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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1954

Page

7

Friendly Nabor Hands Ray's First Defeat in Tavern League

Ray's Bar suffered its first loss of the season 10 9 at Lueth Park to Friendly Nabor. Glen's surged to undisputed first by beating the Amvets 22 8 as others like Gladstone and Vogue posted big innings and Fritz' Beer Depot crushed Jumpy's 23 6.

Ray's Nabor Lueth Park Glen's Amvets Gladstone Gib Ruby Kabat Vogue Top Hat Fritz Beer Depot Jumpy Fitzpatrick Tikal Friendly Nabor Otto Ray’s Schmitz Ray Copeland Glen’s Lies Hanson Volten Lien Trane Park Memorial Field C. Grabhorn Jirsa Shimshak Roth Ender

Bangor Nips Cashton Nine On Home Run

Mugen genberger hit a seventh inning homer that gave Bangor a 4-3 win over Cashton in an exhibition game. Cashton pitcher Dickman and Bangor duo Harding Mashak and Chapiewsky allowed tight contact as Bangor hitters Arentz Hundt and Bina each had two safeties. Cashton’s Koessler and Wais also homered for their club.

Bangor Wis Muengenberger Cashton Dickman Koessler Harding Mashak Chapiewsky Arentz, Hundt and Bina Joe Thienes Wais

Campanella Leads NL All Star Catcher Poll

Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers retained first place in the National League starting catcher ballot for the All Star game to be played in Cleveland on July 13. He now has 12,887 votes, 1,473 ahead of Forrest Burgess. Red Schoendienst leads among second basemen with 14,326 votes, while Granny Hamner has 13,102. Minnie Minoso remains the top overall vote getter with 16,598 ballots. Stan Musial is right behind with 16,202.

Chicago Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers Cleveland Campanella Forrest Smoky) Burgess Philadelphia Phillies Burgess Red Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinals Granny Hamner Philadelphia Schoendienst Hamner Minnie Minoso Chicago White Sox Stan Musial Cardinals

Twenty-Eight Autos Compete At 40 et 8 Track

Twenty eight cars raced in stock car events at the 40 et 8 speedway drawing a large crowd. Six finishers remained from sixteen entrants in the feature. Bill Beech drove Car 33 off an embankment on the south curve to produce the night's thrill. Time trials saw Car 3 clock :20 flat and several others around :21.

Bill Beech

Onalaska Baseball Seeks Exhibition Games Schedule

The Onalaska city baseball team seeks exhibition contests with area teams and is available weeknights except Sunday. Contact Wally Strittmater in Onalaska or at phone 30631. Note mentions a profitable Newton Conn gold mine during the Revolution.

Onalaska Wally Strittmater Newton, Conn

Wilson Wins and Wilson Hits Three Homers in Braves Win

Milwaukee Braves beat Brooklyn Dodgers 6 4 as Jim Wilson pitched. Eddie Mathews Hank Aaron and Danny OConnell homered to back Wilson amid a 24 inning scoreless streak. Jackie Robinson doubled and hit two homers for Brooklyn in a losing effort.

Pittsburgh Milwaukee Braves Brooklyn Dodgers Warren Spahn Pittsburgh Pirates Spahn Pirates Vern Law Jim Wilson Philadelphia Milwaukee Brooklyn Ebbets Field Jackie Robinson Braves Dodgers Aaron Mathews O'Connell Wilson Jim Pendleton Andy Pafko

Recreation Softball Friday Schedule Highlights

In FRIDAY JUNE 18 action at multiple parks, 12 Major and West Ave divisions feature games such as Dah Motors against Milwaukee Road at Houska Park 6:15 p.m. Peerless Beer faces South Side All-Stars at Trane Park 6:15 p.m. Quality Lumber & Coal meets Causeway Beer Depot at 6:15 p.m. Rowley's vs Betz and Sanitary Dairies at Ward Ave Ward 6:15 p.m. Don's All-Blars vs The Alibi Memorial 6:15 p.m. Cargill Coal Co vs Trane Co at Memorial field 6:15 p.m.

West Ave Dah! Motors Milwaukee Road Houska Park Peerless Beer South Side All-Stars Trane Park Quality Lumber & Coal Causeway Beer Depot Rowley's Betz Sanitary Dairies Ward Ave. W Don's The Alibi Memorial Cargill Coal Co Trane Co

Marciano Retains Heavyweight Crown in 15 Round Bout

Rocky Marciano defends his world heavyweight title with a 15 round decision over Ezzard Charles in a brutal contest at Yankee Stadium.

Associated Press New York Rocky Marciano Ezzard Charles Yankee Stadium

Yankees Series Important To White Sox Pennant Hopes

The four game set with the champion Yankees opens tonight as Chicago aims to beat New York and stay in contention. Cleveland maintains an eight game win streak, while Boston stumbles as Detroit and Philadelphia split results across the majors.

White Sox Indians Associated Press Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Yanks Chicago Cleveland Yankees Boston Red Sox New York Paul Richards Sox Washington Philadelphia Baltimore Boston Detroit

Yanks Rally to 14 3 Victory Over Ink Spots in League Action

In Tribune Carrier League play the Yanks routed the Ink Spots 14 to 3 as Lyle Worth and Dave Spears hit a grand slam and Worth added a single. Sackmaster allowed the Ink Spots only two other hits by Burns and Bahr. The Buzzers advanced on a forfeit from Hill-Toppers. Tuesday pits the Yanks against the Rodders.

Yanks Ink Spots Buzzers Lyle Worth Dave Spears Worth Jack Burns Gene Bahr Sackmaster Champs Rodders

Sparta Triumphs Over Norwalk 8-7 In Ninth Inning

Sparta edged Norwalk 8-7 in an exhibition game at SPARTA. The Spartans built a five run lead in the first but Norwalk tied it in the ninth before Sparta scored the decisive run in the bottom of the ninth. Stan Herman led Sparta with a triple and two singles while Melby added a double and a single.

Sparta Wis Norwalk Spartans Stan Herman Melby Duane Schmitz D. Casberg Ziegler

Independence Wins 8-7 Over Whitehall in Nail-Biter

Independence rallied for two runs in the ninth after trailing seven innings. Jim Sendelbach and Gib Pampuch led the attack with two doubles and a single. Pampuch added a pair of singles. Carl Koepke starred for Whitehall with three hits including two triples.

Independence, Wis Spe Cilal Trempealeau Independence Whitehall Invaders Jim Sendelbach Gib Pampuch Sendelbach Pampuch Carl Koepke al Windjue Winjue

Coon Valley Rallies to Beat West Salem 7–6 in Exhibition

In West Salem Wisconsin the Coon Valley team exploded for five runs in the ninth inning to erase a 6–2 deficit and defeat West Salem 7–6. Nordstrom hit a two run triple for the key blow while Hoff added a triple and a double. Schroeder and Timm had two hits each for West Salem.

West Salem Wis Coon Valley Salem Invaders Nordstrom Hoff Schroeder Timm

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