Georgetown Win To Walker at Georgetown Speedway 25-Lap Feature
Paul Walker of Lewes Delaware held pole and won the 25 lap NASCAR sanctioned feature at Georgetown Speedway. Johnny Martin Buck McCardell and Leo Vierkorn chased as Weatherly and Pobletts pressed for spots. Walker clocked a torrid 12 minute race time as motor troubles felled several rivals.
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Creen
Georgetown Speedway
Paul Walker
Lewes
Del
Buck McCardell
Johnny Martin
Walker
Melvin Joseph
Harrington
Georgetown
Martin
MecCardell
Pee Wee Pobletts
Lou Johnson
Joe Weatherly
McCardell
Pobletts
Johnson
Weatherly
Leo Vierkorn
J. R. Jones
Bill Tanney
Wally Mark
Jim Hayes
Johnny Roberts
Lawrence Tucker
Dick Twilley
Bob Hill
Med Smith
Hill
Checker
Bill Tanner
Tucker Takes Feature At Capital Speedway
Lawrence Tucker held off Horace Williams to win the 25 lap feature at Capital Speedway last Friday night. Norris Reed finished third in car 5. Bill Walker won the S-lap opener with Bill Greenly second and Williams third. Williams won the second race in car 41 N, followed by Tucker and Norris Reed. Greenly led the thriller but was edged by Magaha in the final lap. Tucker won the 10 lap final, Williams second, Reed third. Next Friday's card again centers on Tucker Williams and Reed with several others in contention.
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Lawrence Tucker
Horace Williams
Capital Speedway
Norris Reed
Car 5
Bill Walker
Bill Greenly
Mac Magaha
George Smith
Greenly
Magaha
Tucker
Williams
Reed
Smith
Bob Simpson
Charley Langshaw
Friend Ramsey
Buddy Killen
Eastern Shore Baseball League Sunday results and schedule
The Eastern Shore Baseball League reported Greensboro 9 Denton 0 and Ridgely 9 8 Trappe 2 7. Sunday schedule lists Denton at Ridgely and Bay Hundred at Greensboro with a 2 30 p m game time.
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Eastern Shore Baseball League
Greensboro
Denton
Ridgely
Trappe
Ridgely Bay
Pet. Bay Hundred
Ocean Downs Meet Bets and Attendance Up 25 Percent
Ocean Downs Raceway enters the final week of its 20 night meet with betting and attendance up 25 percent from last year. The schedule features Friday night’s $2,000 Shamrock Farms Trot with 27 nominees led by Star Rosecroft and Toni Darnley, and Saturday’s $3,000 Sammy Adams Memorial top pacers including Royal Mist and Seattle Victory. The meet concludes with next Tuesday’s $1,500 Governor's Cup, likely in three divisions, with 36 pacers expected in the field.
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Ocean Downs Raceway
Seashore
Jim Lynch
Shamrock Farms
Swift
Star Rosecroft
William FE. Miller
Charlie Carter
Toni Darnley
Joe Exeter
Newman Hanover
Berlin Airlift
Mac Hayman
Sammy Adams
Mae Hayman
Lord Clinton
Tommy Walters
Joe Hylan
Aldene Hanover
Chestertown Boy
Jack Walters
Seattle Victory
Harrington
Warren Holmes
Doctor Vic
Doyle Hanover
Green Mountain Boy
Ichabod Crain
Intangible
Jewel Rosecroft
Lou’s
Wis
Joe Eyler
Swift Honest Abbe
Chester Fleure
Stewart
Dream
Walter
Langhorne Races Set for Sept to Oct With NASCAR Derby
Promoters Irv Fried and Al Gerber schedule three Langhorne Championship Races in Sept and Oct, plus a 100 mile National NASCAR Sportsmen Championship race and 50 mile Sprint Car and Midget events at the Auto Racing Fair on October 11. Time trials are Oct 10 and August rain checks honored. AMA sanctions a 100 mile Handlebar Derby Sept 5-6 at Buck's County mile. Grand National Stock Car Racing returns Sept 26 with a $10,000 250 mile classic. top NASCAR drivers to compete for honors.
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Irv Fried
al Gerber
Langhorne
A.M.A
Buck's County
Racing Week To Be Held In Raleigh
The First Annual National Sports mens Modified Racing Week is set for Raleigh Speedway Raleigh NC September 15 through 19 with a 15000 purse. NASCAR sanctioned events include nightly qualifying for the 220 mile Championship on Saturday September 19 at 8 pm the field capped at 69 cars of 1935 or newer vintage. All NASCAR drivers are eligible regardless of point standings. The Raleigh Speedway is a 1 mile banked asphalt lighted oval.
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Raleigh Speedway
Raleigh
N. C
Nascar
Rosecroft Night Racing Schedule Highlights
Rosecroft Raceway lists nightly post time at 8 30 p m with the Homestretch Flare and Mighty Prompt among the featured horses. The Daily Double closes at 8 20 p m, ahead of the first race.
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Rosecroft
Knotts Takes Bush River Trophy
Villard Knotts of Ixnotts, Denton, won the Bush River Regatta class event near Baltimore riding a 25 hp Mercury. He led heat one by about 300 yards, but during heat two his craft leaped and spilled him. He finished third overall with an official speed of 48.46 mph on the two mile course, after a similar spill at St Michaels last weekend during buoy turns.
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Villard TL Ixnotts
Denton
Bush River
Baltimore
St. Michaels
Waldorf-Astoria boss hosts luncheon at DuPont Hotel
Social notes report a Waldorf Astoria executive hosting a luncheon at the DuPont Hotel. Mrs Clara Stafford visited last week with Miss May Thompson, adding to the community roster of local society.
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Boss
Waldorf-Astoria, N.Y
DuPont Hotel
Clara Stafford
May Thompson
Races To Be Telecast From Brandywine Raceway
Brandywine Raceway signs contracts for fourteen live one hour telecasts from the new $2 million track. The broadcasts will come from Wilmington’s NBC Station WDEL TYV as Delaware’s first remote TV operation by Diamond State stations. Weymouth and Miller sign for Brandywine. meet opens Labor Day September 7.
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Brandywine Raceway
Wilmington
National Broadcasting System
Wdel-Tyv
Wdbl-Tv
Delaware
Brandywine
Diamond State
George T. Weymouth
Nathan Miller
Baltimore sister visit noted for Denton family
Mrs. Sarah Wilson Denton of Baltimore is visiting her sister Miss Lydia Dandy and brother Mr. J Hf Dandy.
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Moret Muir
Dover
U. S. 183
Peninsula Stock Car Racing Association
Kiekhaefer
Will's Sporting Goods Store
Franklin St
Ocean Downs
Knotts
Hobbs
D.S.T
Ike
Wey
Ford
Ford Trucks
Ford Theatre
Channel 11
Faurives
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