Powerful Junior Legion Squad Sets for Toughest Season
The Winchester Junior Legion Baseball Club trains with three deep per position for a strong season in a tough five-team league including Staunton Front Royal and Lexington. Opening action at Buena Vista featured Conrad Hoover Post 21 under Lane Reed with Marvin Griffith. a 2 pm exhibition vs O Sullivan Baseball Club at Rouss Park follows tomorrow.
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Charlie Tait
Winchester Junior Legion
Buena Vista
Conrad Hoover
Lane Reed
Marvin Griffith
Legion
Winchester
O'Sullivan
Rouss Park
Strasburg
Berryville
Purcellville
Lexington
Front Royal
Staunton
Joe Swanson
Williams Believes 500th HR Caps Peak Season End
Ted Williams hit his 500th career home run to reach the milestone he planned to achieve this season and said he will retire at the end of 1960. Williams spoke from the Cleveland Stadium club house after Boston's 3 1 win. he noted injuries and spring training shape as key to extending his career and cited the 1941 All Star homer as his greatest thrill.
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New York
Ted Williams
Ted
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Stadium
Wayne Hawkins
Boston
Williams
Beee
Renee Ted
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Jimmie Foxx
Mel Ott
Baseball standings and Friday results from the American League
The Associated Press lists the American League standings with Baltimore and New York atop the table and Cleveland Chicago Detroit Washington Kansas City Boston trailing. Friday games include Boston 3 Cleveland 1 New York 4 Chicago 2 Baltimore 3 Detroit 1 and Kansas City loss.
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Associated Press
American League
G.B
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Exchange and Lions Split In Readable Baseball Showdowns
In the first game Exchange edged Lions as small hits and timely walks produced the runs while Thompson held the opposition scoreless until the sixth. In the second game Lions defeated Kiwanis 12 9 in a walk filled affair with Lions reeling off five runs in the fifth and key hits from Lee and Ronnie Hibbard.
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Lions
Kiwanis
Lee
Ronnie Hibbard
Kipwanis
Major League Leaders and Batting Pitching Stats Report
Baseball leaders listed include batting, runs batted in, hits, doubles, and pitchers. Key names include Runnels Boston and Pasqual Washington with high batting averages and strikeout totals, along with Banks Chicago and Drysdale Los Angeles leading NL categories.
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Great
Pittsburgh
Burgess
Hoak
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Chicapisco
Pinson
Law
Pit
Williams
Los Ange
Drysdale
Los Angeles
Friend
Northwest Numismatic Assn Convention Coin Missing
A three day Northwest Numismatic Association convention in Salem Oregon ends with a missing coin from a packet. Police are reviewing security footage and asking attendees to contact organizers if they saw the item or the suspect.
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Salem
Ore
Northwest Numismatic Assn
Jayhawkers Set Up NCAA Title Bid in Track Series
Kansas led by a powerful Jayhawker squad qualified eight men for finals as USC trojans loom with potential in pole vault high jump and hop skip and jump. USC stars awaited in three events after Friday qualifiers.
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Harry Jupiter
Berkeley
Calif
Kansas
Southern California
Trojans
Oregon
UCLA
Michigan
Occidental
USC
San Jose State
Harvard
California
Morgan State
Oregon State
Arizona
Curve
Alley
Sur
Patterson Ends Workout With Sharp Showing
New York AP reports Floyd Patterson finished a five day camp at Grossinger NY with a sharp workout showing before heading toward Monday's heavyweight title fight. Ingemar Johansson rests in harmony, Patterson continues road work and will resume training after a two round sparring session with Danish contender Bjarne in spars.
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New York
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
First Brethren tops Cork Street in church league thriller
First Brethren won its fourth straight Church League softball game 64 win over Cork Street at Senseny Park. Burnt Factory beat EUB 5 4 as five straight walks in the seventh inning without a hit spurred the final runs.
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First Brethren
Senseny Park
Cork St
Burnt Factory
Myers
Eub
Harold Catlett
Jim Bromley
Catlett
Hillyard
Hickerson
D. Lee
L. A
Donnie Oates
Dickie Keeler
Phil Dick
Russ McDonald
Pete Whitlock
David Sisler
Chug White
Cork Street
Jim Casey
Oates
J. Kremer
Teens Sign Up for Summer Programs at War Memorial Center
The Teen-Age Service Center reports 48 teenagers enrolled in summer programs. Five girls join cooking class led by Miss Margaret Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Northern Virginia Power Company Kitchen. Ninety? no, ten boys take auto mechanics with Nevin Lanham after July 10. Other signups include art and drawing nine, bridge four, cake decorating six, French five, Little Theatre nine. The Civic Improvement Committee of the Women’s Civic League sponsors the program and babysitting course. The center’s secretary will notify applicants of times and locations. call MO 2-8239 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for enrollment or jobs.
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The
War Memorial
Northern Virginia Power Company
Miss Margaret
Nevin Lanham
Civic Improvement
Women’s Civic League
Winchester ordinance outlines 1960 city taxes and collection
The Common Council approves a 1960 tax ordinance detailing rates for land and buildings, tangible personal property, bank stock, and delinquent charges. It requires property returns, designates the Revenue Commissioner to assess, and allows appeals to the Council with refunds on over assessments.
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Common Council
City of
Winchester
Commissioner of the Revenue
Claude B. Smalts
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Junior Legion
Lexingotn
Beverly Hill
Lonnie Brooks
Colin Breeden
John Prosser
Larry Hockman
Bill Corder
Larry Wadsworth
Donald Pryor
Teddy Reed
Kenneth Ashby
Dennis Sirbaugh
Jimmy Orndorff
Dan Miller
Bobby Carter
Orndorff
Reed
Wadsworth
Griffith
Prosser
Southpaw Hill
Weill
van Bilger
Miller’s
112
Loudoun &T. Winchester
Kent
Tex’s Restaurant
Berryville, Va
Moose Home
E. Core ST
Sanitary
Gerrard
DAIRY
N. B. Shingleton
Ruth
Foxx
Ott
By Joe Reichler
Associated Presse
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Grim
Kena
Rds
Foreman
Thompson
Morris
Billy Fletcher
J. Butler
Major League
Runnels
Allison
Maris
Hansen
Smith
Lollar
Skowron
Washing
Ce Uta
Minosoago
Piersall
Coates
B. Daley
Pascual
Bunning
Aeli
Virginia Power CO
Jayhawkers
Corporation of Winco
Leodew
Patterson
Hershman
Plank
Kremer
Casey
Cork
Whitacre
Brown
McDonald
B. M. Perrero
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