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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
11
Early tabulations show three Church League players with unanimous first choices for positions. City League voting features several standouts with no unanimous picks. Notable selections include Donald at pitcher 28 and Whitlock at catcher 16 in City League, and Shoveller 26 at second base in City League with Pope 6.
Detroit strengthens with Garver and Wertz as key signings in a mishmash trade sending Vic Werts to the Tigers and adding Jim Delsing and Dick Dutra with Bud Black to help the Browns. Garver led last year with a 20 12 record yet Browns finished last. Wertz has 17 homers and 50 RBIs, returning power and balance to Detroit’s lineup.
Phil Cavarretta has been named manager of the Chicago Cubs for 1953. The National League club announced the decision, outlining his duties in guiding the team's baseball operations and on field performance.
R Ward pitched for Wie Lions with strong effort as teammates piled up 21 runs on 21 hits in a lopsided win over Kiwanis. Substitutions to give young players time contributed to the high scoring while Lions leftfielder provided four runs on limited at bats.
North Mountain travels to Rouss Park for a Sunday doubleheader with Wardensville. The first game starts at 1 p m, followed by a seven inning second game. Lead hitter, batting .375, recently joined to replace Draper Corp team, and second baseman Dick Keller will anchor the field for North Mountain.
The 19th annual all star football series opens at 8 30 p m on TV and radio with about 90 000 expected in the arena. The pros chase a win after a 33 0 rout a year ago while defense and speed threaten to decide the game.
The Mac Gillicuddy's Reeks are a mountain range in County Kerry Ireland. They include Carrauntoohil the highest peak in Ireland at 1038 meters. The range forms a rugged Atlantic coast backdrop near the towns of Killarney and Kenmare.
The item notes the oe record for the quarter mile held by Big Racket at 20 4-8 seconds in Mexico City in 1945. It also cites the American record, 21 1-4 seconds, set by Bob Wade at Butte Montana on August 20, 1890, in a straight course race.
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