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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
12
Milwaukee Braves sweep a doubleheader from the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 and 3-1 as Joe Adcock belts three homers including a roof-shot that breaks a 4-4 tie in game one. Hank Aaron, Gil Hodges, and Don Newcombe figure in key moments. Braves close gap on Pittsburgh, visit the Pirates tonight.
Nick Wahl and Jim White of Green Bay Oneida won the North eastern Wisconsin Golf Assoc annual best ball tournament by 1 up over Don Jabes and Don Strutz of Appleton Butte des Morts at Stevens Point Country Club. Other flight winners included Rod Sears Walt Thompson, Wayne Myers Al Stolen, and Dick Pfiffner Mark Makholm. Defending champs Dick Johnson and John Cormican failed to qualify for the championship flight.
Milwaukee Brave first baseman Joe Adcock, back from a benching, belted three homers against Brooklyn in a doubleheader sweep that pulled Milwaukee within two games of the Pirates. He hit one blast over the left field roof off Ed Roebuck with a bat borrowed from Carl Furillo, a homer thought to be the first out of the park in left field at Ebbets. Adcock said he loves hitting there and would reach the same homer pace if he played half a season in Brooklyn.
Syracuse N Y Wisconsin finished third in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta three mile race after a duel with Cornell which won in 16 22 4 with Navy second and Wisconsin third Cornell led midway with Carl Scharz steering the Big Red extended its edge late while Navy passed Wisconsin near the finish Wisconsin also placed seventh in the two mile freshman race.
Fred Haney faces a pivotal season with the Milwaukee Braves as reports say only a pennant will secure his job beyond 1956. Despite a front office pledge to retain him if he does well, a reliable source notes another candidate was considered for 1957 before Haney joined Milwaukee, and Leo Durocher is not being sought. Haney, who took over from Charlie Grimm, confirms his contract covers this season with retention hinging on performance.
Haney, former manager of the Browns and Pirates, begins a Braves tenure amid talk of a fill in role. Players like O Connell and Crandall caution about high expectations, while Soan and Root describe Charlie Grimm’s tense final days and pitchers’ loss of confidence.
Jimmy Milward of Milwaukee North Hills won the Wisconsin professional golf championship with a 141 total. He carded 75 in the first round and 66 in the second, edging Billy Milward Green Bay Oneida and Russ Tuveson Milwaukee Country Club who tied for second at 142. Manuel de la Torre was fifth at 143. Russ Ivergon won the senior Wisconsin PGA with 75 and Francis Gallett second. Norm Cameron tied for second with 76.
American League standings show New York, Chicago, Boston atop. schedule notes include Baltimore at Chicago and Washington at Kansas City. National League leads feature Pittsburgh and Cincinnati with several late games listed. American Association results include Denver and Wichita with rain and postponements.
Milwaukee manager Fred Haney takes over after Charlie Grimm resigns and starts Joe Adcock at first base. Adcock homers three times including the first left field stand hit at Ebbets Field as the Braves sweep Brooklyn 5-4 and 3-1. Pirates, Giants, and Cubs win or lose in NL action as pennant race tightens.
Charlie Grimm flew home from New York after resigning as Milwaukee Braves manager. He will vacation five weeks at his Oconomowoc summer home and then consider a role as director of player procurement. Grimm, 57, said he would stay in baseball but not as manager, insisting his decision was his alone.
Howie Ferguson, NFL second top ground gainer last season, signed his fourth contract with the Green Bay Packers. The former unscouted back from New Iberia Louisiana rushed for 859 yards on 192 carries in 1955, a 4.5 yard average, second to Alan Ameche of the Baltimore Colts. He first joined Green Bay in 1953 after a stint with the Los Angeles Rams.
Milwaukee recalls righthander Bob Trowbridge from the Wichita farm club in the American Association. To make room the Braves placed waivers on pitcher John Edelman of Haverton Pennsylvania, seeking an unconditional release. Edelman signed with the Braves in May 1955. John B. Kelly, father of Princess Grace, heads the Atlantic City Racing Association.
Indianapolis racing star Rob Sweikert, 30, died after his sprint car toppled the wall at Salem Speedway during a pass on Ed Elisian. Two photographers suffered minor injuries from debris as Sweikert died minutes after admission to Washington County Memorial Hospital. He had previously finished sixth in the 1956 Indianapolis race fighting a shredded tire. He is survived by his widow and three children Oynette Stephen and Johene.
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