Virginia High School League splits Group I into I A and I B
The Virginia High School League will split Group I next September 1960 into Group I A for enrollments over 1000 and Group I B for 600 to 1000. Group II and III remain unchanged. Six new Group I members join Gate City Arlington J E B Stuart Osbourn James Madison, bringing total to 54.
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VHSL
Legislative Council
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Arlington
Osbourn
Manassas
James Madison
Vienna
University of Virginia
Vees Back In Second After IL Series Split
Buffalo clinches top spot by half game after a 4 3 win to close the five game set with Richmond. John Easton's two run triple sparked Buffalo's victory while Bobby Deakin's three run homer highlighted Richmond's scoring. Columbus beat Rochester 10 3 ending a drought as Toronto topped Havana and Miami blanked Montreal. Attendance reaches 6 021 for the night and 24 566 in the series.
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Associated Press
Richmond Vees
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo
Bisons
Columbus
Rochester Red Wings
Wings
Toronto
Havana
Miami
Jim Archer
Montreal Royals
John Easton
Bill Stafford
Bobby de Greco
Fr Herrera
Mickey Harrington
Bobby Deakin
Art Mahaffey
Richmond
Vees
Ken Lehman
Rochester
Patterson Poised to Prove Right to Greatness Thursday
Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson trains hard in Chatham New Jersey as he prepares for the title bout with Ingemar Johansson at Yankee Stadium. Patterson shows intense focus and aggression in drills, while Johansson completes his running and rests, aiming to bring strength into the fight.
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N. J
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Patterson
Dan Florio
Florio
Bill Tate
Chicago
Lou Jones
Rockford, Ill
Mantle and Skowron power Yankees to 11 6 win over A's
Mickey Mantle drives in six with his 16th and 17th homers and a triple while Bill Skowron belts two homers as New York defeats Kansas City 11 to 6. Bob Turley falters early, but Bobby Shantz steadies the mound for the Yankees.
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Bill Skowron
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Yankees
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Mantle
Skowron
Kansas City
Bobby Shantz
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Turley
Shantz
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Detroit
San Francisco
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Dodger
Sandy Koufax
Chevy Heavyweight Keeps Tough Hauls Rolling
Lester Brothers Inc of Martinsville Virginia relies on Chevrolet trucks to handle whoppers worth of Lesco prefab homes. With durable V8 engines and high mileage between overhauls the Chevrolets manage tight schedules and congested job sites, proving they cut maintenance costs and keep workdays smooth.
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Lester Brothers, Inc
Martinsville
Virginia
Lesco
Lester Brothers
Chevrolet
League Leaders Baseball Statistics Digest
Summary of American League batting leaders with Kuenn .359 Detroit Kaline .351. Killebrew leads in runs 58 and RBIs 53. Fox leads hits 86 Ka line 84. Williams doubles 22 Runnels 19. Runners and home run leaders listed with Colavito 22. Stolen bases Aparicio 19 Mantle 14. Pitching leaders Larsen 61 decisions Wilhelm 92. Strikeouts Wynn 85 Score 84. National League at bats Aaron leads with 108 hits Cepeda 91. Banks 67 RBIs Aaron 61. Doubles Cimoli 28 Aaron 25. Home runs Mathews 22 Banks 19 Aaron 19. Blasingame 11 steals Neal 13. Pitching: Face 11-0 Koufax 41. Drysdale 110 Jones 88.
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Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
Blasingame
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Neal
Pittsburgh
Elston
Koufax
Drysdale
S. Jones
U S Youth Shines at Wimbledon Opener
Wimbledon opening day saw 18 year old American star raise the nation’s tennis hopes with a two and a quarter hour upset attempt. Veterans Budge Patty and Jaroslav Drobny fell to rising youngsters Alan Mills and others as Alex Olmedo and Barry MacKay moved ahead.
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America
Budge Patty
Paris
Los Angeles
Jon Douglas
Uiversity
Stanford
Jaroslav Drobny
Alan Mills
England
Alex Olmedo
Peru
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Police Hunt Seamen Missing From Soviet Ship
Police search for Vilnis Butholds and Adolph Tlonis two 21 year old seamen who jumped from the Soviet trawler Neman in St Johns Md A missing $1960 was reported aboard the factory ship which docked for provisions. Victor Selianoff a Soviet Embassy official arrived to assist in the investigation.
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St. Johns
Mld
Victor Selianoff
Ottawa
St. John
Vilnis Butholds
Adolph Tlonis
Grand Banks
Bristol Candidate Promises Open Schools in Virginia Race
Democratic candidate Bradley Roberts for the Virginia House of Delegates from Bristol and Washington County says it is an injustice to the youth to close schools over integration. He told a mass meeting last night he would never vote to close public schools if nominated and elected.
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Bristol
Virginia House of Delegates
Washington County
Bradley Roberts
Virginia
Roberts
Tuesday NBA Standings And Results From Mixed Schedule
The standings show teams including Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Detroit New York Kansas City Washington Boston with varying win loss records. Results list New York defeated Kansas City 11 to 6 and several Wednesday scheduled games across multiple city matchups.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Lightning Kills Shepherd and 470 Sheep in Yugoslavia
Borba reported a shepherd and about 470 sheep were struck dead by lightning on Mt Sar Planina in Macedonia Southern Yugoslavia. The incident occurred Sunday according to the Yugoslav news agency.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Borba
Mt. Sar-Planina
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