Williams Homers Twice as Yankees Win in Detroit Fight for Lead
Casey Stengel rides relief staff as the Yankees beat the Indians 3-2 to extend their AL lead to 6 1/2 games. Tom Morgan and Jim Konstanty worked in relief. Konstanty saved two late threats with bases loaded. Brooklyn routed Chicago Cubs 7-0 behind Carl Erskine as New York slid ahead in the NL standings.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Tom Morgan
Jim Konstanty
Morgan
Tommy Eyre
Yanks
Konstanty
Stengel
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Yank
Tom Sturdivant
Winchester Junior Legion Practice Game Headlines Key Details
The Winchester Junior Legion will play a practice game against the Charles Town Juniors on Monday at St Rouss Park. The main season opens Tuesday night at 8 o clock in Bing Crosby Stadium in Front Royal with Berry visiting. A drawing to set season dates and opponents will be held tomorrow in Strasburg at the District 7 American League conference.
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Winchester Junior Legion
Charles Town
St Rouss Park
Front Royal
Bing Crosby Stadium
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Winchester
Strasburg
Connolly Gives Up Tennis Crown for Wedding in San Diego
Maureen Connolly 20 marries Norman Brinker 24 at St Patrick’s Church San Diego before she covers Wimbledon for the San Diego Union and London Daily Mail. The world women’s champion crown passes to a successor after a three year reign since she was 17.
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Calif
Maureen Connolly
London
Norman Brinker
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Miss Connolly
San Diego Union
London Daily Mail
B M Chev Triumphs Over Dr Pepper on Reed’s Big Day
Reed pitched a no hitter opening day and a one hitter yesterday while belting two home runs as B M Chev beat Dr Pepper 9 to 4. The game featured a fifth inning two run double by Wolf and a strong 15 strikeouts by Reed as the Little Leaguers posted 83 total runs across four games.
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B&m National Leaguers
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Dr. Pepper
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Wcerkingman’s
O'Sullivan
Hartman
National Fruit
Bell Clothes
Shoecenter
Miller & Anderson
Chevrolet Boys
Humphreys
Cather
Gregory
B&m
Slugfest Secures Win Over Workingman's Store
Hartman outpitched O'Sullivan as Workingman's Store fell behind early. Carter led the onslaught with four hits including three doubles and a homer, while J Parker and Keesling added multiple extra-base hits. O'Sullivan, Hoover, and Oates each collected a double for the losers. Final: Workingman's 23, O'Sullivan 3.
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Workingman’s Store
O’sullivan
Carter
J. Parker
Keesling
Hartman
Forney
Hoover
Oates
Harper
National Fruit Beats Bell Clothes 10 7 Behind Late Power Surge
National Fruit rallied from a 5-1 deficit after three innings to win 10-7 over Bell Clothes. Dick led the onslaught with a double and two hits, including a triple, while McDaniels hit a sixth inning homer and Spurs added a multi hit game. Gore pitched a seven hitter for the win with 10 strikeouts as Bell Clothes used Anderson for the loss.
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McDaniels
Cramer
Spurs
Anderson
Atkinson
Homer
National Fruit
Gore
Pryor Leads 20-6 Attack in Six-Hit Win
Pryor powered a 11-hit rally in a 20-6 victory over Miller and Ande’s Shoecenters. He slugged a triple and two singles in four at bats as Thompson added two doubles.
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Pryor
Miller & Ande
Shoecenter
Thompson
Douglas High Athletes Prather Ford Win Scholarships
Two Douglas High School stars James Prather and Michael Ford receive $425 athletic scholarships to Elizabeth City State Teachers College North Carolina. Both will need $150 more to cover costs this year as awards are partial. Ford and Prather led the football team to strong records and may join basketball programs at Elizabeth City.
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Douglas High School
James Prather
Michael Ford
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
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Prather
Hunting and Fishing Licenses Ready for 1955 56
New hunting and fishing licenses good from July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956 are on sale at the Clerk of the Corporation Court City Hall and at the Frederick County Circuit Court Clerk in the county office building.
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Corporation Court
Frederick County
Miller & Anderson Triumph in Scoring Spree
Mason went 3 for 3 with four runs as the winners exploded for six in the top of the ninth. Ler added a double and a single in three at bats, while Sirbaugh collected three singles and scored twice. Butler earned the win with eight strikeouts and six hits allowed. Miller & Anderson 6 Shoecenter 5x20.
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Mason
Butler
Sirbaugh
Miller & Anderson
Weidig
National League standings and results
Eastern Division leaders Brooklyn Chicago New York Milwaukee Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Pittsburgh for the latest results Yesterday Brooklyn shut out Chicago 7 0 New York defeated St Louis 2 1 Milwaukee rain postponed Pittsburgh Tomorrow events include Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Pittsburgh American League summary New York leads with 38 wins while Cleveland Chicago Detroit and Boston follow Baltimore Kansas City Washington and New York also play days games with scheduled doubleheaders and rainouts.
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Boston
Ted Williams
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Brooklyn
Carl Erskine
Chicago Cubs
Brooks
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Erskine
Chicago
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Washington
Newcombe
Jones
Kaline
Mantle
Finigan
Kaw
City
Zermal
Minoso
Wes Santee Beats Arnie Lowell in 880 at Stockton Meet
Wes Santee, Kansas star and noted four minute miler, defeated Arnie Lowell of Pittsburgh in a special 880 at Baxter Stadium. Santee clocked 1 49.1 for a three yard win over Lowell, while Sowell finished in 1 49.4. The crowd of about 5 000 watched at the Pacific Assn AAA Track Meet.
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Stockton
Calif
Wes Santee
Cowboy
Kansas
Pacific
Lowell
Sowell
Panther
League Leading Strasburg Host To Winchester
The Winchester Baseball Club meets undefeated Strasburg tomorrow at 3 p.m. in a Massanutten League game on Shenandoah County's diamond. Strasburg leads with a 4-1 record, four games ahead of Winchester, as Buck Cooper faces Strasburg with Eddie Dodson catching. Winchester’s rain-postponed Woolstock game is moved to date unknown.
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Winchester
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Stanley
Buck Cooper
Eddie Dodson
Cooper
Madison
Front Royal
Wincester
Woolstock
Barksdale Returns to Washington Recreation Role
Edwin Barksdale, Douglas High School head football coach, will join the Washington DC Recreation Department this summer as region H playground director or assistant director. He begins a training week before a June 20 start, living with his mother at 1314 F Street NE. His fall task is preparing the team for a September 24 game versus Cardozo at Douglas, the Bulldogs’ only defeat in two championship seasons, a 6-0 opening game in 1954.
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Douglas High School
Washington
D. C
H” Playground
Barksdale
D C
Virginia B Barksdale
F. St
N. E
Bark
Steamship Travel on Lake Titicaca
Yes steamers ply Lake Titicaca carrying passengers and freight between Puno in Peru and Guaqui in Bolivia. Ships built in Scotland were transported in parts over the Andes and assembled on the lake shore. Titicaca sits at about 12 506 feet, the world’s highest navigable lake.
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Lake Titicaca
South America
Pund
Peru
Guaqui
Bolivia
National Geographic Society
Scotland
Andes Mountains
Titicaca
Major League Leaders List From The Associated Press
The AP lists season leaders across batting runs and hits. Key names include Ashburn Mantle Kaline Aaron and Mantle who lead in several categories, with teams Phillies Tigers Yankees and Braves noted among leaders.
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Associated Press
National League
Ashburn
Phil
Snider
Brooklyn
Klyn
Best swimming times are late morning and late afternoon
Authorities say the last two hours of morning and the last two hours of afternoon are the best for swimming.
U S Team Faces Belgium in Intl Golf Championship Thriller
The United States led by one stroke into the third round of the International Golf Championship as Belgium's Flory van Donck surged ahead. Van Donck and Arthur de Valdez trailed by three early in the round while the US pair Harbert and Furgol held 282 to lead the team race, with Australia slipping to fourth in the Canada Cup standings alongside Ireland.
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ED Furgol
Columbia Country Club
Washington
Australia
Furgol
Chick Harbert
United States
Belgium
Flory van Donck
van Donck
Arthur de Valdez
Argentina
United State
Ireland
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