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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1954

Page

8

Five Teams Battle for Lead As Championship Day Nears

Five major league teams race toward July Fourth as leaders contend for the top spot. New York Giants hold a one game edge over the Dodgers while Indians and White Sox contend in the AL with Yankees looming. Multiple key wins and series shape the pennant chase across the league.

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Winchester Junior Legion Falls 4-3 to Staunton in Seven Innings

Winchester Junior Legion lost to Staunton 4-3 in seven innings at Staunton Park as DeHaven exited in the sixth after a shower delay. Hostetter earned the win with relief by McDorman. Keller drove in the deciding run on a sacrifice fly. Winchester had two unearned runs and two late errors.

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Winchester Falls to .500 in 7-5 Loss to Stanley Nine

Winchester dropped to a 7-5 defeat at Rouss Park before about 150 fans as Stanley Baseball Club moved within a half game. Buck Cooper pitched seven innings for Winchester, with Jack Patton finishing the last two. Stanley outhit 9-7 and benefited from two early errors and timely doubles by Strauss Bailey O Foltz and Cooper. The rally faded in the bottom of the ninth after Jim Beatty drew a walk and Dick Keller lined out on a 3-0 pitch.

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Clarke County Nine Triumphs Over Middleburg 8-2

Clarke County beat Middleburg 8-2 before 100 fans at Boyce to avenge an earlier loss in the Loudoun County League. Winning pitcher Lawrence Buckner allowed five singles, four walks, and struck out nine while R. Smedley took the loss on a 14-hit effort. Jim Casey led Clarke County with a triple and a single, and Butler homered and singled. Clarke County now stands 7-1 in exhibition tilts with one open date next week.

Clarke County Tts Loudoun County Middleburg Boyce Lawrence Buckner R. Smedley Middle Buckner Jim Casey Butler Washington

Score by Innings Middlebury vs Clarke County

Clarke County defeats Middlebury 8 to 2 in a baseball game. Clarke County plated four runs in the first inning and added two more in the fourth while Middlebury scored early and late runs but could not overcome the deficit.

Middlebury Clarke County

Cisco Andrade Faces Unbeaten Streak Test Tonight

New York lightweight Cisco Andrade carries 24 straight wins into a ten round bout with Johnny Digilio of Bayonne New Jersey at St Nicholas Arena. Only a October 7 draw with Preddie Babe Herman mars Andrade perfect record. Digilio has 27 pro fights and beat Herman in a March 19 MSG prelim.

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New York Middleweight Walter Cartier Faces Tuzo Portugez

Walter Cartier 30, last defeating Bobby Dykes, meets Tuzo Portugez from Costa Rica in a 10 round feature at Brooklyn Eastern Parkway on DuMont television. Portugez is noted for his bobbing weaving style and occasional lapses in early boxing rules.

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Kiner Regains Lead in All Star Balloting

Ralph Kiner of the Chicago Cubs surged to the top of the National League starting left field vote overturning Jackie Robinson with 288 619 votes to 284 101. The two players lead in a poll that began June 11 and ends at midnight Saturday.

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Penguins and SAE and Los Angeles Japanese residents

Penguins inhabit Antarctic regions not the Arctic. One species lives near the Galapagos on the equator. SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers, rating oil viscosity. About 40,000 Japanese residents live in Los Angeles, mainly in Little Tokyo with hotels restaurants markets a Chamber of Commerce and four newspapers in Japanese and English.

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