Buhl Struggles in Sophomore Year with Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee pitcher Bob Buhl labors in a disappointing spring with the Braves as his winter league success fades. He lost his fourth straight start 2-0 to Brooklyn, keeping Milwaukee's lead over the Dodgers slim while rain affects NL schedules. In other games Philadelphia routed Boston 16-6 as Gus Zernia hit two homers, and Detroit edged Baltimore 4-3.
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Bob Buhl
Milwaukee Braves
Puerto Rico
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Braves
Buhl
Army
Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Bostonians
Fenway Park
Gus Zernia
Major League Leaders in American League statistics
Avila of Cleveland leads with a .388 batting average and 64 hits. Rosen of Cleveland has 49 RBIs and 13 home runs. Minoso of Chicago leads in runs and triples, while McDougald of New York and Jensen of Boston share a steals pace. Consuegra of Chicago is 5-0 with a 1.000 era and Turley of Baltimore has 70 strikeouts.
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Avila
Cleveland
Minoso
Chicago
Rosen
McDougald
New York
Jensen
Boston
Rivera
Consuegra
Turley
Baltimore
Baseball season leaders list from St Louis and Brooklyn
Stat line highlights show Musial leading in batting average runs and RBIs for St Louis, with Jablonski and Snider also high in hits and doubles. Sauer leads Chicago in home runs while Haddix records 62 strikeouts for St Louis and Raschi posts a 5 0 record.
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Musial
St. Louis
Jablonski
Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
New York
Sauer
Chicago
Bruton
Milwaukee
Raschi
Haddix
Tonight and Sunday high school games schedule update
The schedule lists games tonight at Front Royal Strasburg and Luray Stanley, with Winchester at New Market and Woodstock at Madison. Tomorrow night features Winchester at New Market and Woodstock at Madison, with Sunday games Front Royal at Madison and Luray at Winchester plus New Market at Strasburg and Woodstock at Stanley. All Sunday games start at 3 p.m. and other games at 8 p.m.
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Strasburg
Front Royal
Stanley
Luray
Winchester
New Market
Woodstock
Madison
Porterfield Fires Best Major League Complete Games Record
Portfield of the Washington Nationals leads with eight complete games this season as a pitcher hitter, nine starts and eight finishes, six wins and three losses. Cleveland’s Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts also show strong durability, while Don Larsen and Arnold Portocarrero highlight other pitchers with limited relief appearances.
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New York
Bob Porterfield
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
Lemon
Detroit
Yankees
Bob
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Bob Keegan
Chicago White Sox
Don Larsen
Baltimore
Arnold Portocarrero
Athletics
Anderson Heads Round Hill Shooting Match Committee
Julian Anderson was named chairman of a permanent committee to handle shooting matches at a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Round Hill Community Fire Company. Also named were James Patterson Harry Patterson Leo Baker and Frank Jenkins. The next shooting match is scheduled by the company.
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Julian Anderson
Round Hill Community Fire Company
Round Hill
James Patterson
Harry Patterson
Leo Baker
Frank Jenkins
Winchester Nine At New Market Tomorrow Night
The Winchester Baseball Club aims to reach the .500 mark in the Maésanu ten League as it visits New Market for a 8 p m game. Winchester seeks revenge after 13 hits by New Market last Sunday with Patton on the mound and Bloom or Willis catching.
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Winchester Baseball Club
New Market
Front Royal
Winchester
Jack Patton
Elmo Bloom
Pete Willis
Vukovich's Start Downgraded 500 Prize at Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana. Bill Vukovich won the 500 mile race from the seventh row, earning $74,934.84 to be shared with owner Howard Keck and crew at the victory dinner, far less than last year's $89,496.96 despite leading 90 laps.
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Vukovich
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bill Vukovich
Howard Keck
Vuky
General Petroleum Corp
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Turkey and ham prizes at Patterson farm sale
A Saturday event runs from 2 to 10 p m at Harry Patterson's farm featuring turkeys hams and chickens as prizes in a community contest style sale.
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Harry Patterson
Orioles Attendance Drops as Team Slips in Standings
The Baltimore Orioles return to the cellar as attendance slides below 20 000 per game after 20 home dates. Despite a season goal of 1 800 000 and higher gate figures than some peers, losses and a 12 of 14 skid put rebuilding in focus. General manager Art Eblers traded Vic Wertz for Bob Chakales, signaling steady change in a season of uncertainty.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis
Philadelphia Athletics
Orioles
Detroit
Art Eblers
Oriole
St. Louis Browns
Vic Wertz
Bob Chakales
Zatopek Smashes World Records In Brussels Spree
Emil Zatopek the Czech army officer shattered two world marks in Brussels racing six miles in 27 52 2 and 10 000 meters in 28 54 2. He already beat his 5 000 meter record in Paris on Sunday.
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Brussels
Emil Zatopek
Paris
British Heavy Champion Eyes Marciano Title
British heavyweight champion Don Cockell flies to New York in two weeks to scout the Marciano Charles title bout and aims for a world championship shot after beating Harry Matthews in a 10 round decision. Cockell improved on a prior win over Matthews and now pursues a heavyweight crown while potential opponents loom.
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London
Don Cockell
New York
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Rocky
Marciano
Roland la Starza
Harry Matthews
Cockell
Matthews
Seattle
Battersea
Jack Hart
Britain
Carter Seeks Lightweight Crown Fight In St Louis
Ex lightweight champion Jimmy Carter of New York enters tonight's 10 round bout at the St Louis Arena as a 3-1 favorite against Chillin Charley Riley. Carter, 30, tipped at 135 pounds, is coming off five weeks of training in San Francisco after a layoff. Riley stands at 13 years with 34 knockouts to his credit. CBS telecast set for 9 p.m. EST.
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ST. Louis
Jimmy Carter
New York
Charley Riley
Carter
Riley
San Francisco
Paddy DeMarco
DeMarco
CBS
Court Cases List From Local Police Court
Ted Snider of 540 N Lou doun St faces assault and battery with 60 days suspended after a $31.25 fine. Benton A Heironimus of Rt 1 Berryville listed for speeding with a $14.25 fine. Charles T Ruckman of 310 5 Braddock St cited for drink intoxication with $9.75. John Campbell of 52 Freemont St charged with drunkenness resulting in $10.75. Robert Mayhew of Frederick County charged with using abusive language to breach the peace for $14.75. George DeHaven of Rt 2 cited for drunkenness with $14.75.
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Lewis Ted Snider
Loudoun St
Benton A. Heironimus
Berryville
Charles T. Ruckman
Braddock St
John Campbell
Freemont St
Robert Mayhew
Frederick County
George DeHaven
Rt. 2
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Featured in Magazines
The 27th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival receives wide coverage in May and June magazines and bulletins. The Capital District Bulletin shows the Winchester Kiwanis float winning first prize and a $250 award. Virginia Fruit highlights the Ladies Luncheon with Miss Patricia Priest, Queen Shenandoah XXVII. The Commonwealth Magazine covers spring celebrations with Queen Shenandoah XXVII and attendants, plus officials and escorts.
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Shenandoah
Fete
Winchester Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Capital District Bulletin of the Kiwanis Clubs
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
South Loudoun St
Valley Photo Centre
Kiwanis Club
Winchester
Bill Butler
Virginia Fruit
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Staunton
Patricia Priest
the Commonwealth Magazine
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Jane Sjostrom
Lynn Cooper
Defense
Wilson
Clifton B. Cates
Massanutten Military Academy
Fires in the United States rise with losses and deaths
In 1953 there were more than a million fires ranging from small piles to multi million dollar blazes. Eleven thousand people died in fires. Overall, fire losses have steadily increased in the United States since 1938.
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United States
Baseball Night Schedule and Results Featured
Major league action tops the card with Brooklyn and Milwaukee facing off at 9 p m and New York meeting St Louis at 8 p m Weather rain delays suspend several games Yesterday Brooklyn defeated Milwaukee 2 0 New York beat Washington 9 3 Philadelphia routed Boston 16 6 Detroit edged Baltimore 4 3 Chicago hosted Boston in the late game with Consuegra and Sullivan pitching for respective teams
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Billy Cox
Brooklyn
Russ Meyer
Pee Wee Reese
Meyer
Junior Gilliam
Milwaukee
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Chicago Zunean
Simmons
Fowler
Cleveland
Wynn
Reynolds
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Newcombe
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E. Piccadilly St
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Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
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