Church and Girl's League Softball Playoffs Start Tonight
Both church and girls leagues finished the regular season and begin playoffs at Senseney Park. Cork Street Christian leads the Church League with 15 straight wins while National Fruit heads the Girls League with a 14 2 record.
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Cork Street Christian Church
National Fruit
Cork Street
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Toledo Scales
Blue Sunoco
Toledo
Presbyterian
Montague
Natorial Fruit
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Carter Beats Trigo In Non Title Bout
In Los Angeles Carter of New York won a unanimous decision over Mario Trigo of Los Angeles in a 19 round nontitle bout at Olympic Auditorium. Carter pressed from the start, landing a sharp left hook and body rights as Trigo’s right eye swelled. Carter, aiming for his sixth straight knockout, extended the 3 to 1 favorite’s lead while Trigo earned consolation for breaking the KO streak. An attendance of 5,100 watched.
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New York
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Theso
Louis Bivins Fight Sparks Lightweight Weight Talk
Joe Louis weighs 203½ pounds for ten rounds with Jimmy Bivins in Baltimore at Municipal Stadium amid slim hopes of a comeback. Bivins hits 180½ pounds as weigh-in chaos ends with optimism for a tough title tuneup in front of about 15 000 fans and a larger gate expected.
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Marshall Miles
Cesar Brion
Joe
Miles
Blue Ridge Bowling League Plans 1951 52 Start
The Blue Ridge Bowling League will hold a meeting Sunday the 19th at the Health Center in Frederick Maryland at 2 30 p m to organize the 1951 52 season. Charles Hudson of Frederick is president and Angelo Palladino of Hagerstown is vice president.
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Blue Ridge Bowling League
Frederick
Charles Hudson
Angelo Palladino
Hagerstown
Opequon Teams Take Twin Bill
The Opequon Junior beat Hall Town 16 13 at Senzreny Park diamond with Pingley the winning pitcher and Foreman three hits. The Opequon Senior defeated Charles Town Presbyterian 19 16 as Larrick and Smith pitched and Norman hit two homers in the winners box score.
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Ce Ratchford
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M. Smith
P. B. Smith
Charles Town
Singles Division Of City Tennis Tourney Nears End
Winchester Tennis Tourney nears conclusion with semi finals Friday and Saturday. Top contenders are C Frank Anderson, J K Knode Jr, Howard A Holland, and Fritz Briggs. Anderson meets Holland at 5 00 Friday. Knode faces Briggs at 2 00 Saturday. final set for 3 00 Sunday the 19th.
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City Tennis Tourney
Nears End
Winchester
C Frank Anderson
J. K. Knode, Jr
Howard A. Holland
Fritz Briggs
Anderson
Holland
Knode
Briggs
Harrison
Messal Completes State Police Training and Joins Force
Lou Messal, former Winchester officer and Middletown resident, completed 12 weeks of basic police training in Richmond and becomes a Virginia State Police Trooper. He served in the U S Army from 1943 to 1946, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Arrowhead for European Theatre actions. He will report for duty in the Centerville area.
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Lou Messal
Winchester
Richmond
Virginia
Messal
Middletown
U. S. Army
Centerville
Houses Divided in Stephens City Softball Game
Stephens City Lions and Lionesses prepare for a charity twilight softball game Saturday at the school grounds as part of the Lions Fun Festival to aid sight conservation. O Sullivan faces R C Cola in a 6 to 7 pm match before a watermelon feast and other amusements.
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LIONS
Lionnesses
Douglas Haines
Ralph Wakeman
Martha Fun
Roy Wisecarver
Halsey Green
Halsey
Green
Irwin Williams
Robert Ayler
David Petrie
Leslie Orndorff
Albert
Spitzer
Robert Stickley
Paul Cadwallader
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O'Sullivan
R. C. Cola
Four Softball Games Tonight At Senseney Park
Four softball games listed for Senseney Park with two City League rained out and two Girl's League playoff games. Arthur faces O Sullivan on Diamond 2 at 7 15 p m and Royal Crown vs Plumly on Diamond 2 at 8 30 p m. Lionetttes meet Blue Sunoco on Diamond 3 at 6 p m and National Fruit plays Toledo Scales on Diamond 1 at 6 p m.
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Senseney Park
Arthur
O'Sullivan
Royal Crown
Lionetttes
Blue Sunoco
National Fruit
Toledo
Ezzard Charles Defends Heavyweight Title In 14th Round Stop
Sports Mirror recalls a 1951 bout in Buffalo where Ezzard Charles defended the N B A world heavyweight title by stopping Freddie Beshore in the 14th round. Also notes past decades with Hal Newhouser’s 3-0 shutout for the Tigers, Sam Barry crown at USC, and Fred Perry tennis title at Rye.
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Ezzard Charles
Freddie Beshore
Buffalo
N. Y
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Sam Barry
Southern California
Howard Jones
Fred Perry
Rye
United States Airplanes Count at WWII End
The Department of Defense reported totals for all aircraft types: April 30 with 69,581 planes and August 31 with 63,715 planes.
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Department of Defense
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