Winchester Little League Season Debuts Tonight and Saturday
Winchester Little Baseball League opens with Civic Division ROTARY versus Lions and Merchants Division National Fruit versus OSham on Friday and Saturday at 6 30 pm at Winchester Recreation Park. Fifteen minute pregame introductions, eight teams in two divisions, and a two out of three August tournament preview the season.
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Winchester Little Baseball League
Winchester Recreation Park
Civic Division
Merchants Division
Civic
Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, and Exchange
National Fruit
Green Chemical
O’sul
Shenandoah Bank
Little League
Bobby Orndorff
Texan Eldridge Miles Leads Despite Late Start in Atlanta
Eldridge Miles, 34, from Texas, shines in difficult Atlanta course finishing under par. He ties for ninth after a first round 69, with rivals including Weiskopf, Nicklaus, Floyd, Palmer, and Player watching. Miles has earned about $4,000 in prize money this year.
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Atlanta
Eldridge Miles
Miles
Ceed
Weiskopf
Dallas
Sardinim
Jack Nicklaus
Tommy
Aaron
Ray Floyd
Chris Black
Arnold Palmer
Bob Charles
Col
Gary Player
Doug Sanders
Bob Ment
Oalley
Gay Brewer
Area Sports Schedule and Local Leagues Tonight
Local sports slate lists races at Shenandoah Downs and multiple softball leagues. Events include City League softball games, Pony League baseball, and church league matches with times from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at venues such as Ward's Plaza and Brucetown fields.
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Shenandoah Downs
Shorty’s Furniture
Mountain Dew
Church
Baptist
Brucetown
North Frederick
First Brethren
VFW
Moose
James Wood Touchdown Club
Lee-Jackson
Sam Huff
Ward's Plaza
Crown Cork
C & S Bank
Phillips
U.ace Bible
Lutheran
Diamond
Gainesboro
Braddock St
Luther
Eub-Wesley
Sunnyside
Grace Bible
N. Frederick
Optimist
Jaycees
Cardinals Snap Slump Triumph Over Giants in 6-0 Win
Mets sweep a doubleheader as Ed Kranepool and Bob Aspromonte drive in runs. Kranepool had 2 RBIs after 95 at bats without one this season. Cardinals break slump with a six run first inning led by Shannon and McCarver.
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Cardinals
Mets
Associated Press Sports
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Bob Aspromonte
Ed Kranepool
San Francisco
Houston
Atlanta
New York
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pirates
Kranepool
RBI
Kevin Collins
Jerry Koosman
Dick Selma
Don Bosch
Braves
Aspro
Rusty Staub
Lee Thomas
Jim
Felipe Alou
Staub
Thomas
Wynn
Mike Cuellar
Astros
Giants
Mike Shannon
Tim McCarver
Steve Carlton
Reds
Claude Osteen
NAIA Track and Field Championship Draws 448 Athletes
In Albuquerque 448 athletes from 97 small colleges competed in 20 events at University Stadium for NAIA titles. First and second place finishers qualified for the Olympic trials in Mexico City. The meet, moved from Sioux Falls to test altitude, used metric distances in most running events.
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Albuquerque
N.M
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NAIA
University Stadium
Sioux Falls
S.C
Mexico City
Dovel Seeks More Wins as Hagerstown Supers Face Ten-Event Day
Ray Dovel of Elkton leads the Hagerstown Raceway scene with four wins in a four race span this season and ten career victories at the hub city track. Dovel drives a Chevrolet prepared by Lee Stultz of Winchester and rivals like Jackie Deniston and Bobby Abel pace all time charts as 36 supers were in the pits last Sunday. The Sunday twilight show features a double feature and ten events, first heat at 7 with no Friday supers this season.
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Hagerstown
Hagerstown Raceway
Gerald Chamberlain
Johnny Gram
Ray Dovel
Elkton
Dovel
Lee Stultz
Winchester
Chargers
Bobe
Allen
Rick Schmelgan
Mitch Smith
Milt Miller
Pete Swarmer
Stultz
The
Oval
Hagers' Town
Bobby Abel
Hub City
Jackie Deniston
Deniston
Dover
Suneday
Memorial Day Baseball and Boxing Results Highlight May Sports
Pete Riccitelli outpointed Rocky Halliday 10 rounds in Portland Maine for a boxing result. Mickey Mantle slugged two homers a double and two singles driving in five as the Yankees beat Washington 13 4 in the Memorial Day doubleheader. Dave Leonhard pitched a two hit shutout as Baltimore beat Chicago 5 0.
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Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Pete Riccitelli
Rocky Halliday
Wilkes-Barre
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
New York
Washington
Dave Leonhard
Orioles
Chicago
Mantle Delivers Big Day As Yanks Split Twin Bill
Mickey Mantle homered twice and drove in five as the Yankees beat the Senators 13-4 in the opener of a Memorial Day doubleheader before Washington rallied to a 6-2 nightcap loss. Krausse and the A's beat Boston 6-2. Detroit topped California 7-3, Baltimore blanked Chicago 5-0, and Cleveland edged Minnesota 3-1. Mantle’s day gave him 524 RBIs and two homers in one day, tying him into the era’s all time leaders.
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Herschel Nssenson
Associated Press
Washington
Mickey Mantle
Oakland
Boston Red Sox
Mickey
New York Yankee
Senators
Mantle
Pedro Ramos
Yankee Stadium
Bronx
Red Sox
Oakland A’s
Lew Krausse
Sox
Yankees
Boston
Detroit
California
Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Minnesota
Jimmy Foxx
Camilo Pascual
Darol Knowles
Homer
Fred Valentine
Ed Stroud
Bernie Allen
Krausse
Salo
Jim Northrup
Bill
Major League Standings and Results Snapshot
American League title chase tightens as Detroit and Baltimore lead with Cleveland Minnesota and Boston in pursuit. Recent results include New York routing Washington while Oakland and California split. NL shows San Francisco and Atlanta atop, with several rainouts and scheduled games across both leagues.
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W.L. Pet.g.b
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Minnesota
Boston
New York
Oakland
California
Chicago
Wash
Washington
National
Pet
San Fran
Atlanta
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Houston
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Philadelphia
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Winchester Evening Star
Workingman’s Store
Rotary
Lions
Hange
Workingman
Wolekont
American Legion
GW Motors
Rouss Park
Apple Valley League
Star Tannery
Mt. Williams
Stephens City
Gore
Bentonville
Uctory
Marshall Aviation
Piper
Winchester Municipal Airport
Virginia
Hal Bock
Ing
Denis Menke
Aspromonte
Twin Bill
Shenandoah
Mercer Air
Herb’s Aglow
Covenant
Beth’s Tune
Brown Jay
Lil Sir Blue
Buddy Mike
Blue Angel
J. Kratz
Exacta
Fiery Holley
Gino
Naughty Jay
Depalo
Doc’s Song
Hedge
Black Pony
Jeans Treasure
Wilson
Crest Hill
Cannon
Riston
Roema
Hunt
Water Street
Hussin
Dear Sherry
Tripolitania
J.kratz
Wendy Lin
Skin the Cat
Big Red Wolf
Khaled
F.W. Kratz
Espinosa
Navy
B. B. Babe
Oceanbeam
Myers
Amy O
Shawnee Park
Capt. Maltby
Noble Duke
Noble. Arm
Cape
Jylland
Alsab Jr
Calvary Road
Sigler
Castro
Johnson
Dan’s Surrender
Stony Curt
Witmer
Little Barnwell
Mike Cannon
Rob de Fer
Delmas Junior
Perales
Tlue’s Man
Erin
Nipper Doc
Mugzy Dee
Loughry
Valencia
Fast Helen
Stanley
She Wood
Prince Chris
Ann Fan
Bloom
Sagidal
F.W. Fratz
Royal Cordova
Buster Dee
Delgado
My Gus
Carlo Rose
Brookhurst
C.W. Walker H
Propstentry
Trygon
LeMaster
John
Damien Pluck
War Bur
Sarah-Dianne
Small
Deavolikis
Rosy Tune
Terlin
Eastside
Waynesboro, VA
Dr. Pepper
Eastside Speedway
Freehan
Lace Tigers
White Sox
Bobriddy
Twins
Tony Horton
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