Badgers Drill On Labor Day at Wisconsin Camp
Wisconsins football program counts two weeks to Army test as camp opens with freshmen and veterans reporting. key players Meade Kusa Fick Weber Laubenheimer Esser Davy join veterans to form the base for a fall schedule featuring Marquette Ohio State Iowa Great Lakes Minnesota Notre Dame Purdue Michigan and Northwestern away.
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Madison
Wis
Harry
Wisconsin
Army
Badger
Jack Meade
Jim Kusa
Bob Fick
Pat Weber
Roger Laubenheimer
Clarence Esser
John Davey
Comac
Marquette
Ohio State
Iowa
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Purdue
Michigan
Wildcats
Baseball draft idea for college players sparks reform talk
A New York writer outlines a plan to suspend signing high school or college players until graduation. Pro teams would gain negotiating lists from each graduating class and undergraduates from other sports, while colleges would boost baseball programs through coaching and competition. The proposal aims to align education with pro careers and ease competitive bidding concerns.
Wolverines Work Out Hard For First Game
Ann Arbor Michigan Sept 6 date for Michigan versus Iowa Pre-Flight emphasized defense in a hard practic session. Crisler back from Big Ten rules meeting led backs through contact drills while Clarence Munn supervised linemen in defensive formations.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Fritz) Crisler
Chicago
Michigan
Iowa
Wolverine
Crisler
Clarence
Biggie) Munn
Yankees Clinch 9-4 Win Behind Lindell Triple
Johnny Lindell delivered a base clearing triple to power the Yankees past Washington 9-4. Frank Crosetti added a ninth inning homer, rallying the Tigers to a 4-2 win. Dizzy Trout earned his 23rd victory in relief as Detroit shaded St. Louis in a separate game.
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Johnny Lindell
Frank Cro- Settl
Yankees
Lindell
Washington
Cro- Sli
Dizzy Trout
Tigers
TQM
Detroit
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
New York
Steve Nell
Bengals
Yanks
Briggs Stadium
McCarthy Clan
Brownies
Sportsman's Park
Boston
Dizzy
Hal Newhouser
Trout
Tiger
Fvr
Walt Monkae
Mel Queen
Mickey Haefner
Frank Crosetti
Alex Carrasquel
Our Men in Service Update From La Crosse Area
La Crosse and area men in the U S Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard are shown in recent postings. Harold Simonson served eight weeks at Grant Ill and went overseas in 1942 joining a medical unit after England and Africa assignments and Anzio duty. Sgt Elmer Garlington Jr earned the Bronze Star for gallantry in France. Other locals, including Arnold Bacon Jack Jacques Marlin Yandt Ferdinand Lemke and Leo Berry, received promotions and training in camps from Camp Funston to Breckenridge and Camp Pendleton Meantime families note furloughs and overseas postings as kin serve in the Aleutians New Guinea and Mediterranean theaters.
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Grant, Ill
Harold
Max) Simonson
England
Africa
Anzio
Aga Oo
Simonson
la’ Crosse
Larry Arenz
10Th
Market Streets
Fifth Avenue South
Arnold W. Bacon
Charles Bacon
Hagar Street
Aleutian Islands
Signal Corps
Bacon
Air Force
Army
Allis Chalmers
Bangor
Eugene B. Fry
Memphis
Tenn
Navy
Minneapolis
Minn
M. F. Fry
South 21St Street
Elmer F. Garlington, Jr
Walter M. Robertson
France
Marie C. Carlington
Marlin F. Yandt
Army Air Forces
Sgt
Yandt
Northern Engraving Company
Fred H. Yandt
Hillview Avenue
Ferdinand E. Lemke
E. Lemke
Onalaska
Naval Training School
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Jack Jacques
Jacques
Seabees
New Guinea
Leo B. Berry
Vic
Marstreet
Catet
Robert C. In
King Street
Camp Til
Ladi J. Harper
Beth E. Harper
State Road
John G
O'Moelley
Pine Street
Camp Funston
Kan
Donald E. Pittenger
USMC
Camp Pendiesam
Oceanside
Calif
Delbert E. Pittenger
Wood Avenue
Milwaukee
Glenn Carl Johnson
Coes Street
Arthur George Knothe
Ninth
South Avenue
Donald Carey
State Street
Edwin Francis Pittman
South 19Th Street
la Crosse
Ees
Marshall Islands
Pfc
Brown
Camp Pendleton
Raymond Brown
Army Air Corps
Eighth Air Force
Military service rosters list names and APO addresses
A long wartime roster lists Lieut H E Lysaker and numerous soldiers with units and APO addresses. The document includes Pvt William Jacques and Pvt Jack W Jacques at Camp Blanding and other recruits at Camp McCoy and Jacksonville NATTC, plus sailors at Paterson Field and New Orleans base commands.
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H. E. Lysaker
AAF
Flexa
Harlington
Tex
William Jacques
62Nd
Hut 5
Camp Blanding
Fla
Jack W. Jacques
Co. A
SMDT
el Paso
Rogert
G. Christianson
NATTC
Sig. Depot Co
Patterson Field
Ohio
Leo L. Heidorn
T. C. Sch
New Orleans Army Air Base
New Orleans
Harry Leslie
Wakeman Gen. Co
Fila
APO
New York
Prep football returns spark La Crosse area teams
Twenty letterwinners from La Crosse's 1943 prep football teams will play for their high schools this season. Aquinas' Blugold squad receives equipment. Central, Logan begin practice at 6 30 p m. Returning are key backs and linemen led by Gordy Meyer and Sonny Beranek with several All City performers back for Ranger and Weigent squads.
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la Crosse
Wee
Wererwee
Uinas’ Blugold
Central
Logan
Nine
John Michuta
Charles
Sonny) Beranek
Gabe Gina
Sylvester Strasser
Artin
Arnie Stoltz
Jim Cassidy
Don (Pedro) Wakeen
Charlie Schmikla
Jim Smith
Ray Nibbe
Ranger
Gordy Meyer
Ronnie Olson
Russell
Russ) Peterson
Dick Brown
Wall Bay
Ken Johnson
Walter (Babe) Weigent
Harry Schultz
Dick Zischke
Dave Solie
Vince Schrader
Ralph Schultz
Red Raider
Aquinas
Bluejackets End Season with 48-2 Record
Cochrane’s sailors, led by Virgil Trucks, finished 48 wins in 50 games for a .960 season. They defeated St Louis Browns, Red Sox, Detroit, Cubs, Sox, Phillies, Giants, and Cleveland, with Rowe contributing as pitcher and outfielder in a 17 to 4 win.
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Great Lakes
Cochrane
Sailors
Manning
Brooklyn
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Chicago
Cubs
Sox
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Cleveland
Tars
Virgil
Fire) Trucks
Mickey
Tigers
Schoolboy Rowe
Bill Brandt
Bob Klinger
Rowe
Custer Ten Defeats McCoy Men 1 To 0 In Softball Playoff
Camp Custer defeated Camp McCoy 1 to 0 in the first game of a two out of three series for the 6th Service championship at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Pvt. Lloyd Olesen scored the only run in the 3rd inning. Wesolowski pitched eight strikeouts and two hits allowed for the victory while Rose dhuck collected four hits for the McCoys.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Camp Custer
Lloyd Olesen
Wesolowski
Rose
McCoys
Whitehall Cubs-417th Infantry Game Canceled
Whitehall Wisconsin. The Whitehall Cubs game with Camp Mc Coy 417th Infantry nine is canceled due to a revised Army post work schedule. The Labor Day 2 30 PM matchup in Whitehall is called off.
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Whitehall
Wis
Dobbs Named MVP of All-Stars in Bears Defeat
Chicago report shows Lieut. Glenn Dobbs of Tulsa University voted most valuable player by football writers after the All-Stars loss to the Chicago Bears. Dobbs, noted pass master, is with the 2nd Army at Colorado Springs. Lou Saban of Indiana was runner up.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa University
Aira
Colorado Springs
CRB
Lou Saban
Indiana University
Cincinnati Albemarle Meet Tonight Decide National Legion Title
Cincinnati faces Albemarle N C in the finals of the American Legion Junior Baseball tournament needing one victory. Rain caused postponements and both teams set to pitch with Ed Gibson and Herman Wehmeier for Albemarle and Cincinnati respectively. Cincinnati is undefeated and edged Albemarle 5-4 Tuesday.
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Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Albemarle
N. C
American Legion
Ed Gibson
Herman Wehmeier
Yedimar
Andrew
Dick Holmes
Fontaine Knocks Out Ibarra In Ninth Round
Milwaukee lightweight Justo Fontaine knocked out Pedro Ibarra of Mexico City in the ninth round of a ten round bout at the auditorium. After eight rounds of slugging Fontaine's left hook to the body ended the bout. Ibarra had the edge in infighting but Fontaine's power prevailed. Vece Van was stopped in the opening round by Frankie Abrams in the semi windup.
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Milwaukee
Justo Fontaine
Pedro Ibarra
Mexico City
the Auditorium
Fontaine
Ibarra
Vece van
Frankie Abrams
Detroit
Toledo Takes Twin Win in Sloshing St. Paul Night
Rain kept the Milwaukee Brewers idle in St. Paul as Toledo swept both ends of a doubleheader 2 1 and 6 0 to tighten the pennant race. The Hens moved within four and a half games of Milwaukee while Columbus shut out Louisville 9 0 behind Art Lopatka.
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Associated Press
Lous
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Temerres Eveland
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Louteville
Milwaukee
St. al
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Tomerros
Minneapollis
St. Paul
Milwaukee Brewers
American Association
Brewers
Hens
Uisville
Colonels
Indianapolis
al Lamacchia
Carl Lindquist
Beanie's Old Style Lagers End Season Amid Rainout
Beanie's Old Style Lagers played their final game of the season last night as rain canceled further Heileman contests. Manager Chint Halverson says no more engagements this season with weather likely to stay poor. Sunday plans include publishing complete season records and batting averages for the Beanie aggregation.
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Beanie
Chint Halverson
Heileman
Ken Overlin Launches Campaign For Crown
Ken Overlin, recently discharged from 26 months in the Navy, announced a bid to regain his New York recognized middleweight title. He defeated John Donnelly of Kansas City, Missouri, in a easy 10 round decision, after weighing 173 pounds and overcoming a weight and reach disadvantage.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Ken Overlin
Navy
Overlin
John Donnelly
Kansas City
Decatur
Ill
Westfall Paces Reds In Lions Intra squad Tilt
DETROIT. Bullet Bob Westfall former University of Michigan fullback scored twice as the Reds swamped the Blues a total in the Detroit Lions first intra squad game of the season Thursday. Passes from Jackie Lowther accounted for both of Westfall’s touchdowns with Lowther running in the third. Don Lashway recovered a fumble for the fourth.
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Detroit
Bob Westfall
University of Michigan
Reds
Blues
Tal
Detroit Lions
Jackie Lowther
Westfall
Lowther
Don Lashway
Boxing Roundups Highlighted By Knockouts And Decisions
Fights last night in NEww E ettie Patte 136 percent and Joe Amico 137 percent were drawn. Milwaukee bouts featured Juste Fontaine 131 percent and Pedro Ibarra knocked out in Mexico City. Johnny Flanagen 188 from Chicago stopped Vecto Van 177 in Milwaukee. Ken Overlin 173 beat John Donnelly 180 by decision in Santa Rosa with Richmond Va. and Kansas City noting bets.
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Associated Press
Newee Patte
Newburgh
Joe Amico
Milwaukee
Juste Fontaine
Pedro Ibarra
Mexico City
Johnny Flanagen
Chicago
Vecto van
Santa Rosa
Calif
Ken Overlin
Richmond
John Donnelly
Kansas City
Prudence Hanover Wins Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Thursday
Prudence Hanover a three year old bay filly trained by Raymond Hall dominated the third brush mile trot at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York. Driven by Warren Bull the Calumet Chuck daughter moved from third to first on the backstretch and won by two lengths over Calumet Dilworthy with Burrilla's Bob third. The favorite finished the mile in 2 16 4. John Tinney led Symbol Dot to victory in the opening pace over Josdale Silver Maid.
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Westbury
N. Y
Raymond Hall
Prudence Hanover
Roosevelt Raceway
Warren Bull
Calumet Chuck
Calumet Dilworthy
Burilla
Bob
John Tinney
Symbol Dot
Josedale Silver Maid
Brilliant Hope
Garden plots beside rails fed by road workers in Britain
Britain maintains seventy seven thousand nine hundred eighty garden plots along railway rights of way. They are cared for by the men and women who work on the roads, preserving the green spaces beside rail lines.
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Britain
Tigers Top Browns In Openers To Tighten AL Race
Detroit swept to a 4 3 win over St Louis as Dizzy and Hal Newhouser combined for 13 Tiger wins in the pennant chase. Newhouser earned the decision with a ninth inning single supporting a sharp bullpen effort. Yankees beat Washington twice in a split, while emerging stars Monk and Queen helped triumph.
Blanks Seize Game to Lead City Cub Title Race
Blanks of the South Side race to a 8 0 victory over the North Side Eries at Copeland Park to lead the three out of five city Cub championship. Senstad posts a triple and a double while Petry adds two singles and tufts seven strikeouts in seven innings. Eries fail to reach third base as Blanks field perfectly behind their pitcher.
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Bob Logan
Bill Seinsoth
Art Lopatka
Columbus
Louisville
Colonels
Lopatka
Dwight Simonds
Kansas City
Minneapolis
North Side Eries
Copeland Park
Senstad
Petry
Twite
Reihl
Eries
Erie
Blanks
Moundsman
Lyden
Nehring
DiMaggio Returns From Hawaii On Army Business
Sgt. Joe DiMaggio former Yankee star arrived in San Francisco after two months in Hawaii and said he is on army business. He declined to discuss his illness but noted he is in top condition and would not seek a medical discharge.
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San Francisco
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Army Business
Hawaii
DiMaggio
7Th Army Air Force
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