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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
12
The Associated Press notes a busy baseball weekend with the Giants beating the Braves 7-3 and Joe Adcock going down for the season. New York, Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston teams battled in a web of splits and late-inning drama shaping standings across the league.
Strum defeated Blair 7 to 2 as all runs came in the seventh and eighth innings. Bradison led with two hits for Strum while Larson pitched a three hitter. In another game Galesville edged Whitehall 2 to 1 on a late eighth inning score. Miner and Hendrickson produced key hits. Two Trempealeau Valley league games were postponed due to rain.
Moon Molinaro and his daughter Jill claimed the championship in the third annual Wisconsin father and daughter two ball event. They beat Marilyn and Carl Klumb of West Bend on the first playoff hole after finishing tied through 18 holes at Merrill Hills Country Club.
Baseballs major figures convene in Chicago to discuss scrapping the two year bonus rule and its 25 man limit. They will also address scheduling and player requests from the All Star game in Milwaukee including raising the minimum salary to 7200 dollars and lifting winter base ball restrictions. The spring training rule allowing players to report before March 1 is on the agenda.
Elroy tops New Lisbon 6 3 to knot the Wildcat League standings at 2 1 alongside New Lisbon Camp Douglas and Norwalk. Camp Douglas defeats Norwalk 5 1 as Lind logs a shutout through seven innings. Melvina edges Wilton 4 3 aided by Duane Schmitz homer in the eighth to force a late thriller.
Chicago White Sox ace righthander Dick Donovan is resting after an appendectomy performed late Saturday night. Donovan, 13-4, was rushed from Washington to Mercy Hospital as doctors treated a stomachache. Dr. John B. Claridge said the appendix was inflamed and near rupture and projected a four week recuperation with uncertain pitching return.
The season leaders feature Cam panella Brooklyn tied with Ashburn Philadelphia for batting. Snider leads in runs and RBI for Brooklyn, Bruton and Mays top hits and home runs. Pitching leaders include Newcombe Brooklyn 18 1 and Jones Chicago 133 strikeouts.
Golf’s big event draws top U S pros and overseas players for 212 000 in prizes across All American International Matches and World Championship. Over 600 entrants trim to 157 men pros 24 women pros 24 men amateurs and 16 women amateurs through qualifying. The All American and World Championship offer 72 holes with substantial cash and exhibition contracts for the winner.
Baseball standings show Chicago leading with 62 wins and 39 losses followed by New York Cleveland and Boston. Sunday's results include New York 5 Kansas City 1 and Boston 8 Detroit 3. A Tuesday slate lists Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston among others. IRICAN ASSOCIATION results feature Denver over Toledo and Louisville beating St. Paul, with several games noted.
De Soto defeated La Crosse Newburg 9-5 at Copeland Park driven by a late rally in the eighth after Mueller struggled early. Mueller led De Soto with three hits and four runs batted in while Dick Dahlby and Jim Larson contributed key early scoring for La Crosse. The loss drops La Crosse toward the bottom of the standings as De Soto edges into contention amid postponed games.
Melrose, in Melrose Wisconsin, pulled from last place as Dick Huxtable pitched a four hitter to beat Onalaska 4 to 3. Mahlum took the loss for Onalaska while Huxtable struck out six and walked nine.
Leif the Lucky Larson, a 29 year old Racine tavern keeper, defeated Meadowbrook club mate Steve Bull 3 and 1 to win the 54th Wisconsin state amateur championship at Kenosha Country Club. Bull had set a qualifying record but Larson steadied through wind and a late rally to claim the title. Roger Eberhardt of Sheboygan won the state junior crown after a 38 hole bout with Marty Gharrity of Shawano.
Rain forced the postponement of the state Junior American Legion baseball finals. Oshkosh and Janesville will play next Saturday in Marinette for the title, with third place Rhinelander versus La Crosse at Wisconsin Rapids and consolation Ke nosha versus New London at West Bend on August 13.
Marilyn Bell, 17, of Toronto, becomes the youngest person to swim the English Channel. She completed the challenging 21 mile crossing in 14 hours 36 minutes near Dover, despite treacherous tides and a brief struggle with currents. Florence Chadwick greets her at the shore as the crowd murmurs over the feat. Brenda Fisher of England holds the east west record with 12 hours 43 minutes. Miss Chadwick, already a three time Channel swimmer, owns the west east mark at 14 hours 42 minutes.
Milwaukee Braves purchase of Texas league first baseman Ben Taylor to cover for Joe Adcock sidelined by a fractured arm. Taylor, 27, hits .270 with 23 homers and 81 RBIs for Beaumont and has brief Major League experience with Detroit and St Louis. He is left handed and 6 feet tall weighing 200 pounds.
Chief Tomah owned by Kyle Sowle of Tomah won the trotting feature at the Monroe County Fair in Tomah Wisconsin on Sunday. Tay Watts owned by George Briggs of Eau Claire and Beloit finished second. Double Thought owned by Plan key of Beloit won the pacing event with Sunday Widower second and Miss Joleen third. Paul Rose served as racing superintendent.
Milwaukee Braves fall 7 3 to New York as first baseman Joe Adcock suffers a fractured right forearm from a Jim Hearn pitch. Willie Mays hits a 33rd homer for the Giants. Spahn suffers loss. Crowe and Crandall homer for Milwaukee. Dodgers loom with four-game set to follow.
Wisconsin announces four of five home games at Camp Randall are sold out for Iowa October 1 Ohio State October 22 Michigan State October 29 and Illinois November 12. Only the Sept. 24 game with Marquette still has tickets available.
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