Athletics Tigers Jolt AL Leaders in pennant chase
The Athletics and Tigers surged in the AL standings by sweeping key opponents over the holiday weekend. Kansas City defeated the White Sox 3 1 and 3 1 while Detroit rallied past Cleveland 3 1, widening gaps atop the league race. Bud Daley threw seven innings for a 4 3 record with no walks in three straight complete games. De Maestri fueled the A’s with a tying triple and a homer, and Eddie Yost hit his 10th. The Tigers, now 19 of 27 under manager Dykes, sit within reach of the top five.
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Lightning
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
A’s
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Baltimore
Bud Daley
DeMaestri
Daley
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Fox
Paul Foytack
Eddie Yost
Gary Bell
Jimmy Dykes
Bill Norman
Tonight's Diamond Schedule at Local Gym
The First National Bank YMCA plays Brodhead at 8 p m and Helland Hein meets Gemplers at 9 15 p m tonight. On Thursday Simmons faces Commercial Bank at 8 p m and Helland Hein returns at 9 15 p m.
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First National Bank Ymca
Brodhead
Helland - Hein
Gemplers
Stars Hitting Stars DeMaestri Drive In Wins Over White Sox
Yesterday's Stars Hitting Joe DeMaestri of the Athletics drove in two runs with a homer and a triple and scored on a wild pitch in a 3-1 victory over the White Sox. Pitcher Paul Foytack of the Tigers won 3-1 against the Indians with a five hitter and his first complete game in 11 starts.
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Joe DeMaestri
Athletics
White Sox
Paul Foytack
Tigers
Indians
First women’s boxing match in Canada brings light hearted night
Myrna McConvey wins a unanimous decision in a five round bout in McAdam New Brunswick promoted as Canada’s first women’s boxing match. Opponent Mrs June Launder, a 37 year old grandmother from St Stephen, weighed 142 pounds and delivered tough talk before a crowd of 672.
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Mcadam
New Brunswick
Canada
Myrna McConvey
June Launder
Monday Net
Miss McConvey
Floyd Patterson
Launder
Giants Extend Streak With 11 2 Victory At Milwaukee
The Giants opened a four game series in Milwaukee with an 11 to 2 rout, trimming the Braves lead to 1 1/2 games. Sam Jones earned the win while Jim Davenport contributed two hits and Andre Rodgers delivered a three run double for a seven run seventh inning and a decisive eighth inning surge.
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Braves
San Francisco
Giants
Milwaukee
Joey Jay
Jim Davenport
Sam Jones
Jones
Frank Torre
Juan Pizarro
Andre Rodgers
Baseball and Baseballish Scoreboard Snippets
The scoreboard lists American League standings with Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Kansas City New York Washington and Washington results. Tuesday games include Washington at Cleveland Baltimore at Chicago New York at Detroit and Boston at Kansas City. Monday results show Detroit 3 Cleveland 1 and Kansas City 3 Chicago 1. In the National League Milwaukee San Francisco Pittsburgh Los Angeles Cincinnati St Louis Philadelphia and others appear with games and records.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Baltimore
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Milwaukee
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Pwiaea
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Packers Acquire Palatella From 49ers for Draft Choice
Green Bay obtained guard Lou Palatella from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for an undisclosed NFL draft pick in 1960. Palatella, 27, played four seasons at Pittsburgh before joining the 49ers. The Packers also signed George Dixon of Bridgeport University to a 1959 contract as their ninth draft choice, finishing the season with 1,106 rushing yards on 155 carries.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
Lou Palatella
San Francisco 49Ers
Palatella
49Ers
University of Pittsburgh
Packers
George Dixon
Bridgeport University
Dixon
Psychiatrists Appointed in Kidnapping Slay Case
Harold McLaughlin, 28, admitted kidnap slayer of Ben Wagner, was arraigned on first degree murder charges. Two psychiatrists were appointed today to examine him at Port Washington.
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Port Washington
Harold McLaughlin
Little Ben Wagner
Keeps Swinging Braves Slugger Aaron Most Discussed
In New York Hank Aaron dominates baseball talk as the Braves star rises to align with Williams and Musial. He credits a simple swing philosophy and says he studies pitchers to understand how to outsmart them. He denies stereotypes about being a dummy and explains his approach to hitting.
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New York
New York Yankees
Henry
Hank
Aaron
Braves
Williams
Stan Musial
Musial
Robin Roberts
Snead squeezes into Open entry amid 36th birdie finish
Sam Snead fought to qualify for the National Open at Congressional Country Club. A birdie on the final hole gave him 72-70-142, just enough to earn a spot as Winged Foot hosts June 11-13. Snead, a 103-tournament winner and glamour figure, draws crowds and revenue.
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Associated Press
Sam Snead
Congressional Country Club
Washington, D. C
Snead
Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck
N. Y
National Golf Week Event Set At Happy Hollow Omaha
Monroe Country Club pro Jim Forbes announces National Golf Week with scores matched against Tommy Bolt and Don Finsterwald at Happy Hollow in Omaha on Saturday. All entries go to charity. Forbes played in the PGA tour at Stoughton Country Club yesterday with T Chester Becker and Robert Buehler, posting a 75.
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Jim Forbes
Monroe Country Club
Tommy Bolt
Don Finsterwald
Happy Hollow Course
Omaha
Neb
Forbes
Professional Golfers Association
Stoughton Country Club
T. Chester Becker
Robert Buehler
Becker
Buehler
Dolores Gray Sings On as Fire halts Destry Rides Again
During a matinee at the Imperial Theater a curtain fire forced a pause in Destry Rides Again. Dolores Gray kept singing loudly while Andy Griffith and backstage crews fought the blaze. The audience stayed seated, and Gray received a standing ovation after resuming the show.
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New York
Andy
Dolores Gray
Destry
Dolores
Andy Griffith
Imperial Theater
Griffith
Miss Gray
South Wayne Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Barbara Chapman returns for the summer after traveling as inspecting officer for the OES. Mrs Mayme Segner and Mrs Leo Peterson visited Darling ton on Monday. Several residents spent Memorial Day in Winslow and Monroe visiting relatives and calling on neighbors.
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Barbara Chapman
OES
Mayme Segner
Leo Peterson
Darlington
John Gage
Susan Roederer
M. L. Hasley
Pat
Arlie Mitchell
Mark
Matthew
Winslow
Forrest Deininger
Monroe
Joe Berger
Eddie
Lorraine Chapman
Harold Holcomb
Lodi
Mmes
H. S. Chapman
Ralph Moon
Menasha
Doctors Receive Licenses in 1958 Across Nation
About 8,000 physicians were licensed to practice medicine in the United States in 1958, marking the sixth straight year with more than 7,000 new licenses issued.
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Chicago
United States
Memorial Day Social Ties Monticello Families Across Counties
Monticello area residents and guests shared Memorial Day and weekend visits. Local families, including the Elmers, Kennedys, Wainwrights and Holdrichs, hosted or joined relatives in Monticello, Monroe, New Glarus, Brooklyn and Beloit with trips to nearby lakes, parks, and graduation events.
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Leslie Pier
Milwaukee
John C. Elmer
James Kennedy
Emmanuel Mission College
Berrien Springs
Mich
Howard Kennedys
C. F. Jordan
Whiteman Air Force Base
Co. L. L’hommedieu
Bobby
Jimmy
Anna Francis
Janesville
Albert Knobel
Keith Wainwright
Monroe
Wainwright
Monroe Clinic
Jerry Wittenwyler
Clarence Wittenwyler
Ft. Leonard Wood
Jacob Voegeli
Jack Hoskins
Royal Voegeli
Bethesda
Fred Holcomb
Eau Claire
Holcomb
Stone Lake
G. C. Steinmann
Grace Aldrich
Black Earth
Robert Holcomb Sr
Lawrence F. Marty
Lawrence G. Marty
John Loertscher
Leon Gempeler
Otto Munz
Herman Schupbach
Clarence Holcomb
Edgewater
Wisconsin
Lorena Holdrich
John
Brooklyn High School
Phillip Snyder Jr
Holdrich
Robert Holcomb Jr
Gary
Patricia
Dennis
John Wirth
St. Clare Hospital
Kenneth Kundert
Platteville State College
Frank Noesen
Monticello
William Pagel
Dorothy
Kenneth Lovell
Pagel
Nic Luchsinger
New Glarus
Nancy
Herbert Taft
Whitewater
Myron Burkland
Fayette
Dorothy Pagel
Freeport
Erwin Kissling Jr
Oregon
Kisslings
R. W. Woelker Sr
Betty Jane Woelker
St. Charles
Ill
Jacob Marty
Henry Gessler
Sylvia Curtis
Clarence Elmer Jr
Bonnie
Kathy
Vicki
Melvin Agen
Cumberland
Harold Ott
Marion
Ott
Ray Beckman
Menomonie
Janet Beckman
Stout Institute
Elizabeth Blum
Werner
Marie
Fannie G
Frieda Benkert
Kenneth Halverson
Connie
Heidi
Conrad Stauffacher
Minnesota
John Durtschi
Horeb
Fred Durtschi
Henry J. Elmer
Merlyn Loveland
Marilyn
LaVone
Billy
Bud Miller
Orangeville
Elmers
Loveland
Dave Brink
Jack Marty
Madison
Carl Bringold
Belleville
Walter Brink
Donald
Verona
Victor Babler
Elizabeth Legler
William Arnold
Brink
Clarence Wittner
Paul Edward
Paul Weenie
Frank McQuillan
Darlington
Virginia Currie
Kenneth Doyle
Donald Knobel
Joan Curri
Adam Schuler
Chicago
John Richards
Rhinelander
John S. Richards
August Stenerson
Marjorie
Milton Maitland
Poplar Grove
Bessie Youngreen
Matt Zentners
Matthew Zentner Jr
Youngreen
Matt Zentner
Norman Fries
Los Angeles
Calif
Fries
Harold Youngreen
Ed. Saunders
Elton Segner
Herman Durtschi
Thomas Saunders
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