Strand Blanks Elks 5-0 In Tight Little League Victory
The Strand nines shut out the Elks 5-0 behind Bill Goodwin who pitched six innings with twelve strikeouts and no walks. Carl Rutherford and Calvin Phelps led Strand with two hits apiece as Lonnie Lough also doubled scoring two runs in the first. Dave Thorn took the loss for the Elks despite giving up six hits, while Goodwin moved to 2-0 on the year. Next week features Moose and VFW in cellar clashes followed by a Biks versus Moose rematch.
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Strand Nine
Elks
Bill Goodwin
Goodwin
Els
Dave Wiant
Dave Thorn
The
Strand
Lonnie Lough
Carl Rutherford
Don Kittle
N Kittle
Terry Murphy
Ronnie Wiant
Rutherford
Calvin Phelps
Murphy
Nick Goodwin
Moose
VFW
Biks
Pirates Sign Stotler For Farm Club
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of 18 year old shortstop Roy Stotler from Hagerstown Maryland. He will be assigned to the team's Georgia Florida League farm club in Georgia for development. Stotler is a right handed batter, stands five foot eleven, and weighs 155 pounds.
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Fittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Roy Stotler
Hagerstown
Stotler
Nine Top Fillies Compete In Distaff Turf at Delaware Oaks
Nine top flight three year old fillies, seven stakes winners this year, match strides today in the Delaware Oaks, Stanton Oval's first of the big three distaff races to be run here on successive Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Del
Delaware
Stanton Oval
Vic Wertz Comeback powering 1956 baseball season
The feature tracks Vic Wertz from York to national headlines as he conquers polio recovery to become Cleveland’s feared slugger. It notes his home runs, RBI, batting average, and pivotal role in the Pirates’ and Indians’ 1956 campaigns, with a long career across Tigers Browns and Indians and a 280 career mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udsten
Mickey Mantle
Dale Long
Pirates
York
Victor Woodrow Wertz
Vic Wertz
Tigers
St. Louie Browns
Cleveland Indians
Vic
Indiana
Cleveland
Wertz
Winston-Salem
Buffalo
Uncle Sarz
Fuld
Browns
Bob Chakalea Wertz
It Takes All Kinds To Make A Match On Links
The 56th U S Open brings a playful mock roster of golfers with humorous nicknames and tall claims. Snead is labeled richest, Hogan most serious, De Vicenzo Latin gaudcho, Oliver heaviest, Burk e and Demaret cooperative, and Tormy Bolt best dressed. The piece lists quirks and rivalries as it riffs on the field and personalities in Rochester.
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Snead
Oscar Fraley Rochester
N. Y
Peter Thomson
Shelley Mayfield
Jackie Burke
Jay Hebert
Samuel Jackson Snead
FFWV
West Virginia
Fort Knox
Matt Rotund
Porky) Oliver
Gardiner Dickinson
Jerry Barber
Dave Douglas
Wesley Ellis
Jackie Burks
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Mike Souchak
Burke, Souchak
Demaret
Jack Fleck
Julius Beros
Tormy Bolt
Oliver
Bob Toskifle
Ed Furgol
Cary Middlecoff
Frank Swanahan
Henry Cotten
Robert de Vicenzo
Argentina
The
Greens
Giammalva Wins Final Against Anderson in Kent Lawn Tennis
Sammy Giammalva of Houston Texas defeats Hugh Stewart of Pasadena California to reach the final bracket. Australian Sam Anderson shocks Ken Rosewall in an upset as Beckenham hosts the Kent Lawn tennis tournament final round.
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Beckenham
England
Sammy Giammalva
Houston
Tex
Mal Anderson
Australia
Giammalva
America
Hugh Stewart
Pasadena
Calif
Anderson
Ken Rosewall
Middlecoff Opens While Thomson Leads At Oak Hill
Cary Middlecoff, the golfing dentist, shoots 34 on the front nine to tie Peter Thomson for the temporary lead in the U S Open at Oak Hill. Thomson adds 36 as heat and humidity press on the crowd while Hogan remains one stroke back after 45 holes.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cary Middlecoff
Peter Thomson
Australia
Thomson
Middlecoff
Oak Hill Country Club
Ben Hogan
Major Leaders In United Press National baseball feats
A compilation of standout players and teams from the United Press National list. It highlights Ruth era stars like Mantle and Berra with high batting averages and runs, plus club leaders in home runs RBIs and hits. Also notes top pitchers and a closing remark about freshwater springs elsewhere.
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United Press National Player & Club G. AB R. B. Pet. Long
Pitts
Clemente
Pitt
Bailey
Cinti
Boyer
St. L
Moon
American Mantle
Maxwell
Det
Kuenn
Vernon
Bos
Berra
N.Y
Mantle
Yanks
Long
Pirates
Cards
Uns
Simpson
Athletics
Wertz
Indiens
Yost
Senators
McDougald
Lopez Athletics
Blasingame
Snider
Dodgers
Kuenn Tigers
Lemon
Ashburn
Phils
Lawrence
Red Legs
Brewer
Red Sox
Pierce
White Sox
Hoeft
Tigers
LAFFA DAY The nerve of your mother
The fragment shows a heated exclamation about a mother, with garbled dialogue suggesting a dramatic confrontation or comic scene. The readable portion hints at a tense, possibly humorous moment without clear context or outcome.
Giants Debut by Schoendienst Sparks 4-3 Win at Polo Grounds
New York Giants acquire Red Schoendienst in an eight-play deal and he hits a pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh to lift the Giants to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Whitey Lockman and Alvin Dark errors add drama as the Giants snap a three-game skid.
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United Press
Red Schoendiest
New York Giants
Frank Lane
St. Louis Blues
Cardinals
Schoendienst
Giants
Polo Grounds
Cincinnati Redlegs
Whitey Lockman
Alvin Dark
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lockman
Flest
Dark
Johnny Klippstein
Jim Mangsn
Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
al Walkers
Lou Bleater
Furillo
Rocky Nelson
Dodgers
Ronnie Kline
Pirates
Frank Thomas
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Frank Foiles
Vito Valentinetti
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Mickey Wantle
John
Iay Bucks
Mantle
Mike Garcia
Babe Ruth
Billy Pierce
Tom Brewer
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
White Sox
Bob Wiesler
Ledy
Sherm Lollar
Ray Boone
Needles Fabius Fight for Belmont Stakes Turf Crown
Needles, the 7 Kentucky Derby champion, is the 4-5 favorite to win Belmont Stakes 1 1/2 mile turf race. Fabius, 3-1 second choice, seeks to prove his Preakness win was no fluke with new jockey Paul Bailey standing in for suspended Willie Hartack.
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New York
Needles
Calumet Farm
Fabius
Pimlico
Willie Hartack
Paul Bailey
Hamia defeats Berries in New York outpoint victory
In New York Cherif Hamia from Algiers edged Miguel Berries of Puerto Rico on points in a 125 125 bout. A stray historical aside mentions Samozet sharing corn kernels with Miles Standish in 1621, noting the Plymouth colony tale of corn introduction.
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United Press
New York
Cherif Hamia
Algiers
Miguel Berries
Puerto Rico
Samozet
Miles Standish
Plymouth Colony
Results and standings from the latest MLB games
United Press reports mixed results across games featuring the Bucks, Tigers, Pirates, and Cardinals, with key homers by Mantle Busby Piersill and Wash. Detroit and Chicago splits noted, plus minor leagues results from Denver to Havana and several Southern and International leagues.
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United Press American
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
United Press American New York
Bucks
Berra
Garcia
Mossi
Daley
Naragon
Hr—Mantle
Busby
Fortifield
Trucks
Hoeft
House
Piersill
Boone
Wiesler
Pasqual
FitzGerald
Pierce
Lollar
Gblany
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Kans City
Cincinnati
Moore
Zaverink
Ferrarese St. Louis
Smith
Kretlow
Harring- Milwaukee
Ton
Thompson
Perrarese
Harrington
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Denver
Charleston
Inn
Louisville
Omaha
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Wichita
Minneapolis
International
Miami
Buffalo
Rochester
Havana
Montreal
Columbus
Richmond
Toronto
Southern
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nashville
Lias Keeps Wheeling Downs Manager Job Amid Debate
In Wheeling, Harry E. Watkins approves the Friday retention of Willam GF Lias as manager of Wheeling Downs race track despite Senate floor criticism. The measure maintains the race track’s leadership and faces ongoing scrutiny over the arrangement.
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Lias
Wheeling
Fede
Harry E. Watkins
Willam
Wheeling Downs
U. & Senate
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Strand Blanks Elks
Star Buckeye
Ohio State University
Gererald McNamee
Vancouver
B.C
Ford Konno
Honolulu
McNamee
Buckeye
Konno
Betty Thirlwell
Evelyn Kawamoto
Strand Aba Furlow
Lough
Kittle
Davis
T Phelps
Reed
Elis D. Wiant
Grubb
Hedrick
Magnifico
R. Wiant
Rf Rogers
Thorn
I Duty
Fawley
Orth
Shackleford
Vic Werts
Sigas
American Assn
Pet
Big Boy
Patterson
Yolande Pompey
Archie Moore
Archie
Floyd Patterson
Klippstein
Antonelli
McCall
Sarni
Hr—Schoendienst
Wilwaukee
Burdette
Jolly
Sleater
Crandall
Maglie
Labine
Roebuck
Camparella
Walker
Bruton
Nelson
St.Louis
Bu A
Fasiores
Biwi
Tara
Zeta Asus Aqua
Migs Brooks
Pittslegh
Mizell
McDaniel
Jackson
Kinder
Kline
Foiles
Hr—Poiles
Phila
Kaiser
Lown
Landrill‘Rogovin
Owens
R. Miller
Meyer
Lopatawea Meyer
Miksis
Baker
Vale
Greengrass
Vin
Hacker
Valentinetti
Chiti
McCullough
Simmons
Nggray
Flowers
Rogovin
Lopata
Hr—Valo
Whisenant
Morgantown Speedway
Cheat Lake
Morgantown, W. Va
Morgantown
Tire Sale
Pennsylvania
Dunlop Tires
Joe Durrett
Tire Sales
Grafton
Tae Gir
Eni and
Sigme
Grefton
Maintent Aviatior Alabam
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