War Admiral’s Triple Classic Racing Laurels
War Admiral captured major stakes with victories in the Richard Johnson in 1936 the Washington Handicap and the Chesapeake in 1937 marking a noted era in American horse racing history.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1956
Page
9
War Admiral captured major stakes with victories in the Richard Johnson in 1936 the Washington Handicap and the Chesapeake in 1937 marking a noted era in American horse racing history.
Dalton Bandit owned and handled by John Bird of Minneapolis won the Derby at the Austin Retriever Club Dog Trials. Cindie of Salomonsen won Open All Age. My Flicka, Cork of Oakwood Lane, Jolly Too placed in order. Qualifying and Puppy stakes winners named with merit certificates awarded. Cork of Oakwood Lane, 1955 national retriever champion, finished third in Open All Age.
A Houston player Sam Giammalva, 21, unseeded in Wimbledon, opens against Eduardo Argon of Uruguay as American hopefuls contend with top seeds Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall. The event starts amid expectations of Australian dominance and fresh U.S. chances.
Bob Pettit, top scorer for the 1955-56 NBA season, also led the league with 1,164 rebounds, surpassing Harry Gallatin’s 1,098 from two seasons earlier with the New York Knickerbockers.
The final United States Olympic trials move to Los Angeles with 17 events heating up as 15 entrants per event vie for three spots on the team. Bakersfield AAU meets produced nine AAU records and multiple NCAA and Armed Forces marks ahead of the upcoming trials.
Daniel Towler known as Deacon Dan, the 228 pound Los Angeles Rams fullback, announces retirement from football to become a Methodist minister. He will preach at the Lincoln Avenue church in Pasadena starting July 8, citing the workload of both careers as impossible to sustain. He emphasizes a desire to contribute to interracial relations and rejects serving in an all Negro church.
During the NBA campaign the Boston Celtics broke their own record with 2 745 field goals made on 6 913 attempts marking a historic scoring efficiency for the team.
Oak Ridge golf pro Monte Sanders leads the Minnesota State Open after breaking par Sunday at Golden Valley. Sanders shot 75 72 for a 147 total, one stroke ahead of seven rivals including Amateurs Al Clasen Bill Wargan Ade Simonsen and John Olsen and pros Ray Hill Bobby Reith and Pat Sawyer.
Satchel Paige, aging star noted for relief work, started for the Miami Marlins in the second game against Toronto with two outs and the bases loaded while the Leafs led 3-0. He shut down Toronto by allowing six scattered hits over seven innings without a walk as Miami rallied to a 6-3 victory after being blanked 13-0 in the opener.
Perez of Argentina defends the flyweight crown against Oscar Suarez in Montevideo Uruguay in a first title match in that city. Cohen of France bets his bantamweight title against Mario D Agata in Rome in the first championship bout there since 1933. Ludwig Lightburn returns to action tonight at St Nicholas Arena in New York against Jake Josato after a loss on March 28.
Carmelo Costa the Brooklyn featherweight leaves New York for a spread to box Chestnut of New York on the Wednesday TV series at Washington. It is Costa's first bout outside New York City and he carries a six bout streak though he fought only once this year. Yama Bahama from Bimini arrives for a 10 round TV clash with Gil Turner at Madison Square Garden Friday night.
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