Pirates Sweep Braves in Twi nighter at Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 in 10 innings and 6-3 in the finale, widening Milwaukee’s deficit to seven games behind the New York Giants. Max Surkont earned his sixth win as he held Milwaukee to one run in the opener, while Gair Allie delivered the decisive blow in the second game with a second homer of the season.
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Pittsburgh
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Pirates
Gair Allie
Max Surknnt
Milwaukee
Bob Buhl
Buhl
Surkont
Henry Aaron
Dick Hall
Frank Thomas
Joe Adcock
Lew Burdette
Hall
Sarkont
Allie
Dick Cole
Pittsburg
Preston Ward
Thomas
Sid Gordon
Toby Atwell
Curt Roberts
Burdette
Charlie Grimm
Roberts
Sarkent
Danny O’connell
Atwell
Bob Skinner
Bob Friend
Cole
Ray Crone
Ward
Jack Dittmer
George Metkovich
Bill Bruton
Vernon Law
New York Giants
Fishing Season Opens At Zanders Lake Report
More than 600 residents crowded Zander's Lake near Browntown for opening day angling on the newly planted conservation department project. Warden Harold A. Pederson said 25 cars attended opening at 12 01 a m and about 55 65 cars filled the lot daily. He estimated 600 fish, mostly bass, were caught ranging five to 15 inches. Five pairs of adult bass and five pairs of adult bluegills were planted last summer for breeding stock. Swimmers cooled off in the humid weather.
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Zander’s Lake
Browntown
Conservation Department
Harold A. Pederson
Pederson
Cities To Honor Sullivan Monday
Fort Atkinson and Milwaukee prepare two day tribute to Billy Sullivan 79 the long time catcher for the Boston Braves and Chicago White Sox. A banquet opens the program Monday night in Fort Atkinson with a Milwaukee County Stadium event Tuesday honoring his election to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Fort Atkinson
W. J
Billy) Sullivan
Jefferson County
Milwaukee
Sullivan
Boston Braves
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee County Stadium
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
Charlie Grimm
John Quinn
Braves
Charles A. Comiskey
Ray Schalk
Red Faber
Lou Fione
Joe Benz
National League scoreboard and results summary
Baseball standings and results brief with NL leaders New York Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Sunday scores include New York over St Louis and Cincinnati over Philadelphia. American League highlights Cleveland and Chicago surge while Washington and Baltimore split and postponed Philadelphia at Detroit.
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Philadelphia
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Civica
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
IED
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Seine Xeadceds Cite
Washington
Ee Rey
Baltimore
Esurts
Boston
Detroit
Giants and White Sox Achieve Notable Wins in Twins Night
Yesterday's Stars Batting Bobby Hofman and Dusty Rhodes led the New York Giants to a 7-6 win over St. Louis with pinch home runs in the sixth inning. Pitching Bob Keegan earned his 10th win for the Chicago White Sox in a 6-3 victory over New York, securing second place in the American League.
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Bobby Hofman
Dusty Rhodes
New York Giants
St. Louis
Bob Keegan
Chicago White Sox
New York
Chicago
Chicago Still in Second Sox Yankees Split Indians Forge Ahead
Casey Stengel’s forecast proved true as the White Sox and Yankees split a four game set while Cleveland pulled four games ahead of Chicago and five in front of New York. Bob Keegan won ten games with a seven hit effort as the Indians beat Boston twice. The Cubs dropped two to Brooklyn as Hodges and Campanella powered the Dodgers past Kippstein. The Cubs idle today.
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Casey Stengel
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
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Sox
Boston
Stengel
Billy Pierce
Bill Skron
Gil McDougald
Mickey Mantle
Joe Collins
Bob Keegan
Bob Kuzava
Sherman Lollar
Washington Senators
Comiskey Park
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Johnny Kippstein
Cubs
Carl Erskine
Gil Hodges
Roy Campenella
al Walker
Ralph Kiner
Richards Tops National AAU Pole Vault Record
Rev Bob Richards of the Los Angeles Athletic Club set a pole vault meet record at 15 feet 3 and fraction inches on his final attempt Saturday night at the 66th National AAU Track and Field championships in St Louis. The meet featured 13 new marks in 21 events.
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ST. Louis
Bob Richards
Richards
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Cornelius Warmerdam
Mrs Wolfe Catches 16-Pound Northern Pike
Harold V. Wolfe and his wife fished on Lake Mendota where Mrs Wolfe landed a 16 pound two ounce northern pike while perch fishing. It was her first pike and her husband netted the fish.
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Harold V. Wolfe
Monroe
Lake Mendota
Wolfe
Wofe
Canceled Brewer Double Header Rescheduled Plans Given
Fred Huber, business manager of the Huber Brewers, announced today that yesterday’s rainstorms led to a postponed afternoon night double header. Monroe was to face Truax Field of the Madison Industrial League and later the Dubuque Brewers. a reschedule will be set soon. On Wednesday night Monroe meets Delavan at Recreation Park at 8 p.m.
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Huber Brewers
Monroe
Truax Field
Dubuque Brewers
Delavan
Recreation Park
Badgers Take Fourth in Intercollegiate Rowing Championship
Syracuse New York Wisconsin finishes fourth as Navy wins its third consecutive IRA title on Onondaga Lake. Navy completes three mile course in 16 04 4 minutes while Wisconsin trails by 14 3 seconds. Eleven shells compete. Badger freshmen place sixth in a separate two mile race with nine freshman crews.
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N.Y
Wisconsin
Badgers
Navy
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Onondaga Lake
Badger
Furgol Wins National Open at Baltusrol
Ed Furgol, 37, from Clayton Missouri, wins the National Open at Baltusrol with 284. He defeats Gene Littler and Dick Mayer who finish tied for second at 285 and 286 respectively. Hogan fades to fifth as Furgol, who lost part of an arm in childhood, uses an unorthodox but powerful swing.
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N.J.P
Ed Furgol
Baltusrol
Furgol
Bantam Ben Hogan
Hogan
Clayton
Sammy Snead
Gene Littler
Dick Mayer
Littler
Mayer
Utica
N. Y
Baltusrol Golf Club
N.J
Ben Hogan
Boy sets West Side lumber yard blaze
A 6-year-old boy started a fire at a West Side lumber yard yesterday. Five firefighters were injured as the blaze swept through heavy lumber, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage.
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New York
West Side
Prairie du Chien Beats Darlington 17-3 in Home Contest
Prairie du Chien trimmed the Darlington Blue Sox 17-3 at home for a second Dairyland State Baseball League win. The Pirates scored in every inning and held Darlington to two hits, with Zeke Konichek and LaVerne Steiner belting home runs.
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Pirates
Darlington
Zeke Konichek
LaVerne Steiner
Dane Harness Races Rescheduled Sunday
Rain and a wet track at the Dane County fair grounds postponed yesterday’s harness racing program to next Sunday. The event is sponsored by the Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
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Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Landy Breaks Four Minute Mile In Turku
Australian runner John Landy shatters the four minute barrier with 3 minutes 58.0 seconds at Turku to become the second man to break the myth. Roger Bannister earlier ran 3:59.4 in Oxford marking the first sub four minute mile. Landy also sets a world record for 1500 meters at Turku stadium with 3 minutes 41.8 seconds. Wes Santee of Kansas tied the sub four mark in 4:00.6 at Compton California.
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John Landy
Roger Bannister
England
Oxford
Landys
Turku
Landy
Bannister
Sweden
Gundar Haegg
Haegg
International Amateur Athletic Federation
America
Wes Santee
University of Kansas
Compton
Calif
Reverend Leatherman accompanies daughter to Pine Lake
The Rev Wilber Leatherman, district youth counselor, and his daughter Sonja, district treasurer, attended a gathering at Pine Lake where Sonja will stay for the week. The Marsh family hosted visitors from Mineral Point and Brodhead joined Grace Marsh and others in the day’s social group.
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Wilber Leatherman
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sonja
Pine Lake
van A. Marsh
Judy
Diane Harker
Mineral Point
W. W. Sawyer
Grace Marsh
Marie Searles
Josephine Neff
Brodhead
Visitors Return from Trips Abroad and Nearby
Mr and Mrs William Kaun and daughter Leone of Loganville returned from Washington and Oregon to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Oscar Vigdahl and Mr and Mrs Carl Vigdahl came back from Saskatchewan Canada to see Mr and Mrs John Vigdahl. Mr and Mrs George Maslach Ann and Michael from Los Angeles arrived by plane to visit Mr and Mrs Marion Condon and relatives. Mrs Maslach is Daisy Lu Condon. Mr and Mrs Eugene Adams Claudia and Susanne Madison were guests of Mrs Grace Hartman the latter part of the week.
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William Kaun
Leone
Loganville
Washington
Oregon
Oscar Vigdahl
Carl Vigdahl
Saskatchewan
Canada
John Vigdahl
George Maslach
Ann
Michael
Los Angeles
Marion Condon
Maslach
Daisy
Feller Extends Winning Streak with 3-1 Victory
Bobby Feller earns a third straight win as Cleveland defeats the Boston Red Sox 3-1. The 253rd victory of his legendary major league career extends his dominance on the mound.
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Cleveland
Bobby Feller
Red Sox
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