Central Hi wins brand of 11 2 over Winona Winhawks
Central High School slugged 11 runs in the sixth inning to rout Winona 11 to 2 after a pitching duel between Mertes and Cork Shillings. Shillings fanned 13, while Dan Dreas and Jim Searcy scored unearned runs for Winona in the sixth. Tanke scored twice as Central pulled away.
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Central
Hixon
Winona Winhawks
Winona
Red Raiders
Winhawks
Leucy
Mertes
Cork Shillings
Raiders
Danny Schultz
Winona Hill
Tanke
Bob Falk
Shillings
Eau Claire
Falk
Scheel
Happy Issue Wins 25,000 Premiere Handicap at Hollywood Park
Inglewood Calif a six year old mare in foal to Bull Reigh won the 25000 Premiere Handicap as Hollywood Park opened its seventh season. Happy Issue led from the rail to nose out Quick Reward with Enfilade third in the six furlongs. Hubert Trent rode the winner at 40.10 pay, time 1 10 2/5, earning 18550 for owner C H Pinion while Jackie Westrope rode two thirds of five other mounts.
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Inglewood
Calif
Bull Reigh
Hollywood Park
Bull
Norman Church
C. V. Whitney
Caledonia Street Merchants Night Opens Baseball Season
Caledonia street merchants prep for baseball season with Copeland Park lighting work and upgrades. A town rivalry looms as CIO and AFL teams gear up under lights and a new centerfield scoreboard to boost crowd experience. Memorial Day game features American Legion versus VFW as weather cooperates and fan turnout grows.
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Caledonia Street Merchants
Copeland
la Coesena Eee
CIO
AFL
Copeland Park
American Senior Legion
VFW
la Crosse
Brewers win on Johnsons two run homer in 4 2 victory
Milwaukee gains a 4 2 decision over St Paul as Bob Johnson belts a two run homer his third of the season after Jim Cookson reaches on a single and steals second Eddie Merkowicz adds two doubles and Leach delivers two singles Wes Livengood holds the Saints to eight hits until Rosenthal homers in the eighth Columbus blanks Louisville 4 0 and Pete Mazar limits them to three hits while Coutteridge hits a three run shot for the Indians in another tied game Kansas City defeats Minneapolis 4 1 and Toledo beats Indianapolis 10 8 Don Smith powers Kansas City with two runs in the fourth and fifth
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Big Bob Johnson
Milwaukee
Brewers
St. Paul Saints
Columbus Red Birds
Louisville
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Johnson
Jimmy Cookson
Eddie Merkowicz
Brewer
Cookson
Leach
Wes Livengood
Larry Rosenthal
Saints
Eddie Weiland
Walter Nothe
Columbus
Pete Mazar
Jim Wilson
Mazar
Ding Columbus
Birds
Coutteridge
Indians
Gutteridge
Johnny Muldovan
Don Smith
Boston
al Benton
Red Sox
Rocky Mount
N. C
Cronin
Washington
Senators
Yanks
Tigers
Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Bobby Feller
Rapid Robert
Feller
Bill Dickey
Weatherly
Floyd
Bill) Bevens
Fellers
Newhousers
Yankees
Roy Weatherly
Jack Kramer
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia
Joe Grace
Walt Judnich
Kramer
Bob Savage
Fred Martin
Ted Wilks
Chicago Cubs
Eau Claire Bears Rally To Beat Superior 6-5 In Nine
The Eau Claire Bears overcame a late deficit to defeat the Superior Blues 6-5 in a Northern league contest. Manager Joe Skurski drove in two runs with a home run and a double.
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Associated Press
Eau Claire Bears
Superior Blues
Joe Skurski
Bears
Aberdeen
Fargo-Moorhead Twins
St. Cloud
Duluth Dukes
Sioux Falls
Grand Forks Chiefs
Hold State Open At Ozaukee Country Club
The Wisconsin PGA announced the 1946 state open golf championship will be held at Ozaukee Country Club from August 25 to 27. The event opens with an 18 hole pro-amateur contest followed by 36 hole medal play on the 26th and another 36 hole round on the 27th. Defending champion is Floyd Red Leonard of Milwaukee Country Club.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Pga
Ozaukee Country Club
Floyd
Red) Leonard
Milwaukee Country Club
Heileman’s Girl Team Dominate Garment Co 20-0
Two softball games were played in La Crosse city leagues with Heileman’s Girl Team routing La Crosse Garment Co 20 to 0 at West Avenue behind Babe Lee’s two hit pitching. Briggs and Weiland led the winners with four and three hits respectively. The Tavern league saw Sportsmen’s Bar win its third straight by defeating Arnies Bar.
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la Crosse Garment Co
Babe Lee
Briggs
Weiland
West Avenue
Sportsmen's Bar
Arnies Bar
Holmen Tops Galesville 7-1 in Season Finale
Holmen defeats Galesville 7 to 1 in Coulee conference action as Neil Nelson and Douglas Hendrickson lead Holmen with doubles. Charles Olson leaves high school athletics after a three hit day. Gene Olson plays catcher. Galesville’s Ronnie Beirne starts, Ray Meunier relieves, with Bob Ekern catching. Cotter of Winona remains the only team to beat Galesville this year.
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Holmen
Wis
Galesville
Gale
Cotter
Winona
Charles Olson
Gene Olson
Ronnie Beirne
Ray Meunier
Bob Ekern
Neil Nelson
Douglas Hendrickson
Lewis Signs Three-Year NBL Contract With Sheboygan
Fred Lewis a basketball guard from Eastern Kentucky Teachers College has signed a three year contract with the Sheboygan skins of the National Basketball League Magnus Brinkman president of the Sheboygan club announced here yesterday Lewis was the second highest collegiate basketball scorer in the nation in 1944 45 with 568 points.
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Chicago
Fred Lewis
Eastern Kentucky Teachers College
Toin
Sheboygan
Wis
Magnus Brinkman
Lewis
Standings and schedule from Thursday baseball card
Standings show Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3. Several games postponed by rain including Pittsburgh at New York and Cinctti at Brooklyn. Thursday schedules list American League games New York at Detroit Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at St. Louis and National League Saint Louis at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Minor league American Association also lists Minneapolis at Milwaukee Columbus at Indianapolis Toledo at Louisville St Paul at Kansas City.
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New York
Brooklyn
Association
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Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
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American Association
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Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Rapids
Wausau
Appleton
Rangers top Westby in twin bill at Cope land park
Logan's Rangers swept Westby 10 to 9 in seven innings and 8 to 4 in five frames. Rich Twite starved the first game with a squeeze play scoring Koepcke, while Merlin Nehring earned the win over Earl Nerison. In the nightcap Logan built a 7-0 lead before Westby rallied. Rod Martin's lineup added four runs as Ned Dwyer shut out the Norsemen after the first frame.
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Rangers
Westby
Copeland Park
Jim Hauge
Merlin “Hambone
Nehring
Earl Nerison
Rich Twite
George Field
Bill Black
Invaders
Dick Koepcke
Koepcke
Twite
Rudrud
Norsemen
Ned Dwyer
Rod Martin
R H Logan
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Wrobelcf
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Mathison
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Nerison
Black
Holff
Hogdenrfooe Thompson
McAlear
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Haugep
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Newburg Bowlers Compete in Women’s International Tourney
Newburg’s Bat’s Classic and Major League champions traveled to Kansas City Missouri for the Women’s International Bowling Congress tournament. Team event totals reached 2222 with top counts 720 730 and 772 led by Kaddy Matiak 476. Doubles and singles saw Guggenbuehl Palmquist 997 and 512 485. Matiak Rudrud 937 and 500 437. Weisbecker Lasser 804 and 362 442. Lasser 496 among singles.
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Newburg
Kaddy Matiak
Alma Palmquist
Gerry Guggenbuehl
Newburg Keylerettes
Raddy Matiak
Gladys Weisbecker
Ann Lasser
McCoy Boxer Francis Block Knocked Out in Third
Camp McCoy amateur Francis Block was knocked out by Hal Gildernick of Chili in Marshfield Wisconsin after one minute seven seconds of the third round. The bout was scheduled five rounds and each fighter had won a round previously.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Francis Block
Hal Gildernick
Chili
Marshfield
Gildernick
Block
McCoy
Boston Stops Detroit 6-4 As Feller Tames Yankees
Boston bullpen ace Earl Johnson blanked the Yankees for five hitless innings to spark a 6-4 win. Joe Cronin trusted Johnson in late relief after a grand slam by Joe DiMaggio earlier. Johnson’s two doubles and decisive eighth inning runs sealed the victory.
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Boston
Detroit
Feller
Yankees
Earl Johnson
Joe Cronin
Boston Reds
Cronin
Johnson
Redmond
Wash
Mickey Harris
Dave Ferriss
Tex Hughson
Joe Dobson
Joe DiMaggio
Dobson
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Central Net Team Ties With Winona Winhawks In Dual Meet
Central’s tennis team remains undefeated but earns a 3 3 tie with Winona as top players busy on baseball. Golfers at Country Club defeat Winona 104 to 44 with results led by Smith Frase Arneson and Kowalczyk in the line up with others close behind.
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Central
Winona Winhawks
Raider
Winona
Harold Wheelock
Winhawks Linksmen
John Grant
Bill Tsatsos
Bill Winter
Joe Bambenek
Don Minard
Jim Dresser
Jim Berg
Jack Meyers
Grant and Winter
Tsatsos
Tsatsos and Meyer, (W), 9-11, 6-3. Minard and Berg
Bambenek
Dresser
Phil Smith
Bill Frase
Dave Arneson
Myron Kowalczyk
Dick Amundson
Bill Bray
Glen Noffke
John Koch
Dwain Tanke
Bob Workman
WIBC Standings Look Safe For Next Four Days
The women’s International Bowling Congress tournament moved to day 21 of 37 with leaders in all events holding safe margins for at least four more days. Martha Hoffman of Madison raced to 1,789, trailing leader Val Mikiel of Detroit by 21 pins, while Catherine Felmeth of Chicago remained atop at 1,835.
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Kansas City
Martha Hoffman
Madison
Wis
Val Mikiel
Detroit
Catherine Felmeth
Chicago
Grady Hatton Breaks Into Reds After Army Service
Brooklyn report notes Grady Hatton of Cincinnati Reds backed by praise from manager Bill McKechnie after selecting third base. The Texas native credits army service with his big break and shows solid early numbers with the club. He previously played shortstop in Texas and at Greensboro before turning pro.
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N. Y
Grady Hatton
Cincinnati Reds
Ebbetts Field
Grady
Greensboro
N. C
Army Air Base
Wichita, Kas
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Florida
University of Texas
Beaumont
Cincinnati
Old Tiger Fox to Face Evans in Spokane Ring Bout
Tiger Jack Fox, famed heavyweight veteran, is set to fight LeRoy Evans in a 10 round main event Friday night in Spokane. Promoter Orion Gross Jr announces the bout, noting Fox’s age and long career while Evans stands 220 pounds and six foot four in San Francisco.
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Spokane
Wash
Tiger Jack Fox
Orion Gross, Jr
LeRoy Evans
San Francisco
Pegleg Jones Arrives to Prep Saratoga Harness Meet
Eddie Pegleg Jones, nation’s top harness racing driver with 118 wins last year, arrived at Saratoga Raceway with 12 horses to begin summer and fall preparations. He lost a leg in a 12 year old hunting accident. In 10 months Spain shipped 26 815 pounds of brierwood pipe bowls to America.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Eddie
Pegleg) Jones
Saratoga Raceway
Jones
Spain
America
Sparta Wins West Central Diamond Title
Sparta High School clinched the West Central Conference baseball title by defeating Viroqua 5 0 at Sparta. Benedict pitched a one hitter with five strikeouts, while Jason limited Sparta to four hits. Wayne Schwanke was named captain for 1946, Dave Jones for 1947, and Dave Benedict the most valuable player. The Spartans finished 12 1 for the season after a nine game winning streak.
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Sparta
Wis
Paulson
William Benedict
Viroqua
Wayne Schwanke
Dave Jones
Dave Benedict
Spartans
Benedict
Groves
Jason
B. Schwanke
Reddings Bowling Team Wins Blackhawk League Crown
Reddings bowling team captured the Blackhawk League title at Pla-Mar bowling center by defeating the Madden's Funeral Home in two games. Reddings posted 1093 and 1112 to 982 and 966 for Madden's, with H. Zernecke totaling 558 and B. Moore 587 for the losers.
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Redding
Pla-Mar
Madden
H. Zernecke
B. Moore
Heileman Teams Seek Softball Games
Seek Softball Games Heileman’s men and women teams need matchups with area teams. Interested teams should contact Paul Wuest, Heileman’s manager, to schedule games.
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Heileman
Paul Wuest
Senior Legion drills on Teachers College Diamond
The Senior American Legion baseball team will practice Thursday evening at 5 30 on the Teachers College Diamond, announced yesterday by business manager I H Sheldon.
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American Legion
Teachers College
I. H. Sheldon
Cotter Rambler baseballs edges Aquinas 5-4 in Winona
Cotter Rambler prep baseball beat La Crosse Aquinas 5 to 4 in Winona. Malin started poorly for Aquinas but Cotter countered with a 4-0 first inning and held on as Vondrashek struck out ten batters for Cotter while Malin notched four strikeouts.
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Winona
Minn
Cotter
Rambler Prep
la Crosse A Ag
Aquinas
Joe Beranek
Dick Bop
Malin
Gene Smith
Beranek
Blugolds
Jammy Warner
George Vondrashek
Rambler
Green Bay Roster Reaches 36 With Three New Signings
Green Bay Wisconsin coach Curly Lambeau announced that the 1946 Packer roster grew to 36 as contracts arrived for rd Glen Sorenson tackle Neal and halfback Russ Mosely.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Packer
E. L
Curly) Lambeau
Glen Sorenson
Neal
Russ Mosely
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