Adcock’s Injury Clouding Braves First Base Search
Joe Adcock breaks his right leg eight days after the trading deadline. Braves manager Fred Haney and GM John Quinn seek a righthanded hitting first baseman who can also play outfield. Frank Torre emerges as a capable pinch hitter but not a long ball threat. Medical experts fear a longer-than-expected recovery, though hopes remain for a return within two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Haney
Joe Adcock
Braves
Haney
John Quinn
Adcock
Hank Aaron
Frank Torre
Torre
Hell
Joe
Braves Dodgers Series Draws Big Attendance
The three game Brooklyn Braves series attracted 104 185 paid admissions. Joe Adcock was released from Milwaukee Hospital and will convalesce at home. Hank Aaron triple fueled a late rally in the eighth inning but Eddie Mathews foul ball error helped Furillo prevent a run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Hospital
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Carl Furillo
Aaron
Rubendall Advances to NCAA Golf Championship Quarterfinals
Roger Rubendall of Wisconsin won two matches in Colorado Springs to reach the NCAA Golf Championship quarterfinals. He defeated Baylor's Jerry Coats 3 and 2 in round two and Purdue’s Harley Drake 2 and 1 in round three, drawing Texas A&M’s Marcellino Moreno as his quarterfinal opponent. The semifinal was scheduled for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
Nisselson
Campbell
Colorado Springs
Unifax
Rubendall
Marcellino Moreno
Texas A & M
Redlegs Dominate NL All Star Vote Amid City Frenzy
Cincinnati voters surge for Redlegs in the NL All Star ballot and threaten to place five players on the team. Temples McMillan Hoak Bailey and Robinson lead the local tally as bids grow for a St Louis July 9 game against the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
St Loui
Temple
McMillan
Hoak
Bailey
Robinson
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Redlegs
Bell
Walt Alwn
Ted Kluszewski
Brooks Lawrence
Joe Nuxhall
Redleg
Birdie Tebbetts
Johnson Roberts Sign With Bays Packers
Green Bay announced by head coach Lisle Ble bbourn that veteran backs Joe Johnson and Bill Roberts signed 1957 contracts with the Packers. Johnson returns for a fourth season after 35 rushes for 129 yards and 26 receptions for 258 yards last year. Roberts, a free agent signee last season, played both sides of the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Joe Johnson
Bill Roberts
Green Bay Packers
Lisle Blackbourn
Nations Football League
Johnson
Roberts
Packers
Sparta Extends West Wisconsin League Lead With Tomah Win
Sparta outplayed Tomah 4 to 3 as Connie Gasper allowed eight hits, striking out 10 for Sparta. Ron Stone had three hits, Virg Schmitz doubled. Tomah’s Tom Carlson hit three safeties with two triples for the losers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Gasper
Ron Stone
Sparta
Virg Schmitz
Tomah
Tom Carlson
Duane Zehimer
Carlson
Malzone Rises as Red Sox Batting Star in 1956 Season
Boston rookie Frank Malzone, nicknamed The Glove, leads the American League with 89 hits and tops the Red Sox in runs batted in 44 and doubles 18 while posting a .324 batting average second to Ted Williams. He drove in five runs on four hits including a two run homer as Boston swept Chicago in a doubleheader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glove
Malzone
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Boston
Chicago
La Crescent Tops Harmony in FH League Thriller
La Crescent earned its fifth win in six Fillmore-Houston League starts by defeating Harmony 83. Daryl Wohlert struck out 10 with four walks for the victory. Orv Wetzel, Ron Shepardson and Bud Dahlen had two hits each for La Crescent, with Shepardson adding a double. Harmony’s Carl Ahrens had a triple as their offense managed six hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Harmony
Minn
la Crescent
Spring Grove
Daryl Wohlert
Orv Wetzel
Ron Shepardson
Bud Dahlen
Shepardson
Carl Ahrens
Boardman Busso To Fight Tonight
Marlborough Connecticut’s Larry Boardman meets New Yorker Johnny Busso in a 10 round lightweight bout telecast by NBC. Boardman, fifth in the 135 pound class, faces a Busso who recently upset Orlando Zulueta and pressed past top contenders, promising a tough test after a setback to Tony DeMarco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Larry
Ariie
NBC
Marlborough
Boardman
Zulueta
Larrupin
Joe Brown
Tony DeMarco
Russo
New York
Lower East Side
Sterling Radio Network debuts to air college and pro games
New York based Sterling Radio Network Inc forms to broadcast six games this fall across independent stations. The venture is created by Sports Broadcasts Inc and Sterling TV Inc. Nat Ssch, VP, says programming runs from Friday September 20 to Sunday December 15 with one Friday game, three Saturday games, and two Sunday pro games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sterling Radio Network, Inc
Sports Broadcasts, Inc
Sterling Tv, Inc
Nat Ssch
Sterling Radio Network
Sports Broadcast Inc
Boxing Results Highlights From Multiple Cities
Rocky Tomasello stopped Bully Ryan in Lowell while Nacho Escalante knocked out Ross Padilla in Stockton. Reubon Stubbs defeated Wyman Dawson in Jeannette, and Buddy Tirman stopped Tommy Fields in Dallas. Pat Lowry and Mickey Crawford boxing match postponed to tonight due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rocky Tomasello
Keyport
N.J
Bully Ryan
Lowell
Mass
Los Angeles
Nacho Escalante
Acapulco
Mexico
Ross Padilla
Stockton
Jeannette
Reubon Stubbs
Pittsburgh
Wyman Dawson
Youngstown
Ohio
Dallas
Buddy Tirman
Tommy Fields
Chicago
Saginaw
Mich
Pat Lowry
Mickey Crawford
Air Academy Names Coach Arne Arneson
The Air Force Academy named Arne Arneson as track and soccer coach. The 35 year old Massachusetts Tech instructor and 1947 Wisconsin graduate will begin duties on September 1 at the academy in Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Air Force Academy
Arne Arneson
Massachusetts Tech
Arneson
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Nisselson
Yale
Joe Campbell
Purdue
Alli
Wets Ameen Ae
Frank Keller
Nippy Jones
Preston Ward
Steve Bilko
Thompson
Glewmor, Outhseries Company
Gourswidle Eenrocer
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Pirates
Warren Spain
Bucs
Bob Friend
Friend
Jolly
Conley
Pizarro
Spehn
Phillips
Burdette
Buhl
Trowbridge
RBI
Bchenet
Patkoy Mathews
Bawetexs
Bruton
Adcockie Au Torre
Crandal
Rice Covington
Mantle Cole
Rog Rubendall
Cincinnati Times-Star
Ford Frick
Don Hoak
Johnny Temple
Roy McMillan
Ed Bailey
Frank Gus Bell
Wally Post
George Crowe
Sea Motors
West Salem
Wis
Gasper
Joe Pieckinger
Pieckinger
Gasper and Schmitz
Pleckinger and Carlson
Coon Valley
Karl Haverly
John Ankney
Don Gross
Roland Gross
Art Olson
Don Tremain
Vern Vradenburg
Gene Osbood
Ban
Gor
Jacobson
Beck
Haverly
Ankney
Vradenburg
Cashton
Onalaska
Bob Hundt
Bob Wais
Wayne Tourville
Bud Mehlum
Tourville
Russ Tourville
Onalaska Cashton
Mehlum
Freitag, Hundt and Wais
Frank Malzone
Bronx
Scranton
Malones
Frankie
San Francisco
Seals
Busso
Bill’s
Coast Guard
Ihe
Copeland
Sport Shop
Fossum’s
RADIO
Fossum’s Gas Sales
Dial la Crosse
Bangor
Wilson Bros
Cobono
New Sports Network
Air Academy
AtTo
Freisinger Agency
John J. Freisinger
Batavian Bank Buil
Earl F. Stuckert
LA Crescent Golf Club
la Crescent Standard Station
Pine Creek Road
Lefty Krajewski
Newman Club of
la Crosse
Lee Gilbert
Frese
Rody Sebilier
North LA Crosse
Gillette St
R. R. Crossing
Ilwaukee Braves
Fars Gillespie
Milwaukee Braves
Miller Brewing Company
Miller
Voice of the Braves
Earl
Miller High Life
P.O. Box
Milwapukee
Follow
the Braves
Wkty-Radio
Clark
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!