North Mountain hits Clarke County in loop standings win
Clarke County edged North Mountain 5-1 to pull Clarke to 10 and 4 in the loop. Stephenson beat Middletown 9-1 as Jackie Patton limited hits, while Woodstock hosts North Mountain under lights Saturday at 8 15 p m. Standings list Clarke 10 4 Sox 9 5 Stephenson Middletown 6 8 North Mountain 5 9 Inwood 2 15.
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Major League Baseball Roundup and Schedule Highlights
Daily standings show Philadelphia leading NL with 69 wins and Brooklyn 60, while St. Louis and New York trail. Results include St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 2 and Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 13 as rain causes postponements. tonight's games feature rain at New York and Brooklyn, with Brooklyn at Pittsburgh at 12:30 pm.
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Winchester Junior Tennis Finals Set With Briggs and Ritter
Fritz Briggs and John Ritter of Winchester Park face off at 4 p.m. in the Winchester Junior Tennis Championships final sponsored by the Winchester Exchange Club. Briggs beat Bobby Anderson 6 3 6 1 to reach the final. Ritter defeated Harold G Brown Jr in the semis. Hainan Island off China is about twice the size of New Jersey.
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John Ritter
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Winchester Exchange Club
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Bobby Anderson
Ritter
Harold G
Bo” Brown, Jr
Hainan Island
China
New Jersey
Browns Split With Tigers As Sex Knock Indians Twice
A battered recap of baseball action shows the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians losing twice to the St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees in a day of motion and misfortune. Stubby Overmire and Bill Wight shined for the Browns and Yankees, while Tigers pitcher Aaron Robinson delivered a clutch run in a late comeback. The Cardinals and Cubs also took crucial wins as rain interrupted several games.
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Tigers
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Stubby Overmire
Bill Wight
Billy Pierce
Overmire
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Yard Party Triumphs Despite Rain At Winchester Park
The Winchester Softball Commission held a rain soaked yard party at Winchester Recreation Park drawing 500 dinners sold via volunteer delivery and car service. Chairman Hoye Riley said profits may be shown despite conditions. The nearby Winchester Municipal Band performed under the bandstand as cakes were auctioned later. Royal Crown Cola aims to clinch the City League pennant with three games left while Cork St. Christian holds the lead.
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Cork St. Christian
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Yankees sweep A's as DiMaggio Leads, Lopat Dominates
Rickert, Lemon, and DiMaggio power two Yankee wins over the Athletics. Lopat wins opener with a three run homer by DiMaggio and two singles while Ford keeps the A's to six hits for his fourth victory in nightcap. Gus Zernial delivers a seven inning homer in the second game.
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Ralph Kiner
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Eddie Lopat
Eddie Ford
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Gordon Takes Race Feature Event at Winchester Airport
Flash Gordon lapped all but two cars to win the feature in Midget Auto Races at Winchester Airport Speedway. Harry Ecker finished second, Carl Miller third, Shorty Bower fourth. Dan Parsons was hospitalized with a shoulder injury after his car went through the rail. Heat victors were Cece Lester, Gil Iverson, and Ecker. Shorty Powers won the consolation. In a father son race Earl Kennedy was bested by 12 year old Gerald.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Harry Ecker
Carl Miller
Shorty Bower
Dan Parsons
Cece’ Lester
Gil Iverson
Ecker
Shorty Powers
Earl Kennedy
Gerald
Triple header slate on diamond two and nearby clashes
Plumly starts at 6 10 to kick off a triple header on diamond two followed by Novick versus O Sullivan and Arthur against the Moose. A church league game on diamond three features First Baptist against First Brethren at 6 10.
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Novick
O'Sullivan
Arthur
Moose
First Baptist
First Brethren
J. W. Arthur
Republic Oil All Stars
Berryville
Royal Crown
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Winchester All Stars
Martinsburg All Stars
Berryville All Stars
Riley
Mangrum Wins Eastern Open in Baltimore after Rain
Lloyd Mangrum shot a three under par 69 to win the $2,600 top prize and post a 72-hole total of 279 at Mount Pleasant Golf Course. Clayton Heafner finished second at 281, with Pete Cooper and Cary Middlecoff at 282 and 283, as weather and wind trimmed scores and damp greens affected earlier rounds.
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Tme
Lloyd Mangrum
Clayton Heafner
Pete Cooper
Cary Middlecoff
Lanky Lloyd
Niles
Heafner
Charlotte
N. C
Cooper
Middlecoff
Semaphores: Edgeworth’s invention to regular use
Semaphores were invented by Richard Lovell Edgeworth in 1767 and became regular in 1794. The French used them to convey intelligence from the capital to frontier armies. Semaphores entered England in 1795.
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