Village sports page previews and Hall of Fame talk
Local column previews Val ley City softball with Pip guiding Glas brenner and Henley on the mound at Coon Valley. The piece notes Logan Bangor squeeze plays and Cootch comment. Also reports Hall of Fame plans in Cooperstown and boxing retirements at Madison Square Garden.
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Paul Pip
Valley City
Lefty Glasbrenner
AFL
Coon Valley
Gordon Henley
Merv Henley
la Crosse Blackhawks
Gordon
Pip
Robert
Cootch) Carroll
Gray
Cootch
Logan Fresh
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Joe Louis
Richland Center takes Class B, Westfield tops Class C at Sparta meet
At Sparta Wisconsin Richland Center piled up 56.7 points to win Class B as Logan placed second with 35. Westfield edged Gays Mills for Class C with 61 points led by a 880 yard relay win. Logan qualified for state with Ray Zimmerman and Jack Ammerman delivering wins and runners-up.
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Richland Center
Westfield
Gays Mills
Logan
Omah
Boscobel
Indians
Bulldogs
Wisconsin Dells
Prairie du Chien
Adams-Friendship
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Galesville
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la Farge
Melrose
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Ray Zimmerman
Jack Ammerman
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Art Dobbs
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Lipke
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Beebe
Ewing
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Knause
Wilson
Jax
Sweet
Calif varsity crews topple Wisconsin Jayvees
In Oakland California the University of California junior varsity crew outpaced rivals to secure a decisive victory over the Wisconsin Jayvees on Saturday.
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Badger Shell
Oakland
Calif
University of California
University of Wisconsin Jayvees
Aquinas Set To Defend City Title At Copeland Park
Aquinas Blugolds under Ray Staszak host Central Red Raiders in a decisive Monday night game at Copeland Park. A win guarantees at least a tie for the city baseball crown, with Aquinas aiming for a fourth straight top finish.
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Central Nine
Copeland
Aquinas Blugold Diamond
Ray Staszak
City Prep
Copeland Park
Central
Blugolds
Jimmy Quinn
Logan
Red Raiders
Morris Essock
Blugold
Staszakmen
Frank
Lightning) Schiffer
Purdue Beats Wisconsin 7-4 to Lead Big Nine Standings
Purdue tops Wisconsin 7-4 as Bob Hartman holds the Badgers to six hits. Purdue bats tag three Wisconsin pitchers for 13 hits. The game paused 30 minutes in the eighth due to rain. Wisconsin later defeated Purdue 10-3.
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Madison
Wis
Purdue
Wisconsin
Bob Hartman
Boilermakers
Hartman
Graves
Tennant
Gophers Win First Western Conference Outdoor Title
Minnesota members won the 49th Western Conference championships at Dyche Stadium scoring 49 points led by 19 in the 120 high and 220 low hurdles. Ohio State took second with 34 points. Indiana’s Chuck Peters set a meet record 21.2 in the 220 dash and won twice. Wisconsin placed third, with Indiana and Illinois tied for fourth.
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Evanston
Ill
Minnesota
Gophers
Dyche Stadium
Ohio State
Indiana
Chuck Peters
Isconsin
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Purdue
Northwestern
Iowa
Gehrmann, Whitfield Lead Western Track Meet Winners
Peters and Whitfield were double winners as Ohio State and Indiana dominated relays and sprint events. Gehrmann of Wisconsin captured the mile with 4 17.9 while Tom Bennett of Wisconsin won the pole vault and Jim Urquhart of Wisconsin took the Two Mile. Iowa placed in several events as Northwestern’s Holland led the broad jump.
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Michigan
Purdue
Northwestern
Iowa
Peters
Ohio State
Mal Whitfield
Whitfield
Wisconsin
Don Gehrmann
Gehrmann
Jim Holland
Lou Irons
Illinois
Iillini
Dick Eddleman
Minnesota
Harry Cooper
Tom Bennett
Bennett
Jim Urquhart
Jim Roberson
Indiana
Bob Owens
Indians
Frank D'Arcy
Bob Downs
Tillnois
Bob Rodibaugh
Harry Cogswell
Bob Comer
Bill Buster
Bob Mansfield
Byril Thompson
Norm Wasser
Cliff Anderson
Ted Bieckwenn
Charles Peters
Clark Rice
Harold Omer
Tom Mason
Charles May
Hurdies
Fred Brass
Jim Nielson
Jim Gill
Tom Mitchell
Jim Mitchell
George Kailas
Mllnois
Jewell Daily
John Blair
Herb Barton
Don Washington
Bob Thomason
Ilinois
A. Hahn
Ward
Chicago
Smith
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
Vic Twomey
Llinois
Justin Williams
Dave de Witte
Dick Kilty
Sam Stotlar
Iili
Lee Hofacre
Bill Garrett
Bob Hinkle
Tili
Kunz
Cogswell
Whitaker
Tom Dolan
Abe Dunn
John
Ed Jones
Erdenberger
Track Meet Event Winners And Distances
Oedsma won shot put and discus with distances of 40 feet 11 inches and 122 feet 3 inches respectively. McKnight led broad jump and 200 yard dash. Buckholz topped the 100 yard dash. Multiple winners listed include Johnson Cochrane Halverson Finger Goldsmith Krause Aleckson and Westfield among others with times and heights noted.
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Finger
Peck
Wright
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George
Byom
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Schubert
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Pederson
Aleckson
Kanoble
Cosgrove
Marshall
Westfield
PomPium
Mills
Galesville
Viola
New Lisbon
Iowa Defeats Minnesota 9-4 in Big Nine Baseball
Iowa won its second straight baseball game against Minnesota with 11 hits, edging the Gophers 9 to 4. The victory marked Iowa’s seventh win in 10 Big Nine conference games and extended Minnesota’s conference losing streak to three.
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Indians
Bombers
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Tris Speaker
Minneapolis
Iowa
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Young Bobby Layne D directs Bears as NFLs youngest QB
Bobby Layne at age 20 becomes the youngest quarterback to lead a team in the National Football League, directing the Chicago Bears in a notable early career appearance.
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Bobby Layne
Chicago Bears
Indiana Ninth Defeats Northwestern in Sweep
Indiana beat Northwestern 5-2 to complete a two game series sweep. Bill Tosheff limited the Wildcats to three hits as Indiana racked up 14 hits.
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Evanston
Ill
Indiana
Northwestern
Bill Tosheff
Wildcats
Knudson Qualifies for State Meet in Narrow Half Mile Loss
Central high school's track team finished third at the six day Class A state section meet in Wisconsin Rapids led by Ted Knudson who placed second in the half mile after a hard race hurt by an injury. Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids topped the team standings with Rapids holding nine qualifiers and the largest tally.
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Wis
Central High School
Stevens Point
Rapids
Point
Central
Wausau
Eau Claire
Antigo
Ted Knudson
Raiders
Knudson
Cable
la Crosse
Vance
Badger
Haferman
Lou Wensch
Howard Christianson
Daley
Gessert
Lou Muldrow
Bob Luedtke
Russ Henschel
Red Raiders
Gene Huntington
Christianson
Jim Schaumberger
Marquardt
Samuelson
Kirkwood Opens Commanding Lead in Inquirer Invitational
Kirkwood Jr. shot a record 66 on Saturday to post 134 for 36 holes and hold a clear halfway lead in the sixth Inquirer Invitation at Whitemarsh. Bobby Locke finished with 70 to stand four back in second place, with Fred Haas Jr. at 140 and Buck White at 141 rounding out the top positions.
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Joe Kirkwood Jr
Inquirer
Hollywood
Bobby Locke
Kirkwood
Bobby
Whitemarsh Country Club
Fred Haas Jr
New Orleans
Buck White
Dark Horse
Greenwood
Miss
Olympia Comeback Wins Withers at Belmont Park
Fred W. Hooper's Olympia redeemed a Derby stumble by winning Belmont Park's 74th Withers Mile. The three year olds included Ocean Drive, a stablemate in second, and Greentree's One Hitter in third as Olympia led wire to wire by six lengths in 1 38 4 5. The Hooper entry paid 2.90 2.80 2.20.
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Fred W. Hooper
Olympia
Belmont Park
Ocean Drive
Greentree Stable
Peds Battle Falcons in River Falls on Saturday
Peds seeks its fifth straight conference baseball win as undefeated leaders face the Falcons at River Falls. The Indians lead the loop while the track squad heads to Whitewater for a triangular with Whitewater and Milwaukee. The golf team competes at Oshkosh for the state meet.
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River Falls
Indians
Whitewater
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
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