Williams Misses First Starting All Star Run as Musial Leads
Ted Williams failed to win a starting berth in the July 8 All Star game as Pittsburgh and Boston players led voting. Musial topped NL ballots, while Mays and Aaron repeated in the NL and Mantle and Fox led the AL despite Williams’ .299 average.
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Ted Williams
Musia
Jack Hand
New York
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Williams
Detroit
Red Sox
Pittsburgh
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Willie Mays
San Francisco
National Musial
Boston
Frank Malzone
Bob Cerv
Kansas City Athletics
Fox
Gil McDougald
Yankees
Bill Skowron
Yanks
Mickey Vernon
Cleveland
Luis Aparicio
Chicago
Kuenn
Mickey Mantle
Jackie Jensen
Cerv
al Kaline
Gus Triandos
Sherm Lollar
Berra
Ernie Banks
Milwaukee
Johnny Logan
Frank Thomas
Eddie Mathews
Cities Service Top O'Sullivan in National Little League
Cities Service defeated O'Sullivan 94 in a National Little League game. Ward hit two doubles and drew two walks in a perfect afternoon. Bell and G Miller each went 2 for 3, Anderson allowed three runs in the fourth and fifth, with Bowman and R. Rinker as leading hitters.
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Cities Service
O'Sullivan
Ward
Bell
G. Miller
Anderson
McDaniel
Bowman
R. Rinker
New Marine Private Ulysses Grant Sworn In
The Marine Corps sworn in 19 year old Apache Indian Ulysses S. Grant as a private in Los Angeles. He comes from White River and was inducted yesterday, marking a notable entry into service.
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Los Angeles
Marine Corps
Ulysses S. Grant
White River
Unusual Automobile Thrill Show At Winchester Speedway
July 9 at 8 30 p m the Winchester Airport Speedway hosts a 23 event Motor Olympics Thrill Show featuring Hollywood stuntmen and stock car drivers from across the nation and Canada. The program mixes stunts with points based competition under the International Stuntmen's Association with a crash roll and flaming car walls plus a car cannon catapulting a 1958 Ford. Veterans Hal Kent and Jimmy Allen lead the drive until demolished contest with over 1 000 national points each. Tickets distributed by American Viscose plants in Front Royal encourage early arrivals for best seats.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Hollywood
International Stuntmen's Association
Front Royal
Hal Kent
Glendale
Calif
Jimmy Allen
Indianapolis
Ind
Kent
Allen
Speedway
Weather Clears In Church League Softball Card Despite Rain
Afternoon storms at Senseng Park did not derail a full Church League softball program. Montague defeated EUR 12-0 behind Junior Hill’s three hit pitching as Rush Potts and Rainsberger sparked the offense with singles. D. Clark, J. Robinson and Hill contributed key hits as seven runs followed a weather delay. Montague improved to 8-2. In other games Lucky Inn beat Mountain eers 9-2 on Roxey Hockman’s five hit effort, while Republic Os edged Horens 7-6 with multi hit performances from Robertson Buckner and Renner. EUB faces Sunnyside and Grace Bible meets White Post tonight.
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Senseng Park
Montague
Eur
Junior Hill
Coates
Rush
Potts
Rainsberger
Hill
D. Clark
J. Robinson
Rink
Lucky Inn
Mountaineers
Roxey Hockman
Odie Orndorff
Shenk
Hockman
Taylor
Newlin
Orndorff
Republic Os
Horens
Robertson
Buckner
Renner
Higgs
Barnett
Clarke
EUB
Sunnyside
Grace Bible
White Post
Mt Falls to clash with Gainesboro at Rouss Park Sunday
Baseball Sunday features Mt Falls vs Gainesboro at Rouss Park in the big game of the day. Stephenson plays Middletown and Winchester visits Oak Grove Strasburg Park with all games starting at 2 30 p m. Clarke County faces a tough exhibition at Boyce at 2 p m while Frye Motor Co Washington brings in a power packed nine from the District League.
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Apple Valley Baseball League
Mt. Falls
Gainesboro
Rouss Park
Stephenson
Middletown
Winchester
Oak Grove
Strasburg Park
Northern Virginia Baseball League
Clarke County
Boyce
Frye Motor Co
Washington, D. C
FBI
Winchester Jr. Legion Keeps Rolling with Strasburg win
The Winchester Junior Legion defeated Strasburg 11 to 2 as Shendon and Kibler each had three hits including a triple and a double. Ambrose and Orndorff added two safeties apiece in a 12-hit effort while Kremer started and Wallace finished for Winchester. The win sets up a big Saturday game against Front Royal and shapes the race with Berryville and Strasburg matches upcoming.
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Winchester Junior Legion
Strasburg
Shendon
Kibler
Ambrose
Orndorff
Himel
Kremer
Winchester
Wallace
Front Royal
Conrad Hoover
Giles Cook
Berryville
Indians name Gordon as manager after Bragan ouster
Lane fires Bobby Bragan and hires former Yankee star second baseman Joe Gordon to manage the Indians for the rest of this season and 1959. Gordon arrives from Sacramento where he sold insurance and says he is excited to take over. Bragan had faced criticism for platooning and lineup choices amid losses and exits.
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Cleveland
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Baltimore
Frank Lane
Bobby Bragan
Gordon
Sacramento
Calif
San Francisco
Lane
Bragan
Gary Geiger
Hank Greenberg
Kerby Farrell
Boston Red Sox
William Steffey Telegraph Operator Passes Away
William H. Steffey 73 of Akron Ohio longtime AP telegraph operator and mechanic in Akron died after retirement. He served The Associated Press for many years before retiring.
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Newcastle
William H. Steffey
Akron
Ohio
Associated Press
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