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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1956
Page
10
The Brooklyn Dodgers opened spring play with two lopsided losses to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3 and 17-5, as rookie pitches faltered and errors mounted. veteran Ed Roebuck provided the lone bright spot in relief while Boston's Ted Dick Brown and Vernon Law powered the wins.
Arthur F. To hwat known as Circus Sally, a key figure in the Merkle bonehead incident, dies at 73. Uncle of Bobby Hofman, he played first to center field for the Cubs and Giants, with a standout 1910 season batting .325 in 135 games.
Single handed pitcher Van Mango who spent 14 years in the majors with the New York Giants underwent an operation for a perforated ulcer. Dr. McCord Williams said Mango might not have reached the hospital in time from his Pageland South Carolina home about 40 miles away. Mango played for the Giants from 1042 through 1965 and tied a major league record in 1996 by striking out seven batters in a row.
Dave Mann, standout back from Oregon State and Ft. Ord, Calif., signs his 1956 Chicago Cardinal deal. Last season he rushed 336 yards on 87 carries with four touchdowns and contributed as passer, receiver, returner and punter for the team.
Fred M. Saigh, ex owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, received a $1,087,478 income tax lien for 16 years, including the year before he gained control of the club and the Railway Exchange Building in downtown St. Louis. Ernest Flinn of the IRS filed the lien in St. Louis and St. Louis County record offices.
Ashland Oil and Refining Co announces it will sponsor a Monday night broadcast of the Marshall Morehead basketball game in the National College State Athletic Assn. event played at Fort War. The West Virginia network will carry the program on WHS Bee Held Princeton WVOW Log WOK WROK and other stations.
Louise Suggs captured the Titleholders crown at Augusta by one stroke over Patty Berg as Betsy Rawls faltered. Suggs fought hay fever and rough conditions to complete 74-75-75-74 for a 202 total while Berg posted 79-77-74 for 303 on the tough course.
The American League shows Boston and Chicago tied at 20 games, with Detroit 15, New York 11, and Cleveland 6 boosts. National League leaders New York 20, Chicago 20, Milwaukee 2, St Louis 11, Pittsburgh 11, Cincinnati 9. Sunday results include New York A beating St Louis 4 to 3, Chicago A over Cincinnati 6 5 in 10 innings, Milwaukee 8 Philadelphia 2, Boston 17 Brooklyn 5, Detroit 5 Washington 4, Chicago N 13 Baltimore 5, New York 11 Cleveland 5, and Cincinnati B 4 Chicago A B 2.
Basilio faces Carmen Nicholas in a 9-5 favorite title defense at Newads St Arena tonight on DuMont TV and ABC Radio. The 28-year-old ex-Marine from Chittenango N Y is unbeaten in 15 and beat DeMarco in two recent bouts to retain the crown. Saxton and Nichols collide as part of the undercard while Floyd Patterson up next with Jimmy Walls in New Britain Conn.
Don Phillips athletic director of West Virginia Tech attends the NAIA conference in Kansas City with Tech football coach among District 28 representatives. Phillips serves on the District committee and the National Redistricting committee during the NAIA sessions held with the basketball tournament.
In Lakeland, manager Bucky Harris faced three pitching concerns for Detroit. Bob Miller fractured his left wrist on a pitch in the seventh inning of a 4 5 victory over the Washington Senators, with X rays planned to assess the damage. Billy Hoeft stopped throwing after warmups, carrying over spring struggles, while Al Kaline disclosed lingering throwing arm issues.
The Philadelphia Eagles add two rookies John Grogan Dayton and Parrel Glover Mervi to the squad as part of their ongoing bid to improve the line. They joined other hopefuls at Hershey Ohio for team drills and evaluations.
Wes Santee plans to run next Saturday in Cleveland's Knights of Columbus Games despite facing trial Thursday over professionalism charges by the Amateur Athletic Union. He stated that his plans to run in Cleveland remain firm regardless of the trial outcome.
With three days left in the NBA regular season two eastern playoff berths remain unsettled as Syracuse and New York duel for the third seed. Philadelphia and Boston have clinched first and second, while Minneapolis and St Louis fight for a second place in the West and Rochester’s fate hinges on Minneapolis’ final wins.
Pancho Gonzales beat Tony Trabert 63 6 2 in Houston extending his lead to 44 12 over Trabert. Pancho Segura defeated Rex Hartwig 6 3 6 3. The Trabert Hartwig doubles beat Gonzales Segura 2 4 1 2 6 3. Weekend fights feature Hollywood Henry Davis outpointing Art Ramponi in Honolulu. Giardello outpoints Hurley Sanders in Philadelphia.
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