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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
3
Dr. George J. Oliver head of the education school issued a strong statement defending Alvin Duke Chandler as president of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Virginia.
Julius Boros captured Tam O'Shanter's $105,000 windfall in the World pro meet, finishing 7 under par 281 to earn $50,000 cash and a $55,000 exhibition contract. Fred Haas finished two behind after a final 68 as 53,000 spectators watched. Patty Berg topped the women's tour with a $5,000 prize.
The Associated Press reports Cuban heavyweight Nino Valdes will fight Bob Satterfield in Chicago Wednesday. Valdes, who faced Archie Moore in May, aims to maintain his high ranking as Satterfield is known for either a knockout or a knockout loss.
Jimmy King from Birmingham returns from Europe to box Neal Rivers of Niagara Falls in a 10 round bout at St Nicholas Arena New York. King, with 25 overseas fights, beat Christensen in Denmark Thom in London Fontana in Rome and Stock in Paris. Du Mont will telecast.
Rochester teenager Richard T Rohrer 14 from Rochester New York won the All American Soap Box Derby title in Akron Ohio. He powered a gravity racer 975 feet in 27.25 seconds to take the championship by a half length over David C Thayer of Detroit with Albert Cobble of Long Beach California third. Rohrer earns a $5000 college scholarship to study medicine at Georgetown University.
Duke Snider was walked 84 times in 1954 compared with Willie Mays's 66. The Sports News tally shows Snider drawing more bases on balls that season.
In a surprise move the New York Yankees optioned veteran reliever Jim Konstanty and rookie infielder Bob Richardson to the Richmond Virginians of the International League. The Yankees recalled Jim Konstan ty and Richardson to free room for 1954 Rookie of the Year Bob Grim and southpaw Gary Coleman.
Ted Kluszewski of the Cincinnati Redlegs hit his 41st home run, keeping him six games ahead as he mirrors Babe Ruth’s pace. The slugger added his 40th and 41st round-trippers in a recent stretch.
The text compares Babe Ruth pace to Hack Wilson and Big Elu. Ruth reached 60 in 1927, while Wilson hit 56 in 1930. Wilson had his 41st homer in the 115th game. Ruth did not reach 41 until his 124th game.
Delaware Township New Jersey claimed the Region Four Little League crown in a 1-0 victory over Carlstadt New Jersey. Billy Hunter drove in the deciding run with a sixth inning single as Hunter and Herb Harrison both pitched no hitters in the series, drawing a crowd of about 1,000 to the finale. Delaware to Williamsport for the LL World Series with seven other regional champions.
The land was first acquired by John Parke Custis, Martha Washington’s stepson. His son George Washington Parke Custis built the Lee Mansion. His daughter married Gen. Robert E. Lee, linking the house to the Lee family amid new presidential action.
The plan to rename the estate as the Custis Lee Mansion aims to honor the Virginia family linked to General Lee, recognizing the marriage that connected his life to the area.
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