Feller Attacks Owners in Antitrust Hearings
Pitching great Bob Feller blasted baseball owners as arrogant during a House Antitrust subcommittee hearing and urged placing baseball under antitrust and Taft Hartley laws with a modified reserve clause. Stan Musial urged keeping the reserve clause while confirming pension program disputes and antitrust questions loom.
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Feller
Stan Musial
Stevie Feller
Bob Feller
House
Major League Baseball Players Assn
Washington
St. Louis Cardinals
Supreme Court
Fury fades as Patterson Rademacher bout proposal faces block
In New York the shock over Floyd Patterson versus Peter Rademacher for the heavyweight title fades as boxing authorities move to block the Seattle bout. Rademacher, an Olympic champion with no pro fights, is supported by manager Cus D Amato who insists on the plan if Patterson defeats Hurricane Jackson on July 29. Helfand of the New York State Athletic Commission condemns the match and urges NBA opposition, while broader boxing committee discussions unfold.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Peter Rademacher
Seattle
Wash
Rademacher
Cas D’amato
Patterson
Hurricane Jackson
Julius Helfand
New York State Athletic Commission
World Championship Boxing Com
Floyd Stevens
National Boxing Assa
Helfand
Stevens
Washington
NBA
Washington Commission
World Championship Boxing Committee
Bug Helps Strum Edge Blair in Tight League Game
In Trempealeau County League play Strum won when Blair pitcher Duane Moen balked after swatting at a bug near his ear with a runner on third in the seventh inning. The umpire ruled the balk and the Strum runner scored the winning run. It was unclear if the insect traveled from Strum with the winning team.
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Blair
Wis
Strum
Trempealeau County
Duane Moen
Moen
Recreation softball schedule list for Lutheran, industrial leagues
The notice lists midweek softball games at West Ave and Park venues with multiple Lutheran churches facing each other and industrial league matches. Games include Our Redeemer vs St Pauls, Our Saviors vs Good Shepherd, First Lutheran vs Immanuel, and Trinity Memorial. Additional industrial league games feature Borchen’s vs Reardon’s, Northern States Power vs Allis Chalmers, Green Hornets vs Lads, and Pushers vs Old Grand Dads.
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Lutheran League
West Ave
Our Redeemer Lutheran
St. Pauls Lutheran Hovusks
Our Saviors Lutheran Va
Good Shepherd Lutheran Hogan
Engiieh Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran Memorial Pield East
First Lutheran
Immanue! Lutheran
Industrial League
Borcen's
Reardon
Mobngas Swanson
Catholic Order Foresters
Roosevelt Co Copeland
Northern States Power
Allis Chalmers Memorial
Pielé
Eagies
Marine Corps
Trane Co
Green Hornets
Trane
Penei
Clases Aard
Braves Top NL Salaries In 1949 Report
Milwaukee Braves ranked fifth in major league average salaries and second in the National League behind the Dodgers. The team paid $437,500 in 1948 salaries, averaging $17,500 per player, per a House anti trust subcommittee report on professional sports.
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Washington
Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Milwaukee
House
Antitrust
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Mantle with 384 batting average and 60 runs, Williams with 53 RBIs and 21 home runs, and Sievers leading RBIs at 53. Pitching notes cite Shantz with 9.1 wins and 1 earned run average. National League leaders feature Musial and Aaron in RBIs and homers, Mays in steals, and Sanford leading pitchers with 6-1 record and 1.00 ERA.
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Mantle
New York
Williams
Boston
Wiliams
Sievers
Washington
Malzone
Fox
Chicago
Simpson
McDougald
Boyd
Baltimore
Musial
St. Louis
Fondy
Pitts
Robinson
Cincinnati
Aaron
Milwaukee
Schoendienst
Hoak
Bruton
Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
Temple
Sanford
Philadelphia
Schmidt
Drott
Keegan and Dropo Propel White Sox to AL Lead
Bob Keegan scattered six hits for his third win while Walt Dropo hit a two run homer to beat Boston 2 1 sending Chicago back atop the AL and half a game ahead of New York as Cleveland routed the Yankees 11 2. Cubs win 5 3 over Pirates as Littell Moryn and Long homered to take series s 2 of the doubleheader.
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Chicago
Bob Keegan
Walt Dropo
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Keegan
Red Sox
Dropo
Larry Doby
New York Yankees
White Sox
New York
Jim Wilson
Boston
Willard Nixon
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Pirates
Braatz Signs with Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins signed Thomas Braatz, end and captain of Marquette University football in 1954, to join the NFL club today.
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Tom Braatz
Washington
Washington Redskins
Thomas Braatz
Marquette University
Wally Moon Breaks Into NL with 304 Batting in 1954
Wally Moon of the St. Louis Cardinals broke into the National League by hitting 304 in 15 games in 1954.
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Wally Moon
St. Louis Cardinals
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