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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1956
Page
8
Sunnyhill defeats Chauncey 11 to 4 to clinch the Hocking Valley Association first half crown. Sunnyhill's defending ex Sun Kings beat Chauncey Sunday at Chauncey to wrap up the contest.
Marlene Hagge of Asheville NC defeated Patty Berg of St Andrews NL 1st extra hole after a 291 tie in regulation to win the LPGA championship at Forest Lake Country Club. Berg missed from seven feet on the playoff hole as Hagge claimed the major title and $13 500.
The White Sox crushed Casey Stengel's defending champions 14 2 and 6 3 Sunday to sweep the four game set, narrowing the lead over the Yankees to one game. Milwaukee Braves extended their win streak to ten, while Cincinnati and St Louis won to climb in the standings amid a busy Sunday schedule.
American Association Sunday games saw Omaha 73 Louisville 35 and Charleston 4-10 Denver 2.1 St. Paul 10-2 Indianapolis 9 Minneapolis 3-5 with Wichita 19 Saturday results. IL standings list Montreal 42 26 618, Rochester 41 30 4130, and Miami Columbus Toronto Havana Richmond Buffalo. Sunday results include Rochester 85 Columbus 5-1 and Toronto 13 3 Miami 06 with other pairings noted. Big Boy Baker heavyweight note and Phillies Cardinals game details, Pirates win snapped skid with Pepper win and O'Brien scoring.
The flyweight title bout features Pascual Perez of Argentina defending against Oscar Suarez of Panama in Montevideo Uruguay marking the first world title fight there. Robert Cohen of France defends the bantamweight crown against Mario D Agata of Italy in Rome the first since 1933. Ludwig Lightburn returns in New York to face Jake Josato after a layoff and a recent loss.
Pleasant Home Furnishings beat Biggs Department Store 4 to 3 Sunday at Harmon Park. Skip Snead pitched for Furnishings against Burchy Newton of Biggs. Doug Rainey and Jim Duncan led Pleasant Home with two hits and the only RBI by Duncan on a long fly. Roddy Flowers added three hits for Biggs. Newton struck out six.
Oklahoma City golfer Coe won the Trans-Mississippi Championship at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, finishing 11 and 9 over Ronnie Wenzler of Memphis. This marked Coe’s fourth Trans-Miss title, following wins in 1947 1949 and 1952, and came after a solid 34 holes with par first 18 and three under on the back nine.
Russell scored a point a minute in limited duty as San Francisco Dons routed Caracas Central University 91 to 48 in an exhibition game. Don Heinrich, former Washington QB, added seven points and two touchdowns in a jumbled report with multiple players and teams named.
In Gallipolis the Babe Ruth Redlegs pushed the Giants toward a scramble for third as the top teams clashed. The Little League Yankees tied the Senators 1 to 1 in four innings after a late surge by the Yanks chasing Bob Scott. Dickie Smith shut down the Senators on one run while Tommy Kean allowed four Giants hits and 11 strikeouts. The Dodgers erased a 1 0 Giant edge in the third with four runs and won their 9th straight, leaving the Giants in second place behind the Cardinals. Paul Evans took the loss for the Giants, fanning 10 with six walks.
Fragment shows matchups: Dr. Lous at New YORKey Milwaukee at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Details incomplete and unclear due to OCR errors.
Mitchell and Parfitt won Sundays Partnership Medal Play Handicap at Athens Country Club with 140. Par for 18 is 144. Norm Dean and Jim Cumley 142 finished second. Snyder and Rosenberg 143. Evans and Begg 144. Dupler and Wolfe 145. Snyder 87 and Parfitt 85 led low gross. low net were Schleicher and Steppe. Clifford and Merchant tied 36.
Ben Hogan and Peter Thomson sparked a players’ duel for the Canada Cup individual championship at Wentworth Club. Hogan, 43, and Thomson, 26, led after opening rounds with 68s as fans packed the course while Hogan’s spectacular play fueled strong team momentum with Norman Von Nida.
Dick Mayer of St. Petersburg Florida edged Bud Holscher of Apple Valley California in a 74th hole playoff to win the Philadelphia Daily News Open after a 72 hole event. Don Fisterwald of Athens posted 277 to tie for seventh and earn 485 dollars.
Detroit faces a worsening eight game AL losing streak under manager Harris as president Walter Briggs Jr weighs changes amid a muddled ownership situation. Tigers have dropped seven and eight consecutive games, slipping from first division to sixth. buyers circle sale bids by July.
A field of 246 from 67 universities began a week long chase for the 59th National Intercollegiate Golf Championship at Ohio State. Joe Campbell of Purdue and LSU seek team title defense as 64 advance to match play after the 36 hole qualifier. The West defends Best Ball title with SMU and UCLA posting top rounds 66 as OSU hosts a stern test on the par 72 course.
Detroit reports Duke Harris outpoints Ramon Fuentes in a 148 percent bout, Los Angeles hosts Fred Galiana as Duilio Loi delivers a 136 percent stoppage, and Mexico City sees Ricardo Moreno KO Frankie Campos in a 122 percent win.
Kalamazoo Michigan reports the NCAA tennis championship opens with 59 players entered as 28 colleges compete for singles doubles and team titles. Tulane defends the singles crown and Southern California goes for doubles and the team title amid strong favorite status. Action runs from today through June 20.
Ed Bailey, a former minor leaguer from Strawberry Plains Tennessee, belted three homers in the Cincinnati Reds 10 6 win over Brooklyn. Tebbetts credits swing shortening for Bailey's breakout season as he climbs to 13 homers overall and upstages Smoky Burgess at catcher.
Jack Nickles of Oak Will won the 25 lap feature race at Clabybanks Sunday ahead of Kenny King of Pomeroy and Francis Benedum of Tuppers Plains. Leo Saunders posted the fastest time, Eugene Sidd ers from Pomeroy suffered a rollover and a broken arm. Four cars entered for the first time with Marshall Miller placing twice in the money. Other entrants included Virgil Lee of Pomeroy Benedum and Lewis and Alberts from Glouser.
Satchel Paige aged around 49 to 50 showed veteran versatility for the Miami Marlins in a relief turn against Toronto. He entered in the first inning of the second game with two outs, bases loaded, and the Leafs up 3-0, shutting down their offense as Miami won 6-3. The opener saw Toronto crushed 18-0 as Miami pitchers split a lopsided twin bill.
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