VFW baseball team remains in first with 7-4 win at Copeland Park
The VFW club of the La Crosse Baseball Association captured its fourth straight league game last night beating CIO 7 to 4 at Copeland Park. A big third inning, plus solid pitching by Veglahn, sealed the lead as CIO rallied late but fell short.
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VFW
la Crosse Baseball Association
Copeland Park
Vets
CIO
Lefty Glasbrenner
Clo
Young
Jim Stevenson
Chuck Pastovich
Bobby Coorough
Pastovich
Coorough
Russ Walden
Arnie Veglahn
Veglahn
Don Schiicht
Dick Pfennig
Junior Hanesworth
Romayn
Eglahn
Joe Byrne
Rudy Young
Quinn
Jim
Oon
Albert
Joe Sierrant
Schlicht
Attendance In Mayors Is Doubled
The pre season forecast of a strong baseball year is borne out as 6,298,060 fans attend 16 major league parks by late May, more than double last year’s at the same point. Yankees lead with 1,113,849 in 34 home games, nearing the all time AL mark. Red Sox top attendance in the league with 603,794 through 77 home games.
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Yankees
Yanks
Bronx Bombers
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Teddy Williams
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Rank
McCoy Team Faces Badgers in Weekend Doubleheader
Camp McCoy hosts Prairie du Chien Badgers at MacMullin Field for a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader with Platteville the next day. Pitching duties feature Jim Cody and Bob Neubecker against Prairie du Chien, while Hack Wilson and Leu Vidakovich duel Platteville. Don Hoberg joins the infield as first baseman.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Ial
MacMullin Field
Badgers
Prairie du Chien
McCoy Diamond
Platteville
Cardinals
Jim Cody
Bob Neubecker
Detroit Tigers
Falo
Florida
West Branch
Mich
Hack Wilson
Leu Vidakovich
Platteville Cardinals
Idakovich
Wilson
Don Hoberg
Ft. Custer
St. Mary's College
Brittanic Cops Wins Mile at Roosevelt Raceway
Brittanic trotter driven by Charlie Fleming wins a fast mile at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury N Y finishing in 2 07 and paying 10 20 to win.
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Westbury
N. Y
Newport Stock Farm
Roosevelt Raceway
Charlie Fleming
Baseball Box Score from UMmings Game Summary
Box score shows Schiichtss and Engh in 200 Piinneg lineups with Hecht replacing Pastovich in the 8th. Hitter performance includes Manesworth Byrne Plennig Veglahn Walden Pastovich Coorough and Hanesworth with multiple hits and RBI totals. Pitchers Veglahn Yeager Alberts combine for ten to one strikeout spread and walk counts of three each.
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Schiicht
Lodoen
Alberts
Hecht
Pastovich
Ummings
Vfrwoi
Wolden
Engh
Ton
Manesworth
Byrne
Plennig
Veglahn
Walden
Coorough
Hanesworth
Stevenson
Yesger
Yeager
Vehlahn
Bull Moose Shed Antlers After Autumn Rutting Season
A bull moose drops its antlers after the autumn rutting season and regrows a full set in about four months. The shedding marks the annual cycle of antler cycles in northern forests.
Conn Confident as Louis Bout Looms in Tee Shirt Talk
Billy Conn remains sure he can beat Joe Louis in their upcoming bout. He jokes about poker and skin and says he will win or get killed, insisting Louis’s only advantage came from a failed slugging attempt. Doctors note Conn’s steady blood pressure and quick reflexes during workouts.
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Greenwood Lake
N. J
Joe Louis
Siam
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Louis
Billy
Joe
New York State Athletic Commission
William Walker
Vincent Nardiello
Evansville Holds Third in Three-I Slugfest Tie
Evansville stays in third place in the Three-I league by a 4 3 twelve inning win over Terre Haute. Danville beats Decatur 4 1 to claim sole lead as Davenport loses to Waterloo 3 2. Browns top Quincy 7 4 tying them for seventh with 14–4. Goulish and Shi threw for their teams.
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Evansville
Terre Haute
Danville
Decatur
Davenport
Cubs
Waterloo
Springfield
Browns
Quincy
Braves
Goulish
Shi
Bill Sams
Cub
First Softball Tilt Of Season Scheduled Here For Sunday
TOMAH Wis Special The first softball game of the season will be played Sunday as the locals meet the Camp McCoy officers club at Tech Terrace field starting 1 30 p m Manager Stanley Hyland has built a strong team and seeks more local summer dates He invites interested teams to write for a game.
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Tomah
Wis
Camp McCoy
Stanley Hyland
Tech Terrace
Hyland
Heileman’s Girls Team Beats Garment Co by Big Margin
Heileman’s girls team routed La Crosse Garment Co at Hogan Field last night 21 to 1. Miller pitched effectively allowing only three hits as Heileman’s offense pounded 21 hits. D Koos had two hits for Garment Co while Eve Abbeglen and Wynne Gianoli each added four singles for Heileman’s.
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Heileman
la Crosse Garment Co
Hogan Field
Miller
D. Koos
Eve Abbeglen
Wynne Gianoli
Walker Cooper Named Sports Father Of Year
Walker Cooper of New York Giants was named sports father of 1946 by the National Fathers Day committee. Mrs Joyce Wells Fair Weather presented the award at the Polo Grounds before a Giants game with the Cardinals. Cooper, father of five year old Sara Anne, was honored after a nationwide radio appeal from sports fans.
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New York
Walker Co
Giant Cabanas
St. Louis Cardinals
Joyce Wells Fairweather
Cooper
Polo Grounds
Giants
Cardinals
Sara Anne
Wittenberg's 13th-Inning Win Beats Shimshaks 6 5
Five Tavern League games produced a 6 5 13th inning victory for Wittenberg's over Shimshaks as Schiffer allowed twenty-one hits while C Pinker pitched for the losers. Hagerty Olson and Ravenscroft led with three hits each.
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F. Wittenberg
Shimshaks
Schiffer
C. Pinker
Haggerty
Olson
Victors
Ravenscroft
Wie
Leo
Johnnie
Monitor Tavern
South Avenue Park
Sportsman's Bar
Red Arrow
B. Priebe
Meyer
W Tavern
Vet's Club
Onalaska
D. Johnson
All-Star College Nines Clash At Fenway Park
The East led by Holy Cross coach Jack Barry faces the Midwest in an annual intercollegiate clash at Fenway Park. Notable players include Dick Kinney Harper Gerry and Sandy Silverstein for pitching along with Charlie Trippi in left field. Bob Nusbaumber of Michigan reportedly signed a Phillies contract for a $15000 bonus.
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Boston
East
Midwest
Fenway Park
Eastern Forces
Holy Cross
Jack Barry
Army
Dick Kinney
Harper Gerry
Sandy Silverstein
New York University
Charlie Trippi
Georgia
Bob Nusbaumber
Michigan
Phillies
Sporty Jack Wins Track Record Payoff at Hollywood Park
In Inglewood California Sporty Jack a four year old gelding owned by J D Rogers won the last race paying 204 87 60 and 8 a new Hollywood Park record payoff surpassing the 201 40 return by Velvet Copy in 1941 The gelding was sired by Sports Writer and the press box noted one bettor placed four dollars on the nose earning 408
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Inglewood
Calif
Sporty Jack
J. D. Rogers
Hollywood Park
Velvet Copy
Sports Writer
Scrivener
Madison golfers post solid rounds in U S Open
Madison Wisconsin professional Jim Milward posted 26 39 75 and Wilford Wehrle Racine Wisconsin amateur 40 37 77 in the opening round of the U S Open golf championship yesterday in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Jim Milward
Madison
Wis
Wilford Wehrle
Racine
Indians Triumph In Ninth For 9-8 Victory Over Bluejays
A torrid ninth inning decided the Wisconsin State League game as Sheboygan edged Green Bay 9-8. Oshkosh defeated Appleton 6-3, Fond du Lac beat Janesville 12-8, and Wisconsin Rapids won 5-4 over Wausau.
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Sheboygan Indians
Green Bay Bluejays
Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau
Oshkosh
Appleton
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Bluejays
Welch
Vares
Randall
Sheboygan
Ted Meyer
Bill Dwyer
Vernon
White Sox
Jay Henderson
Rapids
Janesville Cubs
Davis Cup Captain Declares U S Team Ready for Philippines
U S Davis Cup captain Walter Pate said the team was ready for matches against the Philippine representatives after their final practice. Frankie Parker, Felicisimo Ampon, and Billy Talbert headlined the lineup with Parker and Ampon set to open singles action.
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ST. Louis
Walter Pate
U. S
Pate
Frankie Parker
Felicisimo Ampon
Billy Talbert
Steve O'Neill Says Red Sox Still In Reach For Tigers
Cooperstown notes a 9-5 exhibition loss by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Giants as Steve O'Neill argues Boston's early lead remains vulnerable. He comments before a ceremony dedicating a plaque for Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis with Gov Dewey and Commissioner Chandler in attendance.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Steve O'Neill
Bengals
New York Giants
Sox
Tigers
Vernor Thomas E. Dewey
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Bermuda Yacht Zena Sinks in Atlantic Bottom
The Bermuda yacht Zena lies on the Atlantic seabed two weeks before its fifth Newport R I to Bermuda race attempt. The 36 foot craft departed last Sunday and sank en route to the first postwar renewal of the 635 mile race. Owner skipper Mrs. Dill reports Dill and all five crew rescued by the Joshua B Lippencott bound for Baltimore.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Zena
Atlantic
Newport
R. I
Thomas Newbold Dill
Dill
Joshua B. Lippencott
Baltimore
Men’s Golf Tournament Postponed to June 25
Whitehall Wisconsin special report says the men’s golf tournament at Galesville was postponed due to the fathers and sons banquet at the Lutheran church. The event is now set for June 25 on the Galesville course with play starting at 9 AM.
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Whitehall
Wis
Galesville
Fathers and Sons
Lillian Overliew
Nelson Maintains People’s Picks In National Open
Byron Nelson of Toledo sits in a nine way tie for fifth after the second round of the 46th National Open at Canterbury. Penna Snead and Turnesa chase the lead as Nelson’s approach shows one under par while I remain hopeful for a strong finish.
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Fritz Howell
Cleveland
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Canterbury Golf Club
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Denver
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Canterbury
Penna
Snead
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Bob Hamilton
Chicago
Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Junior Legion Team to Play Onalaska in Twilight Contest
Coach Rod Martins Junior Legion unit will make its debut with a 6 p.m. twilight game at Copeland Park against Onalaska Juniors in a seven inning affair. The locals then travel Sunday to Winona to face the Winona Legion squad on the Minnesota circuit.
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Junior Legion
Onalaska
Rod Martin
Peemes
Copeland Park
Winona 7
Winona Legion
Minnesotans
American Bachelor Girls Open Wightman Cup vs British Team
In Wimbledon England four American bachelor girls face a British team of married women in the Wightman cup opening series. Pauline Betz of Los Angeles meets Mrs Jean Nicoll Bostock on center court at 9 am CDT, followed by Margaret Osborne of San Francisco against Mrs Kay Stammers Menzies.
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Wimbledon
England
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
United States
Jean Nicoll Bostock
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Kay Stammers
Menzies
Alice Marble
Helen Jacobs
Britain
C. Guy Wins First At Maywood Park
C Guy a five year old gelding driven by Dr. R W Garrett of Mt Carmel AL won the first division of the Evanston Harness racing stake at Maywood park before 4500 spectators. Cr Guy paid 6.00 4.00 3.00 beating Lena Cash in the stretch. Mrs William J McLaughlin of Des Moines IA failed in an attempt with Moses in the first race as aon Morgan driven by Archie tiles won by half a length.
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Chicago
C. Guy
R. W. Garrett
Mt. Carmel
Evanston
Maywood Park
Cr. Guy
Lena Cash
William J. McLaughlin
Des Moines
Moses
Aon Morgan
Archie Tiles
Veterans Administration Hospital Plan Aims at 70 000 Man Years
The Veterans Administration announces a $448 million hospital construction program requiring about 70 000 man years of on the job labor by building tradesmen.
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Veterans Administration
Hoosman Claims Louis Holds Hidden Punching Edge
Al Hoosman, among four trainers aiding Joe Louis in 44 days of camp, says Louis is using camouflage and saving his best for Billy Conn next Wednesday. He notes Louis looks faster, hits harder, and will likely prevail early, while Louis shows occasional flashes of top form during sparring.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
al Hoosman
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Joe
Los Angeles
Housman
Louis
Conn
Billy
Hoosman
Brewers Lose Doubleheader in Hard Fought League Games
Brewers drop opener 2-1 to Indianapolis as Libby Sisti doubles and scoring hits spark the visitors. In the nightcap Indianapolis wins 4-3 after a ninth inning rally while Louisville beats Kansas City 4-3 and Minneapolis tops Toledo 5-4 and 5-0. St Paul rainout at Columbus.
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Washington
Detroit
Lous
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
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Columbus
National Cincinnati
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Walt Lanfranconi
Libby Sisti
Joe Bestudik
Vince Shup
Frank Drews
Earl Reid
Brewers
Milwaukee
John Hutchins
Reid
Carl Lindquist
al Treichel
Hurlers
Recreation Tennis Schedule Announced for Week
The schedule lists tennis times at Myrick Park Logan Copeland Park and Teachers College from Monday through Friday. Sessions run morning and afternoon with several darkened or uncertain entries noted.
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Myrick Park
Teachers College
South Avenue
Hood Street
Logan
Copeland Park
Remember Us Fellas Fight Tonight at the Garden
Chuck Taylor and Tony Janko pledge a good fight in Madison Square Garden. New Jersey training camps of Billy Conn and Joe Louis drew boxing writers who largely overlooked the Taylor Janko bout in New York news coverage.
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New York
the Garden
Chuck Taylor
Tony Janko
New Jersey
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Riggs and Budge Advance in Southern Open Semis
In Memphis Budge crushed John March 6 0 6 0 6 2 to reach the semis while Riggs defeated Carl Barn 6 3 6 2 6 1. Kovacs faces Faunce and Sabin or Perry will decide Budge’s semi foe as the field narrows for the 2500 prize event.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bobby Riggs
Don Budge
Frankie Kovacs
John Faunce
Riggs
Budge
Wayne Sabin
Fred Perry
John March
California
Carl Barn
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Arenz Shoe CO
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