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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1956

Page

10

Braves Defeat Dodgers Clamp Gap Over Reds

The Braves beat the Dodgers 8 6 to widen their NL lead to 2.5 games over Cincinnati. Hank Aaron powered Milwaukee with a 16th homer and six RBIs while Bob Buhl pitched well. Joe Adcock also homered as Brooklyn rallied briefly but fell short. The win sets the Braves in command entering the four-game set at Ebbets Field.

ED Wilks Associated Press Joe Adcock Brooklyn Bob Buhl Hank Aaron Milwaukee Dodgers Aaron Carl Erskine Roger Craig Ernie Johnson Peewee Reese Ed Mathews Adzock Rock Craig Ebbets Field Adcock Joe Redlegs Pittsburgh Gus Bell Ray Jablonski Laurin Pepper Tom Acker Bucs Hershel Freeman Harvey Haddix Boman Bob Buhl Hbbets Field Brook——lyn Miwaukee Seals Dodger Hank Sauer Chicago Warren Spahn

Major League Box Score Fragments and Baseball Highlights

Fragments from two games include Baltimore vs Kansas City and New York vs Cleveland with RBI details and player lines. Notable names include Nieman Miranda Moore Slaughter Gardner and Mantle Colavito Feller. Errors and line scores indicate a broad boxscore snapshot across multiple teams.

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Major League Standings and Schedule Update

National League leaders include Milwaukee 57 34 and Cincinnati 57 35 with Brooklyn 46 47 and St Louis 45 57. American League shows New York 67 31 and Cleveland 58 10 with Boston 53 52. Tomorrow's games feature Milwaukee at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at New York among others.

Associated Press Milwaukee Cincinnati Brooklyn Bay St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Jersey City Conley Erskime Fowler Jeffcoat Margoneri Littlefield Ot McCall Chicago Jones S. Miller Jackson Munger St. Lows Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit Washington Kansas City Ucks Wynn Portereld Lary Donovan Brown Heritage

Fragmented box score fills with scattered baseball notes

OCR fragment details multiple players and teams including Cincinnati and Pittsburgh with positions and innings. It lists batters such as Robinson Temple Long Jabinski Clemente and others and notes substitutions and fielding events. The text also references Boston Detroit and Chicago Philadelphia lineups with pitchers and batting stats.

Junior Stars Tie Coal City In 10 Inning Classic

The Warren Williams Junior League All-Stars battled Coal City to a 4 4 tie after 10 innings at the high school diamond. Bowers worked deep for the County leaguers, holding Coal City to four hits, while Thackston Meadows Molonan and Gilbert limited the Stars to four hits. Jitterbug hurled three and a third hitless innings as the game ended in a rain-shortened tie.

Warren Williams Coal City High School Bowers Stars Jonly Johnny Thackston Beckley College Kermit Meadows Post Howard Molonan Home Insurance Earl Gilbert Holyfield Candy

Ortiz and Jones Triumph In Narrow Ring Wins

New York fighter Carlos Ortiz, 16, outpointed Tommy La Jom 1% in a boxing match in New York. Ralph Jones, 18, from Yonkers, defeated Jesse Turner 160 in Portland Oregon with a clear outpointing performance.

Associated Press New York Carlos Ortiz Tommy la Jom Cleveland Portland Ore Ralph Tiger Jones Yonkers N. C Jesse Turner

Mantle Hits 33rd and 34th as Yanks Pound Indians

Mickey Mantle slugged two homers, his 33rd and 34th of the season, to lift the New York Yankees to a 13 4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The win opened a 10 game lead in the pennant race as Mantle improved his arc against Cleveland to 373 and boosted New York’s lead with eight straight wins over the Tribe. No. 34 came off Bob Feller in the fifth, driving in Billy Martin and traveling to right field.

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Mantle One Game Ahead Of Ruth In 1927 Pace

In Cleveland Mickey Mantle nears Babe Ruth's 1927 pace as he hits his seventh homer this season. Mantle's grand slam and a 136 victory over the Indians put him one game closer to Ruth's 60 homers from 1927, with Ruth also losing that game to end a hot run.

Mantle Babe Ruth Cleveland Yanks Mick Babe Mickey Mantle New York Yankees

Williamson St Albans Pony League Finalists Meet

Williamson and St Albans clash for the Southern West Virginia Pony League baseball championship. The winner advances to face Fairmont for the state title and a possible regional round in Salisbury Maryland. The sandlot league features players ages 13 to 15. Fairmont swept Morgantown to win the northern division.

St, Albans W. Va Williamson St. Albans Fairmont Salisbury Morgantown

Senators Aim to Break Lease in Twin Cities Doubleheader

Charleston faces St Paul in a doubleheader after rainouts, hoping to move from cellar while Wichita plays Denver. Duke Maas debuts for Charleston against St Paul’s Charlie Templeton, with Joe Presko and John Jansce also slated to pitch. Roy Hawes joins Charleston in Minneapolis.

ST. Paul Minn Charleston Senators American Association Wichita Charleston Denver Senators Duke Maas Joe Presko Charlie Templeton John’ Jansce Saints Maas Detroit Tigers Twin Cities Minneapolis Roy Hawes Miami

American Association Nightcap Ends in Extra Inning Win

Denver edge Wichita 8 to 6 in 10 innings as Omaha defeats Indianapolis 8 to 4. Charleston at St Paul postponed by rain. Louisville at Minneapolis postponed.

Denver Wichita Omaha Indianapolis Charleston St. Paul Louisville Minneapolis

News Services Pool Talent To Cover Olympics

The Associated Press teams with six world wire services to pool basic results for the Melbourne Olympic Games. Led by Ted Smits, the group will focus on descriptive features and interviews while the results pool CORA will provide complete summaries up to 10 000 words daily. Members include Atenee France Presse Australian Associated Press International News Service Reuters Tass and United Press associations.

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Carter Beats Satterfield in Syracuse Boxing Bout

Harold Carter of Lin den New Jersey defeats Bob Satterfield in Syracuse at the War Memorial Auditorium in a third meeting. their prior results include a March 21 win for Carter and a one round draw in Miami Beach. The bout will be telecast. Madison Square Garden schedule notes a Friday card pushed from July 13 after Joey Giambora’s hand injury with middleweight Rocky Castellani facing the No 1 contender from Cleveland.

Associated Press Bob Satterfield Chicago Harold Carter Linden N. J War Memorial Auditorium Syracuse N. Y Carter Satterfield Miami Beach Madisonquare Garden Joey Giamora Buffalo Rocky Castellani Cleveland

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