Zaharias Leads Weathervane Open Field at Prairie View
Pebble Beach reports Mrs. George Zaharias with a 36 hole total of 158 leading the four city leg of the Weathervane Open Trans continental tournament. Patty Berg trails two strokes back with 160 while Louise Suggs is third at 161. Other contenders include Betty Jameson 164 Bettye Mims Danoff 169 and Alice Bauer with 164. Prize money totals 17000 across four events with a 5000 bonus for the low 144 hole score. Zaharias also earned 750 in this leg.
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Calif
Prairie View
George
Babe Didrikson
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Bettye Mims Danoff
Dallas
Alice Bauer
Midland
Tex
Zaharias
Miss Berg
E A Peterson S Birdsman to lead Viroqua Eagles baseball club
E A Peterson will direct the lay of the Viroqua Eagle base ball club this season as manager of the team. Darrell Clements named team captain. Eagles in charge include Peterson Clements Arnold Ramsett K N Larson Dr A E Kuehn C W Ramsett and Lee Larson. Players seeking positions include Gardinier Childs Clements Schal d ach Schaldach Buros Hanson Johnson Oliver Mills Harris Fleming Arnetveil Lewison. Eagles play in Western Wisconsin league and Big Seven Midweek Night league with some exhibition games against traveling clubs.
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Wis
E. A. Peterson
Viroqua Eagle
Darrell Clements
Eagles Club
Peterson
Clements
Arnold Ramsett
K. N. Larson
A. E. Kuehn
C. W. Ramsett
Lee Larson
Pete Gardinier
Paul Childs
Russell Clements
Kenneth Clements
Orville
Newburg's State Drill Practice Set for Tuesday
The Newburg baseball team of the city recreation Senior league will practice Tuesday at 5 30 p m as slated for Salzer ie.
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Newburg
City Recreation Senior League
Salzerie
Crowd Honors Aquinas Athletes At Sunday Rally
Large audience applauded Aquinas high school Catholic state's championship basketball team and all Blugold athletes at a Sunday night school rally in the auditorium. Speakers included Mullins, Rev Blecha, coaches Michuta and Staszak, Funk, and Torgerson.
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Aquinas High School
Blugold
Larry (Moon) Mullins
Charles Blecha
John Michuta
Ray Staszak
Fritz Funk
Aquinas
Notre Dame
Mullins
Torgerson
Funk
Blecha
Elmer Gryphan Keeps Lager Meet Lead
Elmer Gryphan maintained the lead in the Old Style Lager singles sweeper at Recreation Lanes with a 1 109 series as the event heads into its final weekend. Einar Wick of Minneapolis rose to second with 1 068, followed by F Hessel of Dubuque Ia at 1 056 and Bert Chamberlain of Minneapolis at 1 045.
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Elmer Gryphan
Recreation Lanes
Gryphan
Einar Wick
Minneapolis
Wick
F. Hessel
Dubuque
Hessel
Minneapolis Kegler
Bert Chamberlain
Bill Haven
Madison
Bugs Knutson
Minnesota
Arcadia High Dominates Blair In Dual Track Meet
Arcadia high school defeated Blair 64 to 49 in a weekend dual at Blair. Arcadia secured eight firsts led by a strong relay squad and Suchla and Haines in sprint events, while Blair took five firsts through Anderson Moen Olson Sesvold and Johnson. Sesvold won the discus with 126 feet 1 inch and Suchla clocked 22.6 seconds in the 200 yard dash.
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Blair
Wis
Arcadia High School
Arcadia
Berzinski
Angst
Gautsch
Suchla
Haines
Galuska
Woychik
Anderson
Moen
Olson
Sesvold
Johnson
Tomah Conservation Club Plans Trap Shoot at Park
The Tomah Conservation Club will hold a trap shoot at Recreational Park on Wednesday at 4 p.m. A J Loveland, trap shooting chairman, says experienced shooters will assist beginners. The club also holds its regular meeting at the armory Wednesday night.
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Tomah
Wis
Bears to Train at St. Joseph's College Rensselaer Ind
Chicago Bears will hold summer training for the seventh straight year at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer Indiana. Owner coach George Halas said a new practice field will be built at the college and the camp start date will be announced.
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Chicago Bears
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Rensselaer
Ind
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Cards Sign Ison in NFL Rookie Batch
Chicago Cardinals announce the signing of J. D. Ison Baylor's star pass catching end. Ison becomes the 16th rookie signed by the Cardinals for 1950.
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Chicago Cardinals
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Central Host To 3 Old Abe Sports Squads
Eau Claire high school will invade La Crosse Central in baseball tennis and golf Monday afternoon at Copeland field. Aquinas opens Tuesday at Melrose then visits Viroqua for first Gateway baseball encounter. Wednesday Central hosts Campion Prairie du Chien in track while teams travel to Winona. Thursday La Crosse State hosts Eau Claire in a conference diamond. Saturday Central and Logan compete in Peacock relays with 34 other schools. Aquinas goes to Campion for a baseball contest.
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Copeland Field
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Melrose High
Viroqua
Central
Campion
Prairie du Chien
Winona
la Crosse State
Eau Claire
Indians
St. Thomas
Big Peacock
Logan
Morcomb Sets Peerless Pace In Sports Bowl Sweep
Ernie Morcomb of Houston Minnesota leads the Peerless singles at the Sports Bowl with 1,000 on the 5:30 shift. Joe Hastings of Milwaukee closely trails at 999, while Stan Wojciak and Len Todora share fourth with 992. Manager Carroll Reed notes 930 remains money as the event concludes next Sunday.
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Houston
Minn
Morcomb
Stan Wojciak
Minneapolis
Joe Hastings
Milwaukee
Jim Hase
la Crosse
Len Todora
St. Paul
al Milancon
Wojciak
Sid Southard
Greg Adams
Alps Martin
Jack Stachowitz
Winona
Carroll Reed
Sports Bowl
Nux Nekola Totals 873 In Classic
Henry Nux Nekola, veteran La Crosse bowler, rolled 873 in the Minneapolis Tribune Classic placing sixth. He started with 236, then 214, 189, and 234 to finish, maintaining a 214 average. He previously had an 874 in the same event two years earlier.
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Nux) Nekola
la Crosse
Nux
Minneapolis
Baseball results and schedule for Sunday across leagues
National League games included St Louis beat Chicago 1 to 0 in 13 innings, Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1, Cincinnati 4-2, Pittsburgh 2-1, and Brooklyn at New York postponed by rain. American League Chicago 5 7 Detroit 0 7, Boston 19 6 Philadelphia 0 5, other games postponed. Tuesday schedule lists Boston at Pittsburgh and New York at Cincinnati among others.
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Heilemans Schedule Two Softball Practice Sessions
Manager Cully Johnson announces two practice drills this week for Heilemans softball. A 5:30 p.m. session is set for Ward Avenue on Tuesday, followed by another workout at Houska Park on Thursday.
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Heilemans
Cully Johnson
Ward Ave
Houska Park
After One Brilliant Rookie Year Many Stars Falter
After a standout rookie campaign, many players in major sports experience a less impactful second season as teams reassess roles and opponents adapt to their style. The pattern affects basketball football baseball and hockey, shaping expectations for growth and contract decisions.
Red Sox sweep A’s in 19-0 opener as doubleheader opener
Boston dominates Philadelphia in a 19-0 rout to start the twin bill, Ted Williams homering and Joe Dobson contributing five singles for his second win. Boston also wins the nightcap 6-5, while Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Cincinnati Reds post wins in other openers.
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Associated Press
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Red Sox
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Ted Williams
Gripper
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Chisox
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Detroit Tigers
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del Rice
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Chicago Cubs
Harry Brecheen
Johnny Schmitz
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Mel Queen
Queen
Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
A rundown of league leaders with batting averages runs and RBIs. Notable marks include Musial .448 and Ennis 18 hits in the mix for the Phillies, plus Demerits on Kramer?
Connie Schwoegler Leads Elks All-Events
Connie Schwoegler of Madison Wisconsin led the Elks National Bowling all events with 1900 points as the 30th annual tournament reached its end. Her team Grip of Madison totaled 3086 to finish fifth in team standings as the event closes next weekend. Directors voted to hold the 31st tournament in St Louis next spring with Fred Sunkel of St Louis named to succeed William Zimmerman of Milwaukee as president effective July 1.
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Connie Schwoegler
Madison
Wis
Schwoegler
Grips
St. Louis
Fred Sunkel
William C. Zimmerman
Milwaukee
Indianapolis Captures Two AA Contests
Indianapolis swept Louisville twice to tie Minneapolis for the American Association lead as rainouts halted three other doubleheaders. In 13 innings, Indianapolis beat the Colonels 4-3, then won 8-4 in seven innings. Grunwald drove in key runs, with Ganss delivering the decisive hit in the opener.
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Louisville
Minneapolis
Indians
Colonels
Tribe
Columbus
Toledo
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
George Wilson
Hamp Coleman
al Grunwald
Whitey Platt
Dino Resteili
Bob Ganss
Grunwald
Jack Robinson
La Crosse YMCA Takes Third In State VolleY Meet
La Crosse YMCA finished third in the Wisconsin state volleyball tournament in Madison. Hal Schroeder, Bill Sauer, Jim Quinn, Clark Van Galder, Bill Kato, Bob Roellig, Dick Rosenberg, Don Peterson and Ted Griffin played for La Crosse, defeating Madison Community Center and Racine before losing to Beloit and Madison Turners in a double elimination format with Beloit claiming the title. Fourteen teams entered the meet.
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Madison
Wis
la Crosse Ymca
Beloit
la Crosse
Hal Schroeder
Bill Sauer
Jim Quinn
Clark van Galder
Bill Kato
Bob Roellig
Dick Rosenberg
Don Peterson
Ted Griffin
Madison Community Center
Racine
Milwaukee
Madison Turners
Dairyland Power Faces Amvet Outfit in Exhibition
Dairyland Power teams up against Amvets in a 16 inch exhibition at Hood Street. The contest is set for Tuesday night at 5 30 with all members of both teams asked to be present.
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Dairyland Power Team
Amvets
Hood Street
Celebre Rolls 1 902 In All Events Wisconsin Bowling
Frank Celebre a 21 year old from Kenosha posted a 1902 all events score to climb to second in the Wisconsin State Bowling association regular all events. J P R Co of Sheboygan moved to third in team event with 3046 while Ron Del Recreation of Kenosha rose to fifth with 3022. M Christian of Iron Ridge placed fifth in minor singles with 674 as the tournament continues with three weeks remaining.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Frank Celebre
Kenosha
Sheboygan
Ron-Del Recreation
M. Christian
Iron Ridge
76 Softball Teams Set as Weigent Seeks More Girls
Babe Weigent, city recreation softball director, announced Monday that 76 softball teams are organized and ready for league play the week of May 15. All men's leagues are closed to entries, while the girls 12 league seeks to expand to six teams. Interested teams should contact Weigent by Wednesday.
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Babe Weigent
City Recreation
Lassies
Weigent
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