Voss's Triple Wins Mohawks Thriller at Copeland Park
La Crosse Mohawks edge De Soto 2-1 in 10 innings as Chuck Voss hits a game winning triple after Dick Sweeney walks to set up the last inning rally. Al Harnish and Earl Ghelf shine in a tight Western Wisconsin league opener before about 350 fans on a chilly night.
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Chuck Voss
Dick Sweeney
Copeland Park
la Crosse Mohawks
de Soto
Wisconsin
Voss
Babe) Harnish
Mohawks
Earl Ghelf
Don Smith
la Crosse
Sweeney
St. Paul
Harnish
Ghelf
Don Klark
Bill Killeen
Booker Parizek
Bob Thorson
Parizek
Johnny Boldt
Frances Curti
Klark
Charlie Curti
Sladky
Ken Borne
Bob Dyer
McEldowney
Squier
Boldt
Thorson
F. Curti
C. Curti
Lake
Nadky
Weigent
Heilemans and Merchants State Doubleheader Preview
Heilemans and the La Crosse Merchants schedule an exhibition doubleheader at West Avenue diamond for Saturday night and Sunday morning. Expected pitchers include Ronnie Barnes, Bob Maringer for Hele mans against Bob Carroll and Wally Berndt for the Merchants.
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Heilemans
la Crosse
West Avenue
Ronnie Barnes
Bob Maringer
Helemans
Bob (Kootch) Carroll
Wally Berndt
Merchants
Oshkosh Drops Pair and Loses First-Place Lead in State League
Oshkosh lost two seven inning games to Janesville 7-0 and 7-2, surrendering first place to Appleton while Fond du Lac beat Wis Rapids 15-6 and Green Bay defeated Wisconsin Rapids 8-3. Janesville’s Skee Stoyakovich earned the opener win with Charles Craig driving in three runs. Guy Reese fanned 14 in the finale as John Kreuter doubled for Oshkosh.
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Oshkosh
Tennant
Appleton
Janesville
Sheboygan
Fond du Lac
Wausau
Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
Giants
John Kreuter
Cubs
Pedro Almenares
Chico Cortes
Rafael Torres
Connie Grob
Walter Seward
Rapids
Terry Loy
Chicago White Sox
Waterloo
Yank
Fred Schnell
Bethel Stops Emmanuel In Church Play
Bethel Lutheran softball beat Emmanuel 5 to 2 in Lutheran League action on Wednesday. K Dobbs and Johnson each pitched six hits allowed, Bethel erupted for three runs in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie and claim its second win. Johnson belted a four bagger for Bethel.
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Bethel
Emmanuel
Bethel Lutheran
K. Dobbs
Johnson
D. Genz
D. Grimslid
Our Savior’s
St. Paul’s
Our Savior Lutheran
Weather Postpones Two W W League Contests At Cashton Viroqua
Rain and cold weather forced postponement of two Western Wisconsin league openers. Cashton Soldiers Grove game postponed, and Viroqua Eagles vs Winona Braves rained out with a Memorial Day make date set for 8:15 PM. Westby at Coon Valley played. Mahlke struck out 15 for the victors.
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Cashton
Cashton Soldiers Grove
Viroqua
Viroqua Eagles
Winona Braves
Westby
Coon Valley
Pruden Fares Worse in Rematch With Kid Gavilan
In Indianapolis Fitzie Pruden of Toronto faced Kid Gavilan again in a non title welterweight bout at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum. Gavilan stopped the fight in the sixth round after Pruden showed heavy damage and blood loss. Gavilan weighed 150 pounds to Pruden’s 150. the crowd reached 7,200 with a $28,293.88 gate. Gavilan dominated with sharp jabs and hooks throughout.
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Indianapolis
Fitzie Pruden
Toronto
Canada
KidGavilan
Indiana Athletic Commission
Pruden
Gavilan
Milwaukee
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Six Big Ten Records Fall in Final Baseball Standings
Illinois and Michigan share regular season co champs as six Big Ten batting and pitching marks fall. Harvey Kuenn of Wisconsin sets records with 28 hits in 15 games, 47 total bases, five triples, six doubles, 16 RBIs and 16 runs. Sam Esposito of Indiana steals five bases. Paul Giel of Minnesota posts a 0.42 ERA.
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Kuenn
Harold Hanes
Purdue
Sam Esposito
Indiana
Bruce Hagnam
Michigan
Paul Giel
Minnesota
Hal Wallace
Frank Howell
Gust Vergetis
Wisconsin
Don Luft
Browns sign Thompson and Jagade to bolster roster
The Cleveland Browns announced the signings of center Tommy Thompson for a fourth season and fullback Harry Jagade as the team expands to 42 players. Thompson is praised by Coach Paul Brown as the best linebacker, while Jagade joined as a free agent last season after recovering from a broken foot. A mention of Hambletonian stakes and Hardy Hanover appears as unrelated racing context.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Tommy Thompson
Harry Jagade
Thompson
Paul Brown
Browns
Jagade
Mohawks Tie Up with Dubuque Independents Friday
La Crosse Mohawks square off with the Dubuque Independents in a Memorial Day exhibition at Copeland Park at 8 15 p m Breitbach leads Dubuque with a 28 13 last season mark and is undefeated this year while LaVern Andrews starts for the Mohawks Niggli and a full lineup provide support as Sweeny McEldowney and Smith patrol the outfield and Weigent Hoerner anchor the infield
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Dubuque
Mohawks
Tom Breitbach
la Crosse Relult
Breitbach
State Meet Prizes for Whitehall Women Bowlers
Prize checks arrived for several Whitehall Alleys bowlers who competed in the state tournament at Wausau in February. Recipients include Gladys Hanson Evelyn Kocum and others from Blair Independence Whitehall and surrounding towns.
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Whitehall
Wis
Wausau
Independence Hotel
Gladys Hanson
Evelyn Kocum
Blair
Sue Wozney
Independence
Truman Jacobson
William Ball
Ernest Fremstad
Marian DeBow
F. O. Bitter
Clifford Dahl
R. A. Holtan
Central Hands Aquinas 11-1 Defeat In Golf
Central defeated Aquinas 11-1 at the Coun try Club on Wednesday afternoon. John Bibby of Central was medalist with 79. Results show Bibby over Kelly 3-0, Hintz over Pearse 214-4, Thoeny over Gschwind 3-0, and Schini over Probart 2-2.
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Central
Aquinas
John Bibby
Bibby
Kelly
Hintz
Pearse
Thoeny
Gschwind
Schini
Probart
Recreation Softball Thursday Schedule and Matchups
Baseball fans see six arenas hosting games on May 29 with Glen's Tavern facing Kabat's Tavern at West Ave 6 15 p.m. The Vogue plays Chuck's U Bar at West Ave 7 15 p.m. Bohemian Hall meets Way iside Inn at Houska Park. Dog House battles Sportsman’s Bar at South Avenue. Gladstone Tavern faces North Star Tavern at Roosevelt. Temp's Tavern meets Fritz' Beer Depot at Memorial Field SW. Industrial League at West Ave 8 15 p.m. Borden's vs Am vets. Alblis-Chalmers vs Heileman's Old Style at Hogan. Ward Ave West features French Islanders against Police Department. Memorial Field NW hosts Wisco Battery vs La Crosse Telephone Co.
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West Ave
Glen's Tavern
Kabat’s Tavern
the Vogue
Chuck’s
Houska Park
Bohemian Hall
Wayiside Inn
South Avenue
Dog House
Sportsman’s Bar
Roosevelt
Gladstone Tavern
North Star Tavern
Memorial Field
S.W
Temp’s Tavern
Fritz’ Beer Depot
Nehring shines for Quincy in league win
Merlin Nehring, a La Crosse pitcher, joined Quincy in the Three-Eye League last Saturday and owns two straight wins after a 5-4 victory over Waterloo. The narrative notes his return from Binghamton amid salary tensions and mentions Maynard Park on Quincy’s roster.
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Quincy
Ill
Merlin Nehring
la Crosse
Waterloo
Merlin
Binghamton
N.Y
New York
Nehring
Maynard
Lefty) Park
Country Club Opens Officially on National Golf Day
The La Crosse Country Club begins formal operations Saturday with a one day National Golf Day tournament. A cocktail party follows at the clubhouse with hors d oeuvres and musical entertainment. Members should reserve by Saturday noon.
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la Crosse Country Club
Gale Women Bowlers Elect New Officers
Galeville Wisconsin women bowlers elected new officers for the city association and two leagues. Ann Johnson became league president, with Myrtle Mossberg as vice president and Beth Gelder secretary. Phyllis Truax heads the Pin-topplers with Virginia Cram as VP and Winnie Grover as treasurer. The Ten-pin league named Gladys Knudson president and Myrtle Thompson VP.
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Galesville
Wis
Ann Johnson
Hazel Alvarez
Myrtle Mossberg
Beth Gelder
Betty Truax
Phyllis Truax
Virginia Cram
Hazel Cory
Winnie Grover
Gladys Knudson
Myrtle, Thompson
Lu Twesme
Myrtle Park
Ladies Tri County Golf Tourney Set At Whitehall
The Ladies Tri County golf tournament will be at Whitehall Course on August 13. The Tri County executive committee met in the clubhouse to decide the date and discuss new rules. Attendees included Mrs. Fugina Brownlie Molin Fischer Tanner Ibach Hegge Simonson Colliton.
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Whitehall Course
Whitehall
Wis
Tri-County Executive Committee
C. E. Fugina
Marian Brownlie
Harry Molin
Arcadia
Blanche Fischer
John Tanner
Mondovi
Gertrude Ibach
Galesville
Hiram Hegge
S. W.simonson
E. B. Colliton
Dodgers Pitcher Preacher Roe Dominates 1951 Season
In 1951 Preacher Roe of the Dodgers beat every club in the league at last twice and defeated St. Louis seven times without a loss.
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Preacher Roe
Dodgers
St. Louis
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George Sladee
Todd McEldowney
Charlie Weigent
Lyle Olson
Jim Squier
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Kid Gavilan
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Hardware & Sport Shop
Soto
H McEld'ney
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O Boldt
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Ol Lake
Tex
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Roger Monson
Our Savior
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Larson
Hoadley
Tomalka
Deal
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Violette
Otterson
E. Fry J
R. Pfennig
Trinity
Redeemer
Feravey
Redeemer Lutheran
Ferayley
Our Redeemer
Schultz and Hoff
Feravey and
Gooderum
Frank Liquor CO
Madison
Gein Sri
Odie Zel-Weller
Louisville
Kentucky
Thompson and
Hardy Hanover
Titan Hanover
Independents
Memorial
Dubuque Independents
la Crosse Club
Ledger
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McCoy
Raiders
Central Hands
Miller’s Tavern
Mormon Coulee Road
Havana
Pizzie Pruden
Paterson
N.J
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Fla
Hank Thurman
Modesto
Calif
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Barry
Sanaa
Brylcreem
Seven-Up Bottling Co
LA Crosse — Tomah
Winona
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Austin Packers
Eddie Gittens
Carl DeRose
Lyle Andrews
Madison Shrine Club
Shriners
Crippled Children’s Fund
Madison Shrine
Knights of Columbus
Zor Temple
Andrews
Roy Gill
Main St
Byron Hollingsworth
Tampa, Fla
Tampa Tribune
Pete Norton
Hollingsworth
Norton
Holley
Dom DiMaggio
Red Sox Tas
Bart DiMaggio
Port Arthur
Country Club
Gale
Snake Farm
West Salem
Sparta
Hotel Wisconsin
Blackamoor
Jack Goodwin
Chrysler
R. C. Cheney, CO. Fourth and Cass Sts
la Crosse, Wis
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