Mathews Pops Triple With Old Bat and 14th Homer
Eddie Mathews ended a lengthy slump with his 14th homer and a triple using an old bat in Milwaukee. He credits no change besides the bat and notes his average rose to .245 after a 2 for 3 night. A Milwaukee jeweler honored Jim Wilson for his June 12 no hitter with a bronze plaque. Billy Sullivan entered Wisconsin's Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony before the Braves game.
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Milwaukee
Eddie Mathews
Chicago Cubs
Mathews
Jim Wilson
Stan Hack
Cubs
Leo Durocher
Giants
Braves
Hack
Walker Cooper
Dutch Leonard
W. J
Billy) Sullivan
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
Athletic Hall of Fame
Sullivan
Duffy Lewis
Boston Red Sox
Hutson's Little League Triumph and Northern League Scores
Hutson's defeated Recreation Lanes 11-6 in Northside action with MacCann leading Hutson's with three hits while Jensen Martin and Lemke added two each. Martin pitched well allowing six hits as Hutson's pushed five fifth inning runs. Superior beat Fargo-Morehead 7-4 and St. Cloud routed Duluth 11-0 with St. Cloud scoring five runs in both the second and third innings aided by errors and walks.
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Superior
Fargo-Morehead
St. Cloud
Duluth
Hutson's
Recreation Lanes
MacCann
Hutson
Jensen
Martin
Lemke
Johnson
D. Dunham
Michell
Heklloe
Tooley
Gilbertson
Trib Carriers To See Braves
A four car caravan will leave La Crosse early Thursday to take 20 La Crosse Tribune carriers to Milwaukee to see the Braves play the St Louis Cardinals. Winners include Richard Lee Dave Spears Pete Meier and more with others from outside La Crosse. supervisors in charge are Ralph Frisbie Charles McCabe Fred Becker and John Gueltzow. The Milwaukee trip is part of a continuing summer program with more excursions planned for July and August including a Minnesota state fair visit.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Tribune
Milwaukee
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Park Zoo
Richard Lee
Dave Spears
Pete Meier
Dave Horman
Duane Johnson
Charles Major
Charles Christon
Charles Hall
Paul Hemker
Bill Strong
la Cross
Minnesota
Rain postpone all games in 12 Classic and Major Leagues
Heavy rain halted play across the 12 Classic and Major Leagues. Only two innings were completed in two Classic League games with Causeway Beer Depot and Quality Lumber tied 0 0. Peerless led South Side All-Stars 4 0 after four innings as Trane trailed Cargill Coal 2 1. Alibi and Don's All Stars were scoreless after two frames.
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Causeway Beer Depot
Quality Lumber
Peerless
South Side All-Stars
Trane
Cargill Coal
Alibi
Don's All-Stars
Newburgs and New Albin Meet in Copeland Park Exhibition
Newburgs of the Western Wisconsin League host New Albin in an exhibition at Copeland Park at 8 15 Tuesday. New Albin tops the Iowa Scenic League at 7 1 with Dahlbe and Beckley forming the hosts battery while Darling pitches for New Albin Meyers catches.
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la Crosse
Newburgs
New Albin
Copeland Park
Dick Dahlbe
Dan Beckley
al Darling
New Albia
Ralph Meyers
Vince Hogden
Bill Parizek
Rube Gooderum
Silence Falls On Marciano Charles Rematch Plans
New York reports a quiet heavyweight scene two weeks after the Marciano Charles bout with no immediate rematch this year. A September return is considered unlikely due to income tax, while a February Miami rematch is mooted but unsure. The piece notes tax and financial factors shaping boxing plans and mentions baseball owners opposing interleague play.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Marciano
Rocky
Ezzard
al Weill
Miami
Peerless Hosts St Paul Nine This Week End
The Peerless softball team meets the St Paul Eagles at 8 15 p m Saturday and 10 30 a m Sunday on the West Avenue diamond. St Paul leads the Industrial League with a 5 1 mark and 13 1 overall. Eagle pitchers Nordlund Carlson Taykish, with Muntean catching, have plate. Taykish owns a no hitter and two one hitters this season. Peerless hurlers Barnes and Mickelson will pitch with Pfennig catching. The series history stands 2 games each in four previous meetings. La Crosse players listed include Cleary Ing ham Mickelson Bendel Harnish Grosskopf Leonard Schmidt and Ben del outfielders.
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St. Paul
Ronnie Barnes
Dick Mickelson
Wisconsin Athletes Attain High Scholastic Averages
University of Wisconsin reports over 100 athletes earned B average or better in the second semester. Everett Chambers and John Williams posted straight A grades. Norb Esser, Jerry Wuhrmann, Clarence Stensby, and Roger Dornburg were near perfect. Athletic director Guy Sundt praised the academic achievement and noted several players narrowly missed the honor roll.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Guy Sundt
Onor
Wisconsin
Sundt
Everett Chambers
Tomah
John Williams
Norb Esser
Jerry Wuhrmann
Milwaukee
Clarence Stensby
Elmwood Park
Ill
Roger Dornburg
Naperville
Alan Ameche
Kenosha
Chico Carrasquel Leads AL Shortstop Balloting for All Stars
Chico Carrasquel of the Chicago White Sox widened his lead for the American League shortstop spot in the All Star balloting. He held a 10 918 vote edge over Harvey Kuenn as fan voting continued toward the July 13 Cleveland game.
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Chicago
Chico Carrasquel
Chicago White Sox
Carrasquel
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
Cleveland
Yogi Berra
New York Yankee
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Musial
Recreation Softball Schedule Lists Lutheran League Matches
Wednesday June 36 features Lutheran League games at West Ave Houska Park Trane Park and Ward Ave with teams Emmanuel Lutheran English Lutheran Paul Lutheran Trinity Lutheran Bethel Lutheran First Lutheran Our Redeemer Lutheran Our Savior Lutheran and more In addition Industrial League at Copeland Northern States Power Co vs Bordens Longfellow West Ave Pend Pushers vs Old Grandads Drakee vs Orphans and Horseshoe Houska Park Games for Classes A B and C noted with times 6 15 pm and 7 30 pm
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Lutheran League
West Ave
Emmanuel Lutheran
English Lutheran
Houska Park
Paul Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran
Trane Park
Bethel Lutheran
First Lutheran
Ward Ave
Our Redeemer Lutheran
Our Savior Lutheran
Industrial League
Copeland
Northern States Power Co
Borden's Longfellow
W. A. Roosevelt Co
Elks. Memorial W. — Fire Department
Allis-Chalmers Trane Co
Pend Pushers
Grandads
Lueth Park
Drakee
Orphans
Horseshoe Houska Park
Warren Spahn Named Hard Luck Hurler of 1954
Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves is cited as the National League's hard luck pitcher for 1954 after losing three straight games all by 2-1 margins.
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Warren Spahn
Philadelphia
Milwaukee Braves
Patty and Drobny Meet in Wimbledon Semi Final Clash
At Wimbledon Patty faces Drobny in the men's singles semifinal with a history of five matches lasting 293 games. The other semifinal features top seed Trabert against Rosewall after Trabert's straight-sets win over Rose.
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Patty
Drobny
Wimbledon
England
America
Budge Patty
Egypt
Jaroslav Drobny
Los Angeles
Tony Trabert
Cincinnatti
Ken Rosewall
Trabert
Mervyn Rose
Rays Beat Top Hat 18-4 In Rain-Shortened Tavern League
Ray's topped Top Hat 18-4 in six innings at Memorial Field before rain halted play. Otto hit two homers for Ray's while Petry Jacobson and Sciborski added one each. Top Hat scored all runs in the third. Ray's improved to 8-3.
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Ray
Petry
Jacobson
Sciborski
Top Hat
Bigelow
Gayette
Smith
Cashton Dominates De Soto In Western Wisconsin League Duel
Cashton clinched a 17-11 win over De Soto after collecting 22 hits. Howard Olson led with five safeties while Jim McIntyre, Duane Schmitz and Harvey Jernandez each added three. Merlin Schroeder paced De Soto with four hits, and Pat Gillespie and Earl Ghelf homered in the lopsided affair.
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DE Soto
Wis
Cashton
Wisconsin
Howard Olson
Jim McIntyre
Duane Schmitz
Harvey Jernandez
Merlin Schroeder
Pat Gillespie
Earl Ghelf
Texaco Cubs Rout Millis Tigers 20 to 1 in Jackson League
In Black River Falls Wisconsin the Texaco Cubs defeated the Millis Brothers Tigers 20 to 1 on Monday. Winning pitcher was Larry Garvin with Roger Fisher taking the loss. John Lund and Jack Voigt led at the plate.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Texaco Cubs
Millis Brothers Tigers
Jackson
Larry Garvin
Roger Fisher
John Lund
Jack Voigt
Hole-In-One Tourney At Rushford Sunday
Rushford Minnesota plans a Hole-In-One contest all day at the local golf course with a $25 first prize for a hole in one. A Flag tournament runs 8 to 10 am for players with an established handicap. The course welcomes the public Sunday.
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Rushford
Minn
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