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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1949

Page

6

Mabel Tops Canton 6 3 to Stay First in FC League

Mabel edging Canton 6-3 in ten innings to retain first in Fillmore county league. Stan Hahn allowed two hits as Mabel tied the score in the seventh and won with three runs in the tenth. Leo Olson led Mabel with three hits, two driving in the decisive runs.

Canton Minn Mabel Fillmore County Stanley Hahn Stan Jones Leo Olson Norris Fredrickson Maynard Gabrielson

Purdue Faces Indiana Nine This Weekend

Purdue holds the lead in the Big 10 pennant race as Indiana comes to town for a two game series to close Indiana's conference schedule. Indiana is tied for second with Iowa at 7-3, one game behind Purdue at 6-2. The weekend series at Purdue also affects Ohio State and Iowa batteries as the season winds down.

Chicago Purdue Indiana Iowa Ohio State Northwestern Minnesota Illinois Buckeyes Wisconsin Boilermakers Bob Hartman

CIO Team Holds Practice at Copeland Park

The CIO baseball team will hold a practice session at Copeland Park on Wednesday afternoon at 5 30 PM per the manager's announcement.

CIO Copeland Park

Hoosiers Sweep To Take Series Against Northwestern

Indiana routed Northwestern 42 in the first game while the Hoosiers won 5-2. Iowa completed wins over Minnesota 2-0 and 9-4 to split the series.

Hoosiers Northwestern Iowa Minnesota

Major League Leaders in Batting, Pitching, and Power

The AP splits NL and AL leaders by category. Notables include Marshall and Zernial atop batting, Mize and Kiner with home runs, and Branca and Lopat guiding pitching for Brooklyn and New York. Stolen-base races feature Robinson, Reece, and Lockman, with 4 each.

Marshall New York Klner Pittsburgh Kazak St. Louis Dark Boston Lockman Gordon Robinson Brooklyn Mize Oole Newark Jones Philadelphia Smakey Chicago Furillo Thomson Kiner Hermanski Reese Brance Hintzelman Branca Spahn NEW York ST. Louis Abrh Abr Hofman Schdienst Marion Musial Northey Marshall Rf Diering Slaughter Lf Rigney Cooper Galan Kerr Garegio A.e Mueller Brazie Culler Staley Hartung Kosio Mime Rigney Neater New York RBI Musisl Schoendienst Rigner Koslo Sones Bb—Of Koslo Ho— Hartung Brazile Hp—Brazie S New York ST. Harah Hofman Wilks Hearn

Coon Valley Dominates Mindoro in Little Eight Baseball

Mindoro suffered a 26-0 loss to Coon Valley as Gordon Henley hurled a four hitter. Curt Olson and Swede Nordstrom each had five hits, with Layton Nelson adding a home run and a single. Holmen topped Bangor 5 0 behind Chuck Olson’s three effective innings, while Onalaska beat Melrose 7 3 to stay undefeated. West Salem and Cashton prepare for a Bangor tilt at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Mindoro Wis Coon Valley Gordon Henley Curt Olson Nordstrom Olson Layton Nelson Mindoroa Bangor Holmen Onalaska Chuck Olson Harold Nelson Frank Bachman Warren Selbo Arnie Arentz Art Wittmershaus Bob Stiegerwald Bachman West Salem Cashton Salem Don Gabrielson Ralph Miller Jim Seri Harvernandez Harold Mashak Fran Spaeth

Ontario '9' Tops Hillsboro

Ontario defeated Hillsboro 4 to 2 in a non conference game. Hillsboro scored in the seventh. Ontario plated three in the third and one in the seventh. Hillsboro pitcher Johnson gave up seven hits. Hillsboro outhit Ontario 9 to 7 but four errors hurt Hillsboro. Herbeck and Hagenah each had two hits for Hillsboro. Guy Smith led Ontario with two singles and a double.

Ontario Wis

Kendall Triumphs Over Mauston in Doubleheader

Kendall defeated Mauston twice 19-3 and 12-2 in Kendall Wisconsin. Gammon pitched the opener with seven hits allowed and Erickson pitched the nightcap with six. Krueger homered for Mauston in game one while Walters and Pleckinger collected two doubles for Kendall. Shelby and Center homered and doubled in game two with Ewers Collins and Schroeder adding doubles for Kendall.

Kendall Wis Mauston Gammon Erickson Clickner Elroy W. Frazer Pleckinger Krueger Walters Shelby Ewers J. Collins C. Schroeder

Blues Bears Capture Northern Loop Wins

The Superior Blues and the Eau Claire Bears won Northern league baseball games last Sunday. Superior crushed Fargo-Moorhead 20-5 and Eau Claire beat Sioux Falls 7-6 in 12 innings. Saturday results: Eau Claire lost to Grand Forks and Superior to Aberdeen.

Superior Blues Eau Claire Bears Superior Fargo- Moorhead Eau Claire Sioux Falls Grand Forks Aberdeen St. Cloud Fargo-Moorhead Duluth

Prairie and Twins win in Scenic league action Sunday

Prairie du Chien defeats Postville 7 to 4 with Krohn pitching a full game. Twin Cities beats Monona 9 to 4 behind Everson pitching. Castalia tops Waukon 9 to 7. Waterville defeats Farmersburg 7 to 3. Lansing downs Harper’s Ferry 7 to 4. Thoresen has two doubles for Lansing.

Waukon Prairie du Chien Twin Cities Prairie Postville Monona Krohn Walby Meyer Everson Kuester Castalia Farmersburg Waterville Lansing Harper’s Ferry Koening Francis Plein Theron Thomsen Anderson Schultz Thomsen Thhree Kurdelmeyer Robinson Meighen Bechtel Gene Thoresen Quilin Ferry

Scores Lopsided In Vernon Loop

Vernon County league games produced heavy scores Sunday. Genoa beat Retreat 14 2, Sag City defeated Freeeman 13 4, Valley edged Dell 24 15, Harmony beat Hickory Ridge 12 7. Next week Valley vs Bloomingdale, South Ridge vs La Farge, Dell vs Viroqua, plus Western matchups.

Viroqua Wis Vernon County Community Genoa Sag City Freesman Dell Valley Harmony Hickory Ridge Bloomingdale South Ridge la Farge Freeman

Kirkwood Captures Inquirer Tourney At Whitemarsh Valley

Hollywood star Joe Kirkwood Jr. won the $15,000 Philadelphia Inquirer tournament at Whitemarsh Valley with a 276 over 72 holes, a new course record. Johnny Palmer finished second with 280 to win $1,900. Kirkwood collected $2,600.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Inquirer Joe Kirkwood, Jr Hollywood Joe Palooka Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Victory Road Joe Johnny Palmer Badin N. C Kirkwood

Disco and Hegg Win Conference Games

Disco waltzed past French Creek 10-3 in a Jackson-Trempealeau loop tilt Sunday. Knutson earned the win with Enghagen charged with the defeat. Hegg blasted Welsh Coulee 20-3 as Rogstad fanned 16 for the victory. Borre son and Johnson pitched for Welsh while Dick Mirland and Under heim led the winners at the plate.

Wis French Creek Jackson-Trempealeau Knutson Enghagen

Parnell and Raffensberger Shine as Braves Tie for Lead

Mel Parnell star pitcher for Boston Red Sox delivers a 6-1 record in seven starts, including two shutouts and multiple extra innings wins. Ken Raffensberger almost no-hit Brooklyn, lifting Cincinnati and keeping pace with NL leaders as Braves win 7-2 over the Cubs and Giants split a doubleheader.

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Newburg's Shade Road and Milwaukee Road Playoff Tilt

Newburg's softball team scored twice in the top of the sixth to edge Milwaukee Road 2 1 on West Avenue Sunday morning. Mahlke pitched five hits with seven strikeouts for Newburg while Pattee held Milwaukee to seven singles. Wiegle hit a fifth inning home run for Milwaukee.

Newburg West Avenue Diamond Milwaukee Road

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