Final Games Monday Rotary Downs Kiwanis 8-0 on Griffiths Three-Hitter
Rotary defeated Kiwanis 8-0 as Griffiths pitched a three hit shutout with nine strikeouts and one walk. Kelly Martin and Pryor led the Rotary offense with three hits apiece, while Wisecarver took the loss. The Exchange forfeited to the Lions in the other scheduled game.
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Rotary Downs
Kiwanis
Griffith
Ando Lions
Kelly
Martin Kiwanis
Pryor
Rotary
Lions
Wisecarver
Penn
Scully
LaFollette
Ebersole
Exchange
Wol ' GB Paesatsk
Cork St. Stuns Stephenson 8 1 in Church League
Cork St. rattled off 10 hits to defeat Stephenson 8 to 1. J Hodson allowed three hits and led Cork St with a three hit performance as the team scored in the second, third and fourth innings. D Duvall, Orndorff and Cather doubled for Cork St while Willis homered for Stephenson. Hodson fanned four while D Shirley took the loss with four walks. Standings show Cork St 4 5 and Stephenson 6 4 with others south and east in the church league.
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Cork Street
Stephenson
J. Hodson
Cork St
D. Duvall
Orndorff
Cather
Willis
Bromley
Hodson
D. Shirley
Orégquon
Market St
Sunnyside
Montague Ave
Braddock St
Ae E. U. B
Church of Christ
Winchester Rebels Set To Resume Rivalry In Makeup Game
Winchester faces the Northern Virginia Rebels in a makeup baseball game tomorrow at 3 30 p m at Rouss Park. The May 27 rainout delays the long standing rivalry. Each team has one win against the other this season with Baker or Judy likely to start for Winchester and Buck Cooper or Jack Patton for the Rebels.
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Winchester
Northern Virginia Baseball League
Northern Virginia Rebels
Rouss Park
Baker
Judy
Rebels
Buck Cooper
Jack Patton
Miller & Anderson Triumph 14-9 in Minor League Game
Miller and Anderson defeated National Fruit 14 to 9 in the American minors of the Little League. Leighton pitched for the winners with Fisher taking the loss. Miller and Anderson built with four runs in the first inning and five in the second, while National Fruit scored four in the first and five in the third.
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Miller & Anderson
Leighton
Fisher
Scarlet Rebels Win First Prize in Moore Field Parade
The Steph ens City Drum and Bugle Corps, the Scarlet Rebels, won first prize and $100 as best drum and bugle corps in line of march at Moore field W Va. They have appeared in 18 parades this year with 14 firsts two seconds and one third and four trophies totaling $350. Future engagements are listed for August 9 Greencastle Pa August 13 Hamilton August 15 Berkeley Springs August 16 Luray August 24 25 Martinsburg and August 31 Berryville.
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Stephens City
Scarlet Rebels
Moorefield
W. Va
Greencastle
Hamilton
Berkeley Springs
Luray
Martinsburg
Berryville
Freight train speeds average 18.6 mph
The average speed of U. S. freight trains is 18.6 miles per hour after accounting for time lost switching cars.
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U. S
Lynchburg Nine On Ropes in Legion Tourney
Lynchburg Post 16 fell 13-2 to Richmond Post 1 in the state finals of the American Legion tourney. The western and eastern champs now head home as the series shifts back to Lynchburg with games set for the weekend if needed.
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Lynchburg
Richmond
Post 16
American Legion
Richmond Post 1
Post 1
Baseball Standings and Schedules Across Leagues
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 57 wins while Cincinnati 59, Brooklyn 57 and St. Louis 46. Yesterday Brooklyn blanked Milwaukee 3 0 and Cincinnati defeated New York 10 2. St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 7 5. Tomorrow Milwaukee visits Pittsburgh and Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia. American League lists New York atop WCW with 57 wins, Cleveland 57, Boston 55, Baltimore 45, Detroit 45, Washington 40, Kansas City 36. Yesterday Cleveland beat New York 4 0 and Boston edged Washington 5 4. Kansas City beat Baltimore 3 2. Tomorrow doubleheaders and single games include New York at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
WCW & Pet
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Below Normal Temperatures In Northeast
Forecasters at the U S Weather Bureau predict cooler than usual August temperatures for the Northeast and states west of the Continental Divide. The rest of the nation should see above normal heat, with rainier conditions in the Northern Plains Middle Mississippi Valley and southern Rocky Mountains. Subnormal rainfall expected in the Northeast Southwest and Gulf Coast regions.
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Suitland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes Region
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain States
Southwest
Gulf Coast States
Mantle Dominates 1949 Major League Leaders
Mantle leads the league in batting with .364 and drives in 89 runs while totaling 128 hits and 34 homers for the season. Piersall of Boston tops doubles with 28, Simpson of Kansas City has 8 triples, Rivera of Chicago swipes 13 bases, Brewers of Boston posts 153 wins with 833 strikeouts, and Score of Cleveland records 6.
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Mantle
New York
Piersall
Boston
Simpson
Kansas City
Rivera
Chicago
Baseball Leaders and Standouts from the Season
Aaron leads Milwaukee with a .343 batting average and 11 homers. Robinson drives in 77 runs for Cincinnati while Musial of St Louis collects 80 RBIs and Bover posts 125 hits. Lopata and Bruton of Philadelphia and Milwaukee share 28 doubles and 11 homers, with Snider of Brooklyn touching 26. Lawrence of Cincinnati posts 15 wins and a 0.882 ERA while Haddix and Friend total 116 strikeouts for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Robinson
Cincinnati
Musial
St. Louis
Bover
Lopata
Philadelphia
Bruton
Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
New York
Lawrence
Haddix
Former Richmond Bank Clerk Arrested by FBI in California
Wooten James A., a 30 year old former Richmond National Bank teller, was arrested in Oakland California on charges of falsifying bank records at First and Merchants National Bank. FBI notes irregularities appeared after his July 9 resignation and bond set at five thousand dollars.
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Oakland
Calif
BFI
W. G. Grapp
FBI
James A. Wooten
First
Merchants National Bank
Wooten
Grapp
U. S
Nut shells find industrial uses in several applications
Yes. Nut shells and fruit stones have many uses though vast quantities remain unused. Ground peanut almond and walnut shells serve in fertilizers insecticides animal feeds carriers for fungicides and as fillers.
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S.P.A. A
Lash LaRue Headlines Winchester Airport Speedway Show
Movie star Lash LaRue America's No 1 action star will appear at Winchester Airport Speedway Sunday at 2 30 p m joining TOP RACING DRIVERS in four heats and two feature races a 25 lap amateur feature and 30 lap sportsman class The event adds free car rides for youngsters with an official pace car from Kern Motor Co driven by Bev Bailey.
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America
Winchester Airport Speedway
California
San Fernando Valley
LaRue
Lash
Kern Motor Co
Sky Hawk Studebaker
Bev Bailey
Two Foreign Players Lead Tam O'Shanter Golf Open
In Chicago Tam OShanter hosts the All American golf tournament with Peter Thomson of Melbourne and Antonio Cerda leading after the opening round. Both shot 67, five under par, to top the field in the $25,000 event.
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Chicago
Peter Thomson
Melbourne
Australia
Antonio Cerda
Sam
Tam O’shanter
Thomson
Cerda
Soviet Professional Manpower report available from GPO
The Government Printing Office still has a limited supply of the National Science Foundation study "Soviet Professional Manpower Its Education, Training and Supply." This 400 page paper bound volume with illustrations charts bibliography and index costs $1.25 and can be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C.
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N.O.S. A
Government
National Science Foundation
Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
National League pennant race set for August scorch
Milwaukee and Cincinnati three teams in hot chase with 14 games left, including eight in an 11 day stretch. Brooklyn trails by two and faces top clubs in a heavy August schedule as Newcombe earns his 16th win. Indians rally behind Score in 4-0 win over the Yankees. Avila Colavito Carrasquel power Cleveland to sweep.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Braves
Cincy
Brooks
Don Newcombe
Herb Score
Cleveland
New York
Yankees
Boston
Detroit
Jackie Jensen
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Kansas City
Ballimore
Indians
Tom Sturdivant
Bobby Avila
Preston Ward
Rocky Colavito
Chico Carrasquel
Score
Quiet curfew siren ends in Clearfield Utah
In Clearfield Utah the 10 p m curfew siren for juveniles has been discontinued after mothers complained the alarm woke sleeping children. The City Council ordered the siren stopped while the curfew remains in effect with teens to rely on their own watches.
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Clearfield
Utah
Giambra Seeks Fourth Straight Win at Madison Square Garden
New York Billy Giambra bids for a fourth consecutive victory as he meets Rocky Castellani in a 10 round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The Buffalo standout, 24, is a 6-5 underdog against the 29-year-old challenger in a close, televised clash.
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New York
Joey Giambra
Rocky Castellani
Madison Square Garden
Buffalo Adonis
Castellani
Rocky
Giambra
NBCTV
Scooter Hazard in Easton Ends With Dog Bite
A 19 year old Bruce Sottolano was bitten by a dog while riding a motor scooter at an Easton intersection. The dog caused six puncture wounds and he received treatment at Easton Hospital.
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Easton
Bruce Sottolano
Bruce
Easton Hospital
Winchester bowling officers to meet Monday evening
Plans for the 1956 57 bowling season will be discussed at a meeting of officers of all Winchester leagues at the Health Center alleys on Monday at 7 p m. Representatives from the Evening Star Ladies League Ladies Commercial League BrakeBlock League Church League A League and B League are expected to attend.
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Winchester
Evening Star Ladies
Ladies’ Commercial
BrakeBlok
Church
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