Spahnie Wins 15th As Braves Nip Bucs 3 2
Warren Spahn earned his 15th win of the 1958 season for the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium. He outdueled Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who took his 12th loss, as Spahn and the Braves rallied with a three-run seventh inning to beat Pittsburgh 3 to 2. Bruton made an error during the Pirates’ second inning, aiding the decisive spell.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Bob Friend
Friend
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Pirates
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Groat
Bill Bruton
Spahn
Ed Mathews
Pittsburgh
Bob Skinner
Frank Thomas
Skinner
Johnny Logan
Harry Bright
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Dick Stuart
Bruton
Red Schoendienst
Thomas
Mazeroski
Groat
Billy Bruton
Shag Crawford
Spahn and Mathews Power Braves past Pirates in tense finish
Milwaukee defeats Pittsburgh 3 to 2 as Ed Mathews hits his 23rd homer and Frank Torre drives in the winning run. Spahn yields key runs late but finishes with a 15-7 mark while Covington’s rugged season pace is noted.
Rounds Grabs Big Car Limelight at Inter-State Fair Races
Jack Rounds of West Salem top IMCA action with feature wins in afternoon and night races at the Inter-State Fair speedway. The 27-year-old Californian drives a 270-inch Offenhauser car owned by Les Vaughn of Omaha. His double victory boosts him as a national title threat and crowd favorite, with plans to stay in racing and perhaps enter the restaurant business later.
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Los Angeles
Rounds
Les Vaughn
Omaha
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Fairgrounds Speedway
West Salem
Jack
Cedar Rapids
Bell High School
Compton College
California
Bell
Huntington Park
Calif
la Crosse
Offy
Johnny Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Bobby Burdick
Jim Hurtibese
Vern (Speed
Wisconsin State Championship Baseball Broadcast Plan
Five Wisconsin radio stations will carry games from the Wisconsin State Championship baseball tournament opening Friday at Milwaukee County Stadium. Monroe, Watertown, Sparta, Wausau, and Merrill stations will air opening games including Monroe versus Superior Welders and Watertown versus 901 Club. Saturday features six games with Sparta facing Allen-Bradley at 12 30 p m.
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Wis
Milwaukee County Stadium
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Monroe
WTTN
Watertown
WCOW
Sparta
WSAU
Wausau
WOSA
Merrill
Watertown Cardinals
The
Rears of
Long Lake
Schallerts
Lannon
Land O'Lakes
Allen-Bradley
Roach Recovering From Knee Surgery With Braves
Milwaukee Braves infielder Mel Roach recovers in hospital after knee ligament operation. He expects to be ready next spring and may challenge Red Schoendienst for second base. Roach will be immobilized with a cast after ten days in hospital and six more weeks of recovery.
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Milwaukee Braves
Mel Roach
Roach
Daryl Spencer
San Francisco Giants
Bruce Brewer
Braves
Red Schoendienst
Red
Schoendienst
Calhoun Favored 6-5 To Beat Armstrong In Garden Bout
Rory Calhoun a 6-5 favorite meets Gene Armstrong in a 10 round middleweight match at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Armstrong, 26, from Linden New Jersey, has a perfect 14-0 record and seeks a big step up. Calhoun 23 is a former top 10 middleweight, with a strong TV purse expected around 5 000 dollars.
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New York
Rory Calhoun
Gene
Ace
Armstrong
Elizabeth
N. J
Charley Joseph
New Orleans
Calhoun
Copeland-Northern Plastics Indians vs Rubber Mills Braves
Rec softball UAV league clash between Copeland-Northern Plastics Indians and Rubber Mills Braves at the local field. Indians aim to top the standings behind strong pitching and timely hitting. Braves counter with solid defense and lineup depth seeking a key win.
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UAV
Copeland
Northern Plastics Indians
Rubber Mills Braves
Papenfuss Takes Loss in Silver Sluggers All Star Game
Dick Papenfuss of La Crescent pitched one inning for the Wisconsin-U.P. team in Milwaukee County Stadium. A wild pitch and a misplay by Milwaukee catcher Russ Rusch helped the Milwaukee Metropolitan All Stars beat Wisconsin-Up/Milwaukee 4 to 3. The event included a banquet at the Schroeder Hotel with Papenfuss and others, plus selections for the Hearst All-America game in New York.
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Bill Juergens
Jack Anderson
John Golemblewski
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Bill Savage
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Howard Papenfuss
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Larry
Lloyd Larson
The
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Chaconas
Polo Grounds
New York
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Edgerton
Pearly Johnson
Eau Claire
Charles Gove
Randolph
Disrud
Irv Hausman
Jim Robison
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Gruerstern
McGlin
RBI
Gore
Harness Racing Set for Two Days at La Crosse Fair
Harness racing appears in the La Crosse Inter-State Fair program with a 2 24 trot and 2 18 pace on Friday and 2 18 trot and 2 24 pace on Saturday. Early arrivals were housed in barns at the Viroqua and Galesville fair grounds to prepare for the events.
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Viroqua
Galesville Fairgrounds
Cedar Rapids, Green Bay Dominant In Three-I Action
Cedar Rapids outslugged Winona 14 to 1 as Goldfader Stratton and Glick hit homers and Cedar Rapids piled up 18 hits. Green Bay beat Burlington 7 to 1 behind solid pitching and timely hitting while Davenport edged Fox Cities 5 to 4 in 11 innings.
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Green Bay
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Walloping
Winona
Burlington
Davenport
Fox Cities
John Stratton
Sid Goldfader
Larry Click
Bill Hamilton
Dick Warren
Andy Vandervelde
Wade Arnold
Dick Lombardi
Tom Taylor
Jim Hall
Wisconsin
Chuck Lindstrom
Daysox
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American Assn
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Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Jane sville Girl Bowl From Meet
CHICAGO AP The Women's Western Junior golf title will be decided today between 15 year old Sharon Fladoos of Dubuque Town and Carol Ann Mann of Olympia Fields Ill The finalists advanced by wins in thursday match play Sherry Wheeler of Glasgow Ky was medalist and defending champion while Carol Sorenson of Janesville Wis was eliminated by Mann
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Sharon Fladoos
Carol Ann Mann
Miss Fladoos
Dubuque
Town
Sherry Wheeler
Glasgow
Miss Wheeler
Miss Mann
Olympia Fields
Ill
Carol Sorenson
Janesville
Wis
New York Woman Catches 35-Pound Pollock Off Shelburne
Mrs. Gorman McVeigh of New York pulled in a 35-pound pollock at Shelburne Nova Scotia on Wednesday. The International Game Fish Assn. checks if it is a record. the previous mark was 27 pounds set August 25, 1954. She used a light plug rod and nylon tackle.
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Shelburne
N.S
Gorman McVeigh
New York
International Game Fish Assn
McVeigh
Lanesboro Rally Beats Harmony 15 8 In Ninth Inning Thriller
In Harmony Minnesota Lanesboro scored eight runs in the ninth to overcome an 87 Harmony lead and win 15 to 8. Darrel Flattum had five hits and eight RBIs while winning pitcher Jacobson added three hits and seven innings of work to at least four wins in 14 games.
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Harmony
Minn
Lanesboro
Darrel Flattum
Jacobson
Boxing Results and Boxing Results Across Leagues
Across North Adams Los Angeles and other cities boxers delivered stoppages. Charlie Powell at 211 pounds stopped Billy Edwards. L C Morgan 140% stopped Augustine Chillango Rosales 144 pounds.
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Mass
Charlie Powell
San Diego
Calif
Billy Edwards
New York
Los Angeles
L. C. Morgan
Youngstown
Ohio
Augustine Chillango Rosales
Mexico City
Newburgs down Westby 12-5 in Western Wisconsin League game
La Crosse Newbury's Men's Wear powered by four hit pitcher Dick Dahlby and Barry Frei produced 12 runs on 13 hits to defeat Westby 12 to 5. Jacobson led with three hits as Freitag drove in five with a bases loaded triple in a six run sixth. Westby
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Westby
Wis
la Crosse
Newbury
Dick Dahlby
Barry Freitag
Dahlby
Clair Wold
Don Jacobson
Jacobson
Freitag
Newburys
al Klahn
Duke Donahue
Jim Mason
Ron Snyder
Newburgs
Wisconsin
Holmen
Sparta Rocks Cashton to clinch 26th win in eight innings
Sparta routed Cashton 18 to 5 in a Western Wisconsin League game shortened to eight frames. Fred Pongratz led with three hits including two home runs, as Sparta improves to 26 wins in 31 games and holds a 5-1 second-half record with a shot at sharing the title if West Salem loses to Bangor next Monday.
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Cashton
Wis
Sparta
Bangor
West Salem
Fred Pongratz
Dick Woodworth
Dick Spink
Buddy Lee
Baraboo Captures Scenic League Opener With 7-4 Win
Baraboo beat Manston 7-4 to win its first Scenic League game. John Meisel led with four hits two of them solo homers. Harold Rodrigue pitched a nine hit game for Baraboo while Mauston was limited by a strong defense.
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Baraboo
Manston
John Meisel
Harold Rodrigue
Reigard
Larson
Riegard
Smith
Rodrigue
Hauge
Glen's Defeats P and J in Tavern League tilt at Houska Park
Glen's Tavern beat P and J Bar 10 to 7 to drop the losers from first place as 400 Club moved into top spot with a 21-5 mark after a 19-13 win over Sportsman's Bar at Copeland Park. Gladstone Tavern, Top Hat Bar, and Kabat's also posted league wins.
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Houska Park
Mickschl
Smith
Glen's
Glen’s
P & J Bar
Sportsman’s Bar
Copeland Park
Craig
Horman
Sportsman’s
Gladstone Tavern
Gib
Ruby’s Tavern
Trane Park
Garves
W. Tauscher
Gladstone
Shuda
D. Lachman
Kabat’s Tavern
Mickey’s
Ey’s
Bohemian Hall
West Avenue Field
Schultz
Swan
Koellel
Peterson
A. Paulson
E. Rendler
Tanke
Sportsman
Hauser
Hayter
Markwed
Scanlon
Zahn
Mickey
Kabat
Hotchkiss
Pfennig
Kallenbach
McCabe
Gib & Ruby
D. Boelke
Streigel
Fanello
Top Hat
Yeager
Sobota
Tovsen
Holinka
Peruvian May Play With U S Davis Cup Team
Alejandro Olmedo the Peruvian star of the Eastern Grass Court championships may join the U S Davis Cup team if he becomes a citizen. Officials disagree on eligibility with Peru lacking a Davis Cup squad. Olmedo defeated Barry Mackay in the quarterfinals as Savitt and Anderson faced others in the day’s events.
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N. J
Alejandro Olmedo
U. S
Olmedo
United States
Peru
Barry Mackay
Dayton
Ohio
Dick Savitt
Australia
Mal Anderson
Ron Holmberg
Brooklyn
Ham Richardson
Arlington
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