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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
4
Little Football League Redskins join four other loop clubs for the season opener under lights at James Wood on Labor Day. The photo lists players in front, middle, and back rows with several missing names noted.
Halltown defeated Burnt Factory 10-2 at Senseng Park behind two big four run innings and solid pitching. Jack Duvall and Jerry Fink led Halltown with key hits while Bill Longerbeam earned the win and Frank Simons closed in relief.
The listing shows Clemente of Pittsburgh leading NL batting with 177 hits and 360 at bats, Cepeda of San Francisco atop NL RBIs with 118, and Cepeda also with 36 home runs. In the AL Mantle leads in runs with 112 and home runs with 51, while Maris has 111 runs and 121 RBIs. Pitching leaders include San Francisco’s Miller with 103 wins and .769, and Koufax of Los Angeles with 212 strikeouts.
Tom Sturdivant, veteran knuckleballer, earned his fourth win in five decisions as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 3-1 behind five straight complete games. The win narrowed the Reds lead to 2½ games over the Dodgers as San Francisco moved into third with a 2-1 win over Milwaukee. Philadelphia edged St Louis 4-3.
A photo by Johnny Kanatus shows the Handley High School Judges working out with dummies as scrimmage continues ahead of the 1961 schedule. New head coach Eddie Siebert faces tough calls but the Maroon and White look promising to fans traveling to Handley.
U S Jewish athletes shine at the Maccabiah Games as Gary Gubner of NYU sets a record discus mark of 162 feet 4 inches and Steve Damashek wins the 400 meters in 48.8 seconds. Damashek aims for a triple with the 400 meter hurdles and 600 meter relay upcoming. Stan Levinson wins the 100 meters in 10.6 seconds, while the American basketball team defeats Mexico 113 to 44 in the opening round.
Sports Shorts note an 8 p.m. game featuring Richmond and Columbus with both teams aiming for a win. The matchup highlights a late evening college basketball clash.
Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7 4 to halt Detroit’s surge as New York leads the AL. Mantle hits No 47 for the Yankees in a 4 0 win over Minnesota. Gentile slugged his 43rd as Baltimore crushed the Dodgers 14 4.
The Associated Press lists standings with Cincinnati leading the league at 79 53 and San Francisco at 69 56. Wednesday results include Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 1 and Philadelphia 4 St Louis 3 with Los Angeles 5 Chicago 2 and San Francisco 2 Milwaukee. Thursday schedules feature matchups across multiple cities.
Grandma's narrowly beat Galladay Building Supply 930 to 923 in a three game total pinfall duel to claim runner up in the Health Center's Summer Ladies Triple League standings. Virginia Dorsey led Grandma's with 125 game and 336 series while Mrs. Alger and Becky Cornwell starred in the accompanying matches. The Alley Oops team captured the Summer Junior Mixed League title with a 753 to 680 victory over Pit Busters, led by Jimmy Stotler 123 and Jay Grimm 109, after finishing the regular season tied for first.
An unearned run in the second inning followed by eight in the fourth. Gary Bell earned his first shutout of the year on four hits. John Gabler took the loss. Gene Conley repaired a 9-11 record and Jim Archer fell to 8-11 as Conley clipped Oakland with a tie breaking two run single in the seventh and Boston added five more in the ninth.
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