Winchester Routs Oak Grove 9-0 to End Slump
Jim Judy pitched four solid hits and Winchester offense produced 10 safeties at Rouss Park. Don Smith, Jim Beatty, and Eddie Dodson led a three-run first inning, followed by a six-run sixth including three runs on bases loaded errors and Beatty's RBI double. Oak Grove starter Heller took the loss. rain washed out two other games leaving Clarke County atop the league.
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Don Smith
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Eddie Dodson
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Foreman
C. Smith
Beatty
Smith
Heller
Rhodes
Hockman
Strasburg
Mt. Falls
N. Va
Clarke County
Clarke Countians
Grovers
PCC Crackdown Hits Two More College Purses
The Pacific Coast Conference raised fines to 232000 for four members for athletic code violations. California paid 25000 while Southern California faced about 62000. UCLA and Washington had earlier penalties and USC faced a two year Rose Bowl suspension and a 10000 fine for withholding information.
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San Francisco
Southern California
California
UCLA
Washington
USC
Victor O. Schmidt
Maryland Gelding Captures Double at Warrenton Pony Show
Smoky Joe, a gray gelding owned by Bill Boyce of Glencoe Maryland, won both the grand championship and small pony championship at the Warrenton Pony Show. The reserve and large pony titles went to Adny Sue owned by Richard Zimmerman of Laurel Maryland.
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Warrenton, Va
Smoky Joe
Warrenton
National League and American League standings and results
Baseball standings show the National League leaders Cincinnati Milwaukee Brooklyn and St Louis with records and games back. Recent results include Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh and Cincinnati with scores. All Stars versus American League match scheduled for Washington at noon.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Young Heavyweights Face Big Tests In Week of Boxing
Eddie Machen of Redding California with 22 straight meets Nino Valdes of Cuba in a rematch at Coral Gables Florida on Wednesday. Pat McMurtry with one draw faces ex champ Ezzard Charles in Tacoma Washington on Friday. Middleweights headline at St Nicholas Arena New York with Willie Troy of Washington versus Jerry Luedee of New Haven. DuMont telecasts.
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Associated Press
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Redding
Cal
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Cuba
Coral Gables
Fla
Pat McMurtry
Ezzard Charles
Tacoma
Wash
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Willie Troy
Washington
Jerry Luedee
New Havon
DuMont
Narragansett Race Track Bet Ends in Tragic Disqualification
Christopher Magenta a 52 year old from Thompsonville Conn died of a heart attack at Narragansett race track after his 200 dollar bet on the horse Rags paying 740 dollars was lost when Rags was disqualified for a foul claim. Authorities report the disqualification overturned the first place result.
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R. I
Christopher Magenta
Thompsonville
Detroit Tigers rally past White Sox in pennant race update
Kaline stars in three game set as Tigers sweep Chicago 17-5 and 8-6 after 12-8 win. Yankees extend AL lead with 8-2 win over Washington. Cleveland tops Kansas City 17-3. Boston takes two from Baltimore as Williams hits 399th homer and 1,500th RBI. In NL, Cincinnati tops St Louis 3-2 as Irvin's grand slam helps Cubs beat Milwaukee 10-6. Brooklyn splits with Philadelphia. Pirates close on Cardinals with 5-2 win.
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Sox
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Billy Pierce
Kaline
Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
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St. Louis
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Redlegs
Monte Irvin
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Don Newcombe
Pittsburgh
Old Dominion All High Stars to Meet in All-Star Game
Virginia Beach hosts the first all-star high school football game on Saturday August 11 at Foreman Field. The West team features 22 players from the state’s top programs including eight from the All-State list and seven from the All-Group 1 AP team, facing a 22 man East squad to be named later. The date moved from August 10 to avoid a College All-Star telecast conflict.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia
Norfolk
Associated Press
Virginia Sports Writers and Sportscasters Assn
Foreman Field
Mass burial set for 67 victims of Grand Canyon crash
In Flagstaff 67 coffins lie in rows awaiting a mass burial for victims of the Trans World Airlines Constellation crash in the Grand Canyon on June 30. Nine victims identified. 58 from the DC7 death also to have separate services. One infant among the coffins.
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Ariz
Trans World Airlines
Grand Canyon
United Air Lines
TWA
John Maag
Los Angeles
Oy Twa
Kansas City
Ted Williams Gunning for Batting Title in 1956 Halfway
At 37 Ted Williams reached 1,500 RBIs and his 399th home run as the Red Sox swept a double header with Baltimore. He aims for another AL batting crown to join his earlier titles and keep pace with the all time RBI leaders, eyeing figures like DiMaggio Heisman and Speaker.
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Boston
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Ted
Red Sox
Baltimore
Williams
RBI
Joe DiMaggio
Harry Heisman
Tris Speaker
House Collapses in Naples Kills At Least Nine
An interior of an old Naples apartment house collapsed today burying nine or more residents in the wreckage. Rescue teams comb the rubble for survivors as authorities investigate the disaster and its causes.
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Naples
Italy
U S Nuclear Test Flares Detected Near Bikini Atoll
Tokyo weather officials reported abnormal seismic and atmospheric waves suggesting another large United States nuclear blast at Bikini testing grounds. Seismic signals were recorded 150 miles north of Tokyo at 3 a.m. Japan time, with atmospheric pressure waves traced from about 2,400 miles away. The agency noted blasts at Bikini on May 21 and periodic indications through July 3 as the U S continues tests since early May.
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Tokyo
Japan
Weather Bureau
United States
Bikini
Flue Fire Hits Capitol Restaurant Saturday Night
City firemen answered an 8 30 p m alarm at the Capitol Restaurant Braddock and Boscawen Streets for a flue fire. Fire officials said a stove flue in the kitchen clogged and ignited, but firefighters let it burn out to clear the chimney. The building is owned by the
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Braddock and
Boscawen Sts
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