Dodgers Win Big as Branca Shuts Out Red Sox
Brooklyn blanked Boston 5 0 on six hits as Ralph Branca dominated with a six hit shutout and Dodgers moved into a third place tie with the Braves in the National League pennant race. Reiser hit a two run homer with Robinson aboard and Lanfranconi lasted just two three innings. Tigers edge Washington in interleague action.
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Boston
Ralph Branca
Brooklyn
Braves
Dodgers
Walter Lanfranconi
Glen Elliott
Pete Reiseers
Jackie Robinson
Local Curlers Invited To St Paul Summer Bonspiel
The La Crosse Curling Club reports the annual St Paul International Summer Bonspiel set for September 1 2 3 4 at the Municipal Auditorium St Paul. Chair Don Dunlop says ice will be in perfect condition and entry blanks are available.
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la Crosse
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Pitcher Replaces Thompson in Ninth to Close Victory
He replaced Junior Thompson in the ninth inning and retired three batters in a row to seal the win after a previous defeat.
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Junior Thompson
Cubs Rally For Seven-Run Final In Win At Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs overcome a quiet start to plate seven runs in the last three innings and defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 1 at Shibe Park before 30,231 fans. Bill Nicholson homered with one on in the eighth for his sixth of the season.
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Chicago Cubs
J Schmitz
Phi Phillies
Shibe Park
Bill Nicholson
Blues Defeat Brew 9 As Mapes Hits Historic Homer
MILWAUKEE. Cliff Mapes of Kansas City became the first player to homer over Borchertfield’s scoreboard as the Blues beat Milwaukee 18 to 10. Mapes hit a second inning drive with one on, then a three run shot in the third. Al Roberge homered for Milwaukee and Buck Ross took the loss. Mapes now has nine homers.
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Carl de Rose
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Kent Sterling
Forest Main
Heinz Becker
al Roberge
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Frank
Stubby
Overmi
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Stan Spence
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Washington
Overmire
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
al Evans
Mickey Vernon
Vernon
Eddie Mayo
Pat Mullin
Eddie Lake
Tiger
Walt Masterson
George Case
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Walter
Hoot) Evers
Lake
New York
Baseball School Players To Receive Awards
Youthful baseball players of the city recreation baseball school will be awarded certificates for their efforts Monday and Wednesday nights at Lincoln and Logan schools. South side school members will meet at Lincoln Monday night at 7, and the north side will meet at Logan Wedy night at the same time. Baseball films will be shown at both places.
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Hixon
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Howie's Bar
Dickerson
Vic's Tavern
C. Bendel
Lonkoski’s
Monitor
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cCoacy
Allis- Chalmers
Switzerland votes amid backlash against women in politics
In a recent vote in Europe’s oldest democracy, voters reaffirmed a stance that women shall have no part in government. The slogan Women in politics means dirt in the kitchen sparked controversy as the electorate weighed gender roles and political participation.
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Switzerland
Europe
Keller Power Sends Yankees Past Feller 8-4 in Cleveland
Charley Keller drove in five with two homers and a single as the New York Yankees routed Bob Feller and the Indians 8-4 to open a western swing. DiMaggio extended his consecutive game streak to 14 with a fifth inning double as pitchers allowed limited offense in a game featuring Keller’s 12th homer and 31st RBI of the season.
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Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
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Ankee
Joe DiMaggio
Wisconsin Runs Past Michigan State 14-4 in Big Win
Wisconsin hitters totaled 21 hits as Floyd Love limited Michigan State to four runs. Stuart Locklin and Walter Lautenbach contributed key hits including a triple and a double, helping the Badgers even the series after State won 9-5 yesterday in East Lansing.
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East Lansing
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Michigan State
State
Floyd Love
Wisconsin
Michigan
Gulls Triumph at Wisconsin State Track Meet
Milwaukee State Teachers dominates the state track meet with 76 points led by Ken Lemmer who set a new low hurdles record. La Crosse, Oshkosh, and Whitewater follow as multiple event winners are noted including DeMerit and Cross for La Crosse. Milwaukee’s Floyd Gautsch concludes the season with seven wins and one loss.
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Ned Hadam
Jack Mead
Ed Bock
Cross
Floyd Gautsch
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Bock
Northwestern Wildcats Capture Big Nine Tennis Crown
Northwestern wins the Western Conference team title led by five of six singles champions to top Illinois with 224.5 points. Ted Petersen, a 22 year old Milwaukee freshman, takes the number one singles title by beating Roger Downs of Illinois. Benny Migdow defeats Marv Beskin for Illinois’ only singles win. Illinois sweeps the doubles, with Migdow and Downs defeating Northwestern's Daly and Landin, and also wins numbers two and three doubles.
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Roger Downs
Illinois
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Marv Beskin
Northwestern
Ant Yao
Migdow
Downs
Larry Daly
Bill Landin
City Recreation Notes Kick Off La Crosse Baseball Season
Weather delays finally ended as the La Crosse Senior league opened on Memorial Day with the VFW defeating the American Legion 8 6. Mayor Charles Beranek threw the first pitch, Harold Beg catching, in a lively start to a summer program featuring softball, tennis, swimming, and youth and adult activities across the city.
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American Legion
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Peerless
French Czechs Reach Davis Cup Semi finals
France and Czechoslovakia advanced to the European zone semi finals with wins over Monaco and New Zealand. Pellizza Abdesselam led France 6-2 6-1 6-0 over Landau Medicin as Drobny and Cernik defeated MacKenzie Robson 6-2 4-6 9-7 3-6 10-8 for Czechoslovakia.
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Gaston Medicin
Jaroslav Drobny
Bohous’ Cernik
Columbus Beats Toledo 6-3 in Four-Game Series Finale
Columbus scores six runs off Ray Shore in the first three innings to defeat Toledo 6 to 3. Charlie Stancey earns his fifth win as Columbus outhits Toledo eight to seven and snaps the series two results apart. Toledo plates three on consecutive singles, a double and two key hits, but Columbus pulls away with early scoring and timely two-out hits.
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NYU Dethrones Navy as IC-4A Track Champions
New York University captured the IC-4A track meet title from Navy, ending Navy’s three year reign. Freshmen starred as NYU edged teams including Michigan State Harvard and Penn State, with standout efforts by Jo seph Cianciabella and Reginald Pearman and key relay feats by NYU and Army.
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Curtis C. Stone
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Jack Dianetti
Dianetti
Pearman
John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Bernard Mayer
Harvard
George Guida
Villa
Herbert Douglas
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Richard
Boo) Morcom
New Hampshire
Barney Ewell
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U S Exhibitors At Brussels International Sample Fair
The United States was represented by 1999 exhibitors at this year's International Sample Fair in Brussels Belgium.
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Brussels
Belgium
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