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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
10
The Marion City Recreation Department forms a two group summer league for 11 to 13 year olds and 8 to 10 year olds, with three and five teams respectively. Practice started Monday and games will run twice weekly at twilight, with some night games possible. Cliff Storme seeks adult managers, coaches, and sponsors. contact the Community Center.
Montreal June 12 AP The National Hockey League will recruit referee talent from its players as some near retirement. Players thinking of coaching or officiating will be invited to try. The plan emerged at the NHL owners meeting with definite steps discussed but few names named.
New York fighter Gaspar Ortega moved to 3 for 3 with an 8 to 6 victory over Gene Poirier of Niagara Falls. Jake San Francisco beat Flash Elorde of the Philippines by stoppage over Gil Velarde in Los Angeles.
The New York Yankees signed 17 year old Marion Zipfel of Belleville to a contract and assigned him to the Class B Quincy team in the Three I League. Zipfel, a Cathedral High School graduate, had no signing bonus and batted .450 in 20 high school games while playing the outfield.
European riders and horses dominated day one of the Olympic equestrian events with the Americans placing 27th and 28th in a field of 30. Otto Rothe of Germany won the dressage, while Maj. Jonathan R. Burton of Berwyn, Ill. and Frank Duffy, both American riders, finished 27th and 28th as the event moves to endurance and jumping stages on Wednesday and Thursday.
Omaha AP report says Minnesota, Big Ten champions, hold a 3-0 record in the NCAA world series, set to face Bradley 8 pm CST as Arizona and Mississippi vie for survival in a 2 pm game. Minnesota piled up 19 hits in a 13-5 win over Mississippi, with Jerry Kindall homering, triple, double and single. Bradley beat Wyoming 12-3 in a high-error game. Arizona beat New Hampshire in a pitchers’ duel that remained scoreless into the ninth.
Onondaga County residents donating $10 for the Olympics will receive free tickets to the 54th annual intercollegiate regatta on June 16 and to the Olympic rowing trials from June 28 to 30 on Onondaga Lake.
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