Delaware stock car racing ends with high speed crowd wins
A vivid recap from Delaware Speedway and Delmar Raceway details side by side action on a 14 mile oval. Heat results list Smoky Dengler Eddie Adams Norris Reed Buck McCardell Dick Twilley Townsend and others with top chauffeurs claiming paying spots. The piece praises drivers owners and track leaders urging continued speed and fair play in 1953 racing season.
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Smoky Dengler
Eddie Adams
Norris Reed
Buck McCardell
Dick Twilley
Russ Townsend
Delaware Stock Car Racing Association
Delaware Speedway
Delmar Raceway
Tucker Walker Garner Delaware Twin 25s at Delaware Speedway
Lawrence Tucker of Bridgeville led early in the Thanksgiving Day 50 lap feature, Buck McCardell chasing in Car 49. Paul Walker surged from 13th to win the second 25 lap feature as Jake Twilley and Dick Twilley battled for 2nd and 3rd. multiple crashes ended laps early and sent cars into the dirt.
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Lawrence Tucker
Bridgeville
Delaware Speedway
Tucker
Buck McCardell
Ken Wismer
Lew Hall
Eddie Adams
Charlie Cregar
Liberty Stock Car Racing Association
Paul Walker
Lewes
Magnolia
Del
Jake Twilley
Dick Twilley
Jake
Eastern Shore Soccer League Canceled Amid Snow
All games in the Eastern Shore Soccer League were canceled as snow covered fields. Matches scheduled Sunday December 7 included Federalsburg at Sadlersville Ridgely at Kent Island and Queen Anne at Denton with 2 p.m. kickoffs.
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Federalsburg
Sadlersville- Ridgely
Kent Island
Queen Anne
Denton
Sadlersville
Kent Island Ridgely
Harrington buyers lead at harness stock sale total
Harrington owners purchased 13 harness horses for 57000 at a fall four-auction circuit. Maryland Delaware and DC buyers joined Harrisburg Lexington Indianapolis in a market that topped 183275 for harness stock. Notables include Stonewall Hanover 22500 Adios Harry 4200 Knight Express 8000 Ichabod Crain 7500 Billys Lady 17000 led by George Shriner Taneytown.
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Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
U. S. Trotting Association
Harrisburg
Lexington
Indianapolis
Ind
Harrington
J. Howard Lyons
Stonewall Hanover
Dean Hanover
Adios
Harry
Paul Vineyard
Knight Express
Knight Dream
John Amato
Ichabod Crain
True Chief
George W. Shriner
Taneytown
Billy’s Lady
Central Eastern Shore Basketball League Schedule Week of Dec 8 13
Central Eastern Shore Basketball League lists week games from December 8 to 13. Sudlersville visits Hurlock on December 9 and December 12 includes games Hurlock at Ridgely Centreville at Easton Denton at Sudlersville Ridgely at Centreville and Easton at Denton with both men's and women's divisions scheduled.
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Central Eastern Shore Basketball League
Centreville
Easton
Ridgely
Denton
Sudlersville
No Changes In 1953 Golf Rules
The United States Golf Association reports no changes to golf rules before January 1, 1954 and notes agreement with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Scotland. The uniform international code began last January and the first year tests are satisfactory.
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United States Golf Association
USGA
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
St. Andrews
Scotland
Harness horse owners listed by Delaware and Maryland buyers
Alphabetical report of fall auction buyers from Delaware and Maryland purchasing harness horses for $1,000 or more. Entries include owner name, horse name, color and sex, age when not a yearling, and sire lines, with prices ranging up to $22,500 for Adios Harry. Locations include Bridgeville Dover Harrington Henry J. Clukey J Warren Holmes J Howard Lyons Ellis Myer agent Paul Vineyard agent Ralph Emerson Baltimore Beltsville and more, with page note continued.
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Delaware
Maryland
Dean Hanover
Ellis Myer
Duke
Br.g
S. R. Stpe
Ruthetta Hanover
B.f
Paul Vineyard
Knight Express
Br. c
Knight Dream
Wyoming
Ralph W. Emerson
Shy Wilma
Wilmington
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Harry Jones
Medford Price
Greensboro
Caroline County
American Corner
Andersontown
Herb Marker
George Wothers
Jack Boulais, Jr
Jake Zierl
Near
Fellows
Tucker-Walker
Garner
Bill Brown
Brown
Dengler
Earl Keifreidher
Reed
Townsend
Eastern Shore Soccer League
American
Atlantic
Ml & Aey
Ford
Severs
Atse
Rey
F.D.A.F
Elwood Reed
Mr. Cool Breeze
Br.c
Dover
Jake Rudnick
Green Mountain Boy
Royal Napoleon
Casa Manana
B.g
Casablanca
Sands Key
Romola
Worthy Boy
Belle Wick
Guy Day
B.c
Major’s Lady
Major Hal
Gilmour Hanover
Baltimore
William R. Wood
Velvet Hanover
Beltsville
Sam Beall
Dina Bunter
C.m
Gem Hanover
Mercury
Franklin ST
Market & Third Sts
Denton, Maryland
Milford
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