Lake Mills Defeat Brewers 17 to 4 in Seven Inning Tilt
Lake Mills drives to a 17 4 victory over Monroe Brewers in a seven inning Central Wisconsin League game. Bill Wolfe earned the win while Bob Swanson took the loss as Monroe hitters backed by 12 hits and strong fielding piled up runs.
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Lake Mills
Monroe
Bob Swanson
Albany
Gene Mason
Jerry Dwyer
Harvey Leeffel
Dave Fahs
Lakers
Dwyer
Brewer
Bill Wolfe
Swanson
Fahs
Jerry Jordan
Loeffel
Wolfe
Don Schwartz
John Yandre
Brewers
Recreation Park
Ft. Atkinson
Central Wisconsin
Fort
Freeport
Mayer Captures Open Golf Crown
Dick Mayer, 32, of St. Petersburg, Florida, won the National Open at Inverness Club Toledo Ohio by seven strokes over Cary Middlecoff in a playoff. Mayer left a Wall Street job in 1949 to turn pro and is profiled as lastingly modest and courteous.
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Toledo
Ohio
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wall Street
Cary Middlecoff
Inverness Club
Linden Posts 13-5 Win Over Darlington Squad
Linden's baseball team moved closer to the top of the Southwestern Wisconsin League with a 13-5 comeback win over Darlington. Howie Rideout earned the win, allowing 10 hits as Linden's bats backed him with 11 hits off Dick Quinn. Both sides fielded two errors in the slugfest.
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Linden
Wisconsin
Darlington
Howie Rideout
Dick Quinn
Glarners Sweep Belleville 9 to 2 In Home Talent Hitfest
New Glarus Glarners remain undefeated in Home Talent League play after a 9-2 victory over Belleville to seize first place. Hollandale notches its first win 4-2 over Blanchardville. Mt Horeb and Verona rained out. Ridgeway off. Leading hitters include Ken Kundert Dick Sarbacher and Larbacher. Belleville’s Neil Brunner 2 for 4.
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Belleville
Hollandale
Blanchardville
Mt. Horeb
Verona
Ridgeway
Bob Feller
Glamers
Iron Man
Glarus
Glazners
Ken Kundert
Dick Sarbacher
Larbacher
Neil Brunner
Ken Disrud
Vern Hanson
Baseball Scoreboard Shows Tight AL Standings
The American League table lists Chicago leading with 36 wins and 18 losses, New York at 33–22, and Cleveland 30–25, with several teams within 6 games of each other. Sunday results include Chicago 4 Washington 2 and New York 8 Kansas City 6 in 10 innings.
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New York
Pon Cisks
Cleveland
Er Ie Ee
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Friend
Trow- Eidos
Belts Triple, Single Schoendienst Happy With Braves Trade
Red Schoendienst sparkled in his first action with the Milwaukee Braves after a 3 for 1 deal with the New York Giants at the deadline. He praised the Braves as the best club, aiming to win the pennant, while the Braves shed Bobby Thomson Danny OConnell and Ray Crone to the Giants.
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Philadelphia
Red Schoendienst
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
New York Giants
Schoendienst
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Lew Burdette
Schoe
Red
Fred Haney
Thomson
O’connell
Crone
Cincinnati Redlegs
O'Connell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Crane
Milwaukee
Pirates to hold Kenosha tryouts June 26-27
Pittsburgh area scout Syd Thryft and commission scout Allen Anderson will run a two day tryout camp at Sim mons Field in Kenosha on Wednesday and Thursday June 26 and 27. Sessions start at 9 a.m. eligibility requires players be at least 16 and Legion players need approval if Legion duties may conflict. Players supply shoes uniforms gloves. Pirates provide other gear and cover travel and living expenses for those signed to Pittsburgh organization clubs.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Allen Anderson
Pirates
Commission
Simmons Field
Kenosha
American Legion
Legion
Pittsburgh
Cardinals surge push into second in tight NL race
The St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader at Brooklyn 7-6 and 8-4 to climb to second behind Milwaukee in a five team NL chase. Musial and Burdette starred as St Louis posted a strong road mark of 24-10 and kept pace with rival teams amid a busy stretch.
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Associated Press
Frank Lane
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Flying Redbirds
Philadelphia
Minoso and Rivera homer to lift opener as Chicago rallies
Minnie Minoso and Jim Rivera homered to clinch the opener for Jim Wilson. HOWELL hit his first major league homer as Chicago erased a 6-0 deficit. The Yankees and ex-KC outfielder Harry Simpson added a key single that moved Mantle to third and scored the go ahead run in the 10th. Elston Howard followed with a two run single to seal victory for Bob Grim over Tom Gorman in relief.
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Lew Burdette
New York Giants
Don Mueller
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Pennsylvania
White Sox
New York
Washington
Yanks
Kansas City
Detroit
Boston
Harvey Kuenne
Cleveland
Baltimore
von McDaniel
Hoyt Wilhelm
Musial
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Burdette
Joe Lonnett
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Lonnett
Braves
Milwaukee
Minnie Minoso
Jim Rivera
Jim Wilson
Howell
Harry Simpson
A’s. Simpson
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Bob Grim
Tom Gorman
Legion Team Faces Fort Squad In Two Road Games
The Monroe Junior Legion baseball team resumes play after a weather break with two road games this week. Players meet at Recreation Park at 5 30 p m to depart for Fort Atkinson for an 8 p m start, as post athletic director Bob Hardell seeks drivers. They then travel to Edgerton on Thursday for the second game, with John Grossenbacher expected back after Badger Boys State and Ron Theiler possibly missing the Fort game due to a softball clash at Recreation Park.
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Monroe Junior Legion
Recreation Park
Ft. Atkinson
Bob Hardell
Post
Edgerton
John Grossenbacher
New Glarus
Badger Boys State
Ron Theiler
Fort
Northwestern National
Gemplers
Warren Injured During Hill Climb
Wausau reports a serious injury to Adrian Warren after his Lotus crashed near the finish of Rib Mountain hill climb. John Kilborn of Decatur Illinois won in a Ferrari with a clocking near 88 mph, besting the old record. Jack Baker escaped serious injury when his El Toro rolled over after a curve.
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Wausau
John Kilborn
Decatur
Ill
Adrian Warren
St. Paul
Minn
Lotus
Warren
Jack Baker
Minneapolis
Kilborn
Jim Jeffords
Gu towski Breaks World Pole Vault Record at NCAA Meet
Bob Gu towski of Occidental broke his own world pole vault record with a 15 feet 9.4 inch leap as Villanova captured the NCAA team championship.
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Austin
Tex
Bob Gutowski
Occidental
Villanova
Ibbetson Runs Second Fastest Mile in 3 58 4
Derek Ibbetson of England clocked 3 58 4 for the mile in Glasgow setting the meet's second fastest time. He finished behind the world record holder and ahead of several top rivals, highlighting a strong British showing on the track.
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Glasgow
Scotland
England
Derek Ibbetson
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