Baseball Talk and New Orioles Manager Richards
Gossips recounts a crash injury to a racer and quick results from the 1954 season, then shifts to PAUL RICHARDS becoming the Orioles General Manager with ARTHUR EHLERS as assistant. World Series preview includes Indians versus Giants, with 109 wins by Cleveland, and notes on managers and pitchers across the league. Also mentions Turley’s 12 strikeouts against the Yankees and other quick takes on players and strategies.
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Higa
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Paul
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Antonelli
Marriott Walks Off With Georgetown Honors
Ken Marriott of Baltimore won the Georgetown Speedway feature by 12 car lengths in a 25 lap dirt race. Bob Hill finished second, with Dick Twilley third, Norris Reed fourth, and Horace Williams fifth. Winning times ranged from about 4 minutes 50 seconds to 11 minutes 49 seconds for the longer events, with multiple incidents and wheel failures noted among competitors.
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Marriott
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Bob Hill
Delaware
Hill
Checker
Dick Twilley
Norris Reed
Horace Williams
Williams
Johnny Roberts
Paul Walker
Ray Cumens
Vince Conrad
J. R. Jones
Lou Thomas
Med Smith
Johnny Martin
Paul Jones
Stanley Clark
Jr. Parker
Bill Priestly
Damp er By Hilda Wiggin Love Wedding Rings and Joy
Poem celebrates happiness in life with wedding rings, sunshine, flowers, birdsong, and a beloved partner. It notes how good things surround us despite occasional sorrows, urging appreciation of a wife and shared happiness. The fragment ends with a garbled string.
Herb Thomas Sets Langhorne 250 Track Mark In 3:30:42
NASCAR Grand National ace Herb Thomas of Sanford North Carolina set a Langhorne Speedway track mark of 3 hours 30 minutes 42.89 seconds in the Langhorne 250. He claimed pole with 90.41 mph and raced at 71.18 mph average over a 64-car field with one fuel stop. Six crashes marred the event and 25 miles ran under caution.
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Langhorne Speedway
Thomas’ Hudson
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Lee Petty
Randleman
Hershel McGriff
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High Point
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Bob Turley
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Casey Stengel
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Johnny Antonelli
Ray Hickok
Tiny Bob Toski
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Pete Runnels
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Harry Dunbar
Ralph Sipple
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Wildcat Wall
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Hilda K. Wiggin Love
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Coca-Cola Company
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc
L. Claude Howard, Sr
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Caroline County Farm Bureau
West Denton
E. T. Orme & Sons
Ford
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