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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
4
The 56th United States Open golf championship in Rochester New York begins with 162 players from an initial 2000 field. Experts note the event defies form charts and has produced many surprise champions in recent years.
A survey of Open winners from 1847 to 1954 shows upsets and rising stars. Lew Worsham edged Sam Snead in 1947 with a clutch playoff while Hogan dominates 1948 to 1953. Cary Middlecoff Julius Boros Ed Furgol Jack Fleck plus Snead Hogan and others are profiled as contenders with varying expectations.
Thomasville Dodgers return home to face Albany Cards at Municipal Stadium after an 8-4 defeat at Moultrie. Cecil Isaacs earned his eighth win for Moultrie as Dodgers suffer two costly errors and a triple play by Buck Jackson.
Albany Cardinals pounded five Tifton pitchers for 19 hits including five homers to beat Tifton 25-16 in a wild Florida League game. Jim Hickman and Dwight Cook each homered twice as Albany built a 13-run fifth inning surge after trailing 12-11.
Atlanta erased a five run lead and won 7 5 in 10 innings over Mobile. Bob Cain walked two batters loaded the bases and then hit Bob Montac to force in the decisive run. Chattanooga beat Memphis 5 4 and Nashville won 6 4 as rain shortened Little Rock game. New Orleans at Birmingham was washed out.
Basetti fans nine in a 3 0 win as Sandersville blanked Dublin. He retired the first 21 batters before Dublin’s three hits in the final two innings. Sandersville stays a half game ahead of Douglas, while Vidalia swept Thomson 9 2 in the Georgia State League.
Joey Giambra won a close unanimous decision over rugged John L. Sullivan in a 10 round bout at the War Memorial Auditorium. The 24-year-old 160 pound contender improves to 44-4-1 and eyes climbs back toward top ten with upcoming fights.
Baltimore manager Paul Richards launched a high risk $10,000 bid to obtain Billy Loes from the Dodgers, backed by Johns Hopkins doctors after Loes showed a stiff arm and dental extractions. The deal aimed to transform Loes into a ace. Detroit defeated Baltimore 2-0 as Zuverink struggled late.
New York Yankees lose 7-5 as Larry Doby connects for his first home run of the season. The outfielder, who led the league in homers twice, hadn't hit since September 8 last year and had been 57 games without a long ball.
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