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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1956
Page
6
Jack Fleck fired 69 at Oak Hill Country Club to set a target for national golfers in the Fifth Annual National Open. Fay Crocker, defending women's champion, shot 80. Hole by hole scores listed. about 200000 golfers paid one dollar to enter the competition.
Gene Littler of Palm Springs shot a four under par 68 to extend his lead to plus 50 in the Round Robin golf tourney at New Rochelle. Ted Kroll plus 32 and Tommy Bolt plus 16 hold second and third as Don Finsterwald climbs to fourth. standings show a tight chase with Thom son and Souchak also near the top.
Wilington owned Ricci Tavi a 22 to 1 longshot defeats Calumet Farm’s Fabius by six lengths in the Leonard Richards Stakes at Delaware Park. Eldon Nelson rode the Christiana stable colt to a $37,400 payoff and a 1:50 4-5 for the mile and an eighth. Frosty Mr. and Counter Mand finished second and fourth as Fabius faded to third after a fast opening.
Floyd Patterson suffers a broken fourth metacarpal in his right hand after the Patterson Jackson bout. X rays at St Clare’s Hospital confirm the fracture and potential multi month absence. Arch Moore remains set for a Sept title bid as plans adjust and betting odds shift with Patterson sidelined.
Herb Score ace pitcher for the Cleveland Indians will leave the hospital Monday after a stomach disorder. He fell ill Tuesday night on the sidelines in Baltimore and was diagnosed with severe inflammation of the lower colon. He will rejoin the Indians in Boston. A record 710 splits were set during the American Bowling Congress tournament in Rochester New York this year, surpassing the previous 70 in 1955.
Mrs Marlene Bauer Hagge of Asheville North Carolina posted a 286 for 72 holes to lead the fourth annual Triangle Round Robin at Cavalier Yacht and Country Club Virginia Beach according to LPGA officials Her 71 71 74 70 set a new best and she held a 19 point margin over Joyce Ziske of Waterford Wisconsin who shot 288 for the full event The standings also show Louise Suggs Patty Berg Beverly Hanson Mary Lena Faulk and others with strong scores and point totals through Saturday play
Defending champion Clifford Ann Creed and most of Louisiana's top women golfers arrive in Lafayette for the state tournament. Qualifying Monday leads to match play Tuesday with finals set for Friday. Creed from Opelousas seeks a repeat over rivals including Wanda Sanches of Baton Rouge and other noted players.
In the Northside League Friendly Finance, Spatafora Drugs, Lieber Co, and Medics post 1 1 000 records with Wednesday games set for Medics vs Lieber Co at 5 p.m. and Spats Drug vs Friendly Finance at 6 30 p.m. In the Southside A League Monroe Glass tops M G M 10 6 behind two hitters from Allen and Clews. no hitter Grady defeats Monroe Lions 8 1. Womack leads with two hits. Southside B opens with Best V8 beating Hunt Whitaker 16 7. Elmendorff wins. Russell goes 3 for 4. Clay Oil & Gas and People’s Homestead each have four hits with Oilers winning 10 9. Jones wins, Doffett loses. BraSer collects two safeties. In ABC tournament at Rochester Bob Rollins and Vic Giromini each roll a 290 with early frames marking 11 straight strikes after spares.
In Inglewood California Swaps sprinted to a new world record as he won the Argonaut Handicap at Hollywood Park in 1 33 1 5. Jockey Willie Shoemaker steered the California colt to a clear victory over Bobby Brocato with Porterhouse third and Poona II fourth in a six horse field. The win made Swaps the third world record setter in the race, having previously set marks for a mile and 70 yards and a mile and a sixteenth.
In Mangham Louisiana June 9 the Red Sox beat the Indians 19 to 18 behind catcher Harwood and two hits by Pardue. Gilley Harwood led Crimson Hose with a two for three. Pardue and Smith formed the Tribe battery.
Eduardo Lausse of Argentina defeats Chilean Humberto Soayza in the third round to claim the South American middleweight boxing championship in Buenos Aires.
The Johnstown Johnnies, a Class A Eastern League baseball team, are connected with the New York Giants highlighting organizational ties and possible farm system arrangements within professional baseball.
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