Schedule Works Out In Favor Of Casey
The Yankees hold a three game lead after a four game set in Cleveland and a 3-1 win over Washington. Billy Pierce struck for a 13-2 Indians rout while Herb Score allowed three hits in a 5-2 White Sox win.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
6
The Yankees hold a three game lead after a four game set in Cleveland and a 3-1 win over Washington. Billy Pierce struck for a 13-2 Indians rout while Herb Score allowed three hits in a 5-2 White Sox win.
Margaret Wiffi Smith, 19, from St. Clair Michigan, won the British women's championship and the French title this year. She heads to Barrington West Virginia for the Western Amateur starting July 16 and the U S National later. In Sunningdale she is odds on to win the American Women's Amateur and claim a third national title this year after beating Mary Patton Janssen 8 and 7 in the British final. She played without her two and three irons, forgotten at home.
Bahama, a speedy Bahamas boxer from Bimini, seeks a return to his natural weight class after his 23rd consecutive win. He has fought middleweights and eyes matchups with Basilio, DeMarco, Vejar, or Aragon to reset his division.
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 35 wins and Cincinnati 37 wins. Brooklyn 36, St Louis 35, Pittsburgh 32, Philadelphia 27, Chicago 25, New York 25. Saturdays games include New York at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Brooklyn. American League leaders New York 44-24, Chicago 38-24, Cleveland 37-28, Boston 33-1? Baltimore 31-36, Detroit 29-36. Sundays matchups include Stobbs vs Bucks and Staley vs Garcia. Results list Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 6 New York 3 St Louis 4 Cincinnati 1 Chicago 8 Milwaukee 4. Minor leagues and other leagues list various scores across Omaha, Minneapolis, St Paul, Wichita, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Shreveport, and Western League games.
In New York at Madison Square Garden Yama Bahama from the Bahama Islands won a ten round decision over Gil Turner of Philadelphia to claim the European boxing union version of the world bantamweight title. Mario D Agata stopped Robert Cohen in Rome to retain the European crown.
In Columbus Ohio Rex Baxter Jr of Houston University and Rick Jones of the Bucks meet for the 59th National Intercollegiate championship after a 36 hole qualifier. Baxter led by six strokes over Jones on rugged Ohio State University terrain. Both have won five matches to reach the finals and are poised for a lengthy showdown.
Mizell of the St. Louis Cardinals notched his eighth win on a fourth try, limiting Cincinnati to four hits as the Cardinals beat the Reds 4-1 at Busch Stadium. Del Greco and Smith were involved in a controversial ground-rule double play in the seventh, leading to a scoring sequence. Meanwhile Detroit shut out Kansas City 5-0 as Hoeft and Kaline homered in the late innings.
In Wethersfield Conn Ed Porky Oliver of Canton Mass and Arnold Palmer of Latrobe Pa share the lead after round two with 69s 36 33 and 34 35 respectively. Paul McGuire Wichita Kan sits one stroke back at 136 ahead of Littler Hawkins Mayer Rosburg and others tied at 138 for amateur Bobby Grant. The event concludes Sunday at Wethersfield Country Club.
FORT MADISON IOWA Arlington Tex and the Fort Madison Eagles won opening games in the first round of the National Veterans of Foreign Wars Invitational Softball Tournament last night Arlington defeated St Louis Charley's Buffet 2 1 and Fort Madison whitewashed the Dekalb Il Moose 4 0 Tonight scheduled Wichita Kas vs Lemarque Tex
Charley Dumas, 19 year old Negro freshman at Compton Junior College, cleared seven feet four inches to break the high jump barrier. Spectators and autograph seekers mobbed him as coach Herschel Smith hailed the feat, crowning Dumas as US Olympic team top high jumper for Melbourne.
The notice advertises expired licenses and new sales before pre holiday trips. It lists Kansas frog season through Sept 30 with eight bullfrogs daily and eight per day for squirrels through Nov 30 with 16 possessions. Legal frog take methods are described and rifles are illegal. Elk’s Lake yields include 338 bullheads, bass, channel catfish and crappie catches by named locals and reports of stocking bass at Marais des Cygnes River.
Reports show improved fishing with white bass and black bass along Cow Skin area and Honey Creek. Anglers target Big Hollow with trolling and top water baits. occasional crappie around Grogans Cove. Lantern fishing draws boat anglers at Bull Shoals and Norfolk Lakes. advice includes lantern placement, flashlight use, and mosquito prevention.
The Iola Legion team hosts Parsons at City Park at 2 30 p m on Sunday in a non league game. In a prior home game Chanute beat Lola 11 to 2 in seven innings as Iola hitters added four triples and 11 walks.
EUB walloped the Christians 14 to 2 and St Patrick defeated the Knights of Columbus 13 to 3 in Highland Park league play. Upcoming games feature EUB vs Methodists and Nazarenes vs Stark with early leads noted in the first inning. Batteries included Seger Evans Grogan Alford Graham Dimond Ponce and A Godinez.
Louise Suggs maintained the lead in Des Moines as the Women’s Western Open moved into its third round. She stood three strokes ahead of rivals with 31 players remaining, including 18 professionals and 13 amateurs. Moss Suggs posted 78 to reach 150 after 36 holes, Mickey Wright climbed to 153, and Ruth Jessen was one behind at 154. Defending champ Patty Berg, plus Marlene Bauer Hagge and Alice Bauer, tied for fifth at 155.
Mrs. Sarah Ford sustained three broken ribs and facial cuts after her car collided with a truck at the South Maple Grove church intersection. She is recovering at the home of her niece, Mrs. Noel Jackson, near Rose, after the wreck damaged her vehicle.
Relatives and friends travel to Humboldt and nearby towns for family reunions and visits. Dinners and birthday cake celebrations mark gatherings including Klingensmith, Miracle, Gipe, and Creighton families. Others host visitors from Salinas Chanute and Yates Center as residents plan trips to Colorado and Australia connections.
The name Tennessee derives from the Cherokee village Tanasi. This linguistic root ties the state’s identity to its indigenous heritage and place names.
The Senate passed a 4.562 million foreign aid authorization last night by a 54 to 25 vote. Favors included Fulbright Hennings Symington Monroney while Kerr McClelland opposed. Carlson was paired and Schoeppel supported but did not vote. Also mentions Stu Locklin, a former Wisconsin athlete, seeking a spring spot with the Cleveland Indians.
Michigan State announces plans to enlarge Macklin Field Stadium to a 60,000 seating capacity ahead of the 1956 football season. The project aims to boost crowds and program prestige, with construction slated to complete before autumn games.
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