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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1956
Page
6
The Big Ten approved a fixed round robin football plan to be fully closed by 1983 with a Rose Bowl pact to continue, setting a 10 game schedule by 1959, seven conference games in 1959-60, and non conference games optional, with the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl contract to be perpetual.
MILWAUKEE Al Simmons Hall of Fame outfielder dies of a heart attack at 54 after being found collapsed near the Milwaukee Athletic Club. A former Philadelphia Athletics star, he played 1924 to 1933 with a .334 career average and won AL batting titles in 1930 and 1931. He finished 26 big league seasons with the Indians as a coach in 1951 for health reasons.
Don January, leading Dallas Centennial Open for the first time, holds a 3 stroke edge over a field of 100 at the Dallas Open. He posted 131 after 36 holes, a 3-under 67, with Palmer Lawrence at 134 but the local pro remains a threat as the third round begins.
South Yarmouth Massachusetts. Red Sox pitcher Frank Sullivan argues players should complete military service in the off season. He aligns with Ted Williams criticizing draft boards, saying players have about ten peak earning years and could fulfill obligations outside the regular season.
Sife Murry Dickson quieted fans over the Frank Lane trade as he pitched the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 6-1 in St Louis. Dickson started two of the Cardinals' two run innings with singles and fanned five. The A's beat the Tigers 6-3 in Detroit aided by six Detroit errors, with Joe Ginsberg doubling for KC and Lou Kretlow winning his second game. The loss drops Detroit into a seventh place tie with Washington.
Charlie Korf advances to the finals of the Country Club Handicap championship bracket after defeating Wasinger in semifinals. He will face the winner of Bert Vance and Bob Gardiner, while Vance beat L. O. Lile to reach the semifinal against Gardiner who advanced by a bye. Consolation semifinals set for Ray Wilcox versus Charlie Renick and Harry Oswalt, Sr. versus winner of Doug Crotty and Duane Waters. Seventy golfers entered. all play wrap this weekend.
American League leaders Cleveland and Boston face key clashes as New York, Chicago and Detroit chase gains. Saturday and Friday results mix up AL and NL standings with scheduled pairings including Washington at Boston and New York at Baltimore.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports US fire losses at 885 million dollars last year, up 15 million from the year before. The board cites smoking as the major cause, with misuse of electricity as the second largest contributor in total dollars.
Berkeley California Norman Red Strader died early today from a heart attack at 51. His career spanned college and pro football including Regis College Denver St Mary's College and three Navy bases in World War II and a one year coaching stint with the San Francisco 49ers. He also coached the New York Yankees team.
Fred G. Curtis, a 64 year old former projectionist from Decatur Alabama, says he has watched almost every film shown in his 50 year booth career. The only two he missed were Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Taming of the Shrew, which he admits he could not watch though he likes the plays when done right. He lists Gone With The Wind as his best movie.
The 33-car field for the 40th Indianapolis 500 will be set in the third time trials session at the Speedway. Cars progress by beating the slowest previously qualified time to avoid being bumped, with 29 cars already qualified at speeds up to 145.596 mph in last weekend’s 10-mile test. Notable qualifiers include Pat Flaherty, Bob Sweikert, Troy Ruttman, and Johnnie Parsons, while Billy Garrett and Ray Crawford are at risk of dropping from the lineup.
Linda Atkinson of Conroe Texas spends the week with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs J W Buchanan and Pat Thelma Teague of Wichita spends three weeks with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Freeman Lamny and family Mrs Issac Waller hosts a birthday party for daughter Linda Guests include Mr and Mrs Edwin Gaede and son Duane Mrs Lavonne Walters and family Carolyn Skaggs Mary Kay Upshaw Karla Evans Leona Hall Emma Jean Keaton and Richard Williams Arlan Carwin of Ulysses visits David Hall Mr Clyde Giles visits his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Little John at Shamrock Mr Giles goes after her Saturday Mr and Mrs Melvin Davis and family spend weekend in Two Buttes Colorado with her parents Mr and Mrs Kitzmiller Mr and Mrs Wayne Kauffman and family spend weekend at Meade Lake fishing Mr and Mrs Bill Reynolds return from Missouri trip Mr and Mrs Albert Wempe and family reunion after week in Fort Worth and Conroe Texas June Harmon in St Francis hospital Wichita after surgery Welterweight Hector Constance fought 21 amateur bouts before turning pro in 1951.
White Sands Proving Ground reports Nike guided missiles hit three of four radio drone planes during two day tests in southern New Mexico. The launches occurred before 100 reporters as Pentagon and Navy officials debate Nike versus Talos. One drone was destroyed, another hit at 16 000 feet two miles from launch site. General Upham called the Nike the most effective surface to air weapon available.
Mickey Mantle boosted to a .427 batting average with two hits and three RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 behind rookie Don Ferrarese. Dale Long also homered in a 12th and six straight for six. The crowd reached 37,070 as NY pulled four games ahead in the AL.
Virginia Jones visited the J A Giles home on Friday night. Hutchinson guests included Mr and Mrs Guy Shields and Mrs Jack Cullison visiting Satanta natives. The Scarbroughs and Ackermans left Friday for a family reunion in Oklahoma. Ann Shepherd returned from Satanta Hospital. The Taffs fished at Clark County Lake. The Kings vacationed in Arkansas. The Whites vacationed in Oklahoma and the Harpers vacationed in Texas.
Detroit based commissioner Ford Frick announced that the major leagues have outlined broad principles to help felons in the minors gain opportunity. The plan, described as exploratory, will be formally presented at the joint major minor meeting in Chicago in December. Frick also noted terms for winter baseball participation in Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican Republic with enforceable regulations. Details were not disclosed.
Raspherry, a 20 year old right hander, earned his 4th win without a loss as the Denver Bears beat the Minneapolis Millers 2-1 to stay atop the American Association. Indianapolis moved to third with a 7-5 win over Louisville while Wichita climbed to sixth with a 2-1 victory over Charleston. Billy Queen homered with the bases empty in the Wichita Charleston game.
Junior Legion baseball team schedules first full practice at 6 p.m. Monday at Clint Lightner field. Manager Joe Salerno hopes for a five inning game if enough players attend.
Joe Biles has called a workout for his Lions major team at 1 30 Sunday afternoon on the Knothole league diamond in Finnup park All squad members should report. This team is among the first to start Knothole season practice ahead of the June 4 opening.
Hartford church faced replacing its portico steps while preserving the Colonial style. The Rev Joseph Zezzo, formerly a stone mason, offered to do the work for free, resolving both the craft and funding challenges for the Horace Bushnell Congregational Church.
Mrs Horace Kirkland and David plus Mr and Mrs J A Giles and Ruth shopped in Sublette Saturday. Mr and Mrs Homer Gill and Mr and Mrs Marion Decker spent Friday night and Saturday in Hutchinson and Salina. A te Robert Gill in Salina. Mr and Mrs Carl Schroeder and children shopped in Garden City Saturday. Mr and Mrs Carl Schroeder and children visited Bob Harlow Sunday afternoon. Garden City shoppers Saturday included Mr and Mrs Percy Smith.
Emporia tops 15,000 in the latest tax assessment figures as Lyon County Clerk Vesper M. Sheeley Jr reports a population of 15,051, up 1,444 since 1958. The milestone marks the first time the city exceeds the 15,000 threshold in the county records.
Dickerson's Driving Range on US 50 East will open the season at 7 PM and stay open nightly from 7 PM to 1 AM. The facility offers 4 baseball pitching machines, 10 driving bays, and two additional bays for golfers to practice eye coordination.
Mrs Harbison, startled by a man breaking into her home, seized a .22 rifle and fired once. The shot went wild and the intruder fled. She fainted after pulling the trigger.
In Phoenix, Vernon Gail Matthews narrowly avoids harsher punishment for grand theft involving a stolen horse. He received a five-year probation term after the court weighed the case, noting the unusual circumstances of the crime and the defendant's background. The incident involves a horse and a chain of events surrounding its theft.
New York report says middleweight contender Gene Fullmer, 28, from West Jordan Utah, defeated France's Charles Humez by a convincing decision in a bloody 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Fullmer calls for a title bout with Sugar Ray Robinson, who recently disposed of Bobo Olson.
Lincoln and Pueblo raced neck and neck for the Western League lead as Lincoln swept a doubleheader with Sioux City 5-1 and 2-1 after a 14 innings. Pueblo split with Amarillo 13-4 and 5-1, while Topeka opened 5-3 over Des Moines and lost 11-7 in the nightcap. Des Moines led 8-1 before fading. Weygandt hit his 17th homer in 13 days for Marshalk Bridges in the first game. Tom Nerad homered to spark Des Moines in the fifth. Topeka staged a six-run fifth with Sammy Taylor’s grand slam.
Air Force Academy will again schedule five football games against Skyline Conference teams in 1958 matching the 1957 plan. In their fourth year of intercollegiate sports the Falcons face Colorado A&M in Denver on Oct 11 Utah in Salt Lake City Oct 25 Denver University in Denver Nov 8 Wyoming in Colorado Springs Nov 15 and New Mexico in Albuquerque Nov 22.
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