Legion Defeats O Sullivan 5-0 on Strong Pitching
Winchester Junior Legion beat O Sullivan 5-0 as pitcher Kerns struck out 21 batters and the defense committed errors leading to unearned runs. Orndorfy, Griffith, and Reed each worked three innings while the Legion offense produced four runs in the eighth inning for the win.
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O'Sullivan
Charlie Kerns
Orndorfyf
Griffith
Reed
Mn Om
Legion Boys
Hf Kerns
Corder
Kerns
Coder
Shenk Atkins Capture Go Kart Feature Night at Winchester Airport
Go Karts drew a big crowd at Winchester Airport Speedway with 30 plus racers. Ed Kennan of Berryville survived a crash with minor injuries, briefly out of hospital. Ray Shenk won twin engine feature. Jim Hughes home second. Herman Atkins won single engine feature. Ernest Whittington second. Llyle Wilkins and Johnnie Campbell won heats.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Ed Kennan
Berryville
Ray Shenk
Jimmy Hughes
Herman Atkins
Ernest Whittington
Llyle Wilkins
Whittington
Johnnie Campbell
Hughes
Chapman Trips Mountaineers By 7-4 Margin
Chapman came from behind to beat the Mountaineers 7-4 in a City League softball game at Senseng Park Saturday night. Clarke earned the win with key hits, while Bolden stood out with two safe at bats. Mountaineers built a 4-3 lead before Chapman struck for four runs in the seventh. Tonight features Sunnyside versus GFB and Braddock versus Montague in a Church League twinbill at 7.
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Senseng Park
Chapman's
Mountaineers
Clarke
Bolden
Chapman
Baker
Shull
Vincent
Donica
Shendon
Clarence Carter
Sunnyside
GFB
Braddock
Montague
Palmer Snead Headed to Ireland After Open Glories
Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead prepare for Cup matches in Ireland then a run at St Andrews for the British Open. Palmer, 29, just won the National Open and seeks a grand slam, leading a field that includes Jackie Nicklaus and Mike Souchak at Cherry Hills.
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Don Weiss
Associated Press Sports
Denver
Arnold Palmer
Ligonier
Arnie
Palmer
Ireland
Sam Snead
United States
St. Andrews
Scotland
Akron
Ohio
Ken Venturi
Cherry Hills
Beg No. 2
Jackie Nicklaus
Mike Souchak
Veteran Robin Roberts Shuts Down Giants In 2 1 Victory
Robin Roberts silenced the San Francisco Giants with five singles over 11 innings, striking out 11 as the Philadelphia Phillies won 2-1. The win kept Philadelphia alive while Giants manager Tom Sheehan opened with a defeat, and other games around the league saw Pittsburgh, Chicago, and New York standings shift.
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Philadelphia Whiz
San Francisco Giants
Phillies
Robbie
Giants
Willie Mays
Giant
Tom Sheehan
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Los Angeles
Johansson Favored In First Title Defense At Polo Grounds
In New York heavyweight champion Johansson enters tonight’s 15 round title defense against Floyd Patterson as a strong favorite in a contest expected to draw about 36,000 fans. The bout, at 9 30 p m EST, will be shown to 230 locations via closed circuit TV with large anticipated receipts and no local TV. If weather forces a postponement the fight would move to Tuesday night.
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Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Polo Grounds
Patterson
New York Area
NCAA meeting highlights at Berkeley with multiple records
Ten NCAA marks fell at Berkeley's Ward Stadium as Kansas star Charlie Tidwell won two titles and led a strong team show. Other champions included John Thomas in high jump and Cliff Crashman in the 400 hurdles, with several meet records set by performers from USC, Boston University, Oregon, and Houston. The top six Americans in each event qualified for the U S Olympic Trials at Stanford on July 12.
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University of California
Wards Stadium
U.S
Stanford
Kansas
Charlie Tidwell
John Thomas
Boston University
Tidwell
Cliff Crashman
Jayhawks
Bill Alley
Southern California
Dallas Long
UCL
Championship drama as Hogan falters on final holes
The golfers battled to the 36th hole with Hogan tied to Palmer at 284 after a late collapse. Hogan hit into water on the 71st and 72nd holes, ending any bid as the windup neared. The scene marked a notable finish in a championship tied to Ho weert on his 48th birthday.
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Ben Hogan
Palmer
Howeert
Major League Batters Leaders Highlight Pittsburgh Standouts
National League batting leaders include Burgess of Pittsburgh at .344 with over 100 at bats and .340 for Pittsburgh. Hoak of Pittsburgh and Mays of San Francisco tie for 49 runs.
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Burgess
Pittsburgh
Great
Hoak
Mays
San Francisco
Baseball Stat Lines From A Busy Scoreboard Night
The report lists players with multiple categories including Louis 16 and Mantle 81 runs batted in with Maris 50 RBIs. It notes pitchers Coats 8 0 and Daley 9 2 with strikeout leaders Bunning and Pascual at 91.
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Maris
New York
Lemon
Washington
Cage
Piersall
Coats
B. Daley
Kansas City
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
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