James Wood Colonels top Musselman 11 to 4 in non league clash
James Wood freshman Wendell Dick pitched a complete game, scattering four hits as the Colonels erased a 3 0 deficit to beat Musselman 11 4 before 250 fans. Charles Wallace Robinson and Jerry Stewart produced key hits as James Wood improved to 8 6. The victory sets up Clarke County showdown at James Wood tonight at 7 30 while Musselman ends with a loss.
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Clarke County
James Wood
Musselman
Eagles
Luray
Wendell Dick
Bauserman
Neff
Swartz
Jefferson
Gladen
Murphy
Collins
Charles Wallace
Fogle
Robinson
Jerry Stewart
RBI
Gene Wallace
Hodson
Stewart
Charlie Hodson
Christian
Mullin
Stickles
Duvall
Eennee Jefferson
Ss-P
P-Ss
Comigs
Icestvivrar
Mullins
Lf-P
Veses Eoeteen
AB C. Wallace
Rickard
Ewee Wilson
G. Wallace
Armory Banquet Honors bowling League Winners
Nearly 300 bowlers and guests from eight leagues attended the National Guard Armory banquet to cap the 1954 55 season. Trophies and awards were handed to numerous champions with Owen Hoagland presiding and Dr. T C Powers toastmaster.
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National Guard Armory
Owen Hoagland
T. C. Powers
M. G. Seitz
America
Robert Legge
Buncutter Tire Co
Skyway Grill
Carr Publishing Co
Mickey Perry
Charles Renner
Buncutter
Skyway
Sonny Cooper
Richard Buncutter
Julian Buncutter
Jack Jones
Bill Swartz
Jesse Kiracore
Dick Sheetz
Evan Creswell
Marsden Lickliter
James Wood Boys’ League
Donnie Stotler
Eagles
Ralph Wilson
B. B. Dorsey
Ralph Combs
Charles Wallace
Lewis Williams
Turley Aims Beyond Feller In Strikeout Pace
New York Yankees pitcher Bob Turley, trailing Bob Feller’s 1946 modern record of 348 strikeouts, says he doubts he can break it. Turley notes Feller benefited from relief appearances and a noncontending team, while he has no relief roles and a heavy schedule ahead.
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New York
Bob Feller
Bob Turley
New York Yankees
Feller
Baltimore Orioles
Turley
Yank
Casey Stengel
Bob
Airport Speedway Prepares Fast Sunday Show
Airport Speedway plans a fast Sunday program after a week layoff. Track owner Kermit Batt has graded the third mile surface to a rock free condition ahead of 100 plus laps and seven heats. Bill Nally of Brunswick targets a 23 second one lap record in the sportsman feature, with Nally having won the prior sportsman feature. Newcomer Tommy Irvin of Purcellville joins the lineup.
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Airport Speedway
Kermit Batt
Bill Nally
Brunswick
Nally
Shorty Bowers
Hagerstown
Bud Fauble
Veran
Tommy Irvin
Purcellville
Alan Lucas
Stanley
Tracy Bird
Harrisonburg
Jimmie Findley
Baltimore
Doug Bailey
Annandale
Leroy Neff
Toms Brook
Major League Standings and Tonight Schedule
Eastern Standings show Kansas City at Chicago at 8 p m with Ditmar vs Donovan. Cleveland at Detroit features Lemon against Hoeft. Boston visits Washington with Sullivan versus Porterfield. Baltimore meets New York with Kretlow against Turley. Multiple day games follow with Chicago at Milwaukee and St Louis at Cincinnati. Yesterday New York beat Milwaukee 3 2. Tomorrow Philadelphia at Brooklyn 1 p m New York at Pittsburgh 12 30 p m St Louis at Cincinnati 1 30 p m Chicago at Milwaukee 2 30 p m.
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Detroit
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Rush
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Cincinnati
Lawrence
Valentine
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Roberts
Lees
Pittsburgh
McCall
Liddle
Surkent
Pet
Brookly
Handley Heads to Fort Hill Meet for Ninth Title Bid
Handley brings a 30 man squad to Cumberland's Fort Hill Invitation with Crenshaw Snapp in 100 and 220 sprints and Sempeles Grim in relays. Defending host club vie with Beall Allegheny Frederick Montgomery Blair as six rivals in a six rivals seven school meet. Handley seeks a third meet title after winning in 1953 and claiming District and Apple Blossom honors this season.
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Fort Hill
Cumberland
Beall
Allegheny
Frederick
Montgomery Blair
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Hnndley
Crenshaw
Snapp
Boppe
Jackson
Armstrong
Grim
Jobe
Mile
Hollis
Dove
Wheatley
Gordon
Sempeles
Kellas
Shendon
Hickerson
White
Crisman
Glass
Smith
Higgs
Grim Armstrong
Fisherman to Race on Pimlico Grass in Dixie Handicap
C. V. Whitney's Fisherman, a tough challenger who beat foreign horses last year, has a second grass trial in the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico. A strong performance could earn him a trip to England where turf racing dominates. The Dixie is Pimlico's first big race of 1870 and moves to the turf, run at a mile and three-eighths, just one-eighth shorter than the International.
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C. V. Whitney
Fisherman
England
Dixie
Pimlico
John B. Campbell
Bowie
Jamaica
Belmont
Turner Faces Fuentes in Garden Bout Tonight
New York reports Gil Turner, riding a six fight win streak and listed at 11 5, meets Ramon Fuentes in Madison Square Garden as a fourth ranking welterweight challenger in a televised middleweight bout.
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Turner
Fuentes
New York
Gil Turner
Ramon Fuentes
Madison Square Garden
Winchester Legion hosts Front Royal Junior Legion at Rouss Park
The Winchester Junior Legion team will host Front Royal at Rouss Park tomorrow at 2 p.m. Open to Winchester Frederick County area boys born after September 1 1987 from nearby counties without a junior Legion team. American Legion season opens in June with rosters of 20, then 16 by July 1.
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Rouss Park
Winchester Junior Legion
Front Royal Junior Legion
Winchester
Frederick County
Junior Legion
American Legion
The
Legion
Scouts from Baltimore and Pittsburgh Seek Hidden Talent
Scouts from Baltimore and Pittsburgh comb the bushes for talent and search for unknowns. District 7 plans include eight teams with Winchester as a member. Locals will wear new uniforms this season. For more information on Junior Legion, contact Fred Donica at 6119 or Bradford Michael at 4806 as soon as possible.
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Pittsburgh
Winchester
Junior Legion
Fred Donica
Bradford Michael
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