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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1956

Page

2

Red Sox edge Cubs 7 5 in rain shortened game

Red Sox defeated Cubs 7 to 5 before a rain storm halted play after four innings. Steve Withers struggled early, bases loaded triple by Jim Murray gave Cubs a 4 0 lead. Sox rallied with hits from Walters Shriver Clelland Millinovich Nicola and Woods homering to take the 7 5 win. Tigers Giants game washed out.

Red Sox Cubs Tigers Giants Steve Withers Sox Withers Art Stockett Garry Miller Dave Smith Charlie Costolo Stockett

Middlecoff Forgoes PGA Play After Open Win

Middlecoff, elated by his one stroke Open victory over Ben Hogan, says a doctor has ordered him not to play in the PGA due to a hip condition. He notes the strain of two daily rounds would be too much, causing him to pass on a potential Open PGA double. Boros tied Hogan for second, while Kroll, Thomson, and Furgel finished at 285.

Rochester Cary Middlecoff Ben Hogan Elateh Hogan PGA Hogan Oak Hill Country Club Memphis Boros Kroll Peter Thomson Ed Furgel

Questions on baseball records and trades from Central Press

A Central Press roundup asks who holds the National and American League all time marks for runs batted in and when the season ends for trades. It also notes where and when the Major League All-Star game will be played and highlights a dangerous extra base hitter.

Watson Central Press Fons

Needles Captures Belmont to Strengthen Triple Crown Claim

New York report notes Needles dominated the Belmont Stakes to solidify a top three year old billing after earlier wins in the Kentucky Derby and a close Preakness effort. The Ponder colt, who survived infancy, surged in the stretch of the mile and a half test to widen his lead in the series.

New York Needles Ponder

Bob Sweikert Dies In Salem Speedway Crash

Indianapolis champion Bob Sweikert was killed in a sprint race at Salem Indiana after his car hit a wall and guard rail, then overturned. His wife watched with about 7,000 fans as the accident occurred on the fifth lap of a 30 lap feature. Sweikert had won the Memorial Day race and the national driving championship in 1955. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Indianapolis Ind Bob Sweikert Tithein Y Otay Totendiatienals Speedway Sweikert Salem

Belmont Stakes Thriller headlines weekend sports

Needles won the Belmont Stakes by a neck over Career Boy to claim the third Triple Crown jewel. Other highlights include Demaret outpointing Martinez in welterweight controversy, Field of 89 dominating Newport to Bermuda yacht race, and Cary Middlecoff edging Ben Hogan and Julius Boros by one stroke to win the U S Open.

United Press New York Needles Boston Tony Demaret Vince Martinez Newport R.L Bermuda Berkley Calif Conn Yals Harvard Rochester N.Y Cary Middlecoff Ben Hogan Julius Boros Inglewood Hollywood Chicago Sir Tribal Washington Park Los Angeles Lou Jones U.S Armed Forces Charley Grirma Mil Yankee Braves America Fred Haney Manteo Resnuke Island

DeMarco Waits For Saxton Bite In Title Talk

Boston after a decisive 10 round win over Martinez DeMarco signals readiness for a title clash. He says he will face anyone including Saxton Boardman and Sugar Ray Robinson if the offer is right.

Boston Tony Demarco Johny Saxton Sam Silverman Vince Martinezt DeMarco Saxton Arty Boardman Sugar Ray Robinson Martinez del Marco

Adcock’s slam leads Braves to split with Dodgers

Milwaukee rode Charley Grimm’s last lineup idea as Fred Haney’s Braves toppled Brooklyn 5-4 and 3-1 in a doubleheader. Adcock slugged two homers in game one and one in game two, including a left field roof homer at Ebbets Field, lifting Milwaukee out of a rough stretch and tightening the NL race with Pittsburgh.

Joe Accocx Charley Grimm Milwaukee Braves Fred Haney Adcock Braves Grimm Jolly Cholly Big Joe Haney Cholly Brooklyn Dodgers Ebbets Field Milwaukee Dodger Bobby “Thomson Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Stan Musial Tom Poholsky Bobby del Greco Hank Sauer Willard Schmidt Cubs Robin Roberts Phils Willie Jones del Ennis Sam Jones Eddie Miksis New York Yankees Cleveland Chicago Washington Norm Siebern Yogi Berra Yanks Hank Bauer White Sox Sherm Lollar Chuck Stobbs Stobb Ted Lepcio Boston Red Sox

Results of multiple baseball games from St Louis and Pittsburgh

Scores and pitcher details for two St Louis Pittsburgh games plus other major and minor league results across American and National leagues. Notable items include Musial homer, Schmidt win, and extensive box scores with hits and errors for teams such as Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee Brooklyn Cincinnati New York and Cleveland with various pitchers and late innings action.

Pittsburgh Yincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Cleveland Detroit Baltimore Kansas City Washington Poholsky Smith Lew Face King Foiles Lp—Law HR — Musial Schmidt Konstanty Katt Arroyo Munger McCullough Roberts Lopata Ennis Jones Phila S. Jones Chiti Miller Owens R. Miller Sim Jons J. Meyer Roebuck Hr— Adcock Ith Nelson Thomson Hodges Cincinnati Lawrence Li Palme Black Bailey Hearn Littlefield Grissom Wilhelm Sarni la Palme Hr—Bell Temple Rhodes Spencer Mays White Nuxhallmez Gomez

Tough nine beats Tigers after late home run spurt

Baltimore defeats Kansas City 7-2 as Frank Sullivan allows six hits and Bob Nieman belatedly breaks an eight tie with a three run homer in the eighth inning.

Tack Detroit Tigers Frank Sullivan Bob Nieman Baltimore Kansas City

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