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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
11
Tomah Indians edge Mohawks 3-2 in a pitching duel led by Herb Kaiponen with 14 strikeouts. Tomah collects 7 hits while Mohawk adds 2, with Don Wolf pacing Mohawks with a double and two singles.
Frank Stranahan, 28, capped a strong run by winning his third Western Amateur crown in South Bend. He plans to fly to Britain Tuesday for an exhibition with Henry Cotton before practice in Northern Ireland for the Open, aiming to finally win the British Open after two prior British Amateur titles.
Winnebago pitcher Buege allowed four Brownsville hits as Winnebago rolled to a 15 0 victory marking their 10th Root River league win. Fink belted a homer for Winnebago and Smerud added two hits while Peterson led Brownsville with a single and a double.
The Pirates upset Brooklyn 10-7 and 5-4 after trailing earlier, shrinking the Dodgers' lead. Stan Musial fueled the Cardinals with a 14 inning 65 victory over the Braves as Cincinnati and Philadelphia split. Gil Hodges homered for the Dodgers, Pafko hit two for the Dodgers, Kiner slammed his 17th for the Pirates. Yankees, White Sox, and Indians also posted wins in a day of tight pennant chase action.
Spring Valley upset a top team 10 to 3 as Stan Peacock four hits paced Mabel. Canton defeated Rushford 4 to 3 with Carl yon best at bat. Lanesboro beat Preston 12 to 5 as Bob Young led with five hits including two doubles. Harmony triumphed over Spring Grove 3 to 1 with Don Mellom earning the win and Russell Walden driving two hits.
The Heileman’s Old Style Lager softball team split a twin bill with Huey’s bar of Rochester Minnesota Sunday at West Avenue. In the afternoon game Ronnie Barnes Reno pitched well and the Lagers won 2 1. In the morning game Huey’s scored their lone run in the second inning as the Lagers scattered two hits. In the nightcap the Lagers again defeated Huey’s, with strong pitching and timely hitting leading to the split.
A chaotic box score shows Boston and Chicago scoring in a 7 6 finish with errors and multiple pitchers listed. Key players include Minoso and DiMaggio with RBI and double highlights from Heileman and Knopick. Hueys Bar and Heileman’s squad post a 4 2 result in a separate late inning rally.
New York Dodgers slugger Gil Hodges blasted three home runs in a Sunday doubleheader to lift his season total to 24, leading the majors and closing in on Babe Ruth’s single season record of 60. Hodges’ homers helped decide several big league games as both teams combined for 26 runs.
John Briggs pitched a two hit complete game as Ettrick defeated Galesville 8 to 2 in Trempealeau Valley league action. Al Sexe collected two hits for Ettrick while Dettinger Mears and Alvarez provided pitching for the visitors. Briggs struck out 10 batters in the win.
Don Gabrielson cancels Tuesday AFL baseball practice. All members must describe AFL clubrooms by 6 30 p m Thursday before leaving for Bangor.
Nite Hawks held off late inning challenges from the Pencil Pushers to win a Trane league game at Houska Park. Brady homered for the Pencil Pushers as Topel Roesler Panke and Adsit contributed for the Hawks.
In Taylor Wisconsin a Sunday Jackson Tremco County baseball game saw Taylor explode for 20 runs on 15 hits. Taylor’s top hitters include two singles each while Bernie Redsten led French Creek with a single a double and a home run Mahlum added two hits for Taylor in the lopsided win.
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