The Tri-State Defender, Part 3, July 07, 1956
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Murray State's Digital Commons The rT i-State Defender Newspapers 7-7-1956 The rT i-State Defender, Part 3, July 07, 1956 The rT i-State Defender Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tsd Recommended Citation The rT i-State Defender, "The rT i-State Defender, Part 3, July 07, 1956" (1956). The Tri-State Defender. 487. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tsd/487 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The rT i-State Defender by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DEFENDER Sot., July 7, 1956 _ VERY GOOD PUNTING Michigan State punters averag- ed 41.2 yards per kick during the Hitting Sprees 1955 season to pace all major col- On • , lege in this department. Smith And Doh teams K. C. Larry Leads Stars Win 3 From Sox To Win To Remain Tops In NAL Over Yanks A three-game winning streak by the Detroit Stars enabled the Mo- Al Smith Larry Doby, Brooks to retain first place tor City squad Laurence. Roy Campanella a n d in the Negro American league. Frank Robinson were all in t h e with the Playing three games weekend limelight of major league Kansas City Monarchs last week- baseball. and end at Grand Rapids, Flint Smith. the Cleveland Indians' Saginaw, Mich., the Detroit club outfielder, on his hottest hitting came through with a clean sweep. streak of the season, slapped sev- I of the series and now holds the en straight hits against the Wash- • No. I spot by a one-game margin. ington Senators. The splurge FACE MONARCHS AGAIN brought Al's i)atting mark up to Although the Stars are in the 279, highest for several weeks. Ci4 top position, they must still face ARNIE SOW ELL. Univ ersity COLLECTS FOUP HITS of Pittsburgh crack half mit. the Monarchs in a series to be Ile had four hits in Saturday's er, the .At title last played the south this next week. captured game. won in the ninth by the In- almost a certain- Tuesday, July 3, Kansas City week, and is dians. 9 to 8. He drove in four in the so° and Detroit square off in Lynch- ty to in a berth runs with his tenth home run of Olympic Alsweadas.. burg. Va., and on July 4. the two meters on the U. S. the season and three singles. N. C., in team. clubs play in Charlotte, In Sunday afternoon's abbreviat• afternoon, and an evening con- the ed contest, a 7 to 2 victory for the Gastonia N. C. test at Tribe, Smith maced Washington's Detroit and Kansas City While pitching for thre• hits, including waging a nip-and-tuck battle are a double, and d-ove in one run. place, Birmingham Black Start Plans for first his 35th RBI of the campaign. Barons and Memphis Red Sox arc per- battling for the third spot. Bir- Ile also spiced his offensive clever base run- mingham is holding a slight edge formance with first over Memphis. For Cotton ning. Once he scored from an infield hit, a hard SPARKS STARS base on HITTING smash behind first by Vic Wertz, Roy It has been the hitting of which handcuffed Roy Sievers. the Johnson, Juan Soler, Herman Bowl Game , Sens' first sacker. While Roy Sie- Green and Pat Patterson that has versor s 1:11(11 ttefooatnedd h sdnafe spy- •"f enabled the Detroit Stars to forge slid in front in the first half of the to the resent atives of the Prairie View under the throw. split season in the League. A 6: M college athletic council Later. Al drove a shot to right Johnson, first baseman, is rap- that got away from Jim Lemon, met with State Fair of Texas offi- ping the ball for .381; Soler, third Washington outfielder, and t h e eials Monday in Dallas to corn- THIS IS THE WAY — seems school. Others were Ara Par- R. Edwards, jr., sterling High, baseman has .373, Patterson, • Clevelander legged it all the way .355, and Green outfield- i plete arrangements for the Prairie to be what Gomer Jones is seghian, head coach of foot- Greensille, S. ('., and Thomas catcher, to third base. ball, Northwestern unisersits ; I,. Smith, Howard H i g h. er. .329. View State Fair football classic Continuing his homer - hitting saying to some of the foot- Memphis , on Oct. 16. Chicago 41. Branch McCracken, head bas- Georgetown, S. C. Back row: Billy Joe Moore first rampage. Dohy led the -A, 'i' league in ball coaches attending the ele- ketball coach, L'nisersity of Jonathan McKee, Wyatt high, baseman, is pacing the Prairie V'ew will meet a new White Sox to three of its four "•;;:..ig,i'r • venth annual school for coach- Indiana and Bob Cousy, pro- Emporia, Va.. and Virginia hitting with a hefty .41. Johnson opponent. Tennessee State tomer- sseekend victories over the New! _ s't , es at Virginia State college, fessional player for the Bos- State college's head football of Detroit is in the runnerup spot sits-, in this 32nd annual Cotton York Yankees, moving Marty Ma-1 N'1C POWER has been moved l'ankees. In recent we Petersburg. Jones, line coach ton Celtics. In photo above coach and director of t h e with his .381, followed by John Bowl game. fr rostit'spniaince tionNtihtheinAomne gai mcea of first base to the outfield, Power has boosted his batting at Oklahoma university, w a a are, A. W. Outen, Area Trade coaching school, W. W. Law- Kennedy, Kansas City shortstop, Plans are now underway to make' er from that the Kansas City Mon- average well above the .300 one of the instructors at the school, Denmark, S. C.; Jiles son. with .375. this Prairie View Classic one of League. now , obtained Eddie mark, and is among the top Moore is also leading in base hits the greatest of all times. Many , In Friday night's 5-to-4, 12-in- archs have York 10 In the American league. with 36, total bases, 53, triples, 4,' special features are being plan- fling win for the Sox. Larry crack- Robinson from the New and runs batted in, with 22. Pat- ned in connection with the game. ed his fifth home run of Ole sea- the most doubles. 27. terson has The 150-piece Tennessee State • son — his fourth in the week — As Green of Detroit is the leading for a vital run. Ifis drive landed Talkative he Not to Gibson will invited appear Althea hand hitter with 3. He also over home run along with many high s c h o o II deep into te lower stands scored 25 runs. has , bands over the state. the 365-foot mark. DOWN i Athletic director W. J. Nicks, T. DORY HAS SPLURGE Now As She Was On 1951Net Tour ; R. Solomon, acting Council chair- Held hitless Saturday. as ('hi- man, Luther Francis. business ('ago scored a 2-to-0 triumph, Dohy THE FAIRWAY LONDON — Well, folks, there's'being accused of giving herself I er the unspoiled gal who came to Praise por manager and publicity director, C. back with a vengeance in plenty of London news to dig this'airs since her recent phenomenal I Wimbledon in 1951 as the first col- , came Wood, represented the college Sunday doubleheader. In the TEE SHOT__ session. so let's start off with the successes in contest throughout ored U. S. citizen to play there. ! A. the planning meeting at Dallas. game, he unfurled a three- personality of the week, bronze world. ' in the first the They are saying she is now a in the first inning of world tennis GIRLS J. II. Steward, executive direc- rim homer star, Miss Althea ARE JEALOUS sulky tight-lipped, moody Miss So- Clinic Held game and the Sox went Gibson. This spiteful gossip, emanating tor of the State Fair and business the first Flint To Stage Tourney and So- only interested in h e r win by a humiliating count In the tennis and publicity personnel were pres- on to club house cor- from just a few who are jealous Mission — a ruthless title-chasing Golf club play, , .Connie Childress, tourna- ners, ent. • of 14-to-2- The Vehicle City did where international tennis of the gal's progress can be mission. duplicated this accomplish- ment director, announced t his players gossip Arrangements were completed i lie [ not ask for a UGA sanction for a over a cup of tea pieced together as follows: In other words, they ,are saying At Florida the second game — a first' that the men's division will to have advance sale tickets avail- ment in when thoverninweek between games, the Gibson gal is They are saying she is no long- Althea is a snob, who wants no- three-run homer tournament limited to the 200 low quaint. able at the Downtown ticket agen- inning be body's company but her own. Ry CHARLES J. SMITH, III Comiskey park forces on the!body held its winter meeting in ers if the entry exceeds 260 plays Some 80 per- cy, 1509 Elm st., Dallas, and at the My answer to that is "Tripe! TALLAHASSEE — way to a 6-to-3 victory. For the Dayton. .However, the club will ers, .Childress also said t h -state area and thel Prairie N'iew within the next few Rubbish!" and "Phooey!" sons from a six doubleheader.