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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
6
In La Crosse baseball action the American Legion and Onalaska square off at Copeland Park under damp conditions. Onalaska sits third with 1 1 record while American Legion is fourth with 1 2, as both lineups feature multiple hurlers and fielders from their rosters.
Sixteen year old Mac Hunter son of Willie Hunter eyes his first major win in the Western junior golf title. He trails in the early rounds but battles Northwestern’s Bob Abrahams for a 36 hole final at the Riviera course in Ames Iowa. Lindgren loses 2 and 1 to Hunter after a late turn.
The Garment Girls defeated Riviera in a tough game with poor fielding by both teams. Each side made twenty errors, contributing to most of the runs as Verdota and Bi recorded three hits apiece.
Maurice Putnam reports from Minneapolis that four top cinder ace contenders from Illinois and Southern California are favored to win two titles at the 25th NCAA track meet. Roland Sink of USC targets mile and two-mile events with strong times, while Illinois’ Jamai can star Dillard Threat and George Walker also loom as strong double-win candidates.
Wisconsin rows toward a national championship bid at the Big International Collegiate Regatta in Seattle. The Badgers arrived late prompting a reception and quick shuttle to the University of Washington shellhouse, where they prepared for a 2000 meter race amid stiff competition from eight crews.
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney criticized the Joe Louis Billy Conn bout calling it malodorous and a poor challenger selection. He argued Conn was not a real title threat and preferred elimination tournaments to determine contenders. Tunney watched the fight on television and deemed it close enough for him.
Thursday results in the National League show Brooklyn 7 over Pittsburgh 3 and St Louis 8 over Boston 1 with limited play. American League notes Detroit 9 over Philadelphia 2 and Chicago 3 1 over New York 1 6 with other scores listed. Schedule for Saturday includes Philadelphia at Chicago and Washington at St Louis with several interleague pairings across multiple cities.
Readable scraps show bouts with Revorleted Preest from Knooklyn and Denny Webb outpointing Humberto Zevels in a Mexico City card. Ralph Calmantil KOed Perrel Norris in Miami as Curtis Lee scored a Providence, RI victory.
Rep. Donald L. O'Toole blasted boxing supervision as lax after the Louis Conn heavyweight bout. He urged state regulators to appoint competent officials and suspend purses, claiming a national fraud risk. He blamed promoter Mike Jacobs for monopolistic control and announced a $100,000 defamation suit. Conn defended the bout's integrity and said Conn fought fairly. New York officials saw no need for an inquiry.
Sunday at 10 30 a benefit softball game matches St Wencel s against Eagles in a city recreation loop to raise funds for Johnny Miehl who was injured in a Longfellow league game earlier this month. Veterans Bob Cutch Carroll and Frankie Smith return as pitchers with Petsy Voss Robbie Bendel Frank Heisman and Dutch Ott leading the Eagles while Bern Carroll Harry Schaeffer John Kabat and Andy Devine star for St Wencel s. Hats will pass for collected proceeds to Miehl.
Evansville Braves smash 15 hits in each game to win 16 1 and 11 2 over Springfield. Davenport tops Danville 7 2 in first game while Evansville gains on leaders. White Hawks split at Waterloo 5 2 3 1 and Quincy Gems roll 14 3 over Terre Haute.
In a 2-0 defeat, the Boston Red Sox were blanked by Sammy Zoldak and the St. Louis Browns. Joe Dobson pitched well, but a first inning run doomed Boston while Brooklyn and St Louis beat their opponents to bolster the NL lead race.
Nearly 100 players from 32 schools compete for three titles at the 62nd NCAA intercollegiate tennis championships opening at Northwestern University. For the first time a team championship trophy will be awarded along with singles and doubles. Notable schools include Southern California Stanford Navy Yale Pittsburgh Georgetown William and Mary Tulane Texas Miami Illinois Northwestern Notre Dame Michigan State Beloit Cincinnati Wayne Kalamazoo Illinois Tech Kenyon Kansas Missouri Utah.
Joe Louis has no title challenger in sight after a dominant win over Billy Conn. He plans to open a Harlem restaurant, the Joe Louis, with a $300,000 syndicate investment, and will play golf at tournaments in nearby cities before running the business. Louis projects a year before new contenders emerge.
16 top pros enter the Inverness invitation golf tournament second round. Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret lead on the Inverness system with a seven hole margin over Dutch Harrison and Sam Byrd as teams gain a plus for each hole won and lose a point for each hole lost. The final prize is $3,000 for the top team.
Sportsman's Bar squad captured first place in the Tavern League after a 6-4 win over Leo and Johnnies. Geg Enfurther allowed two hits as seven team members contributed hits. Red Arrow beat Al's Bar 11-1 behind Dikeman seven innings. Englebright took the loss. F. Wittenberg’s crew stacked 23 hits in a 21-9 rout of Hofbrauten with Adams Olson Wittenberg Boehm and Schiffer heavy hitters. Roy and Sam's edged W. and W. Tavern 11-10 despite being outhit. Coady Coady Longway led losers with three hits each.
About 100 amateur golfers from Wisconsin Indiana Illinois and Michigan will start the first qualifying round of the 1946 All American amateur tournament Monday at Tom O Shanter country club in Chicago.
McGregor Iowa will unveil fifteen gray and red Junior Legion uniforms from the G and M Motor Company of McGregor. Alvin Frantz coaches the team formed from McGregor and Marquette 17 years and younger. With Bill Cook Gene Goltz as batteries and Bob Hinkle Pete Peterson as players, the squad has gone 3-1 in four games including wins over Elkader Monona and Lansing and a loss to Guttenberg. Next game vs Monona scheduled on McGregor diamond, weather permitting.
In Louisville Kentucky top seeded players moved into quarterfinals at the Southern Tennis championships led by national champion Frankie Parker. Others who won singles matches include Billy Talbert Elwood Cooke Gardner Mulloy and Bitsy Grant as play continued.
Milwaukee 9s beat Toledo 3-2 in the opener as Philley and Johnson homered for Milwaukee. In other games St Paul, Indianapolis and Kansas City won while Toledo suffered an eight loss in nine starts. The night featured strong pitching from Derringer and solid hitting from Rizzo and Wieczorek with key late-inning shifts.
Titan Hanover, owner of world records for two and three year old trotters and last year’s Hambletonian winner, makes his four year old debut at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York tonight.
The Appleton Papermakers erased a tie with an eight run fourth inning to win the opener 13-5 and then held off Fond du Lac 6-5 in the nightcap to complete the doubleheader sweep.
The Regular Army offers retirement after 20 years at half pay for life and three quarters pay after 30 years. Over 750,000 have joined, with a push to reach one million. Citizens are urged to visit Army Camps Posts or Recruiting Stations for full details.
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