Mohawks Open Week With Exhibition Against Spring Grove
La Crosse Mohawks host Spring Grove Minn in an 8 15 p m exhibition at Copeland Park on Tuesday. Spring Grove contends for starter Dick Niggli or Babe Harnish while Mohawks aim for a fifth league win and face Winona Chiefs Saturday. Pitching leaders include Harnish 3 0 Niggli 2 0 Kulig 1 0 Andrews 3 1 with Niggli ERA perfect in two starts and Harnish 0 72 ERAs. Offense top bat Chuck Voss 12 hits in 33 at bats .364 Don Smith .306 Don Klark 7 RBIs.
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Wisconsin
Soldiers ‘Grove
Winona Chiefs
Minnesota
Harnish
Dick Niggli
al Kulig
Lefty
LaVern Andrews
Niggli
Kulig
Andrews
Chuck Voss
Don Smith
Don Klark
Hank Sauer Dominates Batting Across National League
Hank Sauer leads NL batting with .347 while tops in hits, RBIs, and home runs. The Cubs' slugger, once a Reds disappointment, reemerges as a feared power and contact hitter and draws comparisons to Hack Wilson. In AL, Dom DiMaggio leads with .343 as DiMaggio tops a crowded pack.
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New York
Hank Sauer
Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers Thrive as Giants Gain No Ground in Tight Standings
Dodgers post an eight game win streak lifting them to a .761 pace with 35 victories in 46 games. They lead the Giants by five games as Brooklyn tops St Louis 6-2 while Boston slips past Detroit 9-8 and Cleveland trails. Roy Campanella and Carl Furillo hit two run homers to seal the comeback.
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Carl Furillo
Chicago
Senators
Washington
Organize Girls Team Invites Coxhill Area Players
An invitation invites girls to join a goffball team meeting Thursday at 6 15 PM on the First Ward diamond. The field lies behind Concordia Hall and interested players may sign up by dialing 2 1073.
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Concordia Hall
Memorial Field Little League Starts Wednesday Practice
All Memorial Field Little Leaguers are asked to report for practice Wednesday at 9 a.m. Charles Weigent, director, said sandlot teams will be organized that day.
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Little League Boys
Charles Weigent
Weigent
Brewers Hand Cubs 4-3 in Exhibition Thriller
Milwaukee, top in the American Association, beat the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3 in an exhibition before 11 894 fans. Hank Ertman’s fifth inning triple scored the winning run as Bob Kelly was hit hard early before Bob Schultz relieved. Eddie Blake collected seven Cub hits and drove in all three runs, while Bill Serena homered for Chicago.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs
Brewers
Hank Ertman
Bob Kelly
Brewer
Bob Schultz
Eddie Blake
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Bill Allen
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Chicago
Bill Serena
Hank Sauer
Handy Andy Keeps Returning Despite Retirement Hopes
Attempts have been made to retire Handy Andy, but the 72-year-old gent keeps coming back like an election repeater.
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Western Wisconsin Area Baseball Schedule June 11 12 15
Western Wisconsin schedule lists Westby at Viroqua De Soto at Winona on June 11 12 and 15 with games including La Crosse Soldiers Grove Cashton Cashton Viroqua Soldiers Grove De Soto La Crosse Westby Winona Coon Valley Mindoro Cataract West Salem Melrose Holmen Onalaska.
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Tomah
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Coles Valley
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Snead Expected To Win U S Open In Dallas
Natives of Snead's hometown insist this year will be Samuel Jackson Snead's break as the U S Open begins at Northwood Club in Dallas. Locals recall his prior Open misfortunes including 1939 at Spring Mill, 1947 playoff loss, and missed chances in 1949 and elsewhere.
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University of Wisconsin
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee
Kuenn
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Detroit
Hot Springs
Virginia Valley
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Sam
Northwood Club
Dallas
Texas
Snead
Homer
Spring Mill
Philadelphia
Lew Worsham
Worsham
Cary Middlecoff
Boxing Results Roundup From New York and Chicago
Pierre Langlois 155 of France defeated Georgie Small 159 of New York by points in Brooklyn. Lester Felton 152 of Detroit stopped Johnny Brown 151 of Chicago in Chicago.
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Pierre Langlois
France
Georgie Small
New York
Chicago
Lester Felton
Detroit
Johnny Brown
Junior Golfers Begin Season at La Crosse Country Club
The La Crosse Country Club opens junior golf season at 9 a.m. Thursday with players from age 10 up. Two groups formed by age and ability. All are invited to sign up at the clubhouse for lunch.
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La Crosse Driver Wins BRF Stock Car Feature
Charles Boardman of La Crosse captured the feature event in the Lions Club stock car races at Black River Falls, driving car 111A. He also won the consolation race. Harland Hoff led time trials, heat winners were Alfred Johnson and Merlin Jones, and Arlene Vatney won the ladies race.
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Wis
Charles Boardman
la Crosse
The
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Boardman
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Harland Hoff
Black River
Alfred Johnson
Sparta
Merlin Jones
Arlene Vatney
Local Industrial League Tonight Features Several Matches
On Tuesday June 10 multiple Class A A A matches emerge at West Ave and South Avenue. Games include Rustic Inn versus Heileman's and Hogan Roth Floor Mart against Louie and Jeannett's while other noon schedules list Quality Lumber Coal Co versus La Crosse Merchants and Cargill Coal S M Supply against Dahl Motors. Michigan State notes 97 opponents since 1896 debut.
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de Molay
Hogan—Roth Floor Mart
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S. Roosevelt
Cargill Coal S.M. Supply
Dahl Motors
Memorial Field
S.W
Milwaukee Roady
Trane Co
Predict Larger Entry Faster Speeds at Alma Boat Races
Alma Wisconsin hosts a stronger entry and faster speeds for this annual speed boat regatta. H A Schweitzer urges spectators to Buena Vista Park to watch two three mile heats on the Mississippi River course beginning at 1 p.m with races in multiple classes including runabout and hydro categories.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
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Buena Vista Park
Mississippi
Holmen Nine Tops South Ridge 9 7 On Local Diamond
Holmen wins 9 7 over South Ridge in a Sunday game at the local diamond. Blank allowed seven hits for Holmen while Dick Ghelfi gave up nine singles and South Ridge fielding miscues. Thoreson led Holmen with two hits and Wes Blaske added two safeties for South Ridge. Ghelfi and Theige were the battery for the visitors.
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Blank
Dick Ghelfi
Thoreson
Wes Blaske
Temps Rap Sportsman takes command with 15 5 win
Temps Tavern trounced Sportsman's Bar 15 5 to tighten its league lead to 7 1 with J Jacobson homering for Temps. Risen berg and Schmitz led with four and three hits as Sportsman dropped to 6 3.
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Sportsman's Bar
J. Jacobson
Risenberg
Schmitz
Sportsman
H. Blank
Loeffler
Bigelow
Giants Bobble Chance To Cop First In WSL
Oshkosh error plagued pursuit as Appleton fell to Wausau 6 2 and Wisconsin Rapids beat Oshkosh 8 6. Sheboygan defeated Fond du Lac 9 6 with Janesville topping Green Bay 12 11. John Pratice hit a late homer for the Giants as Chuck Rabing won for Rapids. Larry Donovan pitched well and Chronopolous hit a two run shot for Appleton.
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Kansas City Fails To Gain On Idle Brewers
Kansas City fell 5 4 to Louisville in a bases loaded ninth inning rally. Taft Wright, a Major League castoff, drove in two runs with a timely single. Dr. Andy Lotshaw began his 30th season as trainer of the Chicago Cubs.
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American Association
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Bordens Dump Police Team Wins 15-9 in Industrial League
Bordens Dump Police Team 15 9. Heilemans Amvers AC Triumph Bordens notched win No. 5 in the 16 inch Industrial League Monday with 15 9 conquest of the Police at Hogan. DeMers four hits for Bordens. P Johnson homer for Police. Wisco Battery beat Heilemans 22 12 as Molzahn homer for Wisco. Amvets topped Islanders 14 9 with early offense. Allis-Chalmers beat La Crosse Telephone 20 7 led by four hit days from Warner, Ceckham, and Lowell.
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J. Johnston
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Mitley
Weiland
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Wisco
J. Quinn
Henry
Allis-Chalmers
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Warner
Lowell
Ceckham
A-C
Mahlum
Kriebick
Fitzpatrick
Hansen
Muehlenberg
La Crescent Defeats Lewiston 10-2 In Valley League Showdown
La Crescent rode M Zumach two hit pitching to beat Lewiston 10-2 as Wetzel Mason and Gittens led a 11 hit attack. Easteman and Hauska collected Lewiston safeties. Next Sunday Rollingstone visits La Crescent to duel for league lead.
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Minn
la Crescent
M. Zumach
Hiawatha
Rollingstone
Chapman Captures French Amateur Title in Rally
Dick Chapman the Pinehurst North Carolina golfer won his second French amateur golf title in Paris after a come-from-behind rally, defeating Billy Maxwell of Odessa Texas.
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Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N.C
Billy Maxwell
Odesisa
Tex
Dub Anderson Captures Heat Race at Richland Center
In Richland Center Wisconsin Dub Anderson driving car 45 won a heat race before 1500 fans at a VFW sponsored stock car event. Car 87 owned by Dan Kenny and driven by Cecil Griffin won the feature. Next races are planned for June 22 at the same track.
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Wis
la Crosse
Dub Anderson
VFW
Dan Kenny
Mount Hope
Cecil Griffin
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