Pirates Take Lead as Reds Fall Behind in NL Action
Pirates defeat Reds 6-3 behind Don Gross’s relief work while San Francisco tops the Giants in a six straight win. Stan Musial notches his 3 000th hit as the Cardinals rally past the Cubs 5-3. Hank Aaron hits his fifth homer as Philadelphia beats Milwaukee renewing the Phils momentum.
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Monticello Crushes New Glarus Twice In Baseball Twinbill
Monticello defeated New Glarus 10-2 and 13-5 to push their season mark to 12-1 and extend a nine game win streak. John Pongicsani hit two two run homers and pitched well in the opener, while Armin Daubert allowed only three hits in the nightcap as Monticello piled up early leads and cruised past the Glarners.
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Giants Stars Hit Two Each In 16 9 Tie With Dodgers
Willie Mays went 5 for 5 with two home runs and Daryl Spencer drove in six as the Giants and Dodgers combined for 25 hits and 25 runs. Don Larsen of the Yankees pitched four-hit ball in a 3 0 win over the Orioles. Ed Wynn says he will tell his life story despite many offers.
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Hunting with guns fuels big business in 1955
In 1955 eleven million U S hunters spent ninety three seven million dollars on game and trap shooting.
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Hatlo Cheers Riker in Gracious Acknowledgment
Cartoonist Jimmy Hatlo offers thanks and a tip of the hat to John Riker, saluting the colleague with a brief nod to mutual respect and shared humor in their lettering and panels.
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Edgewood Tops Monroe In Madison Track Meet
Edgewood high school defeated Monroe 86 to 32 in Madison yesterday. Gene Hilfiker won the 220 yard dash in 23.7 seconds and Gerald Hilfiker the 440 in 52.6. Jim Statz swept the high hurdles and pole vault. Edgewood's standout marks include a 6 foot 1 inch high jump by Bill Giswold. Monroe runnersup included Gene Hilfiker in the 100 and Floyd Weeks in the 120 yard hurdles. Edgewood heads to the Badger Conference meet next Friday May 16.
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Julio Mederos Faces Sonny Liston Tonight
Cuban heavyweight Julio Mederos, 25, brings a 21 18 3 record with 14 knockouts into a 10 round Chicago Stadium bout against Sonny Liston, 26, a former Golden Gloves champ from St Louis. Liston seeks his first national television appearance on ABC at 9 PM est after 17 wins in 18 pro bouts. his lone defeat came to Mary Marshall with a broken jaw.
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Musial Drives 3000th Hit Seals Push Toward NL Record
Stan Musial belted his 3000th hit in a pinch hit against the Chicago Cubs to spark a 5-3 St. Louis win. The 37 year old swingman aims to become the NL’s all time hit leader, surpassing Honus Wagner while comparing to Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker in the all time rankings.
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Pendleton Sent To Pirates Farm Club
PITTSBURGH The Pirates transfer utility infielder Jim Pendleton to their Columbus farm club in the International League. Pendleton, 32, a former Milwaukee Brave, had been with the Pirates since early last season. His departure leaves Pirates over the player limit.
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Wisconsin tops Notre Dame as Schmid fans 14
Wisconsin pitcher George Schmid struck out 14 and drove in two runs with a triple as the Badgers defeated Notre Dame 5 to 3 on Tuesday.
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Tigers and Cubs share lead after Redlegs win
In a high scoring city clash the Redlegs beat the Tigers 9 to 6 to pull into a first place tie with the Cubs. Lengacher Peterson Bauer and Goecks sparked a big first inning scoring for the Redlegs. Tigers reply with early runs and late rallies but Olson and Sherwin yielded nine and seven hits respectively.
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Northeast Golf Link Picks 1959 Tourney Sites
The Northeastern Golf Association selected sites for 1959 events and re elected president M A Carroll of Oshkosh to a 26th term. The Northeastern Open will be in Oshkosh Kaukauna hosts the best ball, the Amateur goes to Manitowoc and the clinic plus annual meeting occur in Sheboygan.
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Badger Golfers Beat Marquette 12-5 Again
Wisconsin golf team defeats Marquette by the same 12 to 5 score for the second time this season.
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Baseball and Baseball Scores From Tuesday and Wednesday
Standings show New York 14 5 lead in the American League with Washington 13 10 and Baltimore 11 10 close behind. Tuesday results include New York 3 Baltimore 0 and Boston 9 Washington 6. Wednesday features St Louis beating Chicago 5-3 and San Francisco routing Los Angeles 16-9.
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Gridiron Greats To Play Badgers
Wisconsin alumni team of 37 gathers in Milwaukee to face the Badgers in spring football action at Milwaukee County Stadium. Coach Milt Bruhn plans a letterman lineup and starts with Dale Hackbart at quarterback and Sid Williams at left half, with Kocourek Hill and Teteak among the listed starters.
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Estimated 50 Million Migrated 1946 to 1955
Population Reference Bureau estimates about 50 million people moved from their homelands seeking political and economic stability between 1946 and 1955.
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Breuckelon Founding of Brooklyn 1645
Brooklyn on Long Island was founded in 1645 by Dutch settlers. The settlement, then spelled Breuckelon Long Eye landt, marks an early colonial origin scene in New Netherland.
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