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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
7
Half a hundred cars race for a $1,000 purse over 110 laps at Skyline Raceway Sunday. Drivers from five states travel hundreds of miles. time trials start 1:30 p.m. and the main event at 2:30 p.m. Entrance is one mile east of Charleston at 2876 Piedmont Road.
SYRACUSE N Y June 17 Penn sylvania the undefeated crew and slight favorite to win the 53rd Rowing Assn Championships on Onondaga Lake tomorrow leads a field that includes Cornell Navy Washington Wisconsin Princeton Columbia Stanford and California. The Penn varsity seeks its first title in 55 years after eight straight wins while coaches expect a tight race with several capable crews, not a shoo-in.
Earl Battey, Charleston's 20 year old catcher, shows potential despite Triple A struggles. Denver's Ralph Houk calls him one of the finest looking catchers seen in years, fueling optimism for the White Sox who hold an option on Battey.
Philadelphia edges Chicago 3-2 as Stan Lopata belted a ninth inning homer off Bob Rush to seal the win. Curt Simmons earned the victory, improving to 4-2 while Rush fell to 4-4. Gene Baker homered for the Cubs, Banks had a double, and Hamner nearly scored on an inside the park try in the ninth. The game drew 8,575 fans at Wrigley Field.
D. H. Huffman, known as Ruby, defeated V. C. Smith 2 and 1 in the finals of the 26th Kanawha County Women’s golf championship. Huffman built a five-up lead by the 17th hole before smith rallied to win 16 and 16, but Huffman held on for the third straight title.
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