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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1958
Page
5
A large slate of nearly 30 Offys drivers converge on Winchester for a full card while a special race is set for the veteran stock cars. The feature event promises red hot fast racing with a mix of fast qualifiers and seasoned racers.
In the Apple Valley Baseball League Winchester hosts Gainesboro at Rouss Park Oak Grove travels to Stephenson and Mt Falls visits Middletown. Donnie Oates will start for Winchester with Bill Shendon behind the plate as the league’s six clubs prepare a balanced schedule.
In a bowling meet the teams Cooper Corrigan and Snapp Larrick won 3 0 and 3 0 respectively. Individually Vivian Cooper rolled 135 333 for the set and Aggie McCall 326. Team scores 658 Call Brown 651.
Fireball Roberts of Daytona Beach wins Raleigh's July 4 150 mile sweepstakes at Raleigh Speedway finishing two laps ahead of Buck Baker. Thompson and other top finishers earn prize money as 55 cars started and 32 finished amid eight caution periods.
Althea Gibson of Harlem defeated Angela Mortimer of Britain to win her second straight Wimbledon Championship 9 6 6 2. The 30 year old American overcame early double faults and foot fault calls to win the opening set after a tense rally, then dominated the second set as 17 000 fans cheered.
The Associated Press reports American League standings with New York leading at 42 percent and Kansas City at 38 wins. Weekend schedule includes Baltimore at Washington and Boston at New York among others, with Friday results noting New York 2 Washington 1 and Boston 5 Baltimore 3.
Summary of top players by league across batting and pitching categories with leaders from the American and National Leagues. Notable names include Ward Cerv Fox Mantle Jensen Sievers Power Kaline Mays Banks Aaron Thomas Leo Durocher era figures and season tallies for runs RBIs hits doubles triplets home runs and stolen bases.
In Clarke County Night at Senseny Park Republic ousted Mountaineers 8 to 4 while Clarke County Travelers defeated Buckley Lages 7 to 3 on pitching by C. Singhass. Jackson fueled the Travelers with three hits and two RBIs, Hockman earned the win for Republic with a seven-hitter, and Lee homered for three runs aiding a Republic rally.
Harry Woolman, 1958 U.S. stuntman of the year, will launch a new Ford from a large cannon and attempt a precise landing on a narrow platform at the Winchester Airport Speedway Motor Olympics Thrill Show on July 9 at 8:30 p.m. The event promises hair-raising stunts in Winchester, Virginia.
The Yankees swept a three game series, winning 2-1 and 13-2 to extend their AL edge and push the Nationals 19 games back. Norm Siebern and Bill Skowron homered. Turley and Ditmar each earned wins. Philadelphia closed on Milwaukee as the NL race tightens with Braves, Dodgers idle.
Jesse Bowdry stopped Jerry Luedee by technical knockout in a 10 round light heavy fight in Louisville. Bowdry dominated early with a head and body assault converting the momentum after the sixth round while Luedee’s offense surged briefly in rounds two and three before fading. Luedee, 24, exits with a 23-8-1 record, Bowdry improves toward his 23rd victory.
The Elks defeated Clearbrook 9 to 4 at Senseng Park on Thursday. Marvin Griffith started and struck out seven with one walk over five innings before Riley closed. Reed led the Elks with two doubles and four runs, while Wyndham and Griffin contributed in the late rally for Clearbrook.
July Fourth activities at the Golf Club pool featured eight swimming races with four ribbons awarded per race. Over 30 children competed as winners included Jim Robinson in the inner-tube event, Dee Watts in the boys beginners race, Ray Robinson in the girls division, and Thomas Maccubbin in the 25-yard freestyle.
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