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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1949

Page

3

Syracuse Picks New Football Coach Target Amid Shuffle

Syracuse University nears selecting a new football coach after a fact finding process. Rumors point to Andy Gustafson, Floyd Schwartzwalder of Muhlenberg, and Joe Bach, with Yale mentor Herman Hickman seen as a possible influence.

Hugh Fullerton JR Syracuse N. Y Syracuse University FBI Ribs Baysinger Andy Gustafson Red Blaik Army Andy University of Miami Floyd Schwartzwalder Muhlenberg Notre Yale Herman Hickman America Hickman Princeton Harvard Herman Dodgers Dick Sisler Phillies Ray Blades Phils Si8ler Eddie Waitkus Philadelphia Lew Andreas Syracus Oklahoma Bruce Drake Seattle New York Rube McCray William and Mary Grid New Jersey J. F. McKale Arizona Ethan Allen Allen Mac Ethan

Douglas Quint Drops Last Tilt of Year

Douglas high school basketball finished ninth in the Athletic Union after a loss to Lincoln high in the Tri-State Basketball tournament in Hagerstown. Senior James Walden received a Union award for outstanding character and service during the football season.

Douglas Hagerstown Lincoln High The Athletic Union James Walden Union

Stephenson Baseball Team to Begin Practice at Stonewall Field

Stephenson baseball squad starts practice at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Stonewall high school field with all regulars and others interested to report. The team schedules two home games at Stonewall against Berkeley Place and Millville on April 30 and May 1. Only 30 adult bloodhounds are reported left in England.

Stephenson Stonewall High School Berkeley Place Millville

Bowling League Standings and Individual Scores

Over the Headpin church league lists team names and game scores with totals for ind players Bobby Lee and Bill Sullivan. Major League section shows teams Garber Ice Cream Piccadilly Soda Shop and Royal Crown Cola with individual games and sets, plus team totals for the two sides.

Braddock St. Methodist Market St. Methodist Cork St. Christian Catholic Baptist Lutheran Reformed United Brethers Bobby Lee Bill Sullivan Bill Shaffer el Kell Market Garber Ice Cream Royal Crown Cola Piccadilly Soda Shop Rustic Tavern Kenneth Lineburg Jess Kiracore Dick Carter Jack Larrick Ernie Pugh

Kid Gavilan Beats Williams Eyes Bout With Robinson

In New York on April 2 Kid Gavilan defeated lightweight champion Ike Williams in a ten round non title decision at Madison Square Garden. Gavilan, a 9 to 5 underdog, is signaling a possible welterweight title bout with Ray Robinson in Yankee Stadium this summer. Robinson watched as a deeply interested spectator.

New York Kid Gavilan Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Yankee Stadium Robinson Cavilan Ike Willliams Madison Square Garden

White Sox Agree to Join Northern Virginia League

Winchester White Sox won approval to join the Northern Virginia Baseball League at a recent meeting. Seventeen of twenty players attended to discuss spring training and a 20 game schedule with the first drill set for 2 30 p.m. tomorrow at the park diamond. Pitching staff gains include Sonny Rickard Sam Purtlebaugh Don Smith Buck Cooper and Buck Baker.

Winchester White Sox Northern Virginia Baseball League Park Diamond Sox Sonny Rickard Sam Purtlebaugh Don Smith Buck Cooper Buck Baker

Washington and Lee at Richmond in Virginia college baseball

The Virginia Big Six race opens as Washington and Lee Generals visit the University of Richmond Spiders. Also on April 2, Virginia Tech travels to Raleigh to face North Carolina State, West Virginia visits Virginia, MCV nine goes to Hampden-Sydney, and Baltimore heads to Lynchburg. Hampden-Sydney beat Delaware 7-4 yesterday, while West Virginia defeated Roanoke 5-1.

Richmond Washington and Lee University of Richmond Virginia Tech North Carolina Raleigh North Carolina State West Virginia Virginia Medical College of Virginia Hampden-Sydney Baltimore Lynchburg College Tigers University of Delaware Roanoke College

Daily Crossword Across Clues Puzzle Solution

Across clues list with numbers and hints including Begone Store Cover with cement etc. Bird Earnest money Scot Goddess of discord Guides Carting vehicle Exclamation Fish Sayings Digit Justifying Isthmus Asia Conjuncti Move about on foot Undivided Dress Remnants A watered silk Assumed name Let it stand Print Thrash Bordering surface River Afr Down clues cover Occurring Room on a ship Feminine Cenary Condition Seraglio Voided escutcheer Nobleman Reawaken Steamship Abbr Manacle Cuckoo Public not Music note One of the Five Nations Exit Greek letter Noahs boat Tantalum Telegraphed Rugged mountain spur Pungent vegetable Part of verb to be Yesterday s Answer Hurl Monkey So Am Girl s name Astern

Asia Nobleman Steamship Mountain

Training Camp News Briefs From April 2 AP Roundup

The report surveys spring training action across multiple sites. Ted Williams struggles against the Yankees in exhibitions. Red Smith scouts Dodgers in Fort Worth. Senators cancel early exhibitions due to sore arms. Indians seek to play through weather with Satchel Paige set to pitch. Tigers leave Lakeland after tough spring, facing Newhouser’s outing. Cards clash with Braves while Browns bow to Cubs in San Antonio washout. Torgeson shines with four hits and a homer for the Braves.

Softball Weekend Games Slated By South Capitol Merchants

The South Capitol Merchants, Washington based unlimited softball team, plans weekend games in Virginia. For details contact Chet Matthes at 4413 4th St. S. W. Washington or call Ludlow 7560.

South Capitol

Parachute Jump Credited to Frenchman in 1797 Paris

A Frenchman made the first free flight parachute jump in Paris in 1797. He leaped from a balloon at an altitude of 2,000 feet, marking a landmark in aeronautical history.

Paris

Stake Trials Run By Gun-Dog Club at Round Hill Today

The Loudoun Gun-Dog club held spring field trials at Round Hill with open and age stakes underway. Yesterday's Puppy stakes crowned Jack a liver and white pointer belonging to Park Brinkley of Suffolk, with Elgin Nininger as handler and other dogs placing including Dan, High Pilot, and Chilly Hollow Beauty in later All Age events.

Loudoun Round Hill Jack Park Brinkley Suffolk Elgin Nininger Dan W. J. Bodie Newport News Paul Brooker Hollybourne Grand Master S. M. Froelich New York City Nininger High Pilot Raymond Grubbs Berryville Grubbs

Knuckler Featured In Lopat Pitches In Spring Work

Ed Lopat the New York Yankees left hander adds a knuckle ball to his repertoire following Gene Bearden’s example. Lopat, cautious about regular use, tested the pitch in a recent exhibition against Detroit’s Dick Wakefield, who took it for a called strike three.

ST. Petersburg Fla Ed Lopat New York Gene Bearden Bearden Yankee Casey Stengel Oakland Cleveland Lopat Dick Wakefield Detroit

Phillies Hopeful Pennant Bid Fueled by Lopata

In Clearwater Florida April 2 the Phillies focus on youth as a pennant bid potential. Rookie catcher Stan Lopata stands out as a prime example of the Carpenter plan producing top rookie prospects for Eddie Sawyer to mold into a contender.

Clearwater Fla Philadelphia Phillies Stan Lopata Eddie Sawyer

Cooperative observers: 5600 weather hobbyists on staff

About 5,600 individuals who study weather as a hobby serve as cooperative observers on the U S Weather Bureau staff.

U. S. Weather Bureau

Middleburg Hunt Races to Host Two-Weekend Meet

Daniel C. Sands announced the 28th Spring meeting will run on two consecutive Saturdays in Middleburg. The program opens with a five race card headlined by the 4 mile timber Louie Leith with Maryland Hunt Cup contenders. the next Saturday features a five race lineup led by the 2 mile William Skinner Memorial brush race.

Middleburg Daniel C. Sands William Skinner

Dow family plane crash ends dream of flame free engine

In Midland Michigan on April 2 a private plane crash killed Dr Willard H Dow and his wife, Dow Chemical president. Dr William J Hale said Dow feared fiery death and planned a cool solar alcohol engine to burn agricultural alcohol without flame, to reduce hazard.

Midland Mich Willard H. Dow Dow William J. Hale Hale Dow Chemical Co Dr. Hale

Bloodhound Traces Ancestry to Norman Hound

A modern bloodhound is thought to descend from a dog brought to Britain across the Channel by Normans in the 11th century. The lineage ties contemporary tracking dogs to medieval origins.

Farmers Certify 52 Corn Purchases With CCC Agreement

Fifty two county farmers signed corn purchase agreements with the Commodity Credit Corp before the March 31 price support deadline. The total represents 32 290 bushels of shelled corn. Agreements set CCC purchase on a grade basis from June 1 to 30. Farmers may store and sell elsewhere before June and keep ownership. Base price is 1 61 per bushel for No 3 or better, higher for No 1 and 2, with discounts for mixed grades.

Pifiv Commodity Credit Corp Robert Dailey Frederick

Rosenberger Hatchery Spotlight in Checkerboard News

Ray and Mrs. Rosenberger and their hatchery are featured in the April issue of Checkerboard News published by Ralston Purina Co. The piece highlights their success in large scale broiler production, stressing hard work, precise feeding, and strict management. Check synopsis and photos are at Checkerboard feed store. In a separate note, La Guardia Field consumed 175000 gallons of gasoline in a day.

Ray Rosenberger Rosenberger Hatchery Checkerboard News Ralston Purina Co Rosenbergers Checkerboard LaGuardia Field

Tacoma Times Suspends Publication Amid Losses

The 45 year old Tacoma Times has halted both the afternoon daily and the Sunday Times due to heavy operating losses. The Tacoma Times Publishing Co. announced the suspension affecting 150 employees, leaving Tacoma with one daily afternoon and Sunday paper, the Tacoma News Tribune.

Tacoma, Wash Tacoma Times Tacoma Times Publishing Co Sunday Times the Times Tacoma Tacoma News-Tribune Madlin Oraef Facoma

Measles Near Peak Reachin g Nationwide Rise

Measles increased by more than 5000 cases in the week ending March 26 per U S Public Health Service reports. The outbreak may near its peak with New York Pennsylvania Wisconsin Kansas Arkansas and Texas showing the largest weekly gains. Total U S cases reached 33347 while influenza declined and other diseases stayed near median levels.

Washington Science Service U.S. Public Health Service New York Pennsylvania Wisconsin Kansas Arkansas Texas

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Douglas Quint England Williams Eyes White Sox N. Va. Loop Daily Crossword Lakeland Ted Williams Boston Red Sox Yanks Fort Worth Red Smith Chicago Cubs Bob Ramazzotti Ed Miksis Brooklyn Dodgers Dodger Burt Shotton Chicago Orlando Joe Kuhel Washington Senators Senators Philadelphia Athletics Tucson Cleveland Indians Pittsburgh Pirates Satchell Paige Tribe Detroit Tigers Hal Newhouser Cincinnati Reds Danny Litwhiler Hank Sauer San Antonio St. Louis Browns Cubs Bradenton Earl Torgeson St. Louis Cardinals Braves Gun-Dog Club Long Journal NORGE Denier Baker & Anderson N. Braddock St Woney Selerit John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc S. Braddock ST Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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