Strasburg Clinches First as Strasburg Pounds Mountain Falls 27 to 0
In Northern Virginia Baseball League action Strasburg surged atop the standings with a 27 0 rout of Mountain Falls. Oak Grove edged Winchester 3 2 to tie Clarke County for second after Clarke County fell 16 5 to Stephenson. Judy struck out 11 for Winchester, while Rhodes fanned seven for Oak Grove and Mert Williams allowed two hits in a two hitter for Strasburg.
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Eddie Dodson
Jim Beatty
Dodson
Foltz
Pinchhitter White
Judy Judy
Rhodes
Mert Williams
Strasburg
Wallacop and
Hershman
Mountain Falls
Pangle
Ritenour
Bergey
Bagnell
Clarke County
Stephenson
Buckner
Grim
Jack Patton
N. VA
Oak Grove
Winchester
Stephenson Mountain Falls
All Star Softball Opener Set At Senseny Park Tonight
Frederick Clarke All Star softball game tops a 7 PM start at Senseny Park with Claude Smaiks Jr throwing the first ball. Five City League teams and nine in the Church League promise a banner season as crowds rise from last year. Invocation by Father Cilinski and Star Spangled Banner led by Harry Haines highlight ceremonies. Regular season opens tomorrow with Market vs Braddock and Church of Christ vs Opequon, then schedule progresses through the week with Republic, Novick, Brake Shoes, Royal Crown, Montague Sunyside, United Brethren Stephenson, Berryville Basket, and other matchups in sequence. Eddie Ritter, softball commissioner, promotes renewed interest.
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Julius Cilinski
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harry “Soddy” Haines
Eddie Ritter
Market
Braddock
Church of Christ and
Opequon
Republic of
Novick
Brakeshoe
Royal Crown
Montague
Sunnyside
United Brethren Stephenson
Berryville Basket
Republic
Swaps Sets World Record Mile at Hollywood Park
Swaps, the 4-year-old colt owned by Rex Ellsworth, lowered the world record for one mile in the Arguonaut Handicap at Hollywood Park to 1:33.2, shaving two five hundredths from the 1950 mark by Citation. Ellsworth says Swaps can run even faster, also holding marks for three-quarter mile and mile plus one sixteenth.
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Associated Press
Winnner
Nashua
Hollywood Park
Golden Gate Fields
Rex Ellsworth
Government collects excise taxes on alcohol 1956 totals
For the quarter ending March 31 1956 the total excise tax collected on alcoholic beverages was 637 968 000. Distilled spirits accounted for 454 591 000 wines for 20 483 000 and beer for 162 893 000.
Daily Crossword Clue Set From Turmoil and Terms
A compact list of crossword clues and partial answers including Turkish come origin words, tea box items, moral and legal terms, animal names, and regional hints. The mixed items reference numbers, languages, and obscure terms, suggesting a puzzle page fragment with several incomplete entries and a few misspellings.
Two Stock Drivers Die at Memphis Arkansas Speedway
Two stock car drivers were killed during weekend crashes at the Memphis Arkansas Speedway in Lehi Arkansas. Thomas Cotton Priddy 27 of Louisville Kentucky died after his 1956 Chevrolet crashed during a 250 mile dirt race. Clint McHugh 28 of Biloxi Mississippi was killed during time trials when his 1956 Oldsmobile crashed through a guard rail into a lake.
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Lehi
Ark
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
Thomas “Cotton” Priddy
Louisville
Clint McHugh
Biloxi
Miss
Middleweights Tangle At St. Nick's Tonight
Mexico's Genpar Ortega faces Gene Poirier of Niagara Falls in a middleweight bout at St. Nicholas Arena New York. Both fighters are open swingers with little defense as Du Mont telecasts the 8 p.m. PST card.
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Mexico
Genpar Ortega
Gene Poirier
Niagara Falls
N. Y
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Musial and Wehmeier Split Pirates to Trim Reds Margin
Stan Musial powered a 4-for-4 day with a homer and a drive for four runs as the Cardinals split with Pittsburgh to narrow Cincinnati’s NL lead to 3 percentage points. Herm Wehmeier beat the Pirates 3-0, his second win of the season, while Brooklyn and New York teams kept the division tight with upsets and close scores across the league.
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Stan Musial
Herm Wehmeier
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Wehmeier
Pirates
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York Giants
Braves
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Chicago
Elks open season with 20 9 win over Clearbrook
Elks defeat Clearbrook 20 to 9 in a rained out make-up Pony League game for their first win of the year. Bob Miller pitched nine innings for the victor with eight strikeouts, while Charlie Armel Larry Hockman and Don Unger led Elks with three hits each. Clearbrook’s Dick Duvall Wyndham had strong two hit efforts. Upcoming games include VFW vs Moose and Elks vs Clearbrook as the round one winds down.
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Elks
Clearbrook
VFW
Bob Miller
Ronny Boyd
Phil Dick
Jerry Parker
The
Charlie Armel
Larry Hockman
Don Unger
Armel
Tom Duvall
Howard Wyndham
Moose
Baseball Standings and Results Summary
Major League standings show New York leading the American League with 32 wins and 6 losses. Detroit, Chicago, and Boston trail, with Baltimore and Kansas City mid-pack. Yesterday’s AL results include Washington and Detroit wins and several shutouts. In the National League Cincinnati and St Louis top the table. multiple games decided with several 11 inning affairs and scheduled matchups for tomorrow.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
ATI
Washington
S.A
Kansas City
Washington 3 10 Inn
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Milwaukee
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Winchester Club
Bauserma
Hockman
Carroll Smith
James Judy
D. Clem
Triples
Spiker
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Owen Foltz
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Lke
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Silver Spring
Jack Deniston
Arlington
Ken Cather
Paton
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Brunswick
Bill Nally
Tommy Irvin
Purcellville
Junior Thompson
Kermit Batt
Thompson
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Doug Bailey
Hugh Baker
Red Nininger
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Ken LeMaster
Irvin
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Dick Hansberger
Mt Jackson
Jack Orndorff
Doug Mansberger
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Jim Lemon
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Weer
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N. Lougoup St. Finchester
Katja van Dyk
Miss van Dyk
Amsterdam
Holland
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Saee
Eastern Standard
Grumman, Aluminum Boats & Canoes
Johnny’s Sport Shop
W. Boscawen St
Carr Publishing CO
Investors Loan Corp
S. Loudoun St
Blue Sunoco
Certified Public Accountants
MN Oil Compan
H. F. Nelson, Inc
Winchester, Va
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