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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
8
Holmen high school edged Bangor 3 to 1 as Dick Mickleburg pitched a one hit game for Holmen in a Coulee conference win. Bangor hurlers Bowen allowed three Holmen hits while four Bangor errors helped Holmen score in the third and fifth innings.
In the Wisconsin State Baseball League opener, last season’s leaders Sheboygan Wisconsin Rapids and Wausau all lost. Fond du Lac routed Wisconsin Rapids 18 2 behind rookie Ivan Ambromowitz who pitched the route with 14 strikeouts. Jack Preston hit Fond du Lac’s only homer.
Green Bay edged by Rod Graber’s eighth inning single for the winning run. Janesville Cubs drew a record home crowd of 2,664 after a transfer from Chicago’s farm system. Stan Stempkowski drove in six runs in three innings for the winners. Rudy Yandali pitched Oshkosh to a 3 run win over Wausau, while Dave Garcia homered for Appleton in the first. Wis Rapids beat Fond du Lac 29 to 18 and Green Bay topped Sheboygan 89 to 2.
Fragmentary OCR shows Appleton 221 000 100 683 and Janesville 003 610 00x-1010 0 with player names Brown Piet Zimmerman Woj tulewicz Clemence Fredericks Keyoth and Spear, but details and context missing.
Independence high school baseball team exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning to rout Fountain City in Independence Wisconsin Jerome Skroch pitched well for the home club scattering four hits Jim Sendelback led the winners with a bazooka of a day at the plate collecting a single double and triple R Farrand took the loss allowing nine hits and his defense committed five errors Jallert had two hits for Fountain City The Orange Bowl football game drew 5134 fans in its first edition and more than 60000 witnessed the last game
Eau Claire Abe trackmen win 6015 to 5225 over Logan as a relay dispute ends with Eau Claire retaining the meet. Logan star Lyle Sampson is sidelined two weeks with a muscle pull after getting hurt in the 100, while Ray Zimmerman leads Logan in sprints and Hunger of Eau Claire anchors the winning relay.
The AFL baseball team will hold a 4 30 pm Saturday practice and a 9 30 am Sunday session at Copeland field. All team members are urged to attend the drills. A man in Jutland marked his 101st birthday with an air trip.
Milwaukee Brewers defeated Louisville Colonels 14 to 9 as Jim Gleeson homered and Jim Piersall plus George Wilson had five hit days. Pete Fox earned the win in relief while Nick Etten drove in two runs. St Paul, Columbus, and Toledo won elsewhere in the Association.
A brief box score fragment covers National League action featuring St Louis. Details such as teams, scores, players, and dates are not fully readable, but the entry indicates inclusion of St Louis performances in an MLB box score roundup.
Whitehall Wisconsin special report says Clarence H. Johnson declined the golf club operator post for the coming season. The city council will accept applications for the job until May 11 at 7 p.m.
American League results show New York beating Chicago 7 to 5 and Detroit 6 to 5 with Cleveland 7 Boston 3 and Washington 5 St Louis 3. New York edged Pittsburgh 3 2 in 10 innings. Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 7 5 and St Louis 3 Philadelphia 2. Wisconsin State League and American Association scores include Milwaukee 14 Louisville 9 and Fond du Lac 18 Wisconsin Rapids 2. Saturday schedules list multiple matches across leagues including New York Chicago and Washington St Louis games.
Elroy Wis Special Elroy Rotary club held its second annual athletic banquet last week. Certificates were awarded to Elroy high school athletes including Elmer Glenn Tom Lawrence George Leist Ed Nofsinger Harold Oelke Marvin Preuss Walter Peckham Charles Rogers John Young Lloyd Skailand Merrill Thompson and Donald Fowler. Principal W C Clare distributed certificates in Coach John Howland’s absence due to rheumatic fever. Clark Van Galder of La Crosse State Teachers College gave the main address with a letter from Howland read aloud. Walter Peckham responded for the boys and home economics students prepared the meal.
Detroit Tigers announce the demotion of pitcher Hal White and first baseman Tony Lupien to the Toledo farm club in the American Association.
Yankees surge to 13 wins in 16 as Cleveland trails by three and Boston by six. Henrich belts a homer as New York tops Chicago 7 5. Feller wins for Cleveland. Williams and Doerr homer for Boston. Washington tops St Louis. Giants beat Pirates in 10. Cardinals top Phillies. Dodgers rally past Reds. Cubs and Braves idle.
Richmond England starts installing traffic lights with built in loudspeakers that instruct pedestrians when it is safe to cross. The system aims to improve safety for visually impaired and all pedestrians by providing audible crossing cues at key junctions.
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