Braves Move Clear As Dodgers Narrow Gap In Pennant Fight
The Braves swept a Chicago doubleheader 7-4 and 5-3 to stay in first place while the Dodgers beat the Giants 6-1. Cincinnati dropped to three games back after a 6-5 13 inning loss in St Louis. News from New York shows the Yankees threatening clinch with an 11 game lead in the American League as Cleveland and Chicago split. Pirates and Phillies split 10 inning games as Rob Roberts earned his 17th win in relief for Philadelphia.
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Yankees
Cleveland
Washington
New York
White Sox
Indians
Boston
Red Sox
Baltimore
Detroit
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pirates
Bob Skinner
Phillies
Rob Roberts
Don Hoak
Monte Irvin
Hobie Landrith
Bill Bruton
Ernie Johnson
Chuck Tanner
Felix Mantilla
Danny O'Connell
Henry Aaron
Don Drysdale
Giants
Carl Furillo
Willie Mays
Dodgers Brace for Crucial Two Game Series With Braves
Brooklyn hosts Milwaukee in a pivotal two game set at Ebbets Field as Sal Maglie and Don Newcombe duel Bob Buhl and Lew Burdette. Carl Furillo drives runs with a homer and three hits while Roy Campanella returns to the lineup amid a hitting surge from the Dodgers.
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Cubs
Dodgertown
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Sal Maglie
Don Newcombe
Maglie
Cleveland
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Braves
Bob Buhl
Champs
Lew Burdette
Buhl
Burdette
Big Newk
Alston
Don Bessent
Clem Labine
Carl Furillo
Carl
Furillo
Roy Campanella
Americans Struck by Australian Tennis Dominance in 1956
Forest Hills reports Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad advancing to the semifinals with Rosewall defeating Hoad 4-6 in windy conditions. The American bid falters as Vic Seixas is the lone American standout, with Mike Green showing potential but distant from the top. Shirley Fry retires from tennis after winning the women's title.
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N.Y
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Australia
Frank Sedgmann
Vic Seixas
Seixas
Mike Green
Green
Rosewall
West Side Tennis Club
Hoad
Don Budge
Shirley Fry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Althea Gibson
Miss Fry
USC and Wofford set kickoff to second week of drills
In pre season drills ACC coaches begin week two with USC facing Wofford at home in a test for Warren Giese in his debut as South Carolina coach. Injuries hit several programs as UNC and NC State report multiple sidelined stars ahead of season openers.
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ACC
Associated Press
Gamecocks
South Carolina
Wofford
Warren Giese
Maryland
Jim Tatum
Sunny Jim
University of North Carolina
Giese
Soph King Dixon
North Carolina
Dave Reed
UNC
Tatum
Reed
Joey Temple
Temple
Larry McMullen
Duke
Bass
Benson
Wray Carlton
George Dutrow
N.C. State
Ben Nye
Wake Forest
Bruce Smathers
Jack Palley
Ed Sutton
N.C
George Barclay
N. C. State
Dick Hunter
Earl Edwards
Clemson
Frank Howard
Tigers
Joel Wells
Bob Spooner
Jin Coleman
Charlie Bussey
Presbyterian
Tommy Mont
Frank Tamburello
Stars power Braves sweep Cubs in doubleheader rout
Henry Aaron led Milwaukee with five hits two runs and three RBIs as the Braves beat the Cubs 7 to 4 in the opener and 5 to 3 in the nightcap. Don Drysdale pitched Dodgers past the Giants 6 to 1 for his fifth win and fourth over New York.
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Associated Press
Henry Aaron
Braves
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Don Drysdale
Dodgers
Giants
Brooklyn
New York
Southern Conference Grid Opens With Tech and VMI
The 1956 Southern Conference football season starts Saturday night with Virginia Tech facing East Carolina at Bluefield West Virginia and VMI traveling to Stetson in St. Petersburg Florida. Tech and VMI meet opponents for the first time in history as Furman and Washington and Lee begin play next week.
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Virginia Military Institute
Tech
East Carolina
Bluefield
Wva
Norfolk Navy
VMI
St. Petersburg
Fla
Stetson
Booey
Furman
Washington and Lee
George Washington
Centre College
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Grace Flower Shop
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