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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1956
Page
19
The fragment lists RBI credits for Flood Solis Fidler Pfeiffer and home runs by Fidler and Pfeiffer plus various players and defensive plays. It includes pitching and batting abbreviations with errors and unclear numbers, making full details hard to determine.
In a dense box score fragment, players from Durham and Winston-Salem are listed with RBI figures, hits, home runs, and pitching lines. Key names include McManus, White, Camilli, Karlik, Zivkovich Hinsey, with HRs by White and Camilli. Pitchers Bronstad, Mitchell, Dunn, and Hinfey appear across innings and complete games.
Danville blasts 11 runs in a high scoring game winning 11 to 4 at home. Waugh leads with 2 runs and 2 RBIs while Perrotta adds 4 RBI and Covey contributes solid defense.
In a Class AA thriller Wilson edged Statesville 7 6 after a late rally scare. Triangle Hosiery crushed Hanes Hosiery 9 1 to reach the Class A semifinals as the locals benefited from five Stateside miscues in a dominant opening game.
Milwaukee report notes George Johnson defeats Ernest Burford by knockout at 1 minute 44 seconds of the first round. Windsor, Ontario card features Chuck Taylor decisioning Detroit challenger Myrel Olmstead in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Racine pro Mike Ben Criscutto fired a four under par 66 to lead medal play as 55 of 87 entrants qualified for the Milwaukee Open golf tournament. Bill Trombley Darrell Hickok Gay Brewer Paul O’Leary Billy Sixty Jr Walker Iman Jr and amateur Bernard Magnussen joined top scores in the event. Sam Snead drew a large gallery and Cary Middlecoff, US Open champion, defended his status as the event looms.
Aaron of Milwaukee leads with 338 at bats and 143 hits while teammate Bruton and Aaron tie for 12 triples. Robinson of Cincinnati nets 87 runs and Musial of St. Louis 87 RBIs. Haddix of Philadelphia earns 113 strikeouts per 12 decisions with a .986 mark.
Mantle of New York posts 376 runs 148 hits 106 RBI and 164 stolen bases in listed stats for a standout season. Piersall of Boston contributes 30 doubles while Rivera of Chicago leads with 16 stolen bags. Brewer of Boston hits 164 with Score and Cleveland ranks 182 in strikeouts.
Connie Johnson of the Orioles scattered six singles and struck out 11 for a 3-0 win over the Senators. Stan Lopata of the Phillies drove in all first game runs with a single, double and 25th homer, then added two more runs in the nightcap with a double and triple as the team swept the Pirates 3-0 and 11-2.
Newport Rhode Island tennis tournament reports suggest the U S center of gravity for the sport shifting from California to Florida Florida players Green Harum and others advance to the round of 16 Green defeats Emerson Harum crushes Schwartz advancing to face Mal Anderson Rosewall and McKay headline the day with Cooper versus Giamma vala seen as the marquee match.
A largely new Soviet track and field group impressed at the Spartakiad claiming titles as they prepare for the Melbourne Olympic trials. The newcomers replace veteran stars who first tested Western air in the early fifties and later in Bern for European Games.
Flood and Wagner dominate the batting leader board for Danville and Hi-Toms in the Carolina League. Flood hits .342 with 105 runs and 154 hits, 101 RBIs. Wagner adds 39 homers and 335 total bases. Pitch leaders include Taylor at 18-9 with Hunsinger 186 strikeouts. Durham, Wilson lead team defense.
Winston-Salem and Roanoke Rapids teams with five state softball titles aim for sixth in the tournament opening tonight. Canton defends its Southern regional title Aug. 27-31. Roanoke Rapids meets McLean Trucking of Winston-Salem at 9 p.m. with other games listed for tonight and tomorrow.
Box scores show Macon 2 to 0 over Jacksonville and Knoxville 4 over Columbia 3 in the South Atlantic. In the International League Toronto was beaten 2 to 6 by Columbus while Havana won 5 to 3 over Buffalo. Buffalo routed Rochester 40 to 5 and Montreal lost 4 to 6 to Richmond. Indianapolis edged Minneapolis 6 to 2 and Denver defeated St. Paul 7 to 5. Louisville beat Omaha 5 to 4 as Charleston toppled Wichita 12 to 9 in 11 innings. Birmingham won 6 to 5 over Memphis while Mobile won 5 to 3 at Nashville and New Orleans took a 4 to 2 win at Chattanooga. Montgomery won 5 to 3 against Atlanta in 12 innings of the first game.
At Fort Bragg Ray Moore of Fort Bliss led the All Army Open with a three under par 69 amid rain and a 2 stroke edge over Paul Ransom of Fort Lewis. First Lt. Kryla and Lt. Col. Shackleford remained in contention as tennis and golf events progressed and potential All Army team selections loomed for next week at Eglin AFB.
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