Giants Edge Braves 1-0 in 10 as rookie Taylor homers
In Milwaukee, Bill Taylor hit a pinch home run in the 10th inning to lift the Giants over the Braves 1-0. Ruben Gomez and Gene Conley battled in a pitching duel before Taylor's blast. The game featured a rain delay and a key defensive play by Willie Mays at home to thwart Henry Aaron.
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Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia
Burdette
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Braves
New York Giants
Giants
Brooklyn
Bill Taylor
Ruben Gomez
New York
Gene Conley
Taylor
Conley
Bill Gardner
Jocko Conlan
Willie Mays
Henry Aaron
Mays
Billy Bruton
Braves Dispute Call At Home In MILWAUKEE
Milwa ukee report details a heated Braves loss to the Giants amid a controversial seventh inning call by umpire Jocko Conlan. Hank Aaron protested as Johnny Logan was ejected for arguing, while Wes Westrum and Leo Durocher defended the decisive tag on Aaron. Gene Conley explained the tough loss after a strong pitching effort and a rare pinch homer by Bill Taylor.
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Conlan
Johnny Logan
Lew Burdette
Conley
Giants
Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
Braves
Monte Irvin
Jocko Conlan
Brooklyn
Giants Dodgers Share NL Lead As White Sox Rule AL
The New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers shared first in the National League with tight wins. Giants edged Milwaukee 1-0 on Bill Taylor’s 10th inning homer. Dodgers beat St Louis 7-4. White Sox led AL and split results amid rainouts and maintenance in New York.
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Giants
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York
Eee
Red Sox
Colonels
Illers
Browns
Pirates
Brewers
Haugen
F Peterson
L. Heilman
A. Spettel
G. Papacek
V. Powers
T. Ambrose
C. Lindley
Aia
W. Zierke
V. Weilandt
Vinet Powers
Ar Bpettel
Box Score: Longest 90 yard TD by Chadneis vs Arizona 1949
Major League box score captions show Lynn Chadneis's 90 yard touchdown run against Arizona on November 19, 1949. The page lists RBI hits by Taylor and Green Grass, homers by Green Grass and Bell, and various pitching lines for New York, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati with errors, stolen bases, and other stats.
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Michigan State College
Lynn Chadneis
Arizona
Santee and Barthel Duel in One Mile at Memorial Coliseum
Wes Santee of Kansas and Josy Barthel of Luxembourg clash in a one mile showdown at Memorial Coliseum as part of the Southern Pacific AAU district meet. Santee, aiming to break Roger Bannister’s 3:59.4 record, has just run 4:00.6 for second fastest American mile.
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Los Angeles
Wes Santee
Kansas
Josy Barthel
Luxembourg
Santee
America
Oxford
England
Roger Bannister
Sture Landvquist
Sweden
Bjorn ‘Bogerud
Norway
Compton
Kansan
Wisconsin Northern League doubleheader results and rain delay
In the Northern League action, Eau Claire beat Superior 12 4 in the opener before Superior rebounded to win 14 6 in the nightcap. Fargo Moorhead shut out Grand Forks 13 0 in the first game, with the second postponed by rain. Aberdeen defeated Winnipeg 3 1.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Superior
Fargo-Moorhead
Grand Forks
Aberdeen
Winnipeg
Durocher Pays Taylor For Hit In Milwaukee Thriller
Leo Durocher admitted paying Bill Taylor $100 after Taylor hit a solo homer in the 10th inning to lift the Giants to a 1-0 win over the Braves in Milwaukee. Taylor’s dash followed Durocher’s wager as New York moved into first place in the National League. Willie Mays starred in a team effort with Ruben Gomez and Johnny Antonelli delivering shutouts during a strong Western swing that saw the Giants win eight of nine.
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Chicago
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
New York
Bill Taylor
Milwaukee
Durocher
Taylor
Southern Assn
Gene Conley
Willie
Mays
Ruben Gomez
Henry Aaron
Gomez
Johnny Antonelli
Giants
Braves
Antonelli
Gamez
al Dark
Monte Irvin
Baseball results from Thursday in the National League American Association
Thursday games yielded Columbus 5 over Kansas City 4, Indianapolis 4 over Charleston 1, and Toledo 9 over Minneapolis 0 as the only scheduled contests reported.
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Associated Press
American Association
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Charleston
Toledo
Minneapolis
Giants Hold Baseball Tryout Camp in Merrill
The New York Giants schedule a two day baseball tryout camp in Merrill on June 14 and 15 for boys aged 17 to 21. Ray Lucas, Giants scout, and Erick Kitsman, Menasha High School coach, will run the sessions.
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Merrill
New York Giants
Ray Lucas
Giants
Erick Kitsman
Menasha High School
Fights Last Night in Danbury and Berlin Highlights
Danbury reports Billy Graham of New York stopped Charley Simmons of Charlotte in six rounds. In Berlin Gustav Scholz of Germany knocked out Emile Delimine of Belgium in the fourth round.
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Associated Press
Danbury, Conn
Billy Graham
New York
Charley Simmons
Charlotte
Berlin
Germany
Gustav Scholz
Emile Delimine
Belgium
Major League Stars Pitching Duane Pillette
Duane Pillette scattered five hits as the Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston 5-0. Bill Taylor of the New York Giants pinch hit a home run in the 10th to edge Milwaukee 1-0.
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Steve Ridzik
Jim Konstanty
Philadelphia
Cubs
Ridzik
Konstanty
Pirates
Baczewski
Cincinnati
Gus Bell
Jim Greengrass
Washington
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
George Strickland
Dean Stone
Senators
Boston
Joe Coleman
Duane Pillette
Orioles
Coleman
Pillette
Associated Press
Baltimore Orioles
Bill Taylor
New York Giants
Milwaukee
Fathers of Brandeis players are police officers
The fathers of two Brandeis University basketball players are police officers. Bob Sheridan’s father is a policeman in Boston and Don Healy’s father is a lieutenant in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Brandeis University
Bob Sheridan
Boston
Don Healy
Manchester
N.H
All-Star Diamond Poll Opens Today in La Crosse Tribune
The 1954 major league All-Star ballot opens today in the La Crosse Tribune for fans to vote for the American and National League teams to play in Cleveland on July 13. Local voting ends July 1 at midnight and ballots are to be mailed complete.
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Fellows
la Crosse
Mississippi
Dave Hammes
Brice Prairie
America
Heileman’s
la Crosse Tribune
Cleveland
National Clearing House
Chicago Tribune
Sports Department
Recreation Softball Friday June 12 Schedule
Classic up West Ave 7 15 pm Peerless Beer S Quality Lumber Coal Houska Park 6 15 pm Dahl Motors vs South Bide All Stars Trane Park 6 15 pm Causeway Beer Depot vs Milwaukee Road Major League West Ave 6 15 pm Don s All Stars vs Cargill Coal Co Ward Ave 6 15 pm Rowley s ve The Alibi Memorial 6 15 pm Trane Co vs Betz Sanitary Dairies
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West Ave
Peerless Beer
S. Quality Lumber & Coal
Trane Co
Betz & Sanitary Dairies
Gladstone Dominates in Tavern League Action
Gladstone led 19-4 over Kabat’s and Bohemian Hall Fritz’s Gib and Ruby’s plus Friendly Nabor won in Tavern League play. Gladstone totaled 22 hits at Memorial Park with Wehrenberg four singles and Weber Rhomberg Crogan and Garves three each.
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Bohemian Hall
Fritz’s
Gib
Ruby’s
Nabor
Memorial Park
Wehrenberg
Weber
Rhomberg
Crogan
Garves
Pfennig
Fanello
Jelout
Vyvy
J. Petereson
B. Shuda
Smith
Ed’s
Houska Park
Tikal
Bott
Preeschl
Pederson
Dayton
Horner
G. Jiracek
Zierke
Quality Will Play Madison Here Twice
The Quality Lumber and Coal softball team hosts Denney's Bar from Madison in a two game series set for 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 15 a.m. Sunday. Denney's, 1958 city champions, is led by pitcher Don Teuchert who shut out Bob Krueger 2 1 last year. Quality and Denney's are even after last year's 4 1 Sunday win by Quality.
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Quality Lumber
Denney's Bar
Madison
Denney
Don Teuchert
Teuchert
Bob Krueger
Ronnie Barnes
Jim Jirsa
Loren Oelke
Jim Knutson
Ray Kroner
Jim Warner
Bob Kloss
Jerry Bendel
Johnny Zahn
George Sladky
Bob Dammon
Bob Tooke
Cashton Rally Beats West Salem Nine 6 5
Cashton shaded West Salem 6 5 in Cashton Wisconsin on Thursday overcoming an early Salem lead. Jernandez had three hits for Cashton while Stuc key and Tremais added two apiece. Moran and Timm each matched with two hits for West Salem.
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Cashton Rally
West Salem
Cashton
Wis
Jernandez
Stuckey
Tremais
Moran
Timm
Salem
Schroeder
Haverly
Dickmen
Wais
Ontario Nails Sparta 4-3 In Ninth Inning Tilt
Ontario defeated Sparta 4-3 on Thursday in Wisconsin. The Ferries and Jack Teal drove in the decisive three runs in the eighth inning. Schmitt led Sparta with two doubles as both teams made four errors. Ontario 001 000 030 4 Sparta 011 000 100 3. Ferries Benedict Jalowise and Schmitt referenced.
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Sparta
Wis
Ontario
Jack Teal
Schmitt
Ferries
Benedict
Jalowise
USC Bids For 6th Straight NCAA Track Title
USC aims for a sixth consecutive NCAA track title at Michigan's Ferry Field with 375 athletes from 92 schools entered for 14 finals. Jim Lea leads USC with a top season time of 47.0 in the 440-yard dash as contenders include Illinois California Stanford Kansas State Penn State and Purdue. Arnie Lowell and Gene Mathews provide threats in the 880 and two miles respectively while Don McEwen’s 1950 record looms in 9 01 9.
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Mich
Southern Caliifornia
Trojans
University of Michigan
Ferry Field
Trojan
Jess Mortensen
Illinois
California
Stanford
Kansas
Penn State
Southern California
Jim Lea
Lea
Pittsburgh
Arnie Lowell
John Woodruff
Mal Whitfield
Ohio State
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