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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1952
Page
15
Two hundred athletes begin a two day trial at Memorial Coliseum to trim to the top three in each event. Headlines center on Harris on Dillard Attlesey Rhoden Matson Richards and Whitfield with potential Olympic berths and notable performances in javelin hammer shot put and sprints.
Fond du Lac withers financially and athletically as its parent Yankees offer no aid. The struggling club, 13 games out of first, battles local funding shortages and has seen players dropped by New York, prompting a tense call by state directors to keep the franchise running without clear funding steps.
A group of sportsmen established a fishing camp named The Isle of Rest on an island upriver. Albert Knebes, commodore of La Crosse's paddle-wheel yacht North Wind, transported the campers and their gear upstream.
New York announces preliminary heat pairings for Olympic rowing trials set for July 3. Wisconsin varsity eight faces Washington and Buffalo West Sides in heat three on Lake Quinsigamond Worcester. Navy undefeated crew races Princeton Harvard in heat two. Yale Stanford California Cornell in heat one. Fours with coxswain have Wisconsin in heat two against Cornell and the Seattle Washington Athletic Club.
Eau Claire Bears earned a split by beating Fargo-Moorhead 9-4 after the Twins took the opener 3-2. Superior edged Aberdeen 3-2 in 10 innings. Sioux Falls defeated Duluth 7-4 and St. Paul defeated Grand Forks 11-3.
Jim Vandersee a third baseman from Oshkosh Wisconsin was signed by the Cincinnati Reds yesterday He was assigned to their Mattoon Illinois farm club in the class D Missouri Ohio Valley circuit
Mohawks meet Milwaukee’s Harnischfeger team at Copeland Park in a 8:15 p.m. Saturday game. Harnischfegers feature former college and minor league stars with Mel Welch and Charles Piton among infielders and Del Burke in the pitching corps. On the Mohawks mound will be Lefty LaVern Andrews with Squier catching and a starting lineup including Weigent Klark Voss Sladky and Sweeney Temp McEldowney.
Unlucky 13 ended for Wisconsin Rapids as Janesville won 9-8 in 13 innings on a freak hit. Sheboygan moved ahead by beating Wausau 6-4. Appleton defeated Fond du Lac 42 and Oshkosh beat Green Bay 6-2. John Krueter's double sparked Janesville's rally as Floyd Hammen slid home on a quirky hop play. Al Dreizler earned the win.
New York based editor Warren Page of Field & Stream and others bag a glacier bear in Yakutat Bay Alaska. The blue Emmons color phase is rare and tied to the St Elias mountains near Yakutat Bay. Page plans to present the pelt to Yale's Peabody Museum.
Herman Riesenberg of Lynbrook New York faced a one stroke penalty when his tee shot on the 143 yard seventh hole landed in a water hazard at Grossinger Country Club. He replayed and scored a three in the end, with two for the first ball and one for the second. Bob McChesney of the New York Giants is mentioned as working in a Long Island aircraft plant in the off season.
Devarney 2 opens with Janesville at Wausau as Sheboygan faces Wisconsin Rapids and Oshkosh meets Appleton with Fond du Lac playing Green Bay in the latest schedule card.
Roland La Starza aged 23 from New York pursues aviation training to become a commercial pilot and prepares to launch his own air freight business.
A change in the Intermediate League schedule announced by Rod Martin moves Saturdays game between S and H and Bordens from Copeland Park to Memorial Field due to a Mohawk night clash.
Marquette University announces a 1952 53 24 game basketball schedule with home and away games split evenly The lineup includes Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Notre Dame Loyola Chicago Bradley Detroit Drake Louisville Creighton Kansas State Wichita Bowling Green and DePaul among others The Hilltoppers remain independent and a new cage conference formation was discussed by Athletic Director C M Jennings.
Vic Sears the oldest NFL tackle at 34 signed for his 12th pro season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Only Clyde Turner of the Chicago Bears matches him in years of service as NFL linemen, with Turner also entering his 12th season in 1952.
Charlie Dierkop pitched three hits for the Grasshoppers with nine strikeouts to earn his second win against no losses. Johnston earned the win for the Baby Elephants with nine strikeouts as Schmidt added two singles and Hein and Eagon doubled for the Bums.
Green Bay announces the signing of halfback Don Phelps acquired in a trade with Cleveland. He joins his former Kentucky teammate Vito Parilli on the Packers lineup today.
Soldiers Grove over Winona 6 to 2 in a Western Wisconsin game as Adams won the pitcher’s duel. Westby tops Cashton 1 to 0 on a second inning run highlighted by Knutson’s single and steal.
LSU and North Texas State College each advanced two players to the NCAA Golf quarterfinals at Lafayette Indiana. Joe Conrad and Marion Hiskey of North Texas supported by captains Eddie Merrins and Tommy Morrow of LSU moved toward semifinals with wins and matchups set against Rollins and Stanford foes respectively. Merrins fired four under par and beat Wesley Ellis 3 and 2 as Curt Jacobs of Wisconsin joined the round with a 4 and 3 win over Norman Dunlap.
Don Gehrmann of Milwaukee enters the final U S Olympic trials 800 meters aiming for a second Olympic berth. He faces a stellar field including Sgt Mal Whitfield 1948 champ John Barnes Reggie Pearman Bob Chambers Len Truex Stacy Siders Henry Cryer and Ted Wheeler. The top three advance to Helsinki.
Class AA games include Causeway Beer Depot vs Heileman at West Ave 7 15 p m Houska Park hosts Quality Lumber & Coal Co against Shamrock Tavern at 6 15 p m South Avenue hosts Rustic Inn versus La Crosse Merchants at 6 15 p m Class A games feature Dah Motors against Louie & Jeannet s at West Ave 8 15 p m Hogan hosts Roth s Flor Mart versus Cargill Coal S M Supply Co at 6 15 p m Roosevelt hosts Milwaukee Road versus D X Oilers at 6 15 p m Memorial Field hosts Demolay against Trane Co at 6 15 p m
Patty Berg fired a first round par 69 to lead the Women's Open at Bala Country Club in 100 degree heat. Betsy Rawls and Betty Jameson posted 72 and 71 respectively. Pros filled most of the top spots while amateurs Dorothy Germain Porter and Helen Sigel carded 72s.
North La Crosse Lumber of the American Little League beat the Onalaska Midgets 6-3 in an exhibition at Copeland Stadium Thursday. Billy Martin pitched three hits allowed for the Lumber, while R. Johnson took the loss. Jack Weber hit a double for North La Crosse and T. Russell doubled for Onalaska.
Halfback Jack Dwyer yesterday signed for his second season with the Washington Redskins. Dwyer, formerly of Loyola of Los Angeles, played defensive half back for the team last year.
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