Menkel Tops Carolina League Batters With .465 Average
Ken Menkel of Reidsville leads the Carolina League with a .465 average as Howe News Bureau reports. Johnny Miller is second at .438, Mel Collins third at .432, with Menkel also top in hits 20, total bases 46, home runs 7 and RBIs 19. Peppy La Monica leads in runs with 16 while Vitale and La Monica share stolen bases at 3. Woodeschick and Albanese duel for strikeouts at 23 each.
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Reidsville
Howe News Bureau
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Mel Collins
Danville
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Peppy la Monica
Greensboro
Pete Vitale
Winston Salem
Bob Lyons
Fayetteville
Pe Solomko
Burlington-Graham
Lau
Durham
Woodeschick
Dick Morgan
Joe Albanese
Orange Mickey Johnson alleges drugged before bout
Harold Johnson collapsed after the second round of a national TV fight against Julio Mederos. Doctors at Hahnemann Hospital run tests while city chemists examine an orange given by a stranger. Alfred Klein, state athletic commissioner, said results pending. a possible no contest looms if drugs are confirmed.
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Philadelphia
Harold Johnson
Hahnemann Hospital
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Alfred M. Klein
Julio Mederos
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Alfred Ayella Jr
Athletic Commission
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Tourists Are Getting The Range In Tri-State League
Asheville, defending Tri-State League champion, edged Rock Hill 7-6 as Eddie Allen and Nick Lemasz hit two seventh inning home runs. Art Grenon pitched the distance for Asheville. Greenville rallied to beat Spartanburg 4-3 with Earl Wooten's three hits delivering the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Tonight Rock Hill visits Asheville and Greenville goes to Spartanburg.
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Spartanburg
Eddie Allen
Nick Lemasz
ACC Indoor Track Classic Moves to Raleigh for 1956
The Atlantic Coast Conference voted at its Greensboro meeting to relocate its indoor track meet to Raleigh at the State Fair Coliseum two weeks after the basketball tournament. The plan limits two entrants per school in the quarter mile, adds a two mile relay, restricts freshman entry to ACC members, and shifts the schedule to follow the basketball finals. The meeting sparked debate over NC State’s AAU tourney participation and potential conflicts with NCAA rules.
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Fenway Hall of Fame Day Brings Out Oldtime Baseball Greats
Fenway Park celebrates Hall of Fame Day with appearances by Cy Young Joe DiMaggio Tris Speaker and other legends. Commissioners and team presidents introduce 17 Hall of Famers as fans view Yankees Giants Athletics and White Sox stars and discuss attendance television's impact on baseball. Roy Campanella also shares a hobby in tropical fish.
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