La Crosse Legion Edged by Onalaska 2-1 in baseball tilt
In a Friday night game at Lane to the Glee Park, Onalaska defeated La Crosse 2 to 1. Both runs came in the second inning as La Crosse threatened multiple times but was shut down later. Gene Smith drove in a run with a single, and bases loaded rallies failed.
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Lane
Glee
Onalaska Park
Legion
Slong
Innid
Kenny Blanchard
Bob Baum
Jim Warner
Gene Smith
Short
Baum
Furlong
Orvie Wetzel
Warner
Tom Shimanski
Onalaska
Walker
Charlie Schmikla
Olkie
Brewers sweep doubleheader to widen lead over Birds
Milwaukee wins 4-1 and 4-2 over Indianapolis, each game featuring a late three-run inning. Columbus loses 2-1 to St Paul, widening Milwaukee’s lead in the American. Louisville and Toledo also win, with Louisville beating Kansas City 7-2 and Toledo 7-1 over Minneapolis.
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Brewers
Birds
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Associa
Indiana
Owen
Seayh Rich
Scheetz
Tribe
Earl Caldwell
Charley Gasgaway
Indians
Miller
Fred Vaughn
Jane Miller
Jorden
Rich
Poland
Iteen
Gawewey
Pau
Paul
Loulaville
Peerless Elfs Edge S H In South Side Cub League Tilt
In a hot South Side Cub League game on Hixon Field the Peerless Elfs beat S aiid H 5 to 2. Pitcher Kessler edged Meir in a two run duel as the Elfs benefited from strong fielding by Lifshiem and Dwyer seven assists no errors. R Dwyer Wa and Kessler led the offense with timely hits.
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Peerless Elfs
Hixon
Peerless
Elfs
Aiid H
Kessler
Meir
Lifsheim
Dwyer
R. Dwyer
Blanks
Franke
Wolf
Violette
Keesier
Shimshak
Legion Puts Rich Rick On Mound Sunday Afternoon
The Legion will feature Rich Rick on the mound Sunday at 2:30 PM with the rest of the roster unchanged. The game timing and pitching assignment are set for the afternoon tilt.
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Rich Rick
The
Legion
Kinney Delivers Go Ahead Double For Legion
Kinney belts a double to right center driving in the winning run as the Legion edges Onalaska. Severson adds a steal and Adams draws a walk to load the bases before Comeau hits with an error on the play. Beaming late scoring helps seal a 10 06B 301 Zischke line.
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Kinney
Olkie
Severson
Adams
Zischke
Johnson
Sullivan
Adama
Baum
Puriongp
Ae Wanner
Comeaurt
Smith
Krett
Larson
Shishanski
Legion Ofsecececoo
Onalaska
Comeau
Wetzel
Warner
Legion
Navy Brings Jenkins Mulcahy Together at Naval Base
Lew Jenkins once a world light heavyweight champion, now a navy sailor, patched up a long quarrel with boxing manager Cy Mulcahy at a naval base. They spoke for hours about boxing and topics, with the common blue uniform easing past tensions.
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London
Lew Jenkins
Ieight
Navy
Ight
Cy Mulcahy
United States
City’s Women Bowlers Earn State Awards in 1944 Meet
La Crosse women bowlers excelled at the 1944 state tourney with Palmquist Weisbecker second in Class B doubles and Newburg’s Bar leading Class A teams. Grafing placements stretch across singles and doubles with Groves Stein and Rudrud also placing, prize totals listed for multiple classes.
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la Crosse
A. Palmquist
G. Weisbecker
Newburg
Sanne
Amoun
J—Newburg’s Bar
Groves & Brein
Stoie Leger
Your Uncle's Tavern
Coral Beauty Shop
OCA
Guegenbuthl
A. Redrod
A. Pralle
H. Fries
M. Hemneben
B. McCune
S—V. Halliday
Wachs
Gen. Donshue
K. Metiak
F. Baures
B. Kobitz
H. Hanson
S. Kerrigan
Seeley
H. Lybeck
H. Wendling
M. Ott
L. Klawitter
H. Lubbeck
Fries
F. Kahie
La Crosse Bowlers Annual Published By Walter Endres
Walter H Endres publishes the La Crosse Bowlers Annual to be mailed to league members. The edition lists men’s leagues Arcade Victory Recreation American Major Mercantile Elks No 300 Northern Engraving Plant A and Holy Trinity. Women’s leagues Arcade Commercial Recreation Merchants Major Recreation Elks No 300 Northern Engraving. It covers both city bowling tournament results and invites service members to supply names and addresses to receive the annual.
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la Crosse
Arcade Victory
Recreation American
Major
Mercantile
Elks No
Northern Engraving Plant A
Holy Trinity
Arcade Commercial
Recreation Merchants
Recreation
Northern Engraving League
Endres
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Highlight Brooklyn Stars
Walker of Brooklyn leads in batting with 92 hits and 21 doubles. Bordagarey of Brooklyn scores runs while Wentrau of New York drives in. Munger of St Louis leads pitchers with 91 wins and 900 strikeouts.
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Walker
Brooklyn
Bordagarey
Wentrau
New York
Pittsburgh
Ryan
Boston
Lupien
Philadephia
Munger
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Fiy
Baseball Scores and Highlights From the League
In a terse box score style summary, Doerr leads with seven hits and Cleveland tallies 19. Johnson of Boston drives in runs for St. Louis, while Spence of Washington contributes, and Cullendine from Cleveland notches eight. Ryba of Boston-Chicago records an era of 0.71.
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Johnson
Boston
Rone
St. Louis
Spence
Washington
Doerr
Cleveland
New York
Gus- Cullendine
Case
Ryba
Chicago
Miss Gladys M. Yorke Appointed New Zealand Radio Operator
Miss Gladys M. Yorke has been appointed New Zealand's first seagoing radio operator marking a milestone for women in maritime service. She will serve aboard ships of the New Zealand Shipping Company and will navigate communication duties at sea.
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Gladys M. Yorke
New Zealand
Didriksen and Germain Reach Western Open Finals
In Chicago Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia meets Babe Didriksen Zaharias in the 36 hole final of the Women's Western Open. Germain, 20, and the Olympic champion Babe both advanced through pressure playoff rounds to reach the decisive match on the Park Ridge course.
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Chicago
Dorothy Germain
Phildelphia
Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Dorothy
Beaver College
Miss Germain
Babe
Betty Jane Haemerle
St. Louis
Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Blond
Park Ridge
Boxing Cartel Emerges In Four-State Bloc
Sports columnist notes a new four state working bloc linking New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts and New Jersey to recognize suspensions and coordinate boxing policy. Chairman John J. Phelan hints at leveraging the feud with Abe Greene and the National Boxing Association as leverage. Prominent fighters like Gus Lesnevich Red Cochrane Joe Louis Billy Conn Beau Jack Bob Montgomery Willie Pep are cited as profits from this pact. California and Illinois viewed as outsiders.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
John J. Phelan
New York Commission
Abe Greene
National Boxing Assocition
Gus Lesnevich
Red Cochrane
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Willie Pep
California
Illinois
Phelan
Ex-Jockey Felix Falloff Comments on AL Scramble
James E. Doyle of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Ex-Jockey Felix Falloff says predicting the winner of a cheap race is harder than forecasting a high class event and he cannot give a solid word about this year's American League scramble.
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James E., Doyle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Felix Falloff
Postwar tutoring invited by three state high school associations
Red Trautman's postwar committee accepts an invitation to provide tutoring for baseball coaches in August with Lew Fonseca as American League representative and Pie Traynor for the Nationals. Cleo Shans battles Ike Williams in the Garden as Jay D. fights Navy along the French coast. Creighton Miller earns Notre Dame letter for bringing fame to Creighton on the gridiron. Navy Lt. Joe Stydahar disputes medal rumors while commanding a tanker guard. Marine MPs at Camp LeJeune halt a shirtless softball game as Coast Guard suffers its first base circuit defeat.
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Red Trautman
Lew Fonseca
Pie Traynor
Cleo Shans
Ike Williams
Jay D
Navy
J. D
Williams
Wallops
Joe Stydahar
Chicago Bears
Joe
Stydahar
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Coast Guard
Passeau Rejected For Military Service
Chicago Cubs pitcher Claude Passeau 33, of Lucedale Mississippi, was rejected for military service on Friday. Married with two children, he has been with the Cubs since 1939.
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Chicago
Claude Passeau
Chicago Cubs
Passeau
Lucedale
Miss
Cubs
Choline Vitamin Shows Promise In Treating Liver Cirrhosis
New York reports that choline, a B complex vitamin, was used with standard liver cirrhosis care on nine patients at Sinai Hospital and Johns Hopkins University. Seven improved, three only after adding the vitamin to the diet, suggesting the vitamin reduces excess liver fat.
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New York
American Institute of Nutrition
A. H. Russakoff
Sinai Ital
Harold Blumberg
Johns Hopkins University
Fights Last Night in New York and Across America
Boxing results show Freddie Dawson defeating Joe Lemieux by knockout in New Bedford while Joe Albanese outpoints Charlie Back Fen in Worcester. Jerry Moore beats Sheik Rangel in San Francisco and Charney Burney stops Frankie Nelson in Hollywood Oakland.
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New York
Freddie Dawson
Chicago
Joe Lemieux
New Bedford
Mass
Worcester
Joe Albanese
Everett
Charlie Back
Fen
Manchester
Conn
San Francisco
Jerry Moore
Sheik Rangel
Fresno
Calif
Hollywood
Charney Burney
Pittsburgh
Frankie Nelson
Oakland
Cubs Beat Reds as Wyse Bests Shoun 3-1
Chicago tops Cincinnati 3 to 1 at Crosley Field for their fourth straight win. Hank Wyse outpitched Clyde Shoun for his fifth victory.
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Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Crosley
Hank Wyse
Clyde Shoun
Reuter shoots 610 to earn Expert Archer badge
H C Reuter becomes the fourth member of the La Crosse Arc club to join the archer ranks by shooting 610 to qualify for the Expert Archer badge. A felt emblem with the numeral 600 is awarded. Gerald McHenry Walter Wilder and Clayton Helene are the other club members in this merit badge series.
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H. C. Reuter
la Crosse Arc Club
Gerald McHenry
Walter Wilder
Clayton Helene
Armed Forces
Radio Schedule Notes From June 24 1944
Listings for NBC CBS Blu and MBS networks detail programs from 7:00 to 11:30 PM including Truth or Consequences Grand Ole Opry and music segments. Notable items include Gov Bricker pre convention talk on NBC and Lionel Barrymore and Jessica Dragonette on CBS. Weekend lineup shows diverse entertainment and news segments.
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Associated Press
NBC
CBS
John W. Bricker
Lionel Barrymore
Mayor
Kenny Baker
Sinatra
Jessica Dragonette
Music America
Boston Pops
Mitchell Ayres
Guy Lombardo
MBS
American Eagle Club
Cisco Kid
Chicago Theater
Victory Auction
California Melodies
WKBH
OPA
Thomas Peluso
Radio Schedule Listing War Time Programs and Guests
A war time radio schedule lists broadcasts for June 24 with network entries from NBC CBS and mutual, detailing programs from 5:00 to 10:00 including The American Story Series Lionel Barrymore as mayor and The Grand Old Opry Show, with musicals, dramas, news, and commentary featuring names such as Quincy Howe Larry Page Harry Wismer Bob Hawk Kenny Baker Arthur Hale Leo Cherne and Guy Lombardo among others. The guide notes program changes and corrections by networks and includes interludes like Truth or Consequence Quiz Spotlight Bands and National Barn Dance Show.
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Nbc
Quincy Howe
News Time
Cbs
Larry Page
Cbs Storyland Theater
Biu
H. Fleming
Nbec
Harry Wismer
Hawaii
Nbc World News
Leon Henderson
Bdiu
Lionel Barrymore
P. Barnes
American Eagle Club
London
Nbc-Basic
Nbc-South
Bob Hawk
Cbs-Basic
America
Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Dancing Music Orchestra
Abie
Kenny Baker
Mbs
Bblu
Nbe
Cbs Chicago
Theater Symphony
Barry Wood
Guy Lombardo
Royal Arch
Gunnison
Cbs Victory Auction
Dave Eiman
Ddiu
Senators Top Red Sox 7 To 1 Behind Wynn
Washington piled four hits and an error by Bobby Doerr in the third inning to beat Boston 7 to 1 in the opener of a four game series. Early Wynn allowed five hits as the Senators offense backed him with timely runs and solid defense.
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Boston
Washington
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Senators
Wynn
Newsome
Myatt
Powell
Doerr
Guerra
Crinin
Kuhel
Sullivan
Wagner
V.johnson
Culberson
McBride
Lake
V. Johnson
Terry
Torres
Spence
Metkovich
Pes Sullivan
Fox
Copeland Boys' League Aims For North Side Title
The Copeland playground boys softball team defeated Roosevelt 14 to 8 and Logan 25 to 1 to begin the road to the north side championship. The schedule includes two games per team next week before the north side winner faces the south side champions for the city playground championship later in the summer. Players are 15 years of age and under.
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Copeland Playground
North Side
Roosevelt
Logan
Stirnweiss Drives Yankees Past Athletics With Three Runs
George Stirnweiss led New York with three RBIs and three hits including a double while stealing his 16th base as the Yankees beat Philadelphia 4 1. Stirnweiss also scored twice and logged 44 runs on the season, one behind Boston’s Bob Johnson for the stolen-base lead. Sigmund Jakucki pitched his second straight shutout, guiding the St. Louis Browns to a 5 0 win over Detroit. Vernon Stephens contributed three RBIs on three hits for the Browns.
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Philadelphia
George
Snuffy) Stirnweiss
New York Yankees
North Carolina University
Stirnweiss
Red Sox
Bob Johnson
Senators
ST. Louis
Sigmund Jakucki
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
Vernon Stephens
Browns
Cleveland Routs White Sox to Tie for Sixth in Standings
Chicago night game ended 5 to 1 as Cleveland joins Philadelphia and Washington in a three way tie for sixth. Pitcher Al Smith allowed four hits and earned his fourth win.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago White Sox
al Smith
Falkenburg In RAF Pre-SS Training
18 year old tennis star Bob Falkenburg in pre flight training at Sheppard Field Tex with fellow stars Don Budge and Bitsy Grant. He is the brother of actress Jinx Falkenburg and linked to a wartime service program.
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Bob Falkenburg
Bob
Jinx
Sheppard Field
Tex
Don Budge
Bitsy
Grant
Hoosier Visitor Says Iowa Game Only 1942 Rematch
Indiana schedule shows seven conference games next fall with the Iowa clash set for October 26 in Bloomington. The Hawkeyes last visited the Hoosier Stadium in 1942 when Indiana won 14 to 13.
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Iowa City
Indiana
Iowa
Bloomington
Hawkeyes
Hoosier Stadium
Ed Head Leads Dodgers Past Phillies on Two Hits
Ed Head pitched as the Dodgers blanked the Phillies and extended their win streak to four without a loss. Gilberto Torres filled the stat line with three hits driving in two runs in a 7-1 Senators victory over the Red Sox. Sig Jekucki hurled back to back shutouts, Browns top Tigers 5-0. George Stirnweiss drove in three, scored twice as Yankees beat Athletics 5-1. Al Smith held White Sox to four hits in a 5-1 Indians win. Marty Marion and Jim Russell starred for their clubs with multi hit floors and errorless defense in varied outcomes. Don Johnson doubled with bases loaded to lift Cubs 3-3 versus Reds.
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Ed Head
Dodgers
Phillies
Gilberto Torres
Senators
Red Sox
Sig Jekucki
Browns
Tigers
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Athletics
al Smith
Indians
White Sox
Marty Marion
Cardinals
Jim Russell
Pirates
Marion
Russell
Don Johnson
Cubs
Reds
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Civil Kinney
Gillmeister
Jenkins, Mulcahy
Eagle Members
Walter H. Endres
National League
E. N. DuPont Co
Pacific Northwest
Southeastern
United States Employment Service OF the War Manpower Commission
Fifth Avenue South
la Crosse, Wis
Central Pacific
Walter Judnich
Mike McCormick
Joe DiMaggio
Dario Lodigiani
Jerry Priddy
Washington Senators
Babe Didriksen
Germain
Charles Chamberlain
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Dept
Mickeys
U.S. A
F Stirnweiss
Yanks Dropa
Phils
Martin Marion
Bucs
Philadelphia Phillies
Charlie Letchas
Phillie
Pittsburg
Radio Tonight
Del
Tom Collins
Whiskey
Bosox
Copeland
Miller’s Tavern
Amon Coulee
Wonderview
Hilda New Orchestra
Bert Mattie
Riverdale
Winona
Sig Jackucki
Jakucki Blanks Tigers
Falkenburg
Raf
Hoosier
W. W. Javern
George ST
Pioneer Labor Hall
CIO
Joe Mader
Buck Birnbaum
Tenth
Mississippi
Walt and
Ruth
E. Fritz
Ed’s Tavern
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