Braves Fall to Dodgers in Ninth Inning Loss
Brooklyn rallies for 5-4 win over Milwaukee as Carl Furillo collects four hits and the decisive bases loaded single in the ninth. Lew Burdette allows ten hits but takes the loss while Ed Roebuck earns the win.
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Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodger
Carl Furillo
al Walker
Braves
Pittsburgh
Sal Maglie
Diem Labine
Ed Roebuck
Roebuck
Maglie
Dodgers
Lew Burdette
Dave Jolly
Lou Sleater
Furillo
Burdette
Lew
Danny O’connell
Bruton
Sleater
Duke Snider
Randy Jackson
Hodges
Nelson
Rube Walker
Walker
Charlie Root
Milwaukee
Brooks
Fight Set Tonight at Fenway Park Features Demarco Martinez
Tony Demarco the former welterweight champion faces Vince Martinez in a 10 round pick em bout at Fenway Park tonight. The bout pits the No 2 contender against the fourth-ranked challenger in a highly anticipated showdown.
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Boston
Tony Demarco
Vince Martinez
Fenway Park
Schoendienst earns ovation with pinch hit homer for Giants
New York Giants debutant Red Schoendienst shocks crowd by hitting a game tying homer in his first at bat for the team. He had hoped to heal his sore arm and may pinch hit again as manager Billy Rigney uses him in late innings.
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NEW York
Albert
Red) Schoendienst
New York Giant
Schoendienst
Cardinals
St. Louis
Whitey Lockman
Cincinnati
Billy Rigney
Red
Rig
Giants
Eddie Bressaud
Rigney
Johnny Antonel
Johnny Klippstein
Waycross Training Outlines Ten Players For Braves Camp
Ten players advance to Milwaukee Braves farm camp at Waycross following the Silver Sluggers All-Star game in Milwaukee. Monroe area player to be chosen for Wisconsin-Upper Michigan All-Star squad after the Monroe Evening Times Braves school July 9-10 at Recreation Park.
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Braves
Milwaukee Braves
Waycross
Silver Sluggers
Milwaukee County
Monroe Area
Monroe Evening Times-Milwaukee Braves
Recreation Park
Milwa Braves
Milwaukee County Stadium
Monroe
Youths 16 to 21 Urged to Notify Times of Braves Program
The Monroe Evening Times-Braves school seeks youths ages 16 to 21 to notify The Evening Times immediately. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. July 9 at Recreation Park, but officials request a record of proposed participants.
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Monroe Evening Times-Braves
Recreation Park
Braves camp at former post trains 250 players with legends on hand
The Braves organized a major league style camp at a former military post drawing 250 players. Hugh Wise oversaw four diamonds around a rotunda enabling four simultaneous games as scouts and managers watch from the rotunda. Paul Warner and Travis Jackson lead a team of veteran instructors guiding rookie fielding, base running, and hitting.
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Wise
Braves
Paul Warner
Warner
Billy Sethworth
Cardinal
Travis Jackson
John McGraw
New York Giants
Libby Sisti
Ben Geraghty
Jacksonville
Managers OK Softball Tourney Formed for District 10
Managers and representatives approved an American Softball Association Invitational Tournament to be held in August. The district winner advances to the state event in Fond du Lac on August 25, with a state winner earning $250 and a path to nationals. District 10 commissioner Ronald D. Johnson announced assistant commissioner Robert Hendrickson and noted area teams from Beloit Footville Janesville Lancaster Dodgeville may participate. Monroe mayfield three or four city teams enter the event at Recreation Park.
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Fond du Lac
Ronald D. Johnson
Beloit
Footville
Janesville
Yohnia Lancaster
Dodgeville
Monroe
American Softball Association
Johnson
Robert Hendrickson
Recreation Park
Hamia Earns Shot at Saddler After Win Over Berrios
Algeria’s Cheria Hamia defeated Miguel Berrios by unanimous decision over 10 rounds in New York to earn a featherweight title shot at challenger Sandy Saddler pending terms. Hamia’s victory came in a TV bout setting up a fall title bid.
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New York
Cheria Hamia
Algeria
Sandy Saddler
Battler
Overseas
Miguel Berrios
Perini silent on Grimm's future with Braves
Brooklyn the Milwaukee Braves owner Lou Perini refused to say if Charlie Grimm will finish the season or receive a vote of confidence. Reports persisted that Grimm might depart with Fred Haney to take over and Leo Durocher to assume next year amid a slide from first to fifth.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee Braves
Lou Perini
Charlie Grimm
Dodgers
Braves
Grimm
Perini
Fred Haney
Leo Durocher
Lone Rock Pitcher Reagles Signed by Braves
MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Braves signed right hander Tom Reagles of Lone Rock to a 1956 contract with McCook in the Nebraska State League. The 17 year old pitcher who had four no hitters and a 17 3 record will join the Class D club before July 1 1956. Lone Rock won the Wisconsin River League title this spring with Beagles going 8 of 10 in starts and fanning 132 in 56 innings.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Tom Reagles
Lone Rock
McCook
Beagles
Birth Rate Gap Between China and U.S. Noted in 1954
The 1954 birth rate in Free China stood at 49 per thousand, roughly double the rate in the United States, highlighting divergent demographic trends between the two nations.
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Free China
United States
Gemplers hand Jefferson Center shutout to seize league lead
Herman Blum pitched a no hit effort for Gemplers as they blanked Jefferson Center 10 0 to move into first place with a 3 0 record Roy Beach homered and Jerry Dwyer Charlie Dwyer LaVerne Hayes produced key hits in the big third and fourth innings Wiliam Harwood started for Gemplers and Dick Rockey worked for Jefferson Center Northwestern crushed Brodhead Merchants 16 1 behind Wally Bahler two hits and Delos Johnson four bagger Del Soddy Edwin Witt and Dale Veach homered triples and doubles by Stark Soddy Davis and Binger powered the Northwestern rout.
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Herman Blum
Gemplers
Jefferson Center
Blum
Jefferson
Roy Beach
Wiliam Harwood
Dick Rockey
Jerry Dwyer
Charlie Dwyer
Charlie Blum
LaVerne Hayes
Hayes
Beach
Ooo
Northwestern
Brodhead Merchants
Wally Bahler
Delos Johnson
Brodhead
Andrews To Fight Greaves on July 9
PITTSBURGH Al Andrews of Superior Wisconsin will meet Wilf Greaves a young Canadian middleweight in a 10 round bout at Forbes Field. Greaves will appear in his 11th pro match and his second in under three weeks. He faces Alan Kennedy of Detroit in a 10 rounder at Winnipeg June 22.
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al Andrews
Superior
Wis
Wilf Greaves
Forbes Field
Greaves
Alan Kennedy
Detroit
Winnipeg
Bucks Beats Indians as Busby Homers in 8th Victory
Johnny Bucks allowed three hits and two singles while Jim Busby hit a solo homer in a 6 2 win over the Indians for his eighth victory and third against the Tribe. Ray Boone drove in all Detroit runs with his 9th and 10th homers in a 5 2 win over Boston.
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Yankees
Jim Busby
Indians
Tribe
Ray Boone
Tigers
Detroit
Boston
Monroe Recreation Softball and Baseball Rosters Announced
James Hensey announces summer league start for Monroe recreation program two age groups with 254 boys signed up. Rosters list Captains included Blythe Myers and Butch Anderson plus players for Senators Indians Dodgers and other teams. first week schedule sets games across Pony Bantam and Midget leagues with daily matchups.
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Monroe
Atom Baseball League
Hensey
Yesteray
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Dodgers
Pirates
Red Sox
Tigers
Yankees
Braves
Phillies
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Butch) Myers
Larry Lancaster
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David Grams
William Berndt
Fred Schadt
Phil Crawford
Jerry Boyer
John Lengacher
John Ponyicsanyi
Jim Roethe
Pete Dannerbeck
Colin
Skippy) Brennan
Bill Carter
Bob Trickel
David von Moos
Gene Vincent
Darwin Menehan
Dick Ott
David Trickel
Bill Pederson
John Buehler
Bill Stocker
Ron the
Human Error Cited In Missed Hydrogen Bomb Drop
Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott Jr said the first hydrogen bomb dropped from an American plane missed Bikini Atoll by about two miles due to human error. He blamed a memory switch not being turned off, causing the bomb to release in a yawing attitude.
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Air Force
Robert L. Scott Jr
Air Force Director of Information
San Francisco Chronicle
Bikini
Scott
Chowchilla
California
Central Valley
Forest area near Texas in United States
The article notes that the area of United States National Forests is nearly the same size as the state of Texas. This comparison highlights the large scale of federally protected lands and their stretch across the country.
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U.S. National Forests
Texas
Thomson Paces U.S. Open Lead At Oak Hill
In Rochester the 56th U S Open sees Peter Thomson lead after 36 holes at 139 following a 70 and 69. Ben Hogan trails by a stroke, aiming for a fifth Open title, with Middiecoff Furgol and others in pursuit as the field narrows to 51 players. Defending champ Jack Fleck and others who missed the cut exit.
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N. Y
Australia
Peter Thomson
Ben Hogan
Oak Hill
America
Thomson
Hogan
Hawk
Cary Middiecoff
Ed Furgol
J Barber
Los Angeles
Wesley Ellis
Rivervale
N. J
Jilius
Moose) Boros
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jack Fleck
Lew Worsham
Jackie Burke
Chick Harbert
Forest Fire Rages In Sitgreaves National Forest
A forest fire in Sitgreaves National Forest northern Arizona burned more than 18 acres of timber and remained out of control after about two days. Local firefighting crews battled the blaze as authorities tracked its spread and potential danger to nearby areas.
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Arizona
Sitgreaves National Forest
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