Drags heat up as Ramchargers clash with Sox and Martin in Md
In Smithsburg Maryland crowds witness a hot Mason-Dixon Drags showdown between the Ramchargers led by Jim Thornton and Ronnie Sox with Bud Martin and the 64 Comet piloted by Sox. The event features multiple warmups and a dramatic runoff in which the Comet posts a 11.34 ET and Sox later belts a 11.21 ET while Dodge clings to the top speed record of 125.87 mph.
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Mason- Dixon
Ronnie Sox
Buddy Martin
Durham
N.C
Dodge
Sox
Sox & Martin
Jim Thornton
Mopar
Comet
Hemi
Ramcharger
Mason Dixon Drags
Knicks Sign Top Choice Willie Reed Draft Pick
Willie Reed a 6 foot 10 center from Grambling Louisiana and the Knicks No 1 draft choice signed his contract with the New York Knicks on Tuesday confirming the official entry of the top pick into the NBA roster.
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Willie Reed
Grambling
New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
Qualifying Opens for Virginia State Amateur Golf Meet
The 51st annual Virginia State Amateur began with 243 players vying for medal honors. Qualifiers played on Cascades courses, 31 low scorers advance to Friday match play, with Nelson Broach of Richmond defending the title.
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SS Aeida
Ganna
George Fulton
Roanoke
Fulton
Nelson Broach
Richmond
Broach
Ladies Summer League Action at Northside Lanes
Buckley Lages leads Buckley Lages defeats Shenandoah Enterprises 3-1 as Elva White posts 200 436 and Nellie Ebersole 507 series. Shenandoah Downs moves to second with 4 points forfeited. Pat Taylor nets 500 series for the losers.
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Northside Lanes
Buckley Lages Holding
Shenandoah Enterprises
Elva White
Joan Smallwood
Rennie Arme
Hilda Easter
Nellie Ebersole
Agnes Longerbeam
Marie Renner
Barbar Boswell
Shenandoah Downs
Lorraine Sealock
Betty McKee
Pat Taylor
Nalley Wins Two Feature Races At Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland Bill Nalley repeated his Sunday success at the Hagerstown Raceway. Red Nininger pressured Nalley until a spin on lap 23 ended his challenge. Earl Moran finished second with Hal Browning third, Bob Ballentine fourth, and Pete Mitten fifth. Charlie Bealer captured the 20 lap limited main event, his fourth win of the year, followed by Gary Wolford Ray Drewry and Elwood Hager.
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Hagerstown
Bill Nalley
Brunswick Bullet
Red Nininger
Nininger
Earl Moran
Staunton
Hal Browning
Baltimore
Bob Ballentine
Pete Mitten
Newville
Nalley
Ballentine
Charlie Bealer
McKinley Faces Stolle as Wimbledon Semis Set
Wimbledon semifinal action pits Chuck McKinley defending champion against Fred Stolle after McKinley defeated left-handers Tomas Koch Torben Ulrich Billy Knight and Abe Segal. Roy Emerson meets Wilhelm Bungert in the other semi while Billie Jean Moffitt advances on the U S side with a win over Ann Haydon Jones and prepares to face Margaret Smith. Maria Bueno and Lesley Turner also reach later rounds.
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Wimbledon
England
Chuck McKinley
Chamon
McKinley
Fred Stolle
Roy Emerson
Australia
Germany
Wilhelm Bungert
San Antonio
Tex
Denmark
Billy Knight
Britain
Abe Segal
South Africa
Emerson
Billie Jean Moffitt
Long Beach
Calif
U.S
Nancy Richey
Dallas
Lesley Turner
Miss Moffitt
Ann Haydon Jones
Margaret Smith
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Miss Turner
Lions Shut Out By Workingmen 7-0 In League Game
The Workingmen defeated the Lions 7-0 in the Little Baseball League last night. R. Hoover earned the win while R. Bush took the loss. Lions’ big hitter R. Lauck went 2-3.
Three More Finish Trans Atlantic Yacht Race
Three more yachts crossed the finish line in the Trans Atlantic singlehanded race from Plymouth to Newport. Jester was skippered by Royal Navy Lt. Herbert Hasler, Star Drift by Australian W W B Howell, and Rehu Moana by Englishman Dr B H Lewis.
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Plymouth
England
Jester
Herbert Hasler
W.W. B. Howell
B. H. Lewis
Major League Leaders Summary From 1969 Season
American League leaders include Oliva Minnesota leading with .335 batting and 103 hits while Allison Minnesota tops doubles with 20 and Allison also leads runs with 55. Killebrew Minnesota has 28 home runs and Allison 20. In the National League Clemente Pittsburgh leads with .347 batting and 96 hits. Mays San Francisco tops runs with 63 and 53 RBIs. Santo Chicago has 7 triples and Mays 22 home runs.
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Minnesota
Oliva
Killebrew
Mon Os Bina
Boston
Hinton
Washington
Bressoud
Yastrzemsk
Versalles
Powell
Baltimore
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Boyer
St. Louis
Williams
Chicago
Great
Santo
Callison
Howard
Los Angeles
Major League Standings and Tuesday Results
The league table shows Chicago and Milwaukee with records near .500 and St Louis at .486. Tuesday games featured Chicago defeating Cleveland 12 to 3 and Minnesota beating Baltimore 3 1. Other results include New York 4 to 3 over Los Angeles and Detroit edging Washington 6 to 5.
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Milwaukee
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Minnesota
Baltimore
Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Todsday
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadephia
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Pet. G.B. Baltimore
San Fran
I. Kansas City
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Mickey Longerbeam
Marks
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Spitfires
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Frances Morrison
Sara Dale
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Whitewall
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