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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
8
Hugh Fullerton Jr reports in New York that the 1956 college football season favored ball control and rushing offenses. Analysts note a shift toward multiple offenses and unit substitutions, emphasizing squad performance over a single star and a move away from heavy passing.
Montgomery reports on the Blue Gray Game final roster and sparing mix of players. It notes quarterbacks Lenny Dawson and Jack Pardee and several college stars from North Carolina, Tulane, Texas A&M, and others vying for spots on Confederate and Yankee squads.
Sports notes recount a Baltimore death of Eddie Seaver a Frinfields mainstay in Blue Ridge League, plus local football defense and foul details. It mentions Saviver joining Baltimore police, a crime context, and a shooting match sponsored by the Brunswick Wildlife Club at the New Addition ballpark Brunswick scheduled for Saturday at 1 o clock.
This year's Hagerstown High grid season dinner was sponsored by the Terrapin Club in Hagerstown. The principal speaker was Tommy Munt, the football coach at the University of Maryland.
New York report says Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer returned to training camps to resume prep for their postponed middleweight title fight. Robinson paused after illness and is back at Greenwood Lake camp with plans to resume boxing over the weekend.
The Chicago White Sox won the American League fielding honors for 1956 with three players leading at their positions. Walt Dropo and Nellie Fox won first and second base honors, catcher Ray Lollar led at catcher, and shortstop Harvey Kuenn powered the infield. Timmy Brewer topped the league for fielding among pitchers. New York and Baltimore followed in fielding, while the White Sox posted the fewest errors. A separate note mentions ship strike losses at the Port of New York and Amelia Earhart’s Atlantic flight record.
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