Gagne to Battle Taylor as Crowded Wrestling Card Rolls In
Three top bouts headline Tuesday night at the Avalon ballroom. Verne Gagne and Frank Taylor square off in the main event with Kuss vs Moody opening. A featured women’s bout pairs Violet Viann and June Byers as Byers pursues Burke’s title amid a strong card.
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Avalon Ballroom
Verne Gagne
Frank Taylor
Violet Viann
Kansas City
Kansas
Dainty June Byers
Houston
Tex
Viann
Mildred Burke
Byers
Burke
la Crosse
S and H
Otto Kuss
Pine City
Minn
Johnny Moody
Clear Lake
Wis
Gagne
Bronko Nagurski
Taylor
Fifty four AAU athletes chosen for Europe tour
Fresno selection lists 54 athletes to represent the United States in Portugal and Europe this summer. Record performances highlight Jim Fuchs in the shot with 57 feet 2 inches, Jed Wilts in the 10,000 meters, and Charles Moore in the 400 meters hurdles. An advance squad sails July 5 from New York. 44 more depart later in July.
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Fresno
Calif
Amateur Athletic Union
U. S
Portugal
Europe
Jim Fuchs
Jed Wilts
Charles Moore
Fuchs
Yale
New York Athletic Club
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State University
Wilts
Indiana
New York
Don Lash
Moore
Cornell
Glen Hardin
Louisiana State
Gay Bryan
San Francisco Olympic Club
Craig Dixon
Los Angeles A. C
Andy Stanfield
Long Branch Shore A. C
New Jersey
Cravath Stands as USC Football's Only Ex Alum Coach
Los Angeles reports that Jeff Cravath, captain and all coast center on the 1926 USC basketball team, remains the only alumnus to have coached football at Southern California.
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LOS Angeles
NBA
Jeff Cravath
Southern California
Viroqua Tops Valley 4 to 0 in Vernon County League
Viroqua’s baseball team defeated Valley 4 to 0 in Vernon County league action on Sunday. Mortrude pitched a complete game for the winners, while Taylor started for Valley. Viroqua scored once in the first and three times in the seventh. Lewiston had three hits for Viroqua.
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Viroqua
Wis
Valley
Mortrude
Taylor
Lewiston
Root River League Leaders Battle Overtime In Local Trials
La Crescent edges Houston 7-5 while New Albin wins 11-7 at Nadine in Sunday action. Brownsville tops Caledonia 8-5 and Eitzen defeats Hokah 10-6 to tighten the Root River standings. Broring Lottes and Sackett star for La Crescent. Fearhelm, Mears, and Stanton pace New Albin. Mullin and Graf spark Brownsville. Dibley Deters Wied ref and Weise handle Hokah.
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Minn
la Crescent
New Albin
Nadine
Cardinals
Ralph Broning
Wayne Lottes
Jerry Sackett
Boma
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Sackett
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Lottes
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Carrier
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Mears
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England
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Eitzen
Hokah
Root River
Leland Dibley
Erwin Deters
Rickey Weise
Botcher
Dibley
Werthein
Bernie Miller
Galesville Nine Triumphs In TV Baseball Tilt
Galesville exploded for 18 runs on 17 hits to outslug Taylor 18 to 8 in a Sunday afternoon game in Galesville Wis Ekern led with five of six at the plate including a home run triple and two doubles Stuhr started on the mound for Galesville with Lund and Emmons handling the catching Mattson and Phillips pitched for Taylor with Owen catching Galesville will host Alma in an exhibition game Tuesday at 8 p m.
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Ekern
Gale Star
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Phillips
Owen
Alma
Bell Metal Composition Described as Four to One
The article explains bell metal is typically a copper and tin alloy with a ratio around four parts copper to one part tin. It notes this composition balances tone and durability for bells.
Pesky Paces Beantowners in pennant chase
Boston Red Sox surge with Johnny Pesky setting the table for Ted Williams and Vern Stephens. Pesky hits .301, 12 straight games with a run, Sox win fifth in a row to move within five games of the Yankees as Stobbs wins on a seven hitter.
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Vern Stephens
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Red Sox
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Stephens
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Phillies Beat Reds 6-4 Behind Semnick Home Run
In a big eight run seventh to tenth inning, Philadelphia defeats Cincinnati 6 to 4. Semnick and Hollmig drive in runs with a homer by Semnick. Raffensberger and Simmons rotate pitching duties. Meyer and Konstanty split time for Philadelphia, while Kluszewski powers Cincinnati with key hits. Left Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 10.
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Lowrey
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Stallcup
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Ennis
Jones
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Raffensberger
Miller
Hammer
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Simmins
Gumbert
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Recreation Softball Schedule Monday June
Recreation softball league fixtures listed for Monday in June with multiple matchups including Roosevelt Commercial versus Our Corner Copeland Johnnies Tavern versus Russ U Bar Ward Ave and West Hof Brau versus Midway Bar along South Avenue Wayside Inn versus Viking Tavern and Houska Park P and J versus Gateway Inn plus Longilow Buzz Beer Depot against Bohemian Hall. Girls ten Industrial League Hogan Northern Engraving Co versus remains unspecified.
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Our Corner
Copeland — Johnnies Tavern
U-Bar
Ward Ave
West Hof
AFL Onalaska Tilt Opens Busy City League Week
AFL and Onalaska meet Tuesday at Copeland field to begin four consecutive City League games. AFL sits third and aims to beat Onalaska while La Crescent leads in midweek action. Legion seeks to challenge for first place with wins over AFL and Onalaska.
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George Lehrke, Jr
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Wayne Lottus
Cardinals
Babe Harnish
Charlie Schmikla
Don Smith
The
CIO
VFW
Norwalk Extends Unbeaten Run in Coulee Region League
Norwalk beat Angelo 8-4 to stay undefeated and share first place with Bangor in the Coulee Region. Bangor then routed Melvina 10-1 behind strong hitting and errors by Melvina, with Bowen Mashak and batters contributing.
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Rockland Edges Kirby 8-3 in Sunday Loop Clash
Rockland defeated Kirby 8 to 3 in a Sunday loop game. Dean Hesselberg and Carmen Hesselberg each had two hits for Rockland while Williams and W Jones homer. Kirby's hitters Pierce and Kirby collected two safeties. Rockland turned a triple play in the fifth inning.
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Dean Hesselberg
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Dean
Carmen Hesselberg
Pierce
C. Hesselberg
D. Schauf
Campbell, Arity
Thompson and
Zillmer
St. Mary's Edges Coles Valley 2-1 in Tight Wisconsin Contest
St. Mary's defeated Coles Valley 2-1 on the road in a tight Wisconsin baseball clash. Vieth allowed six hits for Coles Valley while Cook and Haldeman limited St. Mary's to four safeties. Cook led the visitors with a double and a single in four at bats.
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Coles Valley
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Haldeman
Flock
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Christiano
W. T. Grant Wins 31-6 in Business Men's League
W. T. Grant Co. softball team crushed Sears No. 2 31 to 6 on Hogan diamond. Rodgers led with six hits. Schultz, Drendel, and Roroff added three each. Schultz won pitching while Runningen took the loss. Sears No. 1 beat No. 3 18-17 at West Avenue. butterfield, Johnson among three-hit losers. Montgomery Ward defeated J. C. Penney 12-6 at Houka Park with Leland four singles lifting the winners and Klawitter the win. Tinker suffered the loss.
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Sears
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Drendel Schultz
Roroff
Johnson
Fehrer
Schultz
Runningen
Sears No. 1
Sears No
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Houska Park
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Klawitter
Tinker
Tops Winter Circuit Led by Mangrum With $9707.50
Loyd Mangrum led the winter circuit of professional golf in Chicago with earnings of 9707.50 while Sam Snead earned 9110.83. The report details top money winners on the circuit.
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Chicago
NEA
Loyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
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