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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1956
Page
5
Cincinnati tops St Louis 6-4 as Kluszewski belts his 21st homer and Elster Elus? Big Elu adds seven homers in six games. Gross earns his second win, continuing Cincinnati’s three point NL edge. Rain delays leave Pittsburgh and Baltimore games postponed.
Los Angeles Rams open rookie training with 58 first year players the largest rookie group in team history. Full back Joe Marconi of West Virginia tops the draft class as the squad gathers at the University of Redlands under coach Sid Gillman.
Standings update with Cincinnati defeating St Louis 6 to 4. Milwaukee beat Chicago 5 to nil. Brooklyn edged Philadelphia 2 to 1. Pittsburgh at New York postponed due to threatening weather. Tomorrow's schedule lists Brooklyn at Philadelphia and other open games across the league.
A doubleheader softball game is on tap at Grim Field. Brake Shoe Cafe faces Martinsburg Hose Co No 5 with game one at 7 p m. Hose Co No 5 may start Longerbeam who beat BC last week. Brake Shoe uses Alonzo Whitlock in game one and Vernon Clark pitches in game two.
The State Department issued a passport for six months to Arthur Miller, allowing a overseas honeymoon with Marilyn Monroe. Miller and Monroe, newly married, plan to fly to England on July 13.
In a Little League doubleheader, B M beat Dr Pepper 10 5 and Workingman's crushed O Sullivan 15 3. Reed earned the win for B M with eight strikeouts on three hits. O Sullivan pitcher Zydellis allowed 15 hits and four walks as Parker and other relievers limited the winners to two hits.
About 25 children competed in a Wednesday swim meet at the Winchester Golf Club pool. Events crowned relay and age-group winners under coaches Billy Griffith and Ann Snyder, with multiple racers and teams listed by name.
A Williamsburg man about 40 identified as Harold Allison drowned after falling into the James River from equipment at a new ferry slip at Glass House Point. He was the fifth drowning in James City County in one week.
The Chicago Sox sent Jim Busby to Cleveland for Larry Doby. Busby hit his second bases-loaded homer in two days, giving the Indians a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Athletics. Doby has eight homers this season and 44 RBIs. Busby has 34 RBIs and six stolen bases with a .228 batting average.
The Charles Town American Legion team hosts Quantico Marine nine Sunday at 2 30 p m DST in Charles Town. The Legion, riding nine straight wins over top service clubs, fields key players Teddy Keller George Hott and pitchers Harry Barker Harvey McCutcheon Gilbert Miller. Quantico carries a 54 9 mark this season.
A KC 97 Stratotanker from the 44th Air Refueling Station at Lake Charles Air Force Base crashed into a wooded Labrador area after reporting an engine fire. Six crewmen died as the planes exploded after the initial fire. The crash occurred about 45 miles northeast of Goose Air Force Base in Labrador.
Mantle's injured right knee kept him from playing but drew fans as 12,513 attended the Washington game where the Yankees beat the Senators 8 to 4. Mantle watched batting practice and may pinch hit in the All Star week, wearing a brace for about 10 days.
Clarke County fresh from a July 4 win over Winchester hosts the Northern Virginia Rebels in a key league clash tomorrow afternoon. Winchester, 3-6, aims to rebound behind pitcher James Judy as Mt Falls travels to Strasburg to conclude a three game slate with Strasburg, 5-4, leading the league at 5-4.
A note warns that children will be playing near streets at all hours creating safety concerns. Authorities urge drivers and residents to watch out for youngsters roaming the area and to take precautions.
RC and Novick each improved to 4-1 in the city softball league with wins over Brake Shoe Cafe 9-1 and Republic Oil of Berryville 4-3. Novick turned two hits into the decisive run in the eighth, while Baker hit a homer for RC. BC starter Jess Donald fanned 11 in a losing effort.
SAN CARLOS Calif 83 women pilots in 49 small planes start the Powder Puff Derby from San Mateo County Airport on a 2366 mile handicap race to Bishop Michigan with finish by 5 p m EST Sunday One overnight stop allowed after sundown Today about a dozen pilots fly solo Stocks model planes under 350 horsepower compete for prizes over $2000 and other awards in this annual race begun in 1947.
On a weight for weight basis bones are stronger than steel. Bone construction is comparable to reinforced concrete. The strongest portions of a well developed man's leg could support a light automobile.
Peter Thomson of Australia known as Young Ben Hogan leaves for the United States to compete in major golf tournaments after winning the British Open for the third straight year at Hoylake. He aims to play in all events he can and feels in good form as he eyes a place among golf’s greats.
Cecil and Penelope, two platypuses at the New York Zoological Park in the Bronx, are alive and in their tenth year. They arrived from Australia on April 25, 1947.
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