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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
13
Faurot expressed regret at losing Samuels an excellent young coach who had a fine relationship with our staff and players. He said plans for filling the vacancy have not been made.
EAST LANSING Mich The National Collegiate Track Coaches Assn named a 50 member All American track and field team with 18 members already named to the U S Olympic team. Jayhawks Blair and Nieder among seniors on the squad with Floerke and Jones holding two event All American ratings.
Three Western League teams moved closer to Amarillo Gold Sox after last night’s actions. Lincoln narrowed the second place gap to one game with an 8-5 win over the Sox in the nightcap, while also taking the opener 9-8. Colorado Springs beat Des Moines 14-11 in a high scoring game. Albuquerque edged Topeka 5-3, and Sioux City defeated Pueblo 5-1. Albuquerque joined the first division, tying Pueblo for fourth. Three unearned runs in the sixth inning aided Dukes’ victory.
Two darkhorse contenders and former champion Gene Zuspann lead 16 into round two of the Broadmoor Men's Invitational. Harold Corbett and Raleigh Schreck upset favorites, with Corbett overcoming Jim Foust 1 up after 20 holes and Schreck beating Milt Hicks. Other first-round winners include Bob and Jim Vickers, Richard Norville, and Fred Brown. Thursday pairings listed. plus local softball results and brief baseball nostalgia notes.
The heat is on in the National League pennant chase as Cincinnati falters while Braves and Dodgers surge. Duke Snider hit a two run homer in the ninth to beat Brooks Lawrence as Brooklyn wins 2-1. Cincinnati falls four back after Boston’s 74 and other NL results tighten standings. Roberto Clemente’s grand slam inside the park helped Pittsburgh edge Chicago 9-3, St Louis beat Philadelphia 8-7 in ten, Yankees routed White Sox 10-1, Cleveland stayed close behind with 13 runs over Washington, Detroit topped Baltimore, and Kansas City crushed Boston 9-6.
Archie Moore outboxed James J. Parker over nine rounds in Toronto drawing 19,832 fans and $148,500. Referee Billy Burke stopped the bout by technical knockout at 2:02 of the ninth. Moore, 39, dominated Parker despite a size and reach disadvantage and tagged Parker’s left eye from the fourth round onward. Moore has now won 10 straight since losing to Rocky Marciano.
SIGHTS LAST NIGHT reports results from boxing bouts in Toronto and Chicago with Archie Moore from San Diego stopping James Parker of Toronto. Isaac Logart from Camaguey outpointed Red Black of Janesville. Leo Alonza of Manila knocked out Toshiharu Ogoshi of Tokyo for the Orient lightweight title.
Topeka D X Oilers, fourth place finishers in the state semi pro tourney at Wichita, travel to Lawrence to meet the touring Havana Cuban Giants. The Giants are a strong Winter League club with many players reaching the majors including Minniel Minoso Fornielles, Carlos Paula and Sandy Amoros.
In a Wichita tourney game the Oilers fell 6-5 to the CIO All-Stars as Paul Olmstead limited Topeka to five hits and earned his fifth win. Larry Miller took the loss for Topeka after D N N S coach Floyd Temple used Miller to replace Shirley in the third, allowing four Wichita runs in the fifth that decided the game.
Don Preutzenreuter singled off Olmstrid with one out in the sixth, following three singles and a base on balls to spark a Topeka rally that fell short as a fielder's choice and timely hits failed to close the gap. The pitcher Olmstrid was named the tournament's most valuable pitcher.
Dale Samuels resigns as assistant football backfield coach at Missouri to join Northwestern University’s freshman staff. He played quarterback under Su Holcomb for three seasons and cites an excellent opportunity with coach Ara Parseghian.
A fragment notes Don Faurot, Missouri coach, regrets leaving Missouri yet anxious to return home to Chicaro and coach in the Big Ten, the league where he played college football.
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