Tomah wins Gateway-West Central track title at Memorial Field
Tomah High School led by Vic Burnstad with three firsts and a total of 74 points captures the Gateway West Central Conference meet at Memorial Field. Sparta second with 63, Logan third at 44, Manston last with 18 as Burnstad tops individual honors with 15 points.
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Vic Burnstad
Earl Goetzke
Tomah
Memorial Field
Sparta
Logan
Manston
Burnstad
David Krueger
Darrell Jackson
Bob Hubert
Allen Gajewski
Gajewski
Gary Cole
Ron Heser
Chambers Electric Bowling Team Posts 2489 in ABC Meet
Chambers Electric of La Crosse posted a 2489 team score at the ABC bowling tournament in Milwaukee. Ted Knutson led with 539 while teammates George Myer 532 and Harnish 480 contributed. other scores included Nichols 471 Stellick 467 and 841 781 867 in individual games.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chambers Electric
la Crosse
ABC
Ted Knutson
George Myer
Body Harnish
George Nichols
William Stellick
Senators Rally For 2-0 Win Over Indians Lead
Jensen and Shea powered a 2-0 victory for the Senators over the league-leading Cleveland Indians. Shea worked six strong innings, driving in both runs with a sixth inning single as Ed Yost and Jensen followed with a doubles rally. The win narrows the gap to 12 games in the standings as Washington climbs to second place.
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Jensen
Shea
Senators
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Tribe
Yanks
New York
Wilson
Noren
Indians
Wynn
Ray Boone
Cleveland
al Rosen
Ning
Ed Yost
Yankees
Bombers
Tigers
Detroit
Allie Reynolds
Billy Hoeft
Earl Harrist
Satchel Paige
St. Louis Browns
Boston
St. Louis
Browns
Mickey McDermott
Ellis Kinder
Bob Nieman
Nieman
Harrist
Paige
McDermott
Kinder
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Clem Labine
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Forrest Imain
Snider
Pirates
Ralph Kiner
Bob Rush
Chicago
Rush
Bruce Edwards
Johnny Klippstein
Hank Thompson
Bobby Thomson
Hank Sauer
Frank Baumholtz
Sauer
Andy Pafko
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phils
Cincinnati Reds
Gran Hamner
Reds
Ken Heintzelman
Herm Wehmeier
Braves
Wilmer
Vinegar Bond
Mizell
Warren Spahn
Central Triumphs Over Eau Claire in Track Dual
La Crosse Central swept to a 69 to 44 win over Eau Claire High School in a dual meet at Eau Claire. Bowmen Bowman led Eau Claire with wins in the 100 and 200 yard dashes and the shot put, while Central claimed seven firsts including the 880 and mile, with standout performances from Stein Michaels Pamperin and Hawkins.
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Eau Claire
Wis
la Crosse Central
Eau Claire High School
Willard Hanson
Central
Tom Bowman
Don Hawkins
Jack Hackett
Stein
Michaels
la Crosse
John Pamperin
Hawkins
Don Voss
Bowman
Crocker
McDonald
Grewe
Hackett
Whipple
Onson
Casberg
Ring
Kendall
Pamperin
Glendenning
Voss
Denis Johannson Dominates 1500m at Los Angeles Relays
Denis Johannson from Finland won the featured 1500 meter at the 122nd Los Angeles Coliseum Relays before 45,211. Don Gehrmann of Wisconsin finished fifth in 3:53. Charley Moore ran 50.9 in the 400m hurdles, reclaiming a former record. pole vaults ended at 14 feet 8 inches with two tied athletes failing at 15 feet. Gehrmann battled a cold from Milwaukee.
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Los Angeles
Finland
Denis Johannson
Los Angeles Coliseum
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Johannson
Purdue
Charley Moore
Cornell
America
Helsinki
Sweden
Louisiana State University
Glen Hardin
Bob Richards
Don Laz
Illinois Athletic Club
Gehrmann
Milwaukee
Two Sons Of Famous Fathers Battle In Preakness Day
In Baltimore Pimlico the 4 17 p m post brings ten three year olds to the Preakness. Sub Fleet and Blue Man, sons of Count Fleet and Blue Swords, renew a lineage clash sparked by their fathers. Outsiders may upset as rivals beat each other to the finish.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Sub Fleet
Blue Man
Count Fleet
Blue Swords
Marquette Freshman Star Sparks Varsity Victory
Marquette's varsity football defeated the MU Old Timers 35 to 7 in a spring tilt. Freshman Ron Drzewiecki rushed for 73, 22, and 21 yard TDs as 4,500 fans watched the windup of Hilltoppers spring training.
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Milwaukee
Ron Drzewiecki
Marquette
MU Oldtimers
Hilltoppers
Drzewiecki
Immanuel Lutheran Church Softball Practice Reminder
Immanuel Lutheran Church announces a softball practice at Copeland Park Sunday at 1 30 p m. All interested players are urged to attend.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Copeland Park
Boxing Roundup From Night of Falls in Cities
Fights last night saw Billy Graham and Rocky Castellani draw in New York. Walter Haines outpointed Preddie Dawson in New Orleans. Glen Flanagan and Corky Gonzales drew in Eveleth. Bud Smith defeated Frank Fran in Melbourne.
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Associated Press
New York
Billy Graham
Rocky Castellani
Lugerne
Draw
New Orleans
Walter Haines
Preddie Dawson
Chicago
Eveleth
Minn
Glen Flanagan
St. Paul
Corky Gonzales
Denver
Drew
Melbourne
Australia
Bud Smith
Cincinnati
Frank Fran
Sydney
Mohawks to host Leifs Conocos in Sunday exhibition
La Crosse Mohawks ride a three game win streak into a Sunday home game at Copeland Park against Eau Claire Leifs Conocos. Jim Gort mans the visiting lineup with a strong pitching staff led by Harry Tietz and Jim Schlewitz.
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la Crosse
Mohawks
Leif
Conocos of
Eau Claire
Copeland Park
Camp McCoy
Jim Gort
Tampa
Fla
Conocos
Eau Claire Merchants
Gort
Harry Tietz
Mound Corps
Tietz
Jim Schlewitz
Denny O’melia
Regis High School
Cucker
New York Giants
Melbourne
Fifa
Carl Hubbell
Delloyd Peterson
Bill Killeen
Babe) Harnish
Harnish
New Albia
Jim (Chalky) Squier
Charlie Weigent
Dan Clark
Charlie Voss
George Sladky
Sim Dunham
Beloit Teams Defeat La Crosse in Tennis and Golf
Beloit College swept La Crosse State College in Beloit on Friday with undefeated Beloit golf posting an 11 5 to 6 1 victory and tennis claiming 8 1 in singles. Ted Perrling led Beloit with a 75 in golf while Ken Potterton and Dick Radde shot 76 for La Crosse. John Schnell won La Crosse’s lone tennis match.
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Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
la Crosse State College
la Crosse
Ted Perrling
Ken Potterton
Dick Radde
John Schnell
Wallace Rogge Set For YMCA Handball Final
Bob Wallace and George Rogge reach the Class A championship by winning semi finals at the Y. Wallace beat Bob Schilling 21-8 21-10 while Rogge recovered from a first game loss to George Lassig 7-21 to win 21-6 21-9. The final is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday on the handball court.
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Bob Wallace
George Rogge
YMCA
Wallace
Rogge
Akron Team Rises to Eighth in ABC Tournament
The Amster Kirtz Co. of Akron Ohio moved into eighth place in the American Bowling Congress event after opening with 1 027, then 957 and 1 009 for a 2 993 total. Racine pair Max Legate and Charles Mezera led the doubles with 1 240, 667 and 573 respectively.
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Milwaukee
Amster Kirtz Co
Akron
Kirtz
Max Legate
Charles Mezera
Racine
Legate
Mezera
Goose Island Duck and Pheasant Project Seeks 30 Volunteers
Walter (Babe) Weigent issued a call for at least 30 volunteers to help at the Badger State Sportsmen goose island project. Volunteers are asked to report around 8 a.m. with completion expected by noon if turnout is sufficient.
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Badger State Sportmen
Goose Island
Walter
Babe) Weigent
Weigent
Gophers Dominate Badgers 9-0 In Big Ten Showdown
Minnesota baseball hammered Wisconsin 9-0 as Paul Giel pitched scoreless innings to extend his streak to 26. The Gophers totaled 15 hits with Arne Campbell and Jim Steiger supporting a six-run third inning. Wisconsin drop to 6-4 while Minnesota improves to 6-3.
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Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Paul Giel
Badgers
Ron Anke
Arne Campbell
Gophers
Big Ten
Unke
Campbell
Cooper
Giel
Steiger
Ringside Inn Team Reaches Finals of State Shuffling Meet
Ringside Inn of La Crosse advances to the finals of the Wisconsin State Shuffleboard meet after semifinal rounds at CIO Labor Hall La Crosse. Semis feature four team matches Saturday with Embassy Club Kenosha facing Avenue Bar Kenosha and Ringside Inn meeting a Kenosha team. Doubles Sunday include Powell Gilbertson and Korn Erickson versus Fisher McHenry and Brown Kerl with singles semifinals set for wind-up of doubles.
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CIO Labor Hall
la Crosse
Embassy Club
Kenosha
Avenue Bar
Ringside Inn
Powell
Gilbertson
Fisher
McHenry
Korn
Erickson
Brown
Kerl
Madison
J. Zalad
Lackmaster
College Scores Highlight Wisconsin Jayvees and Opponents
The Wisconsin Jayvees posted 80 3/5 to Beloit 50 2/5 in a college score roundup. Milwaukee Extension reached 77 percent with Milwaukee Concordia at 55 percent, Mission House 5142 in Aurora Illinois 15 percent, Milton 4, Marquette 77 and Western Michigan 54. Wisconsin 14 percent, Michigan State 12 percent, Beloit 11 percent, La Crosse State 6 percent, ENNIS Northwestern 6, Wisconsin 3. The Pacific Coast League's first week in open classification drew 103,090 spectators.
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Wisconsin Jayvees
Beloit
Milwaukee Extension
Milwaukee Concordia
Mission House
Aurora
Ill
Milton
Marquette
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
Michigan State
la Crosse State
Ennis Northwestern
La Crosse State Scales St. Cloud 7-6 In Ninth Inning
La Crosse State College edged St. Cloud Teachers 7-6 as the Indians held off a ninth inning rally. Pitman and Deering sparked St. Cloud’s late push, but Sweeney’s heads up play preserved the win for La Crosse, with Peregrine finishing after Bergner started on the mound.
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ST. Clouw
Minn
la Crosse State College
St. Cloud
Bill Vickrey
la Crosse
Pitmon
Theis
Bohnsack
Bahrke
Behnke
Lobota
Pitman
Nelson
Sweeney
Jacobson
Deering
Dvorak
Larsson
Deer
Sobote
Dick Peregrine
Scorling
Roger Retzlaff
Dick Sweeney
Retzlaff
St.Cloud
Reid Horle
Horle
Newell Nelson
Cloud
Deerings
Ralph Lobota
Indians
Peregrine
Bergner
La Crosse Archery Club Sponsors Red Cross Benefit Shoot
La Crosse Archery Club holds a Sunday benefit at Seven Elms Field Range with a life size animal hunter round starting 9 a.m. and a regulation field round of 28 targets at 1 p.m. Proceeds go to the Red Cross with cash prizes for participants.
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la Crosse Archery Club
Red Cross
Seven Elms
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Dx Crosse Gribune
Gutzke
Ralph Schultz
Schultz
Mauston
Craig Scott
Erobert Linder
Krueger
Rigg
Scott
Tucker
Hendricks
Akright
Merk
Karsis
Donlin
Meyer
Brandeau
Cole
Knutson
Cline
Pfaff
Harr
Erckson
Netwal
Peterson
Grajewski
Sexton
Heser
Rudolph
Richardson
Harder
Boehm
Banks
Wartinbee
Sowle
Jackson
Bruce
Christensen
Shutter
Wuest
Fiene
Delaney
Hubert
Kirkeby
Shattuck
Wron
Jamey
Cent
Frank Shea
Jamey Gutzke
Tribune
Hawks
Wallace, Rogge Tangle
Gophers Lick Badgers
LSC
Black River Falls, Wis
Kruger
Black River Falls
Philadelphia
Witon
American Association
Pet
Kansas City
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Minneapo
AGUE
Janesville
Oshkosh
Appleton
Sheboygan
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau
Archery Club
Checker Cab CO
Del’s
Muscatel
North Third ST
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