Koufax Falls One Strike Short Of Dean NL Record
Dodgers lefty Sandy Koufax struck out 16 in a 6 2 win over Philadelphia tying the modern NL mark for a night game. He nearly matched Dizzy Dean's 17 strikeouts in 1933 as fans urged Demeter to drop fly balls. Koufax improved to 4-1 after 60 innings with 64 Ks and 42 walks.
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Joe Koppe
Spokane
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St. Louis
Chicago
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Richie
Ashburn
Joe
Don Demeter
Demeter
Dave Philley
Humberto Robinson
Owens
Cleveland
Washington
Johns Stans King & Court By 5-0 Score
John’s Stans King & Court opened with a 5-0 victory at Midway Stadium behind St Paul ace Johnny Vollmer. Tom Larkin hit two homers and Ken Garves and Dick Mickel added one each as Eddie Feigner was tagged for seven hits. Feigner’s 35 game win streak ends in a clean play game with 16 strikeouts and Vollmer recording 10.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Pirates Sign Badger Catcher Ed Cannon
Pittsburgh Pirates sign Ed Cannon a 21 year old Chicagoan and former Wisconsin catcher who hit .340 this season. He will report to Salem Virginia in the Appalachian League for his first professional assignment.
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Ed Cannon
Kenosha
Pittsburgh Pirates
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Cannon
Salem
Caspers Tops Archery Qualifier in Chicago
Jim Caspers of Racine Wisconsin led the National Archery Association qualifying shoot at Oak Brook with 2 307 points. He joins two men and three women to represent the United States at the Federation of International Target Archers Worlds in Stockholm Sweden August 6 to 9.
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Jim Caspers
Racine
Wis
National Archery Association
Oak Brook
Caspers
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Pushers Labs Polecats And E-Racers Win In Plant League
In Monday action in the Trane Co. Plant League Pencil Pushers beat Old Grandads 13 to 8 at Lueth Park behind Strupp and Delap homer. The E Racers routed Ad-Men 28 to 2 at Memorial South as Kabat held the opposition to six hits. Labs edged Trances 14 to 10 at Memorial North with Scheitzach and Miller delivering four baggers. Polecats downed Blue Lions 17 to 12 at Hogan Park as Cooley held the mound. Standings show Pencil Pushers 8-3, Old Grandads 6-5, E Racers 7-4, Labs 7-4, Polecats 3-7, Blue Lions 2-9. Nite Hawks and Chiefs idle.
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Polecats
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Weisbecker
Memorial North
Trances
Scheitzach
Miller
Blue Lions
Hogan Park
Cooley
Happel
Elling
Old Grandads
Ad-Men
Nite Hawks
Chiefs
Crook
Neuman
Stupp
J. Delap
Kabat
Marcus Smaby
Snyder
McSteen
Peterson
Murak
Krause
Kuehl
Windridge wins 140 mile Sprints at Road America
Fred Windridge of Arlington Virginia driving a Lister Corvette won the 140 mile feature at Road America in Elkhart Lake. He averaged 82.47 mph and set a new track lap record. Doner, Sesslar, Haas and Blanchard earned notable finishes in related races as Scarab and Stingray competed out of competition.
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Fred Windridge
Arlington
Windridge
Bob Donner
Colorado Springs
Colo
Don Sesslar
Lancaster
Ohio
Donner
John Haas
Lake Forest
Ill
Lotus
Harry Blanchard
Greenwich
Conn
al Ross
Kenilworth
Lance Reventlow
Beverly Hills
Calif
Jim Jeffords
Milwaukee
Jeffords
Sesslar
Roger Penske
Allentown
Alan Connel
Fort Worth
Texas
Ferrari
Augie Pabst
George Constantin
Southbridge
Mass
John Cook
Franklin, Mich
Maserati
Dave Causey
Carmel
Ind
Jaguar
Don Skogmo
Minneapolis
Winnipeg Ninety Wins In NL Sees Goldeyes Top Fargo-Moorhead
Winnipeg 5 Fargo-Moorhead 3 as Bob Sadowski pitched a complete game for the Goldeyes. Aberdeen beat Duluth Superior 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Herm Starrette’s bunt, Dave Nicholson scoring the winning run. Eau Claire beat Minot 6-2 behind Ed Lawrence, St Cloud swept Grand Forks 9-2. Tim Lane earned his eighth win as St Cloud shaded Minot 5-3 with Chuck Teuscher delivering a three-for-three day.
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Aberdeen
Fargo-Moorhead
Duluth Superior
Eau Claire
Minot
St. Cloud
Grand Forks Chiefs
Fargo
Goldeyes
Bob Sadowski
Herm Starrette
Pheasant
Dave Nicholson
Nicholson
Chuck Teuscher
Rox
Montreal boxers prevail in vivid card with stoppages and decisions
Montreal fighters dominated a boxing card defeating opponents in stoppages and decisions. Cleroux stopped McKay in Detroit, Pickett stopped Davis in Detroit, Nethercott outpointed Dulhoste in Montreal, and Ward outpointed Ross in Burlington Connecticut with clear scoring.
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Montreal
Bob Cleroux
Lloyd McKay
Detroit
Billy Pickett
New York
Georgie Davis
Tommy Nethercott
Port Chester
N.Y
Jean Dulhoste
Bayington
Steve Ward
Burlington
George Kid Ross
Hartford
Conn
Make-up Softball Classic Games Round at Trane and Horseshoe Parks
West Ave 7:00 p.m. features Trane Co vs Quality Lumber Co at Trane Park. Wiggert Bros vs John's Jackson Plaza plays at HORSESHOE Houska Park. In addition, Classes A and B compete at 7:00 p.m.
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John's Jackson Plaza
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Humphrey Eyes Report on La Crescent Wetland Project
Senator Hubert Humphrey signals interest in obtaining a district engineer report on Strupp Enterprises La Crescent plans. The proposed dredging and construction into wetlands would threaten natural game habitat, according to Fish and Wildlife Service personnel.
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D.C
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
St. Paul
la Crescent
Minn
Minnesota Democrat
Fish and Wildlife Service
Strupp Enterprises, Inc
Pete Newell to stay as Cal coach after praise for titles
BERKELEY California Pete Newell said he is satisfied and all set to remain as basketball coach at the University of California after his teams won three Pacific Coast Conference titles and the 1959 NCAA crown. He had considered moving to Washington due to questions about Cal athletic policy.
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Berkeley
Calif
Pete Newell
University of California
Newell
California
University of Washington
Orioles Call Fisher From Miami for 20 Year Old Righthander
Baltimore Orioles recalled 20 year old righthander Jack Fisher from Miami of the International League and sent 32 year old reliever George Zave rink to Miami on a 24 hour recall.
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Jack Fisher
Miami
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
George Zaverink
Crippled Kids Spark Colts Bid for NFL Title
Baltimore AP reports a Kernan Hospital program helps Colts players and disabled children. Under Bill Neill and Ed Block, players like Ordell Braase and Johnny Unitas train with hospital equipment to strengthen stress areas, boosting morale for the team and therapy for the kids who watch and imitate.
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Kernan Hospital
Bill Neill
Ed Block
Neill
Block
Kernan
Ordell Brause
Unbalance In Species Cause Of Poor Fishing
MadisonWisconsin Conservation Department says unbalanced fish populations cause poor fishing in Wisconsin lakes. Yellowstone Lake in Lafayette County formed 1954 by damming the Yellowstone River saw a shift from undesirable river species to stocked game fish. Creel census counted 39 186 largemouth bass 915 walleyes 32 smallmouth bass 8 brown trout 6 rainbow 1 360 bullheads 713 bluegills 210 sunfish 9 channel catfish 3 suckers. Larger game fish outnumbered panfish unusually.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Yellowstone Lake
Lafayette County
Yellowstone
Freeman New Crew Captain For Badgers
Madison AP Courtney Freeman has been elected captain of the 1960 University of Wisconsin crew. Freeman, a senior from Hinsdale Illinois, rowed No 7 with the Badger varsity shell this year.
Andres Breaks Record In 100 Mile Motorcycle Race
Brad Andres of San Diego California won the National Championship Road Race for motorcycles in Laconia New Hampshire, breaking his own 1956 record by five seconds to finish the 100 mile event in 1 hour 42 minutes 54 seconds after four prior wins.
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Brad Andres
San Diego
Calif
Andres
Des Moines Caps Eighth Straight In Three
Des Moines won its eighth straight home game on Monday night as Green Bay swept a doubleheader to pull within half a game of first. In Three-I League action Burlington beat Cedar Rapids 9-7 in 10 innings, Lincoln split with Fox Cities. Pete Richert struck out 14 Topeka batters in Green Bay’s 6-0 win. Al Fantuzzi and Jim Neeman homered in a 4-2 first game win by Jim Steinhour. Des Moines broke a 5-0 deficit vs Sioux City with six runs in the third, then held on 9-5 amid a fight between Tom Bornman and Dick Howser. Lincoln’s Dick Kimball battled Fox Cities, but Lincoln won the 11-3 opener. Fox Cities won 8-5 in the nightcap behind Fred Burckbauer after a rough first inning.
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Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Fox Cities
Pete Richert
Topeka
al Fantuzzi
Jim Neeman
Jim Steinhour
Demons
Sioux City
Tom Bornman
Dick Howser
Bornman
Howser
Dick Kimball
Foxes
Fred Burckbauer
Patterson Aims to Prove He Deserves Greatness in Johansson Bout
Floyd Patterson, the heavyweight champion, trains with fierce energy as he prepares for the title defense against Ingemar Johansson at Yankee Stadium. Patterson's trainer says he is more determined and sharper than at his previous title defense, and Patterson himself vows to show he is at least a good heavyweight champion. Johansson completes his workouts and rests at camp ahead of Thursday’s weigh-in and title clash.
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Chatham
N.J
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Patterson
Dan Florio
Florio
Brian London
London
Indianapolis
Archie Moore
Bill Tate
Chicago
Lou Jones
Rockford, Ill
New York
Johansson
Pinnacle Rock Pond Opens July First Near Melvina
The Pinnacle Rock Pond a new public trout fishing area east of Melvina Monroe County opens July 1. Glenn D Jergens district fish manager La Crosse Wisconsin Conservation Department said pond banks will be stabilized by early next month improving access and permanency of the pond.
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Pinnacle Rock Pond
Melvina
Monroe County
Glenn D. Jergens
la Crosse
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Wisconsin golfer leads NCAA stroke play at Eugene
Eugene Oregon AP Charles Stenno of the University of Wisconsin posted a 37-36-73 for the first 18 hole qualifying round of the NCAA golf championships. The second round is scheduled today with four days of match play starting Wednesday to decide the individual title.
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Eugene, Ore
Charles Stenno
University of Wisconsin
Dogs Vie In Field Trials At French Island Airport
Forty seven dogs competed in field trials at the French Island Airport on Sunday afternoon, sponsored by the Blackhawk Retriever Club. Participants came from Iowa and Minnesota, with clubs from La Crosse and Soldiers Grove sponsoring training sessions. Qualifying and derby classes listed winners include Spike, Pennie, Julie, Sam, Jet, Tuppee Tee, King Cole, Cloe, and Ted among others.
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Blackhawk Retriever Club
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Winona
Monticello
Minn
Menomeonie
Soldiers Grove
Hillsboro
Wis
Henry W.btinson
la Crosse
Pennie
Bill Weiss
Julie
Bob Swartz
Sam
O. P. Labus
DERBY
Jet
Earl Cornelius
Tuppee Tee
Richard Gehrhaart
Ted
Black Labrador
Adrian Hoffland
Ford Captures Canadian Open in Montreal
Doug Ford, 36, from Paradise Florida, ends a drought by winning the Canadian Open. He trailed by one stroke early but surged ahead on Sunday to finish 72 holes at 276 for a top prize of 3500 dollars.
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Montreal
Doug Ford
Paradise
Fla
Ted Williams Back In Lineup Tonight
Ted Williams returns to left field for the Boston Red Sox against Detroit after being benched since June 14. Manager Mike Higgins said Williams would start tonight regardless of the Tigers pitcher type amid a season dip to .189.
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Mike Higgins
Higgins
Williams
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