B M Dethrones Kiwanis in Little League World Series
B M defeats Kiwanis 9 to 3 to win the Little League World Series title in a tight five-game set. Riley pitched a three hitter for B M with nine strikeouts. Wisecarver took the loss. Reed received the trophy as Col. Mason praised both leagues after a closely contested series.
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Kiwanis
Riley
Bill Riley
Dick Wisecarver
Chevrolet
Teddy Reed
Winchester
Charles H. Mason
Col
Mason
Spurs
Cramer
Swartz
Shipman
P. Dick
Boyd
Wisecarver
Brooking
Spicer
Gore
R. Dick
Bucher
Foster
Whitacre
Reed
Michael
Humphreys
Gregory
Cather
Pierce
Mallory
Stokes
B& M
É Foster
P Michael
Sours
Ph Shipman
Anderson
B & M Chevrolet
Senseng Park
Yankees, White Sox, and Indians idle as pennant race stalls in August
The article notes a three-way AL pennant standstill with Chicago leading at .608, Cleveland and New York tied for second at .603 with a half game back. It recaps August results and highlights Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh in the National League while detailing key performances by Roy Campanella, Dusty Rhodes, and Gene Freese.
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Chicago
Cleveland
New York
White Sox
Yankees
Indians
Yanks
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooks
Roy Campanella
Dodger
Rhodes
Joe Nuxhall
Cincy
Ewell Blackwell
Giants
Dusty Rhodes
al Dark
Chuck Harmon
Pirates
Gene Freese
Ramon Mesias
Bucs
Winchester Baseball Schedule Over Labor Day Holiday
The Winchester Baseball Club has two Labor Day games at Rouss Park starting Sunday at 3 p.m. against Clarke County and Monday at 3 p.m. against Arcola. Walter Barr will pitch Sunday, Jim Judy Monday, with Lawrence Buckner as the top local opponent. Charles Brown is the Winchester manager.
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Winchester
Clarke County
Rouss Park
Arcola
Amoco
Cork
Loudoun
Walter Barr
Jim Judy
Barr
Lawrence Buckner
Charles Brown
Salas Stops Garcia in Seventh Round at Olympic Auditorium
Former lightweight champ Lauro Salas, aged 1272, wore down Epifanio Garcia of Chiapas, Mexico, with repeated uppercuts and a savage left hook. In the seventh round Salas delivered a technical knockout as Garcia rose from a count of eight and was finished by a final right uppercut.
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Los Angeles
Lauro Salas
Epifanio Garcia
Chiapas
Mexico
Olympic Auditorium
Salas
Garcia
Jimmy Wilson
First Round Play Underway in Teen Tennis Tournament
Four first round matches were played at Rouss Park Courts as the Exchange Club backs a teen age boys tennis event. David Keen swept Robert Patterson 6 0 6 0 then defeated Ronnie Grim 6 0 6 0 to reach the quarterfinals. Bill Armstrong beat Lewis Campbell 6 0 6 0 and Sandy Whetzel won a three set thriller 6 0 1 6 6 2. Ronnie Grim upset Carrington Harrison 9 7 9 7 and George Goode beat Tommy Grim 6 0 6 3. Gray Beverley announced second round times for top and bottom draw halves with 11 am and 2 pm slots and warned players who miss or delay one hour will default.
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Rouss Park Courts
Exchange Club
David Keen
Robert Patterson
Ronnie Grim
Keen
Bill Armstrong
Lewis Campbell
Sandy Whetzel
Doug Bell
Carrington Harrison
George Goode
Tommy Grim
Gray Beverley
Beverley
Snead Aims for Fifth Ryder Cup Berth at Insurance City Open
Sam Snead joins Doug Ford and Chick Harbert among top pros vying for Ryder Cup spots at the Insurance City Open in Wethersfield Connecticut. The event carries 20000 dollars in prize money and the final Ryder selection occurs after Monday's final round. Snead seeks his fifth consecutive Ryder Cup berth, while Ford and Harbert have automatic qualifications from the PGA title defenses.
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Wethersfif
Conn
Sam Snead
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Doug Ford
Yonkes
N.Y
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Baseball Tonight and Tomorrow Schedules and Results
Major League Baseball card with tonight matchups Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at Kansas City Boston at Baltimore and more. Yesterday results include Cincinnati 7 New York 4 Brooklyn 6 Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 6. Upcoming games list multiple doubleheaders and time slates across leagues.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Johnson
Maglie
Detroit
Kansas City
Foytack
Ceccarelli
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
W . Pet
Hall
Spooner
P —McCall
Roberts
Nurse’s Lunch Bell Triggers City Alarm at St. Bernard’s
A new nurse at St. Bernard’s Hospital rang what she believed to be the noon lunch bell and triggered a full emergency response including four fire engines, the emergency unit, the fire chief and two police cruisers. It was a mistaken fire alarm.
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Omaha
St. Bernard's Hospital
Evening Star Ladies Bowling League Opens Season
The Evening Star Ladies Bowling League will start its 1955 56 season on Friday September 9 at 8 30 p m Officers are Jean Smith president Peggy Wolfe treasurer and Grace Bosserman secretary Seven teams are listed GAA No 1 GAA No 2 Bell Clothes Stores Farmers merchants Naval Bank Winchester Nash Ollys Cab and Leggetts A new team or bowler may join by calling League President Jean Smith at 5305.
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Evening Star Ladies Bowling League
Jean Smith
Peggy Wolfe
Grace Bosserman
GAA
Bell Clothes Stores
Farmers & Merchants Naval Bank
Winchester Nash
Olly's Cab
Leggett’s
First State to Adopt Motion Picture Censorship
Ohio in 1913 first adopted censorship of motion pictures. A 1955 Ohio appellate court reference notes a new constitutional censorship proposal introduced in the Senate but failed in the legislature.
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B. L
Ohio
Senate
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Chapman Motor CO
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Associated Press
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Spahn
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Evening Star League
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Charles Town Legion
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Charles Town
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S. Braddock St
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