Richmond Increases S Conference Lead in baseball
Richmond Spiders stretch Southern Conference lead by half a game with a 6 2 win over George Washington. Sophomore pitcher Mel Horowitz allowed six hits in six innings to boost Richmond to a fifth straight conference win and seventh in a row overall after an opening loss to Harvard. Virginia Tech Gobblers cut Richmond’s Big Six margin by routing Washington and Lee, moving to 3 1 in the chase.
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Lee
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Bob Humphreys
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Bucky Dodson
Gene Cooke
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Emory and Henry
Randolph Magon
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Washington College
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Citadel
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Duke
League Leaders and College Scores Highlight Apr 24
Baseball and college results from Winchester area sports pages show American and National League batting leaders led by Robinson and Musial. Hampden-Sydney topped VMI 17 2 while Richmond beat GW 4 2 and Tech defeated VMI 4 2 with Maynor and Sapon key hitters.
Baseball Scores and Standings Summary
Cleveland shut out Chicago 2 0 as New York leads the standings with a 7 2 record. Detroit Kansas City and Washington chase. Boston Baltimore and Chicago trail. Schedule lists daily games with pitchers and times across leagues.
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Washington
New York
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Chuck Comiskey Gains Stalemate In Family Stock Battle
In Chicago yesterday Judge Robert J. Dunne granted Chuck Comiskey 1 041 shares of Chicago White Sox stock left by his mother Grace Comiskey. The ruling blocks sister Dorothy Comiskey Rigney from control of the four director board, giving Chuck 49 percent and power to name two directors.
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Chuck Comiskey
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Dorothy Comiskey Rigney
Chuck
North Wing Capitol House Holds Senate Court and Library
In 1800 the north wing of the U S Capitol housed the Senate the House and the Supreme Court along with the Library of Congress. It was the only completed section of the building at the time.
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U. S. Capitol
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Valdes Eyes Title Fight After Split Victory
Nino Valdes edged Mike DeJohn 5-4 in a tight ten round affair at the State Fair Coliseum. Valdes’ manager Bobby Gleason announced plans to seek a title bout with Floyd Patterson in New York, while hinting at a possible rematch with DeJohn. Patterson’s camp dismissed the bid as publicity.
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N. Y
Bobby Gleason
Nino Valdes
Mike DeJohn
Julius Helfand
New York
Floyd Patterson
Gleason
DeJohn
Valdes
State Fair Coliseum
al Bert
Billit
Bert Grant
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Champion Brown Sees Early End For Ralph Dupas
Champion Joe Brown, based in Houston, predicted his May 7 title defense against Ralph Dupas in Camp Holden, Texas, would last eight or nine rounds. He called Dupas his toughest challenger and cited Dupas speed as the main challenge.
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New Orleans
Houston
Louisiana
Libya Maintains Dual Capitals Between Tripoli and Benghazi
The North African kingdom of Libya uses two capitals Tripoli and Benghazi with government officials shuttling between them, a distance of about seven hundred miles.
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Tripoli
Benghazi
Payment Stopped On Singer La Rosa's $10,000 Pay Check
Portland producer Learman halted a $10,000 payment to Julius LaRosa after a disappointing Home Show performance. The check was sent to the American Guild of Variety Artists in escrow pending guaranteed terms. La Rosa, surprised, noted club shows are down nationwide.
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Ore
Julius la Rosa
Learman
LaRosa
American Guild of Variety Artists
San Francisco
Unlicensed Dog Complaints and Drunk Driving Citations
Municipal Court records list Philip Williams Sr of 439 West Alley with unlicensed male and uninoculated male dogs each $6.25. Williams Jr of 4404 West Alley with unlicensed unsexed female dog $6.25 and uninhabited female dog $6.25. Junior Garrett, 323 West Alley, with unlicensed female dog $8.25 and uninoculated female dog $6.25. Calvin Mason of Gore charged with drunk $9.25 and Clifton Jenkins of 105 5 Kent 8t charged with drunk $9.75. John Marshall Stryker, P O Box 190 Winchester, cited for speeding $14.25.
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West Alley
Philip Williams, Jr
Junior Garrett
Calvin Mason
Gore
Clifton Jenkins
Kent
John Marshall Stryker
P. O. Box
Winchester
Colporteurs of the American Bible Society
Colporteurs are full or part time sales people who carry the Bible and the Testaments worldwide. The society employs almost 5,000 colporteurs. The term comes from the French verb colporter meaning to carry from the neck, originally hawkers or peddlers. In modern usage it covers anyone who sells or distributes religious books or tracts.
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American Bible Society
B.P
Prize 49er Fresh May Switch Over To Pro Basketball
San Francisco 49ers face internal jitters as veteran talks and a rookie wide receiver R C Owens weigh football futures. Yet season tickets surged to 18 744 from 8 204 with a 75 cent rise to 4 50 a game and 27 for six games. Owens, 6 3 flanker, considers Minneapolis Lakers offer after starring in both sports at College of Idaho.
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Lou Spadia
Owens
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Gore Vidal stages Civil War drama for Broadway
Gore Vidal, author of Visit to a Small Planet, is developing a Civil War drama titled Look Away Look Away. The plot centers on a Georgia town under Northern occupation and may reach Broadway in 1958 59. Nearby Erin Wisconsin features Donegal Road Dublin Drive Shamrock Road crossing Emerald Drive.
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Shamrock Road
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Tigers Move Within One Game of Yankees
The Associated Press reports Detroit in second place one game behind the Yankees as Paul Foytack fires a 1.00 ERA in an 8-2 win over Kansas City. Washington's Senators rally to beat the Yankees 5-4 in 10 innings, while Cleveland blanks Chicago 2-0 and Boston stops a five game skid with a 7-5 win.
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Senators
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Herb Score
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Local Bowling Standings and Night Results Highlight Mixed League Action
Independent team wins two matches led by Bob Miller 372 set and Crisman duo 125 games. Post Office tops Ashworth Shop as Kern Motor fuels march with tight wins. White Sox clinch Moose Bantam title and Tigers chase 20-game winners in baseball notes.
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C & P Telephone
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Ind
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Crisman
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Duke Snider Dropped From Dodgers Payroll
Los Angeles Dodgers star Duke Snider, the team’s home run leader and top earner at 42500 a year, was placed off the payroll after injuring his pitching arm while horseplay near the Memorial Coliseum before a game against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Walt Alston said he will withhold pay until Snider can rejoin the lineup.
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Duke Snider
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Snider
Chicago Cubs
Walt Alston
Duke
Rich mond Petersburg Turnpike to issue extra bonds
Richmond The Richmond Petersburg Turnpike Authority was told by its engineers that an extra 6.15 million dollars in bonds must be sold to finish the 35 mile toll project. The new funds cover grading clearing bridge work paving toll equipment and rights of way.
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Richmond
Richmond - Petersburg Turnpike Authority
First win sealed in ninth for relieved pitcher
A relief pitcher earned his first victory as the team secured the win in the ninth inning. The outing highlighted late-inning resilience and clutch performance to close out the game.
Record Crowds and Homer Spree At Dodgers Park
Los Angeles crowds set a record as 24,368 fans watched the Dodgers face the Cubs at Memorial Coliseum. Seventeen homers in five games smashed left field, with four of them in the Cubs ninth inning rally that toppled Dodgers starter Carl Erskine and Clem Labine. Attendance for the five games reached 231,036.
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Carl Erskine
Clem Labine
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