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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1956
Page
10
The Clarksburg Americans clinched a Babe Ruth Baseball League state berth by defeating Clarksburg Nationals 4 3 in Section 2 at Clarksburg. They join Mullens and Parkersburg, with Beckley hosting two Saturday games and a Sunday final for the 13 to 18 division title. Last year the Americans finished third nationally at Austin Texas.
In Hollywood and Milwaukee reports, underdog fighters and teams rise. Roger Risch, Oakland boxer, dominates Jack Johnson with a unanimous decision as Johnson struggles throughout the bout. Cincinnati Redlegs show power by hitting multiple homers in six games, with recent road success noted at Eb Stadium. The Oakland victory comes after Risch previously scored a TKO over Charley Powell in a prior appearance, underscoring recurring underdog triumphs.
Myron Moe Drabowsky, a top college pitcher from Trinity College Hartford, signed a three year contract with the Chicago Cubs. The deal was announced by the Cubs with undisclosed terms, while reports in the Sun Times suggested an $80,000 bonus.
Center fielder Jim Busby of the Indians joins Babe Ruth Jim Foxx and Bill Dickey in the record books by belting two grand slam homers on consecutive days. The Sporting News notes only Ruth Foxx Dickey had done it before, Ruth twice. Bill Liston contrasts modern training with old time methods, suggesting players may be softened by aids like oxygen icromycin diathermy and ditto, while trainers once worked with Sinlamp and lint.
Long's 31 homer total with Hollywood in 1963 topped the league. Walls hit .342 for Modesto in the 1951 California League. Foiles' lifetime major league mark stands at .24. Firends struck out 107 for Waco in the 1950 Big State League as his pro debut. ElRoy Face played for Pueblo in the Western League in 19.
Milwaukee and Brooklyn press the pace as Cincinnati fights to stay in the pennant chase. Johnny Klippstein and Elroy Face split the mound duties with pivotal hits and late inning resistance. Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 4-3 while Kansas City tops Chicago 3-2 in the American league.
The Pirates top the 1956 season chatter with manager Bobby Bragan’s noted track record and players like J Dale Long, Lee Walls and Hank Foiles shaping it. Richmond Spiders eye a fourth straight winning year, targeting the Big Six after adding East Carolina State, with Ed Merrick citing reserves as a concern and Dave May anchoring the line as they face a WVU opener and contests with Villanova, George Washington and Virginia Tech.
Charleston hosts St Paul at Watt Powell Park after a 9 3 win at Louisville. Joe Presko will start for Charleston as Don Eggert homered twice and drove in four runs in the seventh inning rally that sealed the 9-3 victory. The Senators lead the four game set two games to one with a 15 of 22 home success record at Watt Powell. The question asks which Pirate pitcher listed earlier won 23 games with a 2.78 ERA.
In Cooperstown New York Baseball Hall of Fame plaques were dedicated to Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg. Cronin age 49 and Greenberg now general managers, recalled butterflies of youth and dreams fulfilled. Commissioner Ford Frick led the ceremony with applause and remarks on their storied careers.
Archie Moore and James J. Parker headline a three round boxing card at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto on Wednesday billed as a world championship bout by promoter Jack Solomons. Moore, the 39 or 42 year old former heavyweight king, has won nine straight since losing to Rocky Marciano last September. Parker earned fame with a Canadian crown win in Toronto on January 9 and a knockout of Heinz Neuhaus in Dortmund. The Canadian Boxing Federation says the Moore Parker winner will be deemed the best uncrowned heavyweight in the world. No radio or TV coverage is planned.
National and American leagues show standings with teams, win loss totals and recent results. Cincinnati tied Pittsburgh 4 3 on a ninth inning rally by Johnny Temple, while Bob Thurman homered for Cincinnati and Bobby Shantz preserved a 3 2 KC win over Chicago. Upcoming games list Milwaukee at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn among others.
The box score details a Chicago at Kansas City game with starters Skinner O'Brien Thurman Temple Mazeroski and DeMaestri noted among others. Pitchers Pepper Gorman Lawrence and Fowler appear with runs, hits, and errors tallied across innings. The narrative lists RBI scorers and double plays, plus fielding notes and game timing, concluding with box score totals and final line.
An Associated Press survey ranks Del Ennis of the Philadelphia Phillies as a top clutch hitter in the National League with five game winning blows. Jim Piersall of the Red Sox leads the American League with five game winning hits. Other players from Milwaukee to Cincinnati contribute multiple late inning winners, with notable mentions including Ted Kluszewski, Vic Wertz, Enos Slaughter, and Willie Mays.
Mickey Mantle of the Yankees provides three late game winning hits and drives in key runs as top players across teams like Boston Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Milwaukee and New York are listed in season statistics including Mantle leading in runs 117 hits 117 and 32 homers while others top lists in pitching strikeouts and batted in.
Louisville defeated Charleston 9 to 3 in a league game. St. Paul beat Denver 5 to 1. Omaha topped Indianapolis. Minneapolis and New York boxing match featured Danny Giovanelly stopping Gene Jollier in Niagara Falls, New York.
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