Market Regains Church Lead With 12-5 Win Over Sunnyside
Market defeated Sunnyside 12-5 at Senseny Park to reclaim first place in the Church League after a one day tie with Cork. Sacred Heart remains in playoff contention with a key upcoming game against Stephenson, while a Stephenson win and Cork loss could force a four way tie for the final playoff spot.
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Market
Senseny Park
Sunnyside
Sumnyside
Sacred Heart
Stephenson
Basilio Defeats Scortichini Amid First World Title Hiatus Booing
Carmen Basilio, in his first bout since winning the welterweight title, outpointed Italo Scortichini in a dull 10 rounder at Madison Square Garden. The New York crowd booed the action though Basilio controlled the fight and retained the title on a unanimous decision by Kessler 9-1 Barnes 7-2-1 Aidala 7-2-1.
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New York
Carmen Basilio
Carmen
Basilio
Tony DeMarco
Harry Kessler
Harold Barnes
Artie Aidala
Kluszewski Joins Exclusive 200 Homer Club
Chicago slugger Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati reached the 200 homer mark with his 200th blast in last night’s game against the Chicago Cubs. The homer was his 37th of the season.
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Chicago
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Kluszewski
Chicago Cubs
Major League Standings and Results Summary
AP notes yesterday results with New York beating Boston 3 2 in 13 innings. Cleveland won 6 4 over Detroit, Kansas City 5 Chicago 4, Brooklyn 5 New York 4 in rain curtailed top of seventh. Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 2 in 10 innings. Several evening games and tomorrow’s schedule listed with pairings and times.
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New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Baltimore
Iain
Washington
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Pittsb
Phila
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bosex
Billy Klaus
Andy Carey
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Don Larsen
Frank Sullivan
Grady Hatton
Berryville Shellacks Republic in 10-5 Ball Clash at Senseny Park
Berryville Oilers topple Republic 10-5 as Battlers explode to four runs in the first inning before pulling away at Senseny Park. Novick leads three-team league with 10-1, RC 6-4, Republic 0-11, playoff path set BC vs Novick.
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Republic
Berryville Oilers
Battlers
Senseny Park
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Novick
Rickard and
Hickerson
Carroll
Donald
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Renner
Grim
Haymaker
Oates
Peer
Rickard
Little Leaguer Hurls No Hitter at F Royal
In Front Royal Virginia two semifinals of the Region IV Little League tourney featured Charleston West Virginia versus Carlstadt New Jersey and the winner meeting Delaware Township New Jersey in the finals. Herb Harrison a 12 year old fireballer pitched a no hitter to defeat Morristown New Jersey 9 to 0 advancing Delaware Township to the title game.
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Front Royal
Charleston
W. Va
Carlstadt
N. J
Delaware Township
Delaware
Herb Harrison
Morristown
Dodgers Closer to Flag as Magic Number Drops
Brooklyn fans eye a near clinch with the Dodgers needing 28 wins in 42 remaining games to secure the National League title even if the Braves sweep their schedule. Any 28 Dodgers wins or Braves defeats could send Brooklyn to the World Series.
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Dodger
Braves
Brooks
A's Upset Sox to Clear AL Pennant Path
In a tight pennant chase update, the Kansas City Athletics shocked Chicago 5-4 in 13 innings aided by back-to-back triples from Vic Power and Enos Slaughter. The win puts Cleveland briefly atop the standings while New York and Boston trail, and Ralph Kiner homered for Detroit as the Indians gain ground in the league race.
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A’s
Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Ralph Kiner
Detroit
Tribe
White Sox
New York
Yankees
Boston
Red Sox
Yanks
Chicago
Chisox
Vic Power
Enos Slaughter
Hector Lopez
Kuda Bux Back At Winchester Airport Speedway Amid Trophy Race
Fans will see mid season awards for Amateur and Sportsmen Features at the Winchester Airport Speedway Sunday. Kuda Bux, famed for X ray eyes, will perform blindfolded feats after the races. Dick Hansberger and Bob Welch are top contenders in their respective features with several others like Billy Nally Jimmy Findley Tommy Irvin and Doug Bailey also eyed as contenders.
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Kuda Bux
Winchester Speedway
Batt
Koda Bux
Dick Hansberger
Mt. Jackson
Bob Welch
Baltimore
Billy Nally
Brunswick, Md
Jimmy Findley
Tommy Irvin
Purcellville
Doug Bailey
Annadale
World Tournament Opens At Tam O'Shanter Golf Course
A field of 105 pros tee off in Chicago for the World Tournament at Tam O'Shanter. The winner claims 50000 dollars plus a 55000 dollar all expense tour contract and options for more exhibitions. Defending champion Bob Toski warns that one bad shot can drop many spots on the crowded leaderboard.
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Chicago
Tam O'Shanter
Bob Toski
Lions Set NFL Record for Season Ticket Sales
General Manager Nick Kerbawy announced the Detroit Lions have set an NFL record with 32 096 season tickets sold for 1955, surpassing the Redskins' 32 000 mark in 1946. Tickets remain on sale for about another month.
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Detroit
Nick Kerbawy
Detroit Lions
Kerbawy
Washington Redskins
Lions
August farm auctions list in Frederick County area
A local sales directory lists multiple August auctions: Ralph Orndorff and Ellen Wheel er at Longwood Farm 112 miles west of Boyce offering dairy cows heifers and farm equipment. estate of Bessie Ramsburg at Capon Bridge real estate livestock and machinery. W E Edwards trustee real estate near Vaucluse. Charles R Duvall auctioneer for real estate. special commissioners in front of Frederick County Court House for Paper Mill Road house and lots. trustees Harrison Benham Thomas Larrick offer real estate eight miles from Winchester on Front Royal Road.
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Ellen R. Wheeler
Longwood Farm
Boyce
W. D. Orndorff
Byron Brumback
E.S.T
Bessie C. Ramsburg
Capon Bridge
W. Va
H. F. Smith
Harry R Kern, Jr
J. Randolph Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Paper Mill Road
Harrison
Benham
Thomas Larrick
Winchester
Front Royal Rd
Kiner Reaches 13th Grand Slam in Indians Victory
Ralph Kiner, age approaching 33, belted his 13th grand slam to lift the Cleveland Indians past the Detroit Tigers 6 to 4 and move into first in the American League title defense. The shot off Al Aber tied him with Joe DiMaggio for fourth on the all time list, behind Gehrig Foxx and Ruth.
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Minnie Minoso
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Harry Byrd
Tom Gorman
Sox
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Hal Naragan
Tigers
Earl Torgeson
Mike Garcia
Ralph Kiner
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Foxx
Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
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Double X
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Aber
Ralph
Hank Greenberg
Rogers Hornsby
Rudy York
Ted Williams
Hornsby
Streamlined Stars Halt Cardinal Defeat in Practice Clash
The hand-picked Streamlined Stars, a 49-man squad assembled by Curley Lambeau and Steve Owen, defeated the Chicago Cardinals 9-6 in a practice game at Soldier Field. The team plans to showcase a professional model with Guglielmi at quarterback Moegle Middleton Ameche in the backfield for the upcoming college all star battle televised by ABC at 8:30 p.m. EST.
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Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago Tribune Charities
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Steve Owen
Chicago Cardinals
ABC
Lambeau
Ralph Guglielmi
Notre Dame
Dick Moegle
Rice
Dave Middleton
Auburn
Wisconsin
Alan Ameche
Cavaliers at Virginia Sign Army Back Ron Melnik
Ronmie Melnik, a two season cadet at Army, will enroll at the University of Virginia next month. The transfer centers on adding a veteran football back to the Cavaliers squad for the upcoming season.
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Charlottesville
Ronnie Melnik
U.S. Military Academy
University of Virginia
Quiz answers printed on Daan 19 page
The page lists correct responses to a quiz: 1 Blue Boy 2 Mo 3 Yes 4 France 5 True 6 Bust 7 Alaska 8 John Paul Jones 9 No 10 Bunghole. The fragment ends with non-essential text.
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Daan 19
Fuee Is
Blue Boy
Yes
France
True
Bust
Alaska
John Paul Jones
Bunghole
Shenandoah at Riverton Weather Brief 7 45 A M
Conditions report for Shenandoah at Riverton at 7:45 a m lists North Fork cloudy while South Fork remains clear with overall mixed morning conditions observed.
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Shenandoah
Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Slow Pitch Tourney Set for Sept 9 10 At Richmond Park
The Virginia Amateur Softball Association announces its first annual Slow Pitch Tournament to be held September 9 and 10 at Byrd Park in Richmond. Winchester teams may enter. entry fee is 5 dollars with August 29 deadline. Rules differ from fast pitch and include ten players per team and underhand pitches with arch.
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Richmond Park
Virginia Amateur Softball Association
Byrd Park
Richmond
Winchester
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
Cost per capita to run Congress rises to 26 cents in 1955
In 1954 the cost was 23 cents per capita higher than ten years earlier. Estimates indicate that an increase in Congressional pay will push running costs to about 26 cents per person in fiscal 1955.
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U. S. Congress
Congress
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Periods Cited
The report records rainfall during the past 24 hours ending 8 30 today none in August to date .26 for 1955 rainfall to date 19 91 and the average annual rainfall for 42 years at 36 64 inches. It also lists 42 year monthly averages from 1912 to 1954 with January 2 50 February 1 94 March 2 95 April 3 11 May 3 92 June 8 89 July 3 73 August 3 82 September 2 66 October 3 24 November 2 59 December 2 81.
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