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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1961

Page

4

Clarke County Eagles Win Northern Division Baseball Title

Clarke County Eagles edged Stonewall Jackson 3 2 in a tight District 10 Northern game. Bill Gosnell pitched a 3 hitter with 10 strikeouts to beat Dock Steadman, as Longerbeam's timely double and a costly error decided the outcome. The win sets up a key test versus Randolph Macon Academy with a possible title game next Tuesday at Clarke.

Clarke County Stonewall Jackson Eagles Randolph-Macon Academy Clarke Montevideo Broadway Turner Ashby South Bill Gosnell Dock Steadman Generals Steadman Gosnell Stonewall Dickie Longerbedam Bill Lloyd Gene Strother Lloyd

Snead Seeks Another Win In Own Event

Sam Snead, vying for his 108th title, tees off in the 14th Sam Snead Festival at White Sulphur Springs with 71 rivals including Arnold Palmer Gary Player and defending champ Dave Marr. Snead owns five tournament wins and once shot 259, tying the then record.

Snead White Sulphur Springs W.va Sam Snead West Virginia Arnold Palmer Gary Player Dave Marr Ben Hogan

Extra Medical Research Funds Voted by House

The House approved by voice vote a bill to appropriate 4.327 billion dollars for the Labor Department, Health Education and Welfare, and minor agencies for the next fiscal year. The amount exceeds Kennedy's request by 45.3 million dollars, funding medical research and job creation.

Washington House Senate Labor Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare Kennedy

Baseball Standings and Weekday Results Shared

American League standings show New York 16 12 .571, Minnesota 16 13 .522, Cleveland 6 14 .536 in pursuit. Detroit routed Baltimore 9 1, Washington beat New York 8 7, Cleveland edged Boston 1 0. multiple matchups planned including Detroit at Boston and Washington at Baltimore.

WL. L. Pet. G.B. Detsbit Ps New York Minnesota Ste. Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City Washington Boston Los Angeles Detroit Cleveland Chicago

Baseball scores and a colonial note

The box scores show Los Angeles beating Milwaukee 11 innings, Cincinnati edging Philadelphia, Pittsburgh defeating St. Louis, and San Francisco over Chicago. No games are scheduled tonight with St Louis at Chicago and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. An Angola overseas province note appears: 481,352 square miles, over thirteen times Portugal’s area.

Los Angeles Milwaukee Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Chicago Angola Africa Portugal

Church League action shows Montague and Burnt Factory strong

Montague defeated Welltown 12 to 4 behind decisive early offense and solid pitching by Clark. Burnt Factory beat Welltown 6 to 1 on a three hitter, with Hodson retiring nine straight. Pyne struggled with control in the first game as Montague built a big lead before late insurance.

Montague Donald Clark Braddock Charlie Hill Pyne Wildness Burnt Factory Welltown Hudson Shiley P. Duvall Jim Casey J. Bromley E. Bromley Duvall Hodson Kreamer Hoover M. Mason Hill Aikens Boyd R. Clark Wadsworth

Cardinals Struggle As Pirates Defeat Them 4 3 In Pittsburgh

St. Louis general manager Bing Devine admits the club is playing bad baseball after a 4 3 loss to Pittsburgh. Stan Musial led the effort with three singles and an RBI while others struggled amid a closed door team meeting called by manager Hemus.

ST. Louis, Mo Bing Devine St. Louis Cardinals Pirates Pittsburgh Red Schoendienst Julian Javier Joe Cunningham Mickey McDermott Ken Boyer Javier Sally Hemus Hemus Stan Musial Devine Boyer Redbirds Bill White Lindy McDaniel

Major League Leaders Summary In Batting And Pitching

The Associated Press lists top leaders by league. Killebrew leads American batting with .371? Gentile 11 home runs. Colavito leads runs with 30. Mays tops the National League with 26. Pitching leaders show Regan Mossi 40 decisions and Ramos Pascual 41 strikeouts.

Killebrew Minnesota Brandt Baltimore Colavito Detroit Mantle New York Gentile Cash B. Robinson Temple Cleveland Francona Power Romano Green Wood Kaline Sievers Chicago Piersall Woodling Keough Washington Versalles Aparicio Regan Mossi Lary Ramos Pascual Barber Mathews Milwaukee Moon Los Angeles Mays San Francisco Cepedd Aaron

Fight results from multiple locations across the nation

Rochester Jones from Yonkers outpointed Horsman of Chatfield in 10 rounds. Oakland Smith from Oakland defeated Bale of Hayward in eight rounds. Commack Szu zina from Valley Stream outpointed Luedee of New Haven in 10 rounds. Manila Cope land from Flint beat Young Terror in 10 rounds in the Philippines.

Rochester Minn Ralph Tiger) Jones Yonkers N.Y Duane Horsman Chatfield Oakland Calif Norman Smith Don Bale Hayward Commack Franz Szuzina Valley Stream Jerry Luedee New Haven Conn Manila Auburn Flash Copeland Flint Mich Young Terror Philippines

Minor League Standings Across Leagues and Teams

International San Juan 5 Chicago? No clear. Toronto 7 Buffalo 2 Rochester 7 Syracuse 3 Columbus 2 Jersey City 1 Louisville 5 Denver 4 Indianapolis 7 Houston 3 Dallas Fort Worth 3 Omaha Pacific Coast Vancouver 4 Tacoma 0 Spokane 10 San Diego 3 Seattle 11 Salt Lake 3 Hawaii 4 Portland 3.

Associated Press International San Juan Michinead Toronto Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Columbus Jersey City Louisville Denver Indianapolis Houston Dallas-Fort Worth Omaha Vancouver Tacoma Spokane San Diego Seattle Salt Lake Hawaii Portland

Winchester and Rebels Meet Sunday Baseball Doubleheader

Winchester's baseball club hosts Berkeley Place at 2 30 Sunday aiming to rebound after two road losses at Rouss Park. Everett Kibler should start for Winchester if a right hander is needed. Other Sunday games include Rebels at Bakerton Gerrardstown at Leetown and Tomahawk at Sleepy Creek all at 2 30.

Winchester Berkeley Place Rouss Park Everett Kibler Rebels Bakerton Gerrardstown Leetown Tomahawk Sleepy Creek

Downs to Honor Virginia Alumni On Friday Night

On May 19 Shenandoah Downs hosts University of Virginia night featuring the first Cavalier Purse. Virginia Football Coach Bill Elias will attend and award the Cavalier Trophy to the winning horse owner. About 2000 area Virginia alumni are invited. James Mason III coordinates.

University of Virginia Shenandoah Downs Cavalier Bob Leavitt Virginia Bill Elias Charles Town James Mason III Elias University of Maryland George Washington Purdue G.W.A

Regan Shuts Down Orioles as Tigers Stretch Lead

Detroit Tigers veteran Phil Regan improved to 4-0 with a complete game six hit 4 0 victory over the Orioles to boost Detroit to a five game AL lead. Washington swept the Yankees 8 7 while Cleveland beat Boston 1 0 in AL action. In NL San Francisco beat Chicago 4 3, Pittsburgh topped St Louis 4 3, Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 2 1 and the Dodgers beat Milwaukee 2 1. Kaline homered? actually Kaline had a triple and double with three RBIs for Detroit.

Associated Press Phil Regan Detroit Tigers New York Baltimore Chicago Regan Orioles Tigers Washington Yankees Cleveland Boston San Francisco Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brooks Robinson al Kaline Kaline Jack Fisher Dale Long

Dorothy Allen Handicap yields 156 final game win

Alice Godlove rolled 156 in the Dorothy Allen Handicap at Health Center Lanes to win by 22 pins and claim a $20 prize from 389 total pins. She added handicap pins to her 367 actual pins, finishing a record entry in Winchester’s Evening Star Ladies League event.

Alice Godlove Enenlogs Dorothy Allen Morothy Allen Evening Star Ladies League Winchester Julie Snyder Peggy Eastep

San Juan club moves to Charleston under IL plan

International League officials say the San Juan Puerto Rico club owned by William P. MacDonald will relocate to Charleston West Virginia. Managerial and financial pressures cited as reasons for moving amid regional unrest and Castro era impacts.

San Juan Club Charleston W. Va Fidel Castro International League Tommy Richardson San Juan Puerto Rico William P. MacDonald

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