Wesley, 1st Baptist win close Church League title
Wesley Methodist and First Baptist closed out the season with a 14-3 win over Sunnyside Presbyterian as Wesley surged to a 7-0 lead. Jim Hickerson earned the win for Wesley while First Baptist finished two-loss champions and beat Congregational Christian 8-0 with unearned runs in the fifth.
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Wesley Methodist
First Baptist
Aztec
Seneuwart Wesley
Sunnyside Presbyterian
Losbee
Telcom Uiot
Formance
Jim Hickerson
Congregational Christian
Champs
Jack Fretwell
Bobby Snapp
Ken Simpson
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Highlight 1960s Era
The list shows top MLB leaders by batting and pitching across leagues with names like Yastrzemski Kaline Aaron and Koufax, detailing batting averages hits and RBIs for players from Boston Detroit Minnesota and others, plus pitching totals including strikeouts and 10 decision leaders. It reflects 250 at bat qualifiers and seasonal stats such as 73 runs by Allison and 26 home runs by Killebrew.
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Yastrzemski
Boston
Rollins
Minnesota
Allison
Kaline
Detroit
Stuart
Causey
Kansas City
Versalles
Hinton
Washington
Killebrew
Alligon
Aparicio
Baltimore
Piching
Sas
Twin Double Pays 21309 to Fan At Shenandoah
Last night at Shenandoah a crowd of 6 639 wagered 346 662 on the Friday night card, the best ever in Maryland racing. Three nets hit the playoffs with Theasher capping the show at 28 20 straight in the eighth. Whitehead won the fifth at 13 40. Wire Gold took the sixth at 32 80. Idyll Money won the seventh at 4 20.
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Shenandoah
Maryland
Free State
Stover and Beeler Triumph at Winchester Speedway
Smokey Stover won the modified feature at Winchester Speedway edging Jack Dennison Clem Lamaster Bob Burns and Shorty Bowers as Red Nininger exited on lap nine. Charlie Beeler took the limited sportsman feature for his eighth win with Jackie Clare Tex Rosenberry and Air Barnes close behind. Heat winners were Stover and Clem Lamaster in modifieds while Jere Burns and Beeler won limited sportsman events.
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Smokey Stover
Winchester Speedway
Jack Dennison
Annandale
Clem Lamaster
Winchester
Bob Burns
Anandale
Shorty Bowers
Hagerstown
Staunton
Red Nininger
Jefferson, Md
Charlie Beeler
Jackie Clare
Madison
Tex Rosenberry
Moorefield
W. Va
Air Barnes
Stover
Jere Burns
Alexandria
Beeler
Indians Activate Vic Davalillo After Arm Injury
Cleveland joins Vic Davalillo back on active list after a broken arm sidelined him since June 12. The sensational rookie centerfielder may start Saturday night against Kansas City.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Vic Davalillo
Kansas City
Israelis embrace diverse press culture with many languages
The Israeli sector reports a vibrant newspaper scene despite a population around 2 million. Israel hosts 25 daily papers, 60 weeklies, and 140 fort nightly and monthly publications. Dailies appear in Hebrew and Arabic among other languages.
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Jerusalem
Cities Service and Rotary clash ends in lopsided nine run inning
Cities Service exploded for nine runs in the ninth inning to beat Rotary 11-2 in a Little League playoff game. Dave Dixon went 5 for 5 with four RBIs, including a solo homer and a three run shot. Bobby Ganes earned the win in relief of Rusty Jones.
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H&p Cities Service
Rotary
Cities Service
Bruce Clevenger
Dave Dixon
Dixon
Bobby Ganes
Rusty Jones
Clevenger
Buddy Riggleman
Rain Draws and Nigerian Ring Debut for Tiger Fullmer Bout
In Ibadan Nigeria rain doctors monitor the third Tiger Fullmer world middleweight title clash at Liberty Stadium. The open air fight aims for 15 rounds with British referee Dick Hart and government subsidies totaling 280000 dollars backing the match. Tiger seeks to defend after beating Fullmer in 1962 and a February 1963 draw in Las Vegas.
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Ibadan
Nigeria
Rain
Dick Gene Fullmer
Rain Doctors
Tiger
Fullmer
Liberty Stadium
Joseph Modupe Johnson
Labor and Sports
Dick Hart
San Francisco
Las Vegas
West Jordan
Utah
Jack Solomons
Dartmouth placekicker Bill Wellstead sets scoring mark
Dartmouth placekicker Bill Wellstead from Maumee Ohio scored 48 points last season including 21 points from seven field goals.
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Dartmouth
Bill Wellstead
Maumee
Ohio
Warrenton Edges Blue Ridge Polo In Sudden Death
The Warrenton polo team defeated Blue Ridge 10 to 9 at Polo Arena after leading 9-6 through regulation. Joe Claffey scored the decisive goal with 1 35 left in overtime, giving Warrenton the win despite Blue Ridge’s 9 6 handicap lead.
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Jarrett Vincent
Blue Ridge
Warrenton
Joe Claffey
Polo Arena
Claffey
Eichert
Pony
Cussen Jr
Vincent
Whittemore
Calhoun
Defending Champs Win In Softball Tournament 6-2
In Charlottesville AP Fox Hill Telecasters of Hampton defeated Hopewell VFW 6-2 in an opening round of the Virginia Amateur Softball Association Class A men fast pitch tournament. Langley Air Force Base beat Downtown Athletic State of Charlottesville 4-1 and USS Shenandoah of Norfolk won 8-1 over Lipscomb's Esso of Buena Vista.
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Charlottesville
Fox Hill Telecasters
Hampton
Hopewell
VFW
Virginia Amateur Softball Association
Langley Air Force Base
Athletic State
USS Shenandoah
Norfolk
Lipscombb
Esso
Buena Vista
Langley
Charles Thomson
Milwaukee Braves discuss two year agreements with Dewees
Milwaukee reaches provisional talks with the Braves about two year deals while Toronto competes in the International League and Dewees is connected to the Pacific Coast season.
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Milwaukee
Braves
Dewees
Toronto
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