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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1955
Page
9
Stanley won 11-3 at Luray to even the Massanutten League series with Winchester. Tomorrow’s rematch at Rouss Park features left-handed aces Walter Barr and Jennings Grey, with Dodson and Painter handling catching for the teams.
In a 1-0 Church League game at Senseny Park Opequon defeated Montague. Bobby Smith pitched a two hitter for Opequon with one walk, while Rev David Garland allowed five hits and one walk. M Smith scored in the fourth on Catlett and an earlier walk. Opequon rises to first place by a half game over Market and United Brethren. Montague falls to sixth tied with Sunnyside.
The Shenandoah at Riverton is reported calm with no flooding at 7:45 a.m. The North Fork is clear and the South Fork is clear. Local authorities advise sailors to monitor for changes.
Misses sizes 12 to 40 feature a smart sundress with an asymmetrical line and a matching bolero. The 16 size uses about 4 yards of 39 inch fabric plus 1 yard contrast. Includes illustrated instructions and fit tested pattern. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for first class mail to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star pattern dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY.
Adios Harry a brown stallion bought for 4200 three years ago paced a 1:55.4 mile at Vernon Downs in a competitive mile record run. Luther Lyons drove the four year old to win the first dash of the Gaines Memorial free for all pace, with a 1:55.4 effort and a 1:56.2 in the second dash. The existing record of 1:55 set by Billy Direct in 1938 remains standing.
A two day service training conference conducted by the VPI Vocational Education Department and area supervisors ended at James Wood High School. Attendees from eight Northern Virginia counties learned about motor operation care maintenance and control with sessions led by VEPCO Virginia Electric Coop and Northern Piedmont Electrical Coop engineers.
National Little Leaguers fall 4-3 to league leader B and M after a 3-3 six innings. Workingman's win 1-0 on eight hits, Mason the winnner. Shoecenter thumps Bell 18-3 while National Fruit tops Miller & Anderson 13-5. Hayes and Derry good on mound. Lockhart leads Shoecenter with three doubles and a single.
Australian Peter Thomson successfully defended his British Open title at St Andrews finishing with a four round total of 281. He shot 72 in the final round to edge Scot Johnny Fallon by two strokes through a rising mist on the closing fairways.
Ted Williams posts a .413 average as the National League ramps toward a new major league home run record. NL teams hit 14 homers to reach 66 in five days, while the AL trails with 534 for the season. Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-4 in 11, Brooklyn a 12-8 comeback over the Mets, Milwaukee twinbill winners over Cincinnati.
Associated Press lists top NL leaders by batting average Ashburn Philadelphia .342 Runs Snider Brooklyn 74 RBIs Snider Brooklyn 87 Hits Aaron Milwaukee 104 Doubles Logan Milwaukee Repulski St Louis 20 Triples Bruton Milwaukee 9 Home runs Snider Brooklyn Kluszewski Cincinnati 28 Stolen bases Boyer St Louis 15 Pitching Newcombe Brooklyn 14 1 .933 Strikeouts Jones Chicago 114
The list shows Batting average leader Kaline of Detroit at .379 with 71 runs and 120 hits. Jensen of Boston drives in 21 runs while Mantle of New York leads triples and Finigan of Kansas City doubles with key numbers. Rivera of Chicago steals 12 bases and Konstanty of New York posts 6 0 1 000 strikeouts.
Easter Standard Time tonight features games with Chicago at St Louis, Hacker versus Poholsky, and Brooklyn at New York. Standings show Pittsburgh 11-1, Philadelphia 5-5, Milwaukee 4-5, Cincinnati 2-3. rain effects and postponed or suspended games noted with later schedules through tomorrow.
Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward died today. Ward promoted major events including Golden Gloves boxing, Silver Skates ice skating meets, and the annual All-Star football game.
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