Cubs Hold Off Braves 3 2 In Tight Chicago Victory
Cubs edge Boston 3 2 as Don Johnson makes three key run saving plays. Derringer earns first win of year with late jams escaped. Dallessandro Hughes and Holm drive in two runs for Chicago in a sixteenth game report.
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Pirates edge Phillies in first game of three game set
Nick Strincevich limited the Philadelphia Phillies to seven hits as Pittsburgh Pirates edged to a four to three win. Babe Dahlgren delivered the decisive run on an infield out after a fourth inning double. Lefty Al Gerheauser lasted seven innings before a pinch hitter ended his day.
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Nick Strincevich
Philadelph Blue Jays
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Siena
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Buccos
Babe Dahlgren
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Ilinois
Michigan
Illini
Roy Wiedow
W. C. Gregor
Resang
Crabtree Rebounds With 95 Games For Cincinnati
Estel Crabtree appeared in 95 games for Cincinnati last season marking his heaviest action since 1939 when he played 133 games for Rochester and hit for average.
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Cincinnati
Estel Crabtree
Rochester
Beanies Old Styles Hold Sunday Practice Session
Beanies Old Style Lager softball team announces regular practice for Sunday at 9 p m on West Avenue Gimond. All team members are urged to attend and be prepared for ample action.
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Chat Halverson
West Avenue Giemond
Who Goes There Sends Pensive Rival Crashing at Belmont
In the 69th Belmont Park mile, George D. Widener’s Who Goes There overtook 12 rivals to win by four lengths over stablemate Platter, while Johnny Longden rode to a front-running second with Jimming. Floodtown edged Forum by a head to claim the juvenile dash, paying $3.90 on a $2 wager. A crowd of 40,732 set a new wagering record of $3,562,771.
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Belmont Park
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Alfred P. Parker
Crispin Ogiebay
Boy Knight
George Poulsen
Broadcloth
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Challenger
Floodtown
Edward Lasker
U.S.N
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Victor Emanuel
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Northwestern sweeps Wisconsin in Big Ten baseball clash
Northwestern beat Wisconsin 6 to 4 in Madison to take a two game series, building a four run lead early. Wisconsin threatened in the sixth but could not close the gap as Lyall Johnson pitched well for Northwestern. Northwestern and Wisconsin both contend for final season results with a Camp McCoy game upcoming.
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Northwestern
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Badgers
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Dubiel Drives Yankees Back to First with 3-2 Win
Walter Monk Dubiel starred for New York, pitching four hits and scoring a run while delivering a key eighth inning double that plated Rollie Hemsley in a 3-2 victory over St. Louis. Jack Kramer took the loss after a fifth inning balk that allowed Stirnweiss to score.
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Ken Brandell
Walter Ockey
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Jack Kramer
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Red Sox silence White Sox 8 1 on triple play and late burst
Boston defeats Chicago 8 to 1 as a bases loaded triple play fuels the game. Leon Culberson and George Metkovitch drive runs while Wally Moses homers for Chicago’s lone score. Boston adds four in the eighth on walks and hits.
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Red Sox
Leon Culberson
Bob Johnson
Jimmy Webb
Roy Schalk
Hal Trosky
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Joe Bowman
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Haynes
Indiana Wins One But Splits Big Ten Baseball Doubleheader With Purdue
Indiana and Purdue split a Big Ten doubleheader as Indiana 5 Purdue 2 in game one behind Kermit Wahl who drove in three runs. Purdue bounced back to win 5 4 in extras, after Indiana tied it in the seventh, Murphy scoring on a play at second in the eighth.
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Purdue
Boilermakers
Hoosiers
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St Paulers Shut Out Indianapolis Indians
St Paul Apostles beat the Indianapolis Indians 4 to 0 in a American Association game. Othe Nitcholas pitched six-hit ball guiding St Paul to the win with key runs in the first and second innings and a final tally in the sixth. Castro and Bronkhurst contributed with timely hits as Baron and Drews set the pace.
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St. Paul Apostles
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Sparta Dairy Clings To Pin League Lead
Sparta Dairy maintains four game lead in the league after Bangor swept two from Spart a Dairy. Hoppy's Harrisons and Sparta Alleys won two each to stay tied for second. Bank of Sparta took two from La Crosse Tribune and Club Oasis swept Benedict’s Garage. Notables include high series leaders from Wonder Bar Sparta Alleys and Dairy, with several players named. Yale coach Howard Odell noted as a former pole vaulter at Pitt.
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Bank of Sparta
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Club Oasis
Benedict
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Lyle Hilliker
Alberta Scheppke
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Jean Rudkin
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Clemons
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Howard Odell
University of Pittsburgh
Indians Torn Creek Shutouts Athletics 5-0 for 201st Win
Cleveland pounded 12 hits off Luman Harris while Mel Harder limited Philadelphia to three as the Indians won 5-0. Pat Seerey belted a fourth inning homer to seal the game. Rosar, Harris, Hayes noted.
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Cleveland Indians
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Mel Harder
Philadelphia Athletics
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Cleveland
Marder
Rosar
Harris
Hayes
Tigers Fall as Senators Win Second Straight
Southpaw Frank Overmire held Detroit to ten hits as the Washington Senators defeated the Tigers 6 to 2 Saturday night for their second consecutive win in the series. Detroit tagged Mickey Haefner for eight hits in five innings and added two more off Alex Carrasquel. Ed Mayo led Detroit with three safeties.
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Frank Overmire
Detroit Tigers
Senators
Tigers
Mickey Haefner
Alex Carrasquel
Detroit
Ed Mayo
Tiger
Ott Weisbecker Win Recreation Doubles Title
The Ott Weisbecker pair won first in the mixed doubles at the Recreation Lanes with a 1170 score earning $6. Nina and Roy Wasmuth placed second with 1110 and $5. Additional prizes went to N Seidlitz-J Root 1081 $4, B Gilles-B Derks 1073 $4, W Bondadur-A Bonadurer 1044 $3, and L Peterson-V Buclow 1038 $3.
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Masterson Traded From Redskins to Tigers in Deal
New York report says Bob Masterson captain and end of the 1943 Eastern division champion Washington Redskins moved to the Brooklyn Tigers on Saturday. Also shipped were Jed Stasica and Tony Leon, in exchange for Dean McAdams George Webb and Bill Armstrong.
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Washington Redskins
Brooklyn Tigers
Tom Gallery
Tigers
Masterson
Jed Stasica
Tony Leon
Redskins
Dean McAdams
George Webb
Bill Armstrong
Washington
Redbirds Top Milwaukeeans in Tight American Association Tilt
Columbus Redbirds beat Milwaukee 4 to 3 to narrow the gap to two games behind the first place Brewers. Johnny Podgajny limited Milwaukee to six hits while Owen Scheetz took the loss amid costly errors and walks.
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Viroqua Wins First West Central Title In Baseball
Viroqua high school clinched its first West Central conference baseball title by sweeping a double header against La Crosse Logan after edging Sparta and Westby in key games. Coach E A Peterson praised teamwork and pitching with Leon Owens star pitcher and Kelly Morrison and Leighton Hoff as captains.
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Leighton Hoff
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LaVerne Olson
Dick Ammerman
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Miles Morrison
Richard Mueller
Kenneth Kellicuit
Frederick Thompson
Roger Beck
Clarence Hall
Hunting for foxes pays in Darlington
Darlington County offers $3 per fox head to reduce rabies causing an epidemic. Officials report paying out $1,200 for 400 heads as incentive succeeds and compares with other counties in the nation.
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La Crosse Bowling Teams Share $314.93 Prize Pool
La Crosse bowlers totaled 314.93 dollars in the 32nd Wisconsin State Bowling Association tournament held in Milwaukee. The event ran from February 19 to May 15 with 2093 five man teams 3246 two man combos and 6367 singles participants from 151 cities. Local money winners included Peerless Amber Beers Club Gysyl and Heileman Old Style Lagers in the team division and Uptown Cigar White Sox of the Eagles La Crosse Tribune in the junior event. Prize checks are available at Arcade alleys.
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Wisconsin State Bowling Association
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la Crosse Tribune
Probable Hurlers For Today's Major Games
National League features doubleheaders with lineups led by Pyr e and Fischer for St. Louis as Brecheen and Jurisich oppose. Brooklyn faces Cincinnati with Davis and McLish pitching against Heusser and De la Cruz. Philadelphia meets Pittsburgh with Mussill and Schanz facing Roe and Butcher, while Boston duels Chicago with Hutchinson and Barrett meeting Wyse and Fleming. American League doubleheaders pair St Louis at New York Muncrief and Shirley versus Borowy and Page. Chicago at Boston Dietrich and unknown versus Hughson and ONeil. Cleveland at Philadelphia Reynolds and Gromek against Newsom and Flores. Detroit at Washington Newhouser and Trout against Niggeling and Wolff.
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Pyre
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Wolverines Take Ist In Quadrangular Meet
Michigan's balanced track team defeated a strong Purdue challenge to win the quadrangular meet in Lafayette Indiana scoring 62 7 12 points to top the Boilermakers 55 1 2. Western Michigan totaled 20 1 3 and Minnesota 14 7 12.
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Baseball's Big Six leaders in batting and power
AP roundup lists top gappers in both leagues with Walker and Medwick among leaders in hits and runs. Schultz leads NL in homers while Spence tops AL in RBIs and Seerey ties with five homers for Indians and White Sox players appear among the batting leaders.
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Peck Tops In Association Slug Parade
Hal Peck 27 from Gene see Depot Wisconsin leads the American association batting race at .419 after last Thursday games. Cotelle drops to .413 amid a 17 game hitting streak as Milwaukee's slugger tops the leaders. Becker third at .358 with Herschel Martin and Wyrostek close behind. Nagel drives in 25, Wyrostek 10 doubles, Browne 4 triples. Sproull Gassaway Pepper Goedde share 3-0 records. Acosta and Partenheimer top strikeouts.
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Kansas City
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Julio Acosta
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Marquette Track Men Dominate Vikings In Milwaukee Duel
Marquette University track team defeated Lawrence College Vikings 92 to 39 at Hilltop Stadium in Milwaukee. After a tight 18 all tie after four events MU pulled away with field dominance. Harvey Baerwald equaled a 16 year pole vault record and led MU with 11 points. Double winners included Bill Lawson, Tom De Young, Charles Beaudry, and John Dick.
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Schroder Tops Local Track Standouts in Sectional Meet
Bob Schroder led La Crosse Central as he won the 120 yard high hurdles in 15.3 seconds. Central swept two thirds and seconds. coach Kenny Doane’s Red Raiders tied for third in Class A with 16 points. Central’s 880 relay set a possible school record at 1 34.9.
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Racine Park Captures Big Eight Golf Crown
Racine Park high school won the Big Eight golf tournament in Madison with Racine Horlick a close second. Medalist was Bill Goessel of Beloit scoring 37 41 for a 78. Team scores list Racine Park 254 Racine Horlick 260 Beloit 263 Madison West 264 Janesville 271 Madison East 274 Madison Central 298.
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