Dodgers Rally To Edge Cardinals In Ninth Inning
Brooklyn roared back to beat St Louis 9-8 as Roy Campanella hit his second three run homer. The win pulled the Dodgers within a half game of the first place Milwaukee Braves who beat Pittsburgh 7-2.
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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
5
Brooklyn roared back to beat St Louis 9-8 as Roy Campanella hit his second three run homer. The win pulled the Dodgers within a half game of the first place Milwaukee Braves who beat Pittsburgh 7-2.
The Rancho Ponies host the Borger All-Stars in an 8 pm opener at Fair Park Field to start a three game set ending tomorrow with a twinbill. Admission is 15 and 35 cents. Risenhoover may add a day-night doubleheader tomorrow depending on Borger.
Lexington financier Leslie B. Combs and John W. Hanes of New York bought the French bred stallion My Baby from the maharanee of Baroda for about 600000 dollars. The pair earlier formed a syndicate that paid 1251200 dollars for Nashua. In Ottawa Roger Bannister, first four minute mile breaker, arrives to visit Sir Archibald Nye.
Bakersfield hosts 550 hopefuls in 90 degree heat for the national AAU championships as Olympic trials contenders sharpen aims. Starters include Bobby Morrow, Bob Richards, Jones, Lea and Parry OBrien with Dave Sime sidelined by a leg strain after NCAA action. Sime has already qualified for the trials in the 100 meters.
NL standings list Milwaukee Brooklyn Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh New York Chicago Philadelphia with records and percentages. Thursday results include Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 9 St Louis 8. Chicago and New York game ppd by rain. and Chicago 1 Baltimore 0. Friday fixtures feature night matchups Milwaukee at New York and others.
The storm line extended from Indianapolis to central Ohio. Rain blocked highways in Danville as a man sustained injuries from a falling tree. Belgrade Minnesota saw a gasoline station toppled while St. Cloud recorded 2.38 inches of rain in six hours.
Eddie Hobbaugh, a Michigan State pitcher from Kittanning Pennsylvania, signed by the Chicago White Sox for their Class B Waterloo Iowa farm club in the Three I League.
Defending champion Jimmy Jackson came from behind to beat Jack Malloy one up in the Trans-Mississippi Golf Tournament round of 16 at Oklahoma City. Charlie Coe defeated Keith Alexander 5 and 4 at Boulder and Art Hall faced Rudolph in another top match as the 53rd annual event advanced.
Tonight's slate features Cardinals at Phillies and Dodgers at Giants in the Little League. Tomorrow evening Dodgers host Cardinals at 5 and Giants meet Phillies at 7 as clubs chase standings. Comet Crone hits a grand slam and Charley Mashburn follows with a solo shot to fuel the Nehi Battling Red Sox over FW&D Chisox 15 3 yesterday, five innings due to the 10 run rule. Swede Johnson 3 hits for Red Sox.
The San Antonio Missions won their fifth straight, beating Houston Buffs 6 5 to climb to fourth as Dallas extended its Texas League lead with a 10th straight win. Dallas beat Tulsa 86, Fort Worth 7 4 topped Oklahoma City, and Shreveport shut out Austin 5 0.
Dale Long of the Pirates topped Mickey Mantle of the Yankees in the May ballot for the Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year. Long captured 44 first place ballots for 198 points, Mantle totaled 40 first place votes and 166 points.
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