Pizarro Wins Opener as Braves Edge Phillies
Juan Pizarro earned his third victory as Milwaukee edged Philadelphia 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Billy Bruton dropped a potential no hitter’s error in the ninth, and Lou Burdette lost a one hit 1-0 defeat in the nightcap despite holding the Phillies to a single double by Joe Sennett. Bruton debated an error on the misplayed ball as Red Schoendienst and Hank Aaron contributed key hits. The Braves sit 1 1/2 games ahead of the Cardinals after the twinbill.
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Billy Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Lew Burdette
Braves
Phillies
Burdette
Lou
Philles
Joe Sennett
Bruton
Sennett
Juan Pizarro
Red Schoenaienst
New York Giants
Curt Simmons
Simmons
Philadelphia Hurlers
Ed Mathews
Hank Aaron
Schoendienst
Milwaukee
Mathews
Frank Torre
Bob Miller
Milwaukee County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates
Camp Douglas Beats Ontario and Wilton Wins
Camp Douglas defeated Ontario 16 to 9 for a 3-0 Wildcat League record. Don Elsing, Al Lind and Don Sundin had three hits each, with Elsing driving in five runs including a two run homer. Sundin and Red Frings added doubles. Wilton beat Melvina 20 to 11 as J. Rice led with five hits and Haldeman and J Creviston added multiples for Wilton. A Wildcat League doubleheader sun Sunday.
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Ontario
Don Elsing
al Lind
Don Sundin
Elsing
Sundin
Red Frings
al Martlock
Earl Buchholz Alas
Schmitz
Strum tops Whitehall to extend Trempealeau County run
Strum clinched its fourth straight Trempealeau County League victory by defeating Whitehall 7 to 4 behind two hits from Wayne Holte and Ron Myhers. Myhers struck out 13 as Strum collected 10 hits including Myhers double. Whitehall's Herb Johnson and Cliff Bautch had two hits. Whitehall hosts Independence next.
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Whitehall
Wis
Strum
Wayne Holte
Ron Myhers
Myhers
Herb Johnson
Cliff Bautch
Bautch
Independence
Box Scores RBI Ashburn and Crandall Lead Narrow Win
RBI Ashburn 2B Crandall. Mathews 8 Schoendienst. Ashburn DP Adcock. Left Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia 2. Burdette 4 2 Simmons 2 AB. W Simmons 5 3 L Burdette 5 3. U Gorman Dixon Burkhart Boggess. Time 1 85. Attendance 30 520.
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Ashburn
Crandall
Sonnett
Mathews
Schoendienst
Adcock
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
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Simmons
Rburdette
Burdette
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U—Gorman
Dixon
Burkhart
Boggess
Miller
Rbi Aaron Mathews
Hamner
Torre
Mathews Watsai
Lopata
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Jowett
Sb—Ashburn
Harmon
Fernandes
Hon
Pizarro
Hearn
Bopizarro
Roberts
Miller Boggess
Gorman
Bruton
Mantille
Behoendienst
Aaron
Logan
Patko
Hemua
Blaylock
Anderson
A Jones
Repulski
Lonnett
Fernandez
Es Simmons
Hamper
O Harmon
Ath
Rib Mountain hill climb yields record run for Kilborn amid crashes
The Rib Mountain sportscar hill climb near Wausau ended with John Kilborn of Decatur Ill winning in a Ferrari at 88 mph for a 1 209 minute record. Adrian Warren of St Paul suffered head injuries and a broken arm after his Lotus left the course. Jack Baker of Minneapolis escaped serious injury when his El Toro rolled over after a curve. Loyal Katske of Omaha finished second in a Ferrari with 1 337 minutes. Jim Jeffords won production cars in a Corvette with 1 361 minutes.
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John Kilborn
Decatur
Ill
Adrian Warren
St Paul
Minn
Lotus
Warren
Jack Baker
Minneapolis
Kilborn
Jim Jeffords
Loyal Katske
Omaha
Jeffords
Caledonia, Spring Grove win in F-H Loop play
Caledonia upends Winnebago Valley 7 to 4 to claim undisputed second place as La Crescent stays atop with 4-0. Gordie Bauer fanned 13 with 3 walks. Bob Stark and Jim Mulzena each two hits. Spring Grove tops Rushford 21 to 4 with seven in first and eight in sixth. Arlen Solie fanned 17.
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Caledonia
Minn
Fillmore-Houston
Winnebago Valley
la Crescent
Canton
Harmony
Madel
Gordie Bauer
Bob Stark
Jim Mulzena
Stark
Wayne Buege
Rushford, Minn
Spring Grove
Rushford
Grovers
Winnebago Vallersoo Canton
Mabel
Mabel i
Giants Cut Ridzik Burnside From Roster
New York Giants end roster space by cutting pitcher Steve Ridzik and southpaw Pete Burnside after trading Ned Schoendienst to the Milwaukee Braves for Bobby Thomson Danny OConnor and Ray Crone. Burnside optioned to Minneapolis Millers. Ridzik placed on waivers.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Pete Burnside
Steve Ridzik
Giants
Ned Schoendienst
Milwaukee Braves
Bobby Thomson
Danny O'Connell
Ray Crone
Burnside
Minneapolis Millers
American Assn
Giant
Ridzik
Don Gross
Whitey Lockman
Westrum
Major League Leaders Collide With Confusing Names
Major League Leaders feature Mantle and Williams leading American batting with high averages while Fox and Skowron headline in fielding. In the National League Hodges and Musial pace batting with Aaron and Musial driving RBIs. pitching leaders include Grims and Wynn.
Keating Opposes Pro Sports Antitrust Coverage
Rep. Keating warned Congress would create chaos in professional sports by applying federal antitrust laws to baseball and other leagues. Rep. Byrnes urged exempting football from antitrust rules to protect the player draft and reserve clause. The hearing series will hear from Harris and FTC counsel Kintner as it weighs six proposals to treat all sports equally.
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Rep
Keating
Congress
Byrnes
Wis
House Antitrust Subcommittee
Harris
D-Ark
Victor R. Hansen
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Earl Kintner
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Supreme Court
High Court
Cards, White Sox Sweep as Braves Lose Ground
The St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Brooklyn Dodgers to move into second place, three games behind Milwaukee. Other action saw the White Sox sweep Washington, the Yankees win in 10 innings, and Musial continuing a hot stretch with five hits and a 16 game streak.
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White Sox
Redlegs
Yanks
Major League Standings and Weekend Results
Baseball standings show Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland and other clubs with wins and losses. Sunday results include Chicago and Washington losses while New York and Kansas City played long games. Tuesday schedules list several interleague matchups and times. Wally Post leads NL strikeouts over recent seasons.
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New York
Detroit
Cleveland
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Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Pas Detroit
Yankees Trade Billy Martin To A's For Harry Simpson
The Athletics traded outfielder Harry Simpson to the Yankees for infielder Billy Martin in a multi player deal. Also sent were Ryne Duren and Jim Pisoni with Milt Graff optioned to Richmond. A’s receive Bob Martyn Woody Held and Ralph Terry in return while Duren and Pisoni go to Denver.
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Billy Martin
Gard
A’s
Harry Simpson
Ralph Terry
Unifax
Yankees
Kansas City
Athletics
Simpson
Ryne Duren
Cazenovia
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Jim Pisoni
Yanks
Milt Graff
Richmond
A's
Graff
Martin
Bob Martyn
Woody Held
Denver
Duren
Pisoni
Wisconsin to compete in national dinghy championship
The University of Wisconsin will be represented at the National Intercollegiate dinghy championship on the Severn River. Four district champions and three runners up enter for the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy, with Navy the defending champion and Wisconsin the Midwest District runnerup.
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University of Wisconsin
Severn River
Henry A. Morss
Navy
Wisconsin
Air Show at Oshkosh Sells Fast Planes and Records
The second international air show and races at Winnebago County Airport will award 5000 dollars in prizes. Oshkosh pilot Steve Wittman plans a world speed record attempt in a midget plane as about 100000 spectators are expected after last year’s crowd.
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Oshkosh
Winnebago County
Steve Wittman
Recreation Softball Schedule for Monday June 17
Listed are make up and league games at multiple downtown venues including Tavern League West Ave Hogan Square and St. Dominic's Field. Matchups include Top Hat Bar vs BShimshek's Tavern and Vogue Tavern vs Chuck's U Bar with several others at Park and Memorial Field locations.
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Bshimshek's
Hogan Square
Deal Tavern
Kabat
Houska Park
Chuck
Vogue
St. Dominic's Field
Gien's
Gib & Ruby's
Copeland Hof Bray
Gladstone
Wae Pield—Sportaman
Boxing results from Hollywood and San Francisco card
C Morgan from Youngstown defeated Don Jordan by points in Hollywood. Raul Macias from Mexico City stopped Dommy Ursus from the Philippines in San Francisco to retain his bantamweight title.
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Calift. C. Morgan
Youngstown
Ohio
Don Jordan
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Raul Macias
Mexico City
Dommy Ursus
Philippines
De La Torre Wins Wisconsin PGA Playoff In Milwaukee
De La Torre of Milwaukee defeated Bob Kivlin of Lake Delton in a sudden death playoff on the first extra hole to win the Wisconsin PGA championship at North Hills. Both finished regulation 36 holes tied at 146. Milward and Charter tied for third at 147. George Vitense earned a Florida senior ticket with 75. Francis Gallett was second with 77. The field totaled 30 professionals.
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Manuel de la Torre
Bob Kivlin
Lake Delton
Wisconsin
North Hills
de la Torre
Kivlin
Jim Milward
Brian Charter
Janesville
George Vitense
Madison
Nakoma Club
Florida
Francis Gallett
Jungle Jim Rivera Powers Sox With Own Bats and New Stance
Jungle Jim Rivera hits with authority as he credits his own bats and a tip from Coach Johnny Cooney for a surge in power. The outfielder has five homers in five games, a .264 average, 10 doubles, and 16 runs driven in as Chicago gains on the league leaders during a 20 game trip and a 3 2 game lead. Rivera’s two run homer and head first slide spark rallies in a double header win over the Senators setting up a road series with Baltimore. The Cubs ride a three game win streak as Don Kiser picks up his second win in a doubleheader split with Pittsburgh, Banks hitting his 10th homer. The Cubs host Philadelphia next after an idle day.
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Ken Boyer
Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Musial
Redbirds
Boyer
von McDaniel
St. Louis
Herman Wehmeier
Clem Labine
Brooklyn
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Ed Roebuck
Labine
Dodger
Willard Schmidt
Hoyt Wilhelm
Johnny Podres
Roger Craig
Don Bessent
Don Mueller
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Redlegs
Milwaukee
Ray Crone
Braves
Bobby Thomson
Danny O'Connell
Red Schoendienst
Dave Kaiser
Luis Arroyo
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Pirates
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Washington
Minnie Minoso
Jim Rivera
Jim Wilson
Bob Keegan
Dixie Howell
White Sox
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Jim Bunning
Tigers
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Rivera
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East
Johnny Cooney
Fred Hatfield
Cooney
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Baltimore
Yankee Stadium
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Jim Bolger
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
Don Kiser
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Philadelphia Phils
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Dickman
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Arlen Solie
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Sehoendienst
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Yogi Berra
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Louteville
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Grand Forks
Fargo-Moorhead
Wally Post
A. McDonald
Stanley McDonald Agency
Exchange Building
Sweat Sox
Sond
HFC
Household Finance Corotation Exchange
Fifth Ave
Leon
Jungle Jim Rivera
Mary Ann Elise
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