Booster Club Plans Pony League to Expand Winchester Baseball
The Booster Club forms to extend Winchester baseball beyond the Little League. It aims to establish a Pony League for 13 and 14 year olds next year, building on past success with the Little League and hoping to reorganize Junior Baseball. Community members are invited to join, with a $1 membership via The Booster Club P.O. Box 132 and local outlets offering ECards.
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Winchester
Front Royal
Charles Town
Wardensville
B & M Chevrolet
Lions Club
American Legion
Mantle Poised as Greatest Player in Baseball History
Brooklyn mourns after a World Series clincher as Mickey Mantle dazzles in a 4-2 win at Ebbets Field. Mantle’s two homer threats and 10 hits in 29 at bats highlight a season near certainty he will be seen as the sport’s all time great. Casey Stengel’s strategic moves also loom large in the Yankees’ triumph.
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New York
Brooklyn
Mickey Mantle
Oklahoma
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Mantle
Ebbets Field
Stengel
Pheenom
Dodgers
Casey
Beb Kuzava
Duke Snider
Wyandott- Mich
Yanks
Joe
Maggie
Mantie
Johnny Mize
Mike
Yankee
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds
Peewee Reeses
Mondy
Mick
Winchester League Booster Club Rooster Club Application
A short notice invites participation in the Winchester Little League and Winchester Pony League booster programs with a Rooster Club membership, including a $1 enclosed payment and space for the applicant’s full name address and signature. The item frames booster club enrollment as part of the baseball cycle for young players.
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Winchester
Little League
Winchester Pony League Booster Club
Rooster Club
Bowling scores and standings from James Wood High School League
Peggy Adams led Hampsters with a 218 set and two over Eagles as Hampsters posted a 902 team set. Elenor Franklin 117 in an innings and Peggy Adams 115 103 in individual games highlighted tight matches. Cubs topped Poodles and Lions beat Wild Cats in straight sets. Mice won both games vs Monkeys by seven and fifteen pins. Kitties fell in a rolloff to Puppies.
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Peggy Adams
James Wood
Hampsters
Eagles
Pat Creel
Kitties
Puppies
Mary Rallings
Sara Barton
Betty Rinker
Elenor Franklin
Mary Renner
Cubs
Mice
Mary DeHaven
Lions
Wild Cats
Tom Cats
Ind
Pat Creed
Dodgers Fall Short as Black Sidelined for Key Game
In a Brooklyn angle tied to Reese and Duke Snider, Joe Black starred early but Abe’s shutout in the fourth doomed the rookie. Manager Charlie Dressen benched Black for rest, then he failed to deliver in yesterday’s decisive matchup.
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Joe Black
Dodgers
Reynolds
Abe
Charlie Dressen
Black
Yankee
Joe
Douglas High Football Opens at Home Tomorrow
The Douglas High School football team meets Page Jackson High School of Charles Town West Virginia tomorrow at 2 p m at Rouss Park in its first home game. Douglas carries a 1 0 record after beating Andrew Jackson of Luray 12 to 6 and aims to stay unbeaten. Captain tomorrow will be quarterback Hubert Stephenson.
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Douglas
Rouss Park
Page Jackson High School
Charles Town
W. Va
Andrew Jackson
Luray
Armed Forces
Charles Dendy
Page Jackson
Hubert Stephenson
Carver High School
Culpeper
Douglas High School
Leesburg
Douglas H. 8
Girl 16 Killed on Carnival Ride
A 16 year old girl named Mary Morrison died after slipping from a swing ride at a Baltimore carnival. She was hurled into a steel railing and pierced her skull during the ride and died an hour later in a local hospital.
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Charlottesville
Mary Morrigan
Baltimore
Mary Morrison
Mikvy Signs Pro Contract with Philadelphia Warriors
Temple University All-America star Bill Mikvy signed a National Basketball Association contract with the Philadelphia Warriors, marking a major step in his professional basketball career. The move places Mikvy in the NBA after a standout college career.
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Philadelphia
Bill Mikvy
Temple University
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Association
Lions seize clear first in A loop after upset of Skyway
Home Beneficial Life Insurance upset Skyway Grill two of three games to climb into undisputed first place in the A loop standings. Roxie Hockman’s 142 helped Skyway take game two but Lion’s solid totals, including Bob Powell and Bob Smith leads, propelled them to a 560 in the deciding game. Snow White Grill also won two of three from Truck Suppliers, while National Fruit and Carr Publishing Co. split, and Lions Club posted a 1669 set to gain the top spot.
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Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Skyway Grill
Skyway
Roxie Hockman
Home Beneficial Life Insurace
Bob Powell
Bob Smith
Riley Loy
Turk Wingfield
Snow White Grill
Harold Pugh
Snow White
National Iruit
Carr Publishing Co
Harold Dawson
National
Dawson
Boyce
Lions Club
No. Va. Power Co
Allen Hawthorne
Ed Clevenger
Bill Moore
Hawthorne
Moore
Lions
Keith Ritter
Jack DuVall
Powermen
Buncutter Tire Co
Nest
O Sullivan Plant
Charles Meets Reynolds in TV Fight Tonight
Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati seeks a title shot as he faces Bernie Reynolds of Fairfield Connecticut in a 12 round nationally televised bout in Cincinnati tonight. The fight marks Charles bid to regain the heavyweight crown and resume the title trail.
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Charles
Reynolds
Cincinnati
Ezzard Charles
Bernie Reynolds
Fairfield
Bowl league scores and standings from a motivating evening
In the opening game Buncuttermen won 538 to 526, then tied the match by 575 to 53, with Sonny Cooper and Joe Allde each posting 124. In the deciding game Cooper rolled 151 and led Buncutter Tire Co to a 591 to 525 victory. Ernie Stewart sparked O'Sullivan Office to a 3 point first win over Disabled American Veterans, before DAV took the second game. A League standings show Lions Club 9 3, Snow White Grill and others at 8 4, with Buncutter Tire Co 6 6 and O'Sullivan Office 39 ind. games led by Sonny Cooper 151 and 39 individual games. Snow White Grill 593 team game, Buncutter Tire Co 591 & 567 team sets, Snow White Grill 1672, Lions Club 1669.
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Buncuttermen
Sonny Cooper
Joe Allde
Cooper
Buncutter Tire Co
Ernie Stewart
O'Sullivan Office
Procter and Sear Preview a Boxing Night Duel
The article notes Anne Procter as an outsider and Charles as a strong favorite at 2 to 1. Sear is set to begin at 10 p.m. Charles aims to halt a two fight losing streak.
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Procters Anne Ae
Charels
Sear
Charles
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Valley News
Dr. Pepper
Bucher
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Little
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North Fork South Fork
Blue Ridge Ornamental Works
By Gayle Talbot
Cammer Tire CO
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Braddock & Phone
Jwhs Girl's League
Ee Hampsters
Lions Monkeys
Reese
Douglas High Grid
Mikvy
Queen City Brewing CO
Cumberland
Dearing & Patton
Winchester, Ve
Pop Fey
Cincinnati Garden
Joe Walcott
Rex Layne
Winchester News
Loudoun
Miller’s Hardware
Miller's Hardware
N. Loudoun St
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S. S. Pierce
Richfield
Milea
General Oil CO
C. T. Cooper
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