Weather Halts Logan Central Raider Baseball Game
Rain at Copeland field drenched the Central versus Logan intra city game delaying the 1949 opener. Central plans a makeup on a future date while Aquinas and Logan trade 1 1 records amid season aims and upcoming doubleheaders.
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Copeland Field
Red Raider
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Morris Essock
Blugolds
Walt Huebner
Merlin (Hambone
De Soto Opens Play Sunday In Western Wisconsin Loop
De Soto Blackhawk, led by Manager Harald Worman, hosts Westby in the Western Wisconsin league opener at De Soto ball park. Officials include J. C. Gillespie and Mayor Albert Munson, with Judge Lincoln Neprud to present the Vernon County trophy. Opening games on May 15 feature Westby at De Soto and other matchups across the loop.
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Harald Worman
Westby
J. C. Gillespie
Albert Munson
de Soto Ball Park
Lincoln Neprud
Viroqua
Blackhawks
Hollywood YMCA Favored in National Volleyball Open
Hollywood YMCA, defending champion, appears set to win the National Volleyball Open in Los Angeles as it defeats Oakland Naval Supply Depot and Northside Chicago YMCA. Chicago YMCA, a three time past champion, led early but fell 14-12 15-7. National Volleyball Association officers named Friday include Marshall W. Wallis of Springfield, Illinois, as vice president.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Ymca
Movietown
Oakland
Federal District of
Box Score Highlights From Local Baseball Game
Box score fields show players Jeatrum King LaBude Oson Emanuel Reicheer Nirschil Schumann Retzlaff Steen Young. Dohl Nirschl Schumann Schroeder Dohl Benedict. Nirschl Nort? Schroeder hit a home run. Gibson charged with loss. Umpires Langille and.
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King
LaBude
Oson
Emanuel
Reicheer
Nirschil
Schumann
Retzlaff
Steen
Young
Dohl
Schroeder
Nirschl
Colonial Golf Meet Field Announced
Fort Worth Texas announces the Colonial National Invitation field with thirty five professionals and one amateur invited and accepted. Sam Snead and Frank Stranahan were not invited due to prior commitments and schedule conflicts. The $15 000 event will be held June 25 with all travel and lodging expenses paid.
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Tex
PGA
Sam Snead
Frank Stranahan
Max Highfill
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Stranahan
Highfill
Clayton Heafner
Jimmie Demaret
Cary Middlecoff
Lloyd Mangrum
E. J. Harrison
Bobby Locke
Skip Alexander
Johnny Palmer
Bob Hamilton
Dick Metz
Dave Douglas
Ellsworth Vines
Tone
Charles Coe
Ardmore
Okla
La Crosse State Teachers Crushes Eau Claire 18-0 in Baseball
La Crosse State Teachers routs Eau Claire 18 to 0 to extend their win streak to six and claim a fourth conference victory. Schroeder pitched seven shutout innings with three hits and a homer, sharing hitting honors with John Schumann as La Crosse pounded nine Blugold errors and 16 hits. The Indians improve to 7 2 on the season, defeating Eau Claire for the second time this year.
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Wis
la Crosse State Teachers College
Bob Schroeder
Schroeder
John Schumann
Indians
la Crosse
Bill Vickrey
Blugolds
Ed Gibson
Nirschl
Dick Jentrum
Schumann
Bob Dohr
Haugstad
Stan Sazama
Roger Retzlaff
Gibson
Retzlaff
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Sam Young
Dick Emanuel
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Golds
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Bernie Golz
Dohr
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Nirs
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Blugold
Roger Steen
Reidinger
Archter
Don Kronenberg
Young
Bears Roll Blues in Northern League Duel
The Eau Claire Bears beat the Superior Blues 5-1 on Friday night in a Northern league matchup. Duluth defeated St. Cloud 25-0 and Aberdeen topped Grand Forks 10-3 while Eau Falls beat Fargo-Moorhead 4-1.
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Associated Press
Eau Claire Bears
Superior Blues
Wisconsin
Duluth
St. Cloud
Aberdeen Sted Grand Forks
Ee Falls
Fargo-Moorhead
Blair Track Team Defeats Cotter Crew in Dual Meet
Blair high school routed Cotter of Winona 73 to 32 at Blair Wisconsin in a 13-event dual meet. Blair claimed nine firsts to Cotter’s four led by wins from Johnson Marterk Strand Briska Slette Foss Moen Sessvold and Johnson in sprints hurdles distance and field events with a 1 09.2 600 yard relay showing strong team depth.
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Giants Give Leo Durocher 2 Year Pact
New York Giants manager Leo Durocher received a two year contract extension at a Polo Grounds press conference ahead of a game with the Phillies. The vote of confidence followed a reinstatement after a brief suspension arising from a facial altercation with a heckler. Durocher declared himself very happy with the deal.
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Mize
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Braves
Brooklyn
Gays Mills Edges Prairie Du Chien In Close Track Meet
Gays Mills high school narrowly defeated Prairie du Chien 58 to 55 in the first home interscholastic track meet at Prairie du Chien High School. The meet drew an estimated 500 spectators and featured winners such as Layde in the 100 yard dash and R. McKnight in the 200 yard dash, with multiple events including relays and field events.
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Two More Area Baseball Leagues Launch 1949 Season
La Crosse area baseball opens as Monroe County and Upper Iowa circuits start Sunday. Sparta seeks repeat title after last season’s unbeaten run while Cataract Tomah Wilton and Warren enter slate. New Mabel joins Upper Iowa at Nordness as Little Eight and Kickapoo divisions begin second week with multiple matchups across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota.
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Burr Oak
Scenic League Opens Week as Wisconsin Iowa Teams Clash
Leagues begin play across Scenic loop with Southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa clubs in early action. Scenic matchups include Prairie du Chien at Lansing Waukon at Monona Waterville at Castalia and Harper's Ferry at Twin Cities along with Root River contests Houston at New Albin and Trempealeau Bi-State Juneau and Fillmore County circuits also slated for action.
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New Albin
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Waterville
Castelia
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Fillmore County
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Chandler Names Wilson To Newark And Marquez To Cleveland
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler ruled Artie Wilson a Negro shortstop is sent to Newark in the International League, a Yankee farm club, voiding Cleveland Indians claim. He also voided Newark's contract with Luis Marquez and awarded him to Cleveland.
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A. B. Chandler
Artie Wilson
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New York Yankees
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Yankee
Chandler
Luis Marquez
Cleveland
Rhubarb Season Sparks Major League Benches In Pittsburgh
The major league rhubarb season heats up as St Louis and Pittsburgh clash after Ro jek was hit by a pitch and Garagiola was involved in a bench clearing altercation. Eddie Beckman and others helped restore order as Pirates edged Cards 3-2 on a ninth inning homer by Beckman and Kiner and Westlake homers.
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Stan Rojek
Pirates
Joe Garagiola
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Rip Sewell
Garagiola
Jock Conlan
Billy Meyer
Eddie Dyer
Eddie Beckman
Red Munger
St Louis
Wally Westlake
Ralph Kiner
Two Nags Score Double Victories At Aurora Downs
Ensign John a 4 year old brown gelding owned by R C Dahlinger Dearborn Michigan and Larry Chief a 3 year old roan gelding owned by Earl Richard Sabina Ohio each swept two divisions at Aurora Downs Friday night Ensign John won both sprint and distance divisions by wide margins and Larry Chief swept both divisions of the third section while Coupon and Royal Jester split the second section of the feature.
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Ohio
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Badger Tennis Team Triples Minnesota in 8-1 Win
The Wisconsin Badgers defeated Minnesota 8-1 as they won three doubles matches and five of six singles. Wisconsin dominated at home in Madison, maintaining strong form for the season.
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Wis
University of Wisconsin
Harnwell wins city league sweepstakes with 619 three game total
Howard Harnwell captures first place in the Arcade Bowling Alleys city league sweepstakes by rolling a 619 three game total Friday night. First prize is $10. George Spika finishes one pin behind with 618 and wins $8. Other money finishers include Jim Bruha 587 for $6.50, Russ Braun 585 for $5.50, Alem Dobczak 589 for $4.50, and Harvey Schultz 567 for $3.00.
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Jim Bruha
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Alem Dobczak
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Milwaukees Extension Wins Narrow Dual Meet
Plymouth Wisconsin Mil waukee Extension edged Mission House College 60 to 57 in a close 220 yard low hurdles dual track meet.
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Wis
Milwaukee
Mission House College
La Crosse Tribune May Day News Briefs
Local paper from La Crosse Wisconsin dated May 7 1949 reports community events and brief notices including civic matters, small-town happenings, and regional updates. Strong local names and places appear in concise items across the page.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Grand Finale Bowling Meet resumes with near 400 entries
The scratch and handicap singles event runs through May 22 with about 376 entries. Phil Wagner of La Crosse leads the scratch division after a 762 set last week while T Winger of Decorah Ia tops the handicap field with an 822. Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa bowlers participate in the regional event.
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T. Winger
Decorah
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Pla- Mar
Lansing And New Albin Win In Meet
Lansing and New Albin opened Iowa sectional baseball with 6-0 and 9-3 wins over Waukon and Ridge Way. Schedule shows four games Saturday with semifinals Monday and finals Wednesday. Donovan earned the win for New Albin as both teams combined for multiple extra base hits and timely scoring.
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Marquette
Ossian de Sales
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Bauercamper
Wendel
Glynn
Donovan
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Holmen Triumph Secures Share of Coulee Title
Holmen high school baseball team beat Onalaska 9-4 in Wisconsin. Mickelberg outpitched Bud Mahlum as Holmen capitalized on eight Onalaska errors to move toward a second consecutive Coulee Conference title.
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Fights Last Night in Hollywood and Indianapolis
Corky Gonzales from Denver defeated Chico Morales of Havana by outpoint in Hollywood. Bunny Berrigan from Milwaukee outpointed Spider Thomas of Indianapolis in Indianapolis over eight rounds.
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Milwaukee
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