Hi-Toms Open Spring Drills At Douglas Ga
Hi-Toms begin spring training in Douglas with Bert Haas as manager. A 32-man roster is expected, including returnees Rich Solis and Miller plus Watts and Ford as holdouts. Several players are farm assignments or uncertain, with Havana Cuba and Havana affiliate implications noted.
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Douglas
High Point Thomasville
Hi-Toms
Bert Haas
Redlegs
Haas
High Point
Thomasville
Grady Watts
Billy Ford
Cincinnati Redlegs
Bill McKechnie
Tchers
Woody Rich
Rene Solis
Walter Miller
Bill Iris
Tony Pacheco
Fred Harrington
Juan Visteur
Havana
Cuba
Bob Ricciani
Army
Charlie Alsop
Alsop
Haven Schmidt
Jim Yarborough
Schmidt
Yarborough
Moultrie
Wisteur
Bobby Phillips
Sunbury
Piedmont League
Hi- Toms
Robert Dunn
Walt Miller
Manuel Garcia
Don Mooney
Gerald Johnston
Paul Sizemore
Ward Wilson
Pete Treece
Ed Allison
Ken McClamrock
John Gordy
Jerry Thompson
Gordon Peacock
Medford Park
Bill Harris
Ton Pacheco
Jose Burgos
James Bristol
William Ainsworth
Hugh Burttner
Art Klinger
Irv Sharpe
Edwin Thomas
Ken Kauffman
Jerry Micham
Donald Wigton
Cards Edge Reds With Late Error In 10 Innings
In St Petersburg Florida on March 24 Wally Post misplayed Joe Frazier's long fly in the 10th inning, allowing Don Blasingame to score the deciding run as the St Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati 3 to 2 for their fifth straight win. The game featured a bases loaded rally and solid relief pitching. Short, tense game marked by a late miscue and a narrow Cardinal victory.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Wally Post
Joe Frazier
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
FT. Myers
Fia
Frank Thomas
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Indians Top Giants 9 6 in Cactus League Action
Cleveland rallies to defeat the New York Giants 9 to 6 in Phoenix as Vic Wertz Hyo Wertz homers and Jim Hogan also goes deep for Cleveland while Gail Harris and Bob Schmidt homer for New York. Rookie Pete Burnside starts for Cleveland and Hoyt Wilhelm seals the win.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cleveland Indene
Jim Hogan
Tribe
Giants
Gail Harris
Bob Schmidt
Peller
Winn
Whoutteman
Megan
Burnside
Wilhelm
Constable
Schmidt
W.peller
Cleveland
Hogan
Wertz
New York
Harris
Orioles hammer Cubs 16-2 at Wrigley in spring tilt
Orioles exploded for five runs in the third and five more in the fourth to rout the Cubs 16-2 at Wrigley Field. Bob Adams and Ernie Banks homered for Chicago, while Erv Palica and Dave Philley powered Baltimore with multiple hits and homers.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Baltimore Orioles
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Bob Adams
Tito Francona
Dave Philley
Jim Dyck
Erv Palica
Orioles
Ernie Banks
Sally Drake
Palica
Zuverink
Braves Top Red Sox Behind Spahn Five-Hitter
Warren Spahn pitched a complete game five hitter to beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 at Payne Field in Sarasota. Joe Adcock opened the scoring with a bases-empty home run in the fourth, followed by Ed Mathews Hank Aaron and Bobby Thomson driving in further runs with consecutive singles. Baumann took the loss for Boston while Spahn improved Milwaukee’s spring record.
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Sarasota
Fla
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Taiay
Boston Red Sox
Payne Field
Joe Adcock
Boston
Frank Baumann
Adcock
Braves
Baumann
Eddie Mathews
Hank Aaron
Bobby Thomson
Sukee
Beck and Hughes Lead in Carolina Amateur After 36 Holes
In Wilson North Carolina Larry Beck 16 of Kinston and veteran John Hughes of Greensboro led the North Carolina Amateur after 36 holes Beck shot 76 to total 149 with 73 yesterday Hughes had 75 today and 74 first round tying for the lead Defending champ Clarence Alexander Raleigh struggled to 79 and Pat Brady was tied for lead after round one.
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Reidsville
Pat Brady
Golf Assn
Etate Jaycee
Hughes
Ma Be
Wilson
Art Ruffin Jr
Hobb Anderson
Lawrence Cook
Rightsville Beach
Phil Wiechman
Wake Forest College
Freshman Crop is Smaller Aparicia Picked as Best Bet for ROY
Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio is selected as the likely American League Rookie of the Year, edging Yankees outfielder Norm Siebern. Brooklyn second baseman Charley Neal leads the NL rookie prospects, with Frank Robinson among notable contenders. A pilot poll lists top first year players across all 16 clubs and notes several others to watch in spring training.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Harvey Kuenn
Harvey Haddix
Vic Power
Wally Moon
Herb Score
Ken Boyer
Luis Aparicio
Chicago White Sox
Norm Siebern
New York Yankees
Charley Neal
Brooklyn
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Haddix
Power
Boyer
Score
Rocky Colavito
Cleveland
Frank Malzone
Don Buddin
Marty Keough
Boston
Jim Owens
Philadelphia
Wes Covington
Felix Mantilla
Milwaukee
Hal Smith
Don Blasingame
St. Louis
Bill Virdon
Jack Meyer
Billy Klaus
Frank Lary
Elston Howard
John Kucks
Pedro Ramos
Larry Jackson
Gene Freese
Sam Jones
Roberto Clemente
Hail Smith
W.eek
Charley Nea
Chico Fernandez
Ken Lehman
Bob Darnell
Chicago
Don Eaddy
Richie Myers
Don Kaiser
Jim Brosnan
Pat Seantlebury
Tom Acker
Russell Seen as Olympic Bet After Dons Title
San Francisco Dons claim their NCAA crown with Bill Russell dominating the final, while K C Jones misses due to ineligibility. Russell is viewed as a leading Olympic prospect for the U.S. team slated to tour Kansas City and beyond, with coach Woolpert eyeing the 14 man collegiate squad and possible selections from Temple star Hal Lear.
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Evanston
San Francisco Dons
S Acamne
Bill Russell
United States
K. C. Jones
Dons Oe
Jones
San Francisco
UCLA
Utah
Iowa
Russell
Kansas City
McGaw Memorial Hall
Phil Woolpert
Russia
Umbrela
America
Ucky O'Connor
Woolpert
Collegians
Meline
U.S
Melbourne
Lear
Temple
Hal
King) Lear
Page Four-O
Louisville Wins NIT Final Over Dayton 93 80
Louisville Cardinals defeated Dayton Flyers 93 to 80 in Madison Square Garden to claim the National Invitation Tournament title. Charlie Tyra led Louisville with 27 points as Jim Paxson fouled out early and Dayton struggled in the second half. St Joseph’s beat St Francis 93 82 for third place.
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New York
Louisville
Cardinals
Charlie Tyra
Dayton
Bill Uhl
Flyers
Madison Square Garden
St. Louis University
LaSalle
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
St. Francis
Brooklyn
Tyra
Ahlon
Uhl
Jim Palmer
Bill Darragh
Palmer
Jim Paxson
Jerry Moreman
Moreman
St. Joe S
Mike Fallon
Lightning
Jim Purcell
Mannix
Jimmy Murphy
Fallon
Kurt Engelbert
al Juliana
Purcell
B ‘Terriers
Paxson
Jim Morgan
Elon College Announces 21-Game 1956 Baseball Schedule
Elon College North Carolina reveals a 21 game 1956 baseball slate within the North State Conference. The schedule includes games against Williams Wittenberg Western Carolina Lenoir Rhyne High Point Guilford Atlantic Christian Catawba East Carolina Pfeiffer Appalachian and others from March to May.
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Elon College
N.C
Anced
Williams
Wittenberg
Western Carolina
Lenoir Rhyne
High Point
Guilford
Atlantic Christian
Appalachian
Catawba
East Carolina
E S B Wins Sensational Grand National At Aintree
In a dramatic finish at Aintree England E S B ridden by Dave Dick rode to victory as Devon Loch collapsed near the final stretch. Gentle Moya and Royal Tan finished second and third as 200000 spectators watched the sensational 1950s Grand National. The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret witnessed the dramatic end. E S B earned 24416 dollars for Mrs. Leonard Carver with the gelding purchased for 21000 dollars in 1952.
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Aintree
England
Devon Loch
E.S.B
Leonard Carver
Gentle Moya
Royal Tan
Es.b
J. J. Straker
Prince Aly Khan
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Dave Dick
E Summer
Bider
Becher’s Brook
Golden Miller
Bogskar
Eagle Lodge
Key Royal
Martinique
Carey's Cottage
Clearing
Wild Wisdom
Dick Francis
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John Cathey
Dan Moreton
Jimmy Brown
Savannah
Reds
Moreton
Leon Dansby
Alabama
Noah Goode
al Flaugher
Tampa
Ernie White
Nashville Vols
Southern Association
Ed Cannon
International Loop
Lexington
N. C
Billy Harris
Frazier
Rudy Minarcin
St. Lewis
Scantiebury
Kennedy
Mittarcin
Burgess
Kinder
Sarni
W—Kinder
L—Minarcin
Owens
Negray
Rose It
Lomnett
Martin
Face
Surkont
Denese
Shepard
Kravitz
Deneso
Roas
Ashburn
A’s
Senators
West Palm Beach
Fid
Bill Renna
Jim Finigan
Kansas City Athletics
Washington Senators
Washington
Cloyd Boyer
Camilo Pascual
Hec Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Joe Ginsberg
Pascua
Indians
Pirates
Phils
Tigers
Chisox
Lakeland
Detroit Tigers
Ida
Bill DuFour
Memphis
Mike Fornieles
Charley Maxne
Detroit
Gox
Dufour
Pornieres Pornieles
Johnson
Wren
Lollar
Romano
Lary
Heman
Tietenauer
Wison
Maxwell
Red Sox
Spahn
Crandall
Hurd
Daley
L—Baumann
Beck
Carolina
By Alston
Tom
Enterprise
Tom Alston
Joe Tew
High
Aparicia
By Joe Reichler
Frank Torre
John
Red) Murff
Foster Castleman
Pete Burnside
Jack McMahan
Joe Mble
Dan Kravitz
Baltimore
Jim Pisoni
Don Leppert
Don Ferrarese
Frank More
By Jerry Liska
Hugh Fullerton JR
ST. Joe
Elon
Diamond State
By Sterling Slappey
George VI
Georgi Malenkov
Soviet Union
Carver
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