Weightlifters Find Russians Most Friendly
An American weightlifting team left Moscow for Copenhagen after a friendliest tour with Russians in Moscow and Leningrad. The squad praised by crowds, with Paul Anderson and Robert Hoffman remarking on the warm reception. Russians claimed 11 9 in both meets, Hoffman contended the score.
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Robert Hoffman
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Leningrad
U.S
Paul Anderson
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Metropol Mote
Hofman
220 College Golfers Seek 64 NCAA Berths
About 220 top college golfers began two days of medal play to settle the team championship and fill 64 individual match play berths in the NCAA tournament. The field includes defending champion Hillman Robbins of Memphis State and the four members of last year's SMU team. Team scores determine the team champion, with individual match play starting Wednesday and concluding with 36 hole finals Saturday.
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Hillman Robbins
Memphis State
Southern Methodist
Wheeler Sets 880 Time in All-Army Track Meet
Ted Wheeler, former University of Iowa sprinter, won the 880-yard run in 1 50.3 at the All-Army track and field meet in Manhattan Kansas.
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Kan
Ted Wheeler
University of Iowa
Trans Crown for Jackson Defends Trans Mississippi Title
Des Moines reporters note Jimmy Jackson, the defending Trans Mississippi champion and Walker Cup star, beat Rex Baxter Jr of Amarillo 2 and 1 to retain the title. Baxter had trailed 4 holes after morning 18 but closed to within one, while Jackson’s 69 halted a late threat with crucial short putts failing for Baxter. Jackson to play the Western Amateur in Rockford starting July 18.
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Jimmy Jackson
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Rex Baxter
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Baxter
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Jaycee selects Fargo for 1956 junior golf finals
Fargo North Dakota chosen by US Junior Chamber executive committee to host the 1956 international junior golf tournament finals at Fargo Country Club in August. The event features top 200 juniors from across the nation with about 30 000 entries overall and about 25000 in college scholarships.
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Louise Suggs Wins Round Robin Golf With 44 Point Lead
Louise Suggs of Atlanta won the Round Robin golf tournament in Grossinger New York finishing with a total of plus 44 points. The event featured top players from the region competing for the title and prize.
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Louise Suggs
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Twin Victory Moves Braves on Top Again
The Eau Claire Braves moved to the top of the Northern League after sweeping Grand Forks Chiefs 6-1 and 16-8. Key moments included Virgil Teiken's grand slam, a four-run eighth inning, and strong pitching by Bobby Botz. Fargo-Moorhead fell 4-1 to Superior, tightening the standings.
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Wayne Sperry
Fargo- Moorhead
Sperry
Tom Trossen
Pedro Arroyo
Earl Gearhart
Duluth
Aberdeen
Gearhart
Art Kay
Kay
Bruce Benson
Waltham and Ramsey Win League Contests
Waltham defeated Brownsdale 11 to 10 in ten innings, while Lansing edged Ramsey 6 to 5 in a Sunday Cedar Valley League baseball doubleheader. The Lansing Ramsey game was played under protest.
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Track Stars Snap Records in NCAA Meet
In Los Angeles a flood of NCAA records fell as collegians poised to lift the U S track team to Olympic glory. Jim Kelly of Minnesota predicted the greatest team ever while noting five NCAA records and one tie. USC won the NCAA with 42 points, followed by UCLA 34 Kansas 30 Oregon 29 Northwestern 20 and Manhattan Villanova 18 each.
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Villanova
Cornell Crew Poised To Challenge Navy For Olympic Berth
Cornell's sophomore rowing team appears strong for the 1956 Olympic selection as Navy's 1952-34 eight, Olympic champions, plans to return intact next February. Cornell upset Navy in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association final on Onondaga Lake, finishing 2 lengths behind the course record set by Navy in 1952, with Penn and Washington behind.
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N. Y
Cornell
Navy
Rusty Callow
Onondaga Lake
Penn
Washington
Merchants Drop 1-0 Exhibition Loss to Iowans
Mason City based Merchants of the Aus tin City League fell 1-0 to Buds Used Cars of Mason City in a 12 inning exhibition. A bottom 12th inning homer gave the Iowans the win. Kelly and Carey pitched for the Merchants with two hits allowed each. Kelly left after twisting his knee on the bases. The Merchants had two hits.
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Merchant
Bud
Iowans
Kelly
Carey
Merchants
Western League shakeup as Wichita dropped two games
Wichita fell 13-1 and 9-0 to tighten the Western League race. Lincoln and Colorado Springs swept, while Pueblo also took both ends. Sky Sox beat Sioux City 4-3 and 3-2 as Wichita's lead narrowed to two games. Dodgers edged Des Moines 2-1 in eight innings and 7-3 in the nightcap. Indians limited Wichita to six hits in the opener and five in the second.
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Dick Hall
Baseball Scores From The Minor Leagues Tonight
Pacific Coast League results include San Diego 7 Oakland 3 and Los Angeles 9 Portland 5. International League action sees Toronto 6 Syracuse 1 and Montreal 7 Rochester 5. Southern Association notes Nashville 7 Little Rock 3 and New Orleans 4 Birmingham 1. Texas League tally shows Beaumont 4 Dallas 2 and San Antonio 9 Shreveport 6.
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Snider Tops NL Centerfielders In All Star Poll
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers surged into first place among National League centerfielders in the All Star polling. Willie Mays dropped to third as Richie Ashburn moved up, while Roy Campanella led voting with 79,204 and Al Kaline topped the American League with 76,133. Yogi Berra is second in the AL with 75,693. Voting sets the Milwaukee July 12 starting lineups.
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Chicago Sox Sign Two Collegiate Stars From MSU and Oregon
The Chicago White Sox signed pitcher Dick Idzkowski of Michigan State and catcher D Neal Marlett of the University of Oregon for minor league affiliates. Idzkowski, 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten, was sent to Colorado Springs in the Western League. Marlett will play for Superior in the Northern League.
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Chicago White Sox
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Superior
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North Dakota hurler Marvin Gums signs with Fargo Moorhead
Streeter pitcher Marvin Gums, 6 1 right hander, tops North Dakota high school stars and signs with the Fargo Moorhead Twins of the Class C Northern League. He led Streeter to the state title and previously starred for the Jamestown American Junior Legion team that won the state crown and played regionally in Bismarck.
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Fargo-Moorhead Twins
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Jamestown American Junior Legion
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Fargo - Moorhead
Cleveland
Dallas Boy Scout 14 Receives Heroism Award
Robert Webster, a 14 year old Dallas Boy Scout, was honored with a heroism award by the National Court of Honor for saving his 16 year old sister from deep water last summer at Lake Whitney in central Texas during a ceremony at West Shore Presbyterian Church in Dallas.
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Robert Webster
National Court of Honor of the Scouts
West Shore Presbyterian Church
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Lake Whitney
Texas
College Champ Chicago Defeats Berridge 5 and 4
Jackie Yates led Redlands to the Women's Intercollegiate golf title by beating Sophie Newcombe College opponent Berridge Long from Sophie Newcombe College New Orleans five and four.
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Jackie Yates
Redlands
Calif
Berridge Long
Sophie Newcombe
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Track Opens Chicago Circuit as Arlington Park Meet Begins
Arlington Park launches a 36 day meeting in Chicago with 15 stake races totaling 605000 dollars in added money.
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Arlington Park
Bill Introduced in House Aims at Equal Pay for Women
Rep Edith Green introduces a bipartisan equal pay for equal work bill in the House. She cites 18 percent of women in the labor force who support families and deserve equal rights, with hearings planned before adjournment. She notes women in Congress receive the same salary as men.
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Edith Green
D-Ore
House
Congress
National Committee For Equal Pay
American Assn. of
University Women
Rep. Green
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Tobacco crop loss in United States hits 396 million pounds
Annual tobacco losses nationwide reach 396 million pounds with figures reflecting the scale of crop damage and impact on farmers, as measured by agricultural reports.
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Mountain Lake Couple Die Separated by Hospital Admission
In Fairmont Minnesota a Mountain Lake woman Mrs Henry Warkentin 46 died in a Fairmont hospital without learning her husband had been admitted about two hours earlier. He 53 was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Mountain Lake where he worked as a school janitor.
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Mountain Lake
Henry Warkentin
Fairmont
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