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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1950

Page

5

Royal Crown Crushes O Sullivan in Six Inning Ten Run Rally

Royal Crown batters O Sullivan Rubber Co. 26 to 3 in six innings as Jesse Donald is relieved after third. Donald, 15-7, is released permanently while Plumly edges Moose Club 3-2 in extra. Plumly climbs to near fourth place with a late surge as O Sullivan faces Plumly again tomorrow. Church League notes list Three games scheduled with Braithwaite funeral and field matchups.

O’ Sullivan Rubber Co Kangaroos O'Sullivan Jesse Donald Hure O’sullivan Donald Dick Rhodes J. W. Arthur Richmond Oraters Royal Crown Copenhaver Jimmy Hockman Don Smith Lumbermen O'Sullivan Rubber Co Bobby Jackson Clevenger Moose Qmaker Haymaker Pingley Clevener Leonard Braithwaite Hooverern Cork St Presbyterian Lutheran Highland Ontague B’sullivan

Slingin Sam Baugh Says He Will Quit At Fifty

Washington Redskins quarterback Sam Baugh, aged 35, says he promised his mother he would retire when he turns 50, ending speculation on his retirement plans.

Los Angeles Sam Baugh Washington Redskins

Schroeder Seeks Top Form in Newport Tennis Classic

Ted Schroeder, U.S. Davis Cup leader from La Crescenta, Calif., aims to regain form at the Newport Casino Invitation. After losses to Flam and Trabert this year, he advanced to the second round with a 6 2 6 2 win over William Beale and faces Flam, Patty, and Mulloy as the event heads into its second day.

Newpor R. I Ted Schroeder United States Schroeder la Crescenta Calif Alrick Man Herbie Flam Tony Trabert Ted William Beale New York Flam Budge Patty Gardnar Mulloy

Stan Musial Leads NL Batting Derby Over Robinson

Stan Musial, three time batting king, holds a one point edge over Jackie Robinson in the National League race. Musial keeps a .361 average while Robinson falls to .360 after a slump amid a Dodgers drought. Musial has 11 hits in 30 at bats to Robinson's five in 23.

New York Stan Musial Brooklyn Jackie Robinson Musial St. Louis Robinson Dodgers

Giants Crack Braves 9-3 For 16th Win In 17

Giants snap a 3-1 deficit with a 14-hit assault to beat the Braves 9-3. Jack Kramer earned the win in relief of Monte Kennedy as New York surged to within 2.5 games of fourth place while Philadelphia maintained the NL lead. Ken Johnson shut out his former mates for St Louis.

Boston Braves Giants Leo Durocher St. Louis Cardinals Ball Park Braves Boston Philadelphia Phils Phils Dodgers Monte Kennedy Jack Kramer Kennedy Ken Johnson Redbirds Kansan

Kell Extends AL Batting Lead In Race With Doby

Detroit's George Kell top the American League batting race at .353 through last game, edging Cleveland's Larry Doby who is .348. Kell also leads in most hits and doubles as the Tigers hold the league lead. a separate item notes the White Mountain National Forest spans about 715,000 acres.

Chicago George Kell Detroit Cleveland Larry Doby Kell Doby Tigers

Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlighted

Major League leaders show Philadelphia atop the National League with a 63 42 record and Boston close behind at 57 44. The day features results including Philadelphia 9 St Louis 0 and New York 9 Boston 3, with tonight’s games across both leagues and tomorrow’s schedule listing key matchups.

Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn St. Louis New York Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Booklyn Detroit Cleveland Washington

Williams Loses to Arizona Welterweight Salas in New York

Lightweight champion Ike Williams dropped a 10 round decision to Carley Salas of Phoenix, a 22 year old welterweight. Salas weighed 146 to Williams 139.5 and praised his own performance while Williams planned a possible rematch with Georgie Costner next month at Madison Square Garden.

Washington Ike Williams Phoenix Ariz Carley Salas Williams Salas Georgie Sugar) Costner Costner Madison Square Garden

Rush to Head Employees Group Rush to Head Employees Group

Richard E. Rush of 229 Boyd Ave Winchester has been elected President of the Potomac Edison System Employes Association a social group for the utility. The meterman will oversee local district activities and the association sponsored golf softball and hunting tournaments for the 1950 51 term. Rush joined Northern Virginia Power in 1940 and has held several posts in the meter commercial and service departments.

Richard E. Rush Boyd Ave Winchester Potomac Edison System Rush Northern Virginia Power Company Northern Virginia Power Commercial Department Meter Department

Famous foreign mineral waters listed

Among the most noted are Apollinaris from Ahrweiler Germany Friedrichs chol Iron Heil deburg Germany Hunyadi Jan from Budapest Hungary Kissing from Bavaria Vichy from France and Carlsbad Sprudel from Bohemia.

RE A Apollinaris Ahrweiler Germany Friedrichschall Iron

Furgol Leads All American Final Amid Strong Field

Ey Furgol pursues his first major title in six years as he holds a two stroke edge at 211 entering the final round of the $15,000 All American meet at Tom O Shanter. Skip Alexander Dave Douglas and other pros chase behind in a field where Mangrum Locke Snead and Riegel contend.

Chicago Ey Furgol Tom O'Shanter Royal Oak Mich Skip Alexander Knoxville, Tenn Belter Dave Douglas Newark Del Freq Hawkins el Paso Tex Skee Riegel Tulsa Bobby Locke Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead Mangrum Furgol Alexander Locke

What are sparkling wines

Sparkling wines are those bottled while fermentation is still underway so that carbon dioxide remains dissolved in the liquid.

Cappy Wells Launches New Career With Little League

Cappy Wells, former West Point PR chief, returns from postwar duties to promote the Little League. He describes 1500 teams ages 8 to 12 across 37 states, with games on 60 foot diamonds and crowds up to 12000 at Williamsport for the World Series Aug 23 to 26.

Gayle Talbot Hugh Fullerton, Jr New York Col W.H Cappy Little League Davis Blanchard Little Tykes Williamsport

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