Redlegs Power Surge in Doubleheader Sweep and Post Homers
Cincinnati’s Wally Post belts four homers in a three game stretch, driving the Redlegs to a big doubleheader win over Chicago as Stan Musial Chases records for the Cardinals. Cubs and Dodgers face injuries and schedule disruptions while Pirates spark late offense. Orioles and Senators split a twin bill with late drama in Baltimore.
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Cinnati
Cincinnati
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Post
Tony Lazzeri
Gus Zernial
Ralph Kiner
Birdie Tebbetts
Friend
Nelson King
Vern Law
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Billy Lees
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Dodger
Walter Alston
Jack Shepard
Pirates
Frank ‘Thomas
Law
Robinson
Roy Campanella
Brooks
Ramon Monzani
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Ring
del Ennis
Phillies
Giants
Twin Hill
Jack Meyer
George Wilson
Andy Seminick
Phils
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Boston
Tito Francona
Hal Smith
Billy Gardner
Orioles
Roy Siev
Jim Lemon
Senators
Sievers
Kari Olson
Washington
Dick Tettelbach
Miami Buries Ohio Netters
Miami Redski n shut out the Bobcat netmen, moving to 6 0 on the season while Ohio State and Purdue are named powers they’ve surpassed. Ohio’s Sophomore Jim Hartman led, with Ludlum Saggio and Hartman highlighted in losses as the Redskins dominated the meet.
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Ralph Cervantes
Chicago
College Baseball Scores and Tennis Tour Summary
Miami beat Kent State Western Reserve 742 with John Carroll 52 and Denison 70 while Cincinnati posted 57. Michigan State swept all eight tennis matches on its 1956 spring South tour.
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Western Reserve
John Carroll
Denison
U of Cincinnati
Michigan State
Wallace Wins Skeet Crown at Skyline Gun Club
Prof A M Wallace won the annual Spring Handicap skeet championship at Skyline Gun Club with a score of 5 80. H C Mus ser was runner up with a 52 x0. Twenty five members took part in the first competitive event of the year, followed by a stag night supper party.
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Skyline
Indians Face Bums After 3-Hit Defeat
Jersey City. Cleveland Indians plan a batting drill in an exhibition game against world champion Brooklyn Sal Maglie tonight. Value players Wertz and Hegan post strong averages while Score and Lemon split starts in Detroit series. Wertz leads AL with home runs as Indians seek offense.
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Tribe
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Indians
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Ill Tuttle
Tigers
Herb Score
Chicago
Bob Lemon
Wertz
al ‘Smith
Hal Naragon
Behhind
Jets Drop Buffalo On Two Hit Shutouts
The Columbus Jets, aided by Ray Herbert and Mike Kume, blanked Buffalo twice in a doubleheader, with Kume carrying a no hitter into the sixth before Phil Tompkinson broke it up. Only one Buffalo runner advanced to second as the Jets outdueled their division rivals 2-0 and 1-0.
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Kansas City Athletics
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Ray Herbert
Mike Kume
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Phil Tompkinson
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Toronto
Sixth Relay Crown Capped By Springfield
DELAWARE Ohio spring field won its sixth straight Class A crown while Xenia Woodrow Wilson piled up a record breaking 49 points to take the Class B championship Saturday in the Ohio Wesleyan University High School relays. Nine new records were written into the books. Class A results list Springfield first with 40 points followed by Cleveland John Adams 32 and Dayton Roosevelt 21. Class B shows Xenia Woodrow Wilson 49, Salem Oak Harbor 26, Richwood 20, Petersburg Springfield Local 18, and others, with multiple small scorers.
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Derby To Be Wide Open At Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Derby faces uncertainty as always on the Churchill Downs track with a $125,000 added race for three year olds. The field depends on Tuesday’s Derby trial at the hometown Peach Blossom Open and other events shaping fitness.
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Derby Fitness
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Uruguay
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Frost's Scott Frost to debut in 1956 Grand Circuit
Frost trains for a 1956 debut at Historic Track Kenyon New York during the Grand Circuit meeting July 24. Joe O'Brien reports the four year old son of Hoot Mon Mora is about two months behind schedule due to stud service in February and March at S A Camps Shafter California farm. He bred to 13 mares and is expected to start in the $10 000 Titan Trot on July 6 and race weekly through eight states including New York Massachusetts Delaware Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky and California.
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Infirm boxer Coley Wallace to be released soon
Coley Wallace of New York, former heavyweight contender, is due for release in a day or two from Massachusetts General Hospital after a moderately severe brain concussion suffered Saturday night in a tenth round knockout by Bob Woodall of Boston. Cleveland’s choice and Dartmouth tie into football and multi sport play. notes on young hockey star Reliveau and Maryland Laurel racecourse Ladies Day with free admission.
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New York
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Boston
Logan Triumphs Over Circleville to Open Track Year
Logan Highs Chieftains beat Circleville 51 to 41 in a dual meet at LHS field. Lynn Strait led in the 880 relay, Gene Morgan paced the mile, and Ted Adams anchored the mile relay with a fast finish. Coached by Al Scrivner and Harry Westfall, Logan posted multiple firsts and seconds, marking the first win in over 25 years.
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Three Baseball And Golf Schedules For Today
OU teams busy with three squads listed for today. Event notes include a match between Coach Bob Wren’s group and Club W. iL. Pet. GB Milwaukee and a series of city standings with teams from Brooklyn St. Louis Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago and St. Louis. Rain delays and postponed games affect the slate.
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Ohio University Teams Open Heavy Week with Multi Sport Slated
Ohio University squads begin a heavy schedule with baseball makeup games against Lockbourne and a doubleheader with Denison, golf vs Marietta, and a track meet featuring Bowling Green and Western Michigan. Ralph Nuzum leads OU pitching with 38 strikeouts in six games and a 2.11 ERA as the Bobcats eye strong results.
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Marall
Wren
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Landy trains in United States for world mile bid
Landy, Austria's world champion miler, arrived in the United States and began workouts for two races to break his 3:88 record. After a news conference he trained at the University of San Francisco. He will run the Special mile at the USC UCLA meet in Los Angeles and again at the Fresno Relays on May 12. Also notes Sharman, former Brooklyn Dodger outfielder, led the Boston Celtics in scoring last season with 43 points in 72 games.
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Sonn Landy
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National Basketball Assn
Age Beats Pitt Speedster in Penn Relays Highlight
Arnie Sowell of Pitt steadily improved through the Penn Relays and set nine meet records while not winning a single event. Lowell anchored three Pitt teams, running the distance medley leg in 2:58.7, the spring medley quarter in 1:54., and the mile split in 2:46.9 for Pitt. Villanova and Oxford dominated the carnival.
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Plains Whip Chauncey In Warm Up Sixty Innings
Plains whip Chauncey 7 to 0 as Plains pitchers held Sun Kings hitless through eight innings. McCombs doubled and J. Chauncey homered to pace the offense while Sharpe, Smith and Tinkham combined for 15 strikeouts. Five Chauncey errors aided the home team's win before rain halted play.
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Triple Crown feat recalled for 1948 Derby winner
The article notes that eight horses have won the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont Stakes and mentions Citating last achieving the triple crown as a three year old in 1948.
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Citating
Sharp shooter Ted Moorelang fires 40 bulls at WVU rifle event
Ted Moorelang of West Virginia University, a sophomore, fired 40 consecutive bulls eyes from the prone position, highlighting a strong performance by the university rifle team.
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West Virginia University
Sophom Nore
Weather keeps Braves shutout losses hit attendance
Milwaukee Braves director William S. Eberle warned that a weather driven streak of four rain soaked shutouts reduced estimated attendance and could cost the club two million in ad revenue for the season. The team faced the Cardinals after seven days of rain and idle days, with the next game postponed or canceled.
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Andine Uc
Milwaukee Braves
William S. Eberle
Littler Repeat Winner Dow Nets 1140 in 13th
Las Vegas Nev U S The 13th Littler Tournament concluders Dow Finsterwald Athens finished 13th with 295 to collect 1140 in prize money. Littler won the event with a 281 total nine under par and a strong tee to green game. Gene Littler earned 10000 from the purse of 38500 while Frankie Laine bought in to own shares totaling 895120 from a 182000 pool. Gardner Dickinson and others tied for positions with modest sums.
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Mid- Shampions
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Frankie Laine
Don Frankel
Los Angeles
Chauncey Needham
San Francisc
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Gardner Dickinson
Dick Mayer
Doug Ford
al Balding
Shelley Mayfield
Ted Kroll Dow Finsterwald
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Baseball leaders and pitching marks from the season race
A dense tally of batting and pitching leaders across the American and National leagues lists standout players by team and stat. Key figures include Mantle and Berra for New York, Wertz for Cleveland, and Musial for St. Louis, with pitching marks by Pierce, Wilson, and Roberts among others.
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Berra
Mantle
New York
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Chicago
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Baltimore
Wynn
Cleveland
Larsen
Bucks
Ford
Pascual
Washington
NBA Draft Set As Celtics Trade Ed McCauley To Hawks
New York reports the NBA holds its annual draft today while trading Ed McCauley from Boston to St. Louis for the Hawks first draft choice. The deal marks an unprecedented line in league history.
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New York
National Basketball Assn
Ed McCauley
St. Louis Hawks
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Hawks
Moore after Eighth Victory Boosts Title Bid
Archie Moore, the aging heavyweight champion, extended his win streak to eight with a victory and prepares for a non title bout against Tiger Gene Thompson in Tucson before a planned title defense versus Yolande Pompey in London.
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Tiger Gene Thompson
Tucson
Ariz
Yolande Pompey
London
Moore
Rocky Marciano
Sonny Ames
Edmonton
Archie
Five Foot Putt Wins Tourney for Amateur
Robbins of Memphis Tennessee captured the North and South amateur golf title with a 1 up victory over Hyndman after a decisive five-foot putt on the 36th hole. The 24 year old salesman had earlier missed several short putts but finally clinched the match in ru nehurst New York.
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Hillman Robbins
Bill Hyndman
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Memphis
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