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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1946
Page
12
Sparta defeated Mauston 15 9 and 8 1 in a doubleheader. McComb pitched nine strikeouts and allowed only one hit in the first game while Schwan ke and Benedict limited Mauston. Spink hit a home run and a triple in three trips as Sparta's offense erupted across four innings.
Central and Logan tennis squads head to the Northwest tournament with early Thursday departures. Central holds three straight wins while Logan has two wins and one loss, meeting intra city rival Central. Singles players Scheel and Grant for Central. Adams and Peterson for Logan. Doubles teams Winter/Weigent for Central. Jones/Foster for Logan. The Central golf team also faces Aquinas in a city league clash as Smith meets Knothe.
Galesville hammered West Salem 27 to 3 as Rollie Bierne and Don Cassel pitched and hit. Bierne led offense with four hits, George Gamokre and Lund homered, while West Salem errors helped the victors. Galesville to host Holmen Friday and visit West Salem next Tuesday May 14.
The New York Yankees will travel all season on a four-engined United Air Lines plane dubbed the Yankee Mainliner. Club President Larry MacPhail announced the shift as coal strikes curtail railroad schedules. The first trip is to St Louis for the western swing, a move agreed by players and Manager Joe McCarthy. Airlines see this as the start of widespread air travel for professional teams.
The Milwaukee Brewers saw a three game win streak halted as the Indianapolis Indians edged them 3 to 2 in a one game series. Rex Cecil struggled but held the Brewers to two runs while Ed Turchin and Sebasan Sisti delivered the decisive hits for Indy.
Holmen high school edged Onalaska 4 to 2 after Chuck Olsen pitched for Holmen and Gene Olsen covered slants. Onalaska countered with Steve Fuhrman on the mound and Thomack catching, each side producing a double. Holmen, now 1 loss in opener to Logan, heads to Galesville Friday.
Tomah topped La Crosse 6-2 in the opener as Lind held La Crosse to one hit. Rich Twite of Logan pitched a no hit bid in the nightcap, though Tomah pushed across runs in the second and later innings to seal a 6-2 win.
Springfield holds 3-0 after sweeping Decatur with an 11 inning 6-5 win as Danville leads the pack with 4-2. Davenport topped Quincy 7-2 while rain postponed Danville Terre Haute and Waterloo Evansville. schedule shifts highlight opening week chaos.
National League results Cincinnati 2 New York 1 and St Louis 6 Philadelphia at Chicago. American League Detroit 7 Philadelphia 2 Boston 10 St Louis 6 14 innings Washington 2 Cleveland 1 10 innings. Thursday games New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Chicago at Boston American Association Louisville at Milwaukee Columbus at Kansas Cir Toledo at St Paul Indianapolis at Minneapolis.
Leon Culberson delivered a bases loaded homer in the 14th inning to lift Boston to a 12th consecutive win as he, a bench fixture, homered off Tex Shirley to beat St. Louis 10-6. The Red Sox, aided by Clem Labine in relief, extended their lead to 3.5 games over the idle Yankees.
La Crosse park commissioners approve leasing the Copeland ball park fence to the La Crosse Baseball Association to sell advertising space funding lighting transformers. Recreation Director Hartt and Louis G. Nelson attend. details target May 14 opening with bulb and weather concerns and merchant support for ads.
The Indians won on Tuesday afternoon with the netters and golf teams triumphant and the baseball squad chalking their fifth win in seven games. Tennis nailed a 6 1 victory as Leo Kenney and John Koetting led. Linksmen claimed their first golf win over Eau Claire with George Goeser scoring key points. Coach Walt Wittich guided the squads in a near par finale on the final hole.
The Minneapolis 700 club invites the local chapter to a Greenhaven Country Club event on Sunday May 19 featuring a morning golf tournament and a three game pin sweeper in the afternoon. A 5 30 banquet and installation of members and new chapter will close the program. Local members should contact the local chapter pin boy soon.
West Salem High School baseball hosts Onalaska at Veterans Memorial Park Thursday after noon seeking its second win of the season. West Salem sits at one win and two defeats, while Onalaska aims for its first win after losses to Central and Holmen. Steve Fuhrman may pitch for Onalaska. West Salem may counter with Don Cassel or Freeman Newberg.
Notables of the sports world will pay final tribute Friday to James J. Johnston a veteran fight manager and promoter who died of a heart ailment at his home yesterday at the age of 70.
The Peerless Amber team led by Pete Wais posted a 1,111 total to set a city high. Wais bowled 279 in the single game helping to secure the high mark, with Si Knutson 178 Carl Michel 189 Art Gilles 209 and Henry Wittenberg 256 contributing. John Meihl earlier had a 706 season high and both bowlers will receive 700 rings and other prizes from alley managers and sponsors.
Daring Bets and jockey shifts surround the Preakness field as Eddie Arcaro plans to ride Hampden, Willie DuPont’s front-runner, while Assault appears ready to defend his Kentucky Derby form. Odds shift behind Texas Terror and Lord Boswell amid Derby drama.
Errol Olsen, chairman, says the La Crosse 700 club will hold its fifth annual meeting at Hunters Lodge Invitations have been mailed to surrounding chapters. Six new members will be inducted into the club.
The CIO baseball team will practice tonight at 5 30 at Copeland Diamond. Marv Grimalid, the manager, will oversee the drill as the squad prepares for upcoming games.
Glen McCulloch and Bob Hussey paced the victory with two homers and strong hitting. Lefty Sorensen held La Crosse to four hits through five innings before Jameson closed out as Indians gain revenge after yesterday’s defeat and pull away in the first inning with a string of runs.
Arcadia captured nine of 13 firsts to beat Galesville 62 to 50 in Arcadia. Schultz swept four events including 180 low hurdles pole vault and shot put while tying for first in high jump. Berg added two more firsts in 120 high hurdles and broad jump. Benson led Arcadia with wins in 100 and 180 dashes.
Milwaukee Brewers president Rudy Schaefer announced that veteran catcher and first baseman Otto Denning has been sold to a Russian league team in Oklahoma Mira. The move shifts Denning from MILWAUKEE to a foreign league awaiting terms.
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