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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1956
Page
2
New York report on the Indianapolis 500 race day buildup and the suspense over Bill Vukovich attempting a historic third consecutive victory. McGrath briefly led before Vukovich surged ahead, fiercely clinging to the front as speeds reached about 165 mph.
United Press reports California Stakes at Hollywood Park won by Porter house ahead of Swaps by a nose. Fabius captured the Jersey Stakes at Garden State Park. Manhattan College took the ICAA track title with 421% points to Villanova 40 as John Haines of Penn won the 229 and 44 yard runs. Jim Lea set a world mark 45.8 for 440 yards in the California Relays. Paris-based Althea Gibson claimed the French hard court women’s singles title, her seventh straight. Search won the Top Light Stake in a pileup at the backstretch. Yuky suffered the 46th incident. Michigan won the Big Ten Track Championship by 34 points over Town. The 93-team field for the Montreal Day speedway was postponed. Don January captured the Dallas Open golf title. Stirling Moss and Jean Behra won the 1000 kilometer sports car race. Bob Perry and Don Candy upset Lew Hoad and Ashley Cooper in doubles at the French championships. John Brandy of Australia arrived in Sydney after recent mile runs in California. Lew Head of Australia is favored to win the men’s singles at the Godo International Tennis Tournament with Art Larsen and others in the U S entries.
Summary of multiple baseball games across leagues with winners pitchers and scores. Key outcomes include Washington’s 11 run win and Boston’s 10 run loss, along with Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland and New York results. Note rain and postponements cited for Philadelphia and Brooklyn games.
Baseball season leaders across the National and American Leagues are listed with stats for ABR H Poi Long Repliski Walls Boyer Mantle Berra and others. Home runs and runs batted in highlight Mantle Long Berra with key leaders in hits and pitching. NCAA Nines Named Boston four colleges Boston University UMass UNH Colby College to begin New England regional playoffs June 1 at Springfield Mass.
In a lively matchup St Paul edged Omaha 4 3 with late runs according to the score recap. Denver topped Minneapolis 5 3 while Louisville was scheduled to play Indianapolis but postponed. Charleston defeated Wichita 4 1 and the Wichita Charleston tilt followed.
Rain forced postponement of the three day state high school baseball tournament in Parkersburg. Executive secretary Be Pugitt said play will begin Tuesday with the same game arrangements. Afternoon game East Bank 16-2 Pennsboro 18-0 at 1:00 p.m. Huntington Central 23-0 versus Follawsbee 11-3. American Association standings listed for several teams with semi finals set for the following day and finals the day after.
New York telecast features Joey Giardello of Philadelphia favored at 2-1 to reverse a prior setback against Charley Cotton of Toledo in a 10 round feature at St. Nicholas Arena. Cotton, 26, seeks his 41st win in 51 fights after an upset decision over Giardello three weeks earlier.
Joe Dimaggio, former Yankee star, was named chairman of the 1956-57 fundraising campaign for the National Paraplegia Foundation, a group formed by the Paralyzed Veterans of America to promote research and education on spinal injuries. Giardello’s 5812-5 record includes 20 knockouts. he was stopped by Carey Mac and Harold Green in 1950.
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