Charlie Hill the Softball Star and Police Pitcher
The column portrays Charlie Hill as a tough softball pitcher for the Fraternal Order of Police in City League, noting varied moods on games and praising a strong performance against Clarke Esso. It also discusses local park policing, weather quirks at Sensenh Park, and a columnist’s critique of U.S. tennis leadership after a Davis Cup loss, urging open competition.
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Charlie
Hill
Charlie Hill
Fraternal Order of Police
Winchester
Clarke Esso
Fop
Bain Aneaceite
Senseny Park
Henry Ward
Bob Addie
Washington Post
United State
Mexico
U.S
Robert Kelleher
United States
Clarke County Esso Hummer Open State Amateur Softball Play
Clarke County Esso and Hummer opened in the Virginia State Amateur Softball Association tournament facing Terrace Inn Roanoke in Lynchburg. Hummer upset Hopewell VFW in a previous first round as Terrace Inn beat Norfolk Naval Air Station 3 0 on Lynwood Thomas one hit.
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Clarke County
Esso
Terrace Ian Roanoke
Lynchburg
Terrace Inn
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Lynwood Thomas
Thomas
Bob Warner
Hummer
Hopewell
VFW
Shaky Jacobs
Don Welch
Gene Singhass
Alf Armel
Bud Gray
Eddie Grim
Lucky Inn
Grim
Fernandez Stops Moyer In Seven Rounds
The Associated Press reports Florentino Fernandez of Miami Beach stopped Phil Moyer of Eugene in seven rounds. Fernandez won the 160-pound bout and improves his record as Moyer drops.
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Associated Press
Eugene, Ore
Florentino Fernandez
Miami Beach
Fla
Phil Moyer
Handley High Prospective Football Players Invited
Handley High invites 10th to 12th graders to register and take a free physical Monday at 7 p.m. in the Judges' athletic dressing room. Coach Eddie Siebert and athletic director Hunter Maddox issued the notice after letters were sent to returning varsity players. The exam is the only free physical before the season. later tryouts require paid exams.
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Handley High
Eddie Siebert
Hunter Maddox
Maddox
Uniforms for City Little League Footballers
Uniforms for players on the city's four Little League football teams will be distributed Monday afternoon at the War Memorial Building in Senseng Park. Redskins 1 p.m. Colts 2 p.m. Rams 3 p.m. Eagles 4 p.m. Dick Kern notes 58 boys tried out this week.
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War Memorial
Senseng Park
Redskins
Colts
Rams
Eagles
Dick Kern
Cedar Creek Edges Past Welltown in Tight Church League Game
Cedar Creek defeated Welltown 5 to 4 as scoring came in the first and sixth innings. Don Shirley singled and Rusty McDonald hit a misplayed ball for a triple, while Bud Ash later cleared the bases on a dropped fly. Carroll Shiley earned the win.
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Cedar Creek
Welltown
Don Shirley
Rusty McDonald
Roy Cooper
McDonald
Walter Hoover
Bill Morrison
Charles Taylor
Shirley
Dickie Keeler
Bobby Gladen
Bud Ash
Taylor
Gladden
Roland Fletcher
Carroll Shiley
Adam Myers
Myers
Jax Holds Wide Lead In Standings
Jacksonville leads with a 74 41 record and .643, Toronto 67 50 .573 eight games back, Rochester 64 55 .538, Columbus 59 56 .513, Buffalo 60 54 .?, Atlanta 58 61 .487, Richmond 45 74 .378, Syracuse 44 75 .370. Saturday schedule lists Columbus at Buffalo, Richmond at Toronto, Rochester at Jacksonville, Syracuse at Atlanta.
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Associated Press
W. L. Pet. G.B
Jacksonville
Toronto
Rochester
Columbus
Bufalo
Buffalo
Richmond
Syracuse
Atlanta
Major League Leaders Highlight Seasonal Stat Leaders
National League leaders include Musial and Davis with top batting averages and runs. Mays tops homers while Wills leads in steals. American League leaders feature Runnels and Pearson with key runs and RBIs. Killebrew and Cash homer prominent. Tigers set an all time record with 33 zero extra innings games at Tiger Stadium plus a 22 inning marathon vs Mets on June 24 lasting seven hours.
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Musial
St. Louis
T. Davis
Los Angeles
Wills
Robinson
Cincinnati
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
W. Davis
Virdon
Pittsburgh
San Franciso
Detroit Tigers
Tiger Stadium
New York
Foul Tip Leads To Dodger Loss In NL Clash
The San Francisco Giants defeated the Dodgers 11-2 as a disputed foul tip call on Willie Mays sparked a brawl between Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres and umpire Ed Sudol. Billy O'Dell pitched five hitless innings in relief to seal the win.
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Dodger
Yale Holds Series Edge Over Nine Opponents In 1962 Schedule
Yale football posts a steady run in 1962 with a series edge over all nine opponents. The schedule highlights a strong defense and consistent ground game contributing to the season outlook.
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Yale
Shenandoah Downs Big Prices Highlight Triple Betting Night
Longshot night at Shenandoah Downs produced a $9,685.80 twin double and $681.80 daily double as two fans shared the twin. Chasmarada paid $76.60 in the seventh, Trojan Roll $45.20 and Chada $28.40 for the daily double first. Crowd of 5,945 saw 28 cash tickets on the combo. Ageless Wave faces Hargal in the Art Brown handicap at five and a half furlongs with Ware riding 118 to 123 top impost.
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Shenandoah Downs
Chasmarada
Trojan Roll
Chada
William B. Casilear
Hargal
Art Brown
Ware
Nicklas Fillman
Jimmy Jump Up
Packers Crush Cowboys in Cu'ton Bowl Exhibition
Green Bay, NFL champions, opened their exhibition season with a 31 7 win over Dallas in muggy conditions. Paul Hornung kicked a field goal and scored on a five yard run and added four points after touchdowns.
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Green Bay Packers
Packers
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay
Paul Hornung
Palmer Holds Great Margin In American Golf Classic
Arnold Palmer leads the American Golf Classic by five strokes after 36 holes with a 67 69 136 total. Don January sits in second after a 70 Friday following a Thursday 71 as Palmer dominates the field.
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Akron
Ohio
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Don January
Softball Tourney Advances to Class A Quarterfinals
ServLant of Norfolk and Terrace Inn of Roanoke moved into the Virginia Men s Class A softball tournament quarter finals. ServLant beat Westover Methodist 3-1 and Terrace Inn blanked Norfolk Flyers 3-0 on solid pitching by Lynwood Thomas. Afternoon pairings set Servant to face the Fox Hill or United Bonding Co. winner and Terrace Inn to meet Clarke County Esso.
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Lynchburg
Norfolk
Terrace Inn
Roanoke
Virginia
ServLant
Westover Methodist
Richmond
Lynwood Thomas
Norfolk Flyers
Servant
Fox Hill
United Bonding Co
Danville
Clarke County Esso
Berryville
Veale Fans 22 But Jets Lose Ninth Inning Collapse
Bob Veale struck out 22 Buffalo Bisons in nine innings setting a 32 year IL strikeout record yet took a 6 5 12th inning loss as Orland McFarlane and Larry Elliott delivered the walk and double. The Jets split the doubleheader and remained one game ahead of Buffalo. Joe Pepitone went 3 for 3 with a grand slam in Richmond’s 5 4 win.
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Associated Press
Bob Veale
Columbus Jets
Buffalo Bisons
Ted
Bisons
Orland McFarlane
Larry Elliott
Dick Ricketts
Dave Danfort
Rochester
Veale
Jets
Richmond Virginians
Toronto
Leafs
Jacksonville Suns
Rochester Red Wings
Syracuse Chiefs
Atlanta Crackers
Richmond
Joe Pepitone
Gary Blaylock
Friday's Results In Major League League standings recap
New York defeated Detroit 8 to 0 while Cleveland beat Washington 3 to 0 Chicago won 3 to 1 against Kansas City and Los Angeles tied Minnesota 1 0 Baltimore at Boston was postponed by rain Detroit and New York scheduled two night games. Minnesota at Los Angeles Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Kansas City. Baltimore at Boston and Chicago at Kansas City on Sunday. Washington at Cleveland New York at Minnesota and Boston at Los Angeles on Monday.
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Runnels
Boston
Jimenez
Kansas City
Pearson
Los Angeles
Siebern
Wagner
Killebrew
Rollins
Minnesota
Richardson
New York
Robinson
Chicago
Bressoud
Rodgers
Cimoli
Lumpe
Cash
Detroit
Wood
Howser
Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Tick
Willie Mays
Ed Sudol
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Mays
Johnny Podres
Johnny Roseboro
Sudol
Podres
Dodger
Leo Durocher
Dodge
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Cleveland
Washigton
Chicago White Sox
Giants
O’dell
Washington
Baltimore
G.B. New York
Minnseota
San Francisco
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago Ng
Houston
Cartoonist Paprocki Joins Star Sports Staff as Athlete Cartoonist
Editor notes Paprocki is the newest member of Star Sports staff. The prominent sports cartoonist draws for AP-member papers, stands 6 2 and over 200 pounds, and has won the New York Baseball Writers Association Golf Tournament many times. He passed up Fordham athletic scholarship to pursue drawing.
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Star Sports
Tom Paprocki
the Star
Associated Press
Pap
Tomi “Pap” Paprocki
New York Baseball Writers Association
Manhattan
Fordham
Bay Shore
L.I
AAU
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R. H. Hummer
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Vern Alexander
University of Arizona
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