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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1951

Page

5

Royal Crown Defeats Novick 17 to 6 in City League

Royal Crown powered past Novick 17 to 6 at Key Park in a City League game. Pitcher Jack Larrick led with seven hits allowed? actually seven hits allowed and Leo Pope added four hits. Owen Foltz homered for Royal Crown. For Novick, Dick hit a homer and Barley claimed two hits including a triple. The box score follows.

Royal Crown Novick Key Park Jack Larrick Larrick Leo Pope Owen Foltz Barley

Abrams Continues Fire in National League Batting Run

New York report shows Cal Abrams of Brooklyn posting a .45 average through Sunday with seven hits in 13 at bats and 20 points raised in the week. Abrams slugged at .607 clip while roaming the western circuit and returned to Ebbets Field as the Dodgers lead off fielder.

New York Cal Abrams Brooklyn West Abrams Ebbets Field Dodger

Charles In Snappy Mood For Title Bout Tomorrow

Ezsard Charles and Joe Maxim clash in a scheduled 15 round heavyweight title bout at Chicago Stadium. Charles defends the crown for the eighth time in 23 months while Maxim seeks a comeback after his prior title pursuit. Odds tilt toward Charles 8-5 with a reported $125,000 gate and $100,000 in TV rights.

Charles Chicago Ezsard Charles Joe Maxim Chicago Stadium Maxim England Freddie Mills Cincinnati Jake Mintz Ezzard Mints International Boxing Club

Yankees crush Senators 4 0 in showdown

In a rare sixword summary style, the New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators 4 0. Noting a historical highlight, Detroit Tigers were blanked 9 0 by a pitcher who earned his tenth win and third straight shutout. A distant track record mentions Frank Wykoff of USC running 100 yards in 9.6 seconds setting a 4A meet mark.

New York Yankees Washington Senators Indians Bob R Detroit Tigers Frank Wykoff

Four Softball Games Set For Tonight Across Leagues

Four softball games are scheduled this evening, three in the Church League and one in the Girls League. The Lionetts face Toledo Scales on Diamond 1 at 6 15 p m. Episcopal meets First Brethren on Diamond 2 at 7 15 p m followed by Highland Avenue vs United Brethren at 8 30 p m. On Diamond 3 Opequon meets Praddock Street at 7 15 p m.

Church League Coates Lionetts Toledo Episcopal

Tennis Classes Set For 6 30 P M At Win a Park Courts

Tennis classes will be held tomorrow at 6 30 pm at the Win a Park Tennis Courts by ank Anderson. In case of inclement weather they will move to the Armory.

Winan Park Byank Anderson

Wiry Fox Rises to Second in American League Batting

Wiry Nelson Fox of the Chicago White Sox slashed 13 hits in 30 at bats to lift to second in the league batting race. Through Sunday he sported .362 as Chicago rode an 11 game winning streak in the East with Ferris Faia of Philadelphia leading at .386.

Chicago Wiry Nelson Fox White & x Sox Ferris Faia Philadelphia

Faster Engines and Sleeker Autos Set for 500 Mile Race

Indianapolis prepares for the 500 mile race with 33 starters and $200,000 in prizes. Walt Faulkner led qualifying at 136.872 mph, while Bill Mackey posted 131.473 mph. Notable entrants include Chet Miller, Duke Nalon, J Parsons, and Mauri Rose. The race starts at 11 a.m. EST with Loretta Young to greet the winner.

Indianapolis Alllfields Indianapolis Motor Speedway Mega Walt Faulkner Long Beach Calif Bill Mackey Chet Miller Duke Nalon Novi J Parsons Mauri Rose Speedway Loretta Young Hollywood

White Sox Surge to First-Place Lead in American League

The Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns 4-2 before 23 138 fans, extending a 12 game win streak and moving atop the American League standings with a .727 to .703 edge over the Yankees after Boston’s Red Sox beat New York 3-2.

Chicago White Sox New York Yankees St. Louis Browns Sox Red Sox Yankees Boston Yanks Saul Rogovin Browns Duane Pillette Mel Parnell Bobby Doerr Robert Feller Cleveland Tigers Detroit

National League results include late games and a rain delay

Brooklyn edged Philadelphia 4 3 while St Louis outlasted Pittsburgh 6 5 in 10 innings. Bagston led New York to a 4 1 win over the teams. Chicago at Cincinnati was postponed by rain.

Philadelphia Carl Furillo St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Red Schoendienst Sheldon Jones Philadelphia Athletics Senators Washington Chicago Cubs Reds Cincinnati New York Boston Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Brooklyn Bagston Pet

395 Set by John Romick Cops A League Handicap

John Romick won the 395 set and top honors in the Annual A League Handicap at Health Center Alleys with 37 contestants. He earned $20 and a trophy as Jack Jones posted 106 116 134 with 30 handicap pins for second prize of $17.50 on a 386 set.

John Romick Mick Richard Buncutter Jack Jones Pop C R Elliott Motor Lines Bob Smith Bob Berry Smith Elliott Les Elliott Bill Shaffer Bobby Lee Ed Clevenger Loy Shirley White Eugene McIntyre Donald Hartman Julian Buncutter Jack Boyd Gene Funkhouser Paul Cadwallader Lester Kelter Jess Kiracofe Everett Holsinger Charles Herrell Willie Slonaker No. Va. Power Co Kenneth McDonald Joe Newlin

Auto Slides Into Market After Brakes Fail

An inclined parking spot led to car movement as the auto rolled into a market when the driver looked up and saw it following. Investigators note the brakes appeared to have slipped causing the incident.

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