Opequon Tops Stephenson in Church League Showdown
Opequon defeated Stephenson 6-1 at Senseny Park with Golightly limiting Stephenson to three hits and striking out five as Manuel, Aflowers and others fueled the win. Stephenson eyes a doubleheader with Battery B National Guard and City League foes while Presbyterian meets Sunnyside in early season action.
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Stephenson
Senseng Park
Presbyterian
Boyce Baptist
Trinbill
Golightly
Stickley
Alowers
Robbie Manuel
H. Smith
National Guard
Martinsburg
West Virginians
Jess Donald
Hur
Hell
Johnny Houser
George Stickley
Donnie McLaughlin
Grace Bible
Sunnyside
Church of Christ
United Brethren
Church League
Gue
Senseny Park
Autemes Swimming Accessories Sale Notice
Local ad lists AUTEMES swimming accessories for all ages from Johnny's Sport Shop with a mention of June availability and a generic sales pitch.
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Autemes
Johnny's Sport Shop
Jumes
Tuskegee Ballot Change Aims to Cut Negro Voters
Senator Sam Engelhardt introduced a bill in the Alabama Senate to redraw Tuskegee boundaries removing about 400 Negro voters and placing Tuskegee Institute outside the city. About 10 Negro voters would stay within city limits. white voters numbering roughly 600 would be unaffected. Engelhardt serves as executive secretary of the Alabama Association of White Citizens Councils.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee
State Senate
Sam Engelhardt
Tuskegee Institute
Engelhardt
The
Alabama Assn
NBA Seeks Moore Title Defense or Vacancy
The National Boxing Association orders Archie Moore to defend the light heavyweight crown in a U.S. bout by July 7 or surrender the title. Moore, abroad in Europe, faces suspension and potential vacancy as NBA threats follow his missed Detroit fight with Tony Anthony and possible legal action.
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Detroit
National Boxing Assn
Archie Moore
United States
NBA
Floyd Stevens
Moore
U.S
Major league leaders by the Associated Press NL and AL
The AP lists National League leaders including Musial St Louis with a .359 batting average Robinson Cincinnati and Aaron Milwaukee tied for 37 runs Muss St Louis 46 hits Schoendienst New York 67 doubles Musial St Louis 16 triples Bruton Milwaukee 5 homers Aaron Milwaukee 13 stolen bases Mays New York 17 and pitching Sanford Philadelphia 71 wins .875 Koufax Brooklyn and Sanford 59 strikeouts. In the American League Williams Boston .385 runs Mantle New York 42 runs batted in Sievers Washington 38 hits Fox Chicago 63 doubles Plews Washington 15 triples Simpson Kansas City homers Maine New York 14 stolen bases Landis Chicago 10 pitching Trucks Kansas City 54 strikeouts Pierce Chicago 64
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Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Cincinnati
Aaron
Milwaukee
Muss
St.Louis
Schoendienst
New York
Bruton
Mays
Sanford
Phila
Koufax
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Williams
Boston
Mantle
Fox
Chicago
Plews
Washington
Simpson
Kansas City
Maine
Landis
Trucks
Kas City
Pierece
Baseball Standings and Schedules From Today's Card
Baseball standings show Cincinnati 22 18 6 17 and New York 20 28 4 17 with Chicago 13 29 4 13. Daily schedule lists games from Boston at Kansas City to Milwaukee at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with several 1 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. starts and yesterday results including Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 3.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philade Z
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Milwaukee
Crone
Law
Hacker
Padres
St. Louis
Philadelphia
St Louis
Phila
Unwanted in Spring Sanford Tops National Percentage
Jack Sanford rose to 7-1 with an .875 winning percentage as he shut down the Chicago Cubs 4-1, boosting the Phillies into a tie for third place. The veteran pitcher, once mired in minor leagues and Army service, delivered his second straight complete-game victory, after a rocky path to the majors.
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Sanford
Jack Sanford
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Army
Syracuse
Chiago Cubs
Phillies
Cincinnati
Havana turns sandlot star into starter
Miguel Cuellar jumped from sandlot to triple A with the Havana Sugar Kings and won his first three starts. He beat Buffalo 5-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before Buffalo won the nightcap 4-0 behind Ray Herbert.
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Havana
Miguel Cueller
Havana Sugar Kings
Sugar Kings
Buffalo Bisons
Bisons
Ray Herbert
Rochester
Gary Blaylock
Miami
Columbus Jets
Toronto
Montreal
Richmond
Iain
Pee Wee Reese Injured. Campanella Also Slowed by Injury
Brooklyn star Pee Wee Reese, the veteran shortstop, has a chipped bone in his left finger and will be out indefinitely after X rays. Teammate Roy Campanella, sidelined by a split finger, hopes to start batting practice within a week or two.
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Brooklyn
Pee Wee Reese
Reese
Roy Campanella
Hobbies of wartime leaders noted in prewar article
A prewar article lists Benito Mussolini driving to relieve stress from politics, Adolf Hitler writing and reading books, and Joseph Stalin as a hunter. It also cites King George V collecting old clocks and Franklin D. Roosevelt collecting stamps.
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Russia
George V
President Roosevelt
Rebels edge Front Royal 5 4 behind Shickle and Riddle
Will Shickle threw a complete game striking out 11 as Winchester Rebels beat Front Royal 5-4 at Bing Crosby Stadium. Gene Riddle and Willis Shickle led a fourth inning rally with back to back hits and a homer by Shickle later made it 5-3.
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Rube Walker
Don Zimmer
Dodgers
Johnny Klippstein
Craig
Ed Bailey
Herbert Willis
Gene Riddle
Winchester
Rebels
Front Royal
Bing Crosby Stadium
Riddle
South Mountain Club
Warren County Nine
Reds
Les Shickle
Wines
Hurler Coffman
Willis
Shickle
Navarre
Wertz
Wyndham
Coffman
Cooley
Bob Royston
Weks
Boonesboro
Ragpicker Killed in Bomb Blast Near Lecinena
In Zaragoza Spain a 26 year old ragpicker uncovered a 100 pound aerial bomb in a field attracting 18 children aged 7 to 12. The bomb exploded killing the man and injuring 18 children eight seriously. The device is believed to be from the Spanish civil war and the accident occurred yesterday.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Lecinena
Rotary Kiwanis Open Season With Little League Victories
Kiwanis beat Lions 3-1 as Weidis pitched a one hitter and Rotary defeated Exchange 5-4 behind Butler on a late rally. Lions tied 1-1 until sixth with Ashby Anderson and Kerns driving runs. Killian took the loss. Also note National Fruit over ShoeCenter 116 in a minor league game.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Exchange
Weidis
Butler
Killian
Leighton
Clevenger
Ashby
Anderson
Kerns
National Fruit
ShoeCenter
Shults
McDowell
VFW Opens With 6-3 Win Over Elks Nine
VFW defeated the Elks 6 to 3 in yesterday’s opener. Orndorff pitched well for the winners with a one hitter into the seventh, while Kremer allowed two late hits and two runs. Reed took the loss as the Elks stranded runners through four walks in the third.
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VFW
Elksh
Orndorff
Kremer
Reed
Jacobs
Carter
Lewis
Breeden
Griffith
Grim
Yndorff
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