Snider Blasts Three Homers In Dodgers 11 8 Win
Duke Snider homered three times and added a double as the Brooklyn Dodgers crushed the Milwaukee Braves 11 8. Snider’s power pushed him to 15 homers to lead the NL and tied a club record for most homers in a game this season. Dodgers’ Erskine improved to 2 1 in personal series with Conley’s exit.
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Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Snider
Duke
Gene Conley
Carl Erskine
Gene
Erskine
Slugger Joins Elite Four Homer Game Record Book
In cool weather 18,380 watched as a slugger joined a seven man list with four home runs in one game. Joe Adcock of the Braves previously did it against the Dodgers last year. Snider explained his swing found a sinker that sunk and hit the screen while he almost bunted. The matinee featured Bob Buhl and Billy Lees on the mound for the two clubs.
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Dodgers
Johnson
Reese
Snider
Braves
Joe Adcock
Bruton
Tanner
Aaron
Johnny Logan
Thomson
Logan
Roy Campanella
Chet Nichols
Duke
Bob Buhl
Billy Lees
Monroe Golf Team Heads to WIAA State Tournament
Coach Donald McGibbon reports four veteran golfers Gary Coplien Owen Hefty Pat Wuetrich and Bill Lovelace will travel to Green Lake to compete in the state high school golf tournament. The squad qualified at a sectional and will play 18 holes Friday and 18 on Saturday before returning to Monroe.
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Donald McGibbon
Green Lake
McGibbon
Monroe
Gary Coplien
Owen Hefty
Pat Wuetrich
Bill Lovelace
Browntown Notables Visit for Holidays
Browntown notes list Mrs C L Crago and families hosting and visiting from Freeport Clinton Orangeville Stockton Caledonia Monroe Beloit Pecatonica Rockford for Memorial and Decoration days with several households mentioned and guests named.
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Myron Hurd
Freeport
Lowell Dale
Clinton
Thomas Binger
Orangeville
Roger Goodman
Stockton
Ill
Dewey Goodman
Zion
Chicago
Francis Michael
Chester Michael
Robert Michael
Caledonia
Maud Snyder
Monroe
Clifford Richardson
Earl Richardson
Emma Michael
Beloit
Arthur Stoll
Pecatonica
C. L. Crago
James Avery
Rockford
Rollie Wells
Baseball Tourney Pairings Revealed
Eight teams compete Friday and Saturday in the eighth annual State High School baseball tournament. Friday pairings: 2 pm Cuba City vs Merrill. 4 pm Eau Claire vs Sheboygan North. 7:30 pm Edgerton vs Tomah. 9 pm Hurley vs Watertown. Semi finals followSaturday with winners meeting for the state championship at 8 pm. Oshkosh is the prior champion but was disqualified for uniform violation.
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Menasha
Cliff Fagan
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Cuba City
Merrill
Eau Claire
Sheboygan North
Edgerton
Tomah
Hurley
Watertown
Oshkosh
500 mile Race Winner To Drive at Milwaukee
Bob Sweikert winner of the 500 mile Memorial Day race at Indianapolis will start in the Milwaukee 100 mile grind. He will drive the pink John Zink Special he drove to victory last Monday. Promoter Tom Marchese notes the top 10 from Indianapolis except Jimmy Dagwalt are entered in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Bob Sweikert
Indianapolis
Sweikert
Speedway City
Ind
John Zink
Tom Marchese
Jimmy Dagwalt
Braves Cardinals Doubleheader Postponed Rescheduled
A rained out April 24 game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals will be made up as a doubleheader in Milwaukee on August 11.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Takes Sheboygan Post: Robert Root Named North High Coach
Robert Root, Kimberly football coach for three years, was named head football coach at Sheboygan North high school on Wednesday, succeeding Marvin Red Peterson who resigned months ago. The payout and standings in the majors are listed, with Detroit, Cleveland, and New York leading their leagues and results from recent games noted.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Sheboygan
Robert Root
Kimberly
Sheboygan North High School
Marvin
Red) Peterson
Brewers To Open Season On Sunday
The Monroe Huber Brewers start the 1955 baseball season Sunday at 2 p m at Recreation Park diamond against Commercial State Bank of Madison. Pitcher Jerry Jordan will be on the mound with a planned infield and outfield lineup including Dwyer Moon Loeffel Norder Theiler Fahs Melville and Ed Jordan. The second game is set for 8 p m next Wednesday against New Glarus at the same diamond.
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Monroe Huber Brewers
Commercial State Bank of Madison
Recreation Park
Fred Huber
Bob Anderegg
Monroe
Jim Jackson
Jerry Jordan
Dave Fahs
Herb Melville
Winslow
Jerry Dwyer
Dick Wainwright
Harvey Loeffel
Ken Norder
Tom Theiler
Bill Moon
Ed Jordan
New Glarus
Big Leagues Urged To Study Travel Regulations
Major league baseball faces risk from charter travel after the Milwaukee Braves near miss with a Canadian jet over Montreal. The incident prompted calls for hard rules to prevent a catastrophic accident harming clubs, players, and finances.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Milwaukee Braves
Montreal
Braves
Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
Quebec
Egypt Coastline Details Across Two Seas
Egypt possesses roughly 600 miles of Mediterranean coast and about 1 200 miles along the Red Sea. This geographic note highlights Egypt's extensive shoreline on both major bodies of water.
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Egypt
Mediterranean
Red A
Pep wins by fourth round stoppage over Cam in Boston
Willie Pep stopped Joey Cam in the fourth round of a scheduled 10 rounder at Boston Arena. Pep opened a deep gash over Cam's left eye in the third, then chose to avoid further blows as the referee halted the fight before the bell. Cam required four stitches for the cut and Pep praised fighting fairly.
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Boston
Willie Pep
Joey Cam
East Boston
Pep
Cam
Boston Arena
Massachusetts
Eddie Curley
Joe Santarpio
John Norton
Amazing bargains in The Times classified
A compact notice highlights daily bargains in The Times classified section. The item hints at ongoing sales and promotional listings with emphasis on savings and availability for immediate purchase.
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Times
Monticello Social News From Mrs Curtis and Associates
Monticello and nearby towns host family gatherings and weekend visits. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. John Blumer with Fannie and Frieda Benkett, Mrs. Dillman and Jimmy, and Lydia Voegels at the Wilds in New Glarus. Other visitors come from Monroe, Lake Wisconsin, and Chicago.
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John Blumer
Fannie G
Frieda Benkett
James Dillman
Jimmy
Lydia Voegels
Robert Wild
New Glarus
Harold J. Blum
Monroe
John G. Blum
Ernest Dahler
Freeport
Ed Mills
Milwaukee
J. W. Barlow
John Blum
Messrs
Mmes
James Carwile
Ed Rojek
Chicago
Herman Blum
Delbert Blum
Louis Blanc
Conrad Blanc
Beverly
George Rothenbuehler
Thomas Saunders
Donald
Kay Ann
Monticello
Henry B. Hoesly
Truman Long
David Emerson
Blanchardville
Selmar Lien
John Zimmerman
Eddie Abbott
John Wittenwyler
Howard Kennedy
Doris Jean
Columbus
James
Wisconsin Academy School
Edward H. Theiler
Beloit
Bertha Keller
Hazel Kundert
Fred Escher
Billy and
Shirley
Okee
Lake Wisconsin
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Henry Aaron
George Crowe
Bobby Thomson
del Crandall
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Roberto
Ernie Johnson
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