Championship List Released For Sundays Midget Races
Veteran driver Dale Vantohneen returns after an earlier wreck to compete in the Southern Mid-Season Midget Championships at Winchester Airport Speedway. Time trials start Sunday at 1 p.m. for 20 Offen hausers and four Ford drivers, followed by heats and a 25-lap main event. The event, run by Don Bradfield's track, features top drivers from across the region and includes promotional plane flyovers offering free and half price tickets to area towns. There is potential for title races to be decided here if the events go well.
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Dale Vantohneen
Vantohreen
George Fonda
Hatfield
SN. J
Winchester Airport Speedway
Offenhausers
Ford
Winchester
Don Bradfield
Charlie Armel
American Racing Drivers Club
Ed Schaefer
Charlie
Cut and Shoot boxer ready for Patterson on Aug 18
Roy Harris, 25, of Cut and Shoot Texas trains at a homemade outdoor gym for the world heavyweight title bout against Floyd Patterson August 18 in Los Angeles. Crowds gathered as Harris boxed two rounds amid a makeshift camp, while camp adviser Lou Viscusi moved him to Camp Holden for final preparations.
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Tex
Boss
Roy Harris
Floyd Patterson
Los Angeles
Harris
Henry
Roy
Abe Lincoln
Henry Harris
Lou Viscusi
Pop Harris
Camp Holden
Houston
Harris Boys
Conroe
Sonny Moore
Patterson
Bowling duo records and sets at intercollegiate match
Individual game scores show Betty McKee 124 Aggie McCall 121 Vivian Cooper 121 for the Indians. Vivian Cooper leads the all events with 331 while Betty McKee 329 and Aggie McCall 311. Team games list Whitmire McKee pairing 236 and Cooper Corrigan 226, Brown McCall 213. Team sets feature Whitmire McKee 632, Brown McCall 616, Cooper 608.
Giants Can't Touch Purkey
Bob Purkey, 28, of the Cincinnati Reds, pitched a 4 0 win over the Giants in San Francisco. He extended his personal streak of scoreless innings against the Giants to 42, insisting he pitches the same to all teams and attributing any edge to luck and psychology of the opponent.
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SAN Francisco
Giants
Bob Purkey
New York
Cincinnati
Jackson Has 3Hitter In City Softball Night
Lucky Inn’s Roxy Hockman blanked Royal Crown 3-0 at Benson Park as he struck out two and walked none. Mountaineers fell 15-0 to Horens, who moved above .500 with a strong pitching performance and support from Jackson Higes and Clack.
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Benseny Park
Horens
Mountaineers
Bob Jackson
Lucky Inn
Royal Crown
Roxy Hockman
Jess Donald
Bill Shank
Bailey
Hockman
Brennan
Brye
Armel
Donald
Sus
ci#0
Clothiers
Jackson
Higes
Clack
Mountaineer
Royston
Orndorff
Helosh
Montague
Grace Bible
White Post Charge
EUB
Major League Leaders Split Across Leagues in 1956
The Associated Press lists top American and National League performers by batting pitching and fielding with leaders including Mantle Power Jensen Mays Thomas Banks Ashburn and Delock among others. Storied veterans like Purkey Flood and Gross appear in brief context alongside trade notes and career reflections.
Atkins-Logart Fight Fixing Plot Revealed
New York boxing figure Jimmy White was indicted for conspiracy to fix the March 21 welterweight bout between Atkins and Logart acting as an undercover manager for Logart. Co conspirator Hymie Wallman was fined. judge Bert Grant had a separate indictment. The plan to bribe officials failed and Akins won by a sixth round knockout.
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New York
Virgil Akins
Isaac Logart
Jimmy White
New Yorker
Logart
Herman “Hymie
Mink
Wallman
Bert Grant
Alkens-Logart
White
Grant
Dist
Atty. Frank
Hogan
Akins
Burdette First NL Pitcher With Grand Slam
Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves belted a grand slam at the Los Angeles Coliseum as his team beat the Dodgers 8 to 4. The homer made him the first active National League pitcher on record to hit a grand slam, with a second homer coming in the eighth. He had only two prior career homers, both previously hit in 1960.
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Charles Maher
LOS Angeles
Lew Burdette
Yankees
Milwaukee
Braves
Burdette
Bartette
Johnny Podres
Ed Roebuck
Cincinnati
Cities Service and Workingman Triumph in Little League
Cities Service edged O Sullivan 9-6 with Anderson the winning pitcher as the game ended in the fifth with Cities Service at bat. Workingman beat National Pruit 3-1, Berry homered and singled, Arnold earned the win with two hits, and the Miller twins starred for Cities Service with George 3-for-3 and John 2 hits including a 3 run homer.
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Cities Service
O'Sullivan
Workingman
National Pruit
Miller Twins
George
John
Anderson
Berry
Arnold
Art Student Claims Welterweight Title Will Clinch Career
New York AP report profiles Mickey Crawford a 24 year old welterweight from Saginaw Michigan aiming to win the welterweight title tonight at Madison Square Garden over Mexico's Indian Ortega. Crawford has four straight wins and a 22-2 record while Ortega stands 46-12 with 20 knockouts.
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New York
Mickey Crawford
Saginaw
Mich
Mickey
Mexico
Indian Ortega
Madison Square Garden
Ortega
Elks Top Moose 10-4 In Pony League Game
The front running Elks defeated the Moose 10-4 at Sen seny Park yesterday afternoon. Griffitt started and won with support from Sirbaugh and Reed. Hinkle took the loss, relieved by Davis. Spicer tripled and singled as the Elks posted six hits. Hinkle and Davis doubled for the Moose in a four hit attack. Reed walked six times after his first official at bat.
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Elks
Moose
Senseny Park
Griffitt
Sirbaugh
Reed
Hinkle
Davis
Spicer
Friday Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston Kansas City at Baltimore
Friday matchups include Cleveland versus New York Chicago facing Boston Kansas City clashing with Baltimore. Detroit travels to Washington while Thursday results show New York beating Cleveland and Baltimore defeating Kansas City.
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Power
Cleveland
Cerv
Kansas City
Fox
Chicago
Mantle
New York
Jensen
Boston
Sievers
Lemon
Washington
Pox
Malzone
Kuenn
Detroit
Kaline
Tuttle
Aparicio
Rivera
Land
Baltimore
Bamore
Oates and Shendon to Start for Winchester in Apple Valley Clash
Winchester hosts Mt Falls in a 2:30 p.m. Sun game hoping for a win as Donnie Oates seeks his best day after a slow start. Bill Shendon catches, Mt Falls relies on steady hitting while Oak Grove tops the league and Middletown shows progress in pursuit of Gainesboro.
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Winchester
Mt. Falls
Donnie Oates
Oates
Bill Shendon
Mt. Palis
Mt. Fallsas
Oak Grove
Middletown
Gainesboro
Baseball standings and matchups in second game pod
Pairings show Philadelphia at Chicago and Pittsburgh at St. Louis with scores listed for earlier games: Philadelphia 13 Louis 8, Milwaukee 8 Los Angeles 4, Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 0, Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 7.
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Musial
St. Louis
Mays
San Francisco
Dark
Walls
Chicago
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Banks
Gil Anerson
Philadelphia
Hoak
Cincinnati
Thomson
Great
Virdon
San
Sid Cisco
Blasingame
Pitts Burch
Ashburn
McMahon
Milwaukee
Phillips
Farrell
Jones
Drott
Padres
Los Angeles
Antonelli
L. Pet
Sphia
Louis
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Bobby Boone
Springfield
Russ Klar Lyn
Carl Miller
Miller Ford
Red Marlowe
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Bob Marshman
Collegeville
Tony Bonadics
Len Duncan
Johnny Mann
Ronkonkoma
N. Y
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Chuck Arnold
Stamford
Tony Romit
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Rony Evans
Waterbury
Caster
Vargo
Ernie McCoy
Reading
Barclay
Bill Randell
North Reading
Mass
Dick Staeger
Bethlehem
Tom Goggin
Kermit Batt
Nnd
Charles Town
Leesburg
Brunswick
Martinsburg
Front Royal
Hancock Berkeley Springs
New Market
Woodstock
Winchester, Virginia
U. 8
Virginia
Roxy Hockman Blanks
R.C
Major League
Associated Press
American League
Pirates
Don Gross
Bob
Redlegs
Purkey
Curt Flood
St Louis Cardinals
High Point
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E.D.T
Atkins-Logart
Rocky Bridges
Frank Lary
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Riverton
Chug
Pure Oil
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Associated Press American League
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