Mizell Shines As Cards Halt Slide In Tight NL Race
Mizell pitched 11 innings to beat Cincinnati 4-3 and later spun a two-hitter to blank Pittsburgh 4-0 backing the Cardinals in a tight NL pennant chase. The Braves surged, Dodgers slipped, and Phillies, White Sox, and Red Sox won as Milwaukee and Brooklyn faltered.
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Patterson to resume training after Patterson stops Jackson
Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson plans an early return to training camp for his title defense against Pete Rademacher in Seattle on August 22. He KO'd Jackson in the 10th at the Polo Grounds, earning 175000 with a 250000 guaranteed for the Rademacher bout, totaling 425000 for two fights in 24 days.
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Baseball Standings and Schedules From the AP Report
The American League leads New York and Chicago atop the standings with Boston and Detroit chasing. Schedule highlights include Kansas City at New York and Chicago at Washington, plus Cleveland at Baltimore and Detroit at Boston. In the National League Milwaukee and St Louis hold top spots with Philadelphia and Cincinnati in pursuit. multiple evening games listed with noted pitchers and matchups.
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Stephens City Loses 1-0 to Front Royal
Stephens City fell 1-0 to Front Royal in Little League playoff action ending its title bid. Winchester’s American League beat Woodstock 1-0 and prepared to face Mt. Jackson as the Warren County circuit wraps up. Biggs prevailed despite Larry Flowers’ strong effort as Front Royal edged the visitors.
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Major League Baseball Leaders Ledger Highlights
The season leaders include Aaron Milwaukee topping batting with .343 and 75 runs pushed by 80 hits and 30 homers. Musial St Louis leads doubles with 28 while Mays New York has 12 triples and 28 steals. Schmidt St Louis earns 91 wins with 900 strikeouts for Sanford Philadelphia. In the American League Williams Boston batting champion at .379, Mantle New York with 90 runs and 72 RBIs, Fox Chicago 124 hits, Aparicio Chicago 14 steals, and Wynn Cleveland 131 strikeouts.
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Detroit
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Winchester Wins Golf Tournament Triumph In Tri State League
Winchester Golf captures the Tri State League regular season title by one point over Purcellville at Purcellville links. Anderson and Whitham split Purcellville’s top pair 14 5 to 1’s while Pugh and Foreman won 3 0. Winchester outscored Purcellville 4 14 margin. final team scores list Winchester 11, Purcellville 13, Front Royal 12, Martinsburg 9, Fairfax 6 2, Frederick 2. Teams head to Ingleside for playoffs on August 11. A trivia note asks who first had accident insurance in the U S with 1864 Travelers policy on James Balter.
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Plains Win Opener 8-7 in Little League Tournament
The Plains beat Winchester 8-7 after an 8-0 first inning lead, with Harvey delivering key plays and Hinkle and Saville homering for Winchester. Parker started for Winchester, Halvey pitched well for The Plains, while Stinnett and Viands highlighted late innings in a tense finish. The game marked a no-hit bid by Plains until the fifth and set the stage for tonight's AL action versus Mt. Jackson.
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Sunnyside and Montague Win Close Church League Games
In Sen seny Park action Montague edged EUB 7 5 in a thriller as C Clark pinch hits for a homer after earlier hits by J Robinson and D Whit mire. Sunnyside beat Stephenson 2 1 on a one hit performance by Hill and timely runs. Armel left with a sprained ankle. Duvall was 2 for 2 for Sunnyside, Bailey scored in the second, and D Smith tripled for the winning run in the seventh. Stephenson’s big gun Armel exited due to injury. Tonight's City League schedule features White Brothers vs Boyce Grocery and Clarke County Travelers vs Republic Oil as Oilers chase a share of the league lead with Royal Crown idle.
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