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save MVC aid. odo y * rider millirgardmg i luliable site.I have been trying to got n now ball path for 10 years. 1 have been very patient. Bub my patience 1j wearing thin. Needlesslull open on the entire situation.“The Giants are not dependent on the CWdgcre.' he vM. When live proper time comes we Will nuke an announcement.Back To FridayFayetteville Race Is Switched AgainI FAYETTEVILLE — An in-creased field o! drivers for botli the sportsman and amateur divisions is expected Friday night •when raring arlivitles arc rcsum-j ed at Fayetteville** Gumpion Raceway. Vxatvd several miles 1 south o! Fayetteville on Highway 301.I Race Directors Bill France andStock Car Racing New*Supremacy Showdown Comes Since Ford Has Pulled OutI EXKAUSr BLASTS: Now that I the Pcco DePaolo Engineering I lFord) organizatton has anreounc-'ed formal withdrawal of all their drivers from NASCAR Grand National, convertible nol short track races, the showdown for supremacy ainoog drivers in •hew late model circuits should really get keener for tlie remainder of the season.I Butt over at Bowman Gray Stadium In Winston-Salem, Track Manager Alvin Hawkins figures that his new hobby division Is really altraciing more interest right now than anything else. Twenty seven r.cw drivers entered the first 10-lap hobby race Inst Saturday night 8nd It looks like at least M more will havo care ready for the ble shaSown next Saturday night,'* Hawkins' reports.| The 20-Up wild serambel ( in i ivhleh any kind c4 car except 'Fords can compete! last treek Jbad the 6.0(0 spectators standing 'for the enure time as Howard I Tedder of Winston-Salem rosed I out a fellow townsman, John Scott. Tedder was driving a ]9« Plymouth and Scott a 1937 Plymouth. The fact that this event is ojen to cdy newcomers in racing ha* mated much interest among fellows desiring to try their luck and skill on the track. And this bobby racing requires both.Bob Wcltorn'i two wins In UiO convertible circuit at Old Bridge. N. J. and Ashovillc-Woavorviile Speedway has moved Hie 1906 champion up to a threatening position with Joe Weatherly. The I point Handings of the leaders i through Sunday's race cicdils | Weatherly w-.ih 39*6 points. Wet-bom with 32(6 joints. Cuni* T\ir-ncr with 3550 pointts and Glen Wood with 3526 points.In convertible oompotitico. It was Possum Jutes, Turner, Wei-born, Weatherly and Wood at Syracuse, then Wvlbont. Jcccs. Turner, Wood and Weatherly at Old Bridge, N, J, and Welborn. Wood, Junes, Banjo Mathews and Roger Baldwin at Asheville as 'Jinner finl.lad J3Ui after bknv-log a tiro and doing u wonder* lul yjo of conirolilrg ids car af-terwards.Buck Baker has increased his Nad in the Grand National Or-cult with a win at New Oxford. Pa. and a second place at Lancaster, S. C. as Paul Goldsmith non that event. At New Oxfoid It was Baker. FSIreboll Roborls. Goldsmith. Marvin Panch and Speedy Thompson. At Lancaster it was Goldsmith. Baker, Lee Petty, Panch and Thompson. An extra stop tn the pus for oil cent Baker tlie Lancaster race. Here’s the week-end slate: FRUDAY NIGHT: SpMlsmanand amateurs at Champion Raceway, Fayetteville; Modified and sportsman at CharVottc.SATURDAY Night: Sportsman, amateurs and hobby races. Bowman Gray Stadium. Winston-Salem; Sportsman and amateurs at Myrtle Bra ch. Starkey Speed-way and McCormick Field, Aihe-viDo.SUNDAY: Sportsman' and amateurs. Tor Heel Speedway; Grand National at Memphis, TeiM., Convertible at Concord.The ScoreboardWEDNESDAY'S RAHF.lt ALL By TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS (En'tcrn SOmlnnl Time) AMERICAN LEAGUE»V. L. Prt. OHChicago .......29 12 .707 -New York 2S 18 .581 5Cleveland .....23 19 .618 6'iBoston ........73 22 511 8DMreH ........72 73 .189 9Kansas City ...19 » .132 1U4Baltimore ....18 7 .119 12Washington ...16 31 3«0 16WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE Boston a: Chicago, 3 JO p.m.— Brewer lC-lt; vs. Donovan (1-11 Washington at Detroit, 2 p.m.— Kemmerer lt;0-21 vs. Lary (2-71 Mew York at Cleveland, 7:15 p. m.—Shantz (Ml vs. Wynn (6-3) Baltimore at Kansas Crty, 9 pm. -Moore (2-3) vs. Porlocarrcro tl-1 or Garvcr (1-3l.Tl EX DAYU RESULTS Nee- York T. Cteveianfl 1 Washing on 1. Detroit 3 Baltimore 9. Kansas (My 7 Chicago 1, Boston 0 HO innlngslAL LEAGUEW. L.•Tot.GM..23 16.693..75 17.605m..25 17.5552..71 18.5711..20 21.458e'i..19 36.17291,-.15 25.319I2W..13 27.33313Cincinnati .Philadelphia Brooklyn .Milwaukee St. Louis ..New York .Pittsburgh Chwago ...WEDNESDAY** SCHEDIT.E Mihvaukee at New York. 12JO p.m. — Pijarro (2-tl vs. Cometc 16-1) or Bumside (1-31 Cincinnati at Philadelphia. 7 p m. — Jeffcoot lt;4-2i vj. S.mnvons (1-21St. Lrula at Pittsburgh. 7:15 p. m. - WhcU 10-3) or McDaniel tl-2) vs. Kline (1-71 Chicago vs. Brooklyn at Jersey City. 7 p.m. - Ksscr (1-2) vs. Dryidato lt;4-21.H KSDAY'S KKSIT.TS Pittsburgh 5. St. 1/jiiis 1 Philadelphia 3, Oneinnatt 1 Brooklyn 7, Chicago 5 New York 8, Milwaukee 7 1)3 .IAlvin Hawkins announced that the races will definitely be Staged Friday night, rather than on Thursday night as formerly- announced for a change of nights.Carl Burris of Lcaksvlllc. present leader in the North Carolina state sportsman point standings of Hie NASCAR circuit, w-ll be seeking his second triumph esi the hieh bonked third Of » mile Champion track, having beaten out Raymond Carter of Henry. Va. in a thriller Itcre recently.Hawkins announced that the ntv starling lime of S:30 p.m. will be observed for the races tlus week with seven events an the card. These lncfade two 10-lap heats. 12-lap consolation and 30-lap fcaiure fcr the sportsman stars, plus two 10-lap heats ar-d a 75-bp feature for the feeder-smashing amateurs.The amateurs will nbo come in for their share of attention with Burert Skeen of Demon seeking his second straight win. Rated ns a real threat will be Cecil Grubbs of Winston-Salem, who won amateur fralurrs at Bov-man Gray Saturday night and at Tar fleet speedway, near Greensboro. Sunday af.erncon.TUESDAY'S STARS By TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS ITCIIINGBitty Pierce. Whit* Sr« - Cave up Just two hits in 1-0. 10-tnmng decision over Red Sox, strktr.g cu seven, walking none lor ninth victory and seventh complete game toukeep Chicago's 5-game American League safe.Hirri.\aGeorge Kell. Orioles — Drove in (our runs with three hits, oi ea two-run hemer. to become 100 h Player Iq gain 2.0(0 hits in majors while triggering rally that beat Athletics 0-7.innings l1957 Surpriie TeamPhils Win Games Oil Minimum IlilsBy RALPH RKKNSTKIN PHILADELPHIA iff - If you're looking for piojt ihut pilelung is 75 per cent of baseball, go no fur-ihor than tho 1507 surprae team of the National League, t(w ptul-adelphia Phillies,A few more victories like ihM roe, said tl» peixptnffg Harvey in the kicker loum, and I'll forget all uUut that sinus.”Haddtx had to call on all his stulf and cunning to halt a Rallies threat In Uic mr.th Inning.CHARLEY MAXWELLTo Learn V our W eakness s MaxwellTryYouSay;By CHARLEY MAXWELLDETROIT iff - The biggest flUng in tuning Is getting to play regularly. You must do tlut tobu
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