Crum’s Health Not Affected By 150 Consecutive Games
Claude R Crum of Walkersville uncrowned National champion completes a 150 game bowling bowlathon in 12 hours, losing only one pound. He totals 99 strikes and 341 spares, 16 739 duckpins, lifting about 14 977 pounds of pins while maintaining an average of 111.6. A large crowd gathers as the record is authenticated for the National Bowling Congress.
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Claude R. Crum
Walkersville
Claude
Crum
Arthur Crum
Rosie Smith
Harmony Grove
Murray Craver
Mary Ellen Craver
National Bowling Congress Statistician
Yanks Macks Win Braves Take Painful Opener
The 1949 major league season opened with seven games activity. Rip Sewell beat the Cubs 1-0 for Pittsburgh marking a personal史 34th victory over Chicago. The Dodgers defeated the Giants 10-3 at Brooklyn with Furillo Robinson and Campanella homering. Cincinnati edged St Louis 3-1 as unearned runs aided by Glaviano and Jones errors.
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Sewell
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New York Giants
Carl Furillo
Jackie Robinson
Roy Campanella
Larry Jansen
Campanella
Sammy Glaviano
Nippy Jones
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Jones
Glaviano
Red Stallcup
Stalicup
Braves Win Pair On Patriots Day Doubleheader
The Boston Braves rebounded to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 and 11-5 before 30,337 at Boston in a Patriots Day doubleheader. Detroit drew 53,435 for a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with Johnny Groth two homers. Ned Garver held Cleveland to seven safeties as St Louis beat the Indians 5-1. Tommy Henrick homered to lift the Yankees past the Senators 3-2 at Yankee Stadium. Eddie Joost provided the deciding blow in the A’s 3-2 win over the Red Sox in Philadelphia. Lefty Lou Brissie held Boston to seven hits.
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Sox
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Early Wynn
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Washington Senators
Eddie Joost
Athletics
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Philadelphia
Joost
Joe Dobson
A’s
Lou Brissie
Red Sox
Crum sets 150 duckpins record in 10 hours
Claude R Crum a 59 year old Walkersville farmer and bowler completed 150 duckpins in 10 hours 53 minutes on two alleys at Walkersville Bowling Center Easter day total 16739 pins averaging 111 6 per game He used two shifts of pinboys three scorekeepers felt no fatigue after the grind.
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Claude R. Crum
Walkersville
Hospital Employee Acquitted of Rape in Court
In Annapolis a Cir cuit Judge acquitted William Wiles Webb a 35 year old Crownsville State Hospital carpenter after a three hour non jury trial. The 15 year old patient and inmate Thomas N Johnson Jr testified for the State but were dismissed as unreliable. Judge Benjamin Michaelson ruled out their testimony and cleared Webb of rape charges.
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Benjamin Michaelson
William Wiles Webb
Crownsville State Hospital
Thomas N. Johnson, Jr
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
Michaelson
Judge questions credibility of feeble minded witnesses
Webb argued feeble minded patients were not normal witnesses. State's Attorney James C. Morton Jr. doubted the cage's integrity, saying it rested on evidence from abnormal or subnormal people. Defense lawyer Albert J. Goodman commended Morton for recognizing his duty to seek acquittal of the innocent.
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