James Wood Wins Triangle Track Meet Showdown
James Wood dominates the Triangle Meet with 97 points, Clarke County 37 and Loudoun County 14 as Doug Robinson leads Wood with 10 5 points, James Wood tallies 12 firsts, Jimmy Brown wins shot and Marks nabs discus in a meet at James Wood with Barkley Potts.
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James Wood
Berryville
Clarke County
Colonels
Albemarle
Loudoun Valley
Clarke
Loudoun County
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Larry Potts
Tommy Lynn
Potts
Winchester
Jim Coomes
Joe Wilson
Dickie Beard
Carl Gray
Jimmy Brown
Chuck Marks
George Scheulen
J. D. Robinson
Fred Carbaugh
Woodmen
Doug Robinson
Loudoun
Eagles
Dave Alexander
Davis
Dickie
Beard
Buckeye Potts
Secom
Marks
James Wilde
Robinson
Headley
Garber
Hall
Alexander
Jeffries Quits Fauquier Football Coach Post
Ed Jeffries a former head football coach at Marshall High School and Fauquier High resigned to take an assistant baseball coaching job at Florida Southern University. He led Fauquier High after consolidation of Bealton Warrenton and Marshall Highs with records 3 7 and 1 8 1 and a search begins for a new Falcon coach as area schools seek football leaders.
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Bridgewater
Fauquier College
Jeffries
Florida Southern University
Marshall High School
Wolves
A. T. Howard
Fauquier High
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Warrenton
Marshall
Falcons
Tri-State
Fauquier
Handley
Burgess Pins Pinch Hit Power As White Sox Top Boston
Smoky Burgess delivered a two run pinch hit for the Chicago White Sox in an 8-6 win over Boston. It marked his 118th major league pinch hit in a 17 year career as he remains the sport’s top pinch hitter. Washington beat New York 2-0 in a separate AL game as rain postponed others. Cincinnati, Houston, and Los Angeles won NL games. McCormick continued to sting the Yankees with a 2-0 shutout. McMullen drove in two with a double off Downing.
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White Sox
Boston
Sox
Washington
New York
Mike McCormick
Cin
Cinnati
San Francisco
Houston
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Chicago
Ron Hansen
Ken Berry
Hansen
McCormick
New York Giants
Bombers
Baltimore
Senators
Ken McMullen
Mike Rathet
Associated Press Sports
Reddy Drysdale
Big D
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sutton
Drysdale
Sandy Kouf
Walt Alston
Little D
Braves
Houston Astros
Dave Giusti
Cingumatt
Vada Pinson
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Giusti
Tim McCarver
Cardinals
Curt Flood
jmcCarver
Jim Wynn
Wynn
Bob Aspromonte
Joe Morgan
Astros
Ray Washburn
Curt Simmons
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Drysdale lifts Dodgers past Braves in complete game win
Dodgers ride Don Drysdale as he goes the distance for a 4-1 victory over Atlanta. Pete Sutton earned a spot start and impressed manager Walt Alston by allowing five hits with ten strikeouts and one walk. Little D led the Dodgers with a .464 average after two more hits.
Walter Johnson Dominant in Opening Day Starts for Senators
Walter Johnson pitched 14 opening day games for the Washington Senators and won nine of them.
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Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Texas Open Features 144 Entries in Open Round
The Texas Open at Oak Hills Country Club drew 144 entries with no clear favorite as Doug Sanders Gay Brewer Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus absent. The 6700 yard course is in prime condition as Bobby Nichols shot a five under par 65 to lead a pro am.
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Arenold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Oak Hills Country Club
oThis
Bobby Nichols
Lakers Celtics set for decisive seventh game on title night
The Lakers forced a seventh game by defeating the Celtics 123-115 in Boston to even the series at 3-3. Coach Fred Schaus said they can win and Red Auerbach, retiring after the game, expects the big win for Boston who held home court.
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National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Los Angeles
Fred Schaus
Lakers
Auerbach
Schaus
Celtics
Drake Relays Set to Test Records in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa the 57th Drake Relays runoff Friday and Saturday with fourteen records at risk. Kansas freshman Jim Ryan aims for a fourth sub four minute mile in two weeks after near American record pace at Kansas Relays. Rand y Matson of Texas A&M defends shot put and discus titles as the 1954 distance medley record looms as a likely target.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Jim Ryan
Chicago Loyola
Tom O’hara
Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Matson
Drake
Baseball Standings and Schedules
Standings show Cleveland and Baltimore tied at 9 1 0 games with Chicago Detroit and California in pursuit. Wednesday results list Chicago defeating Boston while several games were postponed or moved due to weather and wet grounds.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
California
Minnesota
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
New York
Cleveland
Slingin Sammy Baugh Headlines Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Sammy Baugh arrives for the 39th annual Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. The Hall of Fame quarterback and former Washington Redskins star will speak at a Friday Sports Breakfast, visit Handley School, attend the Mayor’s Luncheon, and ride in the parade. He arrives from Detroit and will be hosted by Dr. and Mrs. James Davis.
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Lee-Jackson
Sammy
Washington, D.C
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Handley School
George Washington Hotel
James Davis
Tennyson Ave
Winchester
Jack Dempsey
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Redskins
Football Hall of Fame
Canton
Ohio
Shrine
Health Center Lanes CK PIN BOWLING Standings at Richmond event
Deanna Lloyd and Howard Lloyd sit second in the Mixed Doubles at the Virginia State Tournament in Richmond with an 812 series highlighted by Howard's 172 quad. Box scores show Lloyds 97 172 129 283 226 handicap final 129 103 231 336 404 740. Meanwhile Carpet Baggers take 2-1 over Winterettes, Sleepers and Channel Masters post multiple wins, and Sweepers remain top as Crips and Jetsons also post victories.
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Deanna Lloyd
Howard Lloyd
Lloyd H. Lloyd
Mabel Grim
Carpet Baggers
Winterettes
Mabel
Betty Huyett
Margaret Noll
Marilyn Presgraves
Shirley Shimp
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Dot Clark
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