Star pitchers shine as Haddix, Newcombe pace majors
Harvey Haddix pitched his third straight shutout powering the Cardinals past the Giants 5-0 as he won his ninth in a row and raised his scoreless streak to 32 innings. Don Newcombe completed his first game since May 7 in the Dodgers 6-3 win over the Giants. Other AL and NL arms dazzled across the circuit.
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Harvey Haddix
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Haddix
Stan Musial
Forbes Field
Vern Law
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Warren Spahn
Law
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Mike Garcia
Indians
Red Sox
Mel Parnell
Pirates Nick Braves In Ninth, 21 Marciano-Charles Film Starts Saturday
Hollywood Theater to screen Rocky Marciano versus Ezzard Charles in full 15 round heavyweight title bout. The savage battle will be shown for five days starting Saturday, about 27 minutes, in addition to the regular feature. Marciano won the title on a 15 round decision.
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Rocky Marciano-Ezzard Charles
Hollywood Theater
Ralph Phillips
Marciano
Charles
Lena Marchegiano
Rocky Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Evrard Charles
Yankee Stadium
Rocky
Sailing Club Regatta Set At French Island Lake
The La Crosse Sailing Club hosts a Sunday regatta off French Island with seven sailboats in varied classes. The event starts at 2 p.m. and runs most of the afternoon, inviting public spectators to watch tactics and maneuvers from a growing club of 16 members and eight boats.
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la Crosse
ILYA
Lloyd Eater
Bill Bernard
Bob Luxford
Draft Board Rejects Adcock Lists To Coach
Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves has been rejected again for military service by his draft board in Shreveport Louisiana due to a bad knee and a prior basketball injury. Del Crandall commented after a 2 1 loss to the Pirates noting Milwaukee’s struggles and Pittsburgh’s recent success. Libby Sisti has cleared waivers and is out, Al Spangler joins the Braves roster, and Joey Jay suffered a bruised instep from a Hank Aaron line drive during Friday night drills.
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Pittsburgh
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Braves
Shreveport
Adcock
Braves
Libby Sisti
Donald Davidson
Sisti
al Spangler
Duke University
Joey Jay
Hank Aaron
Fargo Moorhead Wins Pair In Northern League Twinbill
The Fargo Moorhead team defeated Grand Forks twice 4-2 and 6-3 as rain idled the rest of the schedule. Aberdeen edged Winnipeg 2-1 in the opener, but Winnipeg won 1-0 in the nightcap. Eau Claire at Superior and St. Cloud at Duluth were called off.
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Fargo-Moorhead
Grand Yorks
Aberdeen
Winnipeg
Eau Claire
Superior
St. Cloud
Duluth
Mi celi Meets Lowry in Toledo Ten Round Welter Bout
Joe Miceli the eighth ranked welterweight meets Pat Lowry of Toledo at the Sports Arena in a ten round bout to be televised nationally. Odds are 6 to 5 in favor of Miceli.
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Toledo, Ohio
Joe Miceli
Toledo
Pat Lowry
Sports Arena
Lowry
Minnie Minoso Leads All Star Ballot Ahead of Musial
Chicago White Sox outfielder Minnie Minoso widened his edge as the top vote getter in the All Star poll reaching 27 908 ballots. Stan Musial trails with 25 112 ballots as voting runs June 11 to July 3 for 16 starters in the July 13 game in Cleveland. Ted Kluszewski Gil Hodges and Joe Adcock lead at other positions.
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la Crosse Tribune
Chicago
Orestes
Minnie) Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Minoso
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Cleveland
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
City Medal Play Golf Meet Opens at La Crosse Club
The 36 hole City Medal Play golf tournament begins Sunday morning at La Crosse Country Club with an afternoon finish. Open to all city golfers, the event awards the Quinn Sports Shop trophy to the winner. Gene Ring is the defending champion.
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la Crosse Country Club
Quinn Sports Shop
Gene Ring
Olson Kilgore Bout Called Off In Miami
Boxing promoter Johnny Munro announced a non-title middleweight bout between Bobo Olson and Billy Kilgore of Miami, set for July 7 in Oakland, has been cancelled after Kilgore withdrew over television terms and refusal to accept a local blackout.
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Calif
Johnny Munro
Bobo Olson
Billy Kilgore
Miami
Munro
International Boxing Club
Kilgore
Exhibition Postponed For Weather. Peerless St Paul Bel Mont
Weather delays the West Avenue doubleheader featuring Peerless and the St. Paul Bel Mont Club. Booster tickets remain valid for the next Peerless exhibition series July 3 and 4 when the St. Paul Eagles will play here.
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Peerless
St. Paul Bel Mont Club
West Avenue
St. Paul Eagles
Newburg Nine to Boost Roster for De Soto Clash
Newburg's Nine faces De Soto in a Western Wisconsin league game at Copeland Park Sunday at 2 15 p m. Manager Toby Towsen will add local high school stars Dick Dahiby Dan Beckley Bill Shely Jerry Haniff Doug Martin and Bill Abraham to the lineup. Stan McCurdy to start on the mound with Beckley handling McCurdy's slants as Newburg seeks its first league win. De Soto counters with Eli Crogan pitching and Charlie Curti catching. Other league games include Coon Valley at La Crescent Westby at Cashton Melrose at Holmen Tomah at Onalaska and Bangor at Sparta.
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Newburg
de Soto
Wisconsin
Copeland Park
Toby ‘Towsen
Dick Dahiby
Dan Beckley
Bill Shely
Jerry Haniff
Central
Doug Martin
Bill Abraham
Logan
Towsen
Stan McCurdy
Panthers
Beckley
McCurdy
Vince Hogden
Bill Parizek
Rube Gooderum
Lee Weber
Jim (Porky) Larson
Shely
Snyder
Eli Crogan
Charlie Curti
Earl Ghelf
Coon Valley
la Crescent
Westby
Cashton
Melrose
Holmen
Tomah
Onalaska
Bangor
Sparta
Casey Wonders Where Yanks Chisox Will Get Help To Beat Indians
Casey Stengel jokes that the Yankees and White Sox will keep beating each other while the Indians pull ahead. He notes the teams each have mixed results against Boston and Cleveland. The piece also mentions former pitcher Jim Tobin working as an automobile salesman in Alameda California.
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Casey
Chicago
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Sox
Indians
Boston
Yanks
al Lopez
Jim Tobin
Alameda
Calif
Causeway Nine Tops Quality to Take Second
Beer Depot beat Quality Lumber 8-6 at Trane Park as Causeway Nine moved to 5-2 and Peerless stayed 7-2 for first. Cliff Johnson earned the win over Jim Jirsa as Causeway piled seven hits and LaVerne Phillips homered in the sixth inning.
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Quality Lumber & Coal Co
Trane Park
Beer Depot
Peerless
Quality
Causeway
Cliff Johnson
Jim Jirsa
LaVerne Phillips
Dahl Motors
Milwaukee Road
Weath
Van Brocklin Signs 3 Year Pact With Rams
Los Angeles Rams announce Norm Van Brocklin signed a three year contract through 1956. Coach Hampton Pool says the 28 year old passer is at his peak and should be productive for five or six more seasons.
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Los Angeles
Norm van Brocklyn
Los Angeles Rams
Hampton Pool
Norm
Trane Co Beats Cargill Coal to End Streak in Major Softball
Trane Co halted Cargill Coal’s 10 game run with a 4 3 victory at Memorial Field. Becker held Cargill to six hits as Michalke took the loss. Dummer pitched three strong innings for Don’s All-Stars in a 17 3 win over Alibi. Rain paused Betz vs Sanitary Dairies at Rowley’s.
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Cargill Coal
Memorial Field
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Trane
Don's All-Stars
Betz
Sanitary Dairies
Rowley
Chucker
Dummer
Don
Kramer
Ward Avenue
Ambrose
Dwyer
Annual Pro Amateur Tournament Set for June 28 at Grove
The Maple Grove club hosts a 27 hole best ball pro amateur event on Monday June 28 with teams from Maple Grove Country Club Madison Eau Claire and Marshfield. Defending champions Harry Kolter and Ed Novak will compete. Winners receive cash awards.
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Arlan Johnson
Harry Kolter
Ed Novak
Maple Grove and Country Club
Madison
Eau Claire
Marshfield
High School Football Pairings Reported Across Towns
Trempealeau Whitehall at Galesville Ettrick at Arcadia Strum at Blair Trempealeau at Independence Wildcat Melvina at Kendall Hillsboro at Ontario Wilton at Norwalk Dairyland Darlington at Prairie du Chien Shullsburg at Platteville Richland Center at Lancaster Iowa Scenic Postville at Clermont Monona at Lansing Eitzen at Waukon New Albin at Harpers Ferry Fillmore County Spring Grove at Preston Lanesboro at Harmony Rushford at Mabel Spring Valley at Caledonia Root River Brownsville at Spring Grove Caledonia at Houston
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Whitehall
Galesville
Ettrick
Arcadia
Strum
Blair
Independence
Wildcat
Melvina
Kendall
Hillsboro
Ontario
Wilton
Norwalk
Dairyland
Darlington
Prairie du Chien
Shullsburg
Platteville
Richland Center
Lancaster
Iowa Scenic
Postville
Clermont
Monoma
Lansing
Eitzen
Waukon
New Albin
Harpers Ferry
Fillmore County
Spring Grove
Preston
Lanesboro
Harmony
Rushford
Mabel
Spring Valley
Caledonia Root River
Brownsville
Caledonia
Houston
Rematch Hinge On Rocky Ez Hinges On Sliced Eye
New York report says Rocky Marciano may rematch Ezzard Charles on September 23 at the Polo Grounds if Marciano heals from a sliced eye. Charles awaits medical clearance and both sides weigh London plans against a New York fall bout while box office figures reveal substantial earnings from radio theater and movies.
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Champ
New York
Rocky Marciano
Charles
Polo Grounds
New York State Athletic Commission
Cincinnati
Marciano
1.8.C
Littler Presses Open Title Bid At Baltusrol
Gene Littler, who won the 1959 amateur title, stood 70 69 139 at the 72 hole open. He led defending champion Ben Hogan and Ed Furgol by two strokes with 36 holes to play at Baltusrol as 50 players remained from nearly 2,000 entrants for the $6,000 prize and a historic double.
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Springfield
N.J
Bobby Jones
United States
Gene Littler
Jones
Ben Hogan
Littler
Oklahoma City
Baltusrol
Ed Furgol
Lloyd Mangrum
Cary Middlecoff
Dick Mayer
al Mengert
Bobby Locke
Tommy Bolt
Bob Toski
Dick Chapman
Sam Snead
Billy Joe Patton
Jack Burke
Freddie Haas
Orlando Zulueta defeats Johnny Gonsalves at MSG
Orlando Zulueta wins a unanimous 10 round decision over Johnny Gonsalves at Madison Square Garden. The Cuban lightweight shows skill and defense, keeping no one hurt with no knockdowns. Zulueta holds No. 2, while Gonsalves likely drops from No. 5.
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New York
Orlando Zulueta
Paddy DeMarco
Jimmy Carter
Johnny Gonsalves
Zulueta
Gonsalves
Madison Square Garden
Law Delivers Winning Ninth In Pirates Victory Over Braves
Vernon Law singled home the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth as Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 2 1. Spahn pitched well but took the loss after six hits and two runs allowed. Sid Gordon and Gail Allie contributed for the Pirates while Henry Aaron drove Milwaukee's lone tally.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Vernon Law
Law
Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
Warren ‘Spahn
Dick Hall
Braves
Pirates
Hall
Johnny Logan
Gail Allie
Billy Bruton
Henry Aaron
Spahn
Sid Gordon
Brooklyn
Luis Marquez
Jim Mangan
Curt Roberts
Marquez
Chet Nichols
Dick Littlefield
Bruton
Logan
Aaron
Mathews
Adcock
Patko
O'Connell
Crandall
Allie
Cole
Skinner
Pellagrini Ward
Thomas
Gordon
Marquesz
Managa
Roberts
Haddix Throws Third Straight Shutout For Cardinals
Harvey Haddix and the St Louis Cardinals shutout the New York Giants 5-0 as Haddix records his third consecutive shutout. Wally Post leads Cincinnati with four hits and two RBIs in a 2-1 Redlegs win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Louis
St Louis
Associated Press
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St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Wally Post
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