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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1961

Page

9

Barristers Dominate Junior All-Stars in Tenpin Victory

Jess Kiracofe led Barristers with a 196 181 198 series for a win over the Junior All-Stars in the Jess' Handicap League at North Side Lanes. Crown Cork & Seal and Fort Loudoun AC posted multiple wins as other lanes tallied high scores and total pinfalls across three leagues.

Jess Kiracofe North Side Lanes Crown Cork & Seal Russ McWhinney Clarke County Lions Lions Crown Frank Myers Fort Loudoun AC Russell George Garver Fred Gordon Gutter Gang Peckers Richard Bedell Alley Cats Jerry Votel Jim Smith

Northside Reds blank Whiz Kids in Housewives League

Rosa Reid led with a 182 game and 412 series as the Northside Reds shut out the Whiz Kids. Other results include the Pusseyfooters beating Hopefuls, Howie Messler posting a 523 high series for the Ravens, and the Bottle Necks defeating the Boomers.

Northside Reds Blank Whiz Kids Housewives League Whiz Kids Rosa Reid Rosa Aganst Dale Creager Howie Messler The Ravens Carl Lundmark Buddy Lock Outlaws Mon Albin Pinkie Wisecarvers Connie Baker

Major League Leaders From the Season Highlights

Hits Pinson leads with 205 followed by Aman and Altman. Doubles show Pinson and Mays with strong totals. Altman tops Chicago in triples, while Willis and Pinson pace stolen bases. Pitching leaders include Padross Angeles with 185 decisions and .783, Miller San Francisco .737, with Koufax and Williams topping strikeouts.

Pinson Aman Toenline Hne Altman Chicago Mipsaes Mays San Francisco Willis Los Angeles Cincinnati Padres Miller Koufax Williams

Baseball Leaders of the American League

Batting leaders include Cash of Detroit with .355 and Howard of New York with .353. Run totals show Mantle and Maris of New York with 131 and 130 respectively. Maris leads RBIs with 141, Gentile of Baltimore has 140, while hits go to B Robinson of Baltimore with 189. Wood of Detroit leads triples with 14, and Lampe of Kansas City tied with Keough of New York at 14.

Cash Detroit Howard New York Mantle Maris Gentile Baltimore B. Robinson Wood Lampe Kansas City Keough New

Pennant Clinched as Dodgers Fall Behind in Standings

MLB standings and results show Milwaukee and St. Louis contending while Pittsburgh and San Francisco post wins. Thursday results include Los Angeles 10 Philadelphia 0 and San Francisco 7 Pittsburgh 4 with Cincinnati and Milwaukee featured in upcoming games.

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Sackelin Los Angeles Philadelphia San Francisco Cincinnati Chicago

Cleveland at Los Angeles N time or Washington at Kansas City

In this brief sports note two MLB or basketball matchups appear listed. The items mention Cleveland vs Los Angeles with a time indicator and Washington vs Kansas City without a stated venue. No results or extra context are provided.

Timore Washington Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles

Liston May Get Crack At Champ

A Philadelphia source says Sonny Liston’s chances for reinstatement with the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission are improving after his acquittal in a nonjury trial over a Fairmount Park incident. A reinstatement could clear the way for a title bout with Floyd Patterson next year pending the commission’s Monday meeting. Liston testified he was turning off the car lights unintentionally when police pursued him.

George Esper Philadelphia Pennsylvania Athletic Commission Today Sonny Liston Joseph E. Gold Liston Fairmount Park Philadelphia Commission Floyd Patterson National Spy Association

Baseball Stat Fragments From a Historical Box Score

A compact set of scattered baseball stat fragments lists players such as Mantle from New York with 60 and 54 counts, Howser from Kansas City 37, and Pascual from Minnesota 214 strikeouts. Other entries mention Ford from New York with 254 and 201, plus Terry from New York 153, and team references with .862 and .833.

Mantle New York Aricio Chicago Howser Kansas City Ford Terry Pascual Minnesota

Administration To Send Experts Across Nation

The Kennedy administration plans a countrywide campaign to promote its domestic agenda. Teams of cabinet and agency experts will tour major cities to confer with officials, host seminars on unemployment, housing, school aid, urban development, taxes, and distressed areas, and seek suggestions for 1962 legislation.

Newport R.I Kennedy Congress

Lincoln Memorial Dedication Highlights 1922 Milestone

The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in May 1922, completing a project begun two years after Abraham Lincoln's death, marking a landmark memorial in Washington.

Abraham Lincoln

LFL Twinbill This Saturday At Handley

A Little League football doubleheader at Handley is set for this Saturday. The season nears halfway with nine games per team and a tight race for first place between the Colts and Redskins. A protested game may trigger a replay if needed as the league stays close and unpredictable.

Redskins Colts

Bahamas Shipbuilding Center on Man of War Day

In the Abaco Islands Bahamas the center of the shipbuilding industry is the shipyards where vessels are built by generations old methods. The reference notes a golf ball incident linked to Jack Jordan in Phoenix Arizona.

Phoenix Ariz Jack Jordan Abaco Islands Bahamas

Moral Man Slam Hatch on Fallout Shelter Debate

A Jesuit journal weighs shelter ethics as H bombs threaten. Fr McHugh argues there is a moral right and duty to use force to defend life when survival is at stake, while church leaders urge compassion and prudence in determining when self protection becomes presumption.

New York Georgetown University Jesuit Journal Father McHugh Ben Herbster United Church of Christ Jesus Harold Haas Board of Social Missions The United Lutheran Church In America

Goldwater predicts historic GOP landslide if elections held now

Sen. Barry Goldwater told a SUN VALLEY Idaho Republican confab that the country would see the greatest Republican landslide in its history if congressional elections were held today. He criticized the New Frontier as fumbled and extravagant and urged increased Republican power in Congress amid national and international concern.

Sun Valley Idaho Barry Goldwater Arizona Republican Western Conference Goldwater Kennedy Churchill Chamberlain Neville Chamberain Germany Congress

Goldwater Rules Out 1964 Presidential Bid Says Nixon Won't Run

After announcing his California governor bid, Goldwater told reporters he has no plans for 1964 and that Nixon likewise will not seek the presidency. Miller, Republican national chairman, said he is not discounting Nixon as a future candidate.

California Goldwater Nixon United States Rep William Miller New York

Word Study Megrims Definition and Rain Influence

Daily vocab note defines megrims as lowness of spirits or the blues. It explains pronunciation mee gravis with emphasis on the first syllable and notes that some people feel megrims when it rains.

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