Mantle Leads Early All-Star Ballot Count With 3258 Votes
New York Yankee center fielder Mickey Mantle tops the first tally for the 1956 MLB All-Star Game ballot with 3,258 votes based on a partial tabulation. Yankee Yogi Berra trails in 2nd, Harvey Kuenn leads NL votes, and Stan Musial, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, Ken Boyer and Rip Repulski push for NL spots.
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Harvey Kuenn
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Cardinals Wallop Pirates 8-3 for Tie in Standings
Wally Moon and Stan Musial hit two and one homers respectively as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 to pull even for second place. Wilmer Mizell struggled early but received late relief from Jim Konstanty over the final four innings, while Vern Law took the loss and Dale Long hit his 17th homer on the Pirates’ first swing of the second inning.
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Ponies rally to beat Purcell 8 to 6 in seven innings
Purcell led 6 0 entering the seventh before the Ponies committed a flurry of errors to allow eight Purcell runs to vanish. Cawthon struck out nine while Bentress fanned seven. Ray Fulenwider led El Rancho with three hits and Harold Smith drove in three as Purcell fall to 0–2. The teams split a doubleheader with a rematch set in Vernon and Mangum.
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Air Force Budget Gains Share in New Military Plan
Senate debate centers on a proposed 34.5 billion military budget in which the Air Force would receive 16.5 billion, the Navy 9.5 billion, and the Army 8.5 billion. The charts compare the two fiscal year budgets by percentage.
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Patterson's Broken Hand Delays Heavyweight Plans
Floyd Patterson's right hand fracture after a 12 round win over Tommy Jackson forces promoter Jim Norris to pause plans for a September title fight with Archie Moore. X rays at St Clare's confirm the break with an eight week layoff expected. relief from the IBC hinges on Patterson's healing time.
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Hurricane) Jackson
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Littler Builds Lead In Round Robin Golf Meet
Gene Littler kept his hot pace at New Rochelle as he fired a four under 68 for a 50 point tally and extended his lead in the Round Robin tournament. Ted Krol moved to second with 32 points, while Tommy Bolt climbed to third with 16 as Bobby Locke’s record looms for Littler in the final round.
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Kroll
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Thomson
Billy Maxwell
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Texa
Two All-State Grid Stars on Tech List
Four athletes accepted athletic scholarships at Texas Tech. Oklahoma City center Bill English and Texas tackle Shelby Hudson join two more players, Pecos halfback Jerry Creager and 226-pound Jerry Stockton of South Taylor, on Coach DeWitt Weaver’s Saturday list.
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DeWitt Weaver
Texas Tech
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Oklahoma City
Abilene Dominates Texas All-Star Baseball Picks
Abilene High School placed six players on the all-star squad selected by sports writers after winning the Class AA title 13-0 over Highland Park. Two Abilene repeaters, Freddie Green and Jim Carpenter, earned first-team honors along with others from Paschal Fort Worth and Port Arthur. Six Abilene players made the first team and one was on the second, with 11 players chosen due to ties.
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Wilson Chalks Up Eighth Win Of Year
Veteran right hander Jim Wilson of the White Sox earned his eighth win of the season by blanking the Red Sox 4 0 in a seven hitter. Chicago supported him with 12 hits against Ike Delock and Tommy Hurd as Boston saw its three game win streak end in raw 40 degree weather before 16 230 fans in Boston.
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