Handgun Debates and Rifle Club Scores Highlight Local Shooting
A discussion on .357 Magnum versus rifle calibers contrasts practical use with sport in Virginia. Winchester Junior Rifle Club at the Armory reports eight of ten members earning NRA qualifications, plus multiple Sharpshooter and Expert level scores as youth shooters advance. notes upcoming July sessions and a nod to constitutional sovereignty and the 11th Amendment.
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Tax Bite May Block 90 Day Return For Heavyweight Title
New York Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson may not fight again within 90 days due to heavy taxes on large purses. The rematch at the Polo Grounds drew 31,892 fans and $824,891 gate with promoters estimating total extras near $3,000,000. Each fighter could net $800,000 to $900,000 plus $175,000.
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Best Modified Drivers to Speed at Winchester Sunday
Promoter Al Gore leases Winchester Airport Speedway for five weeks to host a $750 purse race series starting Sunday with 20 cars. Drivers from Marlboro Manassas Fredericksburg tracks and local clubs join in a fast dirt track show headlined by Bill Nally Jack Dennison Bob Crosen Red Nininger Earl Moran and others at 2:30 PM EST.
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al Grinnan
Jackie Clore
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Baseball Standings and Results Roundup
Standings show Pittsburgh leading with 38 wins, St Louis 21 losses. Tuesday results include Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 2 and Milwaukee 9 San Francisco 2 in 2nd game 12 innings. Also Cincinnati beat Los Angeles 6 4 and Philadelphia split Chicago 7 7 6 5 with suspensions.
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Two New Loops Open Summer's Bowling Season
The Husband-Wife Team opened the summer schedule at Health Center Lanes last night with eight teams in the league and openings for several more. Conner-Patton won two of three, led by Hugh Patton 330 and 324, while Carper’s last frame spare gave a single win. Aggie McCall and Shasta Garrigan posted 124 games, Brown-McCall narrowly edged Floyd-Garrison twice. Castleberry-Lamp rolled 122 and 119 as their duo beat Weing-Webber twice. The Ladies Triples League debuts tonight at 7 p.m. with three players per team and a 300 average limit.
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Stephen Foster Birth and Jefferson Death Link Hint
Composer Stephen Foster linked to the date of Thomas Jefferson death in a note stating Jefferson died July 4, 1626, the same day Foster was born. This claim connects two historic figures and dates across American song and political history.
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Winchester Club Hosts Inaugural Member-Guest Tourney
The Winchester Golf Club plans its first member guest event this weekend with 40 players, 20 members and 20 guests. Prizes total $550 in silver plus engraved gifts at entry, as club Pro Billy Phillips and Golf Committee chair Frank Whitesell expect the event to become an annual highlight with larger fields.
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17 Walks Poweres Kiwanis In LBL Rout
Exchange overwhelmed Kiwanis 17 to 0 in the National Little Baseball League at Senseng Park. Winning pitcher Reynolds tossed a one hitter with Kuy Kendall the lone safe batter. Legg homered after a bunt single and two walks, scoring four times and driving in two.
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Mantle Ford Upend Detroit's Apple Cart
Mickey Mantle homered twice and drove in three runs while Whitey Ford blanked Detroit with a four-hit shutout as the Yankees beat the Tigers 6-0. Ford won for the first time in a month, stifling Detroit’s offense as New York extended its lead in the American League pennant race.
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Whitey Ford
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Frank Lary
Eddie Dickson Wins Jaycees Golf Tourney
Eddie Dickson captured the Jaycees Junior Golf Tourney at Winchester Golf Club by one stroke over Doug Cather. Paul Carter placed third with 95 in the junior division of 17 entrants, while 11-year-old Dougie Anderson won the Young Star Class with 107 and 10-year-old Sheppie Campbell shot 23 for a strong junior showing. The event, directed by Dave Tavener of the Jaycees and the club pro, set a record for boy participation with $20 to the winner, $10 to runner up, and $5 to third.
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Doug Cather
Paul Carter
Dougie Anderson
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Rotary Club to Host FBI Agent William H. Pryor
William H. Pryor special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Duff's Rebel Restaurant. The sergeant at arms committee will arrange transportation for visitors from the hotel to the restaurant.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rotary Club
Duff’s Rebel Restaurant
Sergeant-At-Arms
Thrill Drivers to Stage Airport Track Show
Thrill show at the Speedway features Stoney Roberts, America’s only one armed driver, and a troupe of veteran stunt men. Acts include high-ski wing overs and bus jumps, cycling crashes, and space leaps. The event aims to entertain fans with controlled danger and is planned as the year’s sole such performance at the Speedway.
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America
Speedway
Winchester Polo Group Cruises to 12 3 Win
Winchester Polo Group remained unbeaten in its league with a 12 to 3 victory over Potomac Md at Greenwood Field. John Cussen and John Day each scored five goals, Frank Whiesell and Jonn Claffy added one apiece while Potomac’s scoring came from Tom Dowd Bill Malone and Harry Bodeavin with one goal each.
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John Day
Frank Whiesell
Jonn Claffy
Tom Dowd
Bill Malone
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