National League Race Heats Up With Busy Attendance
A crowded National League pennant chase tightens as Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn battle for first. Dodgers beat Cincinnati 8–6 to stay within a half game of the leaders, while New York Giants top Milwaukee at County Stadium. Yankees draw 47,465 as New York blank Cleveland 6–0 reflecting strong season crowds.
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New York
Bucs
Giants
Braves
New York Giants
Milwaukee
County
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Wrigley Field
Bruins
Yankee
Pinebueek
Busch Stadium
Cincaga
Boston
Play Again Wednesday Realtors and Tubemen Open Season
Lehman & Johnson Realtors of Elyria routed Rene Radio 23 8 and National Tube Co shutout Lorain Glass 6 0 as the Lorain Class A Baseball League opened its 1956 season. Dick Holt wick led Lehman Johnson with five hits in seven trips, while Stough Hac Four Hitter Bill Stouch pitched for National Tube. The league resumes Wednesday with Ron Radio vs National Tube at Elyria Recreation Field and Lohman & Johnson meeting Lorain Glass at Longfellow.
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Lehman & Johnson Realtors
Elyria
Rene Radio
National Tube Co
Lorain Glass
Lorain
Lehman & Johnson
Dick Holtwick
Cary Wallace
Eagles
Johns Jones
Rowe
Stough Hac
Bill Stouch
National Tube
Paul Swartz
Glenn Slusser
Inamers
Swartz
Slusser
Red Krupp
Rone Radio
Natonal Tube Co
Hecreaton Field
Diamond No
Lohman & Johnson
Longfellow
Swaps Rests After Record Breakage At Hollywood Park
Inglewood Calif Rex Ellsworths Savs to rest for two weeks after sprinting to a world record in the Argonaut Handicap at Hollywood Park. The horse clocked 1:33 1-5 for the mile breaking Citans world mark by two fifths of a second and now holds the mile and one sixteenth and mile and seventy yards records.
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Inglewood
Calif
Rex Ellsworths
Swaps
Holh- Mood Park
Citanen
Hollywood Park
Littler Leads Open Field At Rochester Championship
Thirteen top pros tested Gene Littler's nerve at the U S Open golf qualifier in Rochester New York as the 23 year old California ace posted five straight sub par rounds to win three thousand dollars in the Palm Beach round robin. Littler finished twenty four points ahead of Ted Keetle and twenty eight ahead of Don Finsterwald among fifteen hand picked rivals. Sam Snead praised the hot form and Jackie Burke finished fourth with a thirteen under par.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Upi
Rochester
Singing Hills
Calif
Gene Littler
Littler
Palm Beach
Indi
Ted Keetle
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Don Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Ohio
Finsterwald
Lloyd Mangram
Sam Snead
Jackie Burke
Kiamesha Lake
Bully Max
Odessa
Tex
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Peter Thomson
Australia
Snead
Meier White Double Victors In Lorain County Speedway Feature
Art Plas overcame a restart and led 14 laps after starting eighth to win the 23-lap feature at Lorain County Speedway. Bill Kett led early, Red Sinclair briefly challenged, and Art Smuth finished second. It was Plas’s first feature win. Joe Loeser set a qualifying record of 20.80 seconds.
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Art Plas
Lorain County Speedway
Plas
Bill Kett
Kett
Sing Red Sinclair
Elyria
Art. Smuth
Carl Meir
Bob White
Joe Loeser
Johnson Openine
Sportysmen
Freeman Loses Two Fingers In Wood-Splitting Accident
Cincinnati report says Robin Freeman, Ohio State basketball All-American, lost the middle and index fingers on his left hand while chopping wood. Though right handed, he shot with either hand in college, setting Big Ten scoring records. he plans dentistry studies, which require full use of both hands.
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Cincinnati
Robin Freeman
Ohio State University
Freeman
Freman
Ohio State
Elyria Juniors Split Weekends Games Against Fostoria and Shelby
Elyria's American Legion Junior Baseball team beat Shelby 5-2 at Elyria Recreation Field after a 2-1 loss to Fostoria. Stan Plater had three hits including a triple, Al Noster threw six strong innings, and Thurm Taylor struck out 12 in Friday's loss.
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American Legion
Fostoria
Shelby
Elyria Recreation Field
Stortstop
Stan Plate
al Noster
Ewrian
Odds Even Tonight in FV bout at St Nicholas Arena
Middleweights Gene Palmer of Niagara Falls and Gaspar Ortega of Me val Mes clash in a tonight 10 rounder at St Nicholas Arena with Ortega slight favorite after Danny Giovanci’s injury. Poirier, 21, 15-43 with six knockouts, has been stopped three times while Ortega, 32-7-0, has 15 knockouts and never been stopped.
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New York
Gene Palmer
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Gaspar Ortega
Val
St. Nicholas Arena
Ortega
iPr
Danny Giovanci
Gaspar
Poiier
Poirier
William Steinkraus Leads Olympic Equestrian Jumping Squad
Captain of the LS Olympic Equestrian Jumping Squad William Steinkraus of Westport Conn trains for the Olympics, signaling the team’s key figure in international competition.
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William Steinkraus
Westport, Conn
Five Area Golfers Face Jack Fleck at Oak Hills
Elyria coverage notes five area linksters outran stiff field in National Open Day events at Oak Hills Country Club Rochester New York. Jack Fleck shot 69 to defend title while Rev Pau Mumford paced Riverside tour at Berea with 80 gross 60 stroke net.
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Ichamp
Jack Fleck
Oak Hills Country Club
Rochester
Pau
Mumford
Lorain
Riverside
Berea
Twompelntors
Ne Cieveland
Cherny Ridge
Baseball Standings and Scores From United Press
American League standings and Saturday results show Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Washington, Kansas City with mixed win totals. National League notes list Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St Louis with multiple results and listed probable pitchers for upcoming games.
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Erhart Kramers sweep weekend to 2 0 in league play
Erhart Kramers swept two home games boosting their Northeast Ohio League record to 2 0 and season mark to 1 D The Saturday win over Alliance 13 1 featured a five run first inning and key hits by Charlie Mason Leo Gartide Ralph Moyer and Jim Myers Don Hafferkamp earned the win and Carl Muerer closed out in relief. Sunday Erhart toppled Wadsworth 7 3 as Muerer again went distance Myers collected three hits and Wallis helped in both ends of the doubleheader. The Kramers host Geiger s Haberdasry of Lakewood Wednesday at 8 15 and visit Canton Timken Saturday.
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Pirates
Herm Wehmeier
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Ron Kline
Butes
Cardinal
Luis Arroyo
Bucs
Lee Walls
Dene Freese
Stan Musial
Bill Virdon
Warren Spahn
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Johnny Antonelli
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Eddie Miksis
Pete Whisenant
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Warren Hacker
Sam Jones
Fierce
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Enos Slaughter
Tal
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Vic Power
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Art Ditmar
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Leo Gartide
Ralph Moyer
Jim Myers
Carl Muerer
Don Hafferkamp
Linth
Wadsworth
Muerer
Myers
Wallis
Geiger’s Haberdasery
Lakewood
Canton
Timken Atl
Joe Webber Strokes Ace at Spring Valley Course
Elyria golfer Joe Webber made a hole in one on the 113 yard par three fifth hole at Spring Valley Country Club. Teammates Don Gurney Mike Maloney and John Boyson witnessed the feat as Webber carded a 43 score on the front nine and the group played through 13 holes.
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Spring Valley Country Club
Don Gurney
Mike Maloney
John Boyson
Gurney
Maloney
Boyson
UPC Tops LI South Leaders in 3-1 Makeup Win
United Polish Club defeated Likly Rockett 3-1 at Lappin Field as UPC and Dugan's Donuts moved within one game of the leaders, with three games remaining to reach the season halfway point.
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Pete Nardecchia
Likly Rockett
United Polish Club
Lappin Field
U.P. C
Dugan
Elyria Hardware
Rockets
Nardeccnia Drives In Four On Redington Bout
Nardeccnia hit four including a homer off Randy Redington as I B C. and Elyria Hardware each produced multiple hits. Bob Stacey earned the win for Dugan’s with two doubles, Al Macey tripled, Billy Banks and Ed Sands added key hits, while Larry Andrews paced Elyria Hardware with three of seven. John Stanek took the loss.
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Nardeccnia
Randy Redington
Ken Sito
Redington
Bob Stacey
Dugan
al Macey
Billy Banks
Ed Sands
Larry Andrews
Elyria Hardware
John Stanek
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