Montague Wins City League Softball Crown in Surprising Finish
Montague defeats Burnt Factory 6-2 to claim the Church League title after a five-run fifth inning error burst. Charlie Hill credited with the win and a triple. Richard Clark adds a two-bagger. Lucky Inn takes Game 2 7-4 over TACs to force a best-of-three final for all city honors.
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Montague
Burnt Factory
Harold Catlett
Charlie Hill
Richard Clark
Lucky Inn
Tacs
Bud Gray
Roxy Hockman
Hockman
Inn
F&m
Winchester Police
Church
Emaee
Bud Willis
Jim Bromley
Tom DeHaven
Charlie Gillespie
Sunnyside
al Bailey
Don Shirley
Carroll Shiley
Wayne Dick
Cork
Bill Bailey
First Brethren
Pil Dick Eub
Adam Myers Braddock
Morris Smallwood
Butch Jones
Grace Bible
al Murphy
Oler Lowe
Two Mechanics and Official Die In Darlington Crash
In the Southern 500 in Darlington South Carolina two stock racing cars collided at high speed and struck a pit wall. Mechanics Paul McDuffie and Charles Sweatland of Atlanta and race official Joe Taylor of Charlotte were killed. Four others were injured. Drivers Roy Tyner of Red Springs North Carolina and Bobby Johns of Miami Florida escaped serious injury.
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Darlington
S. C
Paul McDuffie
Charles Sweatland
Atlanta
Joe Taylor
Charlotte
N. G
Roy Tyner
Red Springs
N. C
Bobby Johns
Miami
Fla
Pennant Races Draw 214 907 Labor Day Fans
Major league baseball drew 214 907 fans for Labor Day games led by a twi light night double header at the Los Angeles Coliseum with 53 469 in attendance. The National League total reached 121 653 up nearly 50 000 from last year while the American League counted 93 254 about 5 000 more than 1955.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles Coliseum
Los Angeles
Rifle Talk and Winchester Club Notes from 1915
The article discusses early .250-3000 Savage and .280 Ross cartridges, their performance, and hunter opinions. It reports on a Winchester Junior Rifle Club meet with fifteen boys, twelve earning NBA Junior qualifications, and notes on specific shooters and scores. It ends with a remark on dues and inflation.
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Winchester
Armory Range
Ladies Duckpin Leagues Kick Off With 12 Teams
The 12 team Ladies Commercial League begins at Health Center Lanes this Wednesday at 7 p.m led by President Virginia Larrick with Miller's Drug Store as defending champions. Dorothy Allen's Evening Star Ladies League opens Friday at 8:30 p.m for the 1960 61 season, with Buncutter Oil defending its crown. Housewife division starts Thursday Sept 8 at 9 30 a.m and Tuesday Sept 13 at 9 30 a.m led by Peggy Crisman with assistants Douglas Swimley and Jane Thompson. Interested duckpinners should contact the listed officers.
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Ladies Commercial League
Health Center
Virginia Larrick
Miller’s Drug Store
Dorothy Allen
Evening Star Ladies Loop
Buncutter Oil
Peggy Crisman
Douglas Swimley
Jane Thompson
Solo 4 Engine Bomber Pilot Returns Home In Secrecy
NAVY aviation mechanic J C Robert H Swain 34 of Shreveport Louisiana flew a P2V5 patrol bomber solo from San Diego to Shreveport after his crew was late. Navy limits him pending an investigation but no charges yet. Swain refused to speak or be photographed and his plane suffered minor damage. The trip followed a repairs stint in Burbank California. Woodruff NC notice lists an Order of the Eastern Star annual picnic inviting members families and friends with picnic lunch tea cup and plate.
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Norfolk
Navy
Avaiation
J.C. Robert H. Swain
Shreveport
Swain
Air Force
San Diego
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Woodruff
N.C
The
Woodruff News
Eastern Star
Orioles Lose as Senators Edge Baltimore in Labor Day Split
The Orioles drop the opener as Brooks Robinson remains ill and Gene Woodling injures a groin. Baltimore wins the nightcap 3-1 behind Skinny Brown three hitter as Washington dealers take two from Boston and Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh all post results.
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Baby Birds
Washington Senators
Brooks Robinson
Gene Woodling
Birds
Skinny Brown
New York
Yankees
Senators
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Cleveland
Detroit
Tigers
Indians
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Bucs
St. Louis
Chicago
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Spartanburg Ace Baker Wins Southern 500 at Darlington
Baker of Spartanburg captured the $22,000 first prize in a death shrouded 500 mile Darlington race as Rex White finished second. Jim Paschal placed third and Emanuel Zervakis fourth while Ned Jarrett was fifth. A crowd of about 80,000 witnessed a 105.901 mph finish after 50 caution laps. Three died and four injured when two cars collided near the pits involving Bobby Johns and Roy Tyner.
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Darlington International Speedway
Baker
Spartanburg
Rex White
Bobby Johns
Miami
Fla
Roy Tyner
Red Springs
N. C
Jim Paschal
High Point
Emanuel Zervakis
Richmond
Ned Jarrett
Newton
Miss America Pageant Opens in Atlantic City
The 1960 Miss America pageant starts with 54 contestants from states plus Canada and New York Chicago and Washington. They parade on the boardwalk and pose in bathing suits for photos and rehearsals as credentials are issued. A separate note from Charlotte describes 11 year old Phillip Wilson cashing in after a bicycle accident. his two casts drew neighbors to a lemonade stand netting $7 at 8 cents a cup.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Union
Canada
New York
Chicago
Washington
Charlott
N. C
Phillip Wilson
Phillip
Shenandoah Downs sets West Virginia racing attend record
Shenandoah Downs closed in on a record meet with a Labor Day doubleheader yielding 13 021 fans and a new West Virginia attendance record. The track posted a $851,179 daily handle and aims for a $300,000 nightly average by Sept 24 as Jockey Ralph Biamonte suffered back injuries in a fourth race accident.
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Shenandoah Downs
West Virginia
Bob Leavitt
Ralph Biamonte
Black Twink
Biamonte
Charles Town General Hospital
Lester Parsons Dies. Tidewater Republican Stalwart Passes
Lester Parsons longtime Virginia GOP figure known as Mr Republican of Tidewater died in a Norfolk hospital two days before his 71st birthday after a heart attack at his home on Aug 14. Funeral set for Thursday at Forest Lawn Cemetery. He served as Republican national committeeman since 1959 and held many party posts. Parsons had been active in the party since the 1930s and opposed Taft in 1950s era splits. He was twice defeated in bids for office.
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Norfolk
Lester
Parsons
Virginia
Tidewater
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Chicago
Ted Dalton
Radford
Republican National Finance Committee
I. Lee Potter
Arlington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Harry F. Byrd
Lee County
Randolph-Macon College
University of Vir
Indian paced in jail demands name correction Bull
An Indian inmate was held in Casper Wyoming jail overnight. He insisted his name was Left Hard Bull and the next morning demanded the spelling be corrected to Bull. The piece notes surviving family members for a local widow and relatives. Venstian Way, a 1960 Kentucky Derby winner, was bought as a yearling for 16500.
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Venstian Way
Casper
Bull
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Spartanburg Aces
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Winchester, Va
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