Bums Widen Gap Over Idle Braves
The Brooklyn Dodgers move within a half game of the Milwaukee Braves as they hold a slim edge in the pennant chase. The Braves stumble 8 of 13 and miss full games from their pitching, while the Dodgers win on a late squeeze play as Cincinnati drops the Redlegs.
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Walt Alston
Brooks
Ebbets Field
Bob Buhl
Lew Burdette
Dodgers
New York
Peterday
Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodger
Pee Wee Reese
Dodger
Redleg
Ray Jablonski
Duke Battles Gamecocks in ACC Open Weekend Card
ACC football opens its 1956 season week with Duke facing South Carolina in a night game at Columbia while North Carolina meets NC State. Duke, ranked 16th, relies on Sonny Jurgensen and Bob Brodhead as UNC debuts under Jim Tatum. Virginia and Maryland prep for VMI and Syracuse, Clemson, Presbyterian, and Wake Forest also host opponents as teams vie for early edge.
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Mighty Duke
South Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Maryland
Syracuse
Clemson
Presbyterian
Virginia
Virginia Military
Wake Forest
William and Mary
Gamecocks
Wofford
Warren Giese
King Dixon
Alex Hawkins
Giese
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Blue Devils
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Blue Devil
Sonny Jurgensen
Bob Brodhead
Jurgensen
Jim Tatum
Tar Heels
Dave Reed
Wolfpack
Tatum
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Sooners
Earle Edward
N.C. State
Edwards
Bill Franklin
Dick Christy
Ed Sutton
Larry McMullen
Daley Goff
Buddy Sasser
Jim Varnum
Ron Marquette
Dick Darling
Tommy Mont
Frank Taumburello
Terps
VMI
Soph
Reece Whitley
Jim Bakhtier
Joel Wells
Jim Coleman
Tigers
Paul Amen
West Point
Baseball recap of AL and NL games with splits and eliminations
The article reviews multiple games: the Yankees split with Cleveland as they chase the pennant. Detroit and Boston stumble. the White Sox win twice to move into second, while the Indians and Red Sox are eliminated. Brooklyn and St Louis win ahead in the NL as Sal Maglie, Smokey Burgess, and Pee Wee Reese contribute key hits.
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Cleveland
Yanks
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Birds
Balthe
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cubs
Phillies
Sal Maglie
Redlegs
Brooklyn
Wally Post
Smokey Burgess
Ray Jablonski
Don Bessent
Ed Bailey
Bessent
Stan Palys
Brooks
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Pee Wee Reese
Johnny Klippstein
Robinson
Charlie Neal
Tom Sturdivant
Tommy Byrne
Early Wynn
Casey Sten
Mickey
Senators
White Sox
Jack Out
Gerry Staley
Tigers Uelp
Tigers
Oes Sox
Reby
Walt Masterson
Oklahoma Leads Preseason AP Poll With Michigan State Close
Oklahoma tops the preseason AP college football poll with 30 straight wins and 1,427 points, edging Michigan State which has 1,050 votes. Notre Dame is third as Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Maryland, Texas Christian, Michigan, Texas A&M, and Pittsburgh fill the rest of the top 10.
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Associated Press
Bud Wilkinson
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Sooners
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Maryland
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A&m
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Far West
Rocky Mountain
Spartans
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Ind
Sal Top Comeback Candidate
Sal Maglie, the comeback star for the Dodgers, improved to 11-4 and helped lead a 4-2 win over Cincinnati aided by Don Bessent’s last-out relief. He has won six straight decisions and nine of his past nineteen, boasting a strong curveball repertoire and renewed confidence.
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Sal Maglie
Dodgers
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati
Maglie
Don Bessent
New York Giant
Cleveland
Tebbetts
Sal
Giants
Bears Keep Lead as NS Conference Opens Season
Lenoir Rhyne’s Bears, defending NSC champions and last year’s unbeaten squad, opened with a 7-0 win over Newport News Apprentice School. Bob Miller scored four rushing touchdowns, Walter Cornwell added a 66 yard TD, and Lenoir Rhyne totaled 415 rushing and 143 passing yards as Western Carolina and Catawba also posted strong showings in the opening weekend.
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Newport News Apprentice School
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Alabama
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Virginia Son
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Newport News
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Buddy Rector
WCTC
Carson - Newman
Bob Stauffenberg
Bob McKelvey
Dick Cassels
Virginia Tech
Pirates
Bobby Wolfenden
Gobbler
Appalachian
Asheville
Bears Beat Giants In Exhibition Clash
Chicago Bears toppled New York 21 to 16 in a preseason game. Pittsburgh fell to Philadelphia 14 to 12, while Detroit routed Cleveland 31 to 14. Green Bay defeated Chicago 29 to 21 and Baltimore edged Washington 21 to 13.
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New York
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Green Bay
Chicago Cards
Baltimore
Washington
Ward Captures Amateur National Championship Again
Harvie Ward, the 30 year old San Francisco auto salesman, defeated veteran Chuck Kocsis 5 and 4 at Knollwood to win the national amateur title for the second straight year. Ward then set sights on 1957 at Brookline and potential Walker Cup captaincy, with past team experience in 1953 and 1955.
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Harvie Ward
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Chuck Kocsis
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Son Little
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