Peerless Beer leads 9-1 in Classic Softball with strong pitching
Veteran pitcher Ronnie Barnes fired a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Peerless Beer defeated Rowley's 9-1 at West Avenue. Barnes also contributed three hits in four at bats to power Peerless, with Jerry Bendel adding two hits and Ray Kramer belting a homer for the winners.
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Peerless Beer
Causeway Beer Depot
Quality Lumber, and Coal Co
Vic Zahn
Ronnie Barnes
West Avenue
Peerless
Rowley
Barnes
Rolf Sync
Jerry Bendel
Ray Kramer
Houska Park
Quality Lumber and Coal Co
Loren Oelke
Quality
Poelke
Len Wingers
Jim Knutson
Bo Kloss
George Sladky
Don Smith
Jimmy Warner
Ed Tanke
Ward Avenue West
Trane Co
Joe Becker
Rustic Inn
Virgil Tanke
Cliff Johnson
Trane Park
Tanke
Jim Jirsa
Beer Depot
Lambe
Dick Brady
Wiggert Brothers Triumph in Shopping Center Cup Play
Wiggert Brothers downed The Alibi 7 to 4 and Village Shopping Center routed Mindoro 15 to 4 in 12 inning Major softball Friday night. Ambrose homered for Village Shopping Center, while Wiggert Brothers extended their win streak to four as Seiler limited The Alibi to five hits.
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Wiggert
Village
Mindoro
Donahue
Franzini
Wiggerts
Seiler
Tom Ambrose
L. Arneson
D. Arneson
Braves Triumph Over Cubs In Eight Inning Rally
Milwaukee sauce 6 Chicago 5 as starter Conley earns win and Jones suffers the loss. Bruton Crandall and Jackson drive in runs with multiple two-bag hits and Speake adds a pair of RBIs. Banks Crandall Baker Logan rally support comes late.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
RBI
McCullough
Crowe
Jackson
Bruton
Crandall
Conley
Logan
Banks
Baker
Pafko
O'Connell
Fondy
Buhl
W Conley
L—Jones
U—Landes
Ballanfant
Barlick
Jackowski
Tanner
Aaron
Miksis
Tappers Banks
b-Chilie Jones
Cohen
a-Merriman Andre
Baumholts
Jeff
Chuck Tanner
Henry Aaron
George Crowe
Joe Adcock
Braves
Cub
Sam Jones
Hig Cohen
del Crandall
Hal Jeffcoat
John Andre
Speak
Ernie Banks
Cubs
Speake
Chet Nichols
Warren Hacker
Milwaukee County Stadium
Hacker
Tomah Indians Rally Past Central for 7 5 Win in WIAA Finals
Tomah defeats La Crosse Central 7 to 5 at Copeland Park in the sectional final to advance to a state-qualifying playoff. Mike Sund earned the win with 10 strikeouts, while Central’s Dick Keenan yielded five Tomah hits amid rough defensive support.
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Tomah
Copeland Park
la Crosse Central
Indians
Menasha
WIAA
Eddie Olson
Central
Red Raiders
Mike Sund
Dick Keenan
Lund
Garmen Ammerman
Gary Grob
Dick Peterson
Peterson
Jim Crews
Jim Abegelen
Crews
Ron Skilbeck
Keenan
Casey Stengel’s Yankees ride homers to three game AL lead
Casey Stengel crafts a power surge as the New York Yankees maximize first inning scoring. Whitey Ford improves to six wins after a 6 2 victory over Baltimore, while the Yankees surge into a half game ahead of Cleveland as rivals stumble.
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Casey Stengel
Belr
New York Yankees
Casey
Bob Turley
Yanks
Baltimore
Whitey Ford
Ford
Orioles
Chuck Diering
Baseball season leaders from the Rational and American Leagues
The top players across batting runs and hits are listed for the Rational League with Ashburn, Mueller, Snider, and Campanella among leaders. In the American League Mantle Berra Kaline and Kuenn shine in batting runs and hits while Aber Turley and others lead pitching with several 3 decision marks.
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Kuonn
Detroit
Kaline
Mantle
New York
Bauer
Berra
Kuenn
Finigan
Kansas City
Fox
Chicago
Zermal
Aber
Turley
4 H Clover Club Schedules Summer Games
NORWALK Wis Special The 4 H Clover Club ball team under manager James Noff singer schedules several summer games for the season.
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Norwalk
Wis
James Noffsinger
Onalaska Hosts West Salem Melrose to Invade Bangor
Onalaska holds undisputed first in the Western Wisconsin League after two wins led by Gene Osgood and Bud Mahlum as West Salem visits Sunday. Melrose plans a pivotal Monday visit to Bangor for second place, with Onalaska and West Salem key though West Salem's defense and mound depth raise questions.
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Onalaska
West Salem
Melrose
Bangor
Gene Osgood
Bud Mahlum
Wisconsin
Tomah
Sparta
Ronnie
Don Groth
Steve Cotton
Cashton
Ban
Holmen
Danger
Jack Hursinger
Spartans
Conley Delivers Clutch Win for Braves Over Cubs
Milwaukee Braves beat Chicago Cubs 7 5 as Gene Conley earned his seventh win by pitching calmly in the late innings. Bruton and Logan hit homers for Milwaukee while Bob Speake and Ransom Jackson homered for Chicago. Banks led Cubs with 3 hits.
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Chicago
Gene Conley
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago Cubs
Conley
Milwaukee
Cubs
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Braves
Bill Bruton
Johnny Logan
National League Standings and Weekend Schedule Summary
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with a 28 10 record and New York at 22 18, with Chicago 23 17 and Milwaukee 19 20 trailing. Weekend schedule includes Brooklyn at New York, Milwaukee at Chicago, Cincinnati at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, plus Friday results and Sunday rematches.
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Erv Palica
Cleveland
Kansas City
Chicago
Detroit
Billy Hoeft
Boston
Washington
Norb Zauchin
New York
Giants
Brooklyn
Carl Erskine
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Hl
Aly
Baltimore
Royer Captures Indoor Synchronized Solo Title
Joanne Royer of Riverside YWCA Aquettes won the National AAU Women’s Indoor Synchronized Swimming Championship in Oakland becoming the first swimmer to hold national synchronized solo titles for both indoor and outdoor competition simultaneously.
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Oakland
Calif
Joanne Royer
Riverside
Ywca Aquettes
A.A.U
Eau Claire Nips Fargo Moorhead In Rain Shaped NL Game
In the Northern Baseball League Friday Knight game Eau Claire beat Fargo Moorhead 10 to 9. All other scheduled games were postponed due to wet weather.
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Knight
Eau Claire
Fargo-Moorhead
Rumor Stanky Out As Pilot Of Cardinals
Rumors swirl that Eddie Stanky will be replaced as St Louis Cardinal manager with Harry Walker of the Rochester farm club poised to take over. Stanky denies plans to depart and owner August Busch has not publicly backed a firing, while Rochester columnist George Beahon reports Walker’s imminent replacement within 48 hours.
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ST. Louis H
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis Cardinal
Rochester
N. Y
New York Giant
Harry Walker
Eddie
St. Louis
Bill Walsingham
Redbird
Stanky
J. G. Taylor Spink
Sporting News
Redbird Pilot
August A. Busch
Ball Club
Anheuser-Busch
Busch
George Beahon
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Walker
Ball Park
Toronto
Dixie Walker
Vukovich Outlines Bold Strategy For Indy 500 Threat
Bill Vukovich, eyeing a possible third consecutive Indy 500 win, explains his plan to push hard on the track. The Slovenian racer, known for his fierce competitiveness, recalls early wrecks and stresses mental resolve to finish strong.
Ziske Trails Leaders by Five Strokes in Wolverine Open
Joyce Ziske of Milwaukee sits five behind after 36 holes at the Wolverine Women’s Open in Detroit. She is three over par with 153 total, while Betty Hicks of Palm Springs tops the field at two under par 148 after Friday’s round.
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Detroit
Joyce Ziske
Milwaukee
Miss Ziske
Betty Hicks
Palm Springs
Calif
Grimm Pushes Buhl To Finish In Ninth Frame
Braves manager Charlie Grimm called the turn for Bob Buhl with bases loaded and two strikes on Ted Tappe in the ninth. Grimm moved Tapper and challenged Buhl to strike him out, and the pitcher delivered. Gene Conley praised Buhl after Buhl’s strikeout sealed a 9 1 2 victory in Chicago.
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Chicago
Braves
Charlie Grimm
Bob Buhl
Hob
Ted Tappe
Grimm
Bob
Danny O'Connell
Tapper
Buhl
Bannister to wed Swedish painter Moyra Jacobsson
Dr. Roger Bannister, the first man to run a sub four minute mile, plans to marry Moyra Jacobsson, a 26 year old Swedish portrait painter living in London. Bannister, a resident surgeon, said the couple would wed later this year when his hospital duties allow.
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London
Roger Bannister
Bannister
Oxford
Moyra Jacobbson
Switzerland
Jacobbson
Three runners go under four minutes in historic mile
Laszlo Tabori of Hungary and Chris Chataway and Brian Hewson of Britain all ran the mile in under four minutes at White City. Tabori won in 3:59 while Chataway and Hewson posted 3:59.8 in a British games invitation race watched by 25 000 amid heavy track and cool drizzle. This marked the first time three men achieved sub four minutes in a single race, with Bannister and Landy previously the only two under four in a race.
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London
Laszlo Tabori
Hungary
Chris Chataway
Brian Hewson
Britain
Tabori
Chataway
Hewson
Royal Air Force
White City Stadium
Roger Bannister
John Landy
Bannister
Landy
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Ken Grob
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