Tri State Trap Shoot Opens With Broad Participation
Gunners from Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Illinois and other states gathered at Myrick Park traps for the Tri State Championship at the Crosse Gun Club. Saturday featured handicap and doubles events with yardages tied to registered targets as four classes compete for team honors and a special purse.
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la Crosse
Crosse
Myrick Park
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Call Off Girls' Games Monday Due to Memorial Day
All games in the Girls 12 inch league scheduled for Monday evening are postponed because of Memorial Day. Activities resume Monday evening, June 7. Early leaders listed include John Kurth Columbus Wis 97 x 100 and Vic Reinders Waukesha 96. Other high scores across classes noted from La Crosse to Minneapolis.
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T He Girls
John Kurth
Columbus
Wis
Vic Reinders
Waukesha
F. R. Richter
Clyman
A. F. Jones
Thief River
Minn
Art Finney
Mankato
Roy Meadows
Grimes
M. C. Bray
Blooming Prairie
M. B. Matteson
la Crosse
W Somerhein
Pipestone
W. Forester
Springfield
George Jones
W. Wyman
Red Wing
J. S. Kryislyst
Edgerton
E. Eicher
Minneapolis
Roy Townsend
Swede Olson
Walt Niggli
Cashton Hosts Memorial Weekend Baseball Games
Cashton Wisconsin hosts two Memorial day baseball games. Sunday features Cashton home opener in Monroe County loop with Tomah, undefeated in two starts. Monday’s special holiday game pits Bangor against Cashton at 3 PM after the Memorial day program at the Community hall.
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Cashton
Wis
Monroe County
Tomah
Warrens
Norwalk
Bangor
Little Eight
Bears Nip Sioux Falls In Close Northern League Game
Eau Claire edged Sioux Falls 5-4 in a Northern league matchup last night. Superior outlasted Grand Forks 17-16 in 11 innings as St. Cloud topped Aberdeen 12-9 and Duluth defeated Fargo-Moorhead 6-4.
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Eau Claire
Sioux Falls
Superior
Grand Forks
St. Cloud
Aberdeen
Duluth
Fargo-Moorhead
Ed's Tavern Claims Top Spot With 8-3 Victory
Ed's Tavern moved into first place in the National league of the 12-inch league Friday evening by beating Gateway Glass 8 to 3 at Longfellow Park. Loomis earned the win for Ed's Tavern with Evenson taking the loss. Dansberg and Verse homered for Gateway and Ed's Tavern respectively.
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Gateway Glass
Longfellow Park
Loomis
Ed’s Tavern
Evenson
Dansberg
Gateway
Verse
Wilder
Kamperschroer
Mahlke
Gagenfurther
la Crosse
Swift and Co
Roosevelt Diamond
Lenser
Panke
Cleary
Wuensch
la Merch
Stoda
Isle la Plume Park
Milwaukee Road
Amvets
Tischer
Tikal
Milwaukee Rd
Sandoval
Tika
Memorial Day VFW Legion Baseball Exhibition Opens Season
VFW and the American Legion baseball teams open the city recreation season with a Memorial Day exhibition at Copeland field Monday at 2 30 p m The regular season follows June 7 under lights with a doubleheader Stub Yeager may start for VFW while Fisher Meyer Blair Jacobus or Jim Marshall are candidates for Legion The Legion lineup includes Lehrke Lowell Schultz Zahn Ferries Larson Harnish Stuhr and Marshall on the mound and in field positions while VFW targets Palmer Pearse Yeager Fitzpatrick Beranek Otto Graf Tooke McCulloch Kreet Burns Sullivan Meir and Boring for key roles.
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VFW
American Legion
City Recreation
Copeland Field
Stub Yeager
Bill Meyer
Legion
Johnny Marshall
Topple
George Palmer
Jim Pearse
Joe Yeager
Merle Fitzpatrick
Joe Beranek
Ronnie Otto
al Graf
Bob Tooke
Lovell McCulloch
Jim Kreet
Bill Burns
Jim Sullivan
Eldon Meir
Ral Boring
Shannon Sets Record Dunk in BAA Game
Bert Shannon of the Providence Chamro lers set what is believed to be a record with a one foot field goal dunk against St Louis at Providence.
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Bert Shannon
Providence Chamrolers
Basketball Association of America
Louis
Providence
George Field Earns Carleton Baseball Letter
Carleton college base ball coach Howard G. Mundt this week awarded letters to 12 monogram winners from the 1948 squad. George Field of La Crosse earned a letter and played regular third base for the Carleton nine. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Field of 1452 Wood Street.
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Northfield
Minn
Carleton College
Howard G. Mundt
Carl
George Field
la Crosse
Carleton
D. E. Field
Wood Street
Holmen to Meet Two Littl Eight Opponents This Weekend
Holmen baseball club hosts Middle Ridge on Sunday in a Little Eight league contest. The Ridge likely fields Don Gabrielson and Harvey Korn as pitchers. Memorial Day brings Mindoro to town for a league game postponed earlier. Mindoro may counter with Elmer Hecht or Bob Thompson on the mound and Larry Timm at bat. Holmen relies on pitchers Eugene Nerby Charles Olson and Bob Solberg with Warren Selbo as catcher.
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Holmen
Wis
Littl
Middle Ridge
Battery
Ridge
Don
Lefty) Gabrielson
Harvey Korn
Mindoro Nine
Mindoro
Elmer Hecht
Bob Thompson
Larry Timm
Eugene Nerby
Charles Olson
Bob Solberg
Warren Selbo
Stranahan and Towe Lead British Amateur Final
In Sandwich England Frank Stranahan and Charles Towe shared the halfway lead in the 36 hole British amateur final. Weather was poor as Stranahan moved three up after nine. Towe then won three straight holes to even the match.
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Sandwich
England
Frank Stranahan
Charles Towe
Stranahan
Stowe
Nehring Hurls Ranger Victory Over Central In City Showdown
Aquinas handed Central a 4 1 victory as Merlin Nehring limited Central to two hits over five innings. Logan built a lead with a fifth inning rally capped by Meir's fielding miscue and Nehring then shut the door. Central threatened in the sixth but faulty base running and Logan defense swung momentum Logan hosts Central again Friday at Conveland in a key race contest.
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Aquinas
Logan
Central
Merlin Nehring
Raiders
Rangers
Conveland
Jim Quinn
Nehring
Fred Meir
Copeland
Meir
Dave Miller
Ranger
Knute Schneider
Miller
Don Pulver
Jack Reihl
Don Smith
Ralph Twite
Dick Koepcke
Reihl
Twite
Mike Saley
Don Wolff
Koepcke
John Pintz
Pulver
Riph Twite
Lou and Toby Apple Earn Bowling Prize Money
Sparta Wis special report notes Lou Apple, a Sparta Kegler, and his daughter Toby won prize money from the state bowling tournament. Lou earned 45 dollars for 45th in singles and five dollars for 488th in doubles. Toby, 14, collected 6.50 for 75th in doubles and eight dollars for 127th in class B singles plus six dollars for 68th in all events and seven dollars as Sparta Alleys’ share of 12th in team event.
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Wis
Lou Apple
Sparta Kegler
Toby
Apple
Sparta Alleys
Audrey Lamars
Don Buckert
Herb Kuehn
C. M. van Antwerp
Golf lessons and equipment services offered
A local ad lists ball rental at 50 cents per bucket. Clubs furnished free for use. Golf lessons priced at 2 dollars each or 5 dollars for three. Also offers buying selling and repair of golf equipment.
Athletics Top Yankees 6 3 as Potter Stars in Relief
Nelson Potter earned a key relief win for the Philadelphia Athletics, who beat the New York Yankees 6-3 at Shibe Park. Cleveland blanked the White Sox 2-0, while the Red Sox fell to the Squatters 2-1 and the Browns edged Detroit 5-4. The Giants lost 6-3 to Philadelphia as rain shortened the Cardinals lead to three games.
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Yankees
Cleveland
White Sox
Associated Press
Connie Mack
Nelson Potter
Potter
St. Louis Browns
A’s
Philadelphia
Joe Coleman
Shibe Park
New York Yankees
Yanks
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Don Black
Christopher
Sox
Boston Red Sox
Squators
Washington
Detroit
Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Hank Laver
Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Polo Grounds
New York
Mel Ott
Art Gore
Emil Verban
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Boston
Dodgers
Hank Sauer
Grady Hatton
Johnny Wryroestek
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Reds
Cincinnati
Independence Captures WIAA Sectional Title at Hillsboro
Independence high school defeated La Farge and Lone Rock to win the WIAA sectional baseball title and earn a berth in the state finals at Borchert Field Milwaukee June 4 and 5. Rudy Gamroth pitched both wins allowing a total of five hits, while Richard Smeija homered and tripled for Independence. Lone Rock shocked Hillsboro 3-0 in the opener before Independence powered past La Farge 8-0 and beat Lone Rock 4-6 to clinch the crown.
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Wis
Independence High School
la Farge
Lone Rock
Borchert Field
Milwaukee
Hillsboro High
Independence
Rudy Gamroth
Gamroth
J. M. Sendelbach
Peterson
Olson
Richard Smeija
Indepen
Wausau Holds Slim Lead With Tenth Straight Win
The Wausau Lumberjacks stay in first place in the Wisconsin State league after a 10 9 victory over Fond du Lac. Oshkosh Fond du Lac and Sheboygan battle for second as Oshkosh wins 19 10. Wisconsin Rapids moves to sixth with a 7 2 win over White Sox and Eagle Cubs beat Green Bay 9 6.
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Milwaukee
Minneapolis
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Logiarilie
Kaeneas
Wisconsin State
Ppagte
Wausau Bi Fond du Lac
Wausau Lumberjacks
Jacks
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Seen
Wisconsin Rapids
White Sox
Eagle Cubs
Greenay
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Dismond
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Legion Tilt Memorial Day
Miller’s Tavern
Mormon Coulee Rd
George
Towe
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Main’s Cafe
Pioneer Labor Hall
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Pulver Star
Abeggien
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Schneider
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Losey Bivd
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Wausau
Mickey’s
3Rd and
Mississippi Sts
Orange Island Resort
Criscraft
Islea Plume No Road
Cari
Cerise Club
V.F.W. Memorial Day
Esorea Park
Viroqua
Sporting Geeds
Wood Manufacturing Company
Mehers of
Dahlco Distributors
South Third St
le Crosse, Wis
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