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Chiefs, Gold SoxDominate All-StarsPUEBLO, Colo — The Lincoln Chiefs first half winners, and he Amanllo Gold Sox, pacesetters i greater part of the second half, lominate the official all-star West rn League team of 1956Each placed three players on he first team and two on the ;econdAdditional honors were bestowed ipon Lincoln and Amarillo by the iports experts who were polled by -eague President O M Hobbsvilh the designation of Chuck Ste ;ens, manager of the Gold Soxr ind Larry Shepard, pilot of the Chiefs, as skippers of the two all-;car squadsFour pla3'ers, toppeu by Dick Stuart, home run record breaker »f Lincoln, were unanimous :hofces. The others were catcher Sam Taylor of Topeka, the league's ending hitter: Marshall Bridges, fopeka left-hander, and Bennie Daniels, Lincoln right-handed itcher.Voters were asked to select two•ighties and two southpaws Mike Doen, Amarillo, was given the second right-handers’ spot and Reggie Lee. Albuquerque, was designated js the second left-handeiNamed to the pitching staff of the second team were Russ Hemon,★FIRST TEAMPositionColorado Springs, and John Hn-cinak Des Moines, right-handers, * and Jack O Donnell, Topeka, and , Ken Yoke, Amarillo lefthandersEvery player except Don Hus sell, Pueblo third baseman, who1 was named on the first team, was batting 302 or better through games of Aug 21 And, none of the first team selections had less than 10 home runs Russell won desig nation in a close race with Sam Miley Lincoln, and Karl Heron, AmarillomgcofthetioiiToga:ICOIhetatwi:theen;of-shilmsqgaipbuPllt;opWISOIStuart s only rival for the right- j field post was Len VanDeHey, Al- lt;buquerque, who has collected the most hits of any player in the leagueCoen raissed unanimous designa tion by one vote Taylor had only1, one full-fledged rival—little Ken Worley of Pueblo, who completely outran Colorado Springs’ Sam Hairston for the second team catching jobMaury Wills, Pueblo shortstop, poled seven first team votes and two for the second team, while his mam rival, Ted Bell, Amarillo, poled three first team votes and! nine second team nominations fKen loothman. Lincoln, was a ; popular choice for second base, with Bob McKee, Des Moines, his main contender.★SECOND TEAMLandenberger, Sioux City IBGeHaRaTrwilCojo:inBrWlt;SOICaKen Tooth man, LincolnDon Russell, Pueblo tfaury WiUs, Pueblo Art Cuitti, Amarillo Sddie Haas, Des Moines Dick Stuart, Lincoln am Taylor, Topeka Ftcnnie Daniels, Lincoln Kike Coen, Amarillo Marshall Bridges, Topeka Reggie Lee, Albuquerque (tabby Winkles, Colorado Springs ll-Inf Jim McDaniel, Topeka huck Stevens, Amarillo2B3BSSLFCFRFCRHPRHPLHPLHPwawoOrAsI *I WInij fov IhiBuddy Bates, Topeka Coach Lou Klein, Des MoinesHONORABLE MENTION IB—Al Wcygandt, Topeka; Bill Jack***, Lincoln.2B—Karl Heron, Amarillo; Art Burnett, Sioux City, Art Murray, Amarillo.*SS—Don Stricbeck, Albuquerque, Ted Sterger, Des Moines OF—Emil Synge), Albuquerque. Reggie Grenald, Uncela; Bill Shields, Amarillo, Len Attyd, Amarillo; Charles Soraci, Pueblo C—Sam Hairston, Colorado Springs, John McArdle, Sioux City. UIP—Rudolf Arias, Colorado Springs; Dm Rewe, Lincoln; Ed (.udwig, Sioux CityHTTP-Larry Sherry, Pueblo; Hugh Blanton, Amarillo; John Rieder, Des Moines; Den WHHmm* UncoM; Dick Spedy. Pueblo.Larry Stankey, Pueblo Bob McKee, Des Moines Sam Miley, Lincoln Ted Bell, Amarillo Ernie Johnson, De$ Moines Dick DiTusa, Colorado Springs Len VanDeHcv. Albuquerque Ken Worley, Pueblo Russ Heman, Colorado Springs John Hncmak, Des Moines Jack O'Donnell, Topeka Ken Yoke, Amarillo Gene Sheets, Colorado Springs U-Of Junior Griffith, Colorado SpringsMgr Larry Shepard. LincolnIX
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Sunday Journal and Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, Sep 02, 1956
Page 35
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William R.
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