Washington Gun Club shooter wins top award in Virginia state meet
O W Webb of Washington DC captured the High Over-All Trophy with 571x600 targets at the Winchester Gun Club state championship in Winchester. Ira Eyler of Martinsburg tied for 200 straight, while Cal Collis and L A Barnes won open trophies.
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Virginia
Moon
O. W. Web
Washington, D. C
Webb
Ira Eyler
Martinsburg
Stephenson
Winchester
8. V. Counts
Roanoke
Calvin Collis
Bunker Hill
W Va
L. A. Barnes
Sykesville
Barnes
Collis
Courtney Grim
Shumaker
Charles Town
Eyler
Don Dills
Lynchburg
Dills
C. W. Gossard
Hagerstown
Gossard
R. B. Taylor
Earl Wilson
Indiana
Shuttle
B. L. Thompson
Bethind Grim
Schumaker
Suttle
Ralph Luttrell
A. D. Strubler
Montague Keeps Pressure With Sunnyside Win In City League
Montague remains near second place after a 6 4 victory over Sunnyside as Junior Hill allowed seven hits. J Robinson powered the offense with a triple and a homer while R Tinsman and Bailey contributed key hits. In city play Lucky Inn beat Heron 11 10 with Roxy Hockman winning. Tonight's games include Market vs Boyce Baptist Mountaineers vs Lucky Inn and Herons vs Buckley Lages at 6 7 and 8 30.
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Montague
Sunnyside
Senseny Park
Burnt Factory
Junior Hill
D. Shirley
J. Robinson
R. Tinsman
Strawderman
Lucky Inn
Heron
Roxy Hockman
Jackson
Market
Boyce Baptist
Mountaineers
Herons
Buckley- Lages
Cities Service Tightens Grip On League Lead
Cities Service beat O Sullivan 106 and Workingman s trimmed National Fruit 8 4. Morris won for the National Little League leaders allowing two hits as wildness and errors produced six runs. Barton took the loss, removed in the fifth. John Miller and Robert Anderson homered off their pitchers. Berry won five hitter as his team used six hits off Iee and Kipps to win. Hall Berry Hershey and Simpson scored in the first, Hershey and Berry scored again in the third with Fletcher and Hall scoring in the fifth. Ed Lee scored twice for the losers.
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O'Sullivan
Workingman
National Fruit
Morris
Barton
E. Rinker
John Miller
Robert Anderson
Berry
Iee
Kipps
Hall
Hershey
Simpson
Workingman’s
Fletcher
Ed Lee
Los
Moore Fullmer light heavyweight title talks surface in San Francisco
A potential light heavyweight title bout emerged with champion Archie Moore and former middleweight Gene Fullmer. Billy Newman, a San Francisco gym operator, said Moore agreed to negotiate with Salt Lake City businessmen for a 15 round title fight in Salt Lake City after September 8.
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Ban Francisco
Archie Moore
Gene Fullmer
Billy Newman
San Francisco
Moore
Salt Lake City
Flamio Wins Narrow Decision Over Lynch in New York Bout
Eddie Lynch lost a ten round unanimous decision to Billy Flamio at St. Nicholas Arena. Lynch protested the referee Teddy Martin for alleged butt attacks, but the referee denied the claim. Flamio, a tireless puncher, carried the action as both fighters weighed in at about 147 to 149 pounds, with both being New York opponents.
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New York
Eddie Lynch
Billy Flamio
St. Nicholas Arena
Flamio
Teddy Martin
Lynch
Martin
Slow Wind Delays 51st Chicago to Mackinac Yacht Race
On Lake Michigan the 333 mile classic crawled toward Mackinac Island as light air slowed the field. After four days Dyna of Sturgeon Bay and Freebooter of Chicago led Sabre of Sheboygan, with Sabre 30 miles behind the leaders and finish now uncertain due to becalmed conditions.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Chicago
Wis
Freebooter
Sabre
Sheboygan
Dyna
Brown versus Lane Looms in Sam Houston Colosseum Bout
Houston heavyweight lightweight champion Joe Brown predicts a quick finish but allows Kenny Lane to endure six or seven rounds to savor his rivals trash talk. The 15 round title fight at Sam Houston Coliseum will be telecast nationally with Lane claiming a six year age edge. Brown trains at Camp Holden while Lane focuses on limbering up at a downtown camp. Brown vows to shield the lightweight division and lampoon left handed fighters as Lane aims to become the first southpaw lightweight champion.
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Houston
Tex
Joe Brown
Kenny Lane
Brown
Sam Houston Coliseum
Camp Holden
Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Bob Cerv Night Marks Home Opener At KC Stadium
Bob Cerv, batting star of the Kansas City Athletics, headlines Bob Cerv Night as 20,000 fans expect at Municipal Stadium for the opener against Boston. Cerv, 32, leads in runs and ranks high in RBIs and homers despite injuries, including a jaw wired shut and a swollen elbow after being hit by a pitch.
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Bob Cerv
Kansas City Athletics
Municipal Stadium
Harry Truman
Boston
Govs
James Blair
Missouri
George Docking
Kansas
Victor Anderson
Nebraska
Cerv
Cervs
Three Distance Runners Try To Beat Horses In 157 Mile Marathon
In Salt Lake City three long distance runners Paul Hardrock Simpson Roy McMurtry and Edo Romagnoli race three mounted men Wesley Bastian Stewart Pollock and W L Jacobson from Salt Lake City to Roosevelt Utah. Romagnoli predicts no finish under 32 hours and the Bullberry Boys Booster Club of Roosevelt sponsors the event.
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Salt Lake City
Paul
Hardrock
Simpson
Burlington
N.C
Here
Roosevelt
Utah
Kinston
N. C
Roy McMurtry
McMurtry
Indiana
Tucson
Ariz
Edo Romagnoli
Ozone Park
N. Y
New York
Detroit
Wesley Bastian
Stewart Pollock
Tooele
W. L. Jacobson
West Jordan
Romagnoli
Bullberry Boys Booster Club
Senior Bowl Shifts to Jan 3 in Mobile
The Senior Bowl All-Star game in Mobile will be played January 3. J Finley McRae, president of the Mobile Arts and Sports Assn, announced the date moved a week earlier than in past years. The North and South squads comprise 50 senior players from colleges nationwide.
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Mobile
Ala
J. Finley McRae
Mobile Arts and Sports Assn
Campbell Speaker For Kiwanis Club
Robert 8 Campbell educational director National Coal Association Washington DC will be guest speaker at Kiwanis Club luncheon tomorrow at 12 22 p m at the George Washington Hotel topic The Impact of the Peaceful Atom.
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Robert 8. Campbell
National Coal Association
Washington, D. C
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Braves and Cubs Fall In Tough National League Race
The Braves blew late leads and were beaten 5-4 in 14 innings by St. Louis as Curt Flood homered for the Cards. The Cubs were drubbed 9-4 by Cincinnati while Redlegs surged. Reds hurler Bill Wight earned his first NL win. Reds' Thurman belted a three-run shot as Solis lost his first major league decision.
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Milwaukee Braves
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Philadelphia
Cubs
Cardinals
Giants
Reds
Redlegs
Harvey Haddix
Cal Neeman
Tony Taylor
Haddix
Taylor
Bob Thurman
Marcelino Solis
George Crowe
Roy McMillan
Swink Quits Pros
Jim Swink a top rookie prospect chose not to play pro football. He will stay in school at Southwestern and continue his studies while the Chicago Bears begin training at Collegeville Ind in preparation for the season.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Jim Swink
Chicago Bears
Collegeville
Ind
TCU
Southwestern
Chevrolet's 12 Pickup Lineup Tailored to Jobs
Chevrolet offers twelve pickup models suited to various tasks. For cost cutting, customers can compare fuel economy, payload capacity, and reliability to pick the best work truck.
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Chevrolet
Folly of Volunteering at Red Cross Class
Mrs Albert Sandy, 69, volunteered for an artificial respiration class in Petersburg Fila.7. A few minutes later she required hospital treatment for a cracked rib after the incident.
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Petersburg
Fila
Albert Sandy
Red Cross
Winchester Wins Pony Loop Thriller in Junior League
Winchester racks up a 2-1 victory over tourney favorite Hamilton on five-hit pitching by Marvin Griffitt and Teddy Reed two-run first inning. Hamilton’s pitcher fanned six with no walks as Griffitt struck out eight. Hamilton exits tourney. Winchester prepares for next round at an undetermined venue with Reed on mound and raised mounds likely.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton
Marvin Griffitt
Teddy Reed
Donnie Pryor
Denny Hinkle
Griffitt
Heydman
Buzzy Foster
Hamilton's Park
Eastwood Park
Lane Reed
Eastwood
Comeback Reward in all star game for hospital fund
Buddy Fowler born with a twisted foot will play fullback in an August 8 all star football game in Columbia to raise funds for Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital in Greenville. Fowler began football at age nine, earned varsity berth as a senior star last fall.
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Columbia
8. C
Buddy Fowler
Shriner's Crippled Children’s Hospital
Greenville
C. Fowler
False Teeth Benefit Promoted With STEETH Powder
An old advertisement claims STEETH powder eases loosened false teeth by absorbing odor and keeping plates comfortable. It promises a firmer fit, no sour taste, and quicker relief from wobbling or dropping during use.
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