JW Wins as Feeley Stars in Mixed Meet Thriller
Feeley triumphed in the mile and 880 for JW while Alleghany held off late charges. The JW 880 relay set a school record in 1 40.0 as Hepler and Milburn anchored a narrow win. The meet highlighted a 38 ft 11 in effort by Feeley in the Olympic event and a strong broad jump showing by Dyke.
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Feeley
Alleghany
Harvey
Roger Milburn
Joe Hepler
Marvin Griffith
The
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Paulman
Allegany
Davis
Granville Kerns
Wext
Warren Cored
Page County
Koufax Ties MLB Record With 18 Strikeouts
In Chicago, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers tied the major league mark by fanning 18 batters in a game against the Cubs. He endured two ninth inning breaks but finished with 18 strikeouts, matching Bob Feller as the only pitchers to reach that total in a game. Koufax threw 144 pitches and rose to 69 strikeouts last season.
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Joe Mooshil
Associated Press
Chicago
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
Koufax
Chicago Cubs
Williams
Cub
Bob Will
Elder White
Moe Thacker
Moe Morhardt
Palmer extends lead atop PGA money list this season
Arnold Palmer leads professional golf money winners with 37008 in official earnings this season. Bill Casper Jr. sits second with 25208 as the PGA list is released.
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Dunedin
Fla
Arnold Palmer
Bill Casper Jr
Professional Golfers’ Association
Tunney Hun saker Nears Release From Bluefield Hospital
Heavyweight boxer Tunney Hun saker, severely brain injured after a Beckley bout on April 6, was scheduled for release from a Bluefield hospital. He opened his eyes and began moving with help, regaining use of his limbs and even signing his name as he recovered after two operations.
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W.va
Tunney Hunsaker
Beckley
Hunsaker
Joe Shelton
Clevete
Joe
NBA Czar Podoloff Resigns After Quarter Century
New York AP reports Maurice Podoloff, 71 born in Russia, resigns as pro basketball czar after more than 25 years as NBA and BAA president. He cites unfulfilled desires and offers no successor talk. He helped merge leagues, move games to larger venues, standardize rules, and grow the sport into a spectator game. He also refused involvement with gambling scandals.
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New York
Maurice Podoloff
Podoloff
Russia
Bell Wether
NBA
Basketball Association of America
Yorktown 13 year old bicyclist killed in York County crash
The Associated Press reports Leroy Swinton, 13, of Yorktown, died after a truck struck him at the Virginia 238 and 659 intersection in York County. The 1962 Virginia highway death toll rose to 245, 26 more than last year.
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Associated Press
Leroy Swinton
Yorktown
Virginia 238
York County
Phoenix golfer nets two holes in one on same hole
Bob Grieves of Phoenix began playing golf last December and has recorded two holes in one since then. Both came on the same hole, marking an unusual achievement for the new golfer.
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Bob Grieves
Phoenix
Fights in Oakland Bangkok Highlight Scoring Outcomes
Boxing bouts listed with outpoints for Toluca Lo, Herrera, and Laemfapha in Oakland and Bangkok. Notable results include adjustments of judges scores for Frankie Daniels and Mitsunori Seki, with multiple regional venues cited in California and Thailand.
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Boston
Pasalac
Oakland
Calif
la Laguna
Mexico
I Herrera
Los
Spahn Stars Again at 41 for Braves
Milwaukee lefty Warren Spahn won his 311th NL game, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 to move ahead of his 1961 pace. He improved to 2-2 on the season, matching half of Atlanta’s 13-game total victories.
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Warren Spahn
Spahn
Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Moss Remains In Poor Shape
The parents of Stirling Moss urge him to retire after a crash at Goodwood. Moss, unconscious with serious head injuries, is in a South London hospital after a 100 mph Easter Monday smash watched by 100000 fans. His father Alfred Moss says he has felt this way for a long time.
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Alfred Moss
Goodwood
Stirling
Moss
Valley One Seeks 2nd Shenandoah Downs Win
Valley One seeks a second Shenandoah Downs victory in the 5 furlong Catoctin Purse facing six sprinters. The Poca Dot Stables rival field includes Millers Wander and others as Alfred Williams notes Millers Wander’s prior win and six furlongs bias. A Tuesday crowd of 3992 set a spring meet attendance and a $220,353 wager record with four winners paying $三个.
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Shenandoah Downs
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Poca Dot
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Paul Diavolikis
Alfred W. Williams
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Catoctin
Billy Page
Super Ala
Lynn
Parking Meters Get Spring Color Coding in Philadelphia
Philadelphia plans to paint 1500 parking meters in spring colors to indicate time limits. Green meters allow 12 minutes per coin, red meters permit 30 minutes, and yellow meters permit one hour.
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Philadelphia
League Leaders National and American Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Robinson Cincinnati and Davis Los Angeles atop batting based on 25 at bats with .469 and .465. Wills leads in steals with 4, while Koufax and Marichal top strikeouts with 40 and 21. Pitching leaders show Friend Pittsburgh at 3-0 and Donavan Cleveland at 3-0.
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Los Angeles
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Milwaukee
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Chicago
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Boston
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Detroit
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Donovan
Cleveland
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New York
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Mossi
Virginia Teams Clash Across Schedule and Results
Virginia's calendar shows lacrosse and tennis matches with Washington and Lee, VMI, Hampden Sydney and others. Yesterday's baseball results include Richmond 4 Virginia Tech 0 and Randolph-Macon 9 Lynchburg 6. Track scores featured Virginia Tech 89 to Davidson 50, and William and Mary 71 to VMI 68.
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John Kobs Becomes MSU Baseball Coach in 1936
John Kobs was named Michigan State's first full time baseball coach in 1936 and remains in the post, establishing a long tenure and guiding the program.
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John Kobs
Michigan State
Gold Medal Scores in Nation Duckpin Event
Dorothy Burke and Billie Towlen earned gold medals from the National Duckpin Bowling Congress for 178s. Burke posted 178 for Untouchables, while Towlen added 178 for Miller & Anderson in a split league match.
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Cartier
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Baseball Standings and Results From The Latest Schedule
Baseball standings show Pittsburgh and St Louis, Los Angeles and Chicago leading. results include Cincinnati over New York and Milwaukee over Philadelphia. Tuesday games featured Pittsburgh 7 San Francisco 3 and Houston 4 St. Louis 3 with other scores listed.
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Eagles Rout Rams In Region Championship Opener
Clarke County Eagles opened defense of their Northern Region title with a 13-2 win over Strasburg. Pony Huff fired a five hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks, lifting Clarke with five extra base hits. Donnie Duvall, Gene Strother and Pickles McCarty led a 13 hit attack as Clarke broke the game open with six runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth.
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RBI
Pickles McCarty
Mike McCarty
Bob Fiddler
Dickie Longerbeam
Casey Stengel Fined Over Beer Ad Incident
New York Mets manager Casey Stengel was fined 500 and reprimanded for posing in Mets uniform in a beer advertisement. Commissioner Ford Frick ruled the ad violated baseball rules prohibiting players in uniform from endorsing alcoholic beverages. Kathy Kersh was involved as a pinch hitter in the promotion.
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Casey Stengel
New York Mets
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Stengel
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Legion to Burn Mortgage at Honor Post Commanders
Conrad Hoover Post 21 of the American Legion hosts a mortgage burning and a banquet honoring post commanders at the Post Home on Rt. 7 east of Winchester. The mortgage burn is scheduled for 9 p.m. with Virginia Legion officials attending and about a dozen post commanders invited to the dinner. Eddie Arcaro rode in 21 Kentucky Derbys before retiring this spring.
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American Legion
Rt. 7
Winchester
Legion Department of Virginia
Eagles Rally After Nonleague Tests With 13-Hit Burst
After opening with non league games the Eagles showed hitting promise as a 13 hit attack fueled by long drives. Strasburg and Luray remain non powers in the north but the team’s early batch of swats signals better times ahead.
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Eagles
Strasburg
Luray
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