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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
3
Murry Dickson aged 40 used a knuckleball to toss a three hit shutout defeating the Dodgers 6-0 at Ebbets Field. Stan Musial and Bobby Morgan hit two run homers in the first inning as Dickson faced 32 batters and kept Brooklyn scoreless.
Burrows leads Jimmie Holeman by one point in the Pony League batting race with .475 against .474. Red Sox star Dean Cheatheam is the other .400 hitter at exactly .400. top ten also includes Garvin Crone Frith Mashburn and Wadsworth with steady averages.
Dallas Eagles extend eight game win streak but Houston Buffs close to within a half game after sweeping Austin in a doubleheader 6-5 and 11-0. Dallas players Davenport and Rogers hit homers driving in five, while Buffs' Patton Rae and Wall led a 14 hit attack in nightcap. Tulsa beat Fort Worth 8-7 and San Antonio crushed Shreveport 8-4 as leaders collide in upcoming games.
New York Frank Robinson of Cincinnati tops NL left field with 12,711 votes, edging Rip Repulski of St Louis at 12,253. Mickey Mantle leads overall with 36,639 votes, Yogi Berra second, Dale Long tops NL voters at 31,787. Balloting ends Friday as newspapers radio and TV stations tally votes.
Five Americans moved into the third round of the London grass court championship. The day featured notable results including Sammy Giammalva’s 6-2 6-3 loss to Australia’s Mal Anderson, with Holmberg also defeated by Neale Fraser. Gardnar Mulloy, Ham Richardson, Bob Perry, Barry MacKay, and Gil Shea progressed for the United States.
The New York Yankees announced the signing of Ron Fahne stock an all around athlete from Limestone High School. Fahne stock a pitcher posted a 10 5 won loss record last season and was assigned to Kearney Nebraska for development.
In the Western League last night 17 homers were hit with Amarillo accounting for five but losing 19-8 to Sioux City, which added 21 hits and five more homers. Dick Atkinson pitched nine innings as five Gold Sox hurlers closed it out. Topeka led Colorado Springs 12-7 behind two homers and a seven-run fourth. Lincoln faded 6-4 to Pueblo despite all its runs on homers. Jim Merrick shined for the Dodgers in a six-hitter win. Albuquerque outslugged Des Moines 10-6 with six-run eighth inning chasing three Bruin pitchers.
Ancient Romans held that hanging anise near pillows warded off bad dreams and that carrying a sprig could prevent epilepsy. This folk practice reflects medicine and superstition in classical culture.
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Elmer Vale and wife Anna welcomed their second daughter Tuesday making the couple's fourth child.
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