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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1956
Page
6
The Braves gain a 14 game lead after split with St Louis while Trowbridge and Phillips subdue the Cards in a doubleheader opener. New York Giants halt Phillies streak as Man tle hits career homer 39. Yankees pound Washington as Ruth chase continues.
Chicago report notes Jess Neely of Rice Institute pushing uniform recruiting and subsidizing standards for college football. He cites the Southwest Conference code as realistic, permitting tuition, room, board, fees, books and $10 monthly laundry, while banning year round student jobs except holidays.
In Salem New Hampshire Fighting Andy a 60 to 1 shot topped Karen W. 35 to 1 by a nose to deliver the season’s largest daily double of 1956 at $1173 The horse paid $162 60 $85 80 and $15 60 In the first race Cable Leader 5 to 1 beat Mr Strawberry by two lengths to pay $10 80 Forty winning tickets tied the season high set at Narragansett on July 11
Jim Williams of Clay Center Kansas finished seventh among 50 competitors in the fifth annual Teenage Road-e-o sponsored by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce. The results cover four days of competition.
EUB defeated the Christians 24 to 6 and Colfax beat the Lutherans 11 to 8 at Highland Park. The Lutherans were eliminated after a second loss, previously falling to the Knights of Columbus. Tonight Nazarenes meet St Patrick's and Methodists face Stark.
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 63 wins and 41 losses. Brooklyn 62-43 and Cincinnati 62-44 trail, with St Louis 53-53, Philadelphia 53-? and Pittsburgh 45-59. Thursday results: Milwaukee 4-1 over St Louis, Brooklyn 7-3, Cincinnati 5-3 in 10, New York 5-2 Philadelphia. American League lists New York 70-37 atop, Cleveland 60-45, Chicago 55-48, Detroit 50-57, Baltimore 47-59, Washington 43-63, Kansas City 37-66. Friday games feature interleague and league matchups across doubleheaders and open schedules.
AP reports several bouts with outpoints and a knockout. Willie Vaughan defeated Tiger Al Williams in Los Angeles, Pat Lowry beat Yama Bahama in Toledo, and Jimmy Seon stopped Willie Moore in Philadelphia.
Milwaukee manager Fred Haney promoted pitchers Taylor Phillips and Bob Trowbridge from the Wichita farm team in June to join the Braves staff. Phillips, a 23 year old Georgia left hander, and Trowbridge, a 26 year old Hudson New York right hander, had previous records of 2 2 and 3 3 respectively. They share a room and have already won two apiece in early action. The Braves, leading the National League, prepare for a four game series with Cincinnati.
Veterans Gus Zernial and rookie Cletus Boyer powered a 5-3 Kansas City win over Detroit at Tiger Stadium. Zernial hit his 13th homer with two on in the first, Boyer followed with his first major league homer in the second, as Art Ditmar earned his ninth win.
In a Madison Square Garden rematch tonight Orlando Zulueta faces Ludwig Lightburn in an NBC telecast. Zulueta, a 3 to 1 underdog, seeks upset after a previous unanimous decision loss while Lightburn, 13 to 5 favorite, relies on punching power. Record previews note Zulueta 58-26-11 and Lightburn 40-8 with both never KO'd. the 10 round bout starts at 8 p.m. CST with two judges and a referee scoring by rounds.
Ab Jenkins, 73, famed speed king and former Salt Lake City mayor, died last night in Milwaukee while returning to his hotel from a Milwaukee St Louis baseball double header. He collapsed and died as his auto ride ended, leaving behind more than a half dozen speed and endurance marks.
In the 23rd annual All-Star classic at Soldier Field the Browns are 13 point favorites over the College All Stars. Otto Graham will not play for the All Stars. Earl Morrall Casady and Don McIlhenny headline the starting backfield for the midwestern siders in Chicago.
Mickey Mantle, age 24, seeks Babe Ruth's 60 home run mark as he carries 39 homers with 11 games lead on Ruth's pace but has yet to hit a home run off Baltimore pitching this season. The Orioles open a four game series at Yankee Stadium tonight, their first there since Aug. 21 of last year.
Bo Wininger, a 33 year old from Odessa Texas, held a one stroke lead in the Tam O Shanter event after posting a 7 under par 65 in the second round as 93 professionals chase a share of a 101200 dollar purse. Cary Middlecoff and 45 year old Oak Park club pro Frrie Ball carded 66s to sit near the top.
Detroit reports the Olympic swimming trials end after four days with notable upset by 6'2\" 225 lb Southern California senior Bob Hughes in the 200 meter breaststroke and Olympic king Yoshi Oyakawa taking the 100 meter event while coach Bob Muir hails the rising form of the men's team.
Competitors race through seven events as the final session decides who earns one of 21 trips to Melbourne. Strong performances hint at tight qualification battles and possible record bids for several swimmers.
Families travel to Carrollton to spend a week at the home of Mrs. George L Downing's parents. Lt Downing has discharged and will enter Teachers College in San Diego after the visit. Mrs. John Dmbliss and Mrs. J C Aggers from Iola return from a trip to North Carolina and Tennessee visiting relatives including Chattanoog a and Soddy. They also visited the Grand Ole Opry en route. Mr and Mrs Walter H Wulf Dolores and Welter Jr attend Starlight Theater Sunday evening.
In Cali Colombia authorities report 363 known dead from the dynamite blast and 554 more injured remain in hospitals. In Seoul South Korea the Liberal party wins 66 percent of local offices in unofficial returns. In Caracas Venezuela 18 arrested over a July plot against President Perez Jimenez, exiled Betancourt blamed. In Nicosia Cyprus extremists again set bombs in reprisal for hangings.
Reports from Algiers, Bombay, Guayaquil detail ongoing turmoil. French authorities confirm 27 soldiers killed and many wounded near Algiers after rebel ambushes. Ahmedabad endures a third day of clashes with a 24 hour curfew and police fire injuring several. In Manabi Province Ecuador, Lt. Col. Arturo Davila is reportedly killed by his own troops amid a failed revolt.
Giovanna Ferrara a 23 year old Italian history expert travels the United States on a 40 day tour and has been invited by Warren Speakman president of Boot Hill Museum Inc to visit Dodge City to meet a real sheriff during her stop in the Cowboy Capital.
The Chanute Tribune reports plans for a visit to Boot Hill to meet Sheriff O. L. Barngrover. Speakman's invitation came via wire to sponsors the U S Government Information Service. Miss Ferrara won $8 000 on an Italian TV quiz show using U S history knowledge. She is invited to the United States by the U S Information Service and a Brooklyn chemical firm.
About 74 million Americans over 65 rely on public Social Security income. The statement notes the reliance of seniors on Social Security programs for retirement support.
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