No Surgery For Wes Covington After Braves Season Ends
Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney said Wes Covington will not need surgery after the regular season and will rest his left knee in a cast for two to three weeks. Covington, who has 23 homers and a .332 average, injured the knee before the season and has played part time. Del Crandall, lively behind the plate, is having a strong season with 18 homers and 55 RBIs, while guiding Milwaukee’s young pitchers Juan Pizarro Carl Wiley and Joe Jay in a pennant pursuit.
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Country Club Junior Golf Champs Crowned
Don Iverson won the Boys championship with a match game victory over Bobby Johns in the 18 hole finals at the La Crosse Country Club. Sandy Sleik defeated Tore Gundersen to take the girls trophy after an undefeated summer of 18 hole matches.
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Beech am Beats Boyd In Miami Prize Fight Card
Jimmy Beecham of Miami outpointed Bobby Boyd of Chicago over ten rounds in Miami Beach. Lace-up results show Rudell Stitch over Isaac Logart in Louisville. Other bouts and scores listed from regional leagues across the nation.
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Giants Sweep Braves as Worthington Delivers Late Hit
Milwaukees hex ends after Al Worthington fires three scoreless innings and Bob Trowbridge walks Cepeda with the bases loaded in the 12th to lift San Francisco to a 3-2 win. Giants climb within seven of the NL lead, Pirates stomp St Louis 14-1, Reds top Reds?
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La Crosse Merchants to Discuss League Formation
The La Crosse Merchants basketball team formerly the Chieftains will meet September 16 at Heileman’s Hospitality Room with 13 outside teams invited for a league discussion. Expected attendees include Gerald Horman Marv Horman Pete Norkwed and others from Onalaska La Crescent and La Crosse.
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Packers face Labor Day test with Parilli and Starr
Green Bay coach Ray McLean weighs two quarterbacks for the new season Babe Parilli a big arm specialist and Bart Starr a precise ball handler Parilli tends to lock on his target while Starr reads defenses quickly and uses controlled passes McLean favors ball control but wants the long pass when available through the Eagles exhibition game preparations in Green Bay Wisconsin.
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Thursday Scores and Friday Schedule for MLB Rivalry Night
The box shows Milwaukee at San Francisco as the only Thursday game. Wednesday results include Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 8 Los Angeles 7, Pittsburgh 14 St. Louis 1, and San Francisco 3 Milwaukee 2 in 12 innings. Friday slate lists Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Chicago at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, and Los Angeles at San Francisco.
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West tops East in Wildcat League tilt
West defeats East 7 to 3 after a five run seventh inning. East total nine hits off West pitchers Dode Erlandson Charles Dickman and LeRoy Harris but errors by East cost them. Don Elsing starred for the East with a triple a double and two singles. Stenerson and Forbes doubled for Elroy while Halverman and Creviston contributed for the West.
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Set Waterfowl Dates In State
The Interior Department announced 1958-59 migratory waterfowl hunting dates. Wisconsin will allow ducks geese and coots from October 1 to December 9 and Wilsons Snipe from October 1 to October 30.
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Unclear Names Listed in Fragmentary Sports Lineup
Fragmentary OCR lists players including necki Reisemayer and Miller Bowen with numbers 7 and 6, plus Erlandson Dickman Harris and Creviston among others. No event or team context provided.
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