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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1948
Page
5
Aquinas high school defeats Logan 4 0 in a tight intra city game at Copeland Park. Tom Rendler and Merlin Nehring matched mound to mound with Rendler earning the win and Nehring taking the loss as Aquinas broke through in the seventh.
Wisconsin's junior varsity baseball team scored seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to beat Platteville 7 to 7. Warren U Bohnhoff, Wisconsin centerfielder from Plymouth, collected three hits in five trips.
Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati returned professional boxing to Chicago Stadium after a 77 day break by stopping Elmer Violent Ray of Hastings Florida in the ninth round of a scheduled ten round light heavyweight bout. The 175 pound challenger floored Ray with a solid right to the chin at 2 43 of the ninth after Ray was down earlier in the round.
Bernyce Bailly was re elected president of the Ladies Commercial bowling league for the 1948 49 season at the loop keglers meeting in Arcade alleys last Monday Viola Norby was named vice president Elia Schneeberger secretary Hattie Wendling sergeant at arms and Ethel Quall treasurer A trophy for highest average went to Bernice Iliy and she received a medal for a high three game series of 565 Medals were awarded Bernice Koblitz for the high single count and Addie Banasik for increasing her average by 34 Kitty Korner tavern won both rounds of the circuit kegling.
Sid Wolden captured top honors at the City sweepstakes arcade event with a 612 three game series. George Spika took runner up with 609, Alex notching 607 for third, Dave Clark fourth with 605, Lyman Viner 600, Jack Wuensch 598, and Ed Spika 596 in a tight 600-class finish.
Caledonia high school edged Houston 10 to 3 as seven Houston errors helped. LaVern Lager pitched a complete game, facing five hits while Caledonia managed four safe blows off Aston La Plant. The win ties Caledonia with Mabel for second in the Eastern division.
A four room cottage at Orange Island Resort is offered across from Isle la Plume with no road access. Includes a 20 foot Criscraft boat. Asking price is 4000 dollars.
Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon dominates Washington, earning an 8-0 victory while Blackwell suffers an injury. Lemon moves ahead of Rapid Robert in wins and complete games as he outpaces the rest of the rotation in a decisive Wigwam performance.
Lemon excels as a starter with an 11-5 finish last season and hot hitting .533 in limited at bats. Feller falters with two poor starts after previously stringing 17 scoreless innings. Cleveland beat Washington 8-0 while others were rained out. Cincinnati loses Ewell Blackwell to a shoulder injury.
Baseball results show American League games with Detroit at New York rained out Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston and Cleveland 8 Washington 6. National League scores Boston 4 Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 8 Chicago 5 St Louis 7 Philadelphia 4 New York at Pittsburgh rain. American Association Milwaukee 1 Columbus 0 Seenepens 6 St Paul 4 Toledo Toutvine Manene City. Sundays slate lists Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis Columbus at Milwaukee Indianapolis at Minneapolis Louisville at Kansas City.
In Decorah on Friday afternoon La Crosse State Teachers College powered to a 13 to 2 victory over the visiting college golf team. The scoreboard reflected decisive play as individual performances were noted.
Holmen defeats Melrose 2-1 as Mickleberg earns the win over Yeske. Olson leads with two hits and Gullickson adds a homer for Holmen in a tight Coulee clash.
The Eau Claire high school Abes golf team swept all five matches against Logan, winning 12 to 0 at the La Crosse Country Club. Bill Matice posted 80 over Art Teachout, Charles Aschen beat Willy La Pointe 86, Jim Tanner won 83 over Bruce Allen, and Jim Looby also defeated Bob Figgie to complete the sweep.
Arcadia cinder squad swept the Mississippi Valley meet at Teachers field scoring in all 13 events to top Galesville by 71 to 38. Black River Falls placed third as Mondovi Augusta and Osseo followed. Five records fell including Mondovi’s Newell Erickson in discus 130 feet 6 inches and Harold Williamson of Galesville in the mile 4 54.8.
Luther defeats La Crosse 7-3 as Bahr Olsen Veglahn and McDowell lead with 11 hits. Raabe pitched for Luther, Schroeder suffered the loss for La Crosse, and Luther improves to 4-4 as the teams split the two game set.
Janesville Cubs stay undefeated in Wisconsin State League openers by defeating Green Bay Bluejays 8 to 5 as Joe Prucha wins five innings and Dean Wall finishes. Sheboygan romps Wisconsin Rapids 22 to 5 amid 13 hits and eight Rapids errors.
Milwaukee's Bill Sinton hit a sixth inning homer as the Brewers beat St Louis 1-0 at home, in a game marked by Crimian's control struggles and strong relief from Barrett. Indianapolis beat Minneapolis 8-6, St Paul edged Toledo 4-3, and Louisville topped Kansas City 8-7 as the circuit cooled in cool Minneapolis weather.
More than half of the 2015 cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point are World War II veterans. The article notes the high share of older cadets among the incoming class and highlights the blend of experience with new students.
Wisconsin right hander Jim Lawrence held Notre Dame to three hits as the Badgers beat the Irish 3-1 in the first game of a two game series before 2000. Wisconsin scored two in the fourth inning and added another in the eighth on a Bob Wilson triple and Bruce Elliott single. Notre Dame scored in the sixth without a hit and Campbell and Hiller accounted for the Irish. Lawrence and Campbell each struck out 14. The two teams meet again today.
Teachers In Meet lege's track team was slated to run against Iowa State Teachers Luther and U Iowa in Cedar Falls today. Indians are un defeated in dual competition this.
CIO coach Bill Killeen announced a Sunday 10 a.m. workout for the CIO baseball team at Copeland field. At Sawyer field Kelly Emberson’s Peerless outfit will also practice at 10 a.m. on the same day.
Bobby Locke, the South African golf great, trails leader Herman Barron by one stroke after shooting a second straight 69 in the Goodall Round Robin at New Rochelle. Locke complains of a PGA suspension and aims to prove his form against 14 top American pros in this match-play event.
Aberdeen defeated the Fargo Moorhead twins 11 to 1 and Grand Forks beat Sioux Falls 8 to 2 in the only Northern League games last night. Cold weather postponed Eau Claire at Duluth and St. Cloud at Superior.
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