Braves Sweep Doubleheader as Adcock Reds Eastfield Streak
Milwaukee manager Charlie Grimm resigned and Fred Haney took over after Adcock, benched then moved to first, hit three homers. Adcock’s late homer at Ebbets Field highlighted a 5 4 3 1 Braves sweep. Pirates lead NL despite double defeat by St Louis. Dodgers and Redlegs split with New York.
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Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee
Joe Adcock
Brooklyn
Fred Haney
Grimm
Adcock
Haney
Ebbets Field
Braves
Pirates
Two Softball Games Scheduled for Tonight
A Municipal Softball League doubleheader opens at Recreation Park with Simmons facing Brodhead Merchants at 7:35 p.m. and Phillips-Smith meeting Jefferson Center at 9 p.m. Girls softball returns Friday with Gemplers versus Helland-Hein following the 7:35 p.m. game.
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Municipal
Recreation Park
Simmons
Brodhead Merchants
Phillips-Smith
Jefferson Center
Gemplers
Helland-Hein
Wisconsin Badger Crew Finishes Third at Intercollegiate Race
Wisconsin's crew finished third in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association race held Saturday after a tight duel with Cornell. Navy surged to second place just 300 feet from the finish, ending Wisconsin's bid for a higher finish in the three mile event.
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Badger
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Cornell
Navy
Badgers
Needles Captures Belmont Stakes Remains Hot Favorite
Needles the Florida colt defeated Career Boy by a neck in a thrilling Belmont Stakes finish. Jockey Dave Erb pushed Needles late as Fabius faded to third after leading early. The victory kept Needles ahead in the 3-year-old championship and set up a trip to Monmouth Park, New Jersey.
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New York
Needles
Florida
Monmouth Park
New Jersey
Belmont
Calumet Farm
Fabius
C. V. Whitney
Dave Erb
Career Boy
Florida Flyer
Scores and standings for AMERICAN and NATIONAL leagues
The American League shows New York leading with 37 wins and 20 losses, followed by Cleveland 28 27 and St. Louis 29 26. Sunday results include New York 9 over Cleveland 4 and Boston 13 over Detroit 2. Tuesday games Baltimore at Chicago and New York at Detroit are listed.
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New York
STON
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Mt. Kale
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Darlington to Hold Annual Invitational Golf Tournament
Darlington Country Club plans its annual invitational golf event on Thursday. John Jamieson, Wisconsin coach, won in 1955 with 64 across two rounds on the par 70 course. Ozzie Barth notes flights and prizes. all classes compete.
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Darlington
Darlington Country Club
John Jamieson
University of Wisconsin
Ozzie Barth
Cuba
City
Barth
South All-Star Cagers Defeat North by Wide Margin
In Murray Kentucky the South All-Stars overcame an early deficit to beat the North 103-95 in a high scoring high school basketball classic. The Yankee squad led 26-17 after the first period, but the Dixie team surged to a 38-37 halftime edge and pulled ahead 97-93 late to seal the victory.
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Murray
Dixie
Bravesin three homer spree tops Dodgers at Ebbetts Field
Yesterday's Stars Batting highlights Joe Adcock and the Braves with three home runs in a double victory at Brooklyn Ebbetts Field. The Redlegs pitcher Joe Nuxhall threw a two hitter to beat the Giants 1-0 after a 7-6 opening loss, keeping Cincinnati within half a game of the NL lead.
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Joe Adcock
Braves
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Hstory
Joe Nuxhall
Redlegs
Cincinnati
New York
Braves eye pennant as Grimm exit looms over Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves face managerial uncertainty as Fred Haney replaces Charlie Grimm. A competing candidate was discussed before Haney joined the club, with Leo Durocher ruled out by team president Lou Perini. Haney says next year depends on 1956 performance as players note the strain Grimm endured and adjust to new leadership.
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Dodgers
New York Giants
Milwaukee
Lou Perini
Braves
Leo Durocher
Perini
Durocher
Haney
Charlie Grimm
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh Pirates
John Quinn
Danny O’connell
Pittsburgh
O’connell
del Crandall
Fred
Warren Spahn
Charley Root
Grimm
Charlie
Spahn
Root
Grimm May Take New Braves Post Following Vacation
Milwaukee manager Charlie Grimm resigned after five weeks in New York and will vacation five weeks at Okaochee Lake Wisconsin before considering a director of player procurement role with the Braves. He emphasized independence in the decision and said he will stay in baseball in some capacity.
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Grimm
Braves
Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
New York
Milwaukee Braves
Mitchell Field
Lillian
Okaochee Lake
Waukesha County
Gyure Nets Second Hole-In-One Of Season On No 8
Bill Gyure joined Jerry Dwyer as the only players this season to ace No 8 at the course yesterday morning. Gyure, playing with Kenneth Smith Lloyd Staffon and A C Enstrom of Chicago, shot 41 then 42. Golf pro James Forbes cited calm June weather and solid crowds as the Men’s Handicap Tourney flights wrap up first rounds.
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Bill Gyure
Gyure
Jerry Dwyer
Kenneth Smith
Lloyd Staffon
A. C. Enstrom
Chicago
James Forbes
Equestrian Olympic Events Conclude In Stockholm
Sweden’s Henri St Cyr won the individual Grand Prix dressage and led his team to gold while Germany’s Hans Gunter Winkler captured the Grand Prix jumping title as the games closed.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Henri St. Cyr
Germany
Hans Gunter Winkler
Trowbridge Recalled by Milwaukee Braves
Righthander Bob Trowbridge was recalled from the Wichita farm club in the American Association to join the Milwaukee Braves on Sunday night.
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Trowbridge
Milwaukee
Bob Trowbridge
Milwaukee Braves
Wichita, Kas
Camels Used Widely for Transport in Canary Islands
Camels play a major role in transportation across the Canary Islands, providing essential service across rugged terrain and urban routes. The animal-powered system supports daily commuting, tourism, and freight, reflecting the region's reliance on camel mobility.
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Canary Islands
Bob Sweikert 1955 Indy champion dies in Salem Speedway crash
Indianapolis racing star Bob Sweikert died after his sprint car crashed high on the Salem Speedway wall. He, aged 30, was admitted to Washington County Memorial Hospital but succumbed to skull injuries three minutes later. Two photographers suffered minor head injuries. Survivors include his widow and three children.
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Indianapolis
Bob Sweikert
Salem Speedway
Sweikert
Ed Elisian
Washington County Memorial Hospital
Dale Mueller
St. Louis
Ivan Shirley
Scottsburg
Ind
Oynette
Stephen
Johnene
Air Crash Fatal to Couple in Wisconsin Hills
A private plane crashed on a foggy hilltop in Trempealeau County killing Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swanson of Orion. Pilot Gilbert Corrice, 34, the sole survivor, escaped and carried his wife to safety. Both Corrice and his wife sustained serious injuries and later were listed in fair condition.
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ELEVA
Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office
Arthur Swanson
Orion
Gilbert Corrice
James Martins
Forsberg Elected to Edison Institute Board
Carl J. Forsberg of Madison and Wisconsin Power and Light Co. has been elected to the Edison Electric Institute board of directors. His first act after election is organizing an Atomic Power Task Force to study speeding up national nuclear power research and development.
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Madison
Carl J. Forsberg
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Edison Electric Institute
Forsberg
Algeria’s ports exceed 200000 ton traffic on eight hubs
Algeria operates twenty one ports with eight handling more than 200000 tons annually. The data highlights regional load, showing major hubs concentrated on higher throughput across the nation.
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Algeria
Mature Middlecoff wins Open to top Hogan and Boros
Cary Middlecoff captured the National Open in Rochester with a 281 total, holding off finalists Ben Hogan Julius Boros and Ted Kroll. The 35 year old Memphis native cited tendonitis and a shorter right leg as factors while planning rest after the Philadelphia PGA event. Hogan and Boros tied for second at 282, Kroll at 285.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cary Middlecoff
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Julius Boros
Ted Kroll
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
Tex
Middlecoff
Philadelphia
George Fazio
Doug Ford
Tom O’shanter
Boros
Kroll
Siles Zuazo Wins Bolivia Election
Energetic vice president Siles Zuazo has been elected president of Bolivia promising reform of rich government mines and land redistribution to landless peasants. Returns show MNR ahead over Oscar Unzaga de la Vega as votes flow from interior regions.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Siles Zuazo
National Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Oscar Unzaga de la Vega
Socialist Falange Party
Unzaga
Twining’s Alaska command career and sea‑stone survivals
Twining, longtime air force leader, once commanded the Alaskan unified command and the 13th, 15th, 20th Air Forces. A 1943 B‑17 ditch survivor, he endured six days on a life raft while Navy seaplanes searched. Born in Wisconsin, he is nearing 59 with strong prospects for the next joint chiefs chair. Boots the Irish Setter remains in the clanned Twining home. A UC Los Angeles smog study uses a balloon device to etch meteorological data on smoked glass.
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Twining
Alaskan Command
Washington
Guadalcanal
New Hebrides
13Th Air Force
Pacific
Farragut
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Marine Corps
Mediterranean
Allied Air Command
15Th Air Force
Africa
Europe
20Th Air Force
United States Air Force
West Point
Brooks Field
Tex
USAF
Air Corps
Monroe
Wis
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Army
Omar Bradley
Arthur Radford
Air Force
Twinings
Richard
Strategic Air Command
Nathan Jr
Los Angeles
University of California
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Norm Siebern
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Vern Law
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Daryl Spencer
Gus Bell
Johnny Temple
Cincy
Roberts
del Ennis
Willie Jones
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Eddie Miksis
Jones
Don Messi
Whitey Ford
Tom Morgan
Rip Coleman
Micchie Minoso
Sherm Lollar
Luis Aparicio
Dick Donovan
Chuck Stobbs
Ted Lepcio
Jackie Jensen
Slaughter
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Skinny) Brown
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