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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
10
Five Cincinnati Redlegs win starting berths as the NL votes turn toward Cincinnati players. Mantle leads overall with 206 524 votes while Yogi Berra trails with 191 146. Final totals announced by Ford Frick follow fan polls across media outlets.
National League All Star staff in Washington July 10 leans toward Birdie Tebbetts of Cincinnati as a coach for Walt Alston. Alston, Dodgers manager, jokes Tebbetts could help with signals while noting Reds stars dominate the starting lineup. He mentions pitchers possibly chosen by the other managers with eight names commonly expected.
In Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum more than 50 000 spectators are expected for U S finals in eight track events as Olympic berths are decided. Nine more places will be filled tomorrow afternoon. Duke sprinter Dave Sime is questionable with a groin injury. Sprinters include Bobby Morrow and Ira Murchison who have equaled the world record. Willie White of Jefferson High School earned a trial spot by beating Art Bragg in Bakersfield AAU trials.
Wiffi Smith of St. Clair Michigan holds a two up edge over Mary Patton Janssen of Charlottesville Virginia after 18 holes at Sunningdale in a rain-soaked British Women's Amateur Championship final. Weather slowed play as greens remained sodden and Smith rallied with a 36 on the back nine to seize the lead.
A committee on greyhound racing was organized Thursday by racing commissioners from states with dog tracks. It aims to coordinate rules and standards across the tracks and address interstate issues.
Canadian log rolling rider Jabiel Wickheim, 21, of Sooke, B C, took the men’s world crown by defeating Mark Olson, 28, of Escanaba, Mich., two falls to one on the Rock River. Virginia Hasen, 23, of Tootle, Wash., beat her sister Charlotte, 22, for the women’s title, two straight after losing the first. The event ended amid the drowning of Lawrence Bergeron, 57, of Cloquet, Minn., head of the national log rolling association, believed to be a heart attack during an old timer match.
A Pittsburgh crank warned of incendiary bombs targeting Forbes Field the Pirates department store two theaters and earlier other outlets. Police searched before the Pirates versus Cincinnati Redlegs game. no bomb was found and most fans remained unaware of the threat.
Charles Townsend an 18 year old Norwich high school pitcher signs with Milwaukee and will report to the Braves Class D farm team at McCook Nebraska next month. He posted a 15 4 prep record.
The Falstaff team of Chicago in the 1956 American Bowling Congress circuit signs Don Ellis of Houston Texas. Ellis previously won the 1955 Petersen Classic with a 1622 total.
The National starters include Dale Long Johnny Temple Ken Boyer Roy McMillan Frank Robinson Gus Bell Stan Musial Ed Bailey as catcher and outfielders while American picks show Mickey Vernon Nellie Fox George Kell Harvey Kuenn Ted Williams Mickey Mantle Al Kaline Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle and Berra among Yankees represented Pitchers and remaining 25-man rosters to be named by managers Casey Stengel and Walter Alston next Monday.
Louise Suggs opened the Women’s Western Open with a 72 at Wakonda Club, holding a three stroke lead going into the second round. Defending champion Patty Berg carded 75, with Betty Hanson and Jo Ann Prentice tied for second among pros and amateurs Ruth Jessen and Jackie Yates also in the mix as the field narrows to 32 plus ties.
Riceville notes that cadet Richard Kieckner son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Klieckner is enrolled in a six week ROTC course at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri with Iowa State College Ames mechanical engineering studies. Lt jg Ellen Graves visits family and plans overseas duty for two years. Activities include hospital visits birthday club gatherings and social visits across Riceville and nearby towns.
Chicago baseball executives and leaders criticize the method used to select All-Star starters. Will Harridge P K Wrigley and Charles Comiskey urge a return to manager selections citing weak and biased fan ballots. Comiskey faults Williams Kell and Vernon for past reputations over current form.
Pat Gosney pinch hit a two run shot in the eighth inning to spark Aberdeen Pheasants to an 8-5 victory over Winnipeg Goldeyes. The round tripper turned a 5-3 deficit into a 6-5 lead as Aberdeen added two more in the ninth.
Myrtle and area residents conducted visits to Albert Lea Austin and Charles City Iowa. Bible School progresses with teachers Mr John Shroader and Mrs. Shroader. Local church events include Mission Festival at Bethlehem Lutheran with guests from Teeterville and Northwood. Hayward and Myrtle played ball, Hayward winning.
Louise Brough defends her title at Wimbledon with a 6-0 6-4 win over Jennifer Middleton despite criticism for ruthlessness. Althea Gibson battles to a 4-6 6-2 6-1 victory over Ann Shilock as top seed Lew Head meets John O'Brien in the day’s lone seeded men’s match.
Nikolai Kostilev of Russia set a world record in lightweight weightlifting in Helsinki with a combined total of 377.5 kilos. He surpassed his own previous mark by 4.4 pounds in the event on Thursday.
Tom Keane, linked to Dartmouth College as golf coach, is identified as a former president of the New Hampshire Professional Golfers Association.
A long list of visits and social gatherings surrounds Lyle and nearby towns. Friends and relatives from Mason City, Austin, Minneapolis, Otranto, and Kansas City arrived or returned, sharing meals, showers, and birthday moments. Local church events and family reunions frequent the week’s schedule.
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