Legion Retains Pence to Face Clarke Sunday
Manager Keller confirms Davy Pence remains on the Legion staff and will start on Sunday when the Legion hosts Clarke county at Rouss Park. Les Shickle, who won both games in a recent doubleheader, may get the mound, while Pence could pitch against Staunton or Middletown depending on the schedule and injuries.
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Ion Post
Staunton
Northern Virginia
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Pence
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Tomorow
Legion
Clarke County
Rouss Park
White Sox
Front Royal
Middletown
Strasburg
Les Shickle
New York
Shickle
West Virginia Deer Season Opens November Twenty Eight
Deer season in West Virginia will open November 28 and run until December 6. Regulations are not finalized while a deer population study is completed. The general hunting season for squirrel grouse and wild turkey starts October 15. Quail and cottontail rabbit become legal game November 11.
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W. Va
City Softball Standings and Tonight's Games
City Softball standings listed with games scheduled. O Sullivan vs Victor Products Corp in Hagerstown at 4 30 p m appears as a matchup.
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O’sullivan
Victor Products Corp
Hagerstown
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
National League top teams include Brooklyn St Louis Boston Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Chicago with Brooklyn at 49 31. Yesterday Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 11 5 while St Louis edged Philadelphia 1 0 and Boston defeated Chicago 6 1. In the American League Detroit beat Boston 8 7 and New York topped St Louis 6 0 with other scores listed. Yogi Berra sparked a NY victory while Howie Pollet pitched a 1 0 shutout for St Louis. Tomorrow's schedule features key NL and AL matchups.
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St. Louis Park
Howie Pollet
Cardinals
Phillies
How Old Point Comfort Got Its Name
The expedition that founded Jamestown in 1607 established a sheltered harbor on the peninsula named Point Comfort on April 26, 1601. The word Old was added later to distinguish it from another settlement sharing the name.
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Jamestown
Point Comfort
Jewel Box Beats Royal Crown 3-1 in City Softball
Jewel Box upset Royal Crown 3-1 as Clevenger pitched six hits for Jewel Box. Sheetz doubled in two runs, Grim scored on a fifth inning. Richard made a running catch to double a runner off base.
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Royal Crown
Clevenger
Grim
Sheetz
Richard
Fawcett
A. Lake
Gregory
P Serdar
Ashley
Sherwood Honored On Retirement At Home
Dr E C Sherwood retired as state pathologist on June 30. He received a leather traveling bag from Douglas Miller of the West Virginia Horticulture Society and a radio, a gift from the local fruitgrowers, presented by W N McClung Berkeley County agricultural agent.
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E. C. Sherwood
Inwood
Douglas Miller
West Virginia Horticulture Society
W. N. McClung
Berkeley County
Moose Defeats O'Sullivan In City Softball, 11-1
The Moose defeated O'Sullivan 11-1 as they piled up 5 runs on 5 hits in the first frame. They added 2 in the sixth and 4 in the seventh to seal the win. O'Sullivan's S Purtlebaugh scored the lone run in the first inning. Sewell earned the win for Moose, scattering 5 hits. Donald took the loss for O'Sullivan, charged with 11 hits.
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Moose
O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
S. Purtlebaugh
Sewell
Donald
Copenhaver D. Boyd
P. Purtlebaugh
B. Smith
E. Stewart
R. Carper
L. White
Glasscock
Winchester Conrad Hoover post wins District 7 Junior Legion title
The Winchester Conrad Hoover post team clinched the District 7 Junior Legion championship after a forfeit, earning a chance to meet Lorton post 162 in a three game zone 2 series. Games are set for Mt Vernon high school and Winchester park with a deciding third game to be played at a coin flip site. A state playoff at Newport News July 23 awaits the zone 2 winner among nine teams.
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Winchester
Conrad Hoover
District 7 Junior Legion
Lester Singhas
Shenandoah
Lorton Post 162
Alexandria
Mt. Vernon High School
Lorton
Winchester Park
Newport News
Council Meeting Highlights Feeding Ad by Iston Purina Co
Charles Hodson of Stephenson and Walter Largent of Sunnyside attended a two day feeding ad sponsored by the Iston Purina Co. at Frederick.
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Charles Hodson
Stephenson
Walter Largent
Sunnyside
Iston Purina Co
Frederick
Estranged Husband Acquitted on Rape Charge in Leeds
Edward Clarke, a 35 year old truck driver, was acquitted today of raping his estranged wife in Leeds. He admitted making love but said she was willing. the wife testified Clarke cajoled her to an out of the way place, lifted her over a wall, and persisted despite her struggles.
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Leeds
Eng
Edward Clarke
Clarke
Virginia Board Considers Certificate for Graduate Teachers
RADFORD July 16. Virginia board of education may issue an additional teaching certificate to those who complete graduate work. Dr. J R Blair Buck, coordinator of teacher education, said a group of state educators planned the proposal after conferring here at a conference studying certification regulations for teachers.
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Radford
Virginia Board of One Wat
J. R. Blair Buck
Virginia
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