La Crosse All-Stars Rally for 6-4 Win Over Louisiana Travelers
In Copeland Park Thursday, La Crosse All-Stars beat the Louisiana Travelers 6-4 behind Charlie Schmikla who allowed 10 hits and earned the win over Joe Williams. Key early offense included a first inning three run burst with a triple by Todd Mc Eldowney and a double steal, while Weigent and Larson added insurance in the eighth.
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Copeland Park
Louisiana Travelers
la Crosse
Charlie Schmikla
Schmikla
Joe Williams
Lefty Gabrielson
Williams
Todd McEldowney
Bill (Booker) Parizek
Charlie Weigent
Park Larson
Parizek
Weigent
Larson
Travelers
Scottie Drake
Freddie Shepbhard
Shepphard
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Copeland
Levelle Cowan
Cowan
Dhuckers
Edgar Washington
Louisiana
ALL Stars
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Willams
Turner
J. Williams
J. Turner
Schmikia
Bruton
Krause
McEldowney
Baird
Tande
Legion Teams Face Bos In Junior Legion Tilt At Copeland Park
The county and city Junior Legion teams meet Monday at 3 p m at Copeland park marking the first test between the local outfits. The travelers loaded with a 4-1 lead before All Stars rallied, with Drake delivering a home run and Krause handling key plays as the travelers endured a 6 9 loss to the visitors.
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Copeland Park
Sparta Tops Tomah Bangor Nips BAF Victors Cup
Sparta defeated Tomah 6 to 3 to take the Tri County night league game in Sparta. Corky Shillings struck out 12 for Sparta while Kline fanned 10 for Tomah. Snyder homered for Sparta and Tracey stole home for Tomah as the teams split the 10 hits. Sparta improves to 4-1 atop the standings.
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Tomah
Sparta
Snyder
Shillings
Wais
Bill Tracey
Tracey
Rival Players Back Ted Williams Says He's Okay By Them
Rival players and umpires praise Ted Williams in a Boston piece noting there are no real feuds with Joe McCarthy or Vern Stephens. They describe him as friendly, cooperative, never arguing, and quick to help teammates with hitting tips.
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Boston
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
Vern Stephens
Williams
Stephens
Ted Gray
Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Sam Mele
Red Sox
Washington
Bill MacGowan
Johnny Pesky
Bobby Doerr
San Diego
Pesky
Bangor Triumphs 9-8 In 12th In Tri County Night League
Eddie Gittens drove in the winning run in the 12th inning to lift Bangor over Black River Falls 9-8. Gittens had four hits including a homer in the eighth to put Bangor ahead 8-6 before Black River Falls tied it in the ninth.
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Eddie Gittens
Black River Falls
Gittens
Tomah Hosts AFL Exhibition and Local Baseball Scores
Tomah hosts AFL leaders La Crosse for an 8 p m exhibition. Bangor tops BRF 9 8 in a 18 hit game with Gittens and Bjorkman leading at the plate. Industrial league action sees Allis Chalmers beat Police 19 11. Am vets beat Heilemans 9 8. Dairyland Power tops La Crosse Telephone 25 14. Ellis crushes Wisco Battery 23 4.
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Bangor
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Ernie Rudolph
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Allis-Chalmers
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Dwyer
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Shuda
French Island
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Addis
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Heilemans
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Koelbl
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la Crosse Telephone Company
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Dairyland
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Hill
Frazen
Solberg
Roberge
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Ellis
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Shannon
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Wisco
West Avenue Tops South Avenue in Softball Thriller
West Avenue edged South Avenue 17 to 16 as Mike Weber earned the win with David Seiler catching. Charley Kline pitched for South and Ronnie Wright caught. Lincoln beat Hogan 21 to 2 with Garman Ammerman and Billy Parkins as the battery for the winners.
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South Avenue
Mike Weber
David Seiler
Charley Kline
South
Ronnie Wright
Lincoln
Hogan
Garman Ammerman
Billy Parkins
Hank Reget
Bill Cornell
Washington
Hood
Hood Street
Jerry Heim
Neal Turnbloom
Lary Pinker
Richard Matl
Matl
Joe Schubert
Roosevelt
Copeland
Jim Conway
Don Foss
Joe Dunham
Martin Brewer
St. Andrew
Franklin
Jim Quinn
Jim Olson
Jim Blank
Paris firm seeks American agent to exploit Basque berets
An international firm in Paris seeks an American agent to exploit Basque berets for commercial use. Jack Mackmull, known as an Army pitcher, is identified as the ex extra-point kicking specialist for the Cadet football team in the fall.
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France
Jack Mackmull
Army
Eagles And Circles Battle For Western Wisconsin Lead
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin special report describes a Sunday showdown between the Viroqua Eagles and Prairie du Chien Circles for first place in the Western Wisconsin Baseball league. Both teams sit 3 0 with the outcome likely to reshape the standings as Prairie du Chien Packers host Soldiers Grove and other matchups fill the schedule.
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Western Wisconsin Baseball League
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Viroqua
Prairie du Chien Packers
Soldiers Grove
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de Soto
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Prairie Circles
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Kell Williams Still Set Area Vote Pace
La Crosse area baseball fans hold a tight all star poll with Kell and Williams leading at 103 ballots each. Walt Dropo sits at 102 with NL rivals under 100, Jackie Robinson and Stan Musial close behind as voting continues through Wednesday.
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George Kell
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Stan Musial
Roy Campanella
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cub
U S Gymnasts Tour Japan First since Prewar Visit
Three American gymnasts Boetzheim Kotys and Scrobe of Florida State Cleveland Kent State and the American Turners travel to Japan as the first U S athletic group there since before World War II. The 1948 Olympic team members led the national AAU all around in Los Angeles and will be joined by a 13 man swimming team and a six man wrestling group under AAU auspices this summer.
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Japan
U. S
William Boetzheim
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Joseph Kotys
Cleveland
Kent State College
Edward Scrobe
American Turners
Bronx
N. Y
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Kotys
Scrobe
Gehrdes narrowly misses PSU sprint record on windy 100 yards
Mark State College Pa Jim Gehrdes who already holds the Penn State hurdle records saw his 100 yard dash time of 9.5 seconds against Navy disallowed as a school record due to a six mile tail wind. The Dominican Republic opens the fourth of a new chain of luxury hotels. Twenty one sites are represented by fifty seven horses eligible for the 1950 Hambletonian trot.
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Jim Gehrdes
Penn State
Navy
Hogan Intermediates Beat Lincoln 11-10 In Softball
Hogan Intermediates edge Lincoln 11 to 10 in a city recreation softball game. Steve Anderson and Danny Clark paired for the win. Jake Michalek and Stan Hayes played for Lincoln with Calvin Knutson homering. West Avenue edged South Avenue 3-2 in a separate pitchers duel.
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Robert Lonkoski
Eugene Olson
Danny Beckley
West
Roosevelt
Copeland
Jim Quinn
Chuck Peterson
Paul McQuillan
Jim Waukeen
Leeks as Welsh emblem contrast with onion eating habit
The article notes leeks serve as Wales' floral emblem while Welsh people favor the common onion for food.
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Wales
Ted’s guarded private life and crowd appeal explored
Saturday’s story mirrors a candid portrait of Ted as he shields personal matters yet shines in public. The piece highlights his popularity with crowds when he chooses to engage, revealing a dual public persona.
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Ted
Coon Valley Defeats Viroqua Eagles 9 to 2 in League Night
Coon Valley opened with a 7-0 first inning surge and coasted to a 9-2 victory over the Viroqua Eagles in Blackhawk night league action. Nordstrom led Coon Valley with a 2-for-4 day while Kjos held Viroqua to five hits and Lensh caught for Viroqua.
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Williamson Signs Green Bay Contract
Appleton based pitcher and outfielder James Williamson from Fordham University signed with Green Bay of the Wisconsin State League. Jocko Collins, NBA referee and Phillies scout, discovered Del Ennis, a talented young outfielder.
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James Williamson
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New York
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National Basketball Association
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Sioux Falls, Aberdeen win in Northern league games
Sioux Falls defeated Eau Claire 11 to 5 while Aberdeen crushed St. Cloud 13 to 6 in the Northern league. Wet grounds postponed Superior at Grand Forks and Duluth at Fargo Moorhead, and Syracuse won the Penn relay title for the first time since 1927 at Quakertown.
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Midway Maintains Tavern League Lead With SOS Win
Midway bar defeated SOS 11 to 7 as Rossman and Meyers led the Midway pitching and Ott hit four safeties. Gladstone beat Friendly Nabor 15 to 4 to stay second, while Oasis edged Bohemian Hall 5 to 4. Bernies topped Sportsman's 16 to 10, Kabats beat Wayside Inn 13 to 4, and Beranek's defeated Fritz's Beer Depot 8 to 4. A forfeit gave Russ-A-Bar a win over Viking tavern at Longfellow.
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Houska
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Tikal
Smith
Weber
Blank
Sportsman
Outcelt
Jim Dayton
Dolezel
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West Avenue
Liberte
Koelbl
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Johnston
Wauk
Kabat
Formanek
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Lenser
Beranek
Fritz
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Haas
Veglahn
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Smevog
Schwartz
Temp’s Tavern
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Sciborski
Bigelow
Young
Beagles
Tanke
Jacobson
Johnson
Longfellow
Russ- A-Bar
Viking Tavern
Shroyer Signs with Chicago Bears After Four Years at Millikin
Donald Shroyer has signed a contract to play for the Chicago Bears. He played halfback for James Millikin University in Decatur Illinois for four years and will join the NFL team this season.
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Donald Shroyer
James Millikin
University of Decatur
Chicago Bears
Alfred Smith Leads London Half Mile Walk Entrant Field
Alfred Smith, aged 83, was the oldest entrant in the London half mile walking race.
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Alfred Smith
London
Michigan State Wins Eleven Major Championships Since 1945
The Michigan State swimming team has secured eleven major championships since 1945, including a national AAU title, underscoring a storied period of success for the program.
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Michigan State
Angott defends title in Davenport boxing win
Sammy Angott of Washington, Pa. outpointed Tim Dalton of Chicago in Davenport. Paul Pender stopped Al Couture in Portland. Paddy DeMarco of Brooklyn outpointed Ray Edwards in New York.
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Sammy Angott
Washington
Tim Dalton
Chicago
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Paul Pender
al Couture
Lewisn
New York
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Paddy Demarco
Brooklyn
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