U S Adds Gold Medals But Faces Gymnastics Where Russians Shine
United States wins five track and boxing golds as Russia leads in unofficial team scoring. Al Oerter sets a discus Olympic mark while decathlon action narrows the U S lead. Russians near-pile up medals in gymnastics and other events as Wilma Rudolph dominant in sprints.
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U.S
Ted Simis
Associated Press
Rome
al Oerter
West Babylon
N.Y
Rafer Johnson
Oerter
Melbourne
Kansas
Rank Babka
Southern California
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Dick Cochran
Missouri
Brookfield
Babka
Cochran
Edmund Piatkowski
Poland
Jozsef Szwecsenyi
Hungary
Vladimir ‘Rusenev
Kim Bukhaneev
Russia
Adolfo Consolini
Italy
Ira Davis
Philadelphia
Josef Schmidt
America
Yang
Johnson
Vasiliy Kuznetsov
Phil Mulkey
Memphis
Dave Edstrom
Sherwood
Ore
United States
U.S.S.R
Uncle Sam
Wilma Rudolph
Clarksville, Tenn
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Holland
Skeeter
Rudolph
Lee Calhoun
Gary
Ind
Willie May
Chicago
Hayes Jones
Pontiac
Mich
Germany
Martin Lauer
Nina Ponomareva
Olga Fikitova
Hal Connolly
Olga
Earlene Brown
Los Angeles
Don Bragg
Pennsville
N.J
Rom Morris
Burbank
Pote Vavn
Dave Clark
Dallas
Tex
Monday results and upcoming baseball games across leagues
Monday results show New York 3 3 Boston 2 2 Washington 4 1 Baltimore 0 3 Detroit 4 2 Cleveland 3 4 Kansas City 8 Chicago 7. Tuesday Chicago at Kansas City and other matchups. National League standings list Pittsburgh Milwaukee St Louis LA SF and others with records and upcoming games.
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Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Chicago
G.B. Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Alphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
the Francisco
Associated Press
G.B. Baltimore
Chicago Tenner
Smokey Stover Leads Waynesboro Modifieds at Eastside Speedway
Smokey Stover of Staunton won his fourth straight Eastside Speedway feature in Waynesboro top modified class driving No 06 ahead of Staunton rival Louis Bocock in No 500. Clem Lemaster captured the Winchester sportsman division, with Bill Berry winning a tight jalopy finish. Upcoming week splits the two tracks with all modifieds at Winchester and sportsmen at Waynesboro.
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Smokey Stover
Staunton
Waynesboro
Eastside Speedway
Stover
Jimmy Elmore
Louis Bocock
Clem Lemaster
Winchester
Jackie Clare
Madison
Jalopy
Bill Berry
Harry Lee Rodeffer
Sangersville
Airport
Bocock
Earl Moreau
al Gore
Manassas
Lee Stultz
Bill Nally
Langhorne
Southern Conference Predictions Promise Fast Season Ahead
Southern Conference Commissioner Lloyd Jordan and a traveling group of sports writers visited Shenandoah Downs. He forecast a top season with George Washington adding a new passing approach and West Virginia facing a sophomore heavy Mountaineers squad, while Maryland and Handley offer competitive matchups.
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Jordan
Charlie Tait
Southern Conference
Lloyd Jordan
Shenandoah Downs
West Virginia University
George Washington University
Speed
W.va
University of Maryland
Mountaineers
W. Va
Hunter Maddox
Washington
G.W
George Washington
Wallace
Bill McDonald
Rebels Fall 5-2 In 12 Innings To Winchester
The Winchester win over the Northern Virginia Rebels came in 12 innings as three runs in the top of the 12th sealed a 5-2 victory. Key plays included Hockman starting the rally, Bailey and Kerns driving in runs, and Conner stranded as reliever Kerns induced a grounder to end it. Israel joined the United Nations in May 1949.
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Rouss Park
Winchester
Northern Virginia Rebels
Wallace
Pebs
Bailey
Kerns
Hockman
Wendell Dick
al Murphy
Woody O'Hara
Rebels
Richard
Tevalt
Conner
Israel
United Nations
League Leaders Show Strong American League Batting and Pitching Figures
Top hitters include Runnels Boston .323 and Smith Chicago .319 with 158 hits each. Mantle New York 104 runs, Maris 97 RBIs, Banks Chicago 108 RBIs and Mays San Francisco 100 runs highlight a crowded season tally across leagues.
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Runnels
Boston
Smith
Chicago
Mantle
New York
Sievers
Maris
Wertz
Minoso
Robinson
Baltimore
Skowron
Allison
Washington
Fox
Lemon
Aparicio
Landis
Coates
Brown
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
Larker
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Mathews
Milwaukee
Banks
Aaron
Pinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Bruton
White
St. Louis
Wills
Cleveland
Law
McDaniel
Drysdale
Sam Jones
Americans Sweep Gold as Clay Coork McClure Shine
In waxing, the three American finalists each won gold on a 10 bout card. Cassius Clay, 18, Louisville, defeated Poland’s Ziggy Pietrzy kowski in light heavyweight. Fort Campbell’s Eddie Coork edged Poland’s Tadeusz Walasek in middleweight. Toledo’s Wilbert McClure, 21, beat Carmelo Bossi of Italy at light middleweight.
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Cassius Clay
Louisville
Poland
Ziggy Pietrzykowski
Eddie Coork
Fort Campbell
Tadeusz Walasek
Wilbert McClure
Toledo
Carmelo Bossi
Italy
Police Defeat Bankers Softball Thriller by Winchester
F&M Bank's girls drop a 2-1 seven inning game to the Winchester Police after a four hit performance by Pat Perry. F&M had nine hits off Dave Fahnestock, but an error and timely hitting by the Police produced two sixth inning runs. Foltz, Perry, and Reardon led F&M at the plate, while Baker and Levi struggled.
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Winchester
Shifflet
Larry Hockman
Dix
Whitacre
Foltz
Revalt
Conner
F&m Bank
Gals
Winchester Police Department
Pat Perry
F&m
Dave Fahnestock
Police
Tinsman
Pangle Bailey
Fahnestock
Pangle
Perry
Reardon
Big Guns Baker
Levi
Lucky Inn
Tacs
Montague
Tonicht
Millwood Shooters Edge Winchester Golfers In Final Putts
Vollmer and Phillips win a tight best ball match against McCarthy and Baughman at Millwood. Vollmer shoots 67 to lead the pro side as rain disrupts play and a last 18th hole birdie seals a one-stroke margin.
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Charlie Tait
Billy Phillips
Mickey Baughman
Phillips
Vollmer
Canl
Millwood
Baughman
McCarthy
Winchester
Winchester Youth Co Captains Two Woodberry Teams
Harry F Byrd III left today for Woodberry Forest School for two weeks of football training. He is co captain of the varsity which opens against Augusta Military on September 24. Byrd, a 175 pound tackle, is also co captain of the wrestling team and is the son of State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr of Tennyson Ave. Last season Woodberry Forest won seven games, tied one, and lost one.
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Harry F. Byrd
Ili
Woodberry Forest School
Young Byrd
Augusta Military
Byrd
Tennyson Ave
Woodberry Forest
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
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Stuart M. Perry
Berryville, Virginia
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