Onalaska VFW Nines Open City League Tilt At Copeland
Onalaska Merchants meet La Crosse VFW Friday night at Copeland Park in the City baseball night league opener. Game time is 8 30 with season tickets on sale at S and H Bodega Wittenbergs and six sponsors to support Friday night shop pers. Gene Osgood or Bill Case likely to lead the Merchants with Russ Walden catching and Rich at first base.
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Copeland
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Bodega
Wittenberg’s
Gene Osgood
Bill Case
Merchants
Russ Walden
Rich
Infield Shuffle Shapes VFW and Vets Lineups
Shortstop and third base spots open as Joe Thienes may start at short and Emil Johnson at third with Holthouse also in contention. Russ Mahlum, Tom Kinney, Tabbert occupy outer garden spots while Unk Wilhelm may see field duty if fit. Behind the plate Gordie Palmer or Hank Snyder for VFW and Elmer Hecht or Frank Schiffer on the mound. Beranek Graf Shimanski anchor the infield with Kearns at short. Otto, Tooke, Dayton form the Vets outfield trio.
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Ee Ied Geiduen
Joe Thienes
Emil Johnson
Holthouse
Russ Mahlum
Tom Kinney
Tabbert
Unk” Wilhelm
Gordie Palmer
Hank Snyder
VFW
Elmer Hecht
Frank Schiffer
Joe Beranek
al Graf
Tom Shimanski
Charlie Kearns
Ronnie Otto
Vets
Bob Tooke
Jim Dayton
North South All Star Prep Cage Game Spotlight on Thomas
Thomas of Logan headlines the North-South prep cage classic at Murray Kentucky on Saturday after guiding Logan to state success. Other Wisconsin players Glocke and two Badger cagers join the north squad as practice week begins.
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Murray
Jim
Skinny
Wisconsin
Carl Glocke
St. Pat's
Eau Claire
Badger
Ranger
Milwaukee
Logan
Ralph Twite
Merlin Nehring
Dan Spika
Aquinas
Badger Crew Draws 12th Lane For Regatta
Wisconsin varsity crew drew the No 12 lane on the Hudson for the 1949 Intercollegiate Regatta on June 25 as twelve crews race a three mile course. Washington won last year and drew No 1 while lanes 4 through 9 are favored by coaches. Other teams include Pennsylvania Syracuse Princeton Cornell Navy MIT California Rutgers Columbia Stanford and Wisconsin freshmen also compete.
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Hudson River
West Shore
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Pennsylvania
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Princeton
Cornell
Navy
MIT
California
Rutgers
Columbia
Stanford
Major League Leaders Named In National and American Leagues
A compressed summary lists leaders in batting hits home runs and pitching for both leagues. Robinson and Reese pace Brooklyn batters with high averages, Branca and Spahn top strikeout and pitching marks, while Williams leads American League in runs and home runs.
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Brooklyn
Ra- Louis
Reese
Thomson
New York
Waitkus
Philadelphia
Jones
Purillo
Smalley
Chicago
Kiner
Pullbeigh
Musial
St. Louis
Branca
Satan
Bickford
Boston
Derahten
Spahn
Joost
Williams
Stephens
Wertz
Detroit
Chapman
Mitchell
Cleveland
Kell
Yale
Srephone
Dillinger
Rashi
Lopat
Newhouser
Gristandings Major League Box Scores
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia clashed as Konstanty earned the win and Dickson took the loss after a 4 1 loss. Wert Waitkus and Hopp paced the offense with two and two runs batted in respectively, while Rojek and Hamner contributed key RBIs for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Westlake
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Walker
Jones
Dickson
Miller
Basgall
Cabaliero
MecCullough
Meyer
O Rowe
Poat
tSister
Beckman
E—Peat
Hamner
RBI
Hopp
Seminick
S—Rojek
Basall
Amner
Hammer
Caballero
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Konstanty
Ho—Poat
Rowe
Baseball slate with 18 inning Phillies win
Scores include Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3 in 18 innings and St. Louis 11 Boston 0. Other results: Detroit 9 New York 5. Columbus 9 Milwaukee 3. St Paul 22 Toledo 2. Louisville 8 Kansas City 2. Appleton 3 Fond du Lac 6 Green Bay 4. Oshkosh 3 Wausau 26. Wisconsin Rapids 7 3 Janesville 3 4. Saturday games listed by city and start times.
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Pond du Lac
Pete Watermolen Escapes Injury In Harness Mishap
Pete Watermolen a 68 year old harness driver was thrown from his horse in the second race at Fairmount Park and left unconscious. He was rushed to an East St Louis hospital and listed in fair condition. Spud Worthy driven by Bob Lamb won the race and boosted daily double payouts to $134.40 per $2 ticket.
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Skipper
Decorah Elks Sponsor Youth Sports Program
Decorah Lodge No 443 BPOE sponsors a youth summer sports program focused on softball John Holman a Luther College student from Mason City will lead the effort He will spend at least three afternoons weekly at the softball field with potential expansion to five days if interest grows R B McAllister exalted ruler notes plans to add more sports as summer progresses
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Mason City
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Cup Shuffle Match At Stark Shamrock Bar
Butch Troyanek and Rae Han son won the shuffleboard event at the Stark Shamrock bar. Ray Upland and Sylvia Drake finished as runners up, with Lem Drake and Doro thy Johnson taking third place.
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Stark Shamrock Bar
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Dorothy Johnson
Tilden Trio Set To Lead Notre Dame Football Freshmen
SOUTH BEND Ind Chicago's Tilden Tech will be prominent in Notre Dame football this fall. Bill Gay, hero of last year's 14 14 tie with Southern California, is expected to play left half. Mike Swistowicz eyes first string full back and Ralph McGehee seeks starting tackle. All three are Tilden grads.
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Notre Dame
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Southern California
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Ralph McGehee
Tilden
Reds Lead NL In Home Run Percentage At Home
The Cincinnati Reds hit 68 of their 104 homers at Crosley Field in 1948 for a .654 home run percentage the best in the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates were second at .639, while the Reds ranked fourth overall in the league. A recent poll shows players and executives favor hunting, fishing and golf as hobbies.
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Galesville beats Winnebago Indians in exhibition clash
Galesville defeats the Winnebago Indian diamond crew 11 to 7 on the local field. Tillman Johnson stars with a first inning homer and strong pitching support from Snowball for the Indians. Blackdeer leads Indian bats with a third inning homer as Galesville plates late runs.
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Snowball
C. Blackdeer
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Lund
Fights Last Night Opens With Narrow Boxing Wins
In New York at Queensboro Arena Roland Lastarza beat Jimmy Carrollo on points as Acevedo from Havana outpointed Mel Hammond in Minneapolis and Vinnie Cidone stopped Gene Boland in Brooklyn Fort Hamilton.
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Queensboro Arena
Roland Lastarza
Jimmy Carrollo
Minneapolis
Miguel Acevedo
Havana
Mel Hammond
Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton
Vinnie Cidone
Gene Boland
Detroit
Cut Bomber Lead Again
Detroit Tigers halted the New York Yankees cakewalk in the American League with Art Houtteman pitching six hits in a 9-5 Tiger win. Houtteman, now 3 1 in 49, joined by Virgil Trucks Hal Newhouser and Freddie Hutchinson, strengthens Detroit pennant hopes as Stengel’s Yanks drop a fourth straight. Hoot Evers fueled the attack with five hits and three runs.
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Virgil Trucks
Hal Newhouser
Freddie Hutchinson
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Dick Fowler
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Brooklyn
AFL Team Drills At Copeland Field Saturday Afternoon
The AFL baseball team will practice on Copeland field Saturday at 1 30 p m. The day’s action features Dodgers beating Cubs 9 0 and Yankees rivals St Louis and Boston winning to stay close to the Dodgers. Lefty Johnny Schmitz allowed six runs in the second, Ralph Branca departed in the eighth after a five run Cubs rally.
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The New Oaks Hosts Banquet and Big Show Week
The New Oaks promotes a June 18 Dedication Banquet at Winona Municipal Airport with speakers Lt General Edwin W. Rawlings U S Air Force Senators Edward Thye and Hubert Humphrey and Rep August Andresen. A June 19 airport show and June 13 to June 19 events feature Wilson Humber and Barbara Barrie plus local acts.
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August Andresen
New Oaks
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Wilson Humber
Barbara Barrie
Sioux Falls Trips Superior Club 8 to 1 in Northern league clash
Sioux Falls tripped Superior Club 8 to 1 in a Northern league contest. Grand Forks at Eau Claire was postponed. St Cloud beat Fargo Moorhead 6 3 and Duluth shut out Aberdeen 5 0 in other league games.
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Eau Claire
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Aberdeen
Coon Valley Nine Faces Cashton Team
Coon Valley undefeated leaders travel to Cashton Sunday for a Little Eight league game. Jim Seri is expected to start for Cashton with Gordon Henley pitching for Coon Valley. The regular infield includes Koessler Jernandez Arentz and Wais, with Dickman Hundt Lee in the outfield and Korn catching.
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Coon Valley
Holmen
Jim Seri
Gordon Henley
Invaders
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Jernandez
Arentz
Wais
Tomah Baseball Player Appointed Police Officer
Burton Tracy, a hard hitting out fielder for Tomah, has been named a patrol officer for the local police department. The appointment fills a Commission created vacancy intended to boost protection during certain hours of the day.
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Tomah Player
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Wis
Tracy
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