Peerless and Beers Fight In Winona Baseball Doubleheader
In Winona Thursday night the La Crosse Peerless and Beers clubs combined to defeat the local Tubs in a two game intercity series. Frankie Smith and Robert Carrall were noted in the pitching matchups as Winona’s crowd witnessed several heavy hits and a late Beers surge to pull ahead in the nightcap.
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Sheldon Cagars
Peerless
Tub
Winona
Berrs
Athletic Park
Frankie Smith
Wall Rota Ike
Robert
Caleb) Carrall
Senate Passes Husbands' Rights Maintenance Bill
The senate approved a bill sponsored by Senator Richey V. Graham of Chicago allowing husbands to sue for separate maintenance. Passed 33 to 5, the measure moves to the house for consideration.
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Springfield
Senate
Richey V. Graham
Chicago
House
Wittich Reaches Finals in June Handicap Tourney
George Wittich, a leading La Crosse Country Club junior golfer, advances to the finals of the June handicap tournament after a 7 and 1 victory over Frit Hurtgen. He overcame an early deficit, then topped Hurtgen over the 8 hole semi final and will meet the Nash Everet winner next week. Semis saw Wittich defeat Burgess while Hartgen eliminated Russell. Nash beat Erickson and Walters defeated Schaller in the other brackets.
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George Wittich
la Crosse Country Club
Frit Hurtgen
Hurtgen
Wiltich
Wally Nash-Everett
Snateh
Pas
Bill Burgess
Hartgen
Forey Russell
Nash
Ari Erickson
Walters
Paul Schaller
Mayor Boerner Starts Six Hour Bicycle Race for Boys
About forty six boys will ride in a six hour bicycle race at the Inter-State fair grounds Sunday afternoon. Mayor C A Boerner will fire the starting pistol at 12 30 noon. Teams race in six lap groups with 23 partners alternating until 6 30 p m. Prizes include bicycles and wrist watches with duplicates ensuring most teams win some award.
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Fair Grounds
la Crosse
Acean
Junior Association of Commerce
Batenis
Revalla Thomson Lead Money Golfers In Open Tilt
Johnny Revalla of Milwaukee and Jimmy Thomson head a field of 100 at the Medinah Coyne Club open three day tournament seeking a share of 14 400. Notables defending Chicago pro honors include Walsh Armour Laffoon Cooper Shute Horton Smith Metz Espinosa Foulis. Proceeds aid the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
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Chicago
UPI
Johnny Revalla
Milwaukee
Jimmy Thomson
Jone
Long Beach
Calit
Crack Chicara Professional Brigade
Ky Laffonn
Harry Cooper
Denny Shute
Horton Smith
Dick Metz
Abe Espinosa
Jim Foulis
Revalta
South Bend
Ind
Thomson
Chicca
Willie Gogga
Sanncisco
Jiarold
Jug
Alvin
Butch) Krueger
Beloit
Wisseball Piener
Francis
Schwartz
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Ray Mangram
Fred Morrison
Byron Nelson
Ridgewood
N. A
Mehrhoin
Louisville
Shriners’ Hospital
Whilther Ereliven Hades
Phridayes
Will Snather
Favor Roman Soldier In American Derby
Roman Soldier, hard working thoroughbred, returns after a week’s rest to contest the 27th American Derby at Washington Park. The 25 000 added race features 18 starters including most top three year olds, but Roman Soldier appears the standout as trainers ready for a muddy track and the pole and a quarter mile stakes test.
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Chicazo
Orise
Washington Park
Omaha
Chicago
Miamba
Metcalfe Races In Central A A U Meet In Milwaukee
Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette University aims for top form before the national championships at Lincoln Nebraska in July He travels to Evanston Illinois Saturday to run the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes in the Central A A U games The outdoor season opened with Metcalfe recording two victories at the Michigan A A U meet in Grand Rapids last weekend
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Milwaukee
Wis
Uip
Lincoln
Neb
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette Universi
Evanston
Netcasfe
Michigan A
Grand Forks Boxer Dies During Outdoor Match
Langdon North Dakota reports a young Grand Forks boxer died during an amateur bout on an outdoor card. Leon Quesnel, four years old, a truck driver for a Grand Forks cleaning company, fell on the final round and died of a heart attack.
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Langdon
N. D
Pfi
Leon
Quesnel
Grand Forks Gry Cleaning
Mark Schafer
Cavalier
Quesnell
Grant Parker Extended in Clay Courts Test
The 16 survivors in the singles division of the national clay court tennis championship played a packed schedule Friday after three days of rain. Grant of Atlanta and Frankie Parker of Milwaukee, both title contenders, opened the round with wins over Henry Crawford and Vern John respectively, advancing toward the expected final.
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Chicago
River Forest Tennis Club
Grant
Atlanta
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Boy Wonder
Henry Crawford
Georgia Tech
Parker
Vern John
Denver
Fights Last Night Roundup From Associated Press
Philadelphia bouts featured Tommy Lough outpointing Ray Inperiitiere while Dallas sent Baby Manual over Howard Scott in Texas. Miami saw Baby Manual win again against Scott and Richie Fontaine defeated Tory Chavez in Missoula.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Tommy Loughran
Philadelpha
Ray Inperiitiere
Utican
Dallas
Texas
Baby Manual
Miami
Fla
Howard Scott
San Angelo
Missoula
Mont
Richie Fontaine
Milltown
Alunt
Tory Chavez
Los Angeles
Immigrant Held in Oshkosh Probe Details Mixed
In Oshkosh Wisconsin Jack Halxa a Russian national is held in county jail pending an immigration probe by Milwaukee authorities. Hilko told Judge Hughes he had no knowledge of passport details and had merely bought a ticket to visit. He has lived in the jungles near Menasha for three years.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Jack Halxa
Milwaukee
Hilko
Hughes
Menasha
Kiel Firms Awarded All Personal Property
Milwaukee March 2 1923 Kiel Furniture company and its Kiel Table company won a court ruling denying bondholders from seizing their personal property and stock after bonds, with the table company ordered to vacate the Kiel furniture plant. Citizens pool paid 5000 down on the Kiel building June 15 and must settle 20000 by June 25 as the table company begins moving assets to Sheboygan facility and Phoenix Furniture for temporary operations.
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Milwaukee
Kiel Furniture Company
Kiel Table Company
Kiel
Wis
John J. Gregory
Table Company
Citizens’ Pool
The
Phoenix Furniture Company
Sheboygan
Twelve Teams In Two Copeland Leagues Under Nibbe
Copeland playground director Ray Nibbe oversees two Copeland Leagues at the park for the summer. The Industrial loop schedules 6 p.m. games on Tue Wed Fri with teams led by McFadden Collins Houck Olson Carroll and others. A Boys league with teams the Midget Cubs Bears and Copeland Juniors Nos 1 2 awaits dates.
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Ray Nibbe
Copeland Playground
Industrial Loop
Rubber Mills
McFadden
Rubber Mill Cutters No
Collins
Houck
Olson
Carroll
Motor Motor No. L
Larson
Wuest
Waener
Goose Greene
Cubs
Bears
Copeland
Six Games Booked By Troubadours This Summer
The La Crosse Troubadours booked six games starting with a return contest against the Lucky Roses at Wi rona Sundar Park on Sunday June 30. They host Black River Falls next, travel to Decorsh on July 4, play at Black River Falls on July 7, and have two night games at Wausau on July 10 and 11.
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la Crosse Troubadours
Lucky Roses
Wirona Sunder
Athletic Park
Black River Falls
Decorsh
Troubedours
Wausau
Association Meets at Mrs Boersma Home in June Gathering
The Green Mound Cemetery society will meet at Mrs J Boersma Jr home Friday afternoon June 27 with hostesses Mrs Owner Boersma Olive Nelson and John Rozendal assisting the event is noted in the report from New Amsterdam and the Nes Association meeting notice.
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New Amsterdam
Wts
Green Mound
Millers Poised for All-Star Clash After Near Sweep
The Minneapolis Millers hold a slim lead in the American Association as they near a potential all star matchup selected by writers if they stay first. Don Hurst’s ineligibility led President Hickey to void three recent games, forcing replays. Millers’ win streak sparked by Rosy Ryan relief allowed them to extend their edge over Indianapolis to one and a half games. Milwaukee tied St. Paul for fourth with a 10 to 4 win over Toledo as Louisville and St. Paul traded blows in a slugfest. Kansas City and Columbus games were rained out.
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Associated Press
Donie Bush
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Millers
American Association Baseball Writers
Minneapolis
Thomas Jefferson Hickey
Indianapolis
Indians
Rosy Ryan
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Toledo
Saints
Louisville
Brewers
Paul Sullivan
Augie Walsh
Americo Polli
Owens to contest four track events at NCAA classic
Ohio State's track stars Brent Owens and Charles Beetham prepare for a strong challenge from USC at the NCAA meet in Berkeley. Owens will run the 200 and 220 yards, the 220 yard low hurdles, and the broad jump, while Beetham targets the half mile as USC seeks team supremacy amid 99 schools represented.
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Berkeley
Cal
Ohio State
Brent Jesse Owens
Charles Beetham
University of Southern California
Owens
Buckeyes
Beetham
Dean Crom Swell
Two Superior Pupils Win In Essay Contest
Milwaukee report: Thomas J. Gray of Superior wins in the grammar grades division and Betty Coughlin of Superior wins in the high school and academy group in a state essay contest sponsored by the Wisconsin ladies auxiliary Ancient Order of Hibernians of America. The subject was Signers of the Declaration of Independence of Irish Birth or Descent. Gray also received honorable mention in the national contest.
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Milwaukee
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin Ladies Auxiliary
Ancient Order of Hibernians of America
Thomas J. Gray
Gram Mar
Betty Coughlin
Heth
Court Fight Planned Over Van Brunt Estate
Willard A. Van Brunt, former Horicon industrialist and philanthropist, who died in California this month, left no will and a court fight over a $1,000,000 fortune looms. Genise Spanding of Fort Atkinson, Wis., aided by Rep Raymond J. Cannon, seeks a share via his law firm. Spanding’s husband was the inventor’s first cousin, with no siblings.
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Washington, D. C
Willard A. van Brunt
Horicon
Wis
California
Genise Spanding
Fort Atkinson
Raymond J. Cannon
Milwaukee Democrat
Achelor
Cannon
Troops 25 and 20 win opening Scout League games
Opening play at Copeland park saw Troop 25 roll Troop 22 A 46 to 15 while Troop 20 beat Troop 9 by 24 to 13. Seitz Elstad Raatz Scheil and Haas Deckhem Howe Croak are noted players in the near two score contest. Hawaii taro industry shrinks with only 300 acres remaining on Oahu.
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Copeland Park
Boy Scout
Troop 25
Troop 22
Troop 20
Seitz
Elstad
Raatz and Scheilach
Haas and
Deckhem
Howe and Croak
Hawai
Honolulu
Hawaii
Gara
Louis Primo Carnera bout draws Western hype and caveats
AP sports notes Joe Louis favored to beat Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium amid hype, yet critics warn past puncher legends mislead and emphasize Carnera’s improving defense. Des Moines reports Sharkey plans a comeback after Braddock era. Lasky eyes Braddock title shot by stopping Ford Smith in Minneapolis Friday night.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Brown Humber
Maarit
Des Moines
Jack Sharkey
Jack Buckley
West Coast
Buckley
Sharkey
Max Beer
Jim Braddock
Jack
Boston
Braddock
Shackey
Brown
San Francisco
Situation i
Ari Lasky
Minneapolis
Ford Smith
Navy
Local Country Club Women Fall to Winona 30-10
Campbell Dairies shut out Husmann Cubs 17-9 in five innings at Copeland Park on Thursday. Mike Faas pitched a no hit no run game as Campbell Dairies tallied 17 hits off Donehower. Score by innings shows a lopsided contest with Dairies leading after each frame.
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Mike Faas
Norm Ball
Copeland Park
Campbell Dairies
Husmann Cubs
Dairies
Donehower
Cubs
Melie
Joseph
Opal Hill Set To Face Miss Miley In Semis
In Omaha a fifth Trans Miss crown remains within reach as Opal Hill, defending champion, advances to a semi final clash with Miss Miley. Hill defeated Mrs Sean Solomon after a tight 19 hole battle, while Patty Berg crushed Lucile Robinson 5 and 4. Phyllis Buchanan topped Mrs Charles Newbold 4 and 2 to reach the semis.
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Omaha, Neb
Marion
Lexington
Opal S. Hill
Omaha Field Club
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Phyllis Buchanan
Denver
Mrs. Hill
Hill
Sean Solomon
Memphis
Tenn
Kansas City
Lucile Robinson
Des Moines
Miley
Bilas Sara Guth
St. Louis
Wiss Buchanen
Charles Newbold
Wichita
Kas
Driving Club Stages Races On Sunday
The Kickapoo Valley Driving club will stage a race meet at the Vernon County fair grounds on Sunday in Viroqua Wisconsin. The program includes a 2:14 trot a 2:24 trot a 2:34 pace and a free for all pace with entrants from La Crosse Monroe Crawford Richland Sauk and Vernon counties.
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Viroqua
Wis
Snake River Proves Its Name With Rattlesnake Nest
In Burley Idaho while jackrabbit hunting eight miles west of town the Hanks brothers Lloyd Willig and Edison spotted a rattlesnake nest teeming with hundreds of snakes. They fired with small rifles and threw rocks killing about 50 rattlers. To prove it they tied 15 dead snakes to the car bumper.
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Snake River
Burley
Idaho
Here
Hanks Brothers
Lloyd, Willig
Edison
Hawkies
Falls for Funeral Leaps to Death
Nathan Fishkin a 35 year old man plotted his own death two months ago in Los Angeles. He bought a mortuary casket paid funeral expenses and recently leaped to his death from a high bridge. Investigators describe the act as a staged suicide.
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Los Angeles
Nathan Fishkin
La Crosse Women Golfers Defeat Winona 30 to 10 in Special Match
In Winona Minnesota La Crosse Country Club women beat Winona by 30 to 10 Thursday. Low net honors went to Mrs J R Johnson with 82 followed by Mrs George Schuler 85 for Winona. La Crosse's Mrs D E Fiela tied for nine hole low net with 53. Visitors scored 3 points each by Mrs Johnson and Mrs Lyle C Clarke, while Mrs George Schultz and Hope Toland added two points apiece. A return match on Winona's home course is planned with date pending.
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Winona
Minn
la Crosse Country Club
J. R. Johnson
George Schuler
Arthur Tsusche
la Crosse
George Schultz
Hope Toland
Tausche
Wisconsin Crew Heads to California for National Regatta
Wisconsin's varsity rowing team departs Madison for California to compete at the National Regatta on June 28 and 29. Eleven Badger rowers join coach Ralph Hunn and athletic director Dr. Walter B. Meanwell in travel via Chicago to join crews from California, Washington, Pennsylvania and Syracuse. The field includes contenders from the Poughkeepsie regatta won by California.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
California
Badger
Ralph Hunn
Walter BE. Meanwell
Chicago
Washington
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Former Boxer Arrested 3, once Met Leonard
Charlie White, 43, a former lightweight boxer who fought Benny Leonard between 1907 and 1921, was arrested in a Milwaukee hotel on a fugitive warrant for abandonment of his wife and two children in Chicago. He was identified by a Chicago policeman and a Milwaukee detective and returned to Chicago to face charges.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charlie White
Benny Leonard
Chicago
White
Boar Hunts New California Sport For The Wealthy
A wealthy Los Angeles sportsman hosts a fenced estate hunt with imported boars. Hunters ride horses and use lances or hand revolvers are banned. In a moonlit chase near Del Monte, Ben L. Frank, a hotel manager, wounded a bear with a lance, fell, then killed the beast with two pistol shots after climbing a tree.
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California
Los Angeles
Calif
India
Ben L. Frank
del Monte
Frank
Johnny Allen Leads Yankees With Sixth Win Of Year
The Yankees top the Detroit Tigers 5 2 as Johnny Allen earns his sixth win of the season. Cleveland climbs to second by beating the Senators 8 6 while Philadelphia splits with Chicago. Dizzy Dean earns his tenth win for the Cardinals in a 3 1 victory over Philadelphia. Giants and Dodgers split a doubleheader as Bill Terry and Joe Nicore pace the Giants in an 11 2 win. Cubs Braves and Red Sox Browns games were rained out.
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Black Dempsey
Detroit
Manassa Maurer
Haye
Barney Hoss
Jimmy McLarnin
Max Baer
Jimmy Braddock
Associated Press
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Ralph Winegarner
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Sox
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Joe Nicore
Giants
Roy Parmelee
al Smith
Bucs
Parmelee
Dizzy
St. Louis Cardinals
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Dizzy Dean
Jimmy Collins
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Eds
Dodge
Cubs
Braves
Red Sox
Harvard Yale Meet Opens Season’s Grand Rowing Clash
Harvard and Yale rowers faced each other in New London with President Roosevelt attending for the second time. The climactic clash of the season drew a glamor satisfyingly simple, lacking clear title pretensions while the scene shone brightly.
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New London
Conn
Roosevelt
Harvard
Yale
Franz Seek Fourth Triumph At Winona
The Li Crasse Franz base ball club seeks a fourth straight win as it visits Winona Sunday afternoon to face a team linked to the nationally sponsored P. N. A. Fred Palacek is likely to start on the mound with Wheeler behind the plate.
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Winona
Li Crasse Franz
Winone
Fred Palacek
Wheeler
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