Lucky Inn TACs Prep for Class A Softball Tourney
The State Class A Softball tournament opens Friday with 15 teams at Fox Hill Diamond Hampton. Lucky Inn and TACs, bound for the Central Atlantic Regionals, face Saturday openers while aiming to impress. Lucky Inn draws Portsmouth District Champs at 11 and TACs meet Buchanan Service Lynchburg at 12:30.
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Fox Hill Diamond
Hampton
Winchester
Lucky Inn
Tacs
Portsmouth
Buchanan Service State of
Lynchburg
ASA
Servant
Norfolk
Fairview Christian
Fox Hill Amoco
B&b Grill
Richmond
South Norfolk
East Hampton Methodist
Dow Chemicals
Newport News
Roanoke
Buchanan
TAC
Hopewell
VFW
Charlottesville
Williams Ties Mel Ott With 511th Home Run in Cleveland
Ted Williams blasted his 511th career homer in Cleveland to tie Mel Ott for third on the all time list. The Red Sox star, aging but sharp, added his 19th homer of the year as Jim Perry beat Boston 6 3 to 14 19 decisions. Williams plans a charity auction for the Jimmy Fund and explains his daytime nap routine to stay sharp at night.
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Ted Williams
Boston
Mel Ott
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Ted
Jim Perry
Red Sox
Williams
Jack Fadden
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
Jimmy Fund
Children's Cancer Research Fund
Lou Gehrig
Wynn Hawkins
Vinegar Bend Mizell Helps Pirates’ Pennant Chase
Wilmer Mizell, once a top spring pick from Vinegar Bend Alabama, has blossomed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He matched a five game win streak with a 7-1 victory, boosting Pittsburgh’s lead as Milwaukee and St Louis shuffled in the NL. In the AL, Yankees beat White Sox 7-4, Indians topped Red Sox 6-3, Orioles blanked Detroit 3-0, and Senators edged Royals in 12 innings.
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Associated Press
Wilmer Mizell
Vinegar Bend
Ala
St. Louis Cardinals
Armed Services
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Bucs
Milwaukee
Los Angeles Dodgers
Phillies
San Francisco
Cincinnati
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Senators
Balloon Launch Delayed Again at Cape Canaveral
Technical problems with the Thor Delta carrier rocket forced a second postponement of the 100 foot balloon communications satellite launch. Another attempt is planned for Friday at Cape Canaveral Florida.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Shenandoah Downs Hosts Keyes Gap Feature Night
Veteran jockey Sammy Palumbo won with Mary Jane Money at Shenandoah Downs as 5,458 race fans watched. Ocean Anna led by five lengths in the six furlongs while Patuxent Prince and Peach Pie attracted strong bets in the pace of a $3,000 claim event. The track pursued week night records with wagers near $289,000 despite a drop from the prior all time highs.
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Sammy Palumbo
Shenandoah Downs
Mary Jane Money
Palumbo
Larkam Stable
Ocean Anna
Ward Sigle
Isaac W. Jacobs
Peach Pie
Leonard H. Parlett
Owen L. Follin
Dal
Gal Francis W. Hilleary
Roy W. Albright
Homer W. Wageley
Pauline Buchanan
William L. Busong
Giles Okays Fines Against Billy Martin
Cincinnati AP report says Billy Martin must pay a 500 dollar fine and serve a five day suspension for the punch on Chicago Cubs pitcher Jim Brewer last Thursday. National League President Warren Giles upheld the penalties after a hearing. Martin expressed he would abide by the decision and said Brewer was coming over to fight.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Billy Martin
Jim Brewer
Chicago Cubs
Martin
Warren C. Giles
Brewer
Minor Loop Tournament Opens Monday
The Little Minor League Baseball tournament begins Monday with 10 teams in a single elimination format at Senseny Park. First day games include Koman Brothers vs Miller and Anderson No 2 at 9 am and Lupton vs Kiwanis at 1 pm.
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Koman Brothers
Miller & Anderson
Lupton and
Kiwanis
Buncutter
Rebels
Shoecenter
Perkins Faces Lopes in Chicago TV Bout Tonight
Eddie Perkins the No. 4 ranked lightweight is a 2-1 favorite in a 10 round TV bout at Chicago Stadium against Joey Lopes. The fight airs on ABC at 9 p.m. EST with five point must scoring. Perkins, 23, has a 19-6 record and seeks a title shot against Joe Brown. Lopes, 29, records 49-20-5 with 19 knockouts and has won five of his last 14.
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Eddie Perkins
Chicago
National Boxing Assn
Joey Lopes
ABC
Perkins
Chico Rollins
Larry Boardman
Paola Ross
Joe Brown
Lopes
Chicago Stadium
Brown
Henry Salcido
Hilario Morales
Ross
Sacramento
Walnuts and Maple Syrup Ice Cream Topping Idea
Consider stirring walnuts with maple syrup as a sweet topping for ice cream. The warm syrup coats the nuts, delivering a crunchy salty balance that heightens vanilla or caramel flavors.
Solar System Speeds Through Space At 12 Miles Per Second
Readable text notes the sun and planets travel through space at about 12 miles per second. Earth is included in this motion. The statement summarizes orbital motion and interplanetary drift in a concise educational tone.
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Earth
Doctor aims to hit 500 mph in Flying Caduceus racer
Los Angeles physician Dr Nathan Ostich, 50, tests the Flying Caduceus on Utah Salt Flats as he plans to attempt 500 mph. The jet car features a missile like nose, gyro wheels carved from 750 pound aluminum, and dual parachutes to manage extreme deceleration.
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Nathan Ostich
Los Angeles
Utah
Four Named To Southern States Offices
Stephen City area meeting saw new members chosen for the Southern States board and the Farm Home Advisory Committee. Charles F. Brown of Winchester and Irvin Grim of Middle town join the board, replacing Robert Sandy and Floyd Snapp. Mrs. Vernon Ridings of Stephens City and Mrs. Franklin Brumback of Winchester join the FHA committee, succeeding Mrs. Howard White and Mrs. Alfred Rinker. Franklin Brumback led the Stephens City area meeting. Emmett Scothorn spoke on local operations and services, and Winston Baker showed slides as the Rev. William McCray gave the invocation and Howard White led singing.
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Stephens City
Southern States Board
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Charles F. Brown
Winchester
Irvin Grim
Middletown
Robert Sandy
Floyd Snapp
Vernon Ridings
Franklin Brumback
FHA
Howard White
Alfred Rinker
Emmett Scothorn
Stephens City Cooperative
Winston Baker
William McCray
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
National League top hitters include Willie Mays of San Francisco with .341 and 80 runs, plus Banks and Aaron tied on home runs with 30. Pittsburgh’s Law leads pitchers with 15 wins and .750, while Drysdale tops strikeouts with 175. American League leaders show Mantle and Maris atop runs and RBIs, with Maris driving in 92, and Bunning leading with 154 strikeouts.
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Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Mathews
Milwaukee
Banks
Chicago
Aaron
Pittsburgh
Pinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Cunningham
St. Louis
White
Smith
Minoso
Mantle
New York
Maris
Skowron
Runnels
Boston
Siebern
Kansas City
Fox
Brandt
Robinson
Baltimore
Freese
Aparicio
Becquer
Washington
Landis
Coates
Perry
Cleveland
Staley
Bunning
Detroit
Pascuquel Washington
Warren Union Members Leave For New York
Warren Local 371 of the Textile Workers Union heads to New York for arbitration at TWUA National Headquarters. The dispute arises from the local's vote to buy by Academy, a private white school, after the union was ruled at fault by the TWUA Nations Convention.
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Front Royal
Textile Workers Union of America
New York
Twua National
Academy
The
International
Convicts Kidnap Seven in Tampa in Bid for Freedom
Two armed escapees Cole and Gill fled a Fort Myers prison camp and abducted seven people including Nokomis residents. They forced the group to travel 65 miles to Tampa before releasing them after a ominous threat and police pursuit intensified the manhunt.
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Tampa
Fla
Cole
Gill
J. H. Eddy
Tom Eddy
Nokomis
Henry Moore
David
Jimmy Constristan
Eddys
Fairfax
Fort Myers
Eddy
Moore
Vid
Jimmie
Cuban Trade Attaché Resigns in Bonn
Ignacio Bustillo Garcia, Cuba's trade attache in Bonn, has resigned, the Cuban Embassy spokesman said. Bustillo left on vacation July 12, a day after Ambassador Eric Aguero Montero also resigned to go to the United States.
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Germany
Cuba
Ignacio Bustillo Garcia
Bustillo
Eric Aguero Montero
United States
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Virginia USA
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Whitney Martin
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Little Baseball League
Senseny Park
TV Battle
TEXA
Cedarmeade
Texaco
U.S
South
Winchester, Va
Moore’s
Millwood Ave
Berryville Ave
Haines Texaco Service
Loudoun St
Mead’s
Gore, Va
Hutton’s
U.S. 50
Veterans’ Service
National Park Service
Royal Ave
Chester St
Front Royal, Va
Maddox Tapp
Hill’s
Blue Ridge Ave
Cedarville Grocery
Cedarville
M.D
Warren
William E. Lynn
Walter Goldberg
Cio-Afl
National Union
William Simpkins
Philadelphia
C. E. Seedman
William A. Lillard
D. C. Tuck
Thomas M. Kerns
By Hyde
Goodyear West Construction
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Starliners
Shenandoah Motor Co
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