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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1961

Page

11

Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Listed

National League leaders include Moon of Los Angeles batting .375 and Mays of San Francisco with 8 home runs. Moon also leads runs with 22 and 24 RBIs for Moon and T Davis? Los Angeles with 36 hits. American League showcases Gentile of Baltimore with 37 RBIs and Gentile's 11 homers. Mantle and B Robinson trail in multiple categories including 40 hits for B Robinson and 36 for Temple. Pitching leaders show Drysdale 5 0 and 51 strikeouts. Moss 4 0 and 1.000 and Regan 3 0 and 1.000.

Moon Los Angeles Mathews Milwaukee Virdon Pittsburgh Mays San Francisco Wills Aaron Clements T. Davis Coleman Cincinnati Zimmer Chicago Banks Santo Amaro Philadelphia Stuart Robinson Pinson and Robinson Callison Padres Buffalo Drysdale Mahaffey Atea Brandt Baltimore Minnesota Arnese New York Colavito Detroit Gentile Mantle B. Robinson Temple Cleveland Francona Triandos Romano Boros Green Wood Sievers Piersall Kaline Woodling Keough Washington Balltimore Versalles Minne Aparicio Mossi Regan Bell Ramos Pascual

Carry Back Faces Tight Field in Preakness Stakes

Carry Back's bid for the second leg of the triple crown will run amid about seven other 3 year olds in the $150,000 added Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Probable starters include Nashua Blue, Vapores, and Pi can. The field count reflects a tight, uncertain path to the May race.

Baltimore Pimlico Preakness Satare Nashua Blue Vapores Ae Serch Ls Pican

Terps claim ACC outdoor title in dramatic meet

Maryland won its sixth ACC outdoor track championship at Duke Stadium with 82 1/2 points, while North Carolina finished runner up with 44 1/2. Duke's Dick Gesswein earned the Fetzer Award after winning shot put and discus, as Maryland swept eight events despite several upsets.

Durham N. C of Land Maryland North Carolina Duke Stadium Duke Dick Gesswein Robert A. Fetzer Gesswein Nick Kovalak Maryla

Four NC State Players Face Possible 15 Year Bribery Sentences

Four NC State basketball players including captain Stan Niewierowski face a June 5 trial in Raleigh on bribery charges for allegedly taking money to shave points. Muehlbauer and Litchfield were arrested. Barshak’s status unclear as SBI cites a contact in the case. Max sentences reach 15 years per count.

NC State Raleigh N.C Stan Niewierowski Niewierowski Brooklyn N.Y North Carolina Anton Muehlbauer Terry Litchfield Louisville Tom Cain State Bureau of Investigation SBI Los Angeles Lou Barshak Walter Anderson Barshak Los Angeles State College

Breaking 9.3 record stands at Fresno meet

The 9.3 seconds 100 yard dash record set in 1948 by Mel Patton remains unbroken as Dennis Johnson of San Jose State ties it four times in the year and finishes 9.4 in the West Coast Relays hampered by a sore muscle. Oregon's Cyroll Burleson shines with 4:00.3 and 4:00.8 in the four mile relay, helping the Ducks to an American record 16:29.3 and a meet sweep by Southern California. Occidental, San Jose, UCLA, Oregon State, California, and Oregon follow in team scoring.

Fresno Calif Southern California Mel Patton San Jose State Dennis Johnson Oregon Cyroll Burleson Burleson

Persia Word Puzzle Snags: Crossword Clue Scramble

Crossword clues mix foreign terms and abbreviations across and down. Answers include Persian city roll of cloth and other partial phrases, with several theme hints and odd spellings suggesting a cryptic style. The page lists numbered entries and cross references.

Persia Angel Nick Gateway Mr. Sqead Tom Mix

Braun Returns to Active Role with Celtics

Carl Braun, once Knicks player and coach, signs a one year contract to play for the Boston Celtics. He will be 33 and plans to continue as long as he can contribute, saying he knows many Celtics and Cousy since high school.

Carl Braun ED Corrigan Associated Press NEW York (Ap Braun New York Knickerbockers Boston Celtics Byter Oes Knicks Celts Bob Cousy

Virginia College Lacrosse Results and Schedule

The Virginia calendar reports lacrosse results including Hampden Sydney loss to N C State 4 to 2 and Virginia 12 Washington & Lee 6. Other scores list Virginia Tech 7 George Washington 1 and William & Mary 9 Hampden Sydney 2. A Norfolk Lyng game and a Georgetown series are mentioned with cancellations.

Virginia Tech George Wash

Brash Rockies Rally For 500 Mile Indianapolis Qualifiers

Rash of deaths shadows the weekend of the Golden Anniversary 500. Parnelli Jones led first time qualifiers at 146.033 mph followed by Jack Brabham at 145.144. Other rookies include A J Shepherd Ebb Rose Bob Cleberg and Norm Hall. Eddie Sachs took pole at 147.481 mph in the Dean Special amid memorial Day act. Beloved racer Tony Bettenhausen was killed testing Friday. Angola locals express cautious optimism about enduring green and goodwill.

Indianapolis Parnelli Jones Torrance Calif Jack Brabham Australia Jones Barbham A. J. Shepherd Gardena Ebb Rose Houston Tex Bob Cleberg Tucson Ariz Norm Hall Los Angeles Eddie Sachs Center Valley Dean Tony Bettenhausen

Elias Virginia Coach Plans Football Clinic in Handley

Elias William T. Elias head coach at the University of Virginia will conduct a football clinic in Handley auditorium on May 26 at 4 p.m. He was Southern Conference Coach of the Year for George Washington University after a 21 to 6 upset over Air Force Academy. The event is sponsored by the Northern Virginia Chapter UVA Alumni Association with Hunter Maddox and Edward Siebert hosting along with Flournoy Largent Jr in charge.

William T Bill) Elias University of Virginia Handley Auditorium Elias George Washington University Air Force Academy Ritchie Mayo Paul Bryant Clark Shaughnessy Jim Tatum University of Mayland Air Force Rich Stuart Brown Northern Virginia University of Virginia Alumni Association Peron Hunter J. Maddox Handley Edward L. Siebert Flournoy L Jim”) Largent, Jr

PE Announces Reorganization of Sales Division

C. D. Lyon of Potomac Edison announces a major reorganization of the PE Marketing and Public Reactions Department. The plan realigns commercial residential and farm marketing into two divisions Technical Services and Promotion and Planning with a Sales and Training Division. George T. Sanders will head General Sales. H A James leads Technical Services. John H. Reddig joins as assistant head of Technical Services.

C. D. Lyon Potomac Edison System PE Marketing and Orgazation P. N. Hunter Northern Virginia Power Co George T. Sanders Hagerstown Ger H. A. James John H. Reddig C. Robert Meyer

Citadel Aces South Conference Track Meet For Third Title

The Citadel dominated the 37th annual South Conference track meet scoring 59 points led by Larry Williams defending the 880 and mile titles. John Rivers won the 440 and Bill Kee set a pole vault mark while The Citadel’s Jim Pugh swept sprint events. Furman took second with 39.5 points ahead of West Virginia 38.5 and VMI 33. Virginia Tech and Davidson followed as Richmond trailed.

Maryland John Beltza Terps Bjorn Andersen Jonas Spiegel Virginia Gil Faccio North Carolina Jim Brown Bob Stephenson Duke South Carolina Clemson Wake Forest North Carolina State Norfolk Citadel Bulldogs Furman Dark Horse West Virginia Larry Williams VMI John. Rivers Bill Kee Dave Tork West Bill Moss Jim Pugh Sonya Teedeni

Newport News Girl's Young Homemaker Saga

Fragmentary text mentions Newport News and a girl named Santiago linked to homemaking or homemaker roles with unclear date 1558. The readable items show a place and a person but lack clear events or outcomes.

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