taylor
Anderson
Perry
Linden
Lion hunt ends with man gored by buffalo in Rhodesia
W Elliott of Wankie Southern Rhodesia charged by a buffalo during a lion hunt. A quick shot wounded the buffalo but it gored Elliott twice before attention was drawn to his fallen hat. He crawled into the bush and was later taken to hospital and is reported recovering.
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W. Elliott
Wankie
Southern Rhodesia
Elliott
Eagles And Circles Seek 3rd Victories
VIROQUA Wisconsin special Eagles and Circles vie for their third straight win as Viroqua hosts rival Stoddard in league opener and Prairie du Chien faces South Ridge in a 1 1 start. Pete Gordinier the Viroqua ace takes the mound while an Israelite House of David exhibition visits on June 23.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Eagles
Prairie du Chien
Stoddard
South Ridge
Prairie du Chien Packers
de Soto
Soldiers Grove
Westby
Pete Gordinier
Israelite House of David
Fights Last Night Reports Narrow Boxing Decisions
In New York Dexter Park Kid Gavilan 151 of Havana outpointed Mike Koballa 151 percent. In St Paul Jackie Graves 129 of Austin Minn outpointed Pat Iacobucci 127 of Cincinnati. In Brooklyn Elis Ask 130 percent of Helsinki outpointed Masino Sanna 135 of Sardinia Italy.
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New York
Dexter Park
Kid Gavilan
Havana
Mike Koballa
Pittsburgh
ST. Paul
Jackie Graves
Austin
Minn
Pat Iacobucci
Cinccinnati
Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton
Elis Ask
Helsinki
Finland
Massino Sanna
Sardinia
Italy
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Wwe
Kemp Uvver
BRF
Bosox
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
George Guerre
Lynn
Michigan
Olson
Heard
Schillings and Stone
Daigle
Major League
The
Williams and Stephens
Seball
Viroqua Park Bowl
Midway
Temp’s Tavern
Roosevelt Field
Temp’s
Tanke
Paulson
Miehl
Sciborski
Bigelow
Crogan
Fillner
Lamb ‘Cominal
Bohemian Hall
Longfellow
D. Blank
Hinytzke
Swan
Oasis Bhar
Nabor
Oasis
L. Preeschl
Beems
Leas
Fritz Whips Kabats
Hanke’s Orchestra
Brownsville, Minn
Sokolik’s
Dance Land Night Club
French Island
Mary Mallette Lester Erickson
Jolly Swiss Boys Orchestra
Kentucky
Joe's
Dial
U.S. Army
Seb and Sandal Security
Ota
Post Office
Labine
van Cuyk
Wellman
Estock
Hat
Hunter
Prairie Circles
DeSoto
Prairie Packers
Mondo
Dance Studio
No. 4Th St
Aryo
Ros
Populo
Duluth Brewing & Malting Company
Martin Hakes
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