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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1952
Page
10
Berra stars for New York as he reels off homers and RBIs helping the Yankees extend their lead in the American League race. Kuzava wins opener after a 14th homer season pace. Chicago evened the twin bill with a late rally.
Superior swept Sioux Falls in a doubleheader 4-0 and 2-1 to spark the Northern League. Eau Claire defeated Fargo-Moorhead 8-4 with a rally in the 10th inning.
Sports Mirror recalls a year ago when Patty Berg defeated Pat O'Sullivan to win the Women’s Western Open in a notable competition highlighted by the newspaper.
Clint Hartung hit two two run homers to lift the Millers over Milwaukee 5-4 in eight innings after the Brewers beat Minneapolis 4-3 in ten. Eddie Blake outlasted Dick Libby, Bill Bruton scored the winning run in the 10th. Hartung’s late blasts off Dick Donovan tied and then won the finale.
Quality Lumber and Coal rolled to an 11 to 6 victory over Shamrock Tavern in Class AA softball. Quality scored 109 runs in two innings, with Don Smith and Pfennig homering and Pfennig sparking a six run sixth for the winners. Shamrock rallied with five in the sixth before final margin.
Wisconsin Rapids cut Sheboygan's state league lead with three weekend wins. They took two from Green Bay 6-5 and 5-0, after a 12-3 win over Fond du Lac. Oshkosh crushed Janesville 13-0, and Wausau beat Fond du Lac 11-2 and 5-4. Janesville at Appleton and Wausau at Green Bay were rained out.
St. Louis. Eddie Stanky, famed Cardinal manager, told a luncheon crowd he cannot tell funny stories about baseball, saying he has never seen anything humorous in the game. The fiery figure urged focus on the sport's seriousness and history.
The University of Alabama's 1952 senior trackmen leave a tough act to beat. Over four years they won 18 dual meets and lost none. In three years of varsity eligibility they captured two Southeastern Conference championships and finished second once.
West Salem erased a 4-2 deficit in the bottom of the ninth to beat Bangor 5-4 in a Little Eight League game. Kelseth and Johnson pitched in relief for West Salem while R. Garbers took the loss for Bangor. D. Bina led West Salem with three hits. Meinking and Newburg added two apiece.
In a doubleheader at Chicago the New York Yankees are blanked 0 2 in the second game after a 3 9 loss in the first. Berra drives in two with a homer and Mantle adds a double for New York while Kuzava and Miller win one apiece for Chicago. Evenson shuts Mindoro in a separate Little Eight League win 4 0 as Holmen pitchers combine for a one hit shutout delayed by a ninth inning single. Boston and Cleveland race to a 7 0 decision with Doby driving in three and Rosen with two doubles.
Recreation beat McKenzies 6 to 4 at Copeland Park in a twin bill opener as Eastman pitched well and led the offense with two singles. Terry's fell to North La Crosse Lumber 12 to 7 in the nightcap with Ken Taylor and Bill Billing homering for the winners and Joe Larkin homering for Terry's.
Sugar Ray Robinson seeks a third world title by challenging Light Heavyweight Champion Joey Maxim in a 15 round bout at Yankee Stadium. Maxim taunts Robison promising a knockout as the historic clash tests fitness and pride with a 9 p.m. EST ring time.
City College's fencing team remains the holder of the Little Iron Man, the oldest collegiate athletic trophy still in competition. Donated by the Tennis and Racquet Club in 1894, it is awarded to the championship foil team in the Intercollegiate Fencing Association tournament.
Arcadia outslug Blair 12-4 as R Sobotta struck out 13 and walked six for Arcadia. Blair’s Roger Nereng homered in the third inning while GeorgeHennings and T Erickson added doubles. Arcadia’s D Galuska and G Galuska had two hits each.
Sparta beat Adams-Friendship 6 to 3 at home as Arnie Mavis pitched seven hits allowed and earned the win. Marv Greene led Sparta with three hits including a double, while Taylor and Dick Schauf added extra base hits. For A-F, Ebert, Chaffee, and Jurgeson produced the offense with several singles and a triple.
The Pencil Pushers beat the Nite Hawks 10 to 8 to run their Trane League record to five straight wins. Nite Hawks tally 3-2 on the season. After an 8-8 tie through five innings, Pencil Pushers pushed two runs in the sixth to seal victory. Dwyer Guggenbuehl Wuensch Adsit pitched.
Eitzen edges Freeburg 10 5 after a go ahead eighth inning and a four run ninth led by Le on Feil 13 strikeouts. Houston rallies to 12 3 over Nodine as Fitting delivers three hits in 16 hit attack. Caledonia dominates Hokah 10 2 with five runs in the fourth to seal the road win.
The schedule lists multiple league and tavern teams playing Monday at West Ave and surrounding fields. Matches include North Star Tavern versus Wayside Inn at 6 15 p m and Glen's Tavern versus Beranek's Tavern at 7 15 p m, plus several other pairings at South Avenue Roosevelt Copeland Memorial Field and Lueth Park. A Class C horseshoe event is set for Houska Park at 7 30 p m.
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