Viroqua Eagles Rout Westby 10-4 in Western Wisconsin League
Viroqua built an 8-0 lead and defeated Westby 10-4 as Gardinier went the distance. Gardinier, Clements, Arnetdeit and Oliver each had two hits for the winners, while Rudrud Linzig and Wais plus Stokke did for Westby. Westby managed three runs in the fifth and finished with four safeties.
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Viroqua Eagles
Westby
Gardinier
Rudrud
Linzig
Dave Clements
Ken Arnetdeit
Bud Oliver
Janesville Cubs suffer three losses over weekend
The Janesville Cubs drop three Wisconsin State Baseball League games over the weekend, suffer two catcher injuries, and slip to last place. They lose 4-3 to Appleton, and 6-5 and 5-3 to Oshkosh. Catchers Stange and Dant fracture fingers and miss about a week. Other Sunday results include Fond du Lac 6 Wausau 4, Sheboygan 10 Appleton 6, and Green Bay tied with Wisconsin Rapids at 8-8 after seven innings.
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Appleton
Oshkosh
Stange
Dant
Fond du Lac
Wausau
Sheboygan
Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
Spring Valley and Preston Tie In 17 Inning League Tilt
Spring Valley and Preston battled to a 4-4 tie after 17 innings in Fillmore County League play. Duane Sikkink worked for Spring Valley and Tom Grebin finished for Preston as the game stretched long with no scoring after the ninth. Harmony topped Canton 11-0 behind Ralph Kneeskern’s one hit pitching as Stan Jones gave Canton an early spark. Lanesboro shaded Rushford 6-0 behind Carl Dresselhaus two hit effort and a late homer. Mabel edged Spring Grove 5-4 as Don Moore delivered the winning hit in the seventh. Romey Quinn took the loss for Spring Grove.
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Spring Valley
Duane Sikkink
Bill Schmidt
Tom Grebin
Stan Lindsey
Larry Rathburn
Ken Finke
Milt Hartke
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Hammer
Schmidt
Grebin
Kneeskern
Harmony
Ralph Kneeskern
Canton
Hucker
Stan Jones
Lanesboro
Fillmore County
Rushford
Carl Dresselhauf
Dresselhauf
Andy Swotn
LaVerne Arns
Joe Flynn
Leroy Erickson
Swote
Quarbe
Dresselhaus
Erickson
Mabel
Spring Grove
Romey Quinn
Gene Geilenfeld
Don Moore
Fredrickson
Robinson and Reese Likely Starters In All-Star Game
Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers and Pee Wee Reese of Brooklyn appear set for starting roles in the National League lineup for the 16th annual All-Star game in Brooklyn on July 12. Robinson leads national voting with 884,157 votes to Red Schoendienst's 506,214, while Reese holds a solid lead of 111,308 votes over his nearest rival.
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Jackie Robinson
Peewee Reese
Brooklyn
Robinson
Dodger
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Schoendienst
Reese
Ghelf Two-Homer Night Lifts De Soto Past Gays Mills
Earl Ghelf hit two homers and pitcher Bill Curti added a round-tripper as De Soto edged Gays Mills 5 4 in Western Wisconsin league play. Ghelf homered in the first and seventh, Curti connected in the second, while Charles led Gay Mills with a homer and two other hits. Gays Mills out hit De Soto 12 6, with Dobson earning the win and Ghelf the save.
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Gays Mills
Earl Ghelf
Bill Curti
Ghelf
Curti
Charles
Gay Mills
Martin
Gelf
Dobson
Deto
Syverson
NCAA Links Meet Opens in Ames with Record Entry
The NCAA Links Meet opened in Ames Iowa with 240 players from 69 colleges marking a record entry for the 52 year tournament. Ted Payseur Northwestern golf chairman praised the large field and predicted a strong event as competitors started 18 holes to decide the 64 qualifiers for match play. San Jose College seeks to defend team honors from last year.
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Ted Payseur
Northwestern University
Ncaa Golf
Payseur
Ted
Iowa State College
San Jose College
Alma Crew Nets Twin Wins In Weekend Ball Action
Alma city team won two Sunday games in Wisconsin league play. They beat Winona 2-1 in Bi-State action and edged Waumandee 3-2 in a Past Time league matchup. Alf Rios beat Podjesky and Wager, while Wenger outpitched Babcert in the extended game. Alma totaled 12 hits to Winona’s nine.
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Waumandee
Alf Rios
Jim Podjesky
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Babcert
Standings and schedule across major leagues
National: Boston at New York 5 30 p m Brooklin at Philadelphia 6 45 p m Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 6 30 p m Chicago at St Louis 7 45 p m American League St Louis at Chicago 7 30 p m Detrot at Cleveland 30 p m Philadelphia at Washington 690 p m New York at Boston 30 p m American Association Milwaukee at Indianapolis St Paul at Louisville Minneapolis at Columbus Kansas City at Toledo Wisconsin State League
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Brooklyn
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Hodges
Thomson
Ennis and Jones
Brewers Split Doubleheader With Columbus Redbirds
The Milwaukee Brewers split a Sunday doubleheader with Columbus, winning 7-4 in the nightcap after a 5-3 defeat in game one. Norman Roy triggered Columbus's first-game offense, while Howerton and Natisin doubled and Roy Broome drove in two. Ray Martin earned his second win in the nightcap as Milwaukee scored three in the fourth and four in the fifth. Howie Moss homered for the Brewers. Indianapolis Indians remain atop the standings after beating Minneapolis 84 and St. Paul split with Toledo, taking the second game 5-2. Kansas City won game one against Louisville 7-4 but lost the nightcap 3-0. Frank Hiller pitched the first game. the seven-inning nightcap ended after five due to rain and darkness.
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Columbus
Norman Roy
Ben Steiner
Bill Howerton
Mike Natisin
Roy Broome
Ray Martin
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Johnny Remke
Kurth Krieger
Howie Moss
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Indianapolis Indians
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St. Paul
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
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Frank Hiller
Harrison Cops Canadian Open Golf Title
E J Harrison the 39 year old Arkansan won the Canadian Open with a 271 17 under par securing 2000 prize money. Ferrier finished four back with 275 after a 65 final round while Jim Turnesa Fred Hawkins and Bill Kerr tied for third at 277. Harrison said he will shorten future schedules admitting the tour is getting too tough for him.
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Dutch) Harrison
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Dhon Ferrier
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Jim Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Fred Hawkins
Antioch
Ill
Bill Kerr
Old Grandads Cup Clash At Houska Park Softball
In Trane league action at Houska park the Old Grandads beat the Nighthawks 16 to 13. Poehling was the winning pitcher and Dwyer the loser. Rifenberz led the winners with a homer and two hits while Gehler Dobrunz and Dwyer had three hits apiece for the losers with two homers among them. Night Owls defeated the Orphans 14 to 9 at South Ave as Fregin earned the win with four hits and Chadwick took the loss.
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Onalaska Caps Protest Game From Holmen
Onalaska defeated Holmen 4 2 in a protested playoff game in the Little Eight league. The contest resumed in the seventh inning after rain precluded start time, with Case pitching for Onalaska and Mickelburg for Holmen in the first half.
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Lagers Sweep Austin In Twin Bill Then Edge Rochester
Heileman’s Lager softball team swept Austin 9-0 in the morning game at Copeland Park and won 1-0 in the afternoon. Jack Grosskopf delivered the decisive hit in the seventh, while Clarence Beranek allowed two hits in seven innings for the doubleheader win. The Lagers then dropped a 2-1 thriller to the Rochester Merchants in nine innings in Minnesota.
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Swish) Beranek
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Benedict Hurls Sparta to 1-0 Victory Over Ontario
Sparta nips Ontario 1 to 0 as Dave Benedict limits batters, fanning 17 with five walks. Marlon Schwier drives in the winning run in the third, while Ben nett steals second and scores on an infield hit.
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Melvina
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Richie Mitchell Dies Missed Lightweight Title Fight Legend
Milwaukee boxing star Richie Mitchell died at a local hospital after a ruptured appendix. The former contender, 53, fought champions including Benny Leonard in New York's Madison Square Garden on Jan 14 1921, missing the title by one second. He later ran a haberdashery with brothers and coached at Marquette University.
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Richard Harvey Mitchell
Florence
Richie
Benny Leonard
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Ad Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Dundee
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La Crosse Tribune item from June 27 1949
The June 27 1949 La Crosse Tribune reports a local matter with individuals and organizations named in a concise frontier-era news brief. It notes dates and places relevant to the event and includes actions by authorities or community groups.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Bangor Hosts BRF In Postponed Tri County Baseball Game
The postponed Tri County league game between Black River Falls and Bangor will be played in Bangor Tuesday night at 8 15 p m. Bob Teeples is expected to pitch for BRF while Don Smith or Bill Meyer will pitch for Bangor. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Black River Falls
Bob Teeples
Black River
Don Smith
Bill Meyer
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