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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1956
Page
3
Sammy Esposito delivered a pinch hit two-run double in the 11th to tie the game and later blooped a bases loaded single in the 12th, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 12 inning win over the New York Yankees. The victory trimmed New Yorks AL lead to four.
Pro Bill Casper from Chula Vista leads the Philadelphia Daily News Open Golf Tournament after 36 holes with a 133 total. An eagle at the 308 yard ninth helped salvage a rollercoaster round with three more birdies and four bogies. Mayer Setchick and Holscher sit within two strokes behind at 135.
Chester Illinois hires Richard W. Lee 26 of Monterey California as head coach of basketball and track at Chester High School. He previously served on the freshman basketball staff last season at Oklahoma A and M.
Schedule lists Saturday games between St Louis and Philadelphia Chicago and Pittsburgh Milwaukee and New York Cincinnati and Brooklyn with multiple future dates and venues noted in terse results.
Philadelphia Phillies edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 as Robin Roberts pitched five hits off, Del Ennis hit his 12th homer of the season and 245th of his career to break a tie in the sixth. Willie Jones and Roy Smalley doubled for the Phils in the second. Dark, Miusial, and Poholsky contributed to the scoring play in a tight game.
A squad of top American swimmers trained in Honolulu at a Waikiki salt water pool. Al Wiggins of Ohio State won the 100 meter butterfly in 1 03, close to his American record. Bill Woolsey, returning from Indiana, topped the 200 meter freestyle in 2 07.7, beating Ed Kawachika of Ohio State by about 30 feet and shaving .4 seconds off his American record. Woolsey called it the best form of his life. his only faster time was in Japan.
Marlene Hagge led Patty Berg by two strokes entering the third round of the Tadics PGA tilt in Detroit. Hagge, from Asheville North Carolina, carded a 2 under par 73 after a Friday two stroke penalty for an unplayable lie, reaching 142 at the halfway mark. Berg, from St Andrews Newfoundland, shot 73 as well, with a 3538 par layout versus Hagge's 33 40 early.
Eureka Calif reports the New York Yankees signed a teenage pitching phenom who threw three no hitters and two hitters in five spring starts. Wade Hammond batted .345 in 18 games and played third base when not pitching. He was assigned to the Yankees Kearney Nebraska farm club.
Cincinnati Redlegs recalled southpaw Don Gross from their Havana club in the International League. Gross, 25, had been in the minors after a sore arm but officials say the problem is cleared. He has two wins and two losses with a 2.00 ERA. Earlier the White Sox claimed Paul LaPalme off waivers.
In Madison Square Garden Rory Calhoun stopped Willie Waugh in 8 rounds. Wilf Greaves outpointed Alan Kennedy over 10 rounds in Winnipeg. Ricky Meadog Miner stopped Puyas Boy in 7 rounds in Guam. Featherweights.
Complete rosters and managers for Optimist Little League American division list YANKEES players David Keen Jerry Harmon Richard Dement Richard Acuff Phil Puffer Richard Duncan Donald Rector Mike McClure Robert Wall Mike Atkinson Larry Kite David Holtman Pat Bezeka Gary Wente Paul Ranmar Managers Percy Atkinson Loran Holtman SENATORS players Eddie McGuire Mike Adams Rickey Mason Arthur Brown Tommy Isarch Carl Tubbesing Gary McKinney Benny Badgett Charles Martin Bob Gaines Ronnie Marlow Gary Graham Roy Payne David White John Ramsey Managers Carl Tubbesing Lloyd Marlow Terry Pigg Frankie Phelps Jerry Peters Don Harlow Noel Stewart James Witt Ron Schuh James Howell Stan Richardson Rusty Gregg Terry Gamber Jerry Schill Jim Kaufman John Sailor Jim Burton Managers Harold Schill Charles Tarentine TIGERS players John Snodsmith Nip Milward John Moore Jack Montfort Bill Hood Larry Boles Charles Parsons Tom Henry Ronnie McGill Steve Strickland David Woods Paul Kern Steve Crenshaw Tommy Marlow Willie Meredith Managers W. F. Montfort Brooks Coleman
The Western Senior Golf Assn. Journey in Indianapolis ended abruptly as rain halted the final round at Highland Golf Course. J. B. Bixler led after a 72 on Thursday and was declared the winner. J. Clark Espie finished second with 73 while Paul H. Hyde, 67, collapsed on the eighth green and died after a heart attack last year.
Rory Calhoun remains unbeaten at 22 straight wins after stopping Willie Vaughn in the eighth round of a 10 round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Calhoun, 21, pressured Vaughn who had been inactive since July 1955, earning a technical knockout at 2:28 of the eighth.
Four planes searched today for The Echo the lone missing craft in the Newport Bermuda yacht race. The Echo a Class D sloop is owned by William R Ryan of Riverside Connecticut.
In the Three-I League results Quincy defeated Cedar Rapids 8 to 3, Peoria beat Waterloo 15 to 0, Keokuk topped Evansville 4 to 3, Burlington won over Terre Haute 1 to 0. The compact slate highlights notable blowouts and narrow wins across the circuit.
NEA advisory stresses warming up before a four hour round. Begin with 10 to 15 minutes of practice on the tee to fix faults, use a 22 ounce warm up club or spoon for initial holes, and progress from spoon to brassie before returning to driver. Double check your arm off the tee.
Casey Stengel vented about Mickey Mantle being walked as fans and managers debate the tactic. Mantle, amid a 27 homer, .379 average, 38 walks in 61 games, contributed a ninth inning single and a 12th inning run in a 5-4 Sox win. Chicago's Sammy Esposito drove in two late runs, ending New York’s seven-game win streak as Jim Wilson eyes a win today against Bob Grim. The Cubs-Pirates game at Forbes Field was halted by rain and will be replayed.
Eddie Sledge of Dallas won the national schoolboy tennis title in Charlottesville after dropping the first two sets to Ned Neely of Atlanta. Sledge rallied to win 6-4 6-4 6-1 in the final. Dick Ogden of New Canaan and Edward Simmons of St Louis captured the doubles crown 7-5 7-5 6-1 against Neely and Harry Thompson of Atlanta.
The Associated Press results show Wichita defeating Minneapolis 5 to 2 and Omaha beating Louisville 7 to 2. Other games were postponed.
Delbert Richards president of the Jefferson County Sportsman's Club asks as many members as possible to report Sunday at 6 a.m. to move about 1000 quail from brooders into holding pens. work must start by 6 a.m. and volunteers are urgently needed.
New York. Fred Haney downplays personal credit as Milwaukee Braves ride a seven game win streak after he became manager a week earlier. The team, previously in fifth, has surged with strong hitting and pitching, including a 3-1 win over the Giants highlighted by Ray Crone’s shutdown relief and home runs from Bill Bruton and Eddie Mathews. Haney notes the club is better than its late losing spell suggested, and that luck and averages are shaping their surge.
Oklahoma City hosted the Trans-Mississippi Golf Tournament quarterfinals where Rex Baxter Jr. defeated Raleigh Selby. Charlie Coe beat Don Sechrest 3 and 2. Art Hall upset defending champion Jim Jackson with a late eagle on 16th.
Brooks Lawrence allowed a fifth inning single and a two out ninth inning double as the Redlegs blanked the Dodgers 6-0. Lawrence extended his unbeaten run to 9-0, while Sam Esposito delivered a two run pinch hit double in the 11th to tie and a two out single in the 12th to win 5-4 for the White Sox, ending the Yankees seven game streak.
Western Auto stayed atop the Mt Vernon league with a 13-9 win over Brehm Hanna while Lasco defeated Sun Drop 11-1 to seize second place. Joe Bill Gaunt went 4-for-4 for the winners and Payne went 3-for-3 for Brehm Hanna. Lasco pitcher Smith allowed Sun Drop one run in the second inning.
Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider dominate headlines as Willie Mays struggles for speed and safe catches. Giants pitchers Gomez and Worthington stumble with a 2-8 record while Mays posts a .284 average, delaying the club’s turnaround and leaving New York anxious for a late surge toward Minneapolis.
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