Mantle Pursues Second Triple Crown in Record Season
Mickey Mantle leads the American League with a .392 average and 21 homers while chasing an unprecedented second straight triple crown. He drove in 13 with six hits in a Chicago doubleheader as the Yankees win 9-2 and stretch a winning streak to ten.
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Chicago
Washington
Roy Sievers
Mickey
Dick Donovan
Yankees
Mantle
Donovan
Paul LaPalme
Yanks
Sox
New York
Orioles Tie Breaker Falls to Busby Homer
Baltimore shaded Detroit 5-4 on Jim Busby s tie breaking homer. Ray Moore led Orioles with three hits in a six hitter route while going the distance. Cardinals beat Brooklyn 4-3 as Wally Moon drove in two and stole home in a late rally. Milwaukee swept Philadelphia 7-6 and 7-3 as Aaron s single and Bruton s three RBI day fueled wins while Adcock broke ankle ending his season. Cincinnati power surged with two homers in each of two wins over Pittsburgh. Giants won a western tour four straight series beating Chicago 7-5 and 5-1 behind Drott and Drabowsky. Bragan and Smith clashed with umpires and Hutchinson was ejected for disputing a pitch.
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YANKS
Bobby Shantz
Billy Pierce
Gerry Staley
LaPalme
Washington
Early Wynn
Mike Garcia
Gene Woodling
Ray Narleski
Frank Mallzone
Ted Williams
Boston
Red Sox
Kansas City
Malzone
Williams
Baltimore
Detroit
Jim Busby
Ray Moore
Orioles
St. Louis
Phillies
Milwaukee
Wally Moon
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Larry Jackson
Hoyt Wilhelm
Phils
Bob Buhl
Taylor Phillips
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
George Crowe
New York Giants
Chicago
Cubs
Dick Drott
Moe Drabowsky
Johnny Antonelli
Curt Barclay
Lee Walls
Bobby Bragan
Mayo Smith
Preddie Hutchinson
Gino Cimoli
Berryville
Buckner
B. Buckner
Gibbs
Keys
Foltz
Eckholm
Lefty
Leroy Tomblin
H. Cunningham
H. Longerbeam
J. Floyd
Jags Sweep Le Mans Race Over Maseratis and Ferraris
In Le Mans France Britain's Jaguars dominate a 24 hour race sweeping the podium with a one two three four. Ivor Bueb and Ron Flockhart lead in a dark green Jaguar for an unofficial average speed of 114 mph. Second place goes to Ninian Sanderson and Jan Lawrrence, also in a Jaguar.
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LE Mans
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Britain
Rmaly
Ivor Bueb
Ron Flockhart
Ninian Sanderson
Jan Law
Rrence
Jean Lucas
Jean Mary
Paul Frere
Freddy Rousselle
Bueb
Flockhart
Head Gibson Are Favored At Wimbledon
Wimbledon opens as a major event with 500 players from 39 counties. Althea Gibson of New York is favored to win the women's title while Lew Hoad defends the men’s crown against Pierre Darmon on center court. Crowds reach thirty thousand daily with profits around 280000 dollars.
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London
All-England
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Miss Maud Watson
May Sutton
California
Norman Brooks
Australia
Lew Hoad
France
Pierre Darmon
Heard
Don Budge
Althea Gibson
New York
Virginia Jaycee Gold Crown Won By 14 Year Old
Staunton report: 14 year old Vinnie Giles wins the state Jaycee junior golf title at Ingleside on a 36 hole total of 150. Robbie Horak trails with 151 as Giles becomes the youngest champion. Giles leads Virginia to national Jaycee tournament in Columbus August 19 to 24 alongside Horak Jennings and Marshall.
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Vinnie Giles
Lynchburg
Vinnie
Robbie Horak
Roanoke
Giles
Virginia
Columbus
Ohio
Horak
John Jennings
Danville
Wayne Marshall
Pulaski
Fred Miller
Jennings
Marshall
Detroit at Baltimore Adds Evening Baseball Clash
Major league action lists Detroit at Baltimore at 7 p m with Maas facing Brown in the only game scheduled. Yesterday saw New York 9-3 and Chicago 2-4 results while Boston and Kansas City split.
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Baltimore
Maas
Brown
New York
Chicago
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Haddix
Spahn
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Erskine
Jones
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
G.B. New York
Idda Washington
Major League Leaders AP Baseball Leaders Summary
AP reports leaders in the American and National Leagues. Mantle of the Yankees leads in batting with .392 and 60 runs, 21 home runs, while Seivers drives in 52 for Washington. Malzone leads Boston and Mantle with 83 hits. Shantz tops pitching with 9 1/9 wins and Wynn 80 strikeouts. In the National League Musial hits 91 and Aaron 19 homers leads. Robinson 50 runs, Schoendienst 91 hits, Mays 2 }
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Mantle
New York
Sievers
Washington
Malzone
Boston
Simpson
McDougald
Landis
Chicago
Shantz
Wynn
Cleveland
Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Cincinnati
Aaron
Milwaukee
Schoendienst
Bruton
Mays
Sanford
Philadelphia
Municipal Court action list includes multiple drunken driving cases
A municipal court docket records drivers and offenses. Leo Wolverton and Asa Martin face fines of 14.25 dollars for drunkenness. Frazier has two charges including carrying a concealed weapon with 0.75 and 12.25 respectively. Other cases include drunk, reckless driving, red light violations, and assault and battery with varied fines.
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Mt. Williams
Asa Martin
Nelson Joseph Frazier
Front Royal
Ivory DeWitt Taylor
Staunton
Freddie O. Crim
Kenneth Lee Evans
Route 1
Elmer Kenneth McFarland
Highland Ave
Charles Edward Whitlock
Rt. 1
William Dayton Lupton
Lee Ave
Lonnie Franklin Strawderman
Stephens City
Holmes Seabright
Ramon John Acosta
Saratoga
Norfolk
Lewis Shhuller
Sharpsburg Beats Winchester 10-4 to Split Season Openers
Sharpsburg defeated Winchester 10 to 4 as the league pause ended first half play. Gene Riddle powered Winchester with four hits including a homer, but errors and untimely scoring limited the Rebels. Sharpsburg pulled away with a four-run sixth inning and added three in the seventh.
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Martinsburg
Chieftains
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Berkeley Springs
Williamsport
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Gene Riddle
Kuhn
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Jennings
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Patton
DeHaven
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Royston
Dodson
P Willis
Tritch
Rf Long
Sharder
Parks
Doyle
McNeal
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Gossard
Winchester Driver Narrowly Survives Speedway Crash
Dick Hansberger saved Bob Crosen of Winchester from serious injuries after Crosen’s car flipped five times during the Class B Feature at Winchester Airport Speedway. Crosen was treated for a cracked shoulder and released. Red Nininger won the Feature, with Fudgie Fauble second and Hansberger third in the Sportsmen’s Feature. Next week’s race schedule set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
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Dick Hansberger
Bob Crosen
Winchester
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Hansberger
Mt. Jackson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Buto
Red Nininger
Brunswick
Bill Nally
Fudgie Fauble
Nininger
al Grinnan
Fredericksburg
Cal Johnson
Nally
Fauble
Grinnan
Crosem
Shorty Bowers
Hagerstown
Winchester Airport
Buckner, Tomblin Star in Clarke Upset Win Over Independents
Clarke County indies edge Washington All-Stars 4-3 as Lefty Buckner shines with three hits and the winning RBI in the eighth. Buckner pilots offense with timely singles while H Longerbeam and Goose Tomblin aid a late rally. Rain delays punctuate a tense District of Columbia baseball night.
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Clarke County
Lawrence
Buckner
Washington All-Stars
Boyce
Lef H
Fredericks
Krabling
Washington
Gibbs
Meinke
Goose Tomblin
H. Longerbeam
Goose
Clarke County Independents
Federal Storage
Marx Jewelers
District of Columbia
Woman close to 101 credits beer regimen for youth
Mrs. Joan Pilar of Newark New Jersey says a daily bottle of beer plus hard work keeps her healthy as she nears her 101st birthday. She manages her five room home and does all her own housework.
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Newark
N. J
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Braves Lose Adcock Six Weeks With Broken Leg
Milwaukee slugger Joe Adcock broke his right leg sliding into second base in the nightcap versus Philadelphia and is out six to eight weeks. He had driven in two runs in the first game as Milwaukee swept both ends 7-6 and 7-3. General Manager John Quinn said the loss of a hitter like Adcock will hurt the club.
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Milwaukee Braves
Joe Adcock
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Adcock
John Quinn
Addcock
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