Mayor and sports editor push Baltimore Browns bid
The mayor Thom as D Alesandro and sports editor Rodger H Pippen urge Baltimore to land the St. Louis Browns by roofing the municipal stadium. They claim talks with Browns owner Bill DeWitt have progressed for months as Baltimore rebuilds the stadium and weighs a 2.5 million loan to add seats and a roof.
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Baltimore
Municipal
St. Louis Browns
Thomas D’alesandro
News-Post
Rodger H. Pippen
Bob Rodenberg
Baltimore Colts
Rodenberg
Browns
D’alesandro
Bill DeWitt
St. Louis
Pippen
DeWitt
Witt
Jesse Linthicum
Baltimore Sun
Manager John Corriden’s Complex 1912 Player Trade Moves
John Corriden of the White Sox played third base for Detroit in 1912 and was sold to Cincinnati before being traded to the Cubs, never appearing in a Reds game. The sequence shows a rare multi-team deal affecting one player before his major league debut with the Reds.
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Browns
DeWitt
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
John
Red) Corriden
White Sox
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cubs
Reds
STRONG fungicide T-4-L advertised with alcohol base
An old advertisement promises a strong fungicide T-4-L offering 90 percent alcohol content for rapid germ killing. It claims superior penetration and effectiveness, urging readers to ask any druggist for this product available in drug stores.
Rollingstone and Alma Extend Winning Streaks
In the Hiawatha Valley circuit Rollingstone defeated St Charles 6 to 2 to secure its seventh win while Alma beat Wabasha 8 to 4 for its sixth straight victory. Winona edged Lake City 9 to 8 in 12 innings and Lewiston routed Plainview 19 to 3 in an eight inning rain halted game.
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Alma
Wis
Rollingstone
Coon Valley Tops Cashton to Gain Little Eight Lead
Coon Valley edged Cashton 6 to 5 to take sole possession of first in the Little Eight after a four-run seventh inning. Bangor upset Middle Ridge 5 to 3, while Holmen beat West Salem 4 to 2 Melrose routed Mindoro 10 to 4 and Onalaska defeated Melvina 10 to 5. Key performances include Babe Harnish and Alf Kjos in relief for Coon Valley, and Mindoro’s Cot ton and Timm contributing multiple hits for the winners.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Cashton
Middle Ridge
Bangor
Ridge Crew
Holmen
West Salem
Melrose
Mindoro
Onalaska
Melvina
Babe Harnish
Valley Crew
Harnish
Alf Kjos
Bob Schroeder
Byrom Leland
Gene Smith
Layton Nelson
Coon Valley Crew
Bill Meyer
Nienast
Meyer
Andersen
Ridgers
Matt Schauf
Bob Bjorkman
Cotton
C. Timm
Elmer Hecht
H. Roberts
al Dickens
Gullickson
Cashton Middle Ridge
Kickapoo Valley Baseball Exhibitions Amid Weekend Action
In Wisconsin, 14 of 23 Kickapoo Valley league teams saw play as Eastman edged Soldiers Grove 7-6 in a nine inning finish. Mezera delivered the bases loaded triple for Eastman. Exhibition games saw Blue River beat Rolling Ground 9-7 and Boscobel top Rising Sun 12-11. Other postponements saw Fennimore defeat Woodman 7-3 and Waureka beat Mt Hope 16-7. State Park beat Cassville 9-8. Bloomington topped Tennyson 12-2 and Lancaster outlasted Potosi 15-14 in 11 innings.
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Wis
Kickapoo Valley Baseball League
Eastman
Nick Soldiers Grove
Francis Mezera
Fred Wagner
Borgsen
Max Doll
Benson
Grove
Blue River
Rising Sun
Fennimore
Woodman
Waureka
Mt. Hope
State Park
Cassville
Bloomington
Tennyson
Lancaster
Potosi
Rolling Ground
Gays Mills
Lynxville
Soldiers Grove
Fargo
Viola
Steuben
Burton
Stitzer
Ol — A
Heilemans Dominate Austin In Exhibition Doubleheader
Heilemans of the city recreation department AA softball circuit posted two exhibition wins over the Austin Eagles at West Avenue, 12-0 and 9-2. Jim Nirschl allowed five hits in the morning win, while Ronnie Barnes yielded six singles in the afternoon. Nirschl homered in the second game as Heilemans tied and then pulled away with a five-run fourth inning, led by multiple hits from Nirschl and Buck Tanke.
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Heilemans
West Avenue
Austin Eagles
Jim Nirschl
Ronnie Barnes
Austin
Heisemans
Miller
Jack Grosskopf
Bob Coorough
Bellrichard
Barnes
Buck Tanke
Bob
Strum Defeats Ettrick in 6-3 Baseball Clash
Strum defeated Ettrick 6-3 in a Sunday game. G Bergison hit a three run homer for Strum, Seig and Larson pitched for Strum, while Briggs and Walt Wall pitched for Ettrick. Don Erickson and Allen Smith each had three hits for Ettrick.
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Ettrick
Wis
Strum
Briggs
Walt Wall
Seig
Larson
G. Bergison
Don Erickson
Allen Smith
Merv Pregulman Retires From Pro Football
Lansing report says former Michigan All America center Merv Pregulman retired from professional football after returning unsigned a 1950 season contract to the Philadelphia Eagles. He plans to stay in the furniture business.
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Lansing
Mich
Merv Pregulman
University of Michigan
Philadelphia Eagles
Onalaska Nine and Merchants Meet in City League Clash
Onalaska nine and the Merchants resume city league play at Copeland Park Monday night. Both teams chase their first victory as the game at 8 15 p m features a tight showdown.
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City League
Copeland Park
Onalaska
The
Merchants
Blair blanks Galesville by 4 to 0 in baseball
Blair defeated Galesville 4 to 0 at Blair Wisconsin as Bob Sesvold pitched five hits allowed and 18 strikeouts. Galesville’s Ekern and Cram pitched for their team with five Blair singles scoring four runs.
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Blair Blanks
Galesville
Blair
Wis
Bob Sesvold
R. Ekern
Cram
Hennings
Ekern
Lund
Sesvold
Nehring
French Creek Triumphs 9-6 Over Pigeon Falls
French Creek defeated Pigeon Falls 9 to 6 in Blair Wisconsin Sunday. Pitchers Thompson Halverson and Helstad started for French Creek with Ringlien lasting for Pigeon Falls. Creek players Mahlum Niest and Thompson each had two hits while Ringlien added two for Pigeon Falls.
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Pigeon Falls
Blair
Wis
Thompson
Halverson
Helstad
Ringlien
Pigeon
Mahlum
Niest
Creek
Nelsestuen
Maule
Kadahl
Waukon Narrowly Beats Lansing 5-4 In Ten Innings
Waukon rallies from behind in the late innings to defeat Lansing 5-4 in a Scenic league contest that went 10 frames. Lottes pitched for Lansing and Kolarick for Waukon, with Dasher delivering a tying two-run single in the ninth. Other Scenic league results include Harpers Ferry at Monona 3-2, Waterville 18-5 over Postville, Twin Cities 9-7 over Farmersburg, Castalia 9-2 over Claremont, and an exhibition where Dubuque Holland beat Waukon 3-1.
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Nick Lansing
Wayne Lottes
Lansing
al Kolarick
Dick Dasher
Jack Isely
Vern Gender
Harpers Ferry
Monona
Waterville
Postville
Twin Cities
Farmersburg
Castalia
Claremont
Dubuque
Frank Plein
Robinson
Sears and Dahls Post Fifth Wins In Business League
Sears No 1 and Dahl Motors stay tied atop the league at 5 0 with big wins Saturday Sears walloped Cheney 24 5 as Schultz hit two homers and Groth Beranek one each Wendorf led with four singles Dahls beat Penney 21 7 Gundersak homered and Bartel Larson had three hits Grants edged Amber Inn 8 7 in a tight tilt Schultz Schmikla homered and Schultz was the winning pitcher
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Dahl Motor Company
Cheney Company
Schultz
Groth
Beranek
Wendorf
Stevens
Payton
Cheney
Alford
Bosier
Cozy
Olson
Dahls
Penney Company
Gundersak
Bartel
Larson
Berry
Taylor
Andres
Selck
Dansberry
Dahl Bats
Tinker
Montgomery Ward
Wards
Mueller
Klawitter
Leland
Torsen
Mile
Miles
Reimer
Grants
Amber Inn
Hogan
Amber
Whitehallwallops Trempealeau 13-0 to lead loop
Whitehall pitcher Fred Gardner guided the 13-0 win over Trempealeau in Trempealeau Valley league action. Gardner allowed eight hits while Whitehall posted 15 hits. Swenson went 3 for 4 with the winning parade leading the offense, Elkins collected two Trempealeau hits. Whitehall hosts Independence Thursday at 8:15 p.m.
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Wis
Fred Gardner
Trempealeau
Gardner
Swenson
Elkins
Independence
Tremp leau and local figures reach scores and names
Local page fragment lists Paul Cram Pinfield Malles Gardner and Bautch with Whitehall and Tremp leau references. No clear event or outcome is stated. readable names imply a community, school or sports connection but details are missing.
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Gardner and Bautch
Sparta Raps Elroy in Exhibition 21 to 10
Sparta Trojans beat Elroy 21 to 10 in an exhibition baseball game at Sparta. Sparta had 14 hits with key early and late scoring bursts, two double plays, Mossholder and Twite pitching all seven innings, Newman and Price sharing Elroy duties, Sherry belted a 420 foot three base homer, and Ratzlaff and Skolland added two hits for Elroy.
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Elroy
Wis
Trojans
W. Mossholder
R. Twite
W. Newman
M. Price
Price
W. Haugdahl
Pete Manuel
Fox
W. Toohey
Sherry
D. Ratzlaff
L. Skolland
Packers Stop SG Nine 9-2 in Western Wisconsin Baseball
Prairie du Chien Packers defeated Soldiers Grove Legion 9-2 in a Sunday night Western Wisconsin contest. Hermanson pitched seven innings and had two hits for the winners while Rintz allowed four hits for Soldiers Grove. The Grove hosts Minneapolis Clowns under new lights on Tuesday.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Prairie du Chien Packers
Soldiers Grove Legion
Wisconsin
Rintz
Hermanson
Prairie
Grove
Minneapolis Clowns
Steelers Sign Two Halfbacks For 1950
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced signings of two halfbacks for 1950. John Cox 215 pounds tailback from the University of Florida and Frank Collopy a speedy wingback from the University of Nebraska join the Steeler roster.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steeler
John Cox
University of Florida
Frank Collopy
University of Nebraska
Stanford’s Harry Walter a Santa Clara 1906 graduate
Stanford veteran baseball coach Harry Walter is identified as a member of the Santa Clara graduating class of 1906. The note places him in the context of Santa Clara University’s alumni and Stanford’s coaching staff.
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Stanford
Harry Walter
Santa Clara
Bears fall 13 3 in Northern league tilt
Eau Claire Bears were trounced 13 3 Sunday night in a Northern league baseball game as St. Cloud edged Sioux Falls 11 9. Other games—Superior at Fargo Moorhead and Duluth at Grand Forks—were postponed due to weather. Also noted is Jerry Hennessey a Santa Clara football star who served in both World War II services.
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Eau Claire
Jerry Hennessey
Santa Clara
Navy
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