Spiders’ year mixed as slow starts end in victories
Richmond sports across football basketball baseball and track show a season of slow starts but final wins. Football opened 27-26 over East Carolina, beat Cincinnati 21-20, and closed with a Turkey Day 15-3 victory, while basketball endured injuries and a 1-18 record but reached the tournament. Baseball finished 10-8-1 and track saw a winning indoor and outdoor year, with notable marks by Kusheba and Arthur.
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East Carolina
Mississippi
VMI
Richmond
Techmen
Spiders
William and Mary
Danny Higgins
Hooker
West Virginia
Spider
Michigan State
George Washington
Virginia Tech
Mountaineers
Bobby Stewart
Mike Kusheba
Bob Arthur
Spiders Beat Virginia as Stewart Launches Two-Run Homer
University of Richmond centerfielder Bobby Stewart capped his college career with a two run homer in the eighth inning at Milchiser Field to defeat Virginia. Stewart finished with a .421 batting average in his final season.
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Bobby Stewart
University of of Richmond
Milchiser Field
Spiders
University of Virginia
Stewart
RPI Beats WC The RPT Tennis Match Report
The RPT tennis team defeated Westhampton College 41 on the Westhampton College courts. Robbie Wilke won Westhampton's only match, beating Nancy Moorefield 6-1 6-1. The Friday match against William and Mary was canceled due to rain.
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RPT
Westhampton College
Robbie Wilke
Westhampton
RPI
Nancy Moorefield
William and Mary
ROTC to Commission Students in June July
Sixty senior cadets of the ROTC program will receive commissions as Second Lieutenants in the Army Reserve this summer. June 10 ceremonies will honor multiple cadets across branches including Quartermaster Corps, Engineers, Artillery, Transportation, Infantry, and Signal Corps, with further July and August commissions at summer camp and Regular Army applications noted for several cadets. Distinguished Military Graduates include Bagley, Lassiter, Hudson, Merritt, and Merritt among others.
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Army Reserve
Philip J. Bagley III
Quartermaster Corps
Norborne P. Beville
Corps of Engineers
Robert Glenn Hasty
Claude R. Lehmann
Gordon G. Merritt
Signal Corps
Cornelius J. Goeren
Walter D. Griffith
Nathaniel W. Hatch
Armor
William W. Jennings, Jr
Adjutant General Corps
Moultrie
Lanier
James E. Morris
Phill Bagley
Barry P. SistaGene
Judge Advocate General's Corps
Gordon L. Merritt
Infantry
Gordon J. Merritt
Robert B. Belton
Barry P. Steinberg
Norman EB. Lassiter
Elliott A. Hudson
Philip J. Bagley
NoDoz tablets marketed as safe stimulant alternative
The pamphlet pitches NoDoz as a fast, handier alertness aid than coffee and tea. It claims no habit formation and urges use during driving, work, or study, labeling NoDoz an effective Grove Laboratories product.
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Noloz
NoDoz
Grove Laboratories
Tech Defeats UR To Break Streak
Virginia Tech upended Richmond 4 3 to keep in the Southern Conference race and finish the regular season 14 7 overall 10 1 in league play. Lee Melear won his fifth decision with seven solid innings, Walt Currin closed strong, Larry Lawson homered, and Richmond committed four errors. Currin retired all in relief, while Melear yielded two runs in the eighth on four hits.
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Virginia Tech
Richmond
Gobblers
Lee Melear
Walt Currin
Larry Lawson
Melear
Spiders
Jurrin
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