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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Baalmann Richard Fenton JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ESCALADE INC [ESCA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 11767 MANCHESTER ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2009 (Street) ST LOUIS, MO 63131 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2009 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Options

$ 0.89

04/24/2009

A

5,000 (1)

04/24/2010

04/24/2014

Common Stock

5,000

$ 0

5,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

04/24/2009

04/24/2009

A

7,079

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

7,079

$ 0

35,029 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Baalmann Richard Fenton JR 11767 MANCHESTER ROAD ST LOUIS, MO 63131	X

Signatures

/s/ Richard Baalmann		04/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options awarded pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan. These options vest and are exercisable one year after grant at $0.89 per share and expire five years from date of grant.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a right to receive one share of ESCA common stock granted pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan. This restricted stock unit grant is in lieu of cash compensation earned for services performed as a Director.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit vests on, and will be settled by the issuance of common stock on the deferral date elected by the recipient. The recipient has elected to receive the corresponding shares at the end of the calendar year five years from the date of grant.
(4)	Outstanding restricted stock units are composed of 2,288 units that will vest and be settled on December 31, 2012; 16,451 that will vest and be settled on December 31, 2013; and 16,290 units that will vest and be settled on December 31, 2014.

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