Field Day at Hardesty Farm Draws Clarke County Groups
On May 22 at Jo Hardesty’s farm northwest of Berryville the Field Day features shooting coon dog races casting and other events. Organized by Clarke County conservation and sports men’s clubs with Izaak Walton League Wild Life Association Coon Dog Association and Clarke County Rifle and Pistol clubs. Includes rifle matches lay wild shooting skeet two heats final coon dog race live fish exhibit by Federal Hatcheries at Leesburg and casting contests. Boy and girl scouts and Blue Ridge Hunt plans. Pet show for youngsters under 15.
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Conservation and Sportsmen’s Club
Clarke County
Jo Hardesty
Berryville
Izaak Walton
Edgar Jackson
Northern Virginia Coon Dog Assn
Federal Hatcheries
Leesburg
Gene Lurber
George Grove
The
Wildlife Assn
Blue Ridge Hunt
DiMaggio Heel Again At Johns Hopkins
Joe DiMaggio again visits Johns Hopkins for heel evaluation as Yankees face pennant chances. Surgeons plan to overnight assessment, with a ten day stay possible. This marks his fifth Johns Hopkins visit in two years after prior bone spur removals in left and right heels.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Johns Hopkins
George Bennett
Bennett
Paul Mellon Entry Heads Middleburg Stunt Race Card
The concluding day of the Middleburg Stunt Race Spring meeting will start at 2 30 p m Saturday. The five race program includes the 17th William Skinner Memorial two mile chase at Glenwood Park. Top entry is Genankoe from Paul Mellon Rokeby Stables, a leading steeplechase outfit with earnings of 79 680.
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Middleburg
William Skinner
Glenwood Park Brush
Genancoke
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stables
Woodrow McDonald Named Pro at Opequon Golf Club
Announcement confirms Woodrow McDonald named professional and groundskeeper at Opequon Golf Club Martinsburg starting spring activities on the weekend of April 23 24. McDonald arrives from Trenton Country Club New Jersey to take the role.
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Woodrow McDonald
Opequon Golf Club
Martinsburg
McDonald
Trenton Country Club
New Jersey
Berryville Opens Season Tomorrow Against Stephens City
Berryville High prepares for a season opener at home versus Stephens City after a spring with 15 players. Coach Chester Rockwell notes a small squad yet strong pitching led by Lacy Broy with Preston Pitta and Edward Lake backing him. The defense relies on veterans like Buddy Locke and Benny Longerbeam, plus a group of freshmen including Hunter Longerbeam and Ray Boswell.
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Chester Rockwell
Rockwell
Hunter Longerbeam
Bobby Rutherford
Bill Feagans
Lacy Broy
Broy
Preston Pi Ia
Edward Lake
Kenneth Wisecarver
Sophmore
Wisecarver
Benny Longerbeam
Preston Pitta
Floyd Stickles
Bobby Crosen
Buddy Locke
Berryville
Allstar
Charley Jackson
Ray Boswell
Locke
Denny Clemons
Glenn Smallwood
Billy Carpenter
Jack Hardesty
Dick Fiddler
Billy Rosenberry
Lloyd Good
Boyce Falls 5-4 to Washington in Practice Tilt
Grim pitched all eight for Boyce High School allowing two walks and 13 strikeouts in a 5-4 loss to Washington Virginia. Gilbert of Washington walked twice and allowed five hits. Boyce scored in the first and eighth innings while Washington tied the game in the fifth and won with two runs in the eighth. Boyce next plays Middletown to open its Frederick Clarke league season.
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Boyce High School
Washington
Boyce
Charles Town
Grim
Gilbert
Middletown
Hugh Casey Tops as Relief Man
Hugh Casey, veteran reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates, receives high praise from manager Bill Meyer in Birmingham. Meyer's quote calls Casey the best pitcher he has ever seen and notes his remarkable control and lack of free passes with runners on base.
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Hugh Casey
Birmingham
Ala
Bill Meyer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodger
Buccos
Meyer
O'Sullivan Plant Dominates A League Standings and Scores
In the A League O'Sullivan Plant led with a 1678 set and 563 525 590 games while Home Beneficial Life and American Legion posted strong team totals. Individual leaders included Lester Keiter 370 in the set and Coffelt 137 in the initial game with Dawson saving Independents in a late rally. Next matches feature Ladies Doubles start and Rustic Tavern versus Garber’s Ice Cream for the major league title, with Rustic Tavern fielding Minghini Gore Carter Kiracofe Kiracofe and Garber’s omitting.
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O'Sullivan Plant
Home Beneficial Life Ins
B & § Poultry
Lions Club
Buncutter Tire Co
Elliott Motor Lines
No. Va. Power Co
L & M Buses
Sarah Zane Fire Coll
O Sullivan Office
American Legion
Ind
Lester Keiter
Lloyd Coffelt
Harold Dawson
Lawrence Grim
O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
Jack Owens
Lions
Allen Hawthorne
Lester Keller
Charles Ebert
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Woody Glaize
Ralph Gore
Dick Carter
Jess Kiracofe
Artie Kiracofe
Garber’s
Edwin Clevenger
Andy Lake
Dick Renner
Jack Larrick
Bill Moore
Evening Star Ladies League All Stars Face Cork St Opposition
Tomorrow the Evening Star Ladies League All Stars meet Cork Street Christian of the Church league in a female matchup. Friday night the girls will return to play Sam Renner's Va. Woolen No 1 in a second contest.
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Evening Star Ladies League
All Stars
Cork St. ‘Christian
Church League
Sam Renner
Va. Woolen
Fleas Jump Tail First Across the B League
The text notes fleas possess extraordinary leaping powers and travel tail first, landing facing the direction from which they came, highlighting a curious detail of their locomotion in the B League context.
Cubs hammer Cards in 4-0 win behind strong hitting
In Houston the Chicago Cubs scored four runs on 11 hits over seven innings to blank the St. Louis Cardinals. Harry Brecheen took the loss as Chicago secured the victory.
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Houston
Chicago Cubs
Harry Brecheen
St. Louis
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C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave. Hone
DiMaggio
STORE
Ward
Loudoun
Winchester
Tricot
Jonquil
Pantie
Stephens City
Frederick Clarke
Berryville High School
Harpers Ferry
Roy Alee
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Denier
Loudoun ST. Winchester
Brent the Luxury
Brents
Brent
Dupont
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