All-English Tennis Meet Seixas and Brough Lead Americans
Louise Brough and Vic Seixas spearhead a strong U S contingent into the All England singles quarter finals at Wimbledon as seven of the 16 quarter finalists come from the United States. Brough and several Americans win in straight sets while Seixas dominates Gordon Forbes to reach the last eight.
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Sterling Slappey
Wimbledon
England
Louise Brough
Vic Seixas
U.S
Miss Brough
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Long Beach
Calif
Althea Gibson
New York
Shirley Fry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Britain
Angela Mortimer
Angela Buston
Shirley Bloomer
Pat Ward
Seixas
Ham _ Richardson
Westfield
N.J
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt
Ken Rosewall
Mal Anderson
Neale Fraser
Lew Head
Australia
Allen Morris
Atlanta
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Rosewall
Miss Fry
Jennifer Head
Ward
Mortimer
Buxton
Bloomer
Gordon Forbes
Vic
Forbes
Red Sox Take Orioles in 6-3 Nightcap
Boston wins 6-3 over Baltimore to sweep the doubleheader before 26,990 at Memorial Stadium. Tom Brewer earned his 10th win by holding the Orioles to six hits, aided by Willard Nixon’s six-hit effort and Billy Klaus delivering a solo homer in the eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Red* Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Tom Brewer
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Willard Nixon
Billy Klaus
Southern Association First Game Recap New Orleans at Mobile
In New Orleans against Mobile the scoring line shows Mobile with a 15 to 2 early lead, Atlanta beating Chattanooga 5 to 0 with Valentine Sacha Ross Hyde and Oldis contributing. Lary Brown and Churn Erantt are noted in the pitchers list.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Churn
Erantt
Lary and Brown
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Valentine
Sacha
Ross
Hyde
Oldis
Mars Atmosphere Compared to Everest Peak
The article notes that Mars has a thin atmosphere, even thinner than the air at the summit of Mount Everest. It emphasizes the extreme rarity of atmospheric gases on Mars compared with Earth’s highest point.
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Mars
Mt. Everest
Dodgers and Tigers Lead Little League Standings
Dodgers win 5-4 over Braves to top National League. Tigers 15-3 beat Red Sox to move second in American. Two homers in Dodgers Braves game. Sittason won Tigers Red Sox, Meek took the loss. Friday rain washed out schedule.
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Dodgers
Braves
Tigers
Red Sox
Charles Sittason
Steve Meek
Los
Yankees
Indians
AM Dodgers
Wwe
Ee Braves
Giants
Ww Indians
Red Sox Yankees
Local Baseball Scores and Night Games Spotted
Saturday results show Philadelphia down to Pittsburgh 4 to 7 while Milwaukee 4 Chicago 3 St. Louis 5 Cincinnati 2. Washington 5 New York 1 Chicago 8 Cleveland 3 Boston plays Baltimore 2 and Detroit visits Kansas City for night action.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Kansas City
Schedule Highlights for Tonight’s Southern Quad Start
Atlanta faces Cha in a double header. Little Rock plays New Orleans at Birmingham while Nashville hosts a pair of games. The card outlines tonight’s four matchups with location pairings.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Cha’ Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Nashville
Cardinals Roll Over Reds 5 To 2
St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 5-2 as reliever Jim Konstanty and Murty Dickson held the Reds to one run until the ninth. Rip Repulski drove in three runs, Dickson earned his fifth win, and Roy McMillan scored on Bob Thurman’s pinch hit triple.
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ST. Louis
Jim Konstanty
Little Murty Dickson
Rip Repulski
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Redlegs
Dickson
Redlegs
Roy McMillan
Bob Thurman
Konstanty
Johnny Temple
Wally Post
Gus Bell
Elephant Diet Fact Sparks Farm Animal Inquiry
The report notes an elephant consumes about 150 pounds of hay daily. It prompts questions about feeding needs and zoo or sanctuary logistics.
Olympic Trials End Amid World Records in Los Angeles
The 1956 Olympic trials closed in Los Angeles with Lou Jones breaking his own 400 meter world record at 45.2 seconds and Tom Courtney defeating Arnie Lowell in record time. The two day program produced three world marks and named the US team to face the world in Australia in November and December.
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Los Angeles
Lou Jones
Tom Courtney
Arnie Lowell
Jones
United States
Australia
Bible Translating to 207 Languages Under American Sponsorship
The Bible has been translated into 207 languages with support from an American sponsor. The effort reflects broad religious and cultural outreach across diverse linguistic communities worldwide.
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The
American Bible
Alabama Grid Ticket Sales Open This Week
Alabama football ticket sales begin next week with alumni first access until July 16. The 1956 schedule includes Rice, Texas Christian, Mississippi Southern, and games at Denny Stadium Birmingham and Mobile. Priority order: students, faculty, former letter winners alumni, active alumni, alumni, and public. Orders filled by lot.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Rice
Texas Christian
Mississippi Southern
Denny Stadium
Birmingham
Mobile
Houston
Texas
Tennessee
Knoxville
Miss State
Georgia
Tulane
New Orleans
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Miss. Southern
Auburn
Trade School Wins 10-9 In Extra Inning Thriller
Trade School defeated the L and M Cubs 10-9 in 11 innings in a County League baseball game. White earned the win and LeCroix took the loss as Trade School improved to 2-7. Reed led with two hits in five at bats, while Parker went 3-for-4. Norton and Daley each had two hits for the Cubs.
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Trade School
L and M Cubs
Trade Schools
White
LeCroix
Cubs
Reed
Parker
Norton
Daley
Bears Sign Ed Brown and Chuck Ulrich for 1956 Season
Chicago Bears announce the signing of quarterback Ed Brown for 1956 and the Chicago Cardinals sign defensive tackle Chuck Ulrich as they prepare for the coming campaign.
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Chicago
National Football League Today
Chicago Bears
Ed Brown
Chicago Cardinals
Chuck Ulrich
Beekeeping, Fishery Merger Debates and Local Wildlife Notes
An older article surveys the arrival of European bees in North America and their impact on Indigenous communities and trade. It notes a proposed split of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service into separate wildlife and fisheries agencies and clarifies carp introduction in Wheeler Reservoir. It ends with dog control at Wheeler Refuge and a local conservation meeting set for Friday July 6 at Flint School.
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Wheeler Refuge
Charles Parkers
Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association
Flint School
Senators Beat Yankees 5 1 Behind Lemon Three Run Shot
Washington jumped on Yankee starter Johnny Kucks for four runs in the first inning as Jim Lemon delivered a three run homer and Clint Courtney also homered. Chuck Stubbs limited New York to eight hits in a 5-1 Senators victory.
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New York
Jim Lemon
Washington
New York Yankees
Chuck Stubbs
Clint Courtney
Senators
Johnny Kucks
Maury McDermott
Bob Turley
Rip Coleman
Kucks
Yankee
Lemon
Pete Runnels
Roy Sievers
Courtney
Redbirds May Replace Austinville In League
A County Baseball League board member said the Tennessee Valley Redbirds may replace Austinville after the town dropped out. If admitted the Redbirds, largely high school players, would be ineligible for the league title but would complete Austinville’s remaining schedule.
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The
County Baseball League
Tennessee Valley Redbirds
Austinville
Redbirds
Slipup Wins County Co op Game By Forfeit
Slipup won by forfeit over a Flint team in a County League baseball game at Decatur High School field on a Saturday afternoon.
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Slipup
Flint
Decatur High School
Fight Ends with KO in Fourth Round
The fighter Hother also came off ducks shortly before he was knocked out in the fourth.
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Hother
Probable Pitchers for Tomorrow's Major League Games
National League matchups include Milwaukee at Chicago with Buhl and Serene against Kaiser and Davis while Philadelphia visits Brooklyn with wens and another pitcher facing Maglie and New York hosts Pittsburgh with Antonelli and Moda opposing Friend. American League cards feature Washington at New York with Stewart and Pascual opposing Ford and Byrne and Boston at Baltimore with Porterfield and Johnson. Chicago at Cleveland pairs Harshman and Donovan against Garcia and Wynn, Detroit at Kansas City fields Lary and Herriage.
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National Milwaukee
Chicago
Buhl
Serene
Kaiser
Davis Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Maglie
New York
Pittsburgh
Antonelli
Moda
Friend
Upper Cincinnati
St. Louis
Lawrence
Free
Schmidt
Liddle
Amercian Washington
Stewart
Pascual
Ford
Byrne
Boston
Baltimore
Porterfield
Johnson
Cleveland
Harshman
Donovan
Garcia
Wynn
Detroit
Kansas City
Lary
Herriage
Orioles Sign Moeller Prospect From Cincinnati
The Baltimore Orioles announced the signing of Ronald Moeller a 17 year old left handed pitcher from Cincinnati. He will be optioned to a farm club. Moeller pitched for the 1955 American Legion National championship team.
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Orioles
Moeller
Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Ronald Moeller
Cincinnati
American Legion
Cotaco Downs Caddo 4-1 In League Showdown
Cotaco, hailed as the league's hottest team, defeated Caddo 4-1 on a Saturday afternoon for their sixth win against one loss. Hubbell Winton pitched three hits allowed while Haywood Sullivan took the loss. Cotaco totaled nine hits with no home runs.
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CADDO
Cotaco
Shpup
Hubbell Winton
Haywood Sullivan
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