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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1956

Page

8

Major League Boxscores Summary Exhibition Style

Kansas City and New York played a tight game with key swings by Berra Mantle and Collins. Pittsburgh and Chicago delivered a high scoring affair led by Thomas and Moryn while Detroit routed Boston. Cleveland beat Baltimore behind Wertz and Avila with strong pitching from Lemon and Fornieles. New York and St. Louis fought to a 1-0 finish as power from Boyer and Moon drove the scoring. Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 6-5 as Temple and Kluszewski supplied run support.

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Dodgers Pitcher Roger Craig Drops Braves From NL Lead

Pitcher Roger Craig of the Brooklyn Dodgers gave up only two hits struck out three walked one and retired 13 men in order at one point to drop the Milwaukee Braves out of the National League lead. Ray Boone of the Detroit Tigers hit a home run a double and two singles in five at bats driving in five runs as Detroit beat the Boston Red Sox 14 to 11 and extended its winning streak to seven games.

Roger Craig Brooklyn Dodgers Milwaukee Braves Ray Boone Detroit Tigers Detroit Boston Red Sox Bucky Harris Tigers Harvey Kuenn Ray B Boone Kuenn Boone Boston Red Sox Frank House Harris New York Kansas City Yankees Yogi Berra Joe Collins Mickey Mantle Cleveland Bob Lemon Baltimore Chicago White Sox Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Redleg Milwaukee Don Buddin Walt Masterson Billy Klaus Jackie Jenen Sox Virgil Trucks Bob Bobby Shantz Johnny Bucks Lemon Indians Earl Averill Chuck Stubbs Carlos Paula Jack Harshmen Paula Craig Ed Mathews Billy Bruton Warren Spahn Randy Jackson Dave Jolly Wallyst Frank Robinson Redlegs Joe Nuxhall Curt Simmons Wally Moon Jim Hearn Giants Willard Schmidt Cubs Bob Friend Warren Hacker Pirates Frank Thomas

Tigers' 7th Win Heats AL Race NL in 3-Way Tie

Detroit surged to a seven game streak powering past Boston 14 11 as Harvey Kuenn and Ray Boone led with high averages and homers. New York and Cleveland traded places while St Louis and Brooklyn pressed in the NL race. Daytime harness racing at Freehold, N J capped a long segment.

Tigers

All-Star Baseball Game Poll Nears Raleigh Deadline

Fans may vote to select starters for the 23rd All-Star Baseball Game at Washington on July 10. Send choices to Bob Wills, sports editor, The Raleigh Register, with a deadline of midnight Friday June 22.

Washington Bob Wills Raleigh Register

Boudreau deserts Yank bandwagon in tight race

New York Yankee bandwagon loses headway as Lou Boudreau of Kansas City predicts a close race. He notes Yankee pitching not impressive and that KC will not fade, while praising Detroit and others. Boudreau sees tight pennant chase ahead with strong pitching in Cleveland Chicago and young Boston arms.

New York Yankee Lou Boudreau Kansas City Boudreau Yankee Stadium Yanks Lou Kret Tom LaSorda Alex Keliner Detroit Tigers Bucky Harris al Kaline Cleveland Chicago Boston

Series Evened As Saints Top Sens

Charleston had a tying ninth inning threat against St. Paul but Leroy Wheat shut it down to seal a 4-2 Saints win. The loss leveled the series at one game each as St. Paul improved to six of eight in the set.

Charleston St. Paul Saints Leroy Wheat Wichita Senators Gene Twinkles John Janece Walt Streuk Ron Samford Roy Hartsfield

Moore declares world title bid after Pompey stoppage

Archie Moore, the San Diego boxer aged around 39, fought Yolande Pompey in London’s Harringay Arena and secured a 10th round technical knockout to defend his light heavyweight status. Moore, who many expect to pursue the heavyweight crown, dominated after Pompey led on points through eight rounds, with referees stopping the bout as Pompey suffered multiple cuts and swelling.

London Archie Moore San Diego Calif Rocky Marciano Yolande Pompey Trinidad Harringay Arena Charley Johnson Moore Pompey Jack Hart

Major League Standings and Tonight's Baseball Schedule

Eastern time games feature Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Baltimore Kansas City at New York Detroit at Boston with yesterday results KC 7 NY 4 Detroit 14 Boston 11 Cleveland 8 Baltimore 3 Washington 3 Chicago. Today's NL schedule Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Milwaukee Pittsburgh at Chicago New York at St Louis Brooklyn 6 Milwaukee 1 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 3 New York 1 Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 4

Chicago Washington Harshman Staley Wiesler Cleveland Baltimore Johnson Kansas City New York Lasorda Grim Detroit Boston Foytack Brewer Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Miller Lawrence Newcombe Bahl Kline Milner Gomez Littlefield

Snead Heads 16 U.S. Challengers In British Open

Sam Snead leads a 16 player U.S. contingent for the British Open at Hoylake, with 460 entries from 28 countries. Notable names include Gene Sarazen and Peter Thomson, while Ben Hogan, a Canada Cup teammate, did not enter. The field features top pros and five American amateurs, as Snead and the American team prepare for the 7,078 yard links.

ST. Andrews Scotland Sam Snead Hoylake Wentworth Snead Ben Hogan Smead Gene Sarazen New York Britain Peter Burke Huntington Long Island United States E. Ball Oak Park Ill Frank Stranahan Toledo Mike So Birkdale

Schedule of NBA games on tap

Philadelphia plays Cincinnati at 1 30 Brooklyn meets Milwaukee at 2 30 and Pittsburgh visits Chicago at 1 30 with only these games on the slate for the day.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago

Babe Ruth League Practice and Makeups Scheduled

Harrys Mens Shop in the Babe Ruth league will practice tonight at 5 30 at Lewinfield with all boys expected. Beecher Cummings announced makeups for May 23 games Orioles Senators and Braves Pirates at Elks Stadium Sunday at 2 00. Opening Babe Ruth league games Silver Brand Eric s Harry s and Keatley s set for Sunday Lewin field at 1 30.

Harry Lewinfield Beecher Cummings Little Minor League Orioles Senators Braves Pirates Elks Stadium Babe Ruth Silver Brand Eric Keatley

Orioles Get First Win in Minor American Season

The Orioles earned their first win of the Minor American season by defeating the Senators 9 to 7 at Elke Stadium. Key moments included four runs in the third inning and three in the fourth, with Warhop collecting two hits to pace the winners.

Orioles Elke Stadium Senators Warhop

St Paul Tops Charleston In Four Two

In a baseball scoreline St Paul defeats Charleston 4 to 2 while Minneapolis holds Louisville to 4 in a 9 run game Omaha wins 8 to 1 against Wichita and Indianapolis defeats Denver 34 to 2 with the first game lasting 11 innings 2-2.

St. Paul Charleston Minneapolis Louisville Omaha Wichita Indianapolis Denver

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