Winchester Nine Defeats Strasburg In Practice Game
Winchester closes pre season with a 3 2 win over Strasburg at Rouse Park in Massanutten League action. Buck Cooper earned the win in relief for Winchester while two runs in the final frame brought Strasburg within a run. Patton started for Winchester and fanned seven over four and a half innings.
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Jack Patton
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Ritenour
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Front Royal
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Poe
Boyer
T & Miller
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Smoot
Majorirg Standing Shows Early AL Leaderboard
The American League standings feature Cleveland leading with 18 wins and 10 losses, followed by Detroit 14-9 and Baltimore 11-14. Chicago and New York are mid pack, while Boston and Washington trail, with results from yesterday showing Cleveland 12-6 in its doubleheader and Chicago 10-1 in another. Tonight's schedule includes St. Louis at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at New York, and Brooklyn at Cincinnati with games impacted by a curfew.
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Philadelphia
Washington
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Bud Podbielan
Russ Meyer
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Bobby Thomson
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Ed Mathews
Marv Grissom
Willie Mays
Antonelli
Roy Smalley
Andy Pafko
Joe Garagiola
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Major League Leaders Summary of Batting and Pitching
A compact list of leaders from the season across American League and National League. Notable names include Avila of Cleveland leading batting runs and hits, Rosen and Bo ne among home run leaders, Lemon and Lopat tied for pitching wins, Turley and Haddix high in strikeouts, with Snider Musial Jablonski Sauer Irvin Mays among batting and pitching leaders for the NL.
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Chicago
Bruto
Johnny Mapp Leads VMI to SC Crown
Virginia Military Institute dominated the Southern Conference track meet in Blacksburg with Johnny Mapp scoring 23 points. Mapp won the 100 and 220 yards, swept both hurdles, and finished third in the broad jump as VMI topped Virginia Tech 82 1/2 to 41 1/2. Davidson, West Virginia, Richmond, Furman, Washington & Lee followed. The Citadel and George Washington did not enter.
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Citadel
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Mapp
Williams 8 for 9 in Detroit shows power amid two losses
Ted Williams batted 8 for 9 in a Detroit doubleheader despite Boston dropping both games 7 and 9 8 in 14 innings. He endured a steel pin in his left shoulder as he returned from a broken collarbone, admitting the pain and hoping for stronger blasts with more strength.
Court Cases Summary of Local Offenses and Fines
George F. Helsley of Grimes faces speeding charges with a $14.25 fine. Mathew Williams of 439 Chase St. receives 12 months suspended sentence for disorderly conduct and fighting with $4.25 costs and one year probation. Clarence Whitlock of 551 Highland Ave. charged with drunkenness and $14.25 fine. Hunter S. Brown of Winchester cited for bad check law with 90 days and $4.25 costs.
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Chase St
Clarence Whitlock
Highland Ave
Hunter S. Brown
Winchester
Pottstown Cycler Wins Feature Race at Winchester Speedway
About 3500 fans watched the first motorcycle races of the season at Winchester Speedway. George Heck of Pottstown Pa won the 6 mile feature in 6 minutes 5 seconds. Two riders were injured: Bill Miller broke his left collar bone in practice and Johnny Schaber suffered a broken ankle in the Novice final.
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Philadelphia
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Norfolk
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Washington
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Baltimore
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Jim Parnolt
Bob Boutwell
Rod Burkhart
Reading
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New Oxford
al Fulton
Kansas City
Paul Croneburg
Frederick
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Hanover
Bob Myers
Bundy
Farris
Mann
Hedgecock
French
Grégory
Bertholdt
Q and A about Philippines president and English tax on beards
The text notes Ramon Magsaysay, son of a blacksmith, rose through college as a chauffeur and mechanic. It also mentions England taxing boards in the reign of Henry VIII for facial hair, with higher tax for longer beards.
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Philippines
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