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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1956

Page

7

White Sox sweep Yankees rally ends pennant dream

The White Sox hammered the defending champions 14-2 and 6-3 to sweep the four game set. New York clings to a slim first place lead as the Braves win twice to trim their margin to one game. Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Philadelphia split, while Chicago and Detroit suffer and others rise. Dozy three run homers pace the White Sox offense as Billy Pierce posts 11th win.

New York Yankee White Sox Casey Stengel Yankees St. Louis Browns Milwaukee Braves New York Giants Braves Fred Haney Charlie Grimm Cincinnati Redlegs Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Philadelphia Phillies Cardinals Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers Kansas City Boston Red Sox Alex Kellner Cleveland Washington Doby Larry Doby Sox Whitey Ford Billy Pierce Breeze Ford Maury Me

River Conditions Report From Riverton at 7 45 A M

River conditions show Shenandoah at Riverton with the Shenandoah and its forks described as clear and normal. North Fork is clear and normal while South Fork remains clear and normal at the 7 45 A M observation.

Shenandoah Riverton North Fork South Fork

Sox extend win streak as Staley wins in relief

Dermott started and the Sox clinched their eighth straight win with Gerry Staley earning the win aided by Dizzy Howell. Lew Burdette and Gene Conley starred as Milwaukee swept the Yankees in a four game set. Ed Bailey tied the Dodgers with three homers for Cincinnati. Cleveland roughed up the Dodgers beaters as Avila Rosen and Averill hit homers in a sixth straight Cleveland win and Lemon collected his ninth win.

Dermott Sox Gerry Staley Yankee Dixie Howell Milwaukee Lew Burdette Gene Conley New York Burdette Conley Dave Jolly Danny O’connell Baées Redleg Raiders Dodger Ed Bailey Ted Kluszewski Frank Robinson Bob Thurman Joe Nuxhall al Rosen Earl Averill Bobby Avila Cleveland Bob Lemon

Major League Leaders and Poison Emergency Advice

The excerpt lists top American and National League stats with Mantle leading batting and homers. It also includes a two part universal antidote recipe and an emergency mixture of burnt toast and tea for poison exposure.

Baseball Scores and Schedule From Saturday and Sunday

Associated Press brief of multiple pro baseball results with scores for Brooklyn Chicago New York Pittsburgh St Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Philadelphia and more. Includes Saturday results and Sundays schedule with games at 7 00 and 7 15 and rain delays noted.

Milwaukee New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh Iain St. Louis Philadelphia St. Louis Cleveland Washington Boston Kansas City Baltimore Detroit St Louis Il New York

Plants near the North Pole bloom in extreme cold

Botanist and explorer Rutherford Platt reports finding flowering plants within a few degrees of the Pole. The northerly flora includes nodding saxifrage and Alpine fox tail, while farther south grow Arctic roses and yellow poppies. Most plants stand about an inch tall and remain healthy due to the absence of blights.

North Pole M. A. Rutherford Platt Pole

Final Olympic Tryouts Near for U S Track Team in Los Angeles

Crowds and athletes gather at the Coliseum for final trials across 17 events. Navy veteran Jack Davis and Bobby Morrow headline performances as AAU and NCAA marks fall, signaling intense competition to select the fall Australia-bound team.

Los Angeles United States Uncle Sam Armed Forces Australia Bakersfield Calif Navy Jack Davis University of Southern California Dick Attlesey USC Bobby Morrow Abilene Christian

Harris Rumored Leaving Tigers After 8 Losses

DETROIT Harris Harris may step down as Detroit Tigers manager amid an eight game losing streak the worst in the American League. President Spike Briggs criticized the club’s hustle and spirit and said a change could come if ownership status were stable.

Detroit Bucky” Harris Detroit Tigers Walter O Spike) Briggs Jr Tigers Briggs Baltimore Orioles Harris Washington Nationals

Izaak Walton Group Plans Work Party at Route 50 Park

Izaak Walton League members plan a Wednesday work session at the Route 50 east park starting at 1 pm to finish projects. A 6 pm chicken dinner and refreshments follow. dock work is underway and once complete the eight acre lake will fill for fishing and recreation.

Izaak Walton League Route 50

Smaller Boxers Put Two Championships On Line This Week

The flyweight and bantamweight titles will be decided abroad this week in Montevideo Uruguay and Rome Italy. Pascual Perez Argentina defends the flyweight crown against Oscar Suarez Havana in Montevideo the first world title match there. Robert Cohen France faces Mario D Agata Italy in Rome for the bantamweight title the first since 1933. Ludwig Lightburn British Honduras lightweight fights tonight at St Nicholas.

United States Uruguay Italy Pascual Perez Argentina Oscar Suarez Havana Montevideo Robert Cohen France Mario D'Agata Rome

Northern Virginia League Clash Shapes Middle of Standings

Strasburg and Clarke County hold 5-2 records to lead the Northern Virginia Baseball League with Winchester and Oak Grove at 3-4 and Mt Falls at 1-7. In yesterday’s action, Strasburg beat Winchester 10-5 and Rebels beat Oak Grove 5-3 as Patton tossed a nine strikeout win.

Strasburg Clarke County Virginia Northern Virginia Rebels Winchester Oak Grove Mt. Falls Rouss Park Jack Patton Sniker

Arena in New York Faces Jake Josato Debut

New York arena to host Jake Josato a Philadelphia newcomer after Lightburn’s layoff since his March 28 loss to L C Morgan in Cleveland Josato brings six straight wins but has fought once this year

Molden Returns From Kiwanis Meet

Ed Molden president of the Winchester Kiwanis Club has returned from San Francisco where he attended the 41st Kiwanis International convention. Leonard Ellis the club's second delegate has left for Hawaii for a week and will return about July. Reed C. Culp of Salt Lake City was named Kiwanis International president at the June 17 21 meeting. Culp a Kiwanis member since 1937 runs a wool livestock brokerage firm and is a Utah native.

Ed Molden Winchester Kiwanis Club San Franecisco Kiwanis International Leonard Ellis Hawaii Reed C. Culp Salt Lake City Kiwanis Culp Utah

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