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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1962

Page

7

Boston Slows Yank Drive for Pennant

The Red Sox bullpen ace Ray Radatz delivered another clutch relief outing, shutting down the New York Yankees for 2 1-3 innings as Boston won 4-1. The win narrows New York's lead in the pennant race to four games with 12 games left for each side, while Minnesota won big over Cleveland and Detroit beat Los Angeles. Radatz fanned Mickey Mantle and struck out Elston Howard, then got Maris for the final out.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Boston Gene Conley Frank Sullivan New York Yankees Red Sox Yankees Minnesota Twins Vic Power George Banks Dick Stigman Cleveland Los Angeles Angels Detroit Angels Eet Bill Mo Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Elston Howard Bobby Richardson Radat Mantle Maris

Douglas Opens 1962 Football Season With 7-6 Win

The Douglas Bulldogs defeated Burley 7-6 at Burley field. Douglas scored in the second quarter after Clarence Curry blocked a pass and Robert Long returned it 55 yards for a TD. Burley answered with a 35-yard pass for a TD in the midquarter. Douglas travels to Indianhead Md next Friday to face Pomonkey High School at 3:15 p.m.

Douglas Bulldogs Burley Charlottesbe Yesteray Douglas Clarence Curry Robert Long Curry Indianhead Pomonkey High School

Major League Leaders Summary From The Associated Press

National League batting leaders include Robinson of Cincinnati with 342 and T Davis of Los Angeles with 341. Key stats cover runs by Robinson, RBIs for T Davis and Robinson, hits by T Davis and Robinson, and pitching leader Purkey with 21 wins and 5 losses. American League at bats see Runnels and Hinton leading, with Pearson and Siebern high in runs and Lumpe tying for doubles. Koufax leads strikeouts for the Dodgers, while Pascual tops AL strikeouts.

Associated Press Robinson Cincinnati T. Davis Los Angeles Wills Mays San Francisco W. Davis Virdon Pittsburgh H. Aaron Milwaukee Purkey Sanford Koufax Drysdale Runnels Boston Hinton Washington Pearson Siebern Kansas City Richardson New York Lumpe Yastraemski Chicago Cimoli Bressoud Clinton Killebrew Minnesota Cash Colavito Detroit Aparicio Wickersham McBride Pascual Bunning

Dodgers Move 3 Games Ahead as Giants Fall 4-1

Dodgers trampled the Cubs 13-7 to surge three games clear of the Giants, who lost 5-1 to Pittsburgh. Mays sat out for the Giants amid fatigue while Earl Francis shut down San Francisco with a four hitter.

LA Dodgers Giants Maury Wills Los Angeles Dodgers Wills Chicago Cubs San Francisco Giants Pittsburgh Earl Francis Maysless Giants San Francisco Francis Pirate Mays Cincinnati Mets Cub New Yorkers Kansas City Athletics Washington Senators Reds Vada Pinson Pinson Coleman St. Louis Cardinals Athletics

Tri-County League Playoffs Open Tomorrow

Playoff action starts in the Tri-County Baseball League with two games. V F W Gerrardstown faces Bakerton at 2 30 p m DST and Tomahawk meets Strasburg at 1 30 p m EST on the league diamond. Winchester Rebels end fifth at 8 12. Regular season completed with Gerrards town 17 4 Tomahawk 16 5 Bakerton 15 6 Strasburg 10 9.

Tri-County Baseball League V.F.W Gerrardstown W. Va Bakerton Tomahawk Strasburg Virginia Feld Winchester Rebels

Congress Park Favored in Shenandoah Race

Congress Park heads a two year old field in the Autumn Festival Purse at Shenandoah Downs on the first weekend of the new meet. The juvenile feature boasts the best two year old time for five and a half furlongs at 1 07 three fifths. Five fans in last night’s crowd of 4 742 won $3 280 60 each on the twin double as the nine race program drew a total handle of $251 528.

Charles Town Congress Park Shenandoah Downs

Rams Meet Undefeated Redskins in Little League Clash

The Rams aim to snap a losing streak as they face the 7-0 Redskins in the third round at James Wood Stadium. kickoff is 6 30 p m. The Redskins beat the Colts 7 0 last week while the Rams fell to the Eagles 13 6. In the nightcap the Eagles play the Colts.

Rams Redskins James Wood Colts Eagles

Perkins Wins World Junior Welter Title In Milan Fight

Eddie Perkins of Chicago outpointed Duilio Loi of Italy over 15 rounds in Milan to capture the world junior welterweight championship. In Texas Humberto Barrera beat Chamaco Perez on points in San Antonio. John Smith stopped Sonny Gill in six rounds in Los Angeles.

Associated Press Milan Italy Eddie Perkins Chicago Duilio Loi Perkins San Antonio Tex Humberto Barrera Robstown Chamaco Perez Monterrey Mexico Los Angeles John Smith Sonny Gill Pasadena Calif

Swift Bomber Disintegrates In Flight Over Indiana

A swept wing B-58 Hustler bomber disintegrated seven miles above Butlerville Indiana on Friday night. Two bodies were found in the burning fuselage on a nearby farm. a third crewman remained missing. The crew included Lt. Col. John J. Trevisani, Capt. Arthur I. Freed, and Capt. Reinardo P. Moure, all identified by base officials.

Butlerville Ind Indiana Here Bunker Hill Air Force Base Peru John J. Trevisani Joseph Trevisani Avenue Hotel San Francisco Arthur I. Freed Bertha Freed Mahopac N. Y Reinardo P. Moure Ramiro Moure Couruna Spain

Friday Baseball Scores and Weekend Schedule

Results show Los Angeles up 13 to 7 over Chicago and other early outcomes. Upcoming games list Cleveland at Minnesota New York at Boston and more.

Los Angeles Chicago Pittsburgh San Francisco Philadelphia St. Louis Milwaukee Houston New York Cincinnati Associated Press Cincinnati Eeeon Eben Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Boston Kansas City Washington Minnesota

Four teams open Friday bowling with 4 0 sweeps

George Washington Garage Brakeshoe and Lupton Insurance all posted 4 0 wins in the Northside tenpin league action. Highlights include Jim Dodson 517 for GWG and Jess Kiracore Jr 589 for Continental Homes. Betty Zirkle Connie Baker and others contributed solid sets in the mixed results.

George Washington Garage Brakeshow Continental Homes Northside Lupton Insurance Jim Dodson Homer Glenn Jess Kiracore Ted Hepner Brakeshoe Rescue Squad Waterloo Grocery Blue Burch O'Sullivan Rubber Shawnee Bowmen Jean Havermale Lupton Quality Cleaners Betty Zirkle

Chestnut Farm Lad Builds 1476 Popsicle Barn Model

J Edwin Stoll, a farm lad near Chestnut Illinois, entered a popsicle stick model at a county fair. He used 1 476 sticks to craft a miniature barn with only the roof and base made from other materials.

Chestnut, Ill J. Edwin Stoll

Evening class offerings and policy notes at the college

The catalog lists numerous courses with credits and tuition from 45 to 60 dollars including Art 101 and English 101 201 203 plus Economics History Calculus Photography and Shorthand. It notes transcript and refund rules for night session attendees and adult noncredit students with course withdrawal provisions and instructor details.

Kathryn Venables Marshall Gladys Santo Brooklyn M. A Arizona State Madge Kelter Bridgewater University of Virginia Madge Keller Harold Albert B. S Madison Miami University United States Maurice Stein U.S. Naval Academy Charles Tait Falk School of Photography Maryville, Mo Rachael Johnson University of North Carolina East Carolina College

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