Opening Day Ceremonies Planned for Winchester Little Leagues
Winchester and Frederick County prepare two opening day ceremonies with parades Saturday and Monday and Tuesday events. Majors and minors trim rosters to 15 players, with a four team junior league forming for the surplus, sponsors secured, and coaching needs emphasized as units parade with uniforms and hand me downs.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Loudoun Street
Handley
Virginia Avenue
Ned Hall
National Little League
Doug Fisher
Bill Schélick
Phil Glaize
Loudoun
Piceadilly
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Umpires Missing At Church Loop Softball Meeting
City Hall Recreation Office report shows umpires from Stephenson Cork St Christian Sunnyside United Brethren and the Opequon Group attended while Braddock Montague and Market were absent. Absent churches risk exclusion from the Church League as per 1955 regulations. An umpire organization meeting is set for Tuesday May 31 at 7 30 p m with attendance urged. Registrations for both leagues must be in by 5 p m June 1 at the Recreation Office.
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City Hall
Stephenson
Cork St. Christian
Sunnyside
United Brethren
Opequon
Braddock
Montague
Market
Church League
Charles L. Aikin
Park and Recreation Department
Recreation Office
Detroit Seeks 1960 Olympic Games Bid
Detroit plans a bold push to win the 1960 Olympics before the International Olympic Committee in Paris on June 14. Detroit competes with Rome Lausanne Budapest Brussels Mexico City and Tokyo, highlighting the U S track record of hosting in 1904 and 1932 while Europe holds most past games.
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Detroit
United States
International Olympic Committee
Paris
Rome
Lausanne
Budapest
Brussels
Mexico City
Tokyo
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Europe
Melbourne
Furman’s Floyd Voted Top Athlete in Conference
Darrell Floyd of Furman University named Southern Conference Athlete of the Year by sportswriters. The 6 foot 1 inch forward led the league in scoring with 35.9 points per game, narrowly trailing the all time college mark. Other vote recipients include Dickie Beard of Virginia Tech and Charley Byrd of VMI.
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Richmond
Darrell Floyd
Furman University
Thomasville
N. C
Virginia Tech
Dickie Beard
Assn
Floyd
Frank Selby
West Virginia
Rod Hundley
Freddy Wyant
Jim Heise
VMI
Charlie Byrd
Dale Vaughn
William & Mary
Johnny Mahonny
George Washington
Joe Holup
Corky Devlin
Davidson
Bill Rowland
John Smith
Warren Mills
LL Officials Meet Tonight to Finalize Umpire Schedules
Little League officials invite umpires and hopefuls to a meeting at City Hall Recreation Room at 8 p.m. Tonight. Chief Umpire Ervin S. Cleveland will lead a Sunday clinic at Senseny Park diamonds at 1 30 p.m. Four regular umpires are needed, with eight substitutes already listed.
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City Hall
Little League Diamonds
Senseny Park
Ervin S. Cleveland
Cleveland
Kids Get Fishing Break in Westfield Lake
Westfield officials enforce a no fishing by adults ordinance at Lake Mindowaskin across from the police station. The rule was adopted after authorities observed adults crowding out children from vantage points around the lake.
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Westfield
N. J
Lake Mindowaskin
Night It Is in Norfolk Says Night Games Favored
Norfolk Tars survey shows 936 responses with 287 favoring 8 p.m. starts and 37 preferring day games. The majority want night baseball, with most opting for a half hour earlier start than 8 p.m.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Tars
Tar
Bill Herring
Fox Becomes Target in Ohio Garden Encounter
In St. Clairsville Ohio John Paglialunga faced a fox that menaced his garden. He fled to a neighbor’s house for a shotgun then returned to find the same fox still aggressive. The local bounty paid Paglialunga two dollars for disposing of the animal.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
John Paglialunga
Paglialunga
Richmond names Darrell Crawford backfield coach
Richmond Virginia announces former Georgia Tech Orange Bowl quarterback Darrell Crawford as the new backfield coach at the University of Richmond. Crawford previously led the 3rd Aircraft Group team at Norfolk Virginia after leaving Georgia Tech.
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Richmond
Darrell Crawford
Georgia Tech
University of Richmond
Crawford
Ani-Aircraft
Norfolk
Double Triumph At Monmouth And Jamaica Races
Oceanport New Jersey trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons scored a rare double when Bassanio won the Monmouth Handicap at home while Full Flight captured the Saranac Handicap at Jamaica 100 miles away within an hour on July 24 1954.
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Oceanport
N. J
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Jamaica
Starved deer shock Michigan deer balance warning
Michigan Conservation Department reports about 5,000 deer starved in the Loser Peninsula last winter. Harry Ruhl, chief of the game division, says the deer herd and food supply remain out of balance in the state.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Conservation Department
Harry Ruhl
Scorekeepers Class For Little Leagues At Star Tonight
Winchester Evening Star hosts a 7 30 pm class for all Little League scorekeepers. The session aims to standardize scoring with mothers of players serving as official scorers, coordinating with umpires to record hits and errors. The one hour class sets a season long scoring pattern for better coverage.
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Winchester Evening Star
53 Aussie U S Entries In Wimbledon Tourney
Wimbledon opens June 20 with 53 players from the United States and Australia among 128 in the men and women fields. Americans include Davis Cup aces Tony Trabert Vic Seixas Ham Richardson Budge Patty and Art Larsen. Australia leads with Ken Rosewall Lewis Head Rex Hartwig and 24 players total.
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Wimbledon
England
United States
Australia
Tony Trabert
Vic Seixas
Ham _ Richardson
Budge Patty
Art Larsen
Ken Rosewall
Lewis Head
Rex Hartwig
Cavaliers' Quarterback Named Baseball Captain
Cavaliers at Virginia appoint Rives Bailey as captain of the next baseball season. Bailey, a Yorktown native, plays second base and is also the team's No. 1 football quarterback.
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Charlottesville
Rives Bailey
University of Virginia
Bailey
Yorktown
Cavaliers
Infant Saved After Toy Car Snafu During Rescue
Patrolman Edward Hughes pulled 13 month old Diane Cadenbach from her mother and ran toward the police car to clear a toy neck held in her throat. He slipped on wet grass and fell, dislodging the toy and saving the infant despite the accident.
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St, Louis
Edward Hughes
Diane Cadenbach
Lying Claims Sell Fungicide With False Health Promises
An ad-like fragment touts a keratolytic athlete’s foot treatment with quick action and a money back offer. The text is garbled and promises relief within an hour while mentioning a 40 cent rebate, but provides no verifiable details or sources.
Cubs Sweep Cardinals Move Six Back Of Dodgers
Berra and Turley led the Yankees to a 6-2 win over Washington as Turley added six strikeouts to take the AL lead. The Cubs swept a doubleheader from St. Louis, boosting them to second place in the NL, six games behind Brooklyn.
Baseball Standings and Results from the League
The latest American and National League standings show New York leading the AL at 24 12 and Brooklyn atop the NL at 27 games. Yesterday results included New York defeating Washington 6 to 2 and Detroit routing Kansas City 8 to 2 while Baltimore beat Boston 6 to 2. Upcoming games list Cleveland at Kansas City and Chicago at Detroit in AL. New York at Baltimore and Washington at Boston in AL. in the NL, New York at Philadelphia and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh among others.
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Senators Open to McDermott or Porterfield Trade
Calvin Griffith vice president of the Washington Senators said the Yankees could have Maury McDermott or Bob Porterfield in a deal but demanded an outfielder and a shortstop in return. He said George Weiss showed interest in either pitcher but preferred different players.
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NEW York
Calvin Griffith
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Maury McDermott
Bob Porterfield
George Weiss
Yankees
Weiss
McDermott
Porterfield
Riffith
Cardinals Overhaul Pitching Staff In Outlook For 1955
ST LOUIS Mo The Cardinals' pitching staff has been rebuilt with only two holdovers from 1954 Harvey Haddix and Tom Poholsky. Departures since last season include Vic Raschi Gerry Staley Stu Miller Joe Presko Al Braz ie Hal White Cotton Deal Royce Lint Bill Luna Mel Wright Carl Scheib Bill Greason Ralph Beard Ben Wade and Tony Jacobs.
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Cardinals
Redbirds
Harvey Haddix
Tom Poholsky
Vic Raschi
Gerry Staley
Stu Miller
Joe Presko
al Brazie
Hal White
Cotton Deal
Royce Lint
Bill Luna
Mel Wright
Carl Scheib
Bill Greason
Ralph Beard
Ben Wade
Tony Jacobs
Nashua Outshines Preakness Entries In Dollar Business
Baltimore reports Nashua has earned $502,440 in 13 races with 10 wins and 3 second places, far ahead of the $65,000 Preakness first prize. If all six expected rivals start, their combined earnings would total about $286,246. Entry list to be settled today.
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Preakness
Baltimore
Beliar Stud
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