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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1956
Page
10
The 200 meter freestyle event produced three smiling winners. Fred Rubenthal, David Nance, and Randy Dodson from Greensboro pose for a staff photo by Jim Thornton noting their achievement in the meet.
Milwaukee builds four year learning curve into a power formula by pounding opponents at home. The Braves doubleheader win over Philadelphia boosts their NL lead to three games over Cincinnati, improving to 15 wins in a 2 game stretch and a .630 home percentage this season.
Danville Leaf s fall 6 1 as Hi Toms bounce back from weekend loss. Rene Solis hits a homer as Curt Flood leads a nine hit attack. Fayetteville Scots top Greensboro Patriots 5 3 with Wynn Hawkins pitching. Dur back wins late against Kinston to finish the week in the standings.
Greensboro and Skidmore tied the Carolinas AAU Senior Swimming Championships at City Lake Pool with multiple records. Skidmore, a 14-year-old from Columbia, set four marks, while Greensboro girls and boys posted new relay and individual records, including Penny Taliaferro and Betsy Remmey leading the women and Greensboro A winning the men’s 800-meter freestyle relay.
Greenberg and Cronin were inducted as Hall of Famers in Cooperstown New York where Abner Kieday is said to have invented a long ago. Cronin, manager of the Boston Red Sox, joined from San Francisco to MLB in 1926 and later played and managed with Washington and Boston. The Hall now has 21 members after selection by the Baseball Writers Association and a veterans committee. The rules change allows elections every two years instead of annually.
Boston stars Williams and Vernon pace the Red Sox in a 8 6 win over the Tigers with five RBIs from Vernon and a homer plus a single from Mickey, Williams back to form after conditioning. Both veterans debuted in 1939, with long MLB careers mainly in Boston.
An exhibit at Busch Stadium will honor 14 former St Louis Cardinals in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Four are living, including Frisch Hornsby Dean and Vance, with plaques from Cooperstown displayed alongside the team’s notable stars. The exhibit debuts during a May 15 night game.
An Asheville man wins the Beaver La ty Amateur Golf Tournament at the 6,50-yard Beaver Lake course. Play ends on the final hole with the winner finishing over par.
In a tight game Jack Harshaman collected five hits for his seventh Tess while Srewer Lees earned his 13th victory for Boston. Less Moss connected for a home run and the Biches Yana crew scored in small bursts to secure the win.
The league leaders include Mantle of New York in batting with 371 at bats and 117 hits, 89 runs, and 28 home runs. Rivera of Chicago tops steals, while Brewe r of Boston posts 133 decisions in pitching.
Sat stars batter Vernon drives in five runs with a homer and a single while Early Wynn allows six hits as the Indians beat Baltimore. Indians lead in the series 10 to 3.
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