City League Esso Edges Coca-Cola 4-3 in tight opener
Clarke County Esso stayed in second with a 4 3 win over Coca Cola at Senseny Park as Buddy Willis powered a fourth inning homer and later a sixth inning double. Hal Catlett shut down Coke in relief after Bud Gray pitched six, while Eddie Grim pitched a one hitter for Lucky Inn’s 3 0 win over FOP in the nightcap.
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Esso
Coca-Cola
Lucky Inn
Clarke County
Coca Cola
Senseny Park
Buddy Willis
Clarke County Esso
Willis
Coke
Miles Lehman
Woody O'Hara
Jim Snapp
Joe Guess
O’hara
Gene Foltz
Snapp
Foltz
Vern Clark
Eddie Dodson
Merele Barr
Pete Haymaker
Barr
Bud Gray
Hal Catlett
O'Hara
Gray
Catlett
Order of Police
Eddie Grim
Richard Clark
Bob Kline
Jim Hockman
Earl Bailey
Bill Myers
Aubrey Blue
Clarence Carter
Charlie Hill
Fop
Hill
Charlie's Team Streak Ends in Senior Duckpin League Action
Charlie's Team, once undefeated in the summer league, saw its 15 game run halted as Cotton Pickers posted a 415 405 opening win. Alice Godlove led Cotton Pickers with 122 while Betty Sheetz had 118 and Dorothy Allen 102. The Die Hards rose to take three wins from the Invincibles, placing second. The Four Pops swept Valley Redi Mix with Thelma Bucher 118 and Virginia Schnider 110 leading the way. Chopsticks won two of three from Tri-Hards as Maryann Grubb 106 paced the victors.
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Charlie
Alice Godlove
Betty Sheetz
Mrs. Godlove
Isabelle Calkins
Dorothy Allen
Gertrude Reed
Nellie Vaughn
Ruby Wingfield
Janice Bolton
Irene Borrer
Die Hards
The
Invincibles
Thelma Bucher
Virginia Schnider
Eva Brill
Valley
Fore-Marshall Win Doubles At Golf Club
Bill Fore and Arthur Marshall won the men's doubles title at Winchester Golf Club in a best of three set final 6 3 7 5 over Arthur Arthur and Pete Johnson. Charlotte Cooper and Mere dith Green won the women's doubles 6 3 6 2 over Susan Kuykendall and Helen Marshall. Green Fore defeated Marshall Cooper 6 3 6 2 in mixed doubles.
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Bill Fore
Arthur Marshall
Winchester Golf Club
Fore-Marshall
Vic Arthur
Pete Johnson
Charlotte Cooper
Meredith Green
Susan Kuykendall
Helen Marshall
Green-Fore
Marshall - Cooper
Bill Thomas
Thomas
Keswick Country Club
Charlottesville
Homestead
Hot Springs
Dallas Cowboys First NFL Team To Open Training Camp
NEW YORK AP The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL team to open training camp going to work Friday July 13 at Northern Michigan College Marquette Michigan Three more clubs follow July 15 and all 14 in operation by July 24 Detroit reports July 24 Dallas moved from St Olaf College Northfield Minn to Marquette Mich The Rams move from Redlands Calif to Chapman College Orange Calif and the Steelers move from Slippery Rock Pa to West Liberty W Va The Packers meet the College All Stars Aug 3 at Chicago and all other teams begin exhibitions Aug 10-11 Full 36 game preseason through the second week of September and the regular season opens Sept 16
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NEW York
Dallas Cowboys
Northern Michigan College
Marquette
Mich
Detroit
Dallas
Cowboys
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Los Angeles Rams
Redlands
Calif
Chapman College
Orange
Pittsburgh Steelers
Slippery Rock
Liberty
W.va
Green Bay Packers
Chicago
Exchange Club Romps Over Kiwanis In Little League Action
Massey’s grand slam powered the Exchange Club to a 16 7 victory over Kiwanis at Senseng Park. Koonce pitched the win. Anderson took the loss. VFW beat Elks 7 2 with Milburn tossing a two hitter and Forman homering for Elks. Yankees edged Cardinals 3 2 as Dofflemeyer earned the win. Braves beat Giants 9 1 as Thompson struck out 13.
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Kiwanis
VFW
Yankees
T. W. Massey
Exchange
Senseng Park
Massey
S. Koonce
Roy Anderson
VFL
Winchester
Elks
Clevenger
Milburn
Mike Forman
Clarke County
Cardinals
Tommy Dofflemeyer
Tommy Robertson
Dofflemeyer
Braves
Giants
Tommy Thompson
Charles Wood
Thompson
Late Entry Upsets Dominion Jr Tennis Field
In Richmond AP report Lin Foss defies odds by entering the Middle Atlantic junior tournament after missing Washington DC qualifying. Foss saves a vacancy to defeat Jed Courtney and top-seeded Pardew, Schloss in the juniors.
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Richmond
Lin Foss
Washington, D. C
Foss
Bob Davis
Washington
Mac Pardew
Baltimere
Len Schloss
Baltimore
Hal Jones
Jed Courtney
Virginia
Dubby Wynne
Norfolk
Glenn Gould
Tom Morgan
Suffolk
Admiral's Voyage Heads Hollywood Derby Field
The $100,000 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park features Admiral's Voyage leading eight 3 year olds in the 1 1/8 mile race. Fred W. Hooper's colt has raced across multiple states this year with four stakes wins and has earned 211,842 while carrying 126 pounds in the Derby. Braulio Baeza will ride as the favorite faces rivals Black Sheep Doc Jocoy and Drill Site.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
Hollywood Park
Fred W. Hooper
California
Admiral
Louisiana
Florida
Kentucky
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Crafty Admiral
Santa Anita
New Orleans
Aqueduct
Jaipur
Braulio Baeza
Hooper
C. R. Mac Stable
L. C. Sternberger
Ralph Lowe
Girl Stabbed With Bayonet in Fairfax Home
Police seek man tied to attack on 17 year old Sara Garnett found critically stabbed in the head at her Gum Springs home in Fairfax County. The stabbing occurred late Tuesday night, and a friend reported discovering her yesterday.
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Alexandria
Police
Sara Elizabeth Garnett
Gum Springs
Fairfax County
Five year old faces heart surgery without his dad
Eugene Ramey a 5 year old from Gastonia needs his father Cecil who left the family Jan 6 1960. A ruptured artery and holes in the heart require another operation with only a 50 50 chance. The Gaston County Heart Association will cover the surgery as the boy hopes for his father to be present and for his mother to receive relief.
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Gastonia
N.C
Paul Eugene Ramey
Eugene
Cecil Ramey
D. W. Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Ann Ramey
Kelly
Gaston County Heart Association
Major Stars Hit Three Homers in Tigers Loss to Cleveland
Rocky Colavito homered in the fourth fifth and seventh innings driving in five runs as the Tigers fell 7-6 to Cleveland. Al McBean pitched for the Pirates in a 5-0 win over Philadelphia allowing six singles and fanning five with one walk.
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Associated Press
Rocky Colavito
Tigers
Cleveland
al McBean
Pirates
Philadelphia
Shenandoah Downs Opens Long Race With Punch Board
Shenandoah Downs kicks off its endurance series at Charles Town with Punch Board to face seven rivals in the one mile leg. Distances rise weekly to two miles by the September finale. Joe French rides Punch Board, while Prince Devil leads the challenger pack. Trainers’ bonus pool and paddock blanket honors reward top finishers as crowds wager heavily.
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Charles Town
Shenandoah Downs
Shirley T. Payne
Punch Board
Joe French
William L. Bushong
Prince Devil
Princequillo
Juniper
Star Breeze
Nullimint
Ellis Ones
Rockville
Shenandoah
Motorist Under Chase Receives 38 Tickets in Philadelphia
Police officer William Fritz ticketed Edward Niehaus 21 for 38 traffic violations after a 12 mile pursuit in Philadelphia. Niehaus was held on 500 bail after charges allege he concealed his car’s identity by dousing lights and running a red light, hindering license number retrieval.
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Philadelphia
William Fritz
Edward Niehaus
Fritz
John F. Daly
Niehaus
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