F M Bank Girls Defend State Class B Softball Crown
The F M Bank girls win a second straight State Class B softball title in Richmond defeating Lynchburg 9 6 and Culpeper 9 2 to become the only team to win the crown twice. Connie Baker led with three hits and four stolen bases in game one and three hits in game two.
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F & M Bank
Richmond
Lynchburg
Culpeper
Hank Wolf
Connie Baker
Fink Brown
RBI
Pat Buckner
East
Pat Perry
Doris Conners
F &M
Conners
Lois Anderson
Mary Lou Rissib
Brown
Don Welch
Elliott Withdraws Threat To Leave Track Team Helm
London AP reports coach Elliott backed down from quitting the U S track squad after a dispute with the AAU committee. He led 31 men and 17 women to Moscow, praised early workouts, and said things are straightened out despite lingering doubts about squad size.
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Elliott
ED Corrigan
Associated Press
London
Jim Elliott
United States
Sonnel
Moscow
Joe Mangan
White City
Tigers Regain Top Spot by Bare Margin
The Detroit Tigers hold a razor thin lead over the New York Yankees at the top of the standings with a margin of .001 in the pennant race. The Tigers edged ahead as both teams prepare for the All Star battle, while the Yankees lost the nightcap to the Red Sox after winning the opener. Baltimore moved to third with an 8-0 win over Kansas City, and the White Sox swept Cleveland to climb to fourth.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Tigers
New York
Yankees
Boston
Roland Sheldon
Red Sox
Baltimore
Kansas City
Steve Barber
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Senators
Lary
Eli Grba
Detroit
Bunning
Sheldon
Bill Monbouquette
Roger Maris
Ralph Terry
Don Schwall
Arnie J
White Sox
Frank Funk
Willie Senink
Tee Oie
C. Martin
Habevan
Cage
Cal McLish
Jim Perry
Ray Herbert
Monday Baseballleaders in American League standings
The American League shows Detroit and New York tied around the .647 mark with 53 wins and 29 losses and Baltimore close by at .565. Chicago sits at .488 with Cleveland, Boston, and Minnesota and Kansas City further back. Monday results include New York 3-0 Boston, Chicago 7-5 Cleveland, Detroit 1-0 Los Angeles, Minnesota 7 Washington 1, Baltimore 8 Kansas City 0.
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Associated Press
American League
W. L. Pet. G.B
Detroit
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Minnesota
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Washington
G.B. Seaso
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
San F
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Patterson Fight Promoter Puts Heavyweight Title on Line
New York reports promoter F Patterson plans a full heavyweight title defense against Boston's Tom McNeeley today as NBA ratings loom.
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Patterson
NBA
New York
Bolan
F Patterson
Boston
Tom McNeeley
Ford Gives AL 6-5 Edge NL In All Star Showdown
Eddie Mathews will be available for duty against the American League in San Francisco. A capacity 4 200 crowd is expected for the first All-Star game with a second game set for July 31 in Boston. The AL leads in runs with Maris Mantle Colavito Cash among top hitters and Ford has a 16 2 record entering the showcase.
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SAN Francisco
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee
Cisco
Mathews
Boston
Mickey Monti Mariaris
New York Yankees
Maris
Mantle
Detroit
Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Winchester Rebels Triumph in Tri County League Action
The Northern Virginia Rebels defeated Tomahawk 7 3 with two hits from Barr Dick and Fuller for Winchester. In the second game the Rebels collected 17 hits to beat an opponent reflections include Orndorff earning the win and Kilmer doubling.
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Winchester
Tri-County
Northern Virginia Rebels
Tomahawk
James Orndorff
Cher
Stearns
Catlett
Kilmer
Shirley
Rebels
Ted Reed
Staton
Firemen Meet This Evening To Plan Convention
All city firemen are urged to attend a 7:30 p m meeting at the South Fire Hall. Plans for the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association convention set for August 24 to 26 will be made.
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South Fire Hall
Foy
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Clarke County Jaycees win with four hits by Dick
Clarke County Jaycees beat their opponent as Richard Dick earns a 5 run victory with four hits. The game features a home steal by George Weidig and a two run single by Catlett along with key hits from Vinson and Barney Stine. Upcoming matchups include Cedar Creek vs Burnt Factory and Montague vs Welltown with weekly Pony League games and club meetings.
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Wisecarver
Clarke County
Barr
Dodson
Inn
Cedar Creek
Burnt Factory
Montague
Welltown
Jaycees
Jerry Vinson
Catlett
Hawkins
Oer
Beton
Porenye
Barney Stine
George Weidig
Richard Dick
Moose
Elks
V.F.W
VF .W
VFW and Jaycees Rally Past Moose in Pony League
In weekend Pony League action the VFW defeated the Moose Friday and the Jaycees beat the Moose Saturday by the same score as the Friday game. Earl Rinker allowed five Moose runs in the VFW win, with Jim Profitt hitting a seventh inning homer and David Hall leading the Veterans attack with three runs.
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Moose
Jaycees
Earl Rinker
Jim Profitt
David Hall
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Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
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