Bowers Escapes Death and Stover Wins Modified Feature
Smokey Stover of Staunton survived a Saturday five car pile up to win the Winchester Airport Speedway Modified Feature on Sunday. Junior Bowers of Staunton escaped a flames engulfment after crossing the finish. Lewis Bocock closed on Stover but could not overtake him in a 25 lap race as Reuben McBee and others claimed heats and Consolation honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Speedway
Junior Bowers
Staunton
Smokey Stover
Winchester Airport Speedway
Manassas
Lewis Bocock
Bowers
Reuben McBee
McBee
Bocock
Jack Clore
Bob Crosen
Stover
Earl Moran
Dick Hansberger
Carroll Bridgeforth
Go Karts Shine At Winchester Saturday Race Night
Winchester hosts a family orientated Go Kart track event drawing 464 paying fans and 40 drivers. Clarence Orndorff of Strasburg won Class C with Red Armel second and Jimmy Hughes third. Herman Atkins of Front Royal won Class B with Johnny Campbell second and Lyle Wilkins third. Kenneth Spiker and Frank Jenkins led Class A with Wilbur Edwards third. Heats went to Bud Armel and Lyle Wilkins in C, Wilkins and Robert Hinkins in B, and Frank Jenkins and Ted Williams in A. Next week the track plans free admission for children under nine to continue the family atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Langley
Manassas
Winchester
al Gore
Lee Stultz
Bill Nalley
Clarence Orndorff
Strasburg
Red Armel
Jimmy Hughes
Herman Atkins
Front Royal
Johnny Campbell
Lyle Wilkins
Kenneth Spiker
Frank Jenkins
Wilbur Edwards
Hancock,Md
Bud Armel
Wilkins
Robert Hinkins
Ted Williams
Round Hill
George Huffman
Bill Jones
Hamilton
Garner Putnam
Bill Johnson
Jack Mellon
Rod Allder
Purcellville
Joe Funk
Charlie Armel
White Sox win doubleheader to pull within half game of Indians
Chicago White Sox surge to a 2-1 win in the opener and 14-2 in the nightcap against Baltimore as Roy Sievers extends his hit streak to 20. Bob Shaw and Early Wynn win on the mound, while Cleveland, New York, and Washington stumble in a crowded pennant race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago White Sox
Roy Sievers
Bob Shaw
Wynn
Sievers
Shaw
White Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankee
Baltimoor
Yanks
Indians
Detroit
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Clarke County splits in extra inning baseball twinbill
Clarke County opened the Northern Virginia Baseball League bid for the second half with a 5 4 extra inning loss to Marshall in 10 innings, then won 7 7 in seven frames as Walter Barr earned the first win and Goose Tomblin contributed six hits across the doubleheader. Barr fanned three in the opener and drove in two, while Tomblin added three singles in the first game and a double in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Northern Virginia Baseball League
Marshall
Boyce
Walter Barr
Barr
Goose Tomblin
Esso
CCE
Longerbeam
Tomblin
Jimmy Lloyd
Clarke
Warrenton
Front Royal
Leonard Captures Western Open In Sudden-Death Playoff
Stan Leonard, after a lean spell and limited practice, edged Art Wall Jr. in a first extra hole playoff at the Western Open in Detroit. Leonard sank a six-foot birdie after Wall missed an eight-footer, finishing 10 under par 278 with Wall at 278. Wall led by four after 54 holes but collapsed late as Leonard surged to the title and $5,000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Stan Leonard
Leonard
Balding
Art Wall Jr
Wall
U S Davis Cup advance along with Mexico in American zone
The United States beat Canada 5-0 in Quebec to reach the second round and will meet Mexico City in the Aug 5-7-8 American zone series. Sandy MacKay and Bernie Bartzen won singles, as captain David Freed praised the players but warned against overconfidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated. Press
United States
Mexico City
Canada
Quebec
Sandy Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Bob Bedard
Ace
Bernie Bartzen
Francois Godbout
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Dew Gerrard
Mark
Peter Valdez
Allan Price
Sweden
France
Baastad
Italy
Musial Reaches 3 252nd Hit To Move Up All Time List
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals lined a single to right off Bob Anderson of the Chicago Cubs, the 3 252nd hit of his major league career, lifting him to fifth on the all time list as a Busch Stadium crowd of 28 661 roared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cub
Bob Anderson
Musial
Busch Stadium
Leonard wins Las Vegas Tournament of Champions in 1988
April 1988 saw a dramatic finish as Leonard claimed the Las Vegas Tournament of Champions title. Wall earned $2,500 for second while Doug Sanders and Gene Littler tied for third at 279, each winning $1,750. Barber, Ragan and defending champ Souchak finished one stroke back at 280.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Leonard
Doug Sanders
Gene Littler
Jerry Barber
Dave Ragan
Mike Souchak
Daily Across Puzzle Clues With Varied Definitions
Puzzle lists across and down clues including spear handle degrade bereaved woman alone la boheme heroine stake races European coal basin gift letter animal skin netton abbr labor mischief silly like the dead fluctuates and a single down clue move through water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Musial Ties Lajoie Hitting Milestone in Doubleheader
Stan Musial matched Nap Lajoie’s 3,251 career hits in the second inning of game two against Chicago. The single to right tied the mark as Musial joked he did not know he was approaching the record and might have misfired if aware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musial
Lajoie
Parade
Nap
Hummer Surprises Lucky Inn As Clarke County Nips TACs
Hummer edged Lucky Inn 43 with Gene Singhas on the mound as Clarke County beat TACs 5 4 in a doubleheader at Senseny Park. Clarke County Esso earned a win over Bud Grey with Donnie Oates relief and Grims’ triple. R. Hummer’s squad moves near the top of the City League standings with strong hitting from B. Lloyd and Earl Bailey supporting Singhas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummer
Lucky
Clarke County
R. H. Hummer
Senseny Park
Lucky Inn
Tacs
Gene Singhas
The
Tenn Agers
Eddie Grim
Jimmy Dix
Wendell Dick
Grim
Donald
Church League
Braddock
Cork
Grace Bible
Burnt Factory
Esso
Mountaineers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilbur Grant
Jack Dennison
Bute
Nehi Bottling CO
Winchester, Vo
Associated Press
Larker
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Here
Skinner
Pittsburgh
Banks
Chicago
Aaron
Milwaukee
Pinson
Cincinnati
Cunningham
White
Bruton
Kirkland
Williams
Roebuck
Drysdale
Friend
Runnels
Boston
Gentile
Baltimore
Mantle
Maris
Minoso
Smith
Skowron
Siebern
Kansas City
Aparicio
Fox
Robinson
Maxwell
Snyder
Lemon
Landis
Coates
Turley
Dearing Beverage Co
Senators
By Jack Hand
Tom Brewer
Pirates
Phillies
Willie Mays
Jim “Mudcat
Grant
Tex Clevenger
Ray Moore
Earl Batty
Vic Power
Power
Dan Dobbeck
Charlie Kerns
Kerns
Western Golf and Country Club
U.S
North Fork
South Fork
Mexico
Emerson
Colleg
Biblical
Seaturdey
TAC
Clarke County Esso
Singhas
Roxy Hockman
Pitta
Fuller
B. Lloyd
Earl Bailey
Bailey
Aubrey Blue
Woody O'Hara
Tate
Monro-Matic
Firestone
N. Braddock ST
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!