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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1956
Page
11
Wayne Bly warns Lawrence youth baseball managers and umpires to penalize bat throwing after a rise in incidents. He cites safety concerns, urges removal of offenders, and credits coaches for sportsmanship while stressing leadership as the root of the problem.
The Kansas City Athletics acquired two players and sold pitcher Tom Lasorda to Denver. They recalled Al Pilarcik, a .331 hitter, and bought pitcher Wally Burnette from Denver. Lasorda posted a 0-4-1 record with a 6.06 ERA in 46 1 3 innings for KC. The note adds that a record 4758 book titles were published in Sweden in 1955.
In San Francisco 64 players advance to match play at Harding Park as two rounds trim field to 16. Medalist Scotty McBeath tops qualifying with 141, while Vern Callison and Joe Gallardo Jr. join him under par. Memphis trio win team title. defending champ Sam Koesis withdraws after family tragedy.
Boston bout Isaac Logart from Cuba outpointed Wilber Wilson in a ten round match. Don Juniper from Windsor Duluth beat Jim Saunders in Winnipeg on eight rounds. An elephant’s daily water intake is about fifty gallons.
Washington report notes Ken Boyer of St Louis, a 21 year old major league sophomore from Berkeley Mass, earns praise from managers Walt Alston and Casey Stengel. Boyer saves rallies with three key defensive plays and drives in the decisive run with a fifth inning single as the Nationals win 7 3 over the Americans. The event features stars from Cincinnati Musial Mantle Williams and others with Boyer stealing light from the names.
Shirley Carter blasted a three run homer as HN Carter Sparks Hal's Gals beat the Hell Telephone girls of Topeka in a league game at Topeka. Hal's Gals schedule an exhibition with Ottawa at Lincoln Park Thursday night and a league game with the Topeka Merchants in the Capital City Friday.
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