Russell Close to LBL Homer Record With Ninth Round Trhreat
National Fruit of the National Little Baseball League routed O Sullivan 20 4 as Russell hit 9th homer to threaten Teddy Reed’s LBL record. Eddie Lee earned the win after Russell moved to catcher following a walk heavy first inning. Grubbs went 4 for 4 and National Fruit’s lineup featured power with Lee, Grubbs, and Russell pacing the attack.
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Russell
Little Baseball League
O'Sullivan
Cities Service Workingman
National Fruit
Workingman’s Store
Cities Service
Sammy Russell
Teddy Reed
Eddie Lee
Lee
Grubbs
Five Years Added On Sentence Of Prisoner
Richmond AP report notes a Richmond Circuit Court jury added five years to the sentence of inmate Edwin F. Bedell 23 who faces voluntary manslaughter trial for the fatal stabbing of fellow inmate Jefferson C. Mitchell Jr. 28. Both men worked in the prison auto tag shop. Bedell testified he stabbed Mitchell when Mitchell attacked with a hammer.
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Richmnd
Richmond
Edwin F. Bedell
Isle of Wight
Jefferson C. Mitchell Jr
Bedell
Mitchell
Often Misspelled Peritonitis Prompted Observation
A fragment notes the common misspelling peritonitis and advises to observe the three i s. The brief implies a spelling guidance or linguistic aside likely from a medical or language column.
Vollmer Shatters Nine Hole Course Record At Shenandoah Retreat
Dennis Vollmer a 23 year old assistant pro at Millwood Club astonished players at Shenandoah Retreat by firing 33 32 65 over two nine hole rounds in heavy rain. He broke the course record by 11 strokes, playing from the back tees. Vollmer a Notre Dame alumnus and former Fort Lauderdale assistant pro impressed with a heavy drive and strong greens touch.
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Charlie Tait
Shenandoah Retreat Country Club
Rt. 7
Dennis Vollmer
Vollmer
Millwood Country Club
Boyce Club
Billy Phillips
Winchester
Millwood
Denis McCarthy
Notre Dame
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Shenandoah Downs to Feature Rockville Centenial Purse
Shenandoah Downs hosts a mile and one sixteenth race honoring Rockville City Centennial with ten runners led by Paul C. Jackson’s Plena and Millard E. Gilbert’s Vixen’s Joy. Track officials aim for another weekday attendance and mutuel record after recent highs, as bettors chase a $16,634 bonanza pool and large payouts from recent big nights.
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Shenandoah Downs
Rockville City
Shenandoah
Bonanza
Pleana
Vixen
Joy
Maderis Dupuy
Cedar Hill Stable
Old Chapel
Deedock
Attempt Against Military Base is Repulsed
Fourteen men armed with machineguns attacked Guatemala's Alta Verapaz military base but were repulsed. An army lieutenant and a civilian were captured, and communications to the base were cut. No casualty figures were disclosed.
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Guatemala
Alta Verapaz
Liston Knocks Out Zora Folley in Denver Rounds
Sonny Liston pummeled Zora Folley at the Denver Coliseum delivering a two knockdowns in the second round and a knockout in 28 seconds of the third. Folley fought back but Liston’s left hook and right hand sealed the win as Patterson’s rematch looms. Folley had entered as a top contender with eight straight wins before the defeat.
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Denver
Colo
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Liston
Zora Folley
Denver Coliseum
Philadelphia
Folley
Chandler
Ariz
Patterson
Ingemar Johannson
Ring Magazine
National Boxing Assn
All Ring
Associated Press
Vice Presidency Move Underway For Anderson
Edwin S. Mayer says Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson is the Republican vice presidential favorite for Chicago convention. Mayer notes Anderson’s stock has risen since Lyndon B. Johnson was chosen by the Democrats as their VP candidate.
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San Angelo
Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
GOP
Chicago
Edwin S. Mayer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Summary of top MLB leaders by at bats runs and RBIs with figures for Larker Mays Banks Aaron and others in batting. Also lists pitching leaders Williams Roebuck Drysdale and team leaders in strikeouts. American League leaders noted for at bats runs RBIs hits doubles and home runs with Mantle Maris Aparicio and others.
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Larker
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Skinner
Pittsburgh
Banks
Chica Mays
Pinson
Cincinnati
Cunningham
St. Louis
White
Bruton
Milwaukee
Kirkland
Chicago
Aaron
Williams
Roebuck
Drysdale
Friend
Gentile
Baltimore
Runnels
Boston
Minoso
Mantle
New York
Maris
Smith
Skowron
Siebern
Kansas City
Aparicio
Fox
Robinson
Maxwell
Detroit
Snyder
Landis
Coates
Turley
Bunning
Bell
Cleveland
Snead Calls Firestone Course Tough Ahead of PGA
Sam Snead, 48, after observing Firestone remodels calls the layout a tough test as the PGA Championship approaches. He shoots 69 in Monday practice, first to break par on the strengthened par 70, 7165-yard course. Arnold Palmer struggles to 75, while Redl predicts a winning score around 283 or 284 with a $9,000 top prize.
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Akron
Ohio
Sam Snead
Firestone Country Club
Snead
Alex Redl
Redl
PGA
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
U.S
Wild Affairs Shine in Church League Doubleheader
In Senseny Park last night Burnt Factory and Cork Sr. won wild Church League tilts. Cork fell 5 4 despite seven players as John Hodgson settled in after an opening rough spell. Burnt Factory rode Harold Catlett past a 5 3 lead with strong relief while Catlett did not allow an earned run after the first inning.
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Burnt Factory
Cork Sr
Senseny Park
Cork
John Hodgson
Harold Catlett
Fred Burleson
M. Wilson
Catlett
Jim Bromley
Ed Bromley
Dick Knight
Jack Burleson
Charles Gillespie
Jack Duvall
Four Charged Over Hagerty Riot in Tokyo
Tokyo prosecutors indict four leaders of a demonstrator mob that surrounded White House press secretary James Hagerty at Tokyo International Airport. Five others indicted. eight still under investigation. Charges include violence confinement of others and obstructing police.
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Tokyo
White House
James C. Hagerty
Tokyo International
Hagerty
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