Winchester Club rallies to beat Luray in Massanutten League game
The Winchester Baseball Club defeated Luray 12 to 8 at Rouss Park in the Massanutten League to move into a third place tie with Front Royal. Jim Foltz led Winchester with three RBIs and two runs, as the club erased a 5-1 deficit with a seven-run sixth inning.
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Massanutten
Rouss Park
Winchester Baseball Club
Luray
Front Royal
Winchester Club
Buck Cooper
Winchester
Jim Foltz
Eddie Shokes
Dick Keller
Don Smith
Keller
S. Gordon
Cooper
Stewart
Richard
Madison
Strasburg
New Market
Stanley
Woodstock
Patterson Meets Maxim In Eight Round TV Bout
19 year old Floyd Patterson, unbeaten in Olympic ranks, faces 32 year old former champion Joey Maxim in an eight round Brooklyn bout at Eastern Parkway. Maxim carries experience and weight disadvantages, while Patterson fights under New York eight round law. Archie Moore meets Bert Whitehurst in a 10 rounder at St Nick’s Arena, continuing Monday night TV boxing with ABC and DuMont.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Joey Maxim
Brooklyn
Farkway
Maxim
Archie Moore
Miami
Patterson
Abc-Tv
Bert Whitehurst
Baltimore
St. Nicholas Arena
DuMont
St. Nick’s
Whitehurst
Moore
The Black Swan by Thomas Mann in Translation
Review notes Mann’s The Black Swan set in 1920s Duesseldorf traces Rosalie selective aging and budding romance with Ken Keaton. Keaton’s wartime kidney loss and Anna’s fears illuminate aging, desire, and illusion with ironic, elevated prose from a godlike narrator.
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Thomas Mann
Willard R. Trask
Knopf
Rosalie
Anna
Edward
Ken Keaton
Duesseldorf
Keaton
Rosalie Withers
Mann
Brown Bombers Edge Winchester Junior Legion 8-6
The Brown Bombers defeated the Winchester Junior Legion 8-6 at Rouss Park Saturday. Key moments included a ninth inning rally by the Junior Legion and a crucial double play as B Burks faced Turner at the plate. Walter Barr led with three doubles for the Bombers while Fuller Higgs and others added extra-base hits.
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Winchester Brown Bombers
American Junior Legionees
Rouss Park
Bombers
B. Burks
T. Turner
Turner
Burke
Burks
Barr
Hollis
Starkey
Legion
Branner
POL
J. Burks
Chine
Washington
Butler
S. Burks
B. Buckne
Sewere Eee
Hounshell
COT Sesia
Sey Haha Sadteih
C. Walker
C . Fe
McCarty
Alger
Eeewraves
Beamer
Fe Woke
Bigots
Cooke
Clark
Polab al Fuller
Higgs
Donica
Heflin
Etree
Pitta
Whitacre
Driver
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Nation
Brooklyn Os
Milwaukee
Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Maglie
Burdette
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Roe
Staley
Clarke County Beats Unison 7 1 In Sunday Exhibition
Clarke County hosted Unison in an exhibition at Boyce and won 7-1 behind Walter Barr’s three hit effort. Hounshell’s triple produced the big hit with two outs in the eighth. Next Sunday Clarke County faces Round Hill at 2:30 p.m. with Buckner on the mound.
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Clarke County
Loudoun League
Boyce
Unison
Walter Barr
Hounshell
Barr
S. Edwards
Gordon
Norman
Edwards
Loudoun
Round Hill
Lawrence Buckner
Pierce
Weekend Visit Highlights From Bellville and Palm Beach
Rock Enonstock and the Skelton family spent Memorial weekend with Charles Morris and family. The Rev Ralph Mahn and Mrs Mahn from Palm Beach Florida visited. Kenneth Jones and G C Jones families traveled to New Jersey and Virginia to see relatives. Henry Good and family attended the funeral of Loring Good.
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Stock Enon
Russell B. Skelton
Mary Ann
Stephen
Bellville
Ill
Skelton
Charles Morris
Ralph Mahn
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Mahn
Palm Beach
Fla
Kenneth Jones
Franklin’s bifocals born from witness to social Parisian life
While ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin found he could not recognize famous people at social events using his close-work lenses. He needed reading glasses and distance vision, and since separate lenses did not exist, he devised bifocals to serve both purposes.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
Franklin
Paris
Mallory's Beagles Sweep Hagerstown Show Honors
Mallory's Rock-a-Bye Boots owned by C B Mallory won first place as best 13 inch beagle at the Potomac Kennel Club meet in Hagerstown. Boots also took first best 13 inch female and second in the hound division. Boots' son Mighty Missy's Skipper bred by Mallory and owned by Carl Rotz placed as best 13 inch male. Tie Pie Shortie, son of Rock-a-Bye Chief owned by Gene and Mrs Fletcher, won first in the 9 to 12 month puppy class.
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Mallory
Boots
C. B. Mallory
Potomac Kennell Club
Hagerstown
Mighty Missy
Skipper
Mr. Mallory
Carl Rotz
Valley Ave
Mallory Tie Pie Shortie
Gene Fletcher
Shepherdstown
Amvyets Elect New President At Virginia Convention
Howard B. Peace of Richmond elected president of the Virginia Amvets at the three day Hotel Chamberlin meeting in Old Point Comfort. Peyton Curtis of Alexandria steps down. Paul Pinnelle of Portsmouth named Amvet of the year during the awards session.
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Old Point Comfort
Virginia State Department of the American Veterans
Amvets
Howard B. Peace
Richmond
Peyton Curtis
Alexandria
Peace
Virginia Amvets
Hotel Chamberlin
Paul Pinnelle
Portsmouth
Minoso Leads Rally as White Sox Sweep Doubleheader
Minnie Minoso shines for the Chicago White Sox as he drives in his 50th and 51st runs and swipes a base during a doubleheader sweep of Washington. He tops the league in RBIs and runs, boosts Chicago toward first while Cleveland clings to the lead.
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Orestes
Minnie Minoso
Ted Williams
Matanza
Cuba
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Williams
al Rosen
Yogi Berra
Minoso
Chicago
White Sox
Washington
Tribe
Races Postponed Over Entry Type Dispute at Winchester Speedway
Stock car races at Winchester Airport Speedway were postponed yesterday afternoon due to a dispute over which entry types were acceptable. The seven card event will be rescheduled for a later date.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Weight of glass for 200-inch telescope mirror
The original glass disk weighed 19 3 4 tons when cast. Grinding and polishing removed 5 1 4 tons, leaving the finished mirror.
1904 Golfers Seek Berths in National Open
No fewer than 1,904 golfers seek 129 places in the National Open Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey June 17 to 19. Major players, including 33 exempt entries, compete across 32 sites nationwide with Ben Hogan as the eventual champ favorite.
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New York
Ben Hogan
Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield
N. J
Cincinnati
United Staes Golf Assn
Lloyd , Mangrum
Rollins College Eliminates VPI In Tourney Bid
Rollins College defeated Virginia Tech 3 to 0 in the District 3 finals at Winter Park Florida to join seven other NCAA baseball hopefuls. Arizona faces Colorado State later today for the last bid slot while Michigan State Massachusetts Oregon Oklahoma A&M Missouri and Lafayette have already qualified.
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Omaha
Rollins College
Virginia Teach
Winter Park
Pla
Greeley
Colo
Arizona
Colorado State
Michigan State
Massachusetts
Oregon
Oklahoma A&m
Missouri
Lafayette
Blood Assurance program links blood donation to guaranteed supply
F W A sponsored by medical societies in several states offers a blood assurance program. Individuals who pledge to donate one pint of blood yearly receive a guarantee of four pints for themselves and their immediate family, creating a reciprocal system within the community.
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Pos. Miller
S Burner
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Osborne
Campbell
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Ger Kibler
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J. Foltz
Willis
P Beatty
Purtlebaugh
Kenneth E. Henry CO
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Chapman Motor CO
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Brown Bombers
Winchester Jr. Legion
Clarke
The
Associated Press
Eastern Standard
Rock Enon
Beagles
Amvyets
Mervel W. Adams
Cameron ST
America
W. Boscawen
By Joe Reichler
AP Sports Writer
Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
Joe Coleman
Allie Reynolds
Don Larsen
Red Sox
Ted Lepcio
Milt Bolling
Harry Agganis
Jackie Jensen
Phillies
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New York Giants
Phils
Giants
Monte Irvin
Reds
Bob Borkowski
Church Harmon
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Jim Wilson
Braves
Bob Feller
Dave Philley
George Strickland
Fach
Hal Naragan
Rivera
Jim Rivera
Jack Harshman
Bob Kennedy
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Mickey Mantle
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Duke Snider
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
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Standard Oil Company
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N. Loudoun St
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