Milwaukee Cubs Split Memorial Day Twin Bill
Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs combined for a Memorial Day doubleheader with 15 homers, a major league record in a day. In game one the Cubs won 10-9, while the Braves took game two 11-9 as both teams chased the top spot. Bobby Thomson slugged four homers in the day, Watson and Bruton were involved in a dugout melee, and Stan Musial’s five homer doubleheader record loomed as a nearby benchmark.
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Chicago Cubs
Bobby Thomson
Charlie Grimm
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Reds
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Bob Buhl
Red Murff
Ernie Johnson
Dave Jolly
Lou Sleater
Gene Baker
Turk Lown
Hobie Landrith
Dee Fondy
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Lown
Joe Adcock
Jim Brosman
Ray Crone
Aaron
Mathews
Warren Hacker
Sam Jones
Jim Hughes
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New York Yankees
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Bruton Recalls Bat Drop in Braves Cubs Brawl
Billy Bruton described the first game of a Braves Cubs doubleheader as he recounted dropping his bat and confronting Russ Meyer after Meyer hurled inside pitches at Eddie Mathews Henry Aaron and Bobby Thomson. Bruton said he aimed to hit Meyer with the bat and fought with his fists after being struck by spiked cleats.
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Russ Meyer
Eddie Mathews
Hank Aaron
Thomson
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Meyer
Bruton
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Billy Bruton
Chicago
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Henry Aaron
Bobby Thomson
City Softball Schedule Set by Johnson Recreation Chief
Johnson announces full summer schedule for city softball and semi pro baseball including regular and girls softball. Opening games are tonight with Northwestern National vs Gemplers and Jefferson Center vs Helland Hein. Round one runs through July with rain dates on Thursdays and festival dates through August 14, featuring numerous matchups and all star events.
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Northwestern National
Gempeters
Jefferson Center
Helland-Hein
Phillips-Smith
Simmons
Helland Hein
Brodhead Merchants
Philips-Smith
Helland and Hein
Gemplers
Allahdd Hein
Girls Loft
Smith
Jefferson
Phillips- Smith
Hell and Hein
Helland- Hein
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Phillips Smith
Green County Fair
Brodhead Merchant
Flaherty Captures 500 Mile Classic At Indy
George Pat Flaherty won the 40th Indianapolis 500 after a race marked by oil, wrecks, and debris. Sam Hanks finished second as Flaherty set a record paced by a pole start and a dominant performance despite slowdowns that trimmed the final average to 128.49 mph. Tony Bettenhausen and Jimmy Dagwall were injured in separate accidents but reported in good condition.
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Indianapolis
George Francis Patrick
Pat) Flaherty
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Flaherty
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Jimmy Dagwall
Sam Hanks
Burbank
Calif
Wilbur Shaw
Ralph Hepburn
Hanks
Bill Vukovich
Dick Rathman
John Zink F
Tulsa
Okla
A.’ J. Watson
Glendale
California racer Sweikert wins big at rainy speedway lap prizes
Pat Sweikert collected 19200 in lap prizes at the California speedway, with the purse reaching about 270000 last year and an attendance over 100000 despite overnight rain. Don Freeland finished third, followed by Johnnie Parsons and others including Dick Rathmann, Bob Veith, Rodger Ward, Jimmy Reece, and Cliff Griffith in the Indianapolis event context.
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Don Freeland
Redondo Beach
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Dick Rathmann
Trenton
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Flaherty
Bob Veith
Oakland
Rodger Ward
Los Angeles
Jimmy Reece
Oklahoma City
Cliff Griffith
Indianapolis
Golf winners listed after big Monroe Country Club turnout
James Forbes notes the Monroe Country Club drew the season's largest crowd. Gay Steensrud won the flag tournament with D A Crandall second, Roy Beach third, Jerry Dwyer fourth, Alvin Babler fifth, and Gerald Swiggum sixth. Closest shots went to Swiggum No 3 Deininger No 7 and Trumpy No 8. In mixed foursomes Mary Jane Fencil won four ball. Carol Figi and Robert Goetz tied Winnie Babler and Perry Power in two ball. Martha Witte and John Fenton were second in four ball.
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James Forbes
Monroe Country Club
Gay Steensrud
D. A. Crandall
Roy Beach
Jerry Dwyer
Alvin Babler
Gerald’ Swiggum
Swiggum
Foster Deininger
Harvey Trumpy
Mary Jane Fencil
Carol Figi
Robert Goetz
Winnie ‘Babler
Perry Power
Martha Witte
John Fenton
Cheesemen Head to State Meet in Tennis and Golf
Monroe's two Iaager Conference champions, John Hammer and Pete Johnson with Larry Menehan, clinch tennis singles and doubles titles to reach the WIAA state finals at Wauwatosa. Golf standout Gary Coplien earns medalist honors, Owen Hefty runner up, as Bill Lovelace and Pat Wuetrich pace the team to sectional glory at Green Lake.
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John Hammer
Pete Johnson
Larry Menehan
Johnson
Menehan
Larry Loveland
Arch Edwards
Wauwatosa
Don McGibbon
Green Lake
Gary Coplien
Owen Hefty
Bill Lovelace
Pat Wuetrich
Wuetrich
Local sports notes and golf open headlines
Hefty and Lovelace finish behind Pat with Coplien securing Monroe's runners up spot. Virgil Trucks threw a three hitter for the Tigers beating the Athletics 5-1 after a swollen ankle kept him idle. Bobby Thomson hit four homers in Braves games, Cubs first and Braves second game, 10-3 and 11-9. Texas Open starts with Sam Snead as favorite in Dallas.
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