Von McDaniel Shines as 18-Year-Old Soars For Cardinals
Von McDaniel, an 18-year-old rookie from Hollis Oklahoma, fires two hitless innings and earns his first major league win against the Brooklyn Dodgers. He follows his brother Lindy in St Louis noted for a 7-3 season and strong rookie impact. Cardinals manager Fred Hutchinson hails him as the best rookie pitcher seen.
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Oklahoma Farm
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Danny McDevitt
Lindy McDaniel
Von
Hollis
Okla
Newell
Ada Mae McDaniel
Lindy
Dodgers
McDevitt
Cardinal
Fred Hutchinson
Hal Smith
Snow Bowl hill climb draws riders for 14 trophies
The Snow Bowl hill, one half mile east of the Star Lite Theater, is among the area’s toughest. Only four riders have cleared it, and 14 trophies are up for grabs including a traveling trophy for the fastest time or greatest distance. The event is sponsored by the La Crosse Ramblers Motorcycle Club.
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Star Lite Theater
Ferzacca Named Grid Coach at Northern Michigan College
Marquette, Mich. Former Marquette University football coach F. L. Frosty Ferzacca will take over as Northern Michigan College grid coach on July 1. He has been ticket sales director for the Green Bay Packers in Milwaukee since leaving Marquette in 1955. He replaces Lloyd Eaton, who resigned to join the University of Wyoming. Paul White had been chosen but withdrew.
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Marquette University
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Ferzacca
Northern Michigan College
Marquette
Milwaukee
Green Bay Packers
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Ferracca
Lloyd Eaton
University of Wyoming
Paul White
Eaton
Rosburg Extends Flint Open Lead With Subpar Round
Bob Rosburg of San Francisco widened his lead to four strokes at the Flint Open halfway point, posting a second straight subpar round to reach 134 after two rounds on the 6,625 yard Flint Golf Club course. Teammates and rivals include Duden, Weaver, Sanders, Kroll, Venturi, Harney, and Whitt chasing the leader.
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Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Flint Golf Club
Bob Duden
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Bert Weaver
Beaumont, Tex
Doug Sanders
Miami Beach
Fla
Ted Kroll
Rosburg
Akron
Ohio
Badger Sailors Win Lipton Cup on Severn River
Wisconsin and Michigan dinghy crews won the Sir Thomas Lipton Memorial Cup with a 3-0 final round victory on the Severn River. The Midwest Collegiate Sailing Assn. teams led in all three races against Navy and Princeton skippers from the Middle Atlantic States Assn.
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Michigan
Severn River
Midwest
Dell Joins Giants As Line Coach For 1957
New York Giants sign John Dell Isola to coach the line for 1957. He replaces Ed Kolman who resigned to devote full time to a sales supervisor job with a distilling corporation.
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John Dell Isola
Dartmouth
Tuss McLaughry
New York Football Giants
Ed Kolman
Major League Standings and Weekend Schedule Summary
National and American leagues feature standings with St Louis Milwaukee Philadelphia New York Chicago and Brooklyn in key positions. Weekend games include New York at Chicago and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati with multiple day-by-day splits and postweek forecasts across both leagues.
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Chicago
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Trowbridge
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Newcombe
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Lewis
Louis
Philadelphia Bouts Milwaukee Curt Simmons Ed Bouchee Lead Phillies
Phillies beat Milwaukee 6 1 at County Stadium behind Curt Simmons six wins against three losses Ed Bouchee drove in five runs with a double and a hit by pitch and Stan Lopata drove in another on a sacrifice fly The Braves left 12 runners on base and fell 12 games behind St Louis in the standings The Phillies host Milwaukee in the next game with Bob Trowbridge facing Jack Sanford and manager Fred Haney returning from hospitalization for a stomach disorder
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Braves
Lew Burdette
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Burdette
Philadelphia
County Stadium
Mayo Smith
Dave Jolly
Gene Conley
Jolly
Simmons
Ed Bouchee
Stan Lopata
Billy Bruton
Bouchee
Lopata
Beucice
Bob Trowbridge
Jack Sanford
Fred Haney
Braves Ink Hurler To 1957 Contract
Milwau kee Braves announce signing of 18 year old Vincent Jarvis from Lynn English High School. The right hander, 6 4, 205 pounds, won 22 games and lost 6 over three years with Lynn English. He signed an Eau Claire contract and will report to the Wellesville club in the Class D New York Pennsylvania League.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Massachusetts
Lynn English
Vincent Jarvis
Wellesville
Jarvis
Trip Scheduled for Cubs Braves Milwaukee Bus Trip
An overnight trip to attend Cubs vs Braves games in Milwaukee is planned. The group departs La Crosse Greyhound depot July 6 and returns July 7 after the games, with two game tickets, hotel night, and round trip transport. Reserve at 4th and Jay streets depot.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee
Bonus Baby Hurls 2 Hitters for Cards Victory
Von McDaniel at age 18 blanked the Dodgers 2-0 in his first Cardinal start, extending a 17 inning scoreless streak with two hits allowed. The game kept the NL race tight as Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and New York also won while Boston and Detroit lost. McDaniel’s two-hit shutout featured five hits allowed overall and included a seventh inning relief sequence.
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Don Bessent
Don Biasingame
al Dark
Braves Suffer Home Slide After Four Losses in Five
Milwaukee Braves slump at County Stadium dropping four of five to fall from first to second place in the NL. The club, led by coach Connie Ryan with Fred Haney sidelined, struggles at home with a 13 12 mark while showing a 21 14 road record. Andy Pafko shines with 10 hits in 20 trips while Red Schoendienst battles to adjust after the New York trade.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
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Fred Haney
Jess
Andy Pafko
Red Schoendienst
New York
Connie Ryan Praises Braves Prospect John DeMerit
Milwaukee reports Connie Ryan touts $100,000 bonus outfielder John DeMerit from the University of Wisconsin. He notes DeMerit could earn a regular lineup spot, praises his poise and right field arm, and says DeMerit hits to all fields and shows park power in batting practice.
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Johnny DeMerit
Braves
University of Wisconsin
DeMerit
Curt Simmons
Ryan
Simmons
Fred
Haney
al Kaline
Quality Caps Take Eight Win In Classic League
Quality Caps stays atop the Classic League with an 8-2 victory over Village Shopping Center. Ron Barnes earns the win with four strikeouts, while Rolf Synoground adds two innings of one hit ball and three Ks. Jim Warner Len Wingers and Don Hawkins lead Quality with two hits each. Village drops to 1-8.
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Bob Grim
Enos Slaughter
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Mickey Mantle
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Bob
Quality Lumber and Coal
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Rolf Synoground
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Jim Warner
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Don Hawkins
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Bill Leonard
Terry Gillette
Pepsi- Cola
Bouchee Powers Phillies Over Braves In July Clash
Bouchee led with twoB hits and runs as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 12 to 8. Bouchee, Repulski, Lopata, Mathews produced key hits with Burdette charged with loss. Simmons earned win in relief as Jolly and Conley split duties and Dixon credited with setup in the late innings.
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Virgil Trucks Opens 1957 Season With A's
Virgil Trucks of the Kansas City Athletics begins the 1957 season with his fourth American League team and reaches 147 career victories.
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Virgil Trucks
Kansas City Athletics
Baseball's Major League Leaders Show Record Averages
Major League leaders list Musial and Aaron topping batting, home runs, and hits with Musial leading in runs batted in and doubles. Aaron stars for Milwaukee in multiple categories while Mantle and Williams headline the American League batting. Pitching leaders include Sanford and Schmidt with strikeout totals as Shantz and Trucks post strong decisions.
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