This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1955
Page
5
The Monroe Brewers defeated the Madison Eagles 17 to 4 after seven innings while earlier beating Rock Falls Sterling 4 to 3 in 13 innings. Davy Fahs pitched a lights out final three innings, allowing one hit and three strikeouts, with Jim Hill starting and taking the loss.
Jack Fleck, 32, of Davenport Iowa, wins the National Open at Olympic Club in a playoff against Ben Hogan posting 69 to Hogan 72. Fleck’s victory nets $6,000 and signals the waning of Hogan’s era as Hogan retires from serious competition saying he will be a weekend golfer.
Wisconsin placed ninth in both varsity and freshman events and eighth in the junior varsity race as Cornell swept the annual college rowing regatta on Lake Onondaga in Syracuse New York.
NL standings show Brooklyn leading with 46 wins, Chicago second at 36, Milwaukee 32, New York 31, Philadelphia 27, Cincinnati 26, St. Louis 25, Pittsburgh 21. Tonight Brooklyn visits Cincinnati. Pittsburgh plays Milwaukee. Philadelphia faces St. Louis. AL results include New York 42-23, Chicago 37-22, Cleveland 37-26. Detroit 22-15. Boston 31-32. Upcoming: Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at Baltimore, Kansas City at New York.
Yesterday's Stars included Ted Williams of the Red Sox blasting two home runs and driving in three as Boston defeated the Indians 11-7. Joe Nuxhall limited the Pirates to six hits and Cincinnati won 4-0 after opening with a 5-2 victory.
James Forbes of Monroe Country Club extended a 25 year old milestone by carding 68 for 18 holes and a 31 on the front nine to come one stroke from the course record. Nathan Goetz led the day with a career best 33, while Joe Kirkwood’s earlier nine hole mark was a 33 and 34 for 18. The article also notes upcoming Swiss Cheese Open entries and a string tournament planned for Thursday.
In Murray Kentucky on Saturday Leo Byrd from Huntingdon West Virginia scored 28 points to lead the South to a 79 68 win over the North. Joe Ryan of Philadelphia led the North with 19 points in a late rally that fell short. Brian Kulas of Wisconsin added a single field goal for the North. Bill Walters of Wauwatosa Wisconsin served as co coach for the North.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce a three day tryout camp at Mandt Park in Stoughton from June 29 to July 1. Participants must supply their own gear and two forms of Legion approval may be required for Junior baseball players before workouts start daily at 9 a.m. Scouting directors Howie Haak Marty Purtell and Allen Anderson direct the sessions.
Milwaukee defeated New York 8-7 at County Stadium to take third in the NL and extend a three game win streak. Gene Conley improves to 8-4 against Pittsburgh as the Braves rally after a five run early lead with Del Crandall and Ray Crone delivering late comeback. Al Dark's eighth inning error proves costly for the Giants.
Harris F. Germann district American Legion junior baseball commissioner says the local squad schedules three games this week. The team travels to Blanchardville at 5 p m today then hosts Beloit at Recreation Park on Wednesday at 5 p m and meets Blanchardville at the park Saturday at 3 p m Bill Preston joins the coaching staff with Glen Swiggum and Bob Hardell also on the team staff.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.