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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1948

Page

6

Two Top Basketball Games Tonight in Local League

Two games headline the Onalaska and La Crescent bill with CIO hosting Onalaska and La Crescent meeting VFW tonight at Copeland Field. Laborers start Norm Freitag while Onalaska relies on Ray Myers and Minnesota’s Wayne Lottes. VFW counters with Jim Sullivan as rain-softened field holds well.

Copeland Field CIO Onalaska la Crescent VFW Gophers Merchants Vet's Bill Killeen Norm Freitag Ray Myers Minnesota Wayne Lottes Jim Sullivan

Baseball schedule tied to midweek games at North Side Park

The La Crosse Tribune notes the CIO and Crescent need wins to join Peerless in first place as two midweek games set to unfold at North Side Park. Schlitz faces Peerless in the opener Wednesday with AFL vs Onalaska in the finale. La Crescent meets the Legion in Friday’s curtain raiser and the CIO plays the VFW in the second contest.

CIO and Crescent Peerless Action North Side Park Schlitz AFL Onalaska la Crescent The Legion CIO VFW

Stoddard Nine Sweeps Doubleheader From Viroqua

Stoddard wins 8-0 and 4-2 against the Viroqua Legion in Vernon county league play. Pat Davis pitched a shutout in game one, Lowell Stellner had three hits, and Booker Parizek collected five hits in both games with three in the second. Forrest Umberger and Davis helped in game two as Stoddard clinched third place.

Stoddard Wis Viroqua Legion Pat Davis Strang Fleming Lowell Stellner Forrest Umberger Davis Legion Lefty Owens Booker Parizek Harris Hanson Viroqua

Camp Douglas Wins 6 5 In 11 Innings Base Ball Clash

Camp Douglas defeated New Lisbon 6 to 5 after 11 innings in a Juneau County game Sunday afternoon. Edgerton Risenauer pitched for New Lisbon while Dwain Anderson, Bill Felker, and Ken Felker contributed for Camp Douglas. The line score shows a tight, long contest with Camp Douglas scoring the decisive run in the 11th. Haiti begins construction of a hydroelectric plant and irrigation for 40,000 acres.

Camp Douglas Wis New Lisbon Juneau County Dwain Anderson Bill Felker Ken Felker Edgerton Risenauer Doug Seversky B. Felker K. Felker E. Felker Haiti

Mabel Defeats Chatfield in county baseball showdown

In Fillmore County play Mabel beat Chatfield 7 to 4 as Gene Beaver allowed four hits to pick up the win. Don Moore led the winners with two hits while Wesly Connaughty, Francis Clark starred for Chatfield. Also Lanesboro toppled Harmony 9 to 6 behind Carl Dresselhaus, and Rushford blanked Preston 8 to 0. Canton fell to Spring Valley 14 to 5 in a separate clash with West, Moorisey, and Ramlo active for the Canton squad.

Chatfield Minn Mabel Fillmore County Gene Beaver Wesly Connaughty Francis Clark Don Moore Beaver Tollefson Connaughty Clark Burg Harmony Lanesboro Carl Dresselhaus Bill Smith Orval Amdahl Lyle Arns LaVern Arns Bill Schmidt Carrol Evenson Bill Dillingham Dresselhauf Erickson Smith McKinney Spring Valley Canton George West John Moorisey Rollin Knox Bill Ramlo Lawrence Rathburn Leo McCabe Bill Ramloye

Three teams share lead in R-R after Sunday games

In the Root River Valley league Spring Grove Winneba go La Crescent all remain tied for first with 6-1 records. La Crescent beat Browns ville 13-4 as Ros Shepardson and Wayne Lottes allowed five hits. Spring Grove defeated Houston 8-4 with Ellingson and Neisheim yielding the wins. Winnebago edged Hokah 2-1 as G Feuerhelm and Myer pitched. Nadine beat Black Hammer 10-1 behind Roan and Hahn. Eitzen crushed Caledonia 13-4 with Dibley Deters and Meiners on the mound.

LA Crescent Minn Spring Grove Winnebago Root River Valley Baseball League Brownsville Ros Shepardson Wayne Lottes Gus Werthein Kreutzer Wetzel Serres Werthein Shepardson Lottes Reider Houston Ellingson Neisheim Highlen Dahl Fitting Nodine Nadine Black Hammer Roan Hahn Bartz Foxx Stanton Eitzen Caledonia Dibley Deters Meiners Hefte Schoh Lager Merzenich Wiegrege

Davids Whip BRF 3 Tol in Wisconsin baseball clash

In Sparta Wisconsin the House of David beat Black River Falls 3 to 1 in seven innings after a 14 to 1 Sunday win over Winona Merchants. Ernie Rudolph held Davids to six hits as J Hayes starred with a double and a triple for the visitors.

Sparta Wis House of David Black River Falls Winona Merchants Ernie Rudolph Falls Davids Bucher Black River

Angelo Retains First Spot In Coulee Loop

Angelo keeps lead in Coulee Region Conference by defeating Cataract 7 to 4 on Sunday, pounding Cataract pitchers Folfstrand and Mengelt for 13 hits. Rockland suffers 7–5 upset to Burns after outhitting 12–9 amid seven Rock errors. Coles Valley wins third straight by defeating Kirby 16–8 in a pitching duel, Vieth fanning eight and Aney three. Coles Valley catcher Christiane contributes.

Sparta Wis Angelo Coulee Folfstrand Mengelt Rockland Burns Rocks Bill Hesselberg Craig Coles Valley Kirby Neiast Arity Vieth Aney Christiane

Norwalk Mus tang topple St. Mary's 11 10 in high scoring tilt

Norwalk Mus tang club outlasted St. Mary's 11 to 10 as K Karis hit a triple double and single in five at bats. Berendes limited Ridgers to eight hits and ten strikeouts. Hemmerbach and Ziegler contributed multi hit efforts for their teams.

St. Mary’s Norwalk Mustang Berendes Ridgers Norwalk Schaub Kruk K. Karis E. Ziegler Hemmerbach St. Mary's

Wittman Places Third in Albany to New York Outboard Race

Fred Wittman of Oshkosh Wisconsin finished third in class one in the Albany to New York outboard motor race. He covered 136 miles down the Hudson in eight hours four minutes and 40 seconds while W. D. McGuirk of Troy New York won class one in 7 hours 19 minutes.

New York Fred Wittman Oshkosh Wis Albany Wittman Hudson River W. D. McGuirk Troy N. Y

Brewers Rally for Double Win Against Louisville

The Milwaukee Brewers moved back into second in the American league standings with 3-2 and 8-1 victories over Louisville. Gene Markland homered with the bases empty in the third and drove in the deciding run with a ninth-inning triple. Al Epperly earned the win and Skippy Roberge homered with one man on in the finale.

Associated Press Milwaukee Brewers Louisville Indians Indianapolis St. Paul Minneapolis Toledo Madhens Kansas City Columbus Blues Handyman Brewers Gene Markland al Epperly Skippy Roberge Les Studener Saints Erick Tipton Jim Walsh Red Barret Hens Hank Arft Hank Bauer Leon Culberson Curt Krieger Red Birds Jim Howerton Mike Natisin

Spink and Sullivan's Cup Softball Wins Lead Sparta League

Spink's Clothiers beat the Pet Milk Plant 14 to 7 in Sparta City Softball League action to stay undefeated with two wins. G. Jackson, C. Spink and J. Sullivan homered for the Clothiers, who tallied five in the first inning on one hit, three walks, two errors and four wild pitches. In the nightcap Sullivan's Pool Hall beat Amber Inn 15 to 5 as seven hits, including two homers by B. Schwanke and D. Sullivan, sparked a 12-run first inning. Earl Burkwall limited Amber Inn to three hits. Australia suspends wartime gold tax.

Sparta Wis Spink Clothiers Sparta City Fred Knoble Bruggeman Milks G. Jackson C. Spink J. Sullivan Sullivan Pool Hall Amber Ian W. Franks D. Griffin B. Schwanke D. Sullivan Earl Burkwall Sullivans Amber Inn Spinks Leonhardt Knobel Berry D.griffin R. Strom E. Burkwalt J. Garvin

La Crescent Juniors Cup Sixth Straight Victory

La Crescent Junior Legion baseball team won its sixth straight victory here Saturday afternoon 7 3 over Spring Grove. Lee Cass and Joe Richardson pitched for La Crescent and T Ike hurled. Last week La Crescent beat Dakota 17 7 and West Salem 10 4. Thursday Winona will supply the opposition.

LA Crescent Minn la Crescent Junior Legion Spring Grove Lee Cass Joe Richardson T. Ike Dakota West Salem Winona

Northern Ireland Probes Linen Claim Across Borders

Officials in Northern Ireland review reports that cloth labeled as linen in various countries may not be genuine linen. The inquiry seeks to protect consumers and verify textile standards amid trade concerns.

Northern Ireland

Sparta Defeats Leon to Settle Second in MC League

Sparta with Mel Johnson’s six hit pitching remained unbeaten in the Monroe County league by routing Leon 9 to 1. Tomah upset Cataract 9 to 4 to rise to third as Felker held Cataract to seven singles. Cashton rallied to beat Norwalk 7 to 3, Cashton scoring late after trailing. Melvina blanked Warrens 4 to 0 behind Schmitz’s 12 strikeouts. Ontario beat Wilton 6 to 0 as Ferries limited Wilton to seven hits.

Sparta Leon Tomah Cataract Wis Mel Johnson Johnson Smith Willey Fox Wally Mears Aquinas la Crosse Jenkins Schwier Felker Wilton Ontario Otters L Ferries Lind R. Schell

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