Lopata’s 500 Foot Homer Beats Braves in 11th
Philadelphia Phillies topple Milwaukee 11 innings as Stan Lopata hits a 500 foot homer to decide the game. Hank Aaron goes 3 for 3 with a long homer, while Fred Haney’s club falls to 1.5 games behind first place.
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Rice Nearly Tangled With Fan During Game
Del Rice Milwaukee catcher lunged toward the stands to grab a foul ball and balked at a fan who jostled his glove as Philadelphia beat the Braves 4 3 in 11 innings. Umpire Babe Pinelli intervened with other Braves. Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water in the world at .31 810 miles.
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Redlegs Maintain Undefeated Bantam Lead
The Redlegs beat the Red Sox 11 to 6 to stay undefeated in Bantam play at Recreation Park. Dan Franklin and Tom Mitchell led the Yanks with solid two hit games and homers, while the Braves moved to 2-0 in Atom after a Yankee 17 3 win over the Cubs. Standings list Redlegs 3 0 Bantam and Braves 2 0 Atom with Pirates in mid pack.
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National League scoreboard with several game results
Milwaukee leads with 35 wins, Cincinnati 36, Brooklyn 27, Pittsburgh 31, Philadelphia 27, New York 37. Chicago 2, St Louis 6, New York 0, Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 3 in 11 innings. Friday schedule includes Milwaukee at Chicago and Philadelphia at Brooklyn. American League standings show New York 43-24, Chicago 37-23, Cleveland 32-31, Baltimore 31-35, Washington 28-42, Kansas City 25-41. Results include Cleveland 12 Baltimore 11 in 11, Boston 11 Chicago 9, Washington 3 Detroit 1.
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Briggs Controversy Hits Tigers as Briggs Faces Resignation Pressure
Detroit club owner Walter O Briggs Jr drew fire after blasting Tigers players managers and coaches prompting coach Joe Gordon to consider resigning. Manager Bucky Harris and staff voiced alarm as the team slumped 11 games without a win and sat mid pack in the standings. Briggs and his wife’s Florida vacation drew sharp comment as aides urged direct criticism and accountability.
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Spike) Briggs Jr
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Muddy) Ruel
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Brewers Trounce Dixon in 7-0 Victory at Recreation Park
Monroe Huber Brewers blanked Dixon Illinois 7 to 0 as Glen Hicks pitched a four hitter with 11 strikeouts. Jerry Dwyer delivered a two run homer and a three run eighth inning helped secure the win. Fred Huber announced a Sunday 2 p.m. game versus Beloit Redbirds.
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Tom Theiler
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LaVerne Schneider
Boeecker
Fred Huber
Beloit Redbirds
Second Round Reached by Seven Americans at Wimbledon
Seven American men led by Vic Seixas and Ham Richardson along with Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall of Australia advanced to the Wimbledon singles second round on Wednesday. Veteran Budge Patty was eliminated from the competition.
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Bay Bridge Claims World’s Longest Navigable Span
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is touted as the longest bridge in the world over navigable water. It spans to connect San Francisco and Oakland, highlighting its engineering feat and regional significance.
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Poholsky Dominates Giants Amid Weather Delays
Yesterday's Stars Pitching highlights Tom Poholsky who walked one and struck out five as the Cardinals shut out the Giants 6-0 after a rain delay of one hour forty five minutes. Chico Carrasquel produced five hits in six at bats with an RBI single in the Indians 12-11 11 inning win over the Orioles, extending the Tribe's streak to eight straight victories.
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Red Sox Defeat White Sox 11-9 in Chicago
Boston overcome a 7-0 deficit at Comiskey Park with a three-run eighth inning to snap the White Sox nine-game win streak. Don Buddin and Dick Gernert sparked the rally with hits, while Ted Williams and Dave Philley homered in a high scoring MLB clash. The Cubs lost in a rain delayed game at Brooklyn as weather troubled play and field conditions.
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Rube Walker
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Weary New Mexico Fights Unprecedented Forest Fires
In New Mexico and Arizona, 2,500 servicemen battled about 150 fires sparked mainly by lightning. Fires ranged from under an acre to 4800 acres, with Graham Mountain south of Safford, Arizona, the largest at 4800 acres. Wind gusts up to 60 mph renewed the blaze.
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Chestnut TKOs Costa in Fight at Capitol Arena
Ike Chestnut stunned fourth ranked Carmelo Costa with a knockout at 29 seconds of the eighth round in a scheduled ten rounder. The national telecast on ABC drew attention as Chestnut, an unrated underdog, eyed a path toward a featherweight title including a possible bout with Sandy Saddler pending more wins.
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Mississippi Population Falls 2.4 Percent 1950 to 1954
Mississippi’s population decreased by 2.4 percent between April 1, 1950 and July 1, 1954, reflecting demographic shifts over the period.
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Gene Davis Named Coach at Lawrence College
Gene Davis, son of Roy F Davis, formerly of Monroe, is named physical education instructor, assistant football coach and head swimming coach at Lawrence College Appleton. A LaCrosse State College alumnus, he earned letters in football swimming and track and played in the Cigar Bowl Jan 1 1951. He served two years in the Marines and earned a master's degree from Ohio State University. He charts Cuba City high school sports last year and the Cubs won conference district and sectional baseball titles. He is married to Margaret Ann Share with a two year old son and a two month old daughter.
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Juda By Mrs. F. N. Miller
Mrs. Edwin Haberman of Monroe visited with her daughter Mrs. Russell Matzke over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matzke and son Byron were Sunday guests of the Irvin Matzkes. Viggo Nielsen visited friends in Janesville Thursday evening. Walter Ludwig and son Jerry were Sunday guests at the George Merwin home in Lake Geneva. Mrs. Edith Keen accompanied others.
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Monroe
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Paul Matzke
Byron
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Viggo Nielsen
Janesville
Walter Ludwig
Jerry
George Merwin
Lake Geneva
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Weekend visits and travels of local residents
The item lists social visits and trips by local residents. Mr and Mrs Roy Peterson camped with their son in law and daughter at Rest Lake in Manitowish Waters. Russell Matzke and Edwin Haberman vacationed in northern Wisconsin. Miss Janet Frey from Rockford stayed with her parents, the Freys. Terry Waelti visited the Ben Disch home. Ernest Salzwedel visited Clara Day in a Brodhead nursing home. Ray Pengra and a guest from Brookings, SD, spent the weekend with Jessie Pengra. Miss Bette Vanderbilt from Madison visited the Vanderilt family.
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Rest Lake
Manitowish Waters
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Janet Frey
Rockford
Ralph Frey
Terry Waelti
Ben Disch
Evansville
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Clara Day
Brodhead
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Brookings
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Jessie Pengra
Bette Vanderbilt
Madison
Wayne Vanderilt
Self employed share at 19 percent in U S workforce
Census Bureau statistics show that only 19 percent of workers in the United States are self employed. The data highlights a predominantly wage earning labor market with a minority owning or operating their own businesses.
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