Canton Triumphs in 13 Inning Opener at Home
Canton defeats Rushford 7-6 in 13 innings to start Fillmore County baseball. John Krismer pitched all 13 innings with 14 strikeouts driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 13th on a Ron Stone single. Hubert Hegvedt four for Canton, Max Molock three for Rushford. JONES took the loss for Rushford. Krismer earned the win.
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Canton
Minn
Rushford
Fillmore County
John Krismer
Ron Stone
Stan Jones
Hubert Hegvedt
Max Molock
Jones
Molock
Krismer
Hedstrom
Local Baseball Standings Highlight Opening Season Scores
In Minnesota section recaps, Mabel edges Spring Valley 6-5 with a key error by Marvin Peacock after a late rally. Harmony tops Spring Grove 4-0 behind Joe Stabel five hits. Lanesboro defeats Preston 16-2 as Spike Powell fans 16 batters.
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Harmony
Minn
Joe Stabel
Spring Grove
Spring
Grove
Bill Bellingham
Bellingham
Preston
Lanesboro
Spike Powell
Stan Prokopowicz
Powell
Erickson
Weston
Prokopowicz
Local Women Win Shuffle Doubles Title in Wisconsin Meet
The Wayside women led the Wisconsin State Tournament as Evenson and Williams won the doubles crown. Raith upset Betty Pedracine of Madison to take the singles title. Kenosha teams, including Ralphs Lounge and Brass Rail, claimed top honors in team events. Morgan and Kress starred in men’s play. Brown and Kerl won the men’s doubles. The Madison entries captured the men’s singles title.
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Evenson
Williams
Raith
Betty Pedracine
Madison
Renelli
Kunzman
Kenosha
Ralph
Ball Park
Brass Rail
Morgan
Kress
Brown
Kerl
Kaiser and
Gerke
la Crosse
Baldy’s
Wayshe
Treasure Island
Midway
Wisconsin Inn
Hoeft
Olson
South Branch Softball Team Wins Return Game
In Ettrick Wisconsin South Branch School under Mrs. S. C. Stone defeated North Bend School led by Mrs. Ed win M. Swenson 15 to 11. South Branch had previously won the initial game at South Branch last week 19 to 7.
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Ettrick
Wis
South Branch
S. C. Stone
North Bend School
Edwin M. Swenson
Badgers Cup Regatta Wins With 106 Points at Mendota
The University of Wisconsin topped the Hooters' Club sailing regatta on Lake Mendota over the weekend with 106 points. Oshkosh State College finished second and Illinois Tech placed third.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Oshkosh State College
Illinois Tech
Wall Cets Credit For 2 Wins As Bews Sweep Doubleheader
Righthander Murray Wall pitched 12 innings Sunday and earned both Milwaukee wins in a twinbill sweep of Louisville. He won the first game 4-1 and worked three innings in relief in the eighth of the finale for a 6-4 decision. Milwaukee pulled ahead in the nightcap thanks to Charley Maxwell’s seventh inning homer and a late two-run surge.
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Associated Press
Murray Wall
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Pauli
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
St.Paul
Brewers
Colonels
Charley Maxwell
Bob Marquis
Cal Segrist
Kansas City Pair Climb to Third in ABC Doubles
Kansas City veterans James Septic and Nick Cornish, aged 44 and 43, surged to third place in the American Bowling Congress Tournament doubles with a 1,349 series. The performance, highlighted by a strong 509 third game, was the only standings shift of the day.
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Milwaukee
Kansas City
James Septic
Nick Cornish
Locals Clash In Night Tilt Intra-City Baseball Debut
The La Crosse area begins its busy week of prep sports with aeener vs Logan on May 8 at Copeland Park as undefeated local teams set the tone. Multiple events follow including tennis golf track and a slate of games across Eau Claire Winona Sparta Tomah and Wausau in a packed schedule.
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Logan
Copeland Park
la Crosse
Winona
Bill Baker
Bill Sperling
Harold (Nook) Blank
Tomah
Ardy Aarstad
Prairie du Chien
Harold Kubinski
Viroqua
Ranger
Logan-Aquinas
Ted Downs
Central Nine
Eau Claire
Eau Clairee
Cindermen
Sparta
Aquinas
Campion
Red Knights
Central
Peacock
Wausau
Gays Mills Preps Win Over Seneca In Rally
Gays Mills High School erased a three run deficit in the seventh inning to edge Seneca on the local diamond. Eli Crogan pitched a complete game allowing five hits and fanning 16, while Ronny Helgerson and Doug Lowe delivered key hits to fuel the comeback.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Gays Mills High School
Seneca
Gays
Ronny Helgerson
Doug Lowe
Eli Crogan
Gehrmann to run 1500 meters at Coliseum Relays
Don Gehrmann will compete in the 1500 meter race at the annual Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles on May 16. Milwaukee star faces solid international competition led by Len Eyre from Britain and other top entrants as the meet develops with standout performances noted from several athletes.
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Don Gehrmann
Milwaukee Star
Len Eyre
Chicago
Great Britain
Friedrik Eckhoff
Peterson Norway
Denis Johannson
Finland
al Novak
Cleveland
John Quinzi
Rochester
N. Y
Fred Riccilli
Burbank
Calif
Badger Dog Honored at National Chesapeake Trials
A P A certificate of merit was awarded yesterday in Boise Idaho to Deerwood Trigger owned and handled by W D Hoard of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin after the U S National Chesapeake trials.
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Boise
Idaho
Deerwood Trigger
W.D. Hoard
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Novak Named North Coach for All Star Prep Cage Tilt
Johnny Novak the La Crosse man was appointed North coach for the North South All Star prep basketball tilt. He will report June 9 with co coach Roy Leenig of St Peters Prep Jersey City N J for double practice sessions ahead of the June 14 game. Terry Rand of Green Bay East High is the lone Wisconsin player on the North squad.
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Eau Claire High School
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N. J
la Crosse Area
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Aquinas
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Tomah
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Wisconsin
Green Bay East High School
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South 14Th Street
Eau Claire
Novek
Greenwood
Wis
Bangor
Bob
Central
Eddie
Tommy
Brother Bob
la Crosse State
Kegler Steinhibel Wins Old Style Lager Pin Classic
St. Paul Kegler Steinhibel topped the three week end Old Style Lager Pin Classic at Recreation Lanes with 1 105, edging Walter Harrison of Waterloo and Ken Nelson of Minneapolis who finished second and third. Ed Mady of St. Paul moved to fourth with 1 056, while Glen Olson and Floyd Haugland of Jackson followed with 1 051 and 1 046. Tony Simone and John Tower from St. Paul took seventh and eighth with 1 038 and 1 036. Andy Kublinski of Winona and D O'Brien filled the final positions in the top ten, with Bob Wigdahl of La Crosse posting 1 024 for 11th.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
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Jackson
Minn
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John Tower
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Tower
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Winona
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Ettrick 9 Wins 7-6 in Melrose Practice Game
Ettrick Bankers defeated Melrose 7-6 in a Sunday practice game. Vernon Erickson Walt Wall and Bob Truax allowed seven Melrose hits while Ettrick collected eight hits led by Bob Ofsdahl with a triple and three singles. Melrose’s Cotton hit a homer for the home team.
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Wis
Districk Bankers
City Baseball Club
Vernon Erickson
Walt Wall
Bob Truax
Ettrick
JB. Kunes
Cotton
Bob Ofsdahl
Superior Tops Eau Claire 12-9 in NBL Opener
The Superior baseball team defeated Eau Claire 12-9 in the Northern Baseball League opener yesterday. Aberdeen crushed Fargo-Moorhead 25-6 while Duluth beat St. Cloud 8-4 and Sioux Falls swept Grand Forks 12-10 and 7-2.
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Northern Baseball League
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Fargo-Moorhead
Duluth
St. Cloud
Sioux Falls
Grand Forks
Verse Withdrawn From Derby With Wrenched Ankle
Twenty years ago Uni Verse, winner of the Wood Memorial, was withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby because of a wrenched ankle.
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Associated Press
Navy Oarsmen Whip Badgers
Navy's young crew defeated Wisconsin to win the feature race by 2 lengths on the Severn River. The varsity time was 8 minutes 27 seconds, edging the Badgers by eight seconds, while the Jayvee won easily in 8 minutes 55 seconds. Coach Rusty Callow’s squad also beat Yale and Princeton in recent dual meets.
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Navy
Severn
Wisconsin
Midshipmen
Shell
Rusty Callow
Yale
Princeton
Ohio
Marietta
Bob Espeseth
Don Rose
One Record Beaten In Beloit Relays
Central Michigan drove to the unofficial team title at the Beloit College Relays as Wilson Junior College broke the spring medley relay mark with a 3:42.7. James Millikin’s John Buttrell won the Beloit Daily News mile in 4:28.7 and the Rev. Bob Richards vaulted 14 feet 6 1/2 inches in an exhibition.
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Beloit College
Central Michigan
Wilson Junior College of Chicago
Wheaton
Ill
Milwaukee State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
John Buttrell
James Millikin
Beloit Daily News
Bob Richards
Milwaukee bowler wins Elks Championship singles with 679
H Raetter of Milwaukee captures the Elks National Bowling Championship Singles title in South Bend Indiana with a 679 pin total that held through the first week of the seven week tourney.
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South Bend
Ind
H. Raetter
Milwaukee
Elks
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