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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1957
Page
10
Winchester Airport Speedway promotes a Sunday program with a guaranteed $390 purse for Sportsmen, $75 to each of the first four heats and $60 to the Consolation Heat, plus $140 to first in the feature. Twenty Sportsmen are expected to race, with Class B not running this week.
Sportsmen drivers prefer a share of 750 over 250, betting on top competition rather than few cars. Fans must back a heavy purse for strong showings. The cars are the cream of the crop from five states. After a week to prepare the track, a 2 30 p.m. start is set for a day of good racing.
versatile rookie Tony Kubek earns Yanks regular third base after a season of four positions. He bats .298 in July and shows speed from first to third, hitting to all fields, bunting, and fielding range as he gains confidence with pitchers. Casey Stengel praises his adaptability and hitting promise.
Coach Curly Lambeau frets amid a spate of injuries that could weaken his lineup for the August 9 Soldier Field game against the New York Giants. Center Don Hv dock of Miami of Florida is out with a knee injury and about 10 other players have ailments delaying planned contact work. Lambeau expects a full weekend scrimmage despite the setbacks.
Kid Gavilan earned a likely shot at Carmen Basilio by defeating Gaspar Ortega in a 10 round unanimous decision before 3,421 fans in Miami Beach. The Cuban showcased a relentless body attack and indicated readiness to fight Basilio in Havana or Miami Beach, with financial backing secured.
The St. Louis Cardinals, coming from behind in half of their 29 July wins, swept toward first in the National League with a 5-1 victory over the New York Giants. Milwaukee remained ahead in the circuit, while Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Philadelphia traded wins behind Ed Roebuck’s two relief wins and tight late rallies. In the American League, New York swept Kansas City, and Chicago White Sox, Detroit, and Cleveland won behind strong hurling and timely hitting.
At 7 45 a m both South Fork Clear and North Fork Clear report normal conditions and no changes expected this morning.
The latest American League and National League standings show New York leading the AL with 67 losses 64 wins, while St Louis leads the NL with 59 wins 40 losses. Today’s schedule features Detroit at Boston and Chicago at Washington among other games. yesterday’s results included Cleveland over Baltimore and Chicago over Washington.
Grace Bible Fellowship defeated Boyce Baptist 12-6 at Sensen Park as Alan Jobe Junior Carter and Billy Renner led a seven run first inning. On the same night Opequon overwhelmed Church of Christ 15-6 with John Hodgson Mickey Smith and Brown keying the rally. Grace Bible pitcher Jim Herrell earned the win while DeHaven homered in his first at bat for Grace Bible.
Carmen Basilio pursues middleweight title and $200,000 prize in the September 23 Yankee Stadium clash with Ray Robinson. The New York standout, a 30 year old ex Marine from Chittenango, seeks revenge and headlines in a swashbuckling show. Robinson delays signing, heightening the duel's tension.
The AP highlights top players across batting, pitching and fielding categories. Stan Williams leads Boston in runs with 38, Mantle tops RBIs with 94, Fox has 125 hits for Chicago, and Aaron leads several categories for Milwaukee including 339 batting and 77 runs.
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