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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1956
Page
29
Flood leads with 236 hits in 103 games and 89 runs batted in while Wagner closes in with 116 hits and 30 home runs. Tex Taylor tops with .341 in 53 games and Danville’s Leon Wagner drives in seven mates toward the century mark as the season nears mid July.
In a wire close title race the Cubs secure the Little Tar Heel Loop championship by nine wins to one loss. Braves finish second at seven and three, with Cards and Phillies tied for third at six and four, while Giants and Redlegs both struggle with one win and nine losses.
A 21 year old fullback dubbed a top Bear rookie signed a 1956 contract today and will join 21 veterans reporting tomorrow at St. Joseph's College training camp in Indiana. The Bears began camp with 65 players after adding centers quarterbacks and others. with the Cardinals opening camp at Lake Forest College tomorrow.
The Southern Amateur golf tournament for 1957 will run June 17 to 22 at La Gorce Country Club Miami Beach Fla. Greenville secretary Paul Cushman conferred with Orangeburg President M K Jeffords Jr and John J Penrose Miami Beach tournament chairman by phone to fix the dates. The third annual senior championship will be held at the same venue and dates.
ELIZABETH CITY North Carolina The 1956 Teener Baseball Tournament will be held at East Carolina College in Greenville July 31 and Aug 2 with eight teams competing The Teener league began three years ago as an intermediate stage between Little League and American Legion Junior baseball This year there were 18 chartered Teener Leagues in the state with two teams The state champion to be decided in Greenville will compete in the national Ara 4 tournament at Lafayette Ga beginning Aug 8
Ronnie Falls a High Point High School and Duke center, leaves for Detroit Lions training camp in Ypsilanti. He is among 28 rookies reporting early as Detroit aims to make the team. Falls credits Duke play and reports he plans to contribute on defense and offense, eyeing a pro spot in September.
The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg announces the ceremonial mace has been returned after six months missing from an unlocked display case in Marshall Wythe hall. The mace was found in the foyer and is neatly polished.
Baldwin of Baltusrol C C New Jersey, a rare left handed major winner, heads a strong field for the 17th National Lefthanders golf tournament at Hickory August 6 9. Other notable entries include Alfred Sams Carolinas champion Richard Foley and Jimmy Dezern. Lt. Col. Vivencio P. Santos Philippines Army Training Command will travel 8500 miles for the event.
Narrative recounts Mrs. Franklin Briggs finding a 45 inch black snake in a canary cage, consuming the birds. Frank Briggs shoots the snake after it probes the cage, leaving three bulges in its body. The piece blends local humor with a cautionary note on surprises in daily life.
A heavy rainstorm at River Forest delayed the National Clay Courts semifinals with top seeds shuffled. In women's action Althen of New York led Dorothy Head Knode of Forest Hills 3-2 in the first set, while Wimbledon rider Sat ami and Caroline Sat ami were noted. Men’s bracket saw Bernard Bartzen of Dallas now favored after Art Larsen of San Leandro, the top seed, was upset. Ed Moylan of Trenton and Herb Flam of the No. 4 seed were to meet Sam Giammalva of Texas.
The text extols clear sparkling water tumbling over waterfalls. It lauds water as a symbol of health and prosperity for the nation’s youth as it journeys toward the sea.
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