DiMag Enters Hall of Fame
Joe DiMaggio led a four man ticket into baseballs Hall of Fame as the Baseball Writers Association elected DiMaggio, Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance, and Gabby Hartnett. Induction set for July 25 at Cooperstown Museum. Election total: DiMaggio 223 votes, Lyons 217, Vance 205, Hartnett 195.
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New York
Joe DiMaggio
Baseball
Baseball Writers Association
New York Yankee
Ted Lyons
Dazzy Vance
Gabby Hartnett
Vance
Lyons
Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
DiMaggio
Cooperstown
N.Y
Toom
Rabbi? Maranville
Bill Dickey
Bill Terry
Yanks
Baylor
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Brooklyn
Cubs
Gabby
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland
Tigers
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Max Carey
Pittsburgh
Brooklyns
Frick
Yankee Stadium
O Wtoss Welege Taowbique Fur
Worth
Homosassa
Fla
Jersey City
White Sox
St. Louis
New York Giants
Old Scouts win high-scoring rifle match at Reserve Armory
Old Scouts defeated the Pioneers 111 to 105 in three position matches at the Frederick Rifle Club event. Harvey Stoner led with 239, Meredith Painter and Stoner shared honors with eight scores in standing, Kemp Cashour paced the team with 281. Also noted were scores from J Etchison and others as the event covered rifle positions and offhand shots. Also mentions nutrition facts about eggs and vitamins.
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Pioneers
Frederick Rifle Club
Reserve Corps Armory
Harvey Stoner
Old Scouts
Meredith Painter
Stoner
Kemp Cashour
Om K. St. Th. H. Stoner
M.painter
State School Five Defeats Walkersville 43 to 33
Thurmont tops Walkersville by a 43 33 margin in a basketball game. Saba notes a close start before Thurmont pulls away in the second half. Walkersville faced shading from Thurmont as the scoring spread widened.
Blackman Named Dartmouth Football Coach in Hanover
Tol Hanover N H Jan 26 Robert L Bob Blackman was named head football coach at Dartmouth College tonight after resigning from Denver University. He succeeds Ormond McLanghry who quit after the 1954 season when the Indians went six of nine. Blackman 36 a USC graduate led Denver to a 9 1 season and Skyline Conference title last fall. Three Denver assistants joined Dartmouth staff including Jack Musick Wilbur Volts and Earl Hamilton. His six year college record stands 46 12 5.
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University of Southern California
Denver
Blackman
Pioneers
Skyline
Dartmouth
Jack Musick
Wilbur Volts
Earl Hamilton
Optimist Boys Teams Play 131 To 49 Intra-Squad Game
Optimist Boys Club celebrated Coach Gaver's marriage with an overtime intra-squad clash. Mobils defeated Sinclairs 131 to 49 as Wayne Rinehart officiated and a four ten-minute period ragged the timekeeping.
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Optimist
Gaver
Mobils
Sinclairs
Wayne Rinehart
G. F. Tp
Bowers
Stockman
Geishert
Blank
J. Wachter
Ee Hart
I ‘Sinclairs
Rinehart
Celtics Hit Outside Shots Set All Time Scoring Highs
Celtics, led by Cousy Macauley and Sharman, heat rivals with outside shooting. They boast nine long-range patterns, and in early season games averaged over 100 points per game. The trio fuels a style experts say redefines scoring spreads.
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Celtics
National Basketball Association
Boston
Joe Lapchick
New York
Knickerbockers
Macauley
Cosy
Sharman
Southern California
Minneapolis
Walkersville Girls Rally For Last Minute Victory
Walkersville varsity girls edged Thurment High 22 21 in a late surge to split a twin bill on the Lionettes court. Thurmont junior varsity won 22 13 earlier as Walkersville next plays Emmitsburg High next Tuesday in the county double header.
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Shouulry
Jeutmluel
Wie Squi- Mariland State School
Astic
Frederick High
County Lions
Thurmont Jayvees
Walkersville
Ser
Silent Jayvees
Dimmermant
Lions
Behren
Silent Varsity
Charles Stover
M.S.S.D
Dale Lind
Silos
Earl Dusentees
Long Tan
Ward
Hess
Thurmont Varsity Ab
MSSD
Frederick Frosh
Frederick High County
Thurmont High
C Stover
Walkers Tlle
Gladhill
Thurmont
T. LeGore
G. Thermont
Smith
Mills
Dixon
Favorite
Lewis
P. Young
Holiman
F. T. Knott
Il Roger
G ‘Hurmant
T. S. Lawyer
Downey
Gates
Long
Stafford
J. Myers
G. i Walkersville
F Leister
P. Moser
Moore and Price
Tim D. Duncan
Y—C. Keller
Zimmerman
F. Thurmont
J Baker
Martz
X. Ee
Thermont
Miller
Z. Eigle
Strine
Brice
Carty
Spalding
Wachter
Myers
Sutely
Hamilton
Feriods -Leasure
Shriver
Thuismont
Parsons
M. Waltermyer
Catsail
C. Culler
Anderson
G. Kephart
McGee
Summers Kiracore
Brooks
Jackson
Thurment High
Lionettes
Thurment
Javvee Lossies
Thurmont Girls
Roberta Hartsough
Jayvee
Emmlsburg High
New Records in Coast Conference Football 1954
In the 1954 ACC season, twenty new individual records and seven ties were set. NC State sophomore George Marinkov rewrote kickoff returning marks with a 93 yard kickoff return versus Virginia Tech, 118 kickoff yards in that game, 459 season kickoff return yards, and 35.3 average per return, plus 33 kickoffs tied the old ACC mark. Duke’s Blue Devils, led by Jerry Barger, set eight other records including Barger’s three interceptions vs North Carolina and 101 interception return yards, his seven interceptions for the season a new mark, though five aerial interceptions by Navy tied the old.
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Greensboro
N. C
Loop
Service Bureau
George Marinkov
North Carolina State
Marinkov
Virginia
Tech
Duke
Blue Devils
Jerry Barger
Barger
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Navy
Bell Livan Proposes Peace With Canadian Leagues
i-Bert Bell, NFL commissioner, said directors unanimously gave him authority to seek peace with Canadian leagues. He insisted on a just peace with restitution for past offenses and warned no end to the war without terms. Players under Canadian contract would not switch until settlement.
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New Dyrk
Bert Bell
National Football League
Bell
NEL
Wake Forest and Maryland share scoring marks in game
Nick Consoles of Wake Forest tied a mark and Maryland fullback Dick Bielski matched the regular season scoring record with four points as part of the day's notable performances.
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Nick Consoles
Wake Forest
Maryland
Dick Bielski
Suit Against Major League Teams Settled
A 12 million dollar suit against 13 major league baseball teams was settled for 20 thousand dollars on order of Federal Bankruptcy Referee D. J. Oldham. Liberty Broadcasting System creditors accepted the compromise. Libery filed the suit in Chicago in 1952 over broadcasting rights for games. The case relates to a defunct network led by Gordon McLendon who used telegraph reports for simulated play by play.
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Dallas
Tex
Ana
Oldham
Liberty Broadcasting System
Liberty
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Gordon McLendon
McLendon
William Rochelle, Jr
National Football League
Hall of Fame joy for Joe DiMaggio sparks NYC jubilation
Joe DiMaggio learns from a truck driver that he is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. The star says it felt great to be on a team with the old timers and credits the ongoing press coverage for his pride.
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