Layne deal rocks NFL while teams chase Oshkosh move
George Halas sells Layne from the Chicago Bears to the New York Bulldogs in what is called the NFL’s biggest deal. Oshkosh eyeing a franchise move with Milwaukee and St. Paul as top bidders as attendances rise but space remains tight. Center John Tavener signs with Green Bay. New York Giants push Tunell as a key offensive threat.
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George Halas
Layne
University of Texas Star
New York Bulldogs
NFL
Bears
Johnny Lu- Jack
Bulldogs
Chicago
Sid Luckman
Oshkosh All
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Osh
New York Giants
Iowa
Giants
New York
Yankees
Carroll College coach resigns after contract dispute
Carroll College President Dr Nelson V Russell says athletic director John Breen violated his contract by resigning to take a new post at Lake Forest College. Breen announced he will resign to begin the Lake Forest job, though he signed a one year contract April 1. Russell says Breen will receive his release but Carroll has no replacement planned.
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Waukesha
Wis
Carroll College
Nelson V. Russell
John Breen
Breen
Lake Forest, Ill
Russell
Age Limits Set On Preps In Michigan
Michigan high school athletic rules set age limits for competition effective 1950. Students turning 19 by certain dates may compete until specific deadlines, with revised penalties for track overstretch. Port Huron awarded next year’s lower Peninsula golf tournament. council chair Charles E. Forsythe led the meeting.
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ST. Clair
Mich
Michigan
Michigan High School Athletic Representative Council
Lower Peninsula
Port Huron
Charles E. Foresythe
Lansing
Leo P. McDonald
Gwinn
R. Ernest Deer
Ironwood High School
Pigeon Falls Junior Team Wins 5-4 in Extra Innings
Pigeon Falls junior baseball team edged Disco 5-4 in 11 innings at Pigeon Falls. Johnson hit a homer for the winners and Ringsten struck out 16 for the local nine while Knutson fanned 14 for Disco. Boble led Disco with three hits including a double.
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Pigeon Falls
Wis
Disco
Johnson
Homer
Pigeon
Boble
Ringsten
Knutson
Ed's Tavern Wins Tight Double A Softball Clash
Ed's Tavern edged Heileman's 1 0 at West Avenue diamond to seize first place in the Double A circuit with an 8 1 record. Bill Parizek scored the deciding run in the first inning as Bob Carroll and Clarence Beranek matched strong pitching and top fielding for a clean, error free game.
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Ed’s Tavern
West Avenue Diamond
Heileman’s
Ers
Marker
Bill Parizek
Carroll
Parizek
Ken Ingham
Herry Schultz
Frank Heilmen
Cavarretta Injury Triggers Jeffcoat Return to Angels
Outfielder Hal Jeffcoat arrived from the Chicago Cubs to bolster the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. An injury to Phil Cavarretta of the Cubs forced the swap, then Jeffcoat returned to Chicago.
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Los Angeles
Hal Jeffcoat
Chicago Cubs
Angeles Angels
Chicago
An Ury
Phil Cavarretta
Cubs
Girl Admits Murder Try CHICAGO Shooting Phillies star Waitkus
Ruth Ann Steinhagen of Chicago admitted shooting Eddie Waitkus in her Edgewater Beach hotel room after he accepted her invitation. A .22 rifle was used and Waitkus was wounded but alive after surgery, with a note delivered to a hotel employee and the suspect held without charge.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Boston
John T. Warren
Edgewater Beach
Waitkus
Albert Bruns
Warren
Tudsay
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Melrose
Mass
Phillies
Ruth Ann Burns
Washington crews set for Wisconsin showdown on Mendota
Washington coach Al Aldrickson plans a Wednesday split-boat trial to decide varsity and junior varsity crews for Friday’s two mile race against Wisconsin on Lake Mendota. He lists two possible eights led by Roger Baird and Charlie MacCarthy with coxes Allen Morgan and Bud Griffin. Varsity, JV and freshmen crews will race Friday and depart Saturday for the Poughkeepsie Regatta.
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Madison
Wis
Washington
al Uldrickson
Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
California
Huskies
Lake Monora
Badger
Norm Sonja
Aldrickson
Roger Baird
Will Lowe
Ken Walters
Gordon Giovanelli
Doug Putnam
Don Breitenberg
Warren Westlund
Hal Brown
Allen Morgan
Charlie MacCarthy
Rod Johnson
Don Landon
Norm Buvick
Bob Will
Bob Young
John Audett
Ed Hearing
Box
Bud Griffin
Baker Directs City Tennis Instruction Sessions
William Baker, head of the city recreation tennis program, schedules three instructional periods on Thursday at Logan courts 9:30 to 11:00 for beginners and intermediates, Myrick Park 1:30 to 2:30 for beginners, and Teachers College 3:00 to 5:00 for advanced players with multiple time blocks at TC and Myrick Park courts throughout the day.
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William Baker
City Recreation
Logan Courts
Myrick Park
Teachers College
Baker
7Th
Farnam Street
South Avenue
Logan
Myrick Parks
Charles Moran Dies at 70 Former Umpire and Coach
Charles B. Moran 70, longtime National League baseball umpire and Centre college football coach at Danville Kentucky, died of a heart ailment at his home in Horse Cave. Moran mentored stars like Bo McMillan Red Roberts and Red Weaver and earlier played for the St Louis Cardinals before turning to coaching and farming. He began coaching at Centre after a chance visit while helping at Carlisle and later coached at Bucknell before dedicating himself to baseball. Moran was a Nashville native who owned a farm near Horse Cave since 1904.
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Horse Cave
Charles B. Moran
Moran
Centre College
Danville
Colonel
Centre
Bo McMillin
Red Roberts
Red Weaver
Harvard
Here
St. Louis Cardinals
Carlisle
Jim Thorpe
Bucknell
Nashville, Tenn
Birds and Reptiles Share An Ancient Stock
Fossil evidence links birds to reptiles as ancient stock. Modern birds show many similarities to extinct reptiles that are not present in today’s avians.
Nelson Heads Little Eight League Batters
Harold Nelson Holmen leads the Little Eight batting with .600 after five games. Nordstrom Coon Valley hits .588, Harviernandez Cashton .555, Don Gabrielson West Salem and Bill Meyer Bangor each .500. Pitcher Gordon Henley Coon Valley has five straight wins through June 5. Cashton’s Jim Seri has three wins.
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Cashton
Wis
Harold Nelson
Holmen
Herb Weingarten
West Salem
Nelson
Nordstrom
Coon Valley
Harviernandez
Don Gabrielson
Bill Meyer
Bangor
D. Gabrielson
W. Salem
W. Meyer
T. Kinney
Onalaska
SCC C
Olson
L. Larson
J. Wilhelm
G. Gullickson
Holmen A'S
Ae O. Lee
Mabel and Burr Oak Tie for First in Upper Iowa League
In Decorah Sunday action Mabel edged Decorah 2-1 with McMillan limiting Decorah to four hits. Burr Oak beat Dorchester 8-3 while Ridgeway won 8-3 at Highlandville. Both Mabel and Burr Oak stand 4-1, with Decorah, Highlandville, Nordness and Ridgeway at 3-2. Next, Highlandville visits Mabel and Decorah goes to Ridgeway on June 19.
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Mabel
Burr Oak
Decorah
Highlandville
McMillan
Ridgeway
Dorchester
Nordness
Opening day set for Trempealeau county junior league
Galesville Wisconsin Trempealeau county athletic officer Arthur Severson directs six teams in the American Legion sponsored junior baseball loop. The schedule begins June 22 with games across Arcadia Blair Whitehall Ettrick and Galesville and continues through August 1 with multiple matchups each week.
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Galesville
Wis
American Legion
Trempealeau County
Arthur Severson
Trempealeau County Athletic Officer
Independence
Arcadia
Blair
Whitehall
Ettrick
Bears Defeat St. Cloud as Superior Falls in Extras
The Eau Claire Bears won 9-7 over St Cloud Tuesday night. Superior dropped a 9-6 decision to Duluth in 10 innings. Fargo Moorhead edged Grand Forks 5-4 in 10 innings. Aberdeen beat Sioux Falls 12 to 4.
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Eau Claire
Bears
St Cloud
Wisconsin
Superior
Duluth
Fargo -Moorhead
Grand Forks
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Lipscomb signs fifth Packers contract with Lambeau
Green Bay Wisconsin veteran right tackle Paul Lipscomb signed his fifth contract with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday under Coach Curley Lambeau.
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Green Bay
Wis
Paul Lipscomb
Green Bay Packers
E. L. (Curley
Lambeau
La Crosse Tribune Briefs June 15 1949
Short item from La Crosse Tribune dated June 15 1949 reports local civic notes and events in brief form. Names and places reflect postwar activity with community updates and notices.
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THE
LA Crosse Tribune
Whitehall tops Galesville 4 1 in Trempealeau league game
Whitehall pushes across three runs in the seventh to beat Galesville 4 1 in Trempealeau league play Tuesday night. Bautch pitched a six hit game with six scattered hits allowed. Nelson keyed the seventh with a two run double as Beck, Ellison and Swenson added singles. Galesville led 1 0 after three before Whitehall tied it in the fourth then pulled away. Galesville committed four errors while Whitehall made two.
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Galesville
Wis
Whitehall
Trempealeau
R. Bautch
Whitehall Crew
Nelson
Ellinson
Beck
Swenson
Tillman Johnson
Galesvile
Art Severson
Bautch
Johnson
Lund
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Indiana University
Tavener
Max’s Auto Wrecking CO
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la Crosse, Wis
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Jeffcoat
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Husky
Charles Moran
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Willie Brown
Daddy
G. Heileman Brewing Co
la Crosse
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