Boardman May Seek Title Shot After Ryff Knockout
Larry Boardman 20 of Marlborough Conn knocked out Frankie Ryff in 46 seconds of the ninth round at Madison Square Garden signaling potential September title shot versus champion Bud Smith in Boston. Sam Silverman proposes a $50 000 guarantee for Smith to fight Boardman, with Ted Hilston involved in a complex deal. Ryff was hospitalized after the bout with reports he contemplated retirement.
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Bud) Smith
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Sam Silverman
Boston
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New England
Ryff
Ira McCown
New York State Athletic Commission
St. Clare's Hospital
Western Wisconsin League Opens Play Sunday
Western Wisconsin League action starts Sunday with six games. Leaders include Blair Ettrick Independence Trempealeau and others. undefeated teams Galesville and Hixton Gilmanton Skyline League matches list key show downs. Night games mostly except La Crosse and Melvina with contests across multiple county leagues.
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Wildcat
Blair
Ettrick
Independence
Trempealeau
Mabel
Fillmore-Houston
la Farge
Elroy
Wilton
Norwalk
New Lisbon
Hixton
Gilmanton
Skyline
Galesville
Skyline Loop
Skyline League
Pigeon Falls
Augusta
Taylor
Mauston
Western Wisconsin League
Westby
la Crosse
Newburg
Coon Valley
Spring Grove
de Soto
Cashton
West Salem
Melvina Onalaska
Tomah
National and American League baseball standings and schedule excerpt
AL and NL standings show Milwaukee Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Chicago Chicago and others. Friday results include Chicago over Brooklyn Pittsburgh over Milwaukee Philadelphia over St Louis New York over Cincinnati. Upcoming games list matchups with times across both leagues.
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Associated Press
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
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Lawrence
Erskine
Newcombe
Rush
Minner
Haddix
Wehmeier
Munger
Conley
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Donolvan
Ferrarese
John DeMerit Earns All Big Ten Baseball Honor
Wisconsin right fielder John DeMerit was the Badgers sole player named to the All Big Ten team as coaches announced the selections. Minnesota led with three players, Ohio State had two, and Wisconsin placed DeMerit on the first team with pitcher John Rehl on the second team and Dick Hrlevich and Bill Rubin on the third team.
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John DeMerit
University of Wisconsin
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Minnesota
Ohio State
John Rehl
Dick Hrlevich
Bill Rubin
Wisconsin
DeMerit
Hrlevich
Bobby Bragan
Pirates
Friend
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Elroy
Henry Aaron
WIAA Baseball Scores Reported Across Several Matches
Soldiers Grove defeated Pulaski 4 to 1 in a WIAA baseball game while Oshkosh beat Randolph 6 to 0 and Eau Claire overwhelmed Bay View 14 to 0. New Richmond trimmed Medford 2 to 0.
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Pulaski
Oshkosh
Randolph
Eau Claire
Bay View
New Richmond
Medford
Braves Buy Contract of Taylor Phillips
Milwaukee Braves acquire pitcher Taylor Phillips from Wichita, adding to their southpaw corps. The 22-year-old Georgia native appeared in 12 games for Wichita this season with a 2-2 record in 27 1 3 innings.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Wichita
Phillips
National Defense Service
Douglasville
Raymond's Wins Secure First Alone in Classic League
Raymond Bros and Wiggert’s each won to overtake a three way tie for first. Raymond's shut out Pepsi-Cola 3-0 on Bob Maringer's one hitter, while Wiggert's beat Wettstein's TV 8-4 at Trane Park. Quality Lumber and Coal routed Vic Zahn Sheet Metal 15-0 as four teams chased second place.
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Oelke
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al Harnish
Ralph Scheck
Pepsi
Trane Park
Wettstein TV
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Cliff Johnson
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C Smith
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Zahn
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Watters
Str'mater
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E Shop
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Parizek
Sofia
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Earp
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Stellick
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Moers
Tanke
Johnson
Wettstein
Goodrum
Panke
Maringer
Pepsi-Cola
Gene Baker
Ed Roebuck
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Duke Snider
Sam Jones
White Sox
Orioles
Connie Johnson
Bob Nieman
Bob Wiesler
Indians
Bob Lemon
Tom Brewer
Red Sox
Boston
Jim Piersall
Jim Finigan
Walls and Long Hit Homers As Spahn Loses
Pirates rally with two eighth inning homers by Lee Walls and Dale Long to beat Warren Spahn 4 to 1 at Milwaukee County Stadium. Spahn’s early shutout bid ends in the eighth after Jack Shepard pinch hits and Dick Groat, Walls, and Long drive in the runs.
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Pirates
Braves
Pittsburgh
Warren Spahn
County Stadium
Lee Walls
Dale Long
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Bucs
Bob Friend
Jack Shepard
Friend
Eddie O’brien
Shepard
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Long
Gopher
Red Murff
Frank Thomas
Chicago
Nelson King
Joe Adcock
del Crandall
Bobby Thomson
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Highlights from both leagues include Mantle leading American Batting at .419 with 67 hits and 50 RBIs. Berra and Bauer share home run counts. Kuenn tops in doubles for Detroit. Mays leads the NL in steals with 11. Pitching leaders feature Brewer Ford and Spawrence with top win percentages.
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New York
Maxwell
Detroit
Mantle
Bauer
Berra
Kuenn
Vernon
Boston
Runnels
Washington
Jensen
Wilton Tops Ontario in Exhibition Baseball
Wilton defeated Ontario 5 to 3 in an exhibition game. Brieske doubled and singled twice for Ontario while Reinke collected two hits for Wilton.
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Wilton
Ontario
Wis
Brieske
Reinke
Braves Win Over Pirates In Low-Scoring Game
Box score shows Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 4 with RBI by Walls and Long, 2B by Groat, HRs by Walls and Long. Spahn takes loss, Friend wins. key lineups include Foiles Roberts Foiles J O'Brien Groat Long Logen Adcock. Attendance 24,528. Time 2:19.
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Long
Spahn
Groat
Johnson
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King
Murff
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A—Donatelli
Engeln
Delmore
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Aaron
Thomson
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Adcock
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Crandall
Covington Johnson
Shepard
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Vaides Stops Hammer in Local Boxing Bout
Charlotte report notes Nino Vaides of Havana at 210 pounds stopped Detroit's Ken Hammer 195 in a boxing match.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N.C
Nino Vaides
Havana
Ken Hammer
Detroit
Pirates Rise To Second In National League Standings
Pirates power in outfield leads to a 4-1 win over the Braves as Lee Walls homers and Dale Long adds a solo shot. Bob Friend notches his ninth win as Pittsburgh moves up to second, half-game behind Milwaukee.
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Pirates
Pittsburgh
Dick Groat
Dale Long
Warren Spahn
Braves
Lee Walls
Long
Bob Friend
Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Delany Nielsen Join Sub Four Minute Mile Club
Ron Delany of Ireland and Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark ran sub four minutes at the Compton Invitational. Delany 3 59.0 Nielsen 3 59.1 clinched membership in the select group as Nielsen challenged late but Delany surged past 70 yards from the tape. Delany earned athlete of the meet honors at Compton.
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Villanova
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Gunner Nielsen
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Nielsen
John Landy
Australia
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Compton
Calif
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Gunnar Nielsen
Ron
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America
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Fordham
Tom Courtney
Belgium
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Ira Murchison
U.S. Army
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Ron Morris
Southern California
Stockton
Jim Lea
Air Force
Courtney
Moens
Bruton Fined $50 After Fight With Cubs’ Meyer
Milwaukee Braves outfielder Billy Bruton was fined $50 by National League president Warren Giles for the first inning incident with Cubs pitcher Russ Meyer at Chicago Memorial Day. Bruton charged the mound after being hit by a Meyer pitch. both players were ejected and later exchanged handshakes.
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Billy Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Russ Meyer
Cubs
Chicago Memorial Day
Warren Giles
Braves
Pittsburgh
Bruton
Meyer
Charlie Grimm
Aberdeen Pheasants Edge Duluth-Superior 3-2 in 10 Innings
Elliott Coleman starred for Aberdeen with a 3-2 win over Duluth-Superior, pitching a two-hit 10 inning game and driving in two runs. Eau Claire split with Winnipeg, Ron Piche earning his fifth straight win, while Fargo-Moorhead swept St. Cloud in the twin bill as Wausau dropped to third after Grand Forks victory.
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Associated Press
Elliott
Coleman
Aberdeen
Duluth-Superior
Dick Dehart
Eau Claire
Winnipeg
Goldeyes
Ron Piche
Hugh McCoy
Fargo - Moorhead
St. Cloud Rox
Wausau
Grand Forks Chiefs
Isetts Loses World Pigeon Shooting Title
Kenosha Wisconsin shooter Bill Isetts surrendered his world championship Friday as Emmanuel Valfidis of the Egyptian team scored a perfect 25 of 25 birds. Isetts finished with two misses and said he did not shoot well.
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Bill Isetts
Kenosha
Wis
Emmanuel Valfidis
Isetts
Giants Sign Sovde After Strong Occidental Showing
The New York Giants signed 6'8" pitcher Dick Sovde a right handed thrower who excelled at Occidental College where he lost only three games in three years. Sovde will join the Minneapolis club soon after graduating on June 10.
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LOS Angeles
Dick Sovde
Occidental College
New York Giants
Sovde
Giant
Giants
Minneapolis
Occidental
Cassady And Berg Named 1955 Athletes Of The Year
Ohio State halfback Lee Cassady and golf champion Patty Berg are named America’s top athletes of 1955. They receive the Frederick C. Miller Memorial Trophy from the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Cassady led in AP year end voting with 53 first place votes. Berg beat Babe Didrikson Zaharias and others in her category.
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Howard Hopalong Cassady
Ohio State
Patty Berg
America
Frederick C. Miller
Associated Press
Order of Eagles
Robert C. Cannon
Milwaukee
Cassady
Detroit Lions
Columbus
Ohio
Patty
Pittsburgh
Herman Berg, Jr
St. Paul
Minn
Rocky Marciano
Brooklyn
Johnny Podres
Mabel Travels to Lanesboro in Fillmore League Showdown
League-leading Mabel visits Lanesboro Sunday as La Crescent hosts Spring Grove in a Fillmore Houston League day of games. Harmony plays Caledonia and Canton visits Winnebago Valley.
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Fillmore-Houston
Madel
Lanesboro
Spring Grove
la Crescent
Harmony
Caledonia
Canton
Winnebago Valley
Mabel
Minn
LaCrescent
Fillmore
Houston
Canton la Crescent
Recreation Softball Sunday Schedule at Trane Co Park
Trane Park hosts Mohawks versus Nite Hawks at 10 00 a m in the Trane Co Plant League The second 10 00 a m game at Houska Park features Punchers against Orphans
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Nite Hawks
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Orphans
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