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Wednesday, September 13,194*. Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tritrant (*•!• Fin Looking Stuhldreher Shifts 3 Linemen to New Positions 'Em Over With Don Unferth BOILERMAKERS Bill Herman Is Junior They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hado SINCE THOSE TWO HOOTCRS x DON'T KNOW vvnUcr KILLED WORD FROM NEW GUINEA HEM SURE VIERt AT-MEART TOOWDTHEVV E \wjoevtu.E-ajr THOSE Joe Goodrich star Lincoln high League Batting Champ -GQODOt'CAVS- ear sawETHiwe IM COW- THEM L06S ^GUVS SURE KILLT1MB athlete of several years ago, writes LOOM AS TOUGH JEMBER-WEACTTHW MOW, THIS JOIMT SOUNDS PUT0«ACC«nH.SiT>UC * j Joe, who is a corporal,-wye: WHAT WAS HER NAME? OFT "TO "I am very glad to read of that Madison—(JP) — Seeking more Bill Herman, Tribune-WFHR , won the coveted individual bat- THE TWO FELLAS BUFFALO WfTH TRttKED Junior Victory league our city now punch in his forward wall, Coach ting championship of the Junior Victory league for the 1944 AND D1LL.SPICEOF THAT FUEAS has. It's too bad it wasn't started Harry Stuhldveher Tuesday shifted season with the remarkable average of .511. Herman's slugging team THEBlLi:?THEVAL- / HELLO,HELLO*?AH' years ago. It should help produce VWVS WOWED ME- / THE6UV three University of Wisconsin line- mate, Robert Klein, finished second with the fine mark of .489 while I ABOUT THE OTHER. ACTS tome good American Legion teams men to new positions and expressed Jim Klappa, hard-hitting Prentiss-Wabers infielder-pitcher, was close THEMWEI5E1HB in the future and some good OAVS V OM THE BILL ?VEAH, satisfaction with the way the trio on Klein's heels with a lusty .486 figure. XSUCE MISS VttUDE- players. worked. Center Bob Weiske was "I sure miss those games around Four-Way Battle VILLE-NOTHIM6 moved to guard, Carroll Lohr was Four players battled nip-and-tuck throughout most of the season for ITTODAV^ Rapids. moved from center to end and By- "We have a good aoftball team ron Pettinga shifted from tackle to the batting title. They were the three aforementioned players and Catcher over here—we cant play tweena!! center. Robert Gazeley of Kruger's, who ended up with a .442 mark. Gazeley because of the time involved and led during the first part of the season, than Klein assumed the leader- lack of large playing fields. Our Stuhldreher said that the squad ship at the midway point. Klappa gained the top rimy down the stretch record is highly impressive, espe- would be split today and that the and seemed destined to cop the title until Tribune-\VFHR's final game cially since we are a line out6t varsity would number less than 5fl of the campaign, when Herman slammed out four hits and drew a pass and don't get any lime to practice, for the rest of the season. Players to say nothing of playing. Yester- sent to the reserve squad will have to send his average soaring over Klappa and Klein to .511. Klein also day (Joe's letter was written Aug- ample opportunity to try for first passed Klappa in his team's last tilt by hitting safely twice. ust 28) we lost our first game in string jobs, he said. Herman, slim left handed batter who to all fields but especially months. The score was 3-0 and we poured out safe blows through the left side of the infield, also topped THERE'S ONE OF THESE Bob Hecker, former Ohio State GUVS IWEVERV OFFICE' had but one hit while our oppon- back, went through the paces at LEAGUE'S LEADING HITTER— the league's sluggers in number of hits, with 23 and in runs scored, ents had only three. half back with the first team'. Bill Herman, Tribune-WFHR pitch- with 27. In addition, he led the circuit in triples with 6. Klein of the "I was very lucky as I got our GET TOGETHER,, W3W! Stuhldreher announced that er who hurled his team to the Jun- same club was the loop's home king with 3, tied for first with •NO only hit playing over my head, 1 Frank Jordan, with the help of Jim ior Victory league championship guess. 1 am batting better than I several other players in doubles with 4, easily led the loop in runs batted Daley, formerly of Virginia Poly, this year, added further honors to in with 23, and had the most total bases, 43. Robert Frede of St. Law- MANCHESTER,, K-H, ever have—.335. They wanted to will handle the reserve squad and his impressive pitching record when «>r». mi. M-iC f EATUHE5 ilfKtIC*TE l~ MOKLIi l.n.HT* K>« K\ move me up to fourth as our big rence was the circuit's best waiter, drawing 24 bases on balls. Jim Joe Kenneally, physical education he won the individual batting Pavloski of the same club had the most sacrifice hits, 3. Roger Reiraer, guns are in a slump. However, 1 teacher with the navy trainees on championship with a lofty average prefer to remain "second dean-\ip," the campus, will handle a group of of .511. Herman topped the league Johnson & Hill catcher, appeared at the plate the most times, 54. as Klandrud used to tell me. In V-6 gridders. in hits, runs scored and triples and Total of 120 Players other words, eighth up. was declared by several opposing A total of 120 players appeared in Junior league box scores this It's Same Old Story in "We have several minor league managers to be the "headiest play- summer. The final, complete summary follows: Bowling ball players on the club. Our ros- Boilermakers Are Tough Chicago — (&•) — Missing are er in the league." I'la.vtr and Team All B H TB 38 SB MK SII 1IB BB KBl S«> PH. ter sounds like this: Herman, Tril>iniTrilm e .... 14 43 41 o It 4 ..*>! I Wis. Valley Conference; Klrfn. Tril.uuc ...... lit 43 48 4 TRANSPORTATION LEAGUE C—Pederson, Pacific Coast lea- Bustin' Tony Butkovkh and "Iron- 23 11 Man" Sam Vacanti, but co-cham- t'revvay 31 ia IK Ili 2 * V 4 '.t#K W. L. Pet. Bait z, Ctm ft 18 s 11 gue and Bouhard, semi-pro, i 1 3 S .144 Johnson & Hill 5 1 .833 Ib—Kneebone, semi-pro. pion Purdue again looms a strong Kruitfr 14 43 in 19 D 9 10 It) .143 offensive threat in the Western con- Tribune 13 3» itt 17 I H 11 K .431! Gilmasters 4 2 Ml Wausau Is Team to Beat 2b—Hammond, semi-pro. Marvin. 1'rtnaj 11 45 i\\ 2 .422 3b—Bunkman, semi-pro. ference football race. littlike .. 14 4,3 13 •M II <"elkers 4 2 Ml other experienced men are Ken New Coach Cecil Isbell, former Kitrlny. Tribune 1 S 2 1 n '.WO iross Std. Station 4 2 .667 Wnuaau high school suffered its ss—Moore, American Legion na- It. H«iinert ,1, & H. . 14 K4 21 24 n Kulick, Fiorian Hurrish, Harry field general of the Green Bay Pack- tii'lman, ,F. « II Minta Paints 4 2 .667 !ust Wisconsin Valley conference tional champs. 14 44 17 o defeat way back in 1!>3S \\hen An- Koshnick, Harry Feiglson and sf—Sdowski, Wis. State league.ers, is putting the finishing touches foil H 44 13 17 S Schnabels 3 3 .500 TEAM W. L. Pet. H. Ilrnkr. Abel's ... 14 44 14 17 20 II ,!MM! tigo turned the trick by a 13-7 Ueorjre Spatenka. If—Pahne, semi-pro. on a Boilermaker backfield that St. 1. 14 3W •M lit 3 Central Wis. 2 4 .333 Dnne, j. & Ji inarijiii and unless pre-season pre- cf—Sappe, semi-pro. may top the conference in speed New York 76 61 .555 10 34 J3 12 18 0 0 H Krohn & Berard 2 4 .333 Three Lettermen Back Detroit „ 75 61 .551 N. Huferman, Con. .. . 14 47 li: 17 0 0 3(1 ,H4(I dictions aro astray. Coach Win 0. rf—Goodrich, amateur, Wis. Ra- and savvy. >1. Krujtcr. Abel's ... 14 4S 15 2 o 1ft .:ws Waljohns 2 4 .333 Coach Larry Bishop at Marshfield Dimancheff Is Key Man St. Louis 75 62 .547 Knickerbocker, K. .. IS 13 14 (1 o 1ft Behrend Hatchery 2 4 .333Brockme.vcr's Wausau aggregation pids. 4 has only three lettermen back. They Boston 73 64 eiilw, .\bel'» 11 9 0 n ft $ .K1U should capture the Valley title for "Our pitcher is Fred.Konchio, the Key ball-carrier, of course, is .533 ISoJettp, Tribune U 44 11 IS 15 I ft 9 it .393 Gross Bros, 2 4 .333 are Ted rlein and Bob Miller, backs, fellow who pitched for the world Halfback Boris (Babe) Dimancheff, Cleveland 65 72 .474 I>alt Shatter:., Abel'* . 13 41 n (t o fi fl Jacksons 2 4 .333 the sixth successive season, this and Robert Jenson. center. Bishop Chicago 63 74 .460 <;ra,v, Uetlike 14 4W 14 0 0 9 K .2tli year. champion Briggs team of Detroit." who averaged five yards per try J. Kclmcr, I'reway -. is 4:; IS IS 14 1 fl 12 S .27!» At CaPs Tuesday night, Sehna- has 40 candidates out. * * * last fall. Another letterman is avail- Philadelphia 64 75 .460 Italm-k. ,1. *. 11 14 Sfi 10 in I 0 Ift 7 >els defeated Waljohns 2-1; Gross 97 Youths Out ten-.cn. Tribune 14 40 11 17 1 o 11 ],> .27,1 With !)7 joLilhs out for football, Nekoosa. has dropped out of the PLENTY OF SPORTS able at left half, Chalmers (Bump) Washington 58 80 .420 IS 10 Bros, took two from Behrcud l>ttl>'. Kruner 40 It 13 n » 4 4 11 of whom are lettermen and sev- Valley conference in football, al- With hardly a break between the Eliott. NATIONAL LEAGUE Mnulnrek, Con 13 33 7 9 13 o n 11 Hatchery; Jacksons edged out Felk- baseball and football seasons, we Butkovich's fulback post appar- <.!lmaBt<-r, Abi-r* 13 41 10 11 13 o o 7 ers 2-1; Gilmasters lost to Gi-oss eral others of whom saw service though it is remaining in the circuit St. Louis 96 39 .709 NarrP, J. \- H 11 30 s S S ft 0 n -S(iT in conference games a season ago, in basketball. Under its new coach, enter the 1944 grid campaign this ently has been won by sure-footed Pittsburgh 79 54 .594 St. L ...... 14 45 13 12 17 ] fl » .2117 Std. 2-1; Johnson and Hill swamped coming Friday. From that date un- Ed Cody, a transfer from Boston Rclimuu, Bftbke ..... 14 38 14 10 1(1 o fl 13 i: ,S,-|« Central Wis. 3-0; ami Minta Paints Wausau again looms as "the team John Ostrom, Nekoosa has arrang* Cincuinati 73 57 .562 .1. * II. ... * 3S fi ii H tt .2411 to beat." Wausau's forward wall ed a seven game schedule with four til November 1st, there'll be plenty college with whom he played as a Chicago 60 70 .462 Marry, 1-rctvay ...... 13 S* 9 JO a 0 K ,i;ll took three from Krohn and Berard, of high school football for the fans, freshman in the 1942 Orange bowl Krusrcr ...... 7 17 4 4 o 0 4 1 ,Mr. A. Plahmer of Minta Paints rolled this year will average about ISO of its contests being with Valley New York 61 72 .453 Dean Slioucr*, Abel .. » SII .1 7 (t o fl 1 .MS iiounds and the backfield will aver- teams. .vith the college season extending game. Boston 55 79 .410 ». IJemke. St. L ...... 14 5S It 12 111 1 fl n 17 ligh game of 220; T. Plenke of jintil November 25. Rounding out a quartet that has I), llafertnun, Cnn. . 14 45 0 in 13 o 0 11 Ifi I'J*! Schnabels turned in scores of 194- e a little less thun 170 pounds. Brooklyn 55 80 .407 limit oon, J, 4 )1. . li 41 11 El li 0 0 3 4 .i2(i Co-Captains Ben Bcndnck and The Valley race gets under way For those people who find it im- displayed surprising speed in Boil- Philadelphia 52 79 .397 LaiifOnr, Tribune IX 41 7 0 in n 0 II .2211 219-192 for a high total of 005. Saturday of this week as Stevens possible to attend the Kapids-Ne- ermaker workouts for the opener at XVitl. KruiciT 41 i» « 0 0 II .2211 Henry Schcel, fullback and center, JI. Klttjr, Itelhke W7 in 1 41 1 ft 9 .211! respectively, head the list of re- Point plays at Rhinelander in th« koosa football game at Witter field Great Lakes Sept 23 is Quarterback TUESDAY'S RESULTS Tork, St. L IS 42 12 o 0 I 8 17 .211 PAPER INN 775 1 n 1 2 K afternoon and Merrill entertains Friday night, there will be a box- Ray Schultz, V-12 trainee. American League Scot I. Tribune S Ji II .21111 W. L. Pet. turning veterans on the Valley Ci»s«> . 1'rcwaj- » 3S 5 H o 0 n fl 4 .201) champions. Marshfield that night. ing match over WFHR and Mutual, No games scheduled, Kti(TM)n, lie t bits 13 MO .> fi (i a 1 II 12 .^00 Green Bay & Western __ 3 0 1.000 beginning at 9 o'clock. The match, Other Grid Camps National League Walter*, Betide 11 30 3 fi (i o o fi 9 .200 Grode & Nash 2 1 .667 Rhinelander looks as a possible Around the midwestem camps: ^^'.k^', I'rcn-vy is SI fl fi D fl 1 14 .1114 threat to Wausau's title hopes as [which is to take place in the old- Pittsburgh 5-C, St. Louis 8-5. Kriill, Con ...... 13 47 7 » 0 n 0 (I 4 II .It)] Pharos 2 1 .667 est boxing arena in America—St. rain hampered Michigan's prepara- Cincinnati at Chicago (2) post- I let like, Brttike ...... 11 31 3 4 a 0 o 4 1 111 ,1!*0 Rogers 1 2 .333Coach Walter Ohde has 10 letter- ^Nicholas arena in New York—pits tions for the inaugural at Ann Ar- Torn-Mini, Krugw ... 14 48 ft 14 i II ti -> 9 .INK men back among the 50 candidates poned, rain. .!. Xnfch, Krugfer ..... 14 33 B fi u 0 i 111 A 11 Paper Inn Service Sta. I 2 .333 TIGERS PULLING tjockie Graziano against Frankie bor, Mich., Saturday against the Philadelphia at New York (2) Prrtle, St. L ...... 14 11 fi u 1 0 -M 3 10 !tS2 Curl's Ice Cream 0 3 ,000working out under 'him. Iowa Seahawks, so Coauh Fritz Bretvster, Con ...... 10 3 S n 0 0 in 3 II .is? 'erry in a welterweight "go" postponed, rain. 4 New Football Coach » * * Mean Bait?, ran ...... S 11 1 o ft n 4 1 fi .IJC,' Crisler ordered a scrimmage today Boston at Brooklyn postponed, 1'llti. Tribune ...... It 39 10 ft n 0 o 14 n t:t Merrill is under a new m en lor 4 First scores from the Paper Inn IA STRANGE GAME . , . asthma kept veteran End Jack E. lleukc, I'renai .... 10 17 3 o n H 1 o .nil this year ns Felix "Pete" P re bosk i FOR A'S TODAY rain. K. llaferman. Con. ... II 40 fl 7 n fl i A n .153 bowling alleys at Port Edwards Dugger on the sidelines as Ohio 4 Baseball is a strange game. It American Association Playoffg Ki>«e, Preuat ...... 8 4 ft o n .1 9 .114 show that Green Bay & Western has succeeded Lyon Jordan, who Is a contest of perplexities. Ahead State staged it's roughest scrim- Kol.enolt. I'rew-aj ____ 13 11 It o n 2 1 8 3 .174 (By the .Associated Press) Both games postponed, rain. .Vcibaiier, >r. 1...... It in i fl 4 8 Ifl has accepted the coaching position toften lies exactly what you never mage of the practice season. , . . ;: won three games from Curl's Ice •*aejtrr, Cnn ...... li 9 It 0 n fl 9 0 ft Cream; Rogers tost to Grode & at MarineUe. 1'rebosks has a fair Connie Mack's lowly Athletics put •uspected. Ed Me Keever shifted Notre Dame's THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE (,. Smith, Brlhkit .... IS 35 8 7 n n 0 17 (i ,171 share of veterans back from last the chill rm Detroit all season long, •