Bill Holland Daredevils bring high-octane act to Hagerstown Speedway
At Hagerstown Speedway on Sunday August 27 Bill Holland Indianapolis Auto Daredevils debut a rollover crash duel where two stock cars flip end over end until demolished. Hal Kent and Charley Warren will star in the stunt lineup with Kent performing a rocket leap and Warren a dive bomber crash. The two hour show includes 27 features starting at 2 30 pm and 8 20 pm.
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Trapshoot Draws Top Marksmen at Grand American Handicap
Vandalia Ohio August 24 top trap shooters gather for the American Trap event featuring a 100 target preliminary handicap with entrants 17 to 25 yards back. Winners receive at least $1,000, while last year’s champion Oliver Webb earned $5,442 for 100 straight. The Grand American Handicap follows the same format and offers a chance to win a major purse. entrants must pay $52 plus shell costs to enter and aim to finish top 20 or hit a 25 straight. The piece also notes the first U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation project completed in 1906.
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Sports Slants Preview From New York To Detroit And Tokyo
New York reports August chatter on pennant races in Detroit and Philadelphia with hotel crunches. Tokyo’s inter-hemisphere baseball series looms as NBC loses players to Korea. Scribes favor Bud Wilkinson and the Sooners in football forecasts. Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler set a Sept. 8 return at Yankee Stadium.
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Kansas State
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Lappan's Jassies Sweep Benevola in Narrow Victory
The Lappan's Jassies beat Benevola by to in a tightly played road game. Both teams fielded well while the Jassies gathered timely hits to push across runs.
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Allentown Takes Rubber Game From York White Roses
Allentown defeated York 3 to 0 in a decisive third game of the series before an estimated 226 paying fans in Allentown Pennsylvania.
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