Winchester Jars Woodstock to Reach Five Hundred in Massanutten Loop
Winchester defeated Woodstock 12 0 at Rouss Park to climb back to the 500 mark in the Massanutten League. Buck Cooper pitched a complete game striking out 11 with no walks and Woodstock was held to six hits. Keller and Owen Foltz led Winchester with multiple extra base hits and four hits apiece as the win followed by an 8 pm rematch at Woodstock and a next Sunday home game against Front Royal.
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Winchester
Woodstock
Massanutten Loop
Rouss Park
Big Buck Cooper
Cooper
Fadely
Ritenour
Foltz
Purtlebaugh
Barr
Phil Purtlebaugh
Earl Bailey
Owen Foltz
Dick Keller
Keller
Bailey
Dalton Brill
Bud Sager
Jim Foltz
Walter Barr
Front Royal
Pos
Flemine Burner Rf
Cook
Winchester Junior Legion Splits Twinbill With Madison and Luray
Winchester defeats Madison 12 to 5 for its first win of the season, then loses 3 to 2 to Luray at Rouss Park. Norman Heflin powers the Madison win with a ground rule double and a homer, while Buddy Fuller works nine innings in the Madison game and four and two thirds in the Luray matchup.
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Winchester Junior Legion
Madison
Luray
Junior Legion
Winchester
Rouss Park
Gerald Judd
Buddy Fuller
Sonny Oates
Jerry Stewart
Lynn Campbell
Tommy Driver
Driver
Pink Arthur
Lynwood Short
Judd
Stewart Fears
Arthur
Fulley
Higgs
Donica
Fuller
Norman Heflin
Oates
Stewart
Brown
Viar
Virginia's Largest Trapshooting Tour Ends in Winchester
The 1954 Virginia State Championship Trapshooting Tour finished at the Winchester Gun Club with 100 plus shooters from 12 states and the Canal Zone and Canada firing over 35 000 targets. Dr Courtney Grim of Winchester won the High All Around Virginia State 16 Yard and Anderson Memorial trophies. Paul Plumly was elected vice president.
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Virginia
Winchester
Canal Zone
Canada
States
District of Columbia
Amateur Trapshooting Association
Albert Suttle
Petersburg
Paul Plumly
W. F. Smiley
Roanoke
Gardner Smith
Newport News
Ata
Dayton
Ohio
Courtney Grim
Anderson
Dr. Grim
Elmore Norris
W.C. Powley
Mifflinburg
T. O. Oliver
Toronto
Mr. Oliver
E. E. Cuthpvert
John O Chapman
Roy LaFollette
Mr. Powley
Chapman and LaFollette
Arthur Seabright
E. H. McDonald
Burlington
W. Va
Orville Eberley
Uniontown
Paul Blumly
E. A. Ross
Norris
LaFollette
Plumly
Grim
Ross
J. S. Cramer
Hagerstown
Fred C. Martin
Carmichael
Orville Eberly
Winchester Gun Club
Reverend John Jasper and his famed sermon De Sun De Move
The Negro preacher Rev. John Jasper (1812–1901) began preaching in 1840 and founded Richmond Virginia’s first Negro church, which grew into the area’s largest. His best known sermon De Sun De Move was delivered about 175 times.
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John Jasper
Richmond
Clarke County A C Dominates Loudoun Stars 10-3
Clarke County A C defeated the Loudoun Stars 10 to 3 in an exhibition at Boyce. Howard Hounshell struck out 10 over eight hits while contributing a triple and a single. Houser led Loudoun with three singles and Smith added a double and homer for Clarke County.
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Clarke County A. C
Loudoun County
Boyce
Howard Hounshell
Houser
Smith
B. Buckner
Casey
McCarty
Clarke County
Kerns
Adrian
Exchange Edges Kiwanis 10 9 In Ninth Inning Rally
Exchange beat Kiwanis 10 9 after a late rally that produced four runs and left the tying run on third. The game saw 13 hits and nine doubles between the two American League clubs with Rush Hughes Allen Wisecarver for Kiwanis and Hackman O’Hara for Exchange contributing multiple hits. Shipman took the loss despite a five hitter as thirteen walks fueled the scoring. O’Hara earned the win before Whitlock relieved him amid wildness. The victory ties Exchange with Kiwanis for third place as Rotary vs Lions was postponed for the holiday.
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Kiwanis
Rush
Hughes
Allen
Wisecarver
Hackman
O’hara
Shipman
O'Hara
T. Whitlock
Rotary
Lions
Royal Crown Splits Softball Twin Bill With Halltown Nine
Halltown West Virginia and Royal Crown split a rain delayed softball twin bill at Senseng Park. Halltown won 7-3 in the opener with J Bowers pacing four hits in six plate appearances while BC’s Jim Hockman took the loss. RC captured the nightcap 5-2 as Jackson allowed eight Halltown hits and Fleming and Grim contributed two of BC’s hits.
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Halltown
W. Va
Royal Crown
Senseng Park
Jim Hockman
Jackson
Fleming
Lawrence Grim
J. Bowers
Hockman
Chester Nine Bends Winning Margin in Baseball Doubleheader
Chester nine gathered five hits to pull ahead against Longerbeam in the second game, securing the win. The nightcap lasted four and a half innings, while the opener went seven, shaping the day’s results.
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Chester Nine
Longerbeam
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Buck Cooper
Abrh Barr
Racer
C J. Berry
Priar
Hazel
Rf Smith
Utz
Lf Arthur
Whitacre
Luray Winchester
P. Plumly
Alex McDonald
Hyattsville
Orient
China
Japan
Turkey
Korea
Loudoun Stars
Clarke AC
Loudoun
ABRH
A. Rutherford
Redman
L. Rutherford
P Kerns
Lf Smith
Dennis
Adrain
Caylor
Cockrell
P Sutton
Thomas
Pierce
C McCarty
I Kackley
Goodyear
Buncutter
S. Braddock St
Abrh Fisher
Hickman
Kelter
Merriher
Sirbaugh
Braithwaite
DeHaven
B. Whitlock
Hughes Hipman
Mason
Bell
Adams
Larrick
Sapa Aioe Lloyd
Hounshell P Stokes
H. Buckner
All-Stars
Clarke
Monthlu
Pingley & Carper, Cleaners
Gunther
Gunther Brewing Ce Inc
Iumere
Preston
U.S
Joan Seerem
Newberry
North
Mike Harman
YES
Esso Extra
Esso
Batle
Champio
Climak Thrills
Re Marciano
Stanley Warner
America
Chrysler
Indianapolis
Daytona Beach
Ant Lok
Chapman Motor CO
West Boscawen St
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