Indians and Browns eras collide in scattered notes and clashes
A chaotic recap blends pro and college football notes from 1956. It mentions the tallest Browns rookie and a debate about Young and Hendricks, while detailing Andersons season opener at Richmond with injuries, quarterback questions, and a MARC racing night at Mount Lawn Speedway featuring drivers from Indiana and Kentucky.
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Cleveland Browns
Anderson Indians
Young
Aries
Michigan
Brave
Rate
Claude
Buddy Young
Baltimore
Hendricks Young
Ales
Anderson
Maansipe Nat Sobadon
Monnie Alexa
Ronnie McNabmey
Red Devils
Phil Sullivan
John Hensler
Anderson/sphomores
Indians
Richmond
New Castle
Mike Hoke
Midwest
Bill Satterfield
MARC
Lawn Speedway
Jim Carter
Harold
Dutch) Hurst
Shelbyville
Strongi
Indiana
Carterstate Model
Quick
Ron “Ch Page
Yee Eace
Bud Crothers
Indianapolis
Ford
Jess Plum
Mer
Carter
Jine
Pete Russo
Bobby Hunt
Dick Young
Roy Atkinson
Don Patterson
India
Atkinson
Keith Hamilton
Lucius Teague
Kentucky
Indiana Pilots
Larry Dodd
Jerry Hale
Gary Lee
Aed McClain
Jim
Stringer
Jerry Coon
Southern Methodist
UCLA
SMU
Thomson’s $100 Throw Saves Braves in Philly
Bobby Thomson made a $100 throw from deep left to nail Willie Jones at the plate in the bottom of the 10th, fueling a 3-2 Braves win in game one of a doubleheader. The veteran outfielder’s early miscue a day earlier led manager Fred Haney to fine him $100 for a baserunning error.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Thomson
Milwaukee Braves
Thomson
Willie Jones
Braves
Therasset
Lapel Bulldogs Dominate Summitville In Lopsided Win
Lapel Bulldogs crushed Summitville 7 to 0 on the Lapel diamond. Miller pitched seven innings with four hits allowed, Howell caught, and Vetor took the loss for Summitville. Umpires Prest and Clute. Rams favored to beat 49ers in Memorial Coliseum preseason game after 69-21 win over Chicago Cards.
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Lapel Bulldogs
Summitville Goblins
Miller
Howell
Veter
Summitvide
Vetor
E. Waller
Prest
Clute
RAMS
LOS Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Cards
San Francisco 49Ers
Memorial Coloiseum
Cincinnati Redlegs
Ravens Coach Announces Preseason Football Clinic
Ravens coach Macholtz plans the first pre-season grid clinic for fans with 2M roster men, detailing offensive and defensive tactics, signals, and what happens in huddles. Scrimmage follows, some players rotated, as the eight game schedule nears and a mix of veterans, lettermen, and freshmen report.
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Jim Macheltz
Earlham
Haven
Macholtz
Anderson
Raven
Machattz
Sollar
Roger Allen
New Bethlehem
Bob Hepler
Letterman
Araing
Jont
Ralph Renbarger
Renbarger
Cagers
Garton Moffitt
Carlisle
San Francisco
Calif
Bob Stone
Nitro
W. Va
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Thompson
Brooklyn
Haney
Summitville
America
Kessler
Lius Kessler Company
Lawrenceburg
Mt. Lown
Jaaratt
Ty Goodsyear
Sana Us
Goodyear
Jackson
Goodfyear Service Store
Goodyear Tires
Ravens
Smang
Maeholtz
E. St
St.field
Indiana State Teachers College
New
Defiance
Manchester
Taylor
Indiana Central
Franklin
State
Ing Sycamores
Terre Haute
Defiance of
Ohio
Hanover
COLTS
Nyers
Baltimore, Md
Baltimore Colts
Dick Nyers
Michigan State
Karl Schlademan
Spartans
Buick
ECK Heckoman Buick, Inc
John Wimer
Alesroom
Jackson St
So. F St
Elwood