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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
11
The piece surveys readers on preferred firearms from .30-06 rifles to .45 pistols and shotguns, plus anecdotes from a shooting club. It mentions Winnchester calibers, field use, and a prewar SPCA drive while noting club events, junior programs, and NRA prone scores.
The State Game Commission on March 20 in Richmond adopted broad changes to hunting laws for the Old Dominion. Open quail rabbit and grouse seasons run statewide November through January 31 except in specified counties. elk hunting is prohibited. new turkey seasons appear in Craig and Loudoun counties. raccoon seasons are set with varied dates by region and a 12 raccoons per season limit in national forests. Deer bag limits are reduced in several counties and bow season expands. trapping seasons for beaver and other species are fixed with regional raccoon exceptions.
Miss Barbara Ann Chaplin Miss Winchester 1961 and Miss Karen Sheard runner-up will be guests of the Kiwanis Club at its weekly luncheon tomorrow at the Wash Ingen Frontel Gerald will be master of ceremonies.
Gene Hunt from Flint, representing Michigan State, captures the 1959 state amateur public links championship, securing the title as a noted MSU golfer from the region.
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American League leaders include Killebrew Batting .373 and Colavito 27 runs. B’s Robinson leads hits with 42 and doubles with 10. Mantle tops home runs with 9, Versalles leads with 9 stolen bases. In pitching, Drysdale and Elston share strong records, with 51 strikeouts by Drysdale. Last season marked Doug Harvey’s 14th NHL season with Montreal, earning Norris Trophy six times.
Kansas City and Los Angeles clash as Joe Gordon manages from the press box for the Athletics in a 5-3 win. He reports improved sight lines, notes on fielding positions, and praise for rookie Dick Howser while planning future visits with the press and coaching staff.
San Francisco AP report says Harq Campbell 23, Olympic quarter finalist, suffered two knockdowns in the 10th round of a bout with Al Medrano. He slumped in his corner and remained unconscious after the second knockdown, an operation was ordered to relieve brain pressure from a morrhage. He was taken to Park Emergency Hospital then St Luke's Hospital for surgery.
Ed Mathews returns to form for the Milwaukee Braves belting five homers in four games and raising his average to .378 with a 14 game streak. He homered twice and drove in three in a 7 5 win over the Dodgers as Johnny Podres took the loss. The Dodgers fall two games behind the NL leading Giants who crushed the Cubs 14 1. Lew Burdette improved to 3 1.
Randolph Macon claimed the team title at the Mason-Dixon Conference tournament held at Ingleside with a four-man total of 634 as Wayne Jackson of the Yellow Jackets won individual medalist honors with 68-72-140, four under par. Jackson led a strong Macon surge to defeat American University by two strokes, with Hampden-Sydney and Johns Hopkins further back in the standings.
In a rare season debut for the Braves a player drove in three runs on a single and first home run of the year. Wally Moon led the NL with a .384 average, tripled, and scored the first run after stealing home with two outs in the second. Charlie Neal added a two run homer while San Francisco totaled 18 hits in the ninth.
Associated Press boxing results list: Medrano outpoints Campbell in San Francisco. Tiger defeats Casey in New Orleans. Akins stops Collins in St Louis. Shorts outpoints Logart in Cleveland. Giardello stops Greaves in Philadelphia. Wiley stops Nieder in Detroit. Ramos from Minnesota among brief notes on bouts and venues.
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