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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
16
Detroit surged to a seven game winning streak as Harvey Kuenn and Ray Boone powered a 14 11 victory over Boston. The club’s run continued amid AL action with Yankees slipping in standings while Indians and Reds led their leagues in a busy day of baseball.
In this column the Pittsburgh Pirates rise toward the NL front, rivaling the Brooklyn Dodgers and challenging Giants, with Cincinnati Redlegs drawing crowd strength at Crosley Field. Tebbetts' Reds pace home runs as a possible pennant spoiler while September road schedule tests the Redlegs’ stamina.
Former Giants and Dodgers figure Leo Durocher, now NBC-TV vice president and goodwill ambassador, urged Little League leaders to let every child play. He condemned selective play, noting a league manager who benches weaker players to chase championships. He warned parents and supporters to back inclusive play.
NEW YORK The Yankee bandwagon, once packed with managers, is thinning as several league teams perk up. Lou Boudreau of Kansas City says the Yankees remain the team to beat but admits their pitching has lacked. KC beat New York 7-4 behind Lou Kretlow, who held off the Bombers with Tom LaSorda and Alex Kellner lined up for next games. Boudreau also notes Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston show strength, predicting a close race while denying Kansas City as a true contender.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Warren Hacker finally earned a win, stopping the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 to move to 1-5. He had not won since August 29 last year, when he beat the New York Giants 6-3, after nine straight losses.
Ray Boone homered doubled and added two singles in five at bats to collect five RBIs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 14 to 11, elevating their winning streak to seven games.
Montreal-Duey Moore of Springfield Ohio knocks out Charlie Slaughter of Plainfield New Jersey in four rounds. The match ends with Slaughter unable to continue as Moore lands the decisive blows.
Sam Snead arrives at Wykegynl for the Round Robin defense near New York as the 56th Open nears June 14 16 in Rochester N Y He rates Peter Thomson of Australia as Open favorite praising his length accuracy putting and consistency but notes Thomson had long struggled to win a tourney until Dallas Texas where he finally won a sudden death playoff over Cary Middlecoff and Gene Littler.
CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN reports Boyd seeks ninth straight win and revenge over Milo Savage in a nationally televised 9 p.m. EST bout. Boyd, 22, undefeated since 1955 loss, faces Savage, veteran 79 fights, now based in Salt Lake City, ranked fifth by Ring.
Dallas area golfer Ivan Gantz nearly lost his National Open spot after signing a 148 for 36 holes instead of 147. A nine way tie at 148 required a sudden playoff to determine the five qualifiers, and Gantz won the playoff to secure his berth despite the error.
Pitcher Roger Craig limited the Braves to two hits, fanned three and walked one while retiring 13 straight at one point as the Dodgers won 6-1, dropping Atlanta from the NL lead.
Archie Moore, 42 or 39 by report, defeated Yolande Pompey in London Harringay Arena in 10th round stoppage to clear the path to Rocky Marciano's vacated heavyweight title. Moore, weighing 174 pounds, dominated late after Pompey led on points, piling up cuts and a facial swelling for Pompey while Moore declared his aim to win the heavyweight belt.
Columbus Jets of the International League announced the acquisition of outfielder Dave Melton from the Kansas City Athletics. GM Harold M. Cooper said Melton will join immediately on a 24 hour recall basis after a wrist fracture sidelined him since the season start. Melton hit .299 in 162 games last year with San Francisco.
Cleveland's Bob Lemon pitched a complete game for the seventh time this season as the Indians defeated the Orioles 9-3 in Baltimore. Lemon earned his seventh win, surpassing last season when he completed only five games.
Major league standings show New York leading with a .630 winning percentage and Cleveland at 24 19 amid Wednesday and Thursday games. Results include Kansas City 7 New York, Detroit 14 Boston 11, and Cleveland 8 Baltimore 3 with several Chicago Washington and Brooklyn clashes.
Wally Post hit two home runs in a single game for the third time this season as the Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9 4. He also homered twice in both games of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs on April 29, continuing a pattern of multiplegoing blasts.
Cincinnati Redlegs rise to second place, four points behind the Pirates after a 9-4 victory over Philadelphia. Wally Post homered twice and Frank Robinson added another, with 13 Redlegs hits and Joe Nuxhall earning his second win after a rough sixth inning. Philadelphia scored late but could not overtake Cincinnati in the current series.
Don Johnson, a former Baltimore pitcher, lost a perfect game on a walk in the seventh inning of a seven inning International League game. He retired 11 straight before Ben Downs drew a walk and Johnson then fanned the next 10. The Maple Leafs won 6-5 to sweep the doubleheader and move into third place. Montreal beat Richmond 6-3 to stay in first. Rochester won 3-0 over Miami. Havana defeated Buffalo 10-6.
London beat Pompey in ten rounds as Archie Moore, of San Diego, retained the world light heavyweight championship. In Phoenix Jimmy I tinez outpointed Al Andrews, while Joe Brown stopped Eddie Brant in Beaumont after 3 rounds.
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