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Sporting Events In Haywood That Made News In '56 Activity In Sports Was On Increase The year 1956 wal an eventful one In Haywood County sports his tory. Here are' results of athletic contests and the top headlines on The Mountaineer's sports pages In basketball games, unless other wise specified, girls' scores are listed first*: JANUARY 5 ? Resuming cage play alter the Christmas holidays, j Waynesville takes a doubleheader i from Brevard, the girls winning 48-23. and the boys 45-35; Bethel ' divides with Leicester, the Belles i triumphing 51-31 and the Blue ! Demons losing, 51-41; Crabtree-1 Iron Duff girls blast Spring Creek, j 75-21. but the Madison boys win 52-36; Canton splits with Reynolds, the girls losing 67-54, the boys winning 56-45; Clyde divides with Mars Hill, the girls losing 65-43, i the boys winning 40-39: Swain High takes pair from Fines Creek 54-37 and 56-43 JANUARY 9 ? Mountaineers \iAtand Canton rally to win,! WTHS girls win opener 68 47; Bethel takes doubleheader from Fiat Rock, the Belles win-! ning. 68-44 and the Blue Demons j 70-53 Crabtree-Iron Duff's girls top Flat Rock 45-25; Flat Rock boys win out in nightcap, 56-30; Clyde splits with Walnut, the girls losing 71-54, and the boys winning 67-45. JANUARY 12 (girls games list ed first! ? Waynesville takes pair j from Fines Creek. 54-42 and 50- j 45: Bethel splits with Henderson-1 ville, the Belies winning 79-20 anl j the Blue Demons losing 54-43. 1 Canton loses to Lee Edwards, 56-j 42; Crabtree divides with Clyde, the C-ID girls winning 56-40 and the Cardinals 52-30 J AINU Ait- X iu waynysvmc girls lose to Bethel Belles, 46-38. but Mountaineers ed"e Blue Dem ons, 48-47; Canton wins two from Hendersonville, r>6-44 and 72-66; Mills River tons Crabtree-Tron Duff twice, 30-29 and 64-44; Can ton takes tw:n bill from Clyde. 45-43 and 68-51. JANUARY 19 ? Oyde Cardin als hand Mountaineers first loss of season. 43-41- Wavnesville girls win. 63-57; Crabtree eirls tou Canton. 49-46. while Black Bears maul Yellow Jackets. 84-65: Bethel snlits with FdnCvville. with the Belles victorious 68-42 and the Blue portions losing 64-41. JANUARY 23 ? Wavnesville scores first win in years over Hen dersonville. 52-47. after Moiintain eftes tritimrvh, 58-37: Bethel Belles beat Reynolds. 6J-56. but Rockets take r'ghtean, 58-51 Clvde whins Fletcher twice 75-62 and 47-45; Ednevville downs Fines Creek twice. 46-42 and 62-27; Canton takes tvtir from Rrevard, 28-23 and 61-49. JANUARY 26 ? Fnka hands Wavnesville first double loss of season. 65-47 and 49-43: Bethel snlits with Hendersonville. the Relies winning 63-41. and the Demons losjne 54-47: Crabtree pirls ton Fines Creek. 48-36. hut Hornets" win in second game, 48 40 JANUARY 29 ? Hendersonville avenges earlier defeat bv Moun taineers bv stonning WTHS at Hendersonville. 61-44. after Wav nesville girls win 61-31; Bethel Blue Demons also even score with Canton hv unsettine Blaek Bears. 64-61. at Canton- Belles down Lady Bears 61-48; Clvde takes two games from Fletcher, 60-57 and 62-40: Crabtree-Tron Duff SDlits vib^Fletrber. the girls winnln" OcjBond the bovs' losing. 61-37 ^MUMTARY 2 ? Wavnesville takes dnuhtehearter frnm Crabtree 51-18 and 88-25- Canton divfrlps with Pevnolds, the l-adv - Rears losing 52-48 and the Black Rears winning 88-68 Rpthel takes a nair from Fdnevvttle. 82-48 and 64-57 FFRtJ|i^pv fi . _ Rethel Relies pnain ton Wavnecville Motmtain ettes. 57-48 hut Mountaineers score second win over Blue Dem ons, 48-28: Fnka eons twin hi" from Canton, 65-52 and 81-70 Mars It'll downs Clvdp twice, 76 58 and 51-45 Fines Creek sweens ernes with Crabtree-Iron Duff 56-51 and 48-44 FEBRUARY 8 ? Reynolds takes pain from WaynesvHle on the Rev nolds floor 58-57 and 56-50; Clvde's Cardinals Score first rate victory in several vpars over Reth el Rlue Demons. 34-22. but Belles w in opener, 57-25: Fines Creek di vides with Flat Rock, the Fillies winning 50-21 and the White Hor nets* losjne 83-51; Canton takes tw-in hill from HendersonviUe. 60 47 and 65-61 Rit and Snur Riding 'Cb'h organimd at Canton. FFRPUARY 13?Canton aveng es earlier edeaft bv whionine Mountaineers at Canton, 67-52 but W.avnesville girls win. 64-50 Bethel takes two games from Crabtree-Iron Duff. 46-40 and 54 36- Fines Creek girls ton Ednev ville. 61-^0 hut White Hornets go down. 86-41; Walnut cirls ton Clvde, 63-49, but Cardinals win niehtran. 81-33 FEBRUARY 18 ? In last games preceding Havw-ood [County tour nament at Bethel, Waynesvtlle drons another doubleheader to Enka. 53-51 and 83-84: Fines Ct*?k bows twice to Valley Springs, 83 17 and 66-58, Clyde sweeps games ' , Ailh Hot Springs. 51-35 and 54- ' 14; Bethel shuts out Flat Rock , From victory. 43-26 and 76-69. In first games of the county i tournament, the Fines Creek girls eliminate Canton, 59-41; the Crab tree girls oust Clyde. 67-47, and the Fines Creek bovs bump Crab tree. 53-48 FEBRUARY 20 ? In finals of the Haywood County tournament, the Bethel Belles talae the gtrlsj title with an easy win over Way nesville, 58-36. but Waynesvllle takes the boys' championship by outpointing the Bethel Blue Dem ons, 52-47, staging a fourth-quar ter rally to win the hard-fought contest. Patsy Mason of Clyde is crowned Haywood Basketball Queen. In quarter-final and semi-final tournament games, Waynesville'a girls edge Crabtree, 56-52; Bethel's j boys eliminate the Clyde Card inals, 79-52, after a Clyde player. David Joe McCracken is ruled in eligible; Bethel's girls oust Fines Creek. 57-31, and the Waynesv'lle bovs overwhelm Fines Creek 75 4t: MARCH 1?Mountaineers elim inated in Class-A A basketball playoffs at Bryson City by Swain High. 54-48; Canton submerges Franklin. 90-42. MARCH 5 ? Hendersonville takes playoffs by topping Canton. 71-67, after the Black Bears had eliminated Murphy in the semi finals, 80-54. MARCH 8 ? Edneyville wins Class-A playoffs at WTHS by de- 1 feating Bethel's Blue Demons, 55 45. MARCH 12 ? Waynesville High ! opens baseball practice with seven regulars returning; CDP basket ball tournament starts at Bethel. MARCH 19?Cecil girls and Fines Creek boys win CDP tourna ment titles. MARCH 22?Mountaineers to play 12 baseball games during 1956 season, according to schedule an nounced by Coach Bruce Jaynes MARCH 26?"White" team of j Buncombe County basketball play- 1 ers defeats "Blue" team of cagers from other VVNC counties. Coached by Bill Swift of Waynesville. 81-77 J Don Jardan tops Blue team in .scoring with 15 points. APRIL 5?Waynesville downs Bethel. 8-1. in opening baseball1 same; Cruso. Fines Creek. Clyde, | North Canton win 4-H Club basket ball championships. APRIL 9?Clyde High oreani7.es first baseball team in schobl his tory: Iiazelwood Lions enter team j in WNC Junior Industrial Baseball , League. APRIL 12?-Waynesville baseball ers blast Christ School. 21-7;| Canton clobbers Ben I.ipton. 20-2: | Clvde loses to Fletcher. 7-5, and j Bethel bows to Hendersonville. ' 12-2. I APRIL 16?Waynesville blanks i Rrevard 8-0- Canton eonouers Lee j Fdwards 11,-6. and Bethel beats Christ School 9-4. APRIL 19?Mountaineers lose first baseball same of season to Hen<V>rsonvi11e 4-3; James Mavfietd resiens as coach at Bethel; 2 500 trout stocked in five Haywood streams. APRIL 26?Wsvnesville defeats F.rwin 3-1 and Clvde 15-4, APRIL 30?Mountaineers Knock Canton Black Bears out of tin- j I defeated class in baseball with ! 11-9 victory at Canton MAY 3?Waynesville sublues Clvdc.15-3 while Canton shuts out Bethel. 8-0. MAY 10?Canton avenges earlier ! defea* bv Waynesville bv tnrntnc i hack Mountaineers on WTHS dia mond. 5-2. MAY 14?Waynesville loses to rVwjn. 5-2: Canton whins Rrevard j ^-2 ant Ashevme twnooi i?-": Rnrk Hill captures elementary , trppt meet at Wavnpsvilln stadium MAY 17?Hendersonville again : Hpf<>ats Waynesville 1-0. MAv 21?Hendorconvllle takes. R'ue RiH?p haseha'l ti"n bv H? tpatino Canton. 4-1 Wavnesvillo i cpacon bv rfpfpfltiaf Rrevard 10-4: The Chamnion Y softball team of Canton tak"s three games from Bart's Bar of Columbus. Otiio. MAY 24?Davton wins Softball nnpnpr in Havwood County league bv blasting Calverv Baptist Church of Canton. 21 -R. MAY 20?Three Chamnion Y softball pitchers toss no-hitters as the Canton team takes three out of four games in two week double headers. Carroll Wa'droon blanks MoT.ean Trucking Co of Winston ^alem in opening game but' Truckers take niPht-can. 2-1 The nevt pight wade Garrett shuts out . Oak Ridge. Tenn.. 7-0. and Ns7i Miller blanks the Atomic City sound in the second game. 1-0. JUNE 4?Ha7elwnod T ions onen iS-eame schedule In WNC Junior Industrial League bv t n n n i n g Martel, 7-1. op Bobbv Trull's two hitter: Chamnion Y takes three out of four softball games from the ' Trenton Democratic Club of Balti more. Atlantic Regional champions. JUNE 7?Dayton defeats Champ ion Y Juniors. 13-11. JUNE 11?Hazelwood Lions win ' over Martel 7-5. and Enka 7-0 in Junior Industrial League JUNE 1+?Mrs Pat Prevost of Waynesvllle elected president of the North Carolina Golfer's Associ ation; horse show held at Canton by Saddle and Bridle Club, Hazel wood outlast Enka 15-13 In Indus trial League; Dayton rocks City of Canton in Haywood loop JUNE 21?Hazehvood annihi lates Asheville Salvation Army, 42-1, to set new scoring record in industrial League JUNE 25?Champion Y Softball teams win doubelheaders with Winsboro. S. C. and Bessemer. Ala. JUNE 28?Hazelwood Lions suf fer first loss in Industrial League as Beacon wins pitcher's duel, 2-1. JULY 9 ? Hazelwood Lions take lead in WNC Junior Industrial Baseball League with 9-0 Win over Champi?n Y of Canton. July "> ? Champion Y throws WNC League back into deadlock by edging the Hazelwood Lions, 1-0; Dayton Rubber defeats Cham pion Mills, 3-2. in Haywood Coun ty Softball League. JULY 9 ? Champion YMCA's softball team whips Columbia, ?. C . 9-0 and 5-2 JULY 12 ?? Waynesville Bowl ing Center announces plans to re Open July 14; big horse show scheduled August 10-11 at the Wavnesville Recreation C o n t e r grounds. JULY 16 ? Chamnion Y soft bailors whin Du Pont twice in doubleheader at Chattanooga, 3-1 and 4-1. while Dayton Rubber sntits two games with Statesville, drooping the first. 4-0 and wan nine* the second 1-0 JULY 19 ? Hazelwood Lions blast Enka. 14-2. JULY 23 ? Chamnion Y wins four games during weekend, beat ing Bucks Pesfaiipa'nt 13-3 and 5-2; Chamnion Mills. 9-0, and Dav ton Rubber. 3-0: Lake Junaluska golf teams wins over team made nn of Franklin and Brvson City linksmen. JULY 2fi ? Hazel wood Little Learue All Stars whio Canton. 5-1. in county nlavofTs hene. but lose. 9-5. to North Wilkcshoro at district tournament in Forest City. .Il l v 3f) ?- Hazclwood I.ions ? nke \wc .1 ii n i o r Industrial T.eaene title with 11-5 win over Martel. petting ciy runs across the niate in a fifth-inh'n? raltv: Cham oinn V takes three games from Anthony Motors of Cotnmhus. Ohio f-1: 14-2. and 5-1, and drops one 3-0 AITCCcr 3_Mmintatneer Pony T eamic alt stars lose 19-3 to For est pitv and 5-3 to flmndv. Va.. in djstrirct tnurnarnent at Canton annual Wavnesvillp Invitational Cnif Tournament is cancelted by officiaTs at the Countrv Club. A rc, CST fi ? Bruce .Tavnes, forme"- assistant coach at Wavnes ville Hi"h is named to renlace C. F Weatherbv. who retired from the nosition of head football coach of the Mountaineers after 27 years Vice President Pichard Nixon who snnke the nieht before at Lake Junaloska. nlavs a round of oolf here with Senator Oeoree A Cmathers of Florida formerly of Wavnesv-tlle evangelist Billy Ora ham. and Aaron Prevo*t, local furniture executive; Davton Buh ner trimc Snorts Mart of Asheville. 3-2 in orvepfne round of WNC dis trict softball tournament at CaD ton ATTd'ST 9 ? Newly named football coach at WTHS. Bruce Tavnes announces he will install .the T-formktinn: Charlie Polndex ter anno'nted head football coach at Bethel- Chamnion Y wins play offs in Junior Industrial Baseball r.eaeue with 6-4 victory over Hbzelwood; Dayton Bubber tops Bucks. 2-t. in Softball meet ACOCST 13 ? Champion Mill* defeats Davton Bubber. 3-2. In finals of WNC softball tourna ment; plans announced for South F.RMER ROBINSOX. a top star and roach of the Globetrotters, : will be seen in action January 8. in Asheviile, as his team meets the Philadelphia Sphas. Globetrotters Will Play Tanuary 8 In Asheville Th fabulous Harlem Globetrot-1 ters. celebrating their 30th season on the basketball courts o! the world, will make their annual stop in Ashevllle's City Auditor ium Tuesday night, Jan. *, play ing the powerful Philadelphia Sphas. The big game will have an add ed program of eutertainment The Globetrotters' extra unit will feature tight-rope walking, magi cians. a trampoline act, jugglers, acrobats and a portable trapeze act before the game and at half time. Owner Abe Saperstein is at tempting to make his 30th anni versary team the greatest in Globetrotter history and his suc cess in this endeavor already is [ being acclaimed wherever the j Globetrotters appear. The Globetrotters lineup boasts | height, speed, classy ball handling j and a high-caliber brand of com- j edy and showmanship. Comedy chores are handled by Bob (Show-' boat) Hall, a crack eager in his own right. The team's entire com-1 edy routine has been rejuvenated to the delight of the fans. Ermer Robinson, one of the top stars in Globetrotter history, is coach of the team. Other personnel includes Lee Garner, the 6-foot 10 giant from Alcorn College in the Deep South; Deacon Davis, an All-Amerircan at the University of Iowa: the veteran Jesse Coffey. 6-4. from San Diego; MUrphy Summons. 6-4. an outstanding drib bling artist from Detroit; Henry I Kean, 6-3, one of the best 1 players ever to come out of Ten nessee State College; Don Byrd. I 6-3, from Virginia Union and the star of the American team in the last Pan-American Games and Ol lie Rollins. 6-3, fresh out of Car rier Mills, 111. The Sphas. who twice in recent years huve ended Globetrotter winning streaks wheih passed the 100 mark, are headed by pivotman Jim Griboski. a 6-foot-10 star in his second year with the profes sional team, and Charley Burns, an excellent set shot artist. An affiliate of the Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basket j hall Assn., the Spas also will ha\e I Len Winagrad. a star at'Brandeis . College; Tom Brennan, 6-5, of Villanova; Kevin Thomas, 6-8, from Boston University; Vince Leta, 6-5, from Lycoming College; Jim Munch. 6-2. Albright College: , and Joe Mikez, 6-4, Murray State I Teachers. To prove their playing power. I the Globetrotters last year racked up 333 consecutive victories in the U. S.. Europe, Middle East. South and Central America and the Car ribean. Playing against th'e best college talent in the nation in a nost-season exhibition series, the' Globetrotters won 11 of 21 games j ern Regional Softball tournament at Canton. August 27-31; Clyde High srhedules 10 football games for 1956. AUGUST 16 ? Gene Leonard named assistant coach at WTHS: Carroll Hooper and Tom Soarks named to co-caotain Mountaineer erid sauad through nine-game schedule; 40 boys turn out for grid practices at Clyde and Bethel; 90 exoected to report at Canton; Bill Milner, Waynesville's All-Ameri ean football player, accepts coach ing position at Brevard High School. AUGUST 20 ? Canton announc es eight-game football schedule third annual Wavnesville tennis ! tournament gets under way. AUGUST 23 ? Mountaineers, hold first scrimmage; Southern Regional Softball tournament onerts at Canton; the best bear hunting in years predicted for WNG in 1956 AUGUST 27 ? Ken Underwood wins Wavnesville tennis title from R'll Kanos. cbamnion the three nrevious years. 6-4. 6-1. 8-6- horse show sot at Canton Sentember 3 AUGUST 30 ? Clvde defeats Wot Snrin?s 33-6 in gridiron onen er: Champion unset bv Tuscaloosa 4la.. 2-1. in Southern tournament deadline set in bear-hunting an rviirations for Sentember 3- wearv Chamnion team loses to Clearwat er. Fla.. 6-0. after winning from Tuscaloosa. 2-0, in1 a gruelling 18 inning contest. SFPTFMRKR 10 ? Canton tops Bethel. 25-0 in Black Bears' open er: Clvde wins second game, shut ting out Mars Hill, 19-0: Albert Mull wins golf tournament at Lake Junabisirs with a 220 SEPTEMBER 17 ? Wavnesville wins onener with Bethel. 53-0 Canton halts Enka, 24-0. and Clyde blanks Rakersville. 20-0. SEPTEMBER 20 ? Thirty-four names drawn for bear hunts, start ing (Vtnher 15. SFPTFMRFR 24 ? Clvde takes lead in Skyline-A conference with 40-0 victory over Spruce Pine, last vear'i chamnions; Canton whins Brevard, 19-6. after trailing. 8-0 at end of first half. Mountaineers wallop Reynolds. 38-0; Murphy haRs Bethel, 26-6 OCTOBER 1 ? Canton stuns Wavnesville, 45-8, the worst defeat in history for the Mountaineers by ? the Black Bears; Clyde rolls over Marsrhall, 27-8, and Heoderson vllle subdues Bethel. 32-12. OCTOBER ? ? WefidgrsoRvflle nips Wnvnesvllle, 7-6: Canton flat tens Asheville School. 46-6: Clvde batters Walnut. 50-0. and Bethpl win? first panip of season by beat ing Revnolds. 8-0. OCTOBER 11 ? Mrs. Bill Pre vost wins fourth straight Wayres ville women's golf tournament. OCTOBER 15 ? Wavnesv'Up rphounds after two straight de feats to clobber Enka. 46-6: Can ton crushes Blue Ridge, 44-0: Clyde continues unbeaten by tak ing Old Fort. 24-0. and Bethel goes down at Brevard, 41-0. OCTOBER 22 ? Canton takes lead in Blue Ridge Conference grid race by comoletelv outclass ing Hendersonville, 42-7: Clyde rocks Tryon, 40-0: Bethel loses to Christ School. 40-0. and Waynes ville loses first game in history to Brevard, 22-7. in a game postpon ed because of rain. OCTOBER 29 ? Clvde wins first football game in history from Bethel, 19-0: Wavnesville repulses R-S Central. 20-0 NOVEMBER 5 ? Mountaineers conquer EUfcabethton Cyclones. 20-0 Clyde loses first game and with it the chnmnionshin of the Rkvline-A Conference ? bowing to ttlen Alnine. 20-14. at Canton: Canton murders F.rwin. 50-6 and Bethel snmrises Franklin. 27-13. NOVEMBER 12 ? Canton fin ishes season unbeaten with 13-7 victory over Lee Edwards; Moun taineers Imnressive .in putting Owen Warhorses in tight halter. 26-0: Bethel loses final game of season to Sylva. 44-6; Coach H. B. Oriffin of Clvdp named head coach of Midwestern all stars in Senior Bowl game at Asheville Thanksgiving Pay; Fines Creek etrls win, 36-28. and Crabtree bovs triumph, 39-37. in first bas ketball game of 1956-57 season. NOVFMRER 15?Thirteen Hav wood cridders named on Midwest ern souad for Senior Bowl; Bethel announces 20-came cage schedule. NOVFMRfr 19?Canton wins first Class-AA football playoff ?arne with Murnhv at Cullowhee. 41-13' deer season onens with in dications of a record WNC kill. NOVFVRFR 21? Crabtree bovs win "Battle of the Bucket." win over Fines Creek. 45-35; Fines Creek girls win. 40-30: Clvde an noynres 20-game basketball sched ule: 140 deer killed in Pisgah For est in two days NOVFMRER 26 ? Canton whips Charlotte Hardin. 30-7. at Hickory in Western District playoff: Bun combe beats Midwestern. 13-6. in S?nior Bowl; WTHS slates 19 eame basketball schedule St John's to play 16 games: Bob Set ter of Waynesvtlle, a Western Bank Team Tops Women Bowlers For First Half The Friendly Bunk edged Well eo Shoe Corp. in the hist two v (eks of play to win the first half of the Waynesville Women's Bowl ing League The bank team finished two vames ahead of Wellco with 32 wins and 13 losses combe red to the latter's 30 wins and 15 losses. Jean Knight of the Friendly Banks holds the season's reeojd for a?high game. ? 225 ? and the high series ?- 560. Miss Knight also leads the league with the top average of 151. Members of the hank team in addition to Miss Knight are Max ine Knight, and Nancy Messrr ef Hazelwood and Vera Pickens and Helen Brown of Canton. The team is sponsored by the First National Bank of Waynesville. The second half of league play will start at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 8. Carolina College lineman, named on North State Conference all-star team, NOVEMBER 29 ? Hugh Grasty named most-valuable player dur ing annual Jaycee football ban quet for WTHS squad. DECEMBER 3 ? Canton crush esh Washington, 33-6, In finals of Class-A A playoffs played at Can ; ton, 79 deer killed in Sherwood Forest: Mountaineers lost basket j ball opener to Murphy, 52-48; ' WTHS girls win, 54-40 DECEMBER 6 ? Bethel girls top Erwin, 45-33, but Blue Dem ons lose, 66-56: Wavnesville and Fines Creek girls tie, 23-23, but Mountaineers win, 55-33; Crabtree Iron Duff droDS douhleheader to Walnut, 53-45 and 35-34; St John's turns back St. Francis, 45-36: Clyde holds football banquet, a wards presented to Bob MicCrack I en, Johnny Rogers. Charles Carv er. Jimmy Green. Danny Caldwell. : and Jerrv Hall; Jean Hardin i crowned Clyde football queen. DECEMBER 10 ? Stamey and Burch of Canton named on N. C ill-atate team; Waynesville takes doubleheader from Crabtree, 35 28. and S9-43; Bethel takes pair from Fines Creek. 44-28. and 91 27; Clyde drops two to Walnut, 79-44 and 53-49. DECEMBER 13 ? Crabtree girls upset Bethel Belles, 29-28, but Blue Demons triumph. 58-36; Fines Creek girls top Clyde, 48-35, while Cardinals win. 61-37; Waynesville ? takes twin bill from Brevard, 43 30 and 41-36. DECEMBER 17 ? Mountaineers upset Owen, 00-33, but glrla lose, 47-34; Crabtree wins two from Walnut, 50-38 and 58-32; Lee Ed wards edges Canton in opener. 40-39. DECEMBER 20 ? Mountaineers set new record for low score by losing to Swain High, 37-15, girls also lose, 40-37; on next night Waynesville takes pair frorm Clyde, 61-35, and 55-40; Crabtree Iron Duff tops Mills River, 31-28 and 49-46, Canton gets revenge by beating Lee Edwards, 68-62; Ben Lippen wallops St. John's 73-10: Bethel sweeps games with Flat Rock. 48-30, and 69-45. and Clyde drops pair to Biltmore, 50-35 and 49-48 DECEMBER 22 ? Franklin de feats Fines Creek, 41-35 and 59-49. Pictorial Highlights Of '56 Sports TIGHT FINISH?Tom Courtney (153) of Livingston, N. J is shown breasting the tape just ahead of England's Derek. Johnson in the 800-meter rui|. His record time of 1:45.7 was one of 10 Olympic marks set by American trackmen. Behind Courtney is Norway's Audun Boysen with American Arnie Sowell (154) fourth. BOBBY MORROW of Texas was one of America's double gold medal winners at the 1956 Olym pic Games at Melbourne, Aus tralia, capturing bjtth the 100 meter and 200-meter sprints. IWWnWMW ?.".?XV w< v?tsvm CARV MIDIH.ECOfF of Mom phis, Tenn., captured the top men's golfing event in 195f> ? the U. S. open. NEW CHAMP Floyd Patterson, 21, removed the last obstacle in his path to become the youngest world's heavyweight champion in history. It happened In the lUth round in Chicago when he flat tened Archie Moore. PERFECT PITCHING?Don Larsen of the Yankws is shown in the act of pitching; the first perfect World Series game. HTs no-hit ter helped the Yankees beat the Dodgers in seven games. -V ?"???? I j SWAPS was named as the Am erican Racing Champion of 1956 over another outstanding thor- j ouxhbrcd lmrse, Nashua. Califor- i nia bred. Swaps won the "Run ; for the Roses" at the 1955 Ken tucky derby. j j ' PRETTy SHIRLEY FRY of St. Petersburg. Fla.. captured the coveted Y. S. women's singles title bv defeating Althea Gibson of New York in the finals. Aus trilian men swept both the men's singles and doubles titles. ms: BUD WILKINSON piloted his Oklahoma Sooners to another undefeated football season in 1956, and edged out Tennessee in the final AP poll as the na tion's top gridiron squad of the year. I TOP U.. S. ATHLETE of 1956. according to a poll of sports writ ers. was Mickey Mantle, who hit 52 home runs and posted a -353 average for the World's Cham pion New York Yankees. During: the season, he batted in 130 runs. The papulation of Argentina is 18.928.536, last figures recorded in 1954. This is double the 1014 pop ulation report , IAFF ? A ? DAY I i "And you should sec whst hap pened to my nylons.
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