Podres Traded from Dodgers to Tigers in Deal
Veteran left hander Johnny Podres is traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to Detroit for an unnamed player and cash. Podres, 33, re joins Tigers manager Charley Dressen who coached him with the Dodgers. Dressen plans to use him in the bullpen or as a spot starter. Podres has 123 innings this season and went 7 and 6 with a 3.43 ERA last year.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Podres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit Tiger
Charley Dressen
Podres
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Tigers
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Detroit
Dressen
Grabowski Delays Wedding to Train for Packers Debut
Illinois fullback Jim Grabowski works out with the Illini in spring to prepare for his NFL debut with Green Bay. He postponed his wedding while pursuing this season, saying the Packers are strong and he will prove himself in the college all star game.
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Ill
Jim Grabowski
Illinois
Green Bay
Illini
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Grabowski
Mays Eyes Ruth Record With Four-Decade Career Pace
Willie Mays, age 35, needs 200 homers to tie Babe Ruth at 714. If he averages 40 per year through age 40, he could reach Ruth’s mark by 1971. Ted Williams and Jim Thome stand in the record books, while pitchers like Spahn, Drysdale, Koufax and Roberts have yielded many of Mays’s drives.
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Jack Hand
NEW York
Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Willie
Ted Williams
Jimmy Foxx
Ruth
De Soto tops area meet in fast scoring and relays
De Soto wins with 65 points, La Farge 49, Ithaca 431, Seneca 292, Barneveld 211, others trailing. Individuals shine in long jump Flick leads. Willemberg and Stovel top field events. Zimmerman stars in discus. Ithaca dominates relays with 1:44.1 880 relay and 3:56.4 mile relay.
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la Farge
Ithaca
Seneca
Barneveld
Wauzeka
N. Crawford
Blue River
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Stoval
Hole
Cleiments
Leary
Willemberg
Frye
Roen
Fish
Waddell
Shird
Fritsche
Seymour
Clerkin
Zimmerman
Hass
Welch
Bell
Watson
Yaun
Tennent
Denman
Oliver
Ertel
Rish
Farge
Widstrand
Stovel
Gianoli
Sprosty
Schmitz
Weinberg
Willis
Tully
Maxie
Nordin
Delong
McDowell
Raisbeck
Clements
Local Track Meet Results Highlight Viroqua Weston Westby Standings
Larson and De Lap lead in sprint finals for Viroqua Weston Westby with top marks across the boys events. Jumps and relays show strong performances by Viroqua and Weston, including wins in pole vault shot put discus and long relay events.
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Larson
Westby
Cowden
Viroqua
Miller
Weston
de Lap
Seep
Smith
Anderson
Olson
Holloway
Walby
Vikemyer
Steinke
J. Solverson
Jackson
Kingslien
Sinstad
Dowden
Wee
Thompson
Mason
Hanson
Logan High to honor athletes at Saturday banquet
Logan High School to host its third annual sports banquet at 6 30 p m in the senior high gym. Principal D E Field and Athletic Director Raymond W Nibbe retiring will receive special recognition. Jim Howard of the Logan Booster Club chairs the program. Letter winners in football cross country basketball gymnastics wrestling baseball track golf and tennis will be honored. A senior athlete of the year and two scholarships totaling 200 will be announced.
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Logan High
D. E. Field
River Falls State College
Raymond W. Nibbe
Logan High School
Jim Howard
Logan Booster Club
Alou Leads Brothers With .333 Mark In Batting
New York AP Matty Alou of Pittsburgh tops his brothers in batting at .333 while Felipe Alou of Atlanta sits at .300 and Jesus at .213. The Pirates acquired Matty from the Giants last winter as Or. Long games this season also persist with only eight under two hours and 29 over three hours. Sonny Jackson may challenge Maury Wills for NL stolen base lead with 11 steals while Wills has eight.
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Warren Spahn
Spahn
Spahnie
Oklahoma
Braves
Boston
Giants
Polo Grounds
New York
Matty Alou
Pittsburgh
Alous
Felipe Alou
Atlanta
Jesus
San Francisco
Pirates
Matty
Sonny Jackson
Houston
Dodgers
Maury Wills
Jackson
La Crescent Forms Softball Leagues For Men And Women
In La Crescent Minnesota a men's church league is forming with teams from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church the Church of the Crucifixion First Evangelical and La Crescent Methodist. Peggy Jo Senn is organizing a women’s softball team.
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LA Crescent, Minn
Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church of the Crucifixion
First Evangelical
la Crescent Methodist
Peggy Jo Senn
Bowling Scores Scatterpin and Ladies' Powderpuff Results
In Pla Mor Lanes action Keller Printing led with a team series of 2290 and a team game of 798. La Vonne Holseth topped the ladies with 573 in the Scatterpin event while Sylvia Druschke and Lorna Farley led in Powderpuff with 519 and 514 respectively.
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Keller Printing
la Vonne Holseth
Marie Mueller
Agnes Lachman
Jean Anderson
Gloria Dierkop
Marilyn Wigdahl
Ross
la Crosse
Pepsi-Cola
Sylvia Druschke
Lorna Farley
Eleanor Wilder
Carol Lounsbrough
Eileen Scheitzach
Betty Bichel
Mickey Erickson
Bessie Kurth
Audrey Sveen
Stacy Willys
Northern Sports Bowl Team Series Highs at Sportsman Bar 2012
Bowling results show Lois Buss and Louise Peterson high in team series and singles at Sportsman Bar 2012 with top scores across events such as High 10 and High Single. Other events include MIXED COUPLES Hearts & Flowers 2014 and Ladies Merchants Holiday Lanes with notable bowlers like Geri Borgedahl and Pat LaHart.
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Sportsman Bar
Lois Buss
Louise Peterson
Vi Notz
Alice Knutson
Betty Wolf
Marie Weber
Barb Schmitt
Olga Thomas
Ann Graff
Lena Johnson
Hearts & Flowers
Red Andrews
Ray Dickson
del Schroeder
Russ Olson
Bob Sullivan
Vee Soller
Betty Dickson
Joyce Jostad
der Schroeder
Ladies’ Merchants
Latch’s Bar
New Villa
Geri Bergedahl
Pat Lahart
Sharon Proksch
Addie Kriese
Elaine Zierke
Sue Lambert
Marie Miller
Bernyce Bailly
Esther Wieber
Kay Kerska
Geri Borgedah
Sundowners
Holiday Lanes
G. Horman & Sons
Myra Strittmaier
Viv Ewing
Ovedia Delke
Violet Pielham
Viv Gribi
Judy Corbett
Or Brubach
Charlotte Ederson
Pat McDowell
Bev Newhouse
Latch
Major League Leaders Across National and American Leagues
National and American League batting leaders include Morgan Houston at .370 and Alou Atlanta with 34 hits. Notable figures: Aaron Atlanta with 21 runs and Mays San Francisco with 21 RBIs. Pitching leaders feature Marichal San Francisco 6 0 and McDowell Cleveland 4 0 with Gibson St. Louis 47 strikeouts.
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Houston
Smith
St. Louis
Aaron
Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Mays
McCovey
Alou
Pinson
Cincinati
Johnson
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Parker
Grandmother Leads National Bowling Meet in Division 1
In New Orleans Mary Plunkett a 43 year old grandmother from Buffalo set a 205245194644 series to take the Division 1 lead at the Woman's International Bowling Congress Tournament She surpassed New Orleans leader Sherps Weimers who had held top spot with 636 Two Division 1 doubles changes were noted Ruth Brody and Loretta Datri moved New London Conn into fourth with 1150 while Betty Lupicski Granite City Ill and Rita Hennessey St Louis posted 1140 In Division 1 team play Levittown Plaza Lanes Willingboro N J climbed to fourth with 2619.
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New Orleans
Buffalo
N.Y
Mary Plunkett
Central Netters defeat Eau Claire Memorial in tennis clash
Central La Crosse beat Eau Claire Memorial 7-2 led by Terry Murphy and Tim Harnish in singles and Murphy-Largent, Schreiber-Harnish, and Balfany-Hanhardt in doubles. Memorial’s Ken Jungerberg and Carter Hill won set victories while match play continued at Copeland Park.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Red Raiders
Harold Weinbender
Logan
Copeland Park
Terry Murphy
Central
Dave Rowe
Ken Jungerberg
Memorial
Dave Largent
Carter Hill
Dick Schreiber
Tim Harnish
Jim Fitzl
Greg Balfany
John Vorpahl
al Hanhardt
Steve Richards
Murphy - Largent
Rowe-Hill
Schreiber - Harnish
Jungerberg - Vorpahl
Balfany - Hanhardt
Fitzl . Richards
Wiemer Wins Big Eight Pin Meet Narrowly Over Swegel
Roger Wiemer edged George Swegel by a tenth of a point to win the Western Wisconsin Big Eight Sweeper with 45.43 Peterson points to Swegel’s 45.31. Wiemer and Swegel each won seven of ten games with Wiemer averaging 194.3 and Swegel 193.1, while Ray Michalko took third with 45.28 Peterson points and 197.8 avg. Also in results were Butch Severson 43.09, Ray Lichie 43.03, Jim Wais 42.02, Dan Greene 41.16 and Eddie Seeger 36.40. The Western Wisconsin Traveling All Star League awards banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Parkview Lanes in Cashton. Ed Kranepool has gone hitless in 24 at bats across eight games and drops from .303 to .175 batting average.
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George Swegel
Wisconsin
Wiemer
Peterson
Shade Swegel
Swegel
Ray Michalko
Butch Severson
Ray Lichtie
James Wais
Ei Dan Greene
Eddie Seeger
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