Front Royal Gains 7th Place Tie With Winchester on 2-1 Victory
Front Royal beat Winchester 2-1 at Rouss Park to tie for seventh in the Massanutten League. Carroll Smith led with a base on balls and a run, while Thompson and North drove in the decisive third inning run in a game marked by sloppy baserunning and missed scoring chances for Winchester.
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Winchester
Rouss Park
Carroll Smith
Smith
Campbell
Buck Cooper
Pete Willis
Windle
North
Beatty
Gilliam
Pos AB
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Cameron
Thompson
Toothman
Carrotte
Halloway
Windley
Stewart
Willis
Headley
Keller
D. Smith
Dodson Co
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Kackley Baillowe
Beatty LF
Judy
Cooper
Bergey and Owings
Charles Town blanks Clarke County 4–0 in Legion game
Charles Town Legion blanked Clarke County 4–0 on Sunday as Catlett threw a two hit bid aided by a four hitter from himself. Buckner struck out three, Catlett fanned four in late innings, and errors helped Charles Town score in the second and eighth innings. Clarke County’s lone hits were later outs as the Legion failed to cross the plate.
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Legion
Clarke County
West Viginians
Diamond
Catlett
Lawrence Buckner
Clarke
B. Buckner
Lloyd
Estep
Teddy Keller
Hott
Charles Town
Pos AB
H ‘McCarty CE
Casey Ip
Estephe
B. Buckner As
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Foltz SE
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Thomas
H. Buckner
L. Buckner PS
Cearles
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Cleveland
Billy Hunter
Yanks
Chicago
Jim Rivera
Dick Donovan
White Sox
Washington
Bobby Feller
Indians
Senators
Duke Maas
Detroit
Baltimore
Orioles
Cal Abrams
Kansas City
Boston
Hector Lopez
Jackie Jensen
Red Sox
White Sox Trade Dorish for Moss in Baltimore deal
The Chicago White Sox announce a straight player trade sending right handed reliever Harry Dorish, 32, to the Baltimore Orioles for catcher Les Moss. Moss has a .358 average in 27 games and started with the St Louis Browns in 1946 before moving to Boston.
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Chicago White Sox
Harry Dorish
Baltimore Orioles
Les Moss
Dorish
White Sox
Sox
Moss
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Red Sox
Jess Donald Throws One-Hitter As Royal Crown Wins
Royal Crown pitcher Jess Donald tossed a one-hitter to blank Halltown Paperbox 4-0 in five innings. A scratch infield hit by D Bowers opened the scoring. Donald fanned 11, with Rickard and Donald scoring on hit by pitch in the third and fourth innings. In the nightcap, Novick lost 3-0 to the West Virginians.
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Royal Crown
Jesse Donald
Halltown Paperbox Company
Nine
D. Bowers
Donald
Rickard
Haymaker
Hickerson
Carroll
Pope
Novick
West Virginians
Jackson
Blackburn Wins Three Trophies at Baltimore Games
Jimmy Blackburn of Sheppard College led Baltimore Olympic Club in the Baltimore Municipal Games taking two firsts and a third. He won in discus with 141 feet 7.75 inches and shot put at 42 feet 2 inches, and placed third in the javelin with a 165 foot throw. He plans to compete next Saturday in the DC Recreation Track and Field Meet.
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Winchester
Jimmy Blackburn
Shepherd College
Baltimore
Blackburn
District of Columbia
Baltimore Olympic Club
Stephenson Edges Rappahannock 7 5 In Late Rally
Stephenson defeated Rappahannock 7 to 5 yesterday afternoon on the winner's diamond. After a five run first inning by Rap pahannock, DeHaven shut them down as Stephenson rallied to tie in the second and take the lead in the seventh. White, Willis, Jobe and Crim starred for Stephenson with timely hits and baserunning. Sisk took the loss as both teams totaled six hits.
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Stephenson
Rappahannock
DeHaven
Jobe
White
H. Willis
Crim
Patton
Sisk
Stephens City Defeats Middletown 10 4 in Sunday Baseball
Stephens City beat Middletown 10 to 4 on a Sunday afternoon. Winning pitcher Lewis Beatty homered and added a single, while Shirley took the loss. Joe Jenkins doubled with a third inning triple for Middletown and later died at the scene. Next Sunday Stephens City hosts Flint Hill at 2:30.
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Stephens City
Middletown
Lewis Beatty
Shiley
Joe Jenkins
Flint Hill
Three Drivers Dominate Winchester Speedway Races
A large crowd at Airport Speedway Winchester saw three drivers steer to dominance across two main Sportsman features and a heat. Bob Welsh led the first feature with Bill Nally and Doug Bailey right behind. Nally also stars in the Amateur Feature where Dick Hansberger takes the win amid injuries and crashes.
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Airport Speedway
Winchester
Bob Welsh
Baltimore
Bill Nally
Brunswick
Doug Bailey
Annandale
Dick Hansberger
Mount Jackson
Nally
Jimmy Aleshire
Luray
Red Nininger
Definition and use of semi postal stamps
A semi postal stamp is issued for postage and charity. The face value covers postage while extra funds are donated to charity by the government. These stamps are sold abroad. in the United States the Post Office is not permitted to issue semi postals.
Giants tumble as Baumholtz's homer sinks Durocher's club
In a split day across leagues the Giants drop a 3-1 decision after Leo Durocher pulls starter Hearn with two outs in the ninth. Baumholtz homer off Marv Grissom turns the tide as Dusty Rhodes earlier delivered a 3-2 opener win for New York. Brooklyn and St Louis also split, Milwaukee and Philadelphia suspended, and Yankees tighten their lead with Billy Hunter and Ruthian plays.
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Jack Han
Associated Press
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Dar
Dusty Rhodes
Chicago
Dusty
Jim Hearn
Bobby Hofmann
Hearn
Ernie Banks
Dee Fondy
Stan Hack
Frankie Baumholtz
Clyde McCullough
Drugrocher
Leo
Baumholtz
Marv Grissom
Grissom
Durocher
Brooklyn
St .Louis
Milwaukee
Phillies
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ramon Kejias
Redlegs
Jackie Collum
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Dirt Track Champion Killed at Des Moines
Bob Slater a 29 year old national dirt track champion from Kansas City was killed at the Iowa Fairgrounds dirt track. The 50 mile feature race ended after 2 minutes 54 seconds when Slater's blue Offenhauser crashed into a retaining wall causing fatal multiple fractures. It was the fourth death at the track since September 1951.
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Des Moines
Bob Slater
Slater
Kansas City
Iowa Fairgrounds
Offenhauser
Culpeper’s Coates Named Top Athlete At Richmond Meet
Davis Coates of Culpeper was named outstanding performer at the Richmond invitational track meet earning the Gundlach Trophy for the third straight year. His 60 feet 2 inch shot put was just under the world scholastic record.
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Culpeper
Coates
Richmond
Davis Coates
Virginia
Richmond Outfielder Named 1955 All-Big Six Captain
Bucky Luck star outfielder of the University of Richmond Spiders was named captain of the 1955 All-Big Six college baseball team by the Associated Press. Six players from Virginia Tech’s Big Six champion team earned spots on the honor squad.
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Richmond
Bucky Luck
University of Richmond
Associated Press
Virginia Tech
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