Hammer Oil Edges Heilemans 1-0 On First Pitch
Hammer Oil Co of St. Paul beat Heilemans Old Style Lager 1-0 as Dick Wakefield homered off Bob Maringer’s first pitch. Both pitchers allowed three hits in a 50 minute game, with De Rose earning the win and Maringer the loss after a tight early innings.
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Hammer Oil
Heilemans
West Avenue Diamond
Hammer Oil Co
St. Paul
Dick Wakefield
Bob Maringer
Bob Falk
Maringer
Leo DeRose
de Rose
Ken Ingham
Jerry Bendel
Howie
Spring Grove Gains In Fillmore League By Win Over Harmony
In Fillmore County league play Spring Grove defeated Harmony 6 to 2 behind Red Mellom one hit pitching. Mellom also homered with Ray Riley adding three hits as Sobotta and Arns led Harmony with Mellom, Riley, and Stark contributing offensively.
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Spring Grove
Harmony
Mabel Cops
Minn
Lanesboro
Red Mellom
Fillmore Loop
Mellom
Andy Sobotta
Grovers
Sobotta
Ray Riley
Bob Stark
Oix
Arns
Riley
Scenic League leads shakeout as Lansing New Albin Prairie Dominate
Lansing New Albin and Prairie Monona each post 5-1 league records after Sunday wins. Lansing edged Postville 3 2 on Fuerhelm and Thorsten hits with Thorsten winning on the mound. New Albin hammered Waterville 14 5 aided by Arnold Moore homer and 19 hit attack. Monona defeated Waukon 8 3 as Hubacher earned the win with strong relief.
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Lansing
New Albin
Prairie Monona
Wallkon
Prairie du Chien
Prairie Road
Twin Cities
Walloped
Waterville
Postville
Monona
Waukon
George Fuerhelm
Bob Thorsten
Duane Fuerhelm
Frank Tehel
Arnold Moore
Bob Darling
Ralph Meyer
Grenfeld
Anderson
Fellows
Halverson
Prairie
Diamond
Welsch
Borne
Baar
Hagensick
Hubacher
Frank Plein
al Kolarik
Schweikert
Plein
Kolarik and
Paulson
Schultz
Franklin Beats French Creek 11 9 In Jackson Trempealeau League
Franklin rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to edge French Creek 11 9. Art Ofsdahl collected three hits for French Creek and Fillner had three for Franklin as the late drama flipped the lead. Nelsestuen Melby Kaiser Gaylord Tollefson and Frannie worked the mound.
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Franklin
Wis
French Creek
Art Ofsdahl
French
Fr. Creek
Nelsestuen
Melby
Kaiser
Gaylord Tollefson
Frannie
Mohawks Top De Soto 7-2 In Western Wisconsin Baseball
La Crosse Mohawks beat De Soto Blackhawks 7 to 2 before 1,500 fans. Harnish outpitched Ghelf in a low-hit duel, Mohawks’ five-run second inning, and key errors by De Soto aided the scoring. Ghelf homered for De Soto. McEldowney paced La Crosse with a single and a triple.
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DE Soto
Wis
la Crosse
de Soto Blackhawks
Wisconsin
Mohawks
M Harnish
Earl Ghelf
Harnish
Ghelf
Blackhawks
Frank Curti
Don Klark
Todd McEldowney
Charlie Weigent
Klark
Chick Voss
Larry Lake
Jim Temp
Thorston
Jim Squier
Voss
Sweeney
McEldowney
Bill Parizek
Thorsten
McEld’ney
Parizek
Weigent
O Lake
C.curti
Temp
O Boldt
P A Si Smith
Squier
O F.curti
O Olson
Wadiey
Oborne
Lake
Sladky
F. Curti
Soldiers Grove
Coon Valley
Winona
Cashton
Westby
Hamilton Closes In PGA Title Picture With Vivid Victory
Bob Hamilton, the former PGA champion, moved into the quarterfinals with a 9 and 8 win over Vic Ghezzi in Louisville. Other matches set include Harbert vs Haas and Doser vs Turnesa with Middlecoff facing Kroll as the field narrows in the 1952 tournament.
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Louisville
Bob Hamilton
Fred Haas Jr
New Orleans
Frank Champ
Mouston
Clarence Doser
Hartsdale
N. Y
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff Manor
Ted Kroll
New Yorker
New Hartford
Big Spring
Hamilton
Champ
Harbert
Haas
Doser
Turnesa
Middlecoff
Kroll
Vic Ghezzi
Inwood
Long Island
Henry Williams Jr
Kutztown
Jack Isaacs
Langley Field
Argentina
Roberto de Vicenzo
al Smith
Danville
Ray Honsberger
Clarkston
Wash
Milon Marusic
Herkimer
Walker Burkemo
Franklin, Mich
Evansville
Ind
Ghezzi
Record Scoring Star Dick Todd Racks Up 994 Points
Washington coach Dick Todd tallies 994 career points across professional college and high school play. He scored 214 with the Redskins 116 with Texas A&M and 664 with Crowell High in Texas.
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Washington P
Dick Todd
Washington Redskins
NFL
Redskins
Texas A and M
Crowell
Texas
Car 1B Wins La Crosse Speedway Feature Race
Ralph Olson's Car 1B driven by Larry Callaway captured the La Crosse Speedway stock car feature Sunday with West Salem’s Lud Johnson finishing second. Gene Mason and Bob Malay won heats, Monte Lecher claimed Consolation, Dick Mickschl won the special event, and Don Noben led time trials in a 1932 Ford. The Cincinnati Reds posted 21 wins and 31 losses at night in 1951, including a 13 to 14 record at Crosley Field.
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Ralph Olson
Larry Callaway
la Crosse
la Crosse Speedway
Lud Johnson
West Salem
Callaway
Tom Cooper
Genoa
Gene Mason
Bob Malay
Monte Lecher
Dick Mickschl
Western Open Champ Betsy Rawls Leads Women
Betsy Rawls, defending champion and newly crowned Western Open titlist, heads to the National Open in Philadelphia as the women’s field prepares to challenge her. Rawls, with a 1952 bankroll of 10 450 dollars, tops the pro ranks after rallying to defeat Betty Jameson 1 up in 36 holes at Skokie Country Club.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Betsy Rawls
Miss Rawls
University of Texas Phi Beta Kappa
Betty Jameson
Skokie Country Club
Ex Yankees Everywhere As Senators Meet Browns In Doubleheader
Washington Senators and St Louis Browns field eight former New York Yankees in a split doubleheader. Senators players include Jack Jensen Archie Wilson Bob Porterfield and Tom Ferrick. Browns lineup features Jimmy Delsing Clint Courtney Dick Kryhoski and Tommy Byrne with Duane Pillette.
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Washington
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Yankees
Senators
Jack Jensen
Archie Wilson
Bob Porterfield
Tom Ferrick
Jensen
Wilson
Frank Shea
Jerry Snyder
Irv Noren
Browns
Jimmy Delsing
Clint Courtney
Dick Kryhoski
Tommy Byrne
Duane Pillette
Yankee
Rockland Edges West Salem 9-7 In Ninth Inning Rally
Rockland nipped West Salem 9 to 7 in a Coulee League game as three eighth inning runs overturned a 7-6 lead. Pat Moran led West Salem with two doubles and three singles while Merlin Richardson logged a key Rockland hit and solo run.
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Rockland
Wis
West Salem
Salem
Pat Moran
H. Moran
Mengelt
Schmidt
Merlin Richardson
Melvina
Johnson
Erickson
Olson
Steinhoff
Eirschele
Tomah
Rollingstone Edges La Crescent To Tie Valley Standings
Rollingstone beat La Crescent 3 2 to pull into a three way tie for first in the Hiawatha Valley League. D Rader allowed five hits and struck out 13 in the win. Bud Mahlum started for La Crescent, with Milo Zumach finishing and allowing one hit in seven innings. Harper paced Rollingstone with a double and a single. Jim Temp drove in both La Crescent runs.
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MABEL
Minn
Spring Valley
Bob Knutson
Bill Doering
Valley
Knutson
Jim Lee
Webrand
Dick Hanson
LA Crescent
Rollingstone
Hiawatha Valley League
Alma
D. Rader
Bud Mahlum
Cardinals
Milo Zumach
Harper
Zumach
Jim Temp
Ettrick Defeats Whitehall In 3-2 Valley Baseball Thriller
Ettrick edges Whitehall 3-2 in Trempealeau Valley play. Al Sexe and Bob Wall lead Ettrick with two hits each while Windjue homered for Ettrick and Giese Bautch Koepke seal Whitehall. Briggs picks up win over Giese. Emlen Tunnel sets NFL record with 34 punt returns in 1951 season.
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Ettrick
Wis
Whitehall
Trempealeau Valley
al Sexe
Bob Wall
Johnson
Windjue
Briggs
Giese
Bautch
Koepke
Mueller
Emlen Tunnel
New York Football Giants
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Ronnie Barnes
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Martinson
Maringer and
Sp. Valley
Webrand and Radtke, Knutson and Peacock
Rushford
Canton
Rushford, Minn
Fillmore
Krismer
Hedstrom
Jones
Land Molock
Preston
Tommy Grebin
Grebin
Rochester
Bob Dunfee
Terry Grebin
Oren Schneider
Stan Prokopowicz
Daryl Mindrum
Howard Ward
Spike Powell
Dunfee
Ullom
Prokopowicz
Powell and Erickson
Dial
Cassidy
Auto Body Shop
Losey Boulevard
Tehel and
Thorsten and
Brennan
Prairie 12
Copeland Park
Lacrosse Mohawks
Camp Mccoy
RED Raiders
Homer
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Viroqua Cop
By Kyle Vance
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Bob Schroeder
Iding
Grove
Lowe
Schroeder
Wais
Radtke
Calhoun
Gene Korn
Nordstrum
Dick Peregrine
Yeager
Rollie Gullickson
Jim Warner
Peregrine
Korn
Retzlaff
Viroqua
Winona, Minn
Winona Braves
Krepsle
Dave Hammes
Piddington
Gerlach
Joe Shrake
Hendrickson
Luckitsch
Stengach
Palibitki
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Plymouth
Buick
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Studebaker
Chevrolet
Dodge Coronet
Meadow Brook
Speedway
Cincinnati Reds
Crosley Field
Champ Rawls
Gateway Motor and Auto Supply, Inc
P. Moran
Haberly
D. Anderson
Jernandez
Tom
Benjamin, Murray, Uischner and
Haden
Williams and
Hunzier
Dr. Rader
R. Rader
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Johnny Kobs
Michigan State
Hamline University
West Ave
Shoe Store
West Avenue
Stanley McDonald Agency
Robert D. McDonald
209 Exchange
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