Softball Set to Peak This Summer With Fresh Teams
The softball season aims for record participation this summer as the commission schedules two rounds of round robin play in Church and City leagues. New policies require Church rosters of ten active members plus five cross-church players, stricter eligibility, and two games per week to boost fan interest and financial self-sufficiency.
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Richard Goode
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C. B. Shickle
Ed Bureh
Leon Pope
Softball Commission
Senators Stall in AL Race Amid Slugging and Slumps
The Washington Senators remained in a tight AL chase despite a 11-4 win after a 5-1 loss to Detroit in the twilight opener. Frank Lary dazzled with 8 strikeouts but allowed 13 hits. Stan Musial pushed toward a 3 000 hit milestone as St Louis sank. Milwaukee and Chicago won to widen the gap.
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Practice Open Tomorrow for Winchester Youth Baseball
The Winchester Baseball Club will form a new league with younger teams, abandoning the Northern Virginia League. A new Apple League may include Middle town Oak Grove Gainsboro Winchester and likely Strasburg. Practice starts tomorrow at 5 30 p m at Rouss Park with a second session Sunday at 2 p m.
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Strasburg
Derek Ibbotson Faces Uncertain Mile Future
London star Derek Ibbotson, once the world’s fastest miler, ends a taxing season with fading speed. He plans to focus on the three mile and 5 000 meter events this year after a 1958 season that included a 3 57.2 mile paced by a friend and 54 races, despite warnings he risked burnout.
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White City
Ibbotson
Manchester
Oxford
New BC Team Takes On Front Royal Comets
The new BC softball team opens the season facing the Front Royal Comets at Bing Crosby Stadium tomorrow night at 8. With Jess Donald and Louie O Connell as holdovers the rest of the squad is new, led by Sonny Higgs.
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Bill Bridgeforth
Royal Crown
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Buddy Willis
al Armel
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Pete Haymaker
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Ray Willis
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Baseball standings and results from Thursday action
American League standings with New York Washington Kansas City Cleveland Baltimore Boston Detroit Chicago and results from Thursday games Detroit defeated Washington 5 1 in the first game and Washington won 11 4 in the second Detroit at Washington and Cleveland at New York were rained out on Friday only games listed Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Los Angeles and San Francisco results from National League Chicago beat Cincinnati 5 1 Philadelphia topped Los Angeles 9 3 San Francisco defeated Pittsburgh 8 6 Milwaukee routed St Louis 9 2 with several games N cancellations listed
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Barr Likely Starters For Randolph-Macon In Hampden-Sydney Clash
Walter Barr the Berryville southpaw is listed as the probable starter for Randolph-Macon College in Saturday’s Mason Dixon Conference showdown with Hampden-Sydney. The 6-1 pitcher has battled arm trouble but is set to work as the Yellow Jackets seek a split of the Southern Division lead.
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Hugh Stephens
Randolph-Macon College
Yellow Jackets
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Berryville Southpaw
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Barr
Jackets
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Stephens
Colby College
Day of Darlington Rebel 300 Qualifying Sets Front Row
Darlington South Carolina prepares for the rebel 300 mile convertible race with nine fastest cars from four lap qualifying earning first nine grid slots. Favorites include Jack Smith and Cotton Owens in Pontiacs Curtis Turner Marvin Panch Fireball Roberts in Ford and Chevrolet. Roberts notes smaller cars may win with fewer pit stops after a 117 mph track tour.
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S. C
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Roanoke
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Charlotte
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Roberts
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St. Claire Shores
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