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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1956
Page
10
Cincinnati suffers offense drought as rookie Taylor Phillips tosses a complete game to hand the Redlegs a 5 1 loss. Del Crandall's two run homer keys Milwaukee's victory over Cincinnati, while Frank Robinson collects four hits in a losing effort.
The American League standings show New York leading with 73 wins, followed by Cleveland and Boston. The National League lists Milwaukee and Brooklyn atop the division, with multiple matchups on today’s schedule across both leagues including Chicago at Kansas City and Detroit at Cleveland.
New York Giants suspend catcher Jim Mangan after he protested from the locker room and publicly insulted manager Bill Rigney. Mangan has a .100 batting average with two singles in 20 plate appearances and has a history of outbursts, including earlier clashes with Branch Rickey in a prior season.
Vasily Akhtayev of the Kazakhstan team draws large crowds at the Spartakiad in Moscow. The ex shot putter leads scoring with 198 points in five games at the 16,000 seat arena, while his team relies on a four man fast break and lacks height.
Britain's Brenda Fisher becomes the latest woman to swim Lake Ontario, completing the cross in 18 hours 51 minutes to surpass Marilyn Bell's 1954 record. Her feat follows Toronto's John Jeremy, the sole prior finisher, and marks a continued run of female endurance in Open Water swims.
The Charleston Senators drop a one run loss to the Wichita Braves as the eighth inning breaks a 2 2 tie. Beaves steal second then third on a rough throw with Bollweg scoring the winning unearned run. Numerous season leaders and team names appear in batting pitching and fielding notes from the American Association.
Three professionals tied for low gross with 71s in the State PGA pro-am at Edgewood Country Club near Charleston. George Hoffer of Huntington Johnny Jarvis and Joe Taylor of Charleston all posted 72s to share top honors, while Taylor’s teams swept the pro-am division. Edgewood will host the State PGA Golf Tournament in September.
In a series of bracket style scores the Wichita team topped Charleston three to two in a close game while Omaha fell to Louisville one to five. St Paul routed Denver ninety three to twenty one and Indianapolis edged Minneapolis five to ten.
Pitcher Taylor Phillips held Cincinnati to seven hits and two walks while notching his third win without a loss as Ted Kluszewski Gus Bell Wally Post and Ed Bailey went hitless. Del Crandall drove in three with a sac fly and a two run homer to break a late tie in Milwaukee’s 31 victory over Cincinnati.
The Red Sox finished as runners-up in the Mattens Babe Ruth League championship, losing to the Cardinals 127 to 0. Players pictured include Mike Ashley, Rey Simmons, Lieyd Ganeda, Meike D'Arien, Rendell Suita, Teddy Clifford, Witte Milam, Den Sinemere, Jack Severi, Seve Haleey, Mer Wa Brown, Renard Rensiey, Okey Tolliver and Gene Armentront. Manager Sterry Coch was absent.
Bramwell High School in Bramwell West Virginia named Bob Hedrick as head football coach replacing Lindy Hill who resigned to take a Richmond Virginia post. Hedrick a 1956 Concord College graduate from Pocahontas Virginia will also teach mathematics per Supt W R Cooke of Mercer County schools.
Mickey Mantle is pursuing Babe Ruths 60 home runs with 43 games left as the Yankees face the Red Sox tonight. Manager Stengel says Mantle must handle the challenge himself, noting pitchers will avoid giving hittable pitches. Mantle aims to stay around .370 and reach the milestone with a steady approach.
Washington's Willie Troy and New Haven's Jerry Luedee fought to a five round draw at St Nick's Arena. Weight was a focus as Troy expected 161 but weighed 164 after a two day layoff. Luedee weighed 166 and earned a future bout with Bob Provizzi while Troy drew English middleweight John L Sullivan for Sept. 10. Referee Ebbets scored five rounds for Luedee while two judges had the bout even in rounds and points. AP card aligned with Ebbets.
In Los Angeles and nearby venues two nights of bouts produced decisive wins and a draw. Tommy Bain stopped Ken Davis in a 135 pound clash, Wilf Greaves halted Irish Jim Sanders at 161, and Chicharrita Medina drew Dagmar Martinez in a 130 pound encounter. Sergio Capuani stopped Nello Barbadoni in Italy at 6 rounds.
Moscow reports the Soviet boxing team, averaging 23 plus years and 124 fights, is expected to be the favorite at Melbourne. The 10-man squad, seasoned like pros yet officially amateurs, lacks a knockout punch. only Vladimir Stolnikey's 22-year-old flyweight TKO stands out.
In a tense dispute with the IBC, Sugar Ray Robinson plans a September bout with Gene Fullmer in Los Angeles for the middleweight title. Robinson accuses the IBC and president Jim Norris of low guarantees and seeks television revenue, while IBC officials weigh the Blanca negotiations. The edition also notes Walter Johnson surpassing Cy Young as MLB’s all time games pitched in the revised Official Encyclopedia of Baseball.
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