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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1956

Page

3

Suggs Leads Western Open After Record-Setting Round

Louise Suggs, 32, of Sea Island Ga, shot 38 34 72 a new Wakonda Club course record for the Women's Western Open opening round at Des Moines. Patty Berg posted 75 and Ann Casey Johnstone led Iowa entrants with 79 as the field trims to low scorers.

Des Moines Louise Suggs Sea Island Wakoda Miss Suggs Wakonda Patty Berg Ann Casey Johnstone Mason City Iowa Andy Cohn Waterloo Lucile Robinson Mann Omaha Corky Nydle Ottumwa Lois Penn Phyllis Otto Germain Atlantic

Burgess Delivers Three-Run Homer as Redlegs Top Pirates

Smoky Burgess belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning to cap a rally and lift the Cincinnati Redlegs to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was Burgess's fifth homer of the season and the 100th for the Redlegs, who remain close to the NL lead. The win, after a three-game sweep, pulled Cincinnati into a potential first-place tie with Milwaukee as Giants beat Brooklyn 6-3. Harvey Kuenn homered twice to lead Detroit past Kansas City 4-0 in the only American League game.

Associated Press Cincinnati Redlegs Redlegs Smoky Burgess Pittsburgh Pirates Smoky Ed Bailey New York Giants Pirates Milwaukee Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Detroit Harvey Kuenn Kansas City

Manager Rumors Hit Tigers and Giants Bench Seats

Rumors name Bucky Harris of the Tigers and Bill Rigney of the Giants as under pressure as their teams struggle. Reports suggest Billy Hitchcock could take the Bengal post and Eddie Stankey might join the Giants as bench coach.

Bucky Harris Tigers Bill Rigney Giants Billy Hitchcock Tiger Bengal Eddie Stankey Minneapolis

Baseball Leaders Protest Fans All Star Selections

Chicago leaders voice dissatisfaction with fan voting for All Star starters. Will Harridge P K Wrigley and Charles Comiskey criticize poll methods and prefer manager selections to ensure the best players play. Final tallies show notable named stars missing from the starting lineup.

Chicago Will Harridge P. K. Wrigley Chicago Cubs Charles Comiskey Chicago White Sox Ernie Banks Cubs Harridge Ford Frick Wrigley

Five Redlegs In National Lineup For All-Star Game

Cincinnati fills five starting positions in the National League lineup for the July 10 All-Star Game in Washington. Ted Kluszewski Ray Jablonski and Wally Post were runners up to Redlegs for first base third base and right field while Johnny Temple Roy McMillan Frank Robinson Gus Bell and Ed Bailey won starting jobs. Mickey Mantle polled the most votes overall with 206 521, Yogi Berra second with 191 146.

New York Cincinnati Washington Dale Long Pittsburgh Ken Boyer St.Louis Stan Musial Ted Kluszewski Ray Jablonski Wally Post Johnny Temple Roy McMillan Cincy Frank Robinson Gus Bell Ed Bailey Mantle Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Babe Ruth Yous Berra

Crank Threatens Bomb At Pirates Park in Pittsburgh

A crank warned of incendiary bombs at Forbes Field home of the Pirates and at two theaters and stores in Pittsburgh. Police searched before the Pirates vs Redlegs game but found no device. 9915 fans attended and were largely unaware of the threat.

Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Cincinnati Redlegs

Elks Move On With 4 1 Victory Over Marne In Tourney

Atlantic Elks Midgets beat Marne 4 to 1 to reach the Extra Midget tournament semifinals. They will face Jacksonville after Jacksonville beat Audubon 9 to 3 tonight at 8. Carroll Kuemper will face defending champion Walnut in the other semifinal at 6:30 with finals Sunday at 8. Turnure opened the scoring, McCoy and Blake contributed later hits, and McGovern added two runs for Atlantic.

Atlantic Elks McCoy Blake Key McGovern Maine Bailey Oakes Walnut Extra Carroll Kuemper Bridgewater Carroll Wyllie Weiderholt Atlantic Carl Hensley Bornholdt Marne ABRH

Linden Puts Skids On Atlantic With 19-2 Victory

Linden led 1-0 after two innings then plated nine in the third and eight in the fourth to rout the Atlantic Merchants 19-3 in seven innings. Linden out hit Atlantic 15 to 4 as Downs drove 3 for 4 and Zahn earned the win on the mound. The Merchants travel to Oakland tonight and resume Nodaway Valley play July 8 at Massena.

Linden Atlantic Merchants Atlantic Kinen King

All-Star Lineup Named for Washington All-Star Game

National and American League starters chosen by fan votes for the 23rd All-Star game at Washington on July 10. Batting averages and home run totals listed through June 27 with managers to name pitchers later.

New York Washington Dale Long Pittsburgh Johnny Temple Cinci Ken Boyer St. Louis Roy McMillan Cincci Frank Robinson Gus Bell Stan Musial St. Louis Rf Ed Bailey Mickey Vernon Boston Nellie Fox Chicago George Kell Baltimore Harvey Kuenn Detroit Ted Williams Bustoun If Mickey Muanatle N.Y. Ef al Kaline Yogi Berra N.Y. Cf

Bahama Debuts as Main Event Against Gil Turner at MSG

Yama Bahama of Bimini makes his first Madison Square Garden main event bid against veteran Gil Turner in a middleweight bout. Bahama rides a 22 fight unbeaten streak after recent win over Hardy Smallwood in Syracuse. Turner, known to NBC audiences, has been a TV staple since 1950 and will fight at 8 p.m. CST.

New York Madison Square Garden Yama Bahama Bimini Bahama Islands Gil Turner Bahama Hardy Smallwood Syracuse N. Y Turner Network Radio and Television NBC Philadelphia

Big Ten Officials Attend Two-Day Summer Basketball Clinic

Iowa athletic director Paul Brechler among 36 Big Ten officials and coaches at a two day summer clinic in Chicago. All conference coaches attend except Minnesota’s Ozzie Cowles and Illinois’ Harry Combes.

Chicago Iowa Paul Brechler Ozzie Cowles Minnesota Harry Combes Illinois

Atlantic News-Telegraph Sets Advance Orders for Topics

The Atlantic News-Telegraph urges readers to place advance orders for diverse topics. Editors plan to expand coverage by pre ordering stories, features, and analyses to meet reader interest and ensure timely publication.

Atlantic News-Telegraph

FREAK SINGLE HELPS OMAHA WIN 2-0

Omaha blanked Wichita 2-0 as a fortunate pop fly infield mix up produced the decisive runs. The Senators edged St Paul 6-5 while Denver pounded Indianapolis 13-2 and Louisville defeated Minneapolis 5-3.

Denver Indianapolis Omaha Wichita Louisville Minneapolis Gordon

Jones Dominates Wichita With Four-Hit pitching

Jones fires a four hit game leading the mound win over Wichita. The performance secures the triumph as the News Telegraph runs want ads for readers to place notices and celebrate the victory.

Jones Wichita News-Telegraph

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