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I Wildung 2nd Pack Captain To Retire jcined the Packers in 1948 after Joins Forte in Navy service. An all-pro many) t.mes, including his rookie cam-j paign, Wildung was considered; ore of the smartest linemen nj lhc game. He was outstanding Calling It Quits After 7 Seasons both on offense and defense. Press-Gazette The play of Wildung amazed By ART DALEY Pucker coaches in their constant! ri viewing ot 11133 game films esiveci.dlv in view of the fact IWk I'MK nf nix Dick Wildung has become the second Packer captain in two! days to put away the moleskins (or keeps Bob Forte, field leader of the season. He'll turn 33 Aug.

It). Retirement of Forte and Wil- Fickeis in '52 and '53, his idling signals the official end of Iv iMnni the Cm ley Lanibeau regime, retirement oniciai yesieinay. nner Coach Liz Blackbourn, after a 'They were the lust veterans to Minn nlaved'pk'y under the founder and telephone chat with Wildung to- in Redwood Kail day, said that "Dick is going to seven seasons with the 01 rluD 101 hraiiH nw mul'miri fur fmir "nth breaking in 111 1SHO 8110 Green Boy, Thursday Evening, July 15, 1954 in his hardware store." leampaigns starting in 194S. Dick each playing seven seasons. The Packer mentor said ,0 'H' olf the 1952 sea- Service Shortened Career Dick certainly would have been1 dealh the family! Both players, incidentally, welcome this season and 111 01 niarge 01 me wt.ie short-changed On their proi lyjre he would have made the hardware business.

He returned careers by service In the' Armed; Gulls Smack 15 Hits. jteam. but he has decided to call '01 1,19 season. Forces during World War II. jit quits." Wildung, an all-time served in the Army and Wildung, a hardware merchant sola All-American in 1941-42, Wlldung was in the Navy for jom.

yells Fm-je also missed Blast Harrison 11-1 fi) Even Bobby Thomson Couldn't Braves Scuttle Brooklyn baseman Ron Rentmeestcr. He wheeled and threw to Bob Conrad, doubling Hcrrick off first. Then, as Bethke hesitated, Fos-stnn yelled "Throw it to second." Bethke, who actually was enti Bays Pull Triple Play; Poquette Hurls 3-Hirter By I I Kt.M.MI I. Perhaps stimulated by the appearance in their midst of pro and college lootljjill luminaries, the Gulls outdid themselves 1951 for duty in the Korean war. Forte, incidentally, turned 32 today.

The departure of Wildung makes it necessary for Black-bourn "and aides Tom Hearden, Ray Mr-Lean and Lou Ilymkus to find a running-mate for veteran Dave Hnnner who handled defensive right tackle. Wildung held forth on the left side. Blackbourn has signed 10 tackles, including Manner. The other nkie possibilities are Veterans Dick Afflis, Bill Forester and former Cleveland Brown Jerry lleMuin and rookies Bill Buford of Morgan State, Boh Fleck of Syracuse, Art Hunter of Notre Dame, Al Hobichaux of Louisiana State, Jack Smallcy Alabama and Ray Walsh of tled to the 'base, was stampeded into heading for third and when he arrived he found Jack Windup Tree waiting with the ball, re- laved from Conrad through Fos- sum, to tag him. Wednesday night.

York Giant in 1951 the big right-fielder had blasted a home run which knocked Brooklyn out of the pennant. Thomson fouled off three pitches. Hughes th three balls. On the 3-2 pitch, Thomson walked. Snider Provides Punch Lucy Comet in Principals in the Gulls' as Swinging with abandon, they accumulated 15 hits, their highest total of the season, and added a dash of defensive spice with sault on the embattled visitors were cenlet fielder Norm Stark, who collected a triple and three singles in four at bats and scored Harness Slam It 4in'4 mnlr.

their second triple play of the year. These heroics made it pos west Virginia. Still outstanding Is Cos Cifelli, f. n4Hn; ..,1,,. sible for the IOIIV I LI' H'llllCI LTIIt'll L.ltril WIIU ny juii i.r.t nlaved offensive tackle last vear lour runs.

Fossum, who belted a double and two singles and drove in five runs and Conrad, who contributed a pair of doubles. ence. actually. Hank Aaron flied to Duke Snider in centerfield and that was it. For the record, Jin Pendleton was running for Thomson at the time.

Hiays to bury an Lucy Comet slammed the fasti Wildt, won't hard to re. in uspectlng Harrison entry, trotting event Wednesday night'piace rom a wciRht standpoint, on the final harness card of theiDick carried a ight-for-a-tackle Tribe Loses 2-1 In 12th; Scot Given Ovation MILWAUKEE (Pi Even Bobby Thomson, making his first home appearance in a Milwaukee uniform, couldn't help 1'ie Braves Wednesday night as they dropped their 19th one-run derision, a 12-inning, 2-1 verdict to Brooklyn. The crowd of 35,470 at County Stadium, which boosted the club's home attendance to for 37 playing dates, gave the limping Scotsman what amounted to a standing ovation when came out of the dugout in the 12th inning. The Dodgers were ahead, of course, by their final margin, and two men were out when Thomson came to the plate for Johnny Logan. Jim Hughes, making his 32nd relief appearance for the Dodgers, was on the mound.

He pitched carefully to Thomson, apparently aware that as a New In contrast, the Gulls' Eddie A pair oi satiuice wies, Th. 11-1, at Joannes park for Po(iiette was nothing if not miserly with the guests. Po their loth Hurricane Is Winded Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson, New York heavyweight, falls half in and half outside the ropes after a barrage of blows in top picture by Cuba's Nino Valdes in second round of 10-rounder in New York last night. Below, Jackson hits deck for second time in second round. Referee Al Berl stopped fight after Jackson was floored third time in round.

(AP Wirephotos) Iraight Fox River Valley quette, making his FVL bow an artistic performance, held Harrison hit loss until the fifth Inning League success. and restricted the invaders to a The muscular total of three blows for the entire fellows who may have been evening. Along the way he set down 14 of them on strikes and off Snider's bat in the first nd i clarified events wa tl sev-i7h TTnu innings were all the IWK-jir thric. 2 "P'f0 KS'he rnty fris theCHdMym'tdUPhard-hSlmS ed hh llv oalls I Art with' "eastern Wisconsin WM ne of thr liehtPS, (ac. Junior Gilliam on third base torlua football, start and end the ball game, ac- this one Del Miller! At 2H0, Helluin is the heaviest counting for both runs.

The' ullt Green Bay's Leo I of the tackles, though Jnrry also nations were virtually the samelIltuel'linf! 'or the first time a candidate for middle guard, in both innings Gilliam sin- the loral meet, topped two otherjNext is Fleck at 200. Afflis, gling to lead off and Pee Wee 'Hl'a' favorites, Ronnie Lear and C'ifelli and Banner lug 245, while Reese sending him to third with Margaret Agile, and establishediHunter packs 240 but he's still singles a mark of 2:14 for the four-ycargrowing. The others scale from Actually, the Dodgers had no old Wesl Allis tloUl'r- 235 ,0 225- business scoring in the first. Gil-1 Uickey brought the Ileberllngj Ham bunted down the third basejin second both trips. In five In lackers are in the marline ahniit fiwirfi previous meets, the Green Bav a number of one, two Vw it's ponsiblo for this salutary develop in Poqurlte Valdes on Road to Title Go After TKO of Jackson were intro diiced on the field before the walked only four.

Warming to their task gradually, the home talent settled for a single run in the first inning, added two more in the third, then increased the tempo with three in the fourth. They went game. Two of Ihcm, Notre Dame tackle Art Hunter and teammate Neil Worden, will be making their National roothall League furnished the ball, was hit amidships by trotting son of Dusty Hanover11 three-bedroom debuts this autumn, Hunter with scoreless in the fifth but nettled by a Harrison tun in the sixth, matched that one in the bottom the Packers and Worden with thP phurninu ri( ip Ma ipws 1 hu iu i Hi one nei- who hadn't bothered to look up. i winning pertormance. JlaroKi; who piaces 10 i'hiiartolhlu hngles.

The the sixth, then closed out their Margaret Agile in louciij ers, all pro veterans, were Bon! production with a cluster of four OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK Fifth Press-Gazette Swimming Championships That put Gilliam on. Hnfii- nivt Hp till 1mO- thud each heat ahead of tnc I'acKcr ollice, Hemlock I one, now retired, tne I'acKers in the eighth. 4873. Tobin Rote, Fred Cone and Cliiy- H.S11S AH II I'O A ton Tonnemaker and Y. A.

Tit-lwaiman, 4 a it i py ground ball past Mathews'j hand, a roller so slow it! llu' surprise performer among stopped dead of its own accord lhe was Worthy Eton, an some lit feet out fin the outfield 1 added barter in the classified; lliiMkcr. lb 4 Seone Hadrichl Miners. It 3 Uanin Heuvei, 4 ifvass. Aaron enmine in Owned by. Parker', of, I 1 a it II Snares NEW Illrllikr, 2 illcrhrk, lb 4 Ver, rf i n-lli'iinnKcy I Itiiwcm, i'f 4 lllhrln, If 'i I will compete from: I'lsk Pool i Joannese Pool Joannes Swimming Pool August 24-25, 1954 Please enter me In the events checked below: dead run, had.

to- make a iaetjViolu, and driven by Frank throw to hold the speedy Gilliam I Taylor, the son of Eton paced on third. Then Snider mlle 2:13 and 2.14 25 to him with the first of his fly balls. edfi? Hob Milburn's Babe Dillard Aaron Plates Bmton in i nors were Mune Mac and Kil- Ihe Brayes had a number of larney Ki(1 jn the other troUinK 1 liali Iplr Ulltilir 'miglitf have been a routine double lilay but for a shrewd bluff en Fossum's uart. Harrison's Don Hen irk. who had singled home Harrison's lone run, was on first and Paul Bethke, who had walked, occupied seroud when it rame.

Junior Title Tolali 3 24 Kannrd fur Vartrr In 9th. ItAV All It II HO A EVENTS Midgets (11 and under) Intermediates 16) HUrk, rf 4 4 I 'Ifield, and Lesota's Counsel and couldn't cash until the Marilyn Klumb Wins; Jim Coffeen Loses Tim, )b VViiiinan. I but one Boys and Girls Boys and Girls Little Dusty in the second pac- Dick Yaegi-r lined to second K'nam, m-jii 4 uniau, tu a I'lTkcl, 1 Green Hay may be favored Hcjii nifiKicr, won In the sixth flight andisimom, da, arMi, I. mil, I'niurtlr, Mary Schmitz, also of Oneida, the 13th, tl I- start it and Johnny Logan sucri-i, assii ii trot ficed. Aaron then smacked a sol- l.ucy t'onu-i, i.

Miilrr, w. Ailii id sitiL'le to riuht and Bruton had ''-'H'. W. Illrkry, (ill 2 10 Mill, i(. 10 aim iJiuion nau A(1(, no trouble scoring to tie It up.

Kwinlc I.Mr, II I nrmlrr, (III 4 Meyer was removed for a'nVs'MnKif pinch-hitter in the top of (iiini-l, it.lririn Man. 1 ninth and Hughes took over. He! 3 il'ahrnt Kliiprr, K. hlllnl, Viola i held the Braves hitless in the; MrKinnry itii-, OhIvit, (amp. 4 last four innings to ain his Vrri-l llrhcrlinK (rllharh, Jim.

i fourth triumph against one 15 with a new feminine golf star in 4 the near future. This became a possibility when Shorewood's Seone Had-i rich defeated Karen Oleson of Wisconsin Rapids, 4 and 2, for i the junior championship In the iviiiiiiyii rvMiiiiu in vt-si iieuu Inula annexed llie Nfcw championship 'iijrriton 39 II IS 27 II (mil mil (loo 1 1112 .101 04x II in an abbreviated match with nv Janet Hoffmaster of Oshkosh. llrrrlrk, Trrr, rrkft, RpiiI- riihHiim i iniiaa ir i i- i Northeastern Wisconsin Women's ivum rwiunm wB o-up ine eno hll. V.ndrn I Golf Association tournament at holes when she and Miss iimvri, siark. THo-har hin (on.

i i' in i ruo 2. PiinMim. harnrd nina HarrU Will Get Chance in 1955; Nino Calms Hurricane in Second Bv JACK HANI) NEW YORK (Pi Nino Valdes rides the glory road toward a 1955 shot at heavyweight champion Rocky JVIarciano today Hurricane Tommy Jackson blow harmlessly out to sea. The lobby of Madison Square Garden told the story of last night's two-round TKO victory for the Cuban giant on the auto-t matic three knockdown rule.j Valdes ambled through a swarm of happy admirers, pausing to sign autographs and greet hand-1 shakers with a wide grin. Outside, in the pouring Jackson walked with head down, mumbling to himself.

His family trailed behind, trying to convince him to go back to the.hotel. Makes Stormy Scene "I won't fight nobody else until I fight him," Jackson had said in his dressing room. He made a stormy scene in the ring, tearing 1he referee's scorecard in two, before police ushered him to his dressing room. "He had nothing," said Valdes, through an interpreter. "He rlown fighter.

Everybody expect tis to go to body, we go to head in second round." About Mar-ciano? "I knock him out in four rounds." Harry Markson, managing director of the International Boxing Club, said "Valdes rates the next shot at Marciano after the rematch with Charles that we hope to run in September" Valdes, an 11-5 underdog, overwhelmed the listless Hurricane, who showed only one brief flash of the fiery newcomer who stopped Rex Layne, beat Clarence Henry and knocked out Dan Bucceroni in his exciting rise from prelim boy to No. 5 con-lender. Ruled No Knockdown In the first round, the Cuban thumped at Jackson's body with both hands. Shifting to the head when the jigging Jackson came out for the second, Valdes drove his man half through the ropes uMmmn u.iin.y tiuu prunes- 1 Hv II. I.rll on haxr dav.

ilhe second 18 holes in the ter- li.rrKun (irrni llav s. Hlnlm basra Another Green Bay miss, Heidi nlic heat. I- M'lliko. siark. Krnimrrticr.

sarri- feat. Killarnrv Kid, Kilmrr, Mamlnn 2 Burdette went the route for iMlirif M.il'. K. I llicit. Xlnla I the Braves and was charged i'h m.hi lansm.

1'ivinniiih 4 lr 10th defeat against seven rv Tnnv. Ilm-k. nrrrnlral wins, Gil Hodges, who got th.ee I of the nine Brooklyn hits, ran itanr iminrrt. Milhnrn. onrida 2 his major league caieer total to i i Nihble sur.

Hit ki-v. Kaiikiiina 4 an even 1.00(1 with the third, a Are hiimrr. u.i.v.n liner to left in the 11th. Prentice of Oneida Coif and Riding Club, won the first jun- r.fl,,IIMI. 1MV Mu ii ii mi niifnlir lii iinrail lii fiimiim In Trrr, Al MII.WAI KM, Ozaukee l-aftl ball.

llnhkr I. llano mi Country Club, Green Bay's Jim baiiti Vandrn iiruvri i. i'n. 50 Meter free style 100 Meter free style 50 Meter breast stroke 50 Meter back stroke 150 Meter Individual medley Diving (one meter board) Senior (17 and Older) and Women 50 Meter free style 150 Meter free style 50 Meter breast stroke 100 Meter breast stroke 50 Meter bark stroke 100 Meter bark stroke 150 Meter Individual medley Diving (one meter hoard 3 Meter board diving, Regular 25 Meter free style 215 Meter breast stroke 25 Meter back stroke Diving (one meter board Plunge for distance Junior (12, IS, 14) Boys and Girls 25 Meter free style 50 Meter free style 25 Meter breast stroke 25 Meter bark stroke Diving (one meter board) Plunge for dMance Novice ior handicap flight i Four o.h,'r Green Bay rcDre.iS"!f. V.1"! I'''.

iiriivH il, I'lioiii'iif iTwiid pitrhVt I no senlatives were vlrtoiions Men ill Mills, 3-1, In Vandrn llf.it rl the semi-finals of the senior A tw-l-nichl doublehearier is Mickey Mantle's cousin. Max. adult fliclit competition. Char- mi iinrn, mir t.is. mirntiaili division of the state se-.

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Chm CI'llllS llll lflJ lUIIlIll Willi I.IIIU HUIII a nLUI llll Ill iwnv uinnini, uinrnninu, mill nior tiiiirnanicnt. (0-7) and Jim Wilson (fi-fij Class Sooner State League, the first flight title, Helen Au- Carl Dietz. Hills, bcaC Milwaukee North 1 posing Bob Milliken (5-0) and Of course, the club is Billy Loes (4-3). team of the Yankees. farm gust, Oneida, triumphed in the 'V.

flight, Mae Pahlow, Hlfs Sr Vtest Bend, a six-story clubhouse this sea- up, to earn a berth opposite Ham son. Two high-speed clevatoti in the finals today. 'service all floors. Double -Header Tonight BRAVES DODGERS Direct From Milwaukee, 5:45 P.M. Open Entries for PG Swimming Meet By JOHN SCOVKI.L event which will bo held in the and over) with all swimmers Preparations tor the fifth Joannes paik pool Tuesday and tlassilied as either novice or annual Press-Gazette swim Wednesday, Aug.

24-25 may do! regular. A novice is defined championships began in earnest so by clipping the blank in to-jas a swimmer who has never today with the publication of the! night's paier and sending it to 'placed first, second or third in entry blank in tonight's paper. Press-Gazette or by applyingjdny event in an organized swim The annual aquatic champion-at the Joannes or Kisk Park meet. This means that all place ship is sponsored by the Press-(pools or the YMCA. winners in the novice division in Gazette in cooperation with the Events will be hold in fourjprevious meets are now classi-city recreation department and different age groups including.

fied as regulars. Swimmers may the YMCA. i midgets (11 years and a maximum of three Ambitious youngsters desiring1 juniors (12, 13 and 14); inter-'events including diving, to compete in the annual water! mediates (19-16) and seniors (17! Entries will be due at the Note: For purpose of the 1954 Press-Gazette Swimming Meet a novice Is a swimmer who has never won a place (first, second or third) In any event in an organized swim meet. Same Male Female Address Birth Date WJPG 1440 ON THE DIAL "Radio Service of The Press-Gaette" Pi ess-Gazette sports department, city pools or the 'Y' on or before noon Monday, Aug. 23.

No i entries will be incepted after the with a solid right. Although the WCC Meet Make-or-Break for West Shore Game Project timekeeper counted tour, Referee Al Berl ruled no knockdown, Another right sent Jackson to By JOHN' TO RIM'S BRAND NEW PLYMOUTH Manitowoc said he wanted to manuuine the area. nrcsiire in the Green bav ardi It looks as though the August make a personal survey of the Barkhauscn's generosity gives 0t duik hunting here the floor for an automatic-eight I meeting of the Wisconsin Con-area state an opixirtunity to ac is gravely threatened unless 4 fi' mu'servation Commission will be the! This he did last week by both 'quire considerable property at Anotner nurry ana a ouu rusn mw make-or-break one for a big flying over it and driving cost which woubt Awards will be given to.fir.vt. second and third place wirmtiv in each division, novice and tegular. Certificates will be presented to place winners in preliminary events and to fourth, fifth and sixth place contest- an avcrapt be.mo'c sancluaiy areas ran be cre- drove Jackson to his knees, lie was ud at one but the count Project in this areajthrou.

it by car with several quite reasonable. It is obvious a'ed for juddler ducks llfhii'K rtic lltf hirrttA fi r-rt 1 I rv Li 1 'fill kal' 1 1 1 ft t. If.n.l in K.t a i mi ii iiuj unii i i rv t. ti piuuiiu ui ivii iiuuiis, it iiiicii iiinu taint in tiirtv. alia pic went to the automatic again reported that he was qui fa- for about as many years as this not going down in the future A ri9 lili flmf in the finals.

An innnva- eight, OI I.I Iht- VfUr U'ill Vu thn cr.rll.1 vorably impressed. what with the expansion The third knockdown that end-i'riter huas treutin8 of hit: tvirni miiiii; wuuui iiitt' I iimi The Aug. 13 meeting will be.Green Bay and its suburbs. If situation. It is impractical to cre-trophies to be offered by Bill The proposal for a West Shore," aiarineue, wn.cn snouia iana is noi acquirea mere in tnei8, snm.tliary hy Grafrath, former Olympic diving ation Area to preserve aK've locl" PP'' cnaticeinear luiure, never win oe 8rP awhy frf)rr the al- champion, to the outstanding 'section of the fine mar along!" War at the meeting and quired.

nuntf.r jn performers in both 1he men and west shore of Green bay the project Th, mnr. r. 'other words you can't uo it on boys' and women and girls' divi- Brown County is on the agenda tlioieline of hav It moos. Details of the reouirements rt i aiiri" wiir linns lm I ri uill, dicusilll wic wesi situir mi meeting about the i. has to be done inland thniuah for winning the awards have The Mate will better Green it kC.

i lie rtaic vwn in.il i p. a us. i ji cuu unj win nmuunu ideal on the area than it can jet the flight of puddler'tchmg and control of water; not been worked out but an an-right now. Iducks through this whole in th'' marshes back from nouncement will tjc made by the I never get a before that august body. The idea that an area in the L.

Barkhausen nf funnel ine them down iav snoie. as uaiicnauscn mo ai.meet commiuee me near iu- iture. who experimented with the idealand the Fox river to such other iuamico. Once vou Bet more sanctuary ine fcast-west (Imsk and Jo- of a game sanctuary on the west 'waterfowl areas as Lake Win- areas more ducks will stay here annes) rivalry will be continued shore some 20 years ago and nebago, Poygan, Horicon, etc. s5f Ducks will not stay in an treaion their migration in the fall and again this year witn the fcast A Month then turned it into the Suamico Game Sanctuary, has offered his towns of Suamico and Howard should be designated as a combined public shooting grounds and refuge area and that the state should gradually acquire land there as it becomes available was advanced man years ago it was formally approved by the commission, and department unless they can rest and feed in there will be more shooting.

Iside swimmers hoping to retain property to the state for free if some safety. For diving cksi As to improving hunting con- possession oi ine tropny won last the state will acquire other prop-; the-broad expanses of Green for diving ducks, the As in 1953 meet, con-erty in the same general area are a sanctuary. But for puddlers. tore looks rather hopeless there. testans will compete for cither and demonstrate a real intent to which must feeJ in shallow wa- Most veteran hunters here ill the East or West side on the ASK US ABOUT THIS NEW PLAN CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH personnel were instructed to g0 ahead with the project.

ter the.e is only the Suamico. say that the one big thing which basis of residence. Only point seek options on parcels prop-j Tie nrtUary is 'ful sanctuary and the Bay Beach has rim ed diver shooting is the scored by bonafide residents of pr1' Refuse. It has an rttuge. outboard motor.

Motor boats the city will count toward the But when several options were nesting goose population and is: Mr. Barkhausen was mso In running all oer the hay during team award. Tho-e entering the acquired and were taken to the the haven of thousands of pud- town last week and in a brief the hunting sca-on puts the meet will be allowed to enler commission tor purchase, the dler ducks and geese every conversation expressed the same pirssuie on the (links so heavy only thiee events including the commission said it wanted to spring and fall on the migiation. opinion he had on sevtial occa- that ihey move "on more diving. The meter board diving -tu'iy the question further.

In It has hi. would ion before, that with the ire- peaceful si's like Lake Michi- event will be open 1o Intel -June Chairman Guido Rahr of make an ideal headquarters for mendous increase in rmnting gan. 'mediate and senior contestants. 1510 S. Broadway Dial HEmlock 5-7548 know what whr don't hive a Men's Day?".

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