Wertz Powers Tigers Past Yankees In Crucial Series Opener
Vic Wertz slugged two homers and a single with a walk, driving in three as Detroit beat the New York Yankees 7-3. Dizzy Trout limited the Yanks to six hits, overcoming Houtteman’s injury. Cleveland moved within a game of second with an 8-2 win, Boston topped St. Louis 3-1, and Brooklyn swept Pittsburgh 21-12 to tighten the NL chase.
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Vic Wertz
Detroit Tigers
Wertz
Tigers
Detroit
Tommy Byrne
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Jim Bottomley
St. Louis Cardinals
Dizzy Trout
Art Houtteman
Yankees
Johnny Mize
Johnny Lipon
George Kell
Houtteman
Cleveland
Indians
Washington
Jim Hegan
Tribe
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Mel Parnell
Walt Dropo
RBI
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Chico Carrasquel
White Sox
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Three Youngsters Revel At Winchester Softball League Picnic
At a Ritter's Variety Store sponsored event at Winchester Park eight weeks of Junior Softball play concluded with a Lions Shelter picnic. Players Onza Hyatt Bobby Yowell and Stanley Willard pose with others. league overseer Hunter Maddox credits helpers David Rickard and Allen Oates. Sponsors include Shenandoah Valley Manufacturer’s Assn Bell Clothes Ritter's Elks Club and Winchester Steak House.
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Ritter
Onza Hyatt
Bobby Yowell
Stanley
B. Clayton Ritter
Hyatt
E. E. Hyatt
Oates Ave
Yowell
Stickles
Fairmont Ave
Jennie Mae Bush
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Park Diamonds
Hunter Maddox
Handley High School
David Rickard
Allen
Oates
Winchester Softball Commission and Recreation Department
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturer’s Assn
Bell Clothes
Ritter’s Variety Store
Elks Club
Winchester Steak House
Church League Softball Upsets Tighten Close Race
In a tight finish, Montague Ave Methodist fell 11-6 to Loudoun St Presbyterian while Seventh-place Baptists beat Fifth-place Episcopal 12-9. Highland Ave shaded Braddock St 9-8 and Grace Lutheran routed First Brethren 13-9. Newell beat Clark 9-12 as Presbyterian led from the start. Baptist Gene Funkhouser led with 3-4 as Manuel Sempeles 4-4 for Episcopal. A Baptists Episcipal rematch is set for Saturday at 6:10 on field 1 to complete a suspended game. First Brethren loss noted on a lights-darkened finish after five and a half innings. City Softball tonight features RC Cola vs Novick and O'Sullivan vs Moose. Bergton defeated Moorefield 3-0 in the Bi-State League.
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Montague Ave
Methodist
Loudoun St. Presbyterian
Baptists
Episcopal
Highland Ave
Braddock St
Grace Lutheran
First Brethren
Episcopalians
Lutheran First Brethren
Lutheran
John Green
Leroy White
RC Cola
Novick
O'Sullivan
Moose
Frank Bailey Cork
Montague Lutheran Episcopal Braddock
Presbyterian Baptists
American Dado Marino Wins Flyweight Title in Honolulu
Dado Marino, 34, claimed the World Flyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Terry Allen in 15 rounds. The Hawaiian-born American weighed 112 pounds to 111 1/2 for Allen, and opened a cut over Allen’s eye. A girls softball game follows at local park with Lionettes vs Wildcats at 2:30 p.m.
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Honolulu
Dado Marino
London
Terry Allen
Marino
Allen
Sha Lofts
Rights
Sharpe
Lionettes
Wildcats
School Board Approves Rear Building for Bus Supplies
Frederick County School Board members voted to erect a small rear building at James Wood High School to store oil and other bus supplies and to install a gas tank for bus service. All members attended the routine session and discussed bus routes and the September 1 school opening.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Consolidated High School
Major Leagues standings and results by league
American League standings show Detroit leading with 60 wins and New York close behind at 60. Cleveland 60 and Boston 55. Washington 44 and Chicago 39 trail. Yesterday Cleveland beat Washington. Detroit defeated New York. Chicago beat Philadelphia. Boston beat St. Louis. Tonight’s schedule includes New York at Detroit and Philadelphia at Chicago with several night games. National League lists Philadelphia leading with 59 wins, St. Louis 54, Brooklyn 52, Boston 53, New York 45, Chicago 41, Cincinnati 39, Pittsburgh 34. Rain postponed several games. St. Louis at Boston and Chicago at New York among others.
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Associated Press
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
If Louis Returns Jacobs Follows by Gayle Talbot
Uncle Mike Jacobs says Joe Louis could return and he would be ready to handle tickets if Louis fights in September. He retained an interest in Louis’s comeback and claims a contract, though others dispute it. The piece also notes Joe DiMaggio’s mood, Dimaggio’s batting order shift, and managers’ complaints about Indians’ scoreboard signaling.
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Gayle Talbot
Hugh Fullerton Jr
New York
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Joe
Ezzard Charles
Mike
Louis
International Boxing Club
Cartel
Yankees
Joe Dimaggi
Jawn Mize
Tam O'Shanter Opens Tomorrow in Chicago Golf Extravaganza
The Tam O'Shanter event in Chicago starts tomorrow with a 10 day run and a record field of 400 players. The $75,000 extravaganza features an All American section for pros and amateurs and a separate world championships with $55,000 for professionals. Ben Hogan skips the carnival like tournament, while 32 top men pros 8 women pros 8 women amateurs and 16 men amateurs compete in 72 hole medal play.
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Chicago
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Israeli Anti TB Work Ends
An international medical team with UNICEF winds up in Tel Aviv after examining nearly 300,000 Israelis for tuberculosis and other diseases. Dr. Olle Horwitz of Copenhagen led the effort. 177,000 Israelis were vaccinated against tuberculosis since the campaign began in November 1949.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
Olle Horwitz
Copenhagen
Denmark
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Grubbs Sutato
Montague
Bergton
Moorefield
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Va Extra Ee Govan
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Royal Crown Cola
Nehi Bottling CO
Millwood Ave
Winchester
Major
Dearing & Patton Distributors
Jacobs
N O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
Municipal Stadium
Jack Onslow
Tommy Bridges
Tam O'Shanter
Hopalong Cassidy
Am Boyt
HM Partners
Southern Dairies
ILI
Miller’s Hardware
N. Main St
Maytag
Roy A. Lee
Kent St
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock St
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