Red Rolfe Sees Leveling Off In Major League Talent
New Haven Conn Jan 30 Red Rolfe Detroit Tigers manager says pennant races have been shaped by ready made stars from the Negro leagues. He predicts leveling of major league talent as Negro league supply fades and farm clubs become sole routes for new players. Players like Easter Doby Roebling Campanella Irvin Mays helped Yankees via farm system.
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Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Branch Rickey
Robinson
Arcade Bowling League Friday Industrial Results Snapshot
Stop Bros 2 Montey Co Five 1 Staley Gro 2 Church Hill 1 High Rock 3 Ideal Gar 0 Farmall 2 Price Elec 1 weekly pin total standings show Stop Texaco 18 47 20 608 20 B08 21 588 25 510 29 431 35 316 36 294 high game Taylor Mays Grocery 137 high set Shaffer Jack's Feed 361 high team game Jack's Feed Store 55 high team set Stop Texaco 1638
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Health Center Bowling League Latest Mixed Division Results
Yankees beat Dodgers 2 1 and Red Sox topped Indians 2 1. Browns won 3 0 while Dodgers posted team high 540 and Yankees 1 580 in total pinfall. J Hahn led women with 134 high game and L Englebrecht topped women’s high match at 352. B Koontz had men’s high game 141 and high match 373. Indians and Red Sox split in totals as standings update.
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Onslow New Sox Scout Chief and Iceberg Calves Note
The column reports Jack Onslow named as Boston Red Sox scout by Joe Cronin, detailing his Chicago White Sox manager tenure and career path. It adds a note that young icebergs are called calves, offspring of the parent glacier.
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Inter Church Bowling League results report
Inter Church Bowling League men division standings showMt Pleasant Methodist 3114 689 Middletown Ref 291 644 Evangelical Hef 25 20 556 Middletown Luth 24 21 534 Calvary Methodist 22 33 489 Grace Reformed 22 33 489 Doubs Lutheran 22 33 489 Buckerstn Meth 22 33 489 Baptist W 38 327 Ch of Brethren 10 45 223 high individual game Keller Middletown Reformed 150 and 371. high team game and set Mt Pleasant Methodist 599 and 1634.
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Blue Ridge Bowling League results and notes
The Blue Ridge Bowling League reports results from matches at Coliseum Sherwood Feeds Snow White Grill and Moose at American Legion with Snow White Grill posting high team game and set 643 and 1854. Koontz led in individual game with 155 and Englebrecht topped the set with 393. Weekly averages list Coliseum players in top slots. A late entry notes a bank holdup in Montreal with $33,000 recovered after a prior $4,000 theft.
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Soap Box Derby Rules Are Here In 1952 debut
The 1952 Soap Box Derby official rule books have arrived at Derby headquarters Key Chevrolet Sales East Patrick Street. They list racer construction rules and minor changes printed in red ink to boost safety and simplify building. Eligible boys ages 11 to 15 may enter once registration blanks are signed.
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Walkersville tops Thurmont for first 1951 52 league win
Walkersville High School earned its first county interscholastic basketball win of the 1951-52 season, defeating Thurmont 40 to 38 at Glade gym. In the junior varsity game Thurmont beat Walkersville 39-36 in a hard fought bout.
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Poolesville Sevenths Ninth Ups Score In Gaithersburg Tilt
Poolesville junior high boys defeated Gaithersburg 52 to 44 in a tight contest. Pray led Gaithersburg with 24 points while Poolesville’s George Welker added six baskets and solid assists and John Royce showed varsity potential with drive and finished plays. Referee Hughey Griffith. umpire Fuller Atkins. timer John Roberson. scorer Allen Bishop.
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White Sox sign entire 38-man 1952 roster first in MLB
Chicago White Sox GM Frank Lane announces the club has signed every player for the 1952 season. Pitcher Marvin Grissom from Red Bull, California, and Rocco Kramch, a third baseman, agreed to terms by phone from Seattle. Grissom had a 3.04 ERA in a 12 win season. Kramch played 152 games and hit .254 last year.
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Novel Indoor Matches At Frederick Rifle Club For Funds
Frederick Rifle and Pistol Club held novel indoor matches last Friday to raise funds for targets. Meredith Painter won top prize 300 with 24 Xs in 30 shots prone, Gittinger second 298 with 23 Xs, Etchison third 298 with 22 Xs. Kitty Cashour led iron sight with 293 and 21 Xs. A second prone match with 13 bullets produced odd malfunctions. Gittinger top 97 with 5 Xs, Wolford and Krantz tied 97 with 3 Xs. Final cash event: Painter 89, Etchison 87. Russell Hahn elected treasurer.
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Ballenger Five Falls at Middletown in Lopsided Loss
Ballenger Five was mauled 83 to 34 at Middletown Independents court as the hosts used reserves most of the game. George Smith led Middletown with standout scoring while Ballenger’s Cook pressed early before the big deficit grew. Referee Ohler. Timer Harshman. Scorer Flock.
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New Midway Edges Unionville In County 4 H Cup Tie
New Midway fights to a 20-25 win over Unionville in the northern division showdown at Walkersville High School as three games unfold. Rocky Ridge defeats Mt. Pleasant 37-24, Liberty notches first win in three by 33-31 in overtime. Next Tuesday Creagerstown vs New Midway Libertytown vs Mt. Pleasant Unionville at Walkersville.
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Walcott and Matthews May Fight In May Boxing Match
A tentative agreement to match heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott and Harry Matthews in a May title bout was announced at a news conference. No site was set. promoter Harry Hunt offered 250000 dollars, and Bocchicchio, Walcott's manager, sought an IBC release before final signing.
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Husky Southpaw Plans Comeback in Baseball Return
Marion North Carolina January 30 A restaurant owner with a left arm valued over 100000 plans a baseball comeback at age 18 Billy Joe Davidson the husky southpaw who signed with the Cleveland Indians eight months ago for a six figure bonus says his fast ball is hopping again and he is ready to go Hank Greenberg Cleveland GM compared him to Bob Feller predicting big things for the teen star whose pitching feats were a Tar Heel legend But last season the Indians sent him to Cedar Rapids Three I League then to Fort Smith Western Association where he posted a 1 4 record and struggled with control Davidson says he simply wasn\u2019t in shape and was ineligible for junior college competition previously
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Cedar Rapids Pitcher Nearing Peak For 19th Birthday
A young pitcher recounts a late season run with a 3-4 record for a last place club at Fort Smith. He recalls a six inning no hitter against Muskogee before giving up four hits. Now at 216 pounds, he trains daily from 7 am to 4 pm at a drive in business run by his father. He will turn 19 on May 5 and faces possible draft while Cleveland orders him to report to Tucson on February 20 for training.
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Indianapolis baseball figure joins Triple Alliance plans
The roster of the Indianapolis American Association farm system for the parent Indians in may train with the Triple Alliance later. He starred in American Legion junior ball and semi pro circles and at Oak Ridge. He has six years in the bail and tallied many strikeouts. Also, Annapolis weighs a one million dollar 100 room hotel poll and funding plan with a five man committee appointed by Chamber of Commerce President George W Velanovaky. Rare Library of Congress editions stored in air conditioned vaults to prevent deterioration.
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