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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1956
Page
10
Hi-Toms surged to first place with a 6-0 victory over Kinston. Games listed include Greensboro at Hi-Toms and Kinston at Durham with multiple matchups across the league and standings reflected in the table.
Milwaukee tops the National League by percentage but trails Cincinnati by a full game and St. Louis by half a game on percentages. A series of rainouts leaves the standings muddled as Milwaukee has played nine games in three weeks while Cincinnati, St. Louis and others count more. The Braves suffer their seventh rainout in ten days, losing substantial gate with a near-sellout before a Brooklyn visit.
The ACC schedules a busy week across baseball golf and track as teams chase titles. Duke star Dave Sime leads Duke in track with a 22.2 seconds 220 hurdles record prospect and strong sprint showings.
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms return to Finch Field to face Greensboro Pats in the first of a three game series. A single game is tonight, a doubleheader tomorrow. The Carolina League pennant will be hoisted between games tomorrow night. Bert Haas may start Bill Cooke or John Ivory Smith. The Hi-Toms moved into sole first place by shutting out Kinston. Rene It was the first shutout of the season and the second Hi-Toms win.
The Hi-Toms pounded 11 hits led by Solis who blasted a 370 foot homer to key a 15-3 win over Durham. Swanson added three hits and drove in two while Harrington and Ford turned two double plays in a sharp defensive effort. Durham fell to second place and Greensboro beat Winston-Salem as Danville edged Winston-Salem 5-4 and Fayetteville defeated Wilson 10-3 with Ed Hubacek collecting five hits for Greensboro. Tonight’s schedule includes Greensboro at High Point Thomasville Fayetteville at Danville Kinston at Durham and Winston-Salem at Wilson.
Batters Swanson and Solis drive runs in a high scoring game. Solis earns the win with five strikeouts and a 7 percent line. Fayetteville and Danville exchanges blows with power and errors, ending 10-2 in extra innings.
Derby winner Nee dies is hailed as one of the year’s most exciting 3 year olds while the Preakness and Belmont Stakes loom as tests of greatness. Nee dies won the Kentucky Derby by three quarters of a length over Fabius and boosted earnings to 332,280 this year.
In Hollywood Paul Armstead stopped Vic Ponce in nine. In Mexico City Kid outpointed Gil Cadili in ten. In Havana Orlando Castillo defeated Ernesto Parra in ten. The bouts featured boxers from Los Angeles San Pedro and Cuba with all fights going the scheduled ten rounds or by stoppage.
The Carolinas qualifying for the National Prof Golfers Assn tournament will be held May 15 at the New Bern Golf and Country Club. The event is a 36 hole qualifier. Virginia Atkins, welterweight, is noted with a boxing reference but unrelated to golf.
Australian John Landy returns to race in Fresno after Jim Bailey of Oregon defeated him with a 3:58.6 mile. Bailey leads toward PCC meet and NCAA title with plans to Olympic selection, while Landy vows to improve past 4:02 despite the loss.
The University of iaat ae announces winning four NCAA championships this season. Key teams and coaches are cited as driving the university to top honors, signaling strong athletics performance across programs.
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