Hulse Adopts Haegg Method At AAU Meet
Navy chemist Bill Hulse tests the Haegg training plan at the 56th AAU track and field championships in New York. He competes in the 1500 meters after a year focusing on stamina, with rivalries featuring Don Burnham and Les Eisenhart. Gil Dodds misses the event due to a preaching tour.
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New York
Bill Hulse
Gunder Haegg
Hulse
Navy
Haegg
U. S
Gil Dodds
Don Burnham
Dartmouth Medical
Ce Im Ferty
New
Les Eisenhart
Ohio
Lom
Arnold and Bundy duel for national clay court crown
Mary Arnold and Dorothy May Bundy, both 27, advance to the national clay court women’s final. Arnold upset Doris Hart 6-1 6-3 to reach the final. Bundy ranked fifth nationally. Segura and Norris lead men’s semis with Talbert and Dilley set for tomorrow’s final.
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Mary Los Angeles
Dorothy May Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Arnold
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Miss Bundy
Miss Arnold
Francisco (Pancho) Segura
Coral Gables
Billy Talbert
Segura
Phc
Rex Norris
Lansing
Mich
Buckley Field
Colo
Sam Rotberg
Bay City
Norris
Talbert
Ralph Dilley
Cleve
Hubert Detroit
Kenneth Norman
Fen Arbor
Betz
Wolf
Elkhart
Ind
Kauffman Leads McCoy D Ball Hurler at Camp McCoy
Camp McCoy Wisconsin reports engineer twirler George Kauffman as top mound ace of the Camp Boy softball circuit. He has seven league games with one perfect game two one hitters and just 24 hits allowed. He previously hurled a 1144th Engineer group perfect game and beat General Hospital.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
George Kauffman
Camp Boy
Kauffman
General League
1144Th
Engineer Com Group
The
General Hospital
Offman
Engineer Combat Battalion Ten
Fort Lewis, Wash
Whitehall Cubs Open Season This Sunday
Whitehall Wisconsin The Whitehall Cubs open their season this Sunday with Ona laska visiting. The visiting team includes players from the North La Crosse industrial area and some have played here before. Osgood and will be the batteries for the game.
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Whitehall
Wis
Onalaska
Cubs
la Crosse
Osgood
Fights Last Night by Associated Press
Pia - Lou Nova from California outpointed Bill Peter in Chicago. Al Costa of Woonsocket stopped Roy Greenwood. Reports describe a slate of boxing results with the expected postfight notes.
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Associated Press
Pia
Lou Nova
Ven Nuys
Calif
Bill Petern
Chicago
Mass
al Costa
Woonsocket
R. I
Roy Greenwood
Much Ado About Boxing At Vocational School Card
A chaotic boxing card at a vocational school faces last minute changes. Jimmy Fox withdraws with a skull injury after a taxi-robbery. Irish Mike Kelly steps in. Tommy Merritt pulls out for an abscessed tooth, replaced by James Kiggins. A small crowd and lingering suggestion debates color the event.
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Jimmy Fox
Jackie Graves
Louisville
Boxing Commission
Fox
Mike Kelly
Andy Skaff
Tommy Merritt
Milwaukee
Rafferty
James
Tiger) Kiggins
Wisconsin
Kiggins
Pussy Cat
Tiger
Red Luff
St. Paul
Mason Oy Henge
Graves Dominates Kelly in Milwaukee Boxing Card
Jackie Graves knocked out Irish Mike Kelly in two minutes and 45 seconds to post his ninth straight win. Mason Downing stopped Harry Downing in the second round, while Stanley Jordan drew with Bob Hale in a stormy four rounds.
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Jackie Graves
Austin
Stanley Jordan
Milwaukee
Bob Hale
Joe Dexter
Union City
Ohio
Ing
Ontario
Wis
Dan
Andy
Graves-Kelly
Graves
Kelly
Jimmy Gill
Jordan Hale
Jordan
Gill
Hale
Dexter
Henry
Lee
Mason Downing
Mason
Downing
Erickson Former Hawk Stars For Fort Benning
Earl Erickson, former La Crosse Blackhawks player in the Wisconsin State league, handles third base for the Parachute School team at Fort Benning Georgia. His southpaw slugging and strong fielding heat up the hot corner as opponents struggle to challenge him. Let's Go U S A Keep Em Flying.
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Earl Erickson
la Crosse Blackhawk
Fort Benning
Brews Bow To Sailors 8 0 In Great Lakes Clash
Great Lakes blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 in an American Association game as Jim Trexler earned his 20th win and held Milwaukee to two hits through six innings. A seven run sixth inning broke the game open after a steady attack with five hits three walks and a passed ball.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Milwaukee Brewers
Jim Trexler
Indianapolis
Brewers
Bluejackets
Sailors
Charley Shankhan
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Sproull
Shankhan
Palmer
Jordan
Bowmen
Trexler
Weiland
Baker
Major FE leads American League batting and pitching
The American League leaders include Tucker batting .385 and Cullenbine with 41 runs and 19 doubles. Doerr leads hits with 62, Spence has 3 RBIs, and Gutteridge shares steals with Case at 13. Ryba and Borton top pitching with 61 wins and 857 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Tucker
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Spence
Washington
Doerr
Boston
Garage
Lindell
New York
Gutteridge
St. Louis
Case
Senators
Ryba
Borton
Reds top Cubs as McCormick drives in late two
Frank McCormick homered with two on in the seventh to spark a 10-5 Reds win over the Cubs. Hank Borowy pitched for the Yankees, collecting his eighth win of the season on five hits. Bob Muncrief earned his sixth victory as the Browns overwhelmed the Tigers. Gordon Maltzberger saved for the White Sox by reliever Orval Grove with a bases loaded, two out ninth. Dixie Walker and the Dodgers beat the Phillies 5-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
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Associated Press
Frank McCormick
Reds
Cubs
Hank Borowy
Yankees
Bob Muncrief
Browns
Tigers
Gordon Maltzberger
White Sox
Lou Boudreau
Orval Grove
Indians
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Phillies
Washington
Roseton
Red Sox
Ilo Candini
Candini
Stan Spence
Senator
New York Yankees
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Milt Byrnes
Mark Christman
Bengal
Maltzberger
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Hal Trosky
Sox
Standings Remain Tight in Major Leagues
National League leaders St Louis and Pittsburgh hold top spots with 18 and 20 losses respectively as New York and Brooklyn fight for position. Yesterday’s results included Cincinnati 3 Chicago 0 and New York beating Philadelphia 6 1. today’s schedules list doubleheaders in Boston New York and St Louis Detroit matchups.
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Brooklyn
Bordageray
Weintraub
New York
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
Peeen Meee
Boston
Lupien
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Pittsburgh Za
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Reds overpower Cubs to take 10 5 victory
Cincinnati Reds pounding four Chicago pitchers for 13 hits including homers by Frank McCormick and Eric Tipton defeated the Cubs 10 to 5. McCormick added a single and double as Clyde Shoun earned his sixth win against two losses.
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Co Iney
Chicago
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Frank McCormick
Eric Tipton
Cubs
McCormick
Clyde Shoun
Phils
Navy assigns aviation cadets to Notre Dame and Purdue
Notre Dame and Purdue will receive Navy aviation cadets from Chicago area prep schools effective July 1. The V-5 trainees must complete four months of college work before competing in athletics, and will undergo 12 months of scholastic and physical training with V-12 units at the affected colleges.
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Notre Dame
Purdue
Navy
Henry D. Penfield
Naval Selection Board
Boilermakers
Wabash, Lawrence
de Pauw
Western Michigan
Arkansas A. & M
John Carroll
Park's College
Missouri Vallege College
Indiana
Penfield
Sports Roundup Caps Service Men Dominant AAU Track Meets
The round up notes about 85 percent of AAU track entrants being service men. Texas Charley Parker calls the 100 yard dash a waste of time noting a best 9.5 seconds. Alva Phillips chooses Cubs over scholarships and Bob Steuber posts perfect fielding seasons. April and May see many new players in the leagues, with many returning by mid June.
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New York
Texas
Charley Parker
Alva Phillips
Greenville
S. C
Cubs
Nashville
Bob Steuber
Iowa Navy
Bob
Great Lakes
Transfers Shake Up Camp McCoy Intra-Mural Program
Lieut. Paul Lovchuk, assistant post athletic officer who ran the highly rated intra camp athletic program, is transferred to another station. Lieut. Guy Costello, the post baseball manager and assistant athletic officer, will oversee the intra-mural program alongside his current duties.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Paul Lovchuk
Guy Costello
Brewers To Open 20 Game Road Tour At Louisville
The Milwaukee Brewers travel to face the third place Louisville Colonels in a 20 game road stretch that could shake the American Association lead over the Columbus Red Birds. Louisville climbs to third after a Western invasion and fights to hold position with Toledo and St Paul close behind.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee Brewers
Louisville Colonels
Columbus Red Birds
Great Lakes
Brewers
Cambus
Red Birds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Colonels
Topon
Saints
Martin's Legion to Meet Former Players at Copeland Sunday
La Crosse Junior Legion opens 1944 season at Copeland Park with a 2:30 p.m. game against a team of former Legion players plus local stars. Coach Rodney Martin heads 23 players from Friday practice at Hixon field. Alumni squad includes Frankie Quinn Ken Ingham Bunny Bachmann and Rich Shimshak with additions expected for the Tuesday rematch.
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Copeland Park
la Crosse
Jim Sullivan
Rich Rick
Jim Dayton
Gabe Cina
Hooker Moriarity
Hugh Boschert
Harold Hosch
Ken Blanchard
Jerry Bendel
Bob Larson
Donald McConaghy
Whitey Wiese
John Hotchkiss
Jim Krett
Lloyd Loomis
Legion
Hixon Field
Frankie Quinn
Ken Ingham
Bunny Bachmann
Rich Shimshak
George Hecht
Bill Temp
La Crosse Archery Club to Clout Shoot Sunday
La Crosse's Archery club will join the National Archery Association Clout Shoot on Sunday afternoon. Members are urged to participate as a city recreation range nears completion with backstops to be installed June 21 and open to all archers without cost.
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la Crosse
National Archery Association
National Field Archers Association
Phosphorus: Adults Need About 1.3 Grams Daily
A health note states that most adults should consume roughly 1.3 grams of phosphorus each day to support bone and cellular function. It emphasizes balancing intake with overall diet and mentions common sources like dairy, meat, and grains.
Beanies Meet 1620 HS Crew Beanies in La Crosse
La Crosse teams clash on West Avenue field as 1620 Headquarters and Supply unit faces Lager squad in McCoy softball league action. Old Styles handed 1620 MPs a 5 to 2 defeat. Swish Beranek to pitch for La Crosse and Lloyd Humeston on the mound for the soldiers.
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West Avenue Field
la Crosse
Oldsters
Camp McCoy
Swish Beranek
Lloyd Humeston
Gabby Johnson
Harry Wittenberg
Jule Kriese
Yip Christopher
Petsey Voss
Rudy Young
Fritz Raith
Pip Wuest
Bob Coorough
Ocean Swell Wins English Derby At 28 To 1
Ocean Swell, a 28 to 1 outsider owned by Lord Rosebery, wins the English Derby at Newmarket in a photo finish. Tehran is second and Happy Landing third as Ocean Swell races 1 1/2 miles in 2:31 with jockey Will Nevett guiding the upset.
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Newmarket
England
Lord Rosebery
Tehran
Happy Landing
Will Nevett
Britain
Dorothy Paget
Lord Derby
Garden Path
Fifly
Mustang
Growing Confidence
Yankees Rally Past Athletics For Sixth Straight
The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 6 to 1 as Hank Borowy earned his eighth win. Bobo Newsom held the A's in check until the big sixth inning, with Borowy adding a two run triple and three infield hits.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Athletics
Yanks
Bobo Newsom
Hank Borowy
Borowy
York
Garson If
Stirnweiss
White
Metheny
Hayes
Lindell
Siebert
Etten
Epps
Hemsiley
Hallas
Savage
Busch Ss
Grimes
Kell
Barony
Rullo
Newsom
Wheton
Philadelphia
Hall
Etten Sa
Yankees Fall Below .300 Batting Halo
New York reports Nick Etten dropping under the .300 mark as the Yankees slide from their hitting peak. The recent games show persistent struggles at the plate with Etten's slump a focal point for critics and fans.
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New York
Nick Etten
Yankees
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A. C. Lee
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Stanley Jor
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Les Webber
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Miller’s Tavern
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Buck Birnbaum
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