Onalaska Beats Logan In Last Inning Rally
Onalaska edged Logan 6 to 5 after a six run rally in the final inning. Logan led early but miscues in the seventh helped Onalaska mount the comeback behind Jim Wilhelm and Merlin Behring. John Wilhelm pitched well for Onalaska as Logan faces Central next Friday at Copeland Park.
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Onalaska
Wis
Logan Rangers
Jim Hauge
Onalaskans
Stan McCurdy
Merlin ‘Ehring
John Wilhelm
Rangers
Rod Martin
Jim Wilhelm
Logan
Central
Copeland Park
Aquinas
Lemmon Beats Zivic in Farewell Fight in Milwaukee
Tommy Lemmon wins a 10 round split decision over former welterweight champion Fritz Zivic in Milwaukee. Lemmon, who weighed 150 1 2 pounds, claimed Zivic announced the bout would be his last and aimed for a knockout. Referee and one judge supported Lemmon, while another judge had Zivic ahead 7-6 early. Zivic started strong but Lemmon answered with sharp rights and jabs to take control.
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Milwaukee
Tommy Lemmon
Fritz
Zivic
Lemmon
Rams Lose Two Draft Picks Under Eligibility Rule
New York report says the Los Angeles Rams lost two 1945 draft choices, Cliff Lewis from Duke and Dale Cowan from Kansas State, after Commissioner Bert Bell ruled them ineligible for the NFL draft due to remaining college eligibility.
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New York
Los Angeles Rams
Bert Bell
Cliff Lewis
Duke
Dale Cowan
University of Kansas State
Green Bay Beats Oshkosh 11th-Inning Win Ends Streak
Green Bay third baseman Joe Janet delivered an eleventh inning single to score the winning run and end Oshkosh Giants seven game winning streak. Janesville edged Wisconsin Rapids 1-0 in a tense clash while Fond du Lac rallied to top Appleton with a decisive ninth inning three run surge.
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Joe Janet
Green Bay
Oshkosh Giants
Giant
Wisconsin
Janesville
Consin Rapids
Fond du Lac
Cubs
Melvin Mode
Rhinelander
Carl Bathke
Wisconsin Rapids
Modes
Mode
Major League Leaders From Leagues Compiled In St Louis Report
The list highlights leaders in batting runs batted in home runs and other stats. Notable names include Pesky DiMaggio Vernon Vernon and Williams with top marks across American and National Leagues. The report cites players from Brooklyn St Louis Boston New York Philadelphia Detroit Washington and Cleveland with season totals and rankings.
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St. Loui
Welker
Brooklin
Reiser
Brookin
Cavarrette
Chicago
Holmes
Boston
Musial
Louis
Oeten
Musiel
St. Louis
Pafko
Chico
Semimick
Philadelphia
Mergen
Mire
New York
Kurpecki
Lous Reiser
Brooklyn
Kiner
Piseburg
Walker
Lanier
Beggs
Cincinnati
Vernon
Washington
Willems
Syte Boston
Williams
Bosef
Doerr
Hitse
Pesky
Berardine
Greenbere
Detroit
Tripler
Kelier
Spence
DiMaggio
Ems
Greenberg
VFW and American Legion Hold State Practice Drills
The VFW baseball team of the La Crosse Baseball Association will practice at 6 p m at Copeland Park diamond today. The American Legion team will drill at Teachers College on the Northside. A Memorial Day game between the two clubs is scheduled for 2 30 on Saturday.
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VFW
la Crosse Baseball Association
Copeland Park
American Legion
Teachers College
Loop Leading Sportsmen's Bar Beaten 3-2 in Tavern League
Opland pitched effectively as the Monitor Tavern softball team upset Sportsmen's Bar 3-2 at Copeland Park. Gegenfurther took the loss after allowing 13 hits for the winners.
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Sportsmen's Bar
Opland
Monitor Tavern
Copeland Park
Gegenfurther
Roosevelt Diamond
Roy
Sam
Fitzpatrick
Sams
Wuest
Mendel
Melbo
Farley
B. Shuda
Beitz
Red Arrow Tavern
Arnie
Isle la Plume
Dickman
Wittenberg
West Avenue
Marshall
E. Kraft
Hofbrau
Lee
Johnnie
South Avenue
Vet's
Onalaska
Oasis
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Monday results show American Chicago 8 St. Louis 2 and Washington New York in rain. National Chicago 4 St. Louis 1 and New York Brooklyn washed out. American Association Louisville 5 Toledo 2 and Milwaukee 7 Minneapolis 2 with several rain delays. Wednesday’s slate includes New York at Brooklyn and several intra league matchups.
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American Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
National Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklin
American Association
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Columbus
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
National League
Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
Philade
Fond du Lee
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Repids
Appleton Wausau
Caledonia Street Merchants Night Game Postponed
The Caledonia Street Merchants night game at Copeland Park is postponed due to transformer reconditioning. It will likely be held next week if lighting equipment is ready.
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Caledonia Street Merchants
Copeland Park
Central High Hosts Aquinas In City Baseball Showdown
Central High School, Intra City leaders, host Aquinas Blugolds at Hixon Field at 3 30 PM. A win would secure at least a tie for the city crown. In their first meeting Central won 10 1 behind Cork Schillings.
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Central High School
Aquinas Blugolds
Hixon Field
Raider
Central Crew
Alger
Cork
Schillings
Michutamen
Waller
Babe) Weigent
Cass Street
Erv Malin
Aquinas
Joe Beranek
Bill Ott
Blugolds
Charley Weigent
Gene Smith
Jim Scheel
Red Raiders Keystone
Michuta
Curti
Central
Johnny Otto
Jimmy Warner
Blugold
Jerry Bendel
Beranek
al Graf
Bobby Falkin
Jim
Ray) Krett
Willard
Turtle) Tanke
Dick Bradburn
John Shepherdson
Bill Burns
Smith
Boma
St Moritz to host first international car race since 1939
The August 25 event runs along the Maloja Kulm road near St. Moritz in Switzerland marking the first international automobile race held there since 1939. Organizers plan a high profile motorsport spectacle on the road course.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Maloja- Kulm
Nine colleges return to lacrosse this year
New York reports nine colleges resuming lacrosse participation this year. The schools are Drexel Duke Loyola Maryland Hobart Syracuse Rutgers Johns Hopkins and Maryland.
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New York
Lacrosse
Uus
Drexel
Duke
Loyola of Baltimore
Hobart
Newee
Syracuse
Rutgers
Ohns Hopkins
Maryland
White Sox rookie Murrell Jones out six weeks
Pale Hose first baseman Murrell Jones will be sidelined six weeks with fractures in the left wrist and elbow, club physician Dr. John Claridge announced. South Africa is requisitioning empty houses and letting returning servicemen occupy them.
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Chicago
Murrell Jones
White Sox
John Claridge
South Africa
Tomah High Awards Letters for 1945 46 Sports
Tomah Wisconsin high school honored students with athletic letters at an assembly for the 1945 1946 year. Rueben Jensen and Al Barta led football letter recipients. Tom Curry and Dick Davis earned multiple awards including basketball and boxing letters. Curry was honorary basketball captain and MVP, scoring 283 points.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah High School
Rueben Jensen
al. Barta
Don Burnstad
Dwight Dickinson
Gilbert Purdy
William Nigbor
Dick Spangenberg
Alwin Graewin
William Hoag
L. Betthauser
Don Hess
Robert Aller
Tom Curry
V. Vandervort
T. Jessen
Dick Davis
T. Rezin
Vern Quick
D. Hess
D. Dickinson
C. Schmidt
G. Purdy
W. Nigbor
William Sowle
Lionel Jackson
Dwight Dickenson
Curry
Cardinals Lose Trio as Pasquel Plans Move South
St Louis Cardinals prepare for possible more defections after pitchers Fred Martin and Max Lanier join Lou Klein in Mexico for the Pasquel brothers’ league. Owner Sam Breadon refused to block departures, saying players cannot be forced to work. Lanier denied knowledge of further plans to leave.
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ST. Louis
Mexico
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Mart
Pasquel
Fred Martin
Max Lanier
Towm
Lou Klein
Pasquels
Cardinals
Sam Bread
Brewers Rally To Beat Kels In Wild Comeback
Milwaukee erased a 2-0 deficit to beat Minneapolis 7-2 as Bill Lefebvre allowed four runs in relief. Ewald Pyle steadied the Brewers after a rough start, Bob Johnson hit his fourth homer, and Johnny Muldovan earned the win. St Paul dropped from first to third as Louisville and Toledo split.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Bill Lefebvre
Ewald Pyle
Brewers
Eels
Bob Johnson
Johnny Muldovan
Don Hendrick
Hendrickson
Blues
MacPhail and Borowy spotlight distracts fans this spring
Chicago notes say Larry MacPhail laughs at Hank Borowy’s rough start after selling him to the Cubs last year. Borowy, once a World Series ace with 11 wins, now posts a 1-3 record in seven starts as Cubs bullpen coach Red Smith defends his arm. Smith insists Borowy still has velocity and a sharp curve, blaming misfortune and lack of regular rest for his control issues. Red predicts warm weather will help Borowy regain form.
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Chicago
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Hank Borowy
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Fordham Henry
Borowy
Cubs
Red Smith
Detroit Tigers
Smith
Red
Borony
Northern League Nines Slugfest Ends In Sioux Falls Victory
Sioux Falls edged Fargo-Moorhead 12-10 in a 11 inning duel at home after both clubs each totaled 50 hits in three hours. Superior beat St Cloud 9-8 while Eau Claire defeated Duluth 8-3. Grand Forks fell 7-3 to Aberdeen.
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Sioux Falls
Fargo-Moorhead
Twins
Superior
Blues
St. Cloud Rox
Eau Claire
Duluth Dukes
Grand Forks Chiefs
Pheasants
Aberdeen
Frances Hanson Named Girls Recreation Head
Frances Hanson of Sparta named recreational director for the city youth program sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Hanson, a Hillcrest School for Girls teacher at Beaver Dam, will organize crafts supervise play hours and lead activities for girls and younger children.
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Sparta
Wis
Frances Hanson
Hillcrest School For Girls
Beaver Dam
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hanson
Speedway Ends Qualifications for 500 Mile Race
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway capped qualifications for the 33 starting spots in the 30th Memorial Day 500 Mile Sweepstakes. Foreign entrants including Rudi Caracciola vie for a last chance as several American qualifiers risk elimination after two and a half mile brick and asphalt trials.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Louis Durant
Los Angeles
Jose Chitwood
Reading
al Putnam
Louis Tomei
Glendale
Calif
American Automobile Association
Rudi Caracciola
Switzerland
Mercedes-Benz
Europe
Caracciola
Badgers Fall To Notre Dame In Extra Innings
Notre Dame rallied in the 10th inning to defeat Wisconsin 6-4. Wisconsin committed seven errors after a three run first inning, as Barrett doubled in the 10th to drive in the winning run for the Irish.
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Madison
Wis
Notre Dame
University of Wisconsin
Badgers
Wisconsin
Jerry Thompson
Beese
Kasper
Joe Nygaard
Badger
Barrett
English Lutheran Wins In Lutheran Softball Game
English Lutheran defeated Onalaska Lutheran 5 to 3 at Hixon Field on Monday night in a Lutheran league softball clash.
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Hixon Field
English Lutheran
Onalaska Lutheran
Ettrick Team Beats Bangor 11 0 in Sunday Game
Correction: Ettrick baseball team in the little Eight league defeated Bangor Sunday by 11 to 0, not 10 to 7 as yesterday’s Tribune had reported.
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Ettrick
Bangor
Tribune
Heileman Cup Classic Crown Clinched by Heilemans
Heileman’s Old Style Lager team won the Heileman Cup Classic by defeating Peerless in two games. Don Weigel led with 414 across two games and a 237 high single, matching Russ Braun. Carl Michel led Peerless with 238 single and 400 two game total as Heileman totals reached 1006 to 900 in the first game and 890 in the second.
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Heileman
Peerless
Don Weigel
Champs
Russ Braun
Carl Michel
Supreme Court Expected To Strike Out Mexic Loop Monopoly Charge
New York state supreme court was expected to rule on the New York Yankee motion to strike out Mexican league monopoly charges. The hearing, postponed to June 10 due to Bernardo Pasquel's absence, could cement the Yankees claim to a permanent injunction against interference with New York players. A temporary injunction remains in effect.
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New York
New York State Supreme Court
New York Yankee
Bernardo Pasquel
Yankee
Fights Last Night With Notable Boxing Results
A series of boxing results from New York Bronx Boston Minneapolis Gary Indiana Kansas City Omaha Milwaukee and other venues. Notable bouts include Steve Belloise stopping Coley Welch in Bronx and Pat Comiskey stopping Bill Weinberg in Boston. Willie Pep outpointed Jimmy Joyce in Minneapolis while Charley Riley kayoed Lou Transparents in Kansas City. Howard Bleghl outpointed Ramey McKnight in Omaha and Tommy Lemmon defeated Fritz Zivic in Milwaukee.
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New York
Steve Belloise
Bronx
N. J
Coley Welch
Portland
Boston
Pat Comiskey
Patterson
Bill Weinberg
Chessa
Mass
Minneapolis
Willie Pep
Hartford
Lou Transparents
Baltimore
Omaha
Howard Bleghl
Madison
Minn
Ramey McKnight
Milwaukee
Tommy Lemmon
Fritz Zivic
Pittsburgh
Schmitz Hurls Bruin Victory
Chicago White Sox pounded five St Louis pitchers for 20 hits to beat the Browns 9 2 while the Cubs topped the Cardinals 4 1 behind Johnny Schmitz who allowed five hits in five innings Rival coaches hailed Schmitz as the NL's best stuff as he improves to four wins against two losses The article also notes rain postponements and a clover seed fact.
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Chicago White Sox
St. Louis
Browns
Chicago Cubs
Jinx
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Howie Pollet
Ed Lopat
Sox
Wally Moses
Lopat
Chicago
Schmitz
Wausau
Johnny Schmitz
Cub
Wis
Cardinal
Clyde Klutz
Klutz
Terry Moore
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko
Nicholson
Cardinals
Grimm
Cards
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
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