Baseball Standings and Results From National and American Leagues
National League standings show Brooklyn 37 2 games ahead with Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh within striking distance. Sunday results include Chicago over New York 3 2 and Pittsburgh beating Cincinnati 7 6. American League highlights feature Detroit crushing Baltimore 10 0, New York and Chicago split, and Boston advancing in tight 5 4 and 4 3 margins.
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Wilder Fires 70 at Kenosha Country Club in weekend golf
George Wilder shot a one under par 70 at Kenosha Country Club to pace weekend scores. Nearby scores included John Gibbs Smith 74 and Tom Henkel 75 at KCC, with Maplecrest’s Joe Kodis recording 74. National Golf Day saw several members qualify for I Beat Ed Furgol medals as local players posted strong handicaps and weekend honor rolls.
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Tom Henkel
Joe Kodis
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Paul Smith
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San Francisco
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al Moriarty
Victor Aiello
William Swift
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Petrifying Springs
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Curt Burr
John Richards
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Washington Park
Northwestern star signs with Detroit Tigers farm system
Detroit Tigers farm system signs Northwestern athlete Detroit-!-Dick Ranicke to play professional baseball. He will report to Terre Haute in the Three-I League after graduating this month.
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Phillies to Hold Wisconsin Tryout Camp at Watertown
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Watertown Wisconsin as the site for a 1955 tryout camp at Washington Park. The event runs June 16 with registration at 9 30 a m and sessions daily from 10 a m for players aged 17 to 22 who must bring uniforms gloves and spiked shoes.
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Turley Deal Pays Off For Yankees
New York Yankees build toward another American League pennant led by Bob Turley after a winter trade that sent Turley from the Baltimore Orioles to the Yankees. Orioles received Gene Woodling Willie Miranda Hal Smith Gus Triandos and others while Turley blossomed into a key pitcher for the Yankees.
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Casey Stengel
Baltimore Orioles
Bob Turley
Orioles
Willie Miranda
Hal Smith
Gus Triandos
Mathews' Two Homers Give Braves 5-4 Win in Tight Tilt
Eddie Mathews homered twice and singled for the winning run as the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in game one of a twin bill after an emergency appendectomy. The second game was postponed by Pennsylvania curfew. Injuries sidelined Joe Adcock and Del Rice.
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Jim Rivera
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Duke Maas
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Cal Abrams
Baltimore Orioles
Hector Lopez
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Norm Zauchin
Chiefs Beat West Allis 6-1 in Prep for Illinois Wisconsin Loop
Kenosha Chiefs secure a 6-1 victory over West Allis Highway Beers as Bob Hartman fans 16 in nine innings. Mike Thome and Jim Wardell drive early runs, while Hartman dominates with a 7-0 Brzenk lead. The win improves Chiefs to 2-1 ahead of the league opener against Racine Jacobsen's.
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Detroit Golfer Beats Furgol on National Golf Day
Mike Schiff of Tam O Shanter Club Detroit posted a net 53 on National Golf Day after handicapping 33 to his 86 gross. Ed Furgol shot 72 and Patty Berg 77 in San Francisco as about 190000 players paid a dollar each to try to beat the champions.
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Four More Golfers Enter Miller Open
Milwaukee hosts the Miller Open starting July 14 with Jack Burke Jr Julius Boros Tommy Bolt and Dick Mayer among entrants for the $35000 event per tournament director Wally Moy.
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KHS Golf and Tennis Teams Shine at State Meets
Kenosha high school golf and tennis posted strong showings at state events over the weekend. Golfers led by Tom Adamson and John DeSantis placed in the top 16 amid a 35-team field at Green Lake, while netmen finished tied for sixth in a 19-team tennis event at Manitowoc. Wisconsin High of Madison won the golf crown. Wauwatosa won the tennis title.
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Sheboygan Central
John Laufenberger
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Joe Fasulo
Mike Smolinski
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Wayne Peacock
Tim Frautschi
John Himmelman
Millwaukee North
Jack Starre
Green Bay East
Byron Ades
Ernest Tyler
Charles Gerber
John Thornton
Neenah
Tom Pederson
Dick Bellaver
Ron Grove
Bob Jensen
Newsmen Beat Congress Nine in Softball Showdown
Washington's National Press Club All-Stars sank Sen. Henry M Jackson's Odd-Sox 13 to 9 in a Sunday softball slugfest. Ernest Barcella of United Press belted a three run homer while Bob Cooney of NEA drove in two with a triple to power the newsmen. Rep Bruce Alger added a ground rules double for the Odd-Sox in a lighthearted clash with no injuries.
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KYF Softball Fete Tonight Honors League Champions
Champions of the Boys softball league will be honored at the KYF award night at 7 30 p m. tonight. The Cub roster winners of the American division include Graziano Vite Turco Doerflinger Gallo Szantor Szantor Kibar Koos Haarstick Tafora. The Chiefs winners of the National division list Le Rette Frye Firmani Wright Tomczak Beck Fenske Horne Lipman Kazinjian Johnson Smoler Davison Richie. All Star Games set for next Saturday at Lincoln Park with Chiefs vs National stars and Cubs vs American stars. All Star rosters to be announced next week.
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Robert Johnson
Martin Smoler
Russ Davison
Phil Richie
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Watertown Runs Away With State Baseball Title
Watertown defeated Cuba City 11-1 to claim the state high school baseball championship after eight runs in a decisive sixth inning. Bill Crupi pitched a six-hit win as Watertown broke the game open with three hits, three walks, three stolen bases and five wild pitches. Cuba City had earlier eliminated Sheboygan North 6-5 in the semifinals, while Watertown beat Edgerton 2-1 in a previous round.
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Michigan Wins CCC Track Title at Marquette Stadium
Michigan captured the 30th Central Collegiate Conference track and field championship at Marquette Stadium, scoring 54 percent with four first places and a share of another. Kansas State finished second with 44 points, while Kevan Gosper of Michigan State won the 440 yard dash in 47.5 seconds and Bill Nieder of Kansas threw the shot 54 feet 2.5 inches.
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Double Triumph at Monmouth and Jamaica in 1954
Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons won two stakes races within an hour on July 24 1954 Bassanio captured the Monmouth Handicap at Oceanport N J while Full Flight won the Saranac Handicap at Jamaica proving a rare double across two courses.
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Packers Cardinals Clash Set for Marquette September 17
Milwaukee report notes the Green Bay Packers meet the Chicago Cardinals in the Tripoli Shrine charity game at Marquette Stadium on September 17, the final date of the Packers exhibition season. Shrine has raised about $100,000 in five years for crippled children’s hospitals and related activities.
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Trabert repeats at French tennis championship
Paris reports Tony Trabert of Cincinnati won the men’s singles crown in the French championships for the second straight year. St. Annes notes Lt. Joe Conrad, a 25 year old Air Force officer from San Antonio, won the British Amateur golf championship. San Francisco card totals Ed Fargold 72 and Patty Berg 77 at National Golf Day.
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Whistlers Be Prepared in Waco Group Prompts Caution
Perry Lan drum belongs to a growing group that uses a whistle device to stir foxes but cautions readers to only use such whistles when armed for self defense.
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Sam Snead Golf Stance Guide by Club Length
Golf instruction from 1955 explains stance adjustments by club length. Short irons require closer stance with heels together and left foot angled toward the green. long irons demand a broader stance and ball position toward the center. Specific offsets are given for each iron from Nos. 1 to 9 to optimize contact.
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Thompson wins Milwaukee 100-Miler in track record time
John ny Thompson of Springfield, Mass., won the Milwaukee 100-Miler with a track record 1 hour 42.108 seconds and an average of 98.6 mph. He beat Bob Sweikert by 23 seconds, earning $5,400 of a $22,100 purse. Sweikert planned vehicle changes after the race.
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Simmons Fishing Club Wins White Bass Championship
The Simmons and Snap-on clubs faced a tight White Bass match at Lake Geneva. Ray Scoville of Simmons surged with three catches Friday to erase Snap-on’s one ounce lead, ending with Simmons five pounds eight ounces to Snap-on two pounds eight ounces. Nine of fifty competitors weighed in bass while rock bass and perch were more plentiful.
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Vaughn Stops Panter In Six Round Pro Bout
Hollywood welterweight Willie Vaughn of Los Angeles defeats Garth Panter of Salt Lake City in six rounds. The Associated Press report notes Vaughn’s stoppage and the bout details.
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Willie Vaughn
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Sox Trade Dorish For Orioles' Catcher
Chicago White Sox announce a straight player deal sending pitcher Harry Dorish to Baltimore for catcher Les Moss Moss hits .358 in 27 games while Dorish is 2-0 in 13 relief appearances this season
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Chicago White Sox
Harry Dorish
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TV Fight Tonight in New York Middleweight Bout
Brooklyn veteran Smallwood fills in for injured La Bua to face Argentina’s Rafael Merentino in a 10 round middleweight clash at St. Nicholas Arena tonight at 8 p.m. CST.
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