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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
3
Brooklyn notes Alvin Dark’s impact with St Louis after a brief stint, sparking three Cardinal wins. Dark, 33, collected three hits and scored twice in a 6-0 win over the Dodgers, boosting a .455 average in 22 at bats since joining from the Giants. teammates praise his team play and leadership.
Iowa City coach Bucky O Connor welcomes West Rockford High School stars Nolden Gentry six seven forward Don Slaughter and Bob Washington to Iowa this fall. Gentry says he has offers from fifty schools. O Connor says Gentry could become an outstanding pro prospect for Iowa.
Waterloo’s Jack Rule leads Iowa entrants in the National Junior Chamber of Commerce Junior Golf tournament at Fargo North Dakota August 2025. He shot 69 in qualifying and 70 in the first 36 holes for a 205 11 under. others qualifying include Schumann Norman Spirit Lake and Frank James Grinnell.
Indians rally behind Joe Aguirre eight hit shutout as they snap a six game skid with a 9–0 win over Minneapolis in the nightcap of a Salute to the Indians doubleheader after a 6–1 opener. A 4,648 crowd attended in Indianapolis.
Walnut, last year’s Extra midget champion, faces 15 teams in the tourney opening Sunday. In prior finals Walnut beat Atlantic 14 to 0 while Carroll topped Extra 9 to 6 for consolation. First-round games Sunday include Carroll Kgumper vs Casey and Harlan vs Bridgewater.
National League standings show St Louis leading with a .564 mark and Cincinnati at .564. Milwaukee and Brooklyn follow. Tuesday results include St Louis over Brooklyn 6 0 and New York shutout Chicago 2 0. American League results feature New York and Chicago wins with Boston and Cleveland losses.
In Bergen Norway Gordon Pirie defeated Vladimir Kuts in a rain soaked race to set a new 5 000 meter world record with 13 minutes 36.8 seconds. Kuts also beat the old mark by one second while Sandor Tharos held the previous record at 13 40.6.
New York profile of Henry Laskau a shy office worker and leading U.S. walking champion who aims for Olympic glory. He explains two prior disqualifications in 1948 and 1952 and contrasts American and Olympic walking rules while intent on finishing this year.
Detroit hopeful Johnny Summerlin, 24, seeks a 13th straight win against Chicago challenger Bob Satterfield in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium. Summerlin a favorite at 8-5 with No 6 Ring ranking and a potential shot at Bob Baker. Satterfield 32, 40 21 4, known as a spoiler. ABC telecasts at 8 p m CST.
In Phoenix Arizona Ezzard Charles stopped Bob Albright in the seventh round. The event also featured Willie Pep beating Russ Tague on points in Hartford Connecticut. The Dallas and Davenport bouts were listed but details are unclear from the fragment.
Columbus Ohio star Robin Freeman says Friday he will learn if stitches removal after a chopping accident at his Cincinnati home will affect his basketball play. The former Ohio State standout, who had professional bids, lost portions of two fingers on his left hand up to the second knuckle.
Roy Sievers homered twice and added a single with five RBIs as the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 10-5. Murry Dickson and the St. Louis Cardinals shutout the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-0, allowing only three hits.
St Louis pitcher Murty Dickson blanked Brooklyn 6-0 to pull the Cardinals within three games of first. Stan Musial and Bobby Morgan homered for St Louis as Philadelphia and Milwaukee won, while Chicago and New York split results in the pennant chase.
In a tense game, the Tribe gains a 7-2 edge after six consecutive tallies while Motorists fail to heed a stop sign sequence. Officials warn that stopping is mandatory and safety remains the top priority.
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