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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
4
Don Bragg the Villanova pole vaulter suffered a pulled muscle and will miss the national track meet. His absence weakens Villanova as the event opens with USC and Kansas again favored. USC and Kansas appear strong among more than 350 entries. Bragg’s withdrawal reshapes the championship picture.
Fragmentary notes show team standings and players with unclear names and results. The legibility is too poor to extract definite teams or scores or dates.
Simpson, sent to the minors two years ago for weak hitting, rose to second in the American League RBI race with 45 as the Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 13 to 1 in Washington. He went 4-for-4, lifting his batting average to .298 while Vic Power contributed at the plate.
A garbled note discusses a golf open where the winner must hit the ball solidly. Mentions players like Snead Souchak Middlecoff and Furgol and notes St Louis Missouri as a location fragment. The passage references the event duration and surprise results with several contenders and unclear dates.
Topeka defeated Lincoln Wars 7-0 in a 14 inning marathon to stay in the Western Loop title chase. The game featured late action and a standout performance by a key pitcher, with persistent players from both teams contributing throughout the extended matchup.
Ray B. Tweeten, 200 pound tackle for the Iowa State College football team, was killed Tuesday night when the car he rode in rolled over three times after going out of control on Iowa Highway 1 near Washington. His home was Washington Iowa. The incident leaves a senior season uncertain as fall approaches.
Oregon’s Jim Bailey and Villanova’s Ron Delany headline the NCAA meet in Berkeley as the event shifts to 1500 meters with Olympic trials in mind. Bob Seaman of USC LA and UC LA runners seek upsets while Delany and Bailey pursue sub four minute potential amid Olympic year pressures.
The Royals defeated the Els 20 to 9 at South Park in a Carlton League clash. The Eagles edged the Rotary 10 to 8 in the other game.
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