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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1956
Page
10
The article reports on multiple baseball results with Milwaukee and Brooklyn Dodgers winning, Reds fading, and pennant races shaping up. It covers NL and AL standings, key games, home runs, and player feats, plus minor league results and a bowling event in Bowling Green.
Kathy Cornelius of Lakeland Fla shoots a 73 at Northland Country Club, opening round lead in the Women s National Open. Marlene Bauer Hagge and Beverly Hanson one stroke back at 74, with Mary Lena Faulk and amateur Barbara McIntyre two behind. Cornelius makes three late birdies to secure the top spot amid a crowded field.
Cuyahoga Falls Ohio hosts the national AAU swimming meet for men this weekend in a long standing pool. Nearly 300 entrants compete from Friday to Sunday as Olympic trials loom. Notables include George Breen in longer freestyle, Robin Moore of Stanford, and Bill Wooster of Honolulu in sprint events.
Lexington report notes state Racing Commission approval for Northern Kentucky’s new five million dollar track, 12 miles from downtown Cincinnati. Kentucky Jockey Club given outline that a 1957 racing license hinges on meeting technical conditions to be addressed in days ahead. Matt Winn Williamson of Louisville heads the club confirming the plan and timeline.
Philadelphia star Robin Roberts, the high paid ace who has won 20 or more games in six straight years, is having his roughest season since 1948. Through 1956 he shows 10 wins and 11 losses with a 4.34 ERA, having been knocked out seven times. The Cardinals crushed him for seven runs on nine hits including a homer, as doubts grow about reaching the 20 win mark again.
New York featherweight Ana huac from Mexico carries a 15 fight unbeaten streak into a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden against Miguel Berrios of Puerto Rico. Anahuac is listed as a 21 to 1 underdog while Berrios seeks a solid outing after a recent close loss to Cherif Hamia. The fight headlines Friday night TV and radio coverage with a 9 p.m. EST start.
Walter Hensley pitched his second perfect game in a doubleheader for Malleable Iron Co. as his team beat Jones-McNeill 2 to 0. Chris Greenlee faced the loser’s lineup for Sun Overland Street Bowling Center in the opener, with Danny Boardman driving in the decisive runs and Dick Bass adding a hit.
Inglewood Calif 1956 final day of Hollywood Park meet saw Swaps with Willie Shoemaker win the $110 500 Sunset Handicap earning $64 000 and set a new world mark 2 3815 for a mile and five eighths surpassing Ace Admiral 1949 time. Izaak Walton League trap shooters plan a ham and grocery shoot August 12 at League Farm with an 8 am Sunday meeting.
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