Senators reach 500 mark as Nationals surge in July
Washington’s Senators, once stuck in last place, climb above .500 for the first time since opening day. They rally past Chicago 7-5, moving into fifth in the American League amid a three-game win streak and key relief work by Tom Morgan after Camilo Peete left in the seventh.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Washington
Senators
Chicago White Sox
Nats
White Sox
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Tom Morgan
Camilo Peete
Roy Sievers
Sherm Lollar
Shenandoah Downs Marathon Feature Springing to $500000 Night
Shenandoah Downs final program features a marathon series with King Tar at 118 pounds in a nine horse field a mile and one sixteenth. Two fans shared $6036.80 after a big payoffs week and another pool payout neared $10000 Tuesday.
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Shenandoah Downs
Delaware Park
John L. Salter
Major League Leaders in Batting and Team Stats
Compilation of top MLB performers with leading batting averages, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases for key players across leagues. Notable names include Smith Chicago and Maris New York with standout marks in runs, RBIs, and power totals.
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Smith
Chicago
Skowron
New York
Mantle
Maris
Minoso
Allison
Washington
Robinson
Baltimore
Fox
Aparicio
Becquer
Lemon
Landis
Coates
Stubbs
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
Softball tournament semis set after crowd at Senseng Park
A crowd of 600 at Senseng Park watched Lucky Inn TAC and Burnt Factory advance to the District VASA Class A Softball semifinals. Lucky Inn beat R H Hummer 3 0 TAC defeated Valley Board of Halltown 6 1 Burnt Factory topped Royal Crown All Stars 20 1 Semifinals tonight feature TAC vs Clarke County Esso at 6 15 and Lucky Inn vs Burnt Factory at 7 30 with the district final at 8 45 p m.
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Senseng Park
Lucky Inn
TAC
Burnt Factory
VASA
R. H. Hummer
Valley Board of Halltown
Royal Crown “‘All Stars
Clarke County
Esso
Hammer
Roxy Hockman
Gene Singhass
Ken Pitta
Hockman
Bill Myers
West Virginians
Halltown
Bud Gray
Alll Stars
Jim Bromley
Harold Catlett
Full Program Scheduled At Winchester Speedway
A full racing program is planned at Winchester Speedway tomorrow with three 10-lap heat races a 10-lap consolation and the 225-lap feature. Staunton driver Lewis Bocock returns off last Sunday's win to meet strong challengers Bill Nalley of Brunswick and Smokey Stover, both Staunton natives, as new entrants join the field.
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Winchester In Speedway
Lewis Bocock
Staunton
Bill Nalley
Brunswick
Nalley
Bocock
Smokey Stover
Stover
Littler Holds Narrow Lead at Eastern Open
Gene Littler started the third round with a one stroke edge over Juan Rodriguez and Doug Ford at Pine Ridge. Littler shot 68 for 133 total 11 under while Rodriguez matched 67 and Ford missed a 15 foot birdie try to stay within one. The field was cut to 76 pros and 10 amateurs with 60 scores advancing to the final round.
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Baltimore
Gene Littler
Littler
Juan Rodriguez
Doug Ford
Pine Ridge
Rodriguez
Dorado Beach
Ford
Crystal Beach
Fla
Upset Features Senseny Scores Last Night
Senseny Park baseball saw Moose defeat VFW 8 4 in a bowl game with Orndorff notching three hits and pitching by Orndorff. Hunt also had three hits, Richard Ward added one, and Thompson homered for the losers. In Little League Rotary top ed Exchange 10 9, Nicholson and Clevenger pitched for the winners while Foreman Reynolds pitched for the losers.
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Senseny Park
Moose
VFW
Bobby Orndoff
Thompson
Orndorff
Hunt
Richard Ward
Rotary
Exchange
Nicholson
Clevenger
Foreman
Reynolds
Hollis Wins National Award From Lincoln Life Agency
R. Lee Hollis, of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and a P. T. Seibert Agency member, is a national winner in a nationwide contest led by Henry Persons, vice president and director of agencies. He will receive a personal memento from Walter O. T.
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R. Lee Hollis
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
P. T. Seibert
Henry Persons
Hollis
Walter O. T
Blue Ridge Electric Secures Dealership Lineup
Blue Ridge Electric Service at 1604 S Loudoun St gains a dealership tie with Lincoln Electric Cleveland Ohio to distribute a new line of products.
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Blue Ridge Electric
Blue Ridge
S. Loudoun St
Lincoln Electric
Cleveland
Ohio
Presidents and Cabinets Grow Across Eras
A compare note shows George Washington led a four member cabinet while Dwight D. Eisenhower presided over a ten member cabinet reflecting expanding executive staff during the early republic and mid‑century.
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George Washington
Eisenhower
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Across Cities
The Chicago and Cleveland teams posted varied results with Baltimore and Kansas City showing mixed scores. Weekend games included Kansas City at New York and Chicago at Washington with several 2 game series listed and Monday fixtures Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Baltimore.
Friday results and standings in major league baseball
Detroit and New York met as Louisville led with 50 wins. San Francisco 5327 records 48 43 with a 7 percent percentage. Cincinnati 42 52 .447 trailing by 15. Philadelphia 38 56 .404 nine. Chicago 33 60 .355. Friday outcomes: Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 0. Los Angeles 7 Milwaukee 3. San Francisco 2 Cincinnati 1. St Louis 3 Philadelphia 0. Pittsburgh at Chicago. Milwaukee at Los Angeles. Cincinnati at San Francisco. Philadelphia at St Louis. Philadelphia at St Louis. Milwaukee at Los Angeles. No games.
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Mays
San Francisco
Larker
Los Angeles
Ashburn
Chicago
Bruton
Mathews
Milwaukee
Banks
Aaron
Pittsburgh
Pinson
Cincinnati
White
St. Louis
Kirkland
Aston
Philadelphia
Godlove Spaid Trio Win Scorch Mixed Doubles With 572
Alice Godlove and Johnny Spaid won first prize of $18 in the Scorch Mixed Doubles at Health Center Lanes last night. They posted scores of 102 129 110 116 and 115 for 572, the only team with all five games over 100. Eighteen couples competed. four doubleheader strikes were recorded by teams including Loma Mc Intyre Briscoe Ginn.
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Alice Godlove
Johnny Spaid
Becky Cornwell
Roy Bly
Frances Dodson
Mac Hyde
Dodson - Hyde
Barbara Creswell
Richard Sheetz
Ray Orpenter
Charles Renner
Srong
Loma McIntyre-Briscoe Ginn
Irene Borror
Er Ceer
Pep
Betty Hawkins
Pearl Hepler
Virginia Golf Queen Wins Fourth Title at Cascades
Mary Patton Janssen, of Charlottesville, won the 1960 Virginia women's amateur at Cascades in another runaway, beating Sydney Elliott 15 and 13. Janssen also extended her state record with four titles, while eyeing Farmington and national events next month as she plans a possible fifth straight Virginia crown.
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Hot Springs
Mary Patton Janssen
Janssen
Charlottesville
Sydney Elliott
Sydney
Mary Pat
VSGA
Miss Janssen
Miss Elliott
Donna O’brien
Richmond
Lanetta Ware
William B. Pollard
Lily Harper Martin
Portsmouth
Farmington
T. Munford Boyd
University of Virginia
Virginia
Warden issues boat safety rule details in state
Game Warden Blake S. Denney outlines the new boating safety act effective July 1, enforcing federal equipment requirements for all motorboats. He notes Class A and I lighting rules, sets dates for enforcement by August 1, and urges readers to read posted regulations at county courthouses.
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Ryville
Blake S. Denney
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Denney
United States
Federal Register
Commission
Winchester Team Opens Season At Rouss Park With New Uniforms
Winchester baseball resumes with a reorganized squad wearing gray and green for the first time. The home opener against Stephens City is set for 2 p.m. at Rouss Park with Wendell Dick on the mound and Larry Hockman catching. President Thomas W. Wilson, known as Woodrow, leads the club.
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Winchester
Stephens City
Rouss Park
Wendell Dick
Larry Hockman
Junior Legion
Koreans Sink North Korean Gunboat in Naval Clash
The South Korean navy reported sinking a North Korean naval craft in a five minute gun battle at 5,000 yards. Four South Korean sailors were injured on a destroyer escort. This marks the first confirmed sinking of a Communist naval craft since the 1953 armistice ending the Korean War.
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Seoul
South Korea
American Football League Opens With Bills Versus Patriots
Buffalo Bills face Boston Patriots in the AFL exhibition opener as the fledgling league debuts in 1960. The game aims to prove the league’s viability and boost ticket sales while the NFL also starts its exhibition schedule with early matchups across the country.
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N.Y
Buffalo Bills
Boston Patriots
Chicago
NFL
Toronto
Pittsburgh Steelers
United States
Seattle
San Francisco
Dallas
Seixas Seeks Penn Lawn Tennis Title in Haverford
Vic Seixas, 36, former US and Wimbledon champion, bets on the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis title at Merion Cricket Club. He defeats Ramsey Earnhart 6-4 6-1 to reach the semifinals and will face Ron Holm next as Rod Laver advances to meet Bob Mark after a 6-4 5-7 6-4 win.
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Haverford
Vic Seixas
United States
Seixas
Philadelphia
Ramsey Earnhart
Los Angeles
Merion Cricket Club
Ron Holm
Brooklyn
N.Y
Holmberg
Crawford
Henry
Atlanta
Rod Laver
Australia
Whitney Reed
Alameda
Calif
Laver
Bob Mark
Rockslide in France Kills Woman Climbers in Alps
In Chamonix France a rockslide on Mt. Blanc's face Friday killed a woman raising this year's Alpine death toll to five climbers. Authorities reported the incident as part of ongoing mountain dangers in the French Alps.
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Chamonix
France
Mt. Blanc
French Alps
Lena River Length and Mouth in Siberia
The Lena is a 3000 mile Siberian river that flows into the Arctic Ocean. It traverses vast regions and serves as a major geographical landmark in northern Russia.
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Lena
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Don Newcombe Waived from NL to Cleveland
Cincinnati reports Don Newcombe, the famed right handed pitcher, has been waived by the National League and sold to Cleveland. His career included major success with the Dodgers and a 27 win season, though later form faded with a groin injury and a poor World Series record.
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Don Newcombe
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hugo Don Newcombe
Brooklyn
Newk
Cincinnati Reds
Redleg
Gabe’ Paul
Newcombe
Dodgers
Reds
Johnny Kill
Steve Bilko
Fight Results Sydney Nova Scotia Carlos Segura Debuts
Pancho Chico Segura of Los Alamos New Mexico outpointed Johnny Devision of Glace Bay Nova Scotia in a ten round Reno Bount bout. The scheduled Moses Cooper Stockton California versus Frankie Ramirez Mexicali Mexico match was postponed due to rain.
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Sydney
N.S
Pancho Chico Segura
Los Alamos
N.M
Johnny Devision
Glace Bay
Reno — Bount
Moses Cooper
Stockton
Calif
Frankie Ramirez
Mexicali
Mexico
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Jim Bunning
Jack Harshman
Indians
Harshman
Dick Stigman
Orilles
Jack Fisher
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New American Football League
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