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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
6
The Lucky Inn Club of City League opens the District Virginia Softball Association Tournament tonight against Clarke County Esso. Lucky Inn led the circuit earlier this season but has slipped, while Clarke County Esso has risen and could win tonight. the victor is seen as the team most likely to advance deep.
Former American League pitcher Frank Stubby Overmire manages Decatur Illinois in the Midwest League a Class D minor league circuit guiding the club this season.
Yankees manager Casey Stengel hints at surprising moves as injuries thin the roster. Mantle may play short, Berra at second while Larsen could see outfield duty, and Shantz might cover infield as the team fights to close a six game gap on the White Sox. Three regulars are sidelined.
The Eveland Site near Havana Illinois is being excavated to study Middle Mississippian Indians who lived in the area around 900 to 1000 A.D. The site sits near a large burial mound with 233 known Indian burials, suggesting a village location.
Bobby Avila, 33, joins the Milwaukee Braves after AL seasons with Cleveland Baltimore and Boston. He delivers a two run homer in the ninth to beat Cincinnati 5 4, helping Warren Spahn earn his 258th victory. Eddie Mathews exits with a bruised hip after a foul ball chase.
Akron University's football team posted a 50 23 5 record over nine seasons under head coach Joe McMullen former Brown University athlete who led the squad to consistent success and strong defense.
Yankees win 8 5 at Cleveland to move within one game of the White Sox who lead the AL standings. Sheriff Score shut out Indians until the sixth and Elston Howard and Bobby Richardson drive in key runs. Lollar, Siebern, and Duren forge the late-inning edge for New York.
AP reported scores from the Pacific Coast and Canada plus U S regions. Portland beat Phoenix 2 1 while San Diego defeated Spokane 7 2 Salt Lake City 5 Seattle 4 Sacramento 13 Vancouver 0. International Havana 4 Buffalo 8, Richmond 3 Montreal 1, Richmond 3 Montreal Columbus 12 Toronto 9 Miami 3 Rochester 0 American Association Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 1 Charleston 5 St Paul 4 Houston 8 Fort Worth 1 Dallas 10 Omaha 0 Denver Louisville postponed.
Eddie Machen stopped Reuben Vargas in Portland showing the form he had before a previous defeat to Johansson. Machen, replying that he wants a rematch with Johansson, improved to 28-1-1 while Vargas dropped to 16-8 after the sixth round stoppage.
Major league schedule shows New York at Cleveland Washington at Detroit Boston at Chicago Baltimore at Kansas City. Results include New York 8 Cleveland 5 Detroit 6 Washington 2 Chicago 5 Boston 4 Kansas City 6 Baltimore 3. Friday games list New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Boston at Kansas City Baltimore at Chicago. National League standings show San Francisco leads with 53 41 and .564, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia records listed. Only Philadelphia 11 Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 4 Chicago 7 Los Angeles 2 San Francisco 6 St. Louis 1 Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Milwaukee and St. Louis at Los Angeles and Chicago at San Francisco scheduled with N results.
The 52 man college all star squad opened training at Northwestern University ahead of the August 14 game with the Baltimore Colts. Otto Graham will lead five assistants with full practices starting Friday after equipment issue and medical exams. New additions include Dave Sherer, Rich Kreiting, Harry Jacobs, and Ron Luciano.
Thoroughbred trainers Bernard P Bond and J Bowes Bond are brothers who have enjoyed strong success at New Jersey tracks this summer boosting their stables and reputations in local racing circles.
Johnston's No-Roach offers a modern brush on method for roach and ant control. Discounted at Safeway Peoples Grant's Rhodes Martin's Boyd's and other local drug stores. Dist by Gilpin District Strother.
Automobile Manufacturers Assn notes interior space for the Best Room ae is larger, with the front seat hip area wider by inches than many comparable cars.
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