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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1950
Page
9
Handley High beat Winchester 51 to 40 as 6 4 center keyman posted 21 points and Marshall Carper added 15 for the winners. J Brown led WM with 10 as Judges took the opening lead but Handley pulled away in the second half.
The report lists numerous bowling results including individuals Bob Bowers 134 Bill Bailey 181 Gene Funkhaus 131 and team totals for United Brethren Cork Street Christian Reformed and others. Team sets show Carr Publishing Co Glen Cities Services Friendship Fire Co and more with scores around mid 500s to 1900.
Branch Rickey, after securing Bill Meyer at Pittsburgh, predicts baseball will continue through total mobilization. The Pirates GM, arriving for the major league convention, dismisses government ban rumors and says baseball should be kept going if it serves a purpose as in World War II.
The report lists district selections with players from Covington Winchester Staunton Waynesboro and Lexington. Highlights include Bucky West Staunton at quarterback and captain, Baker Staunton and Ramsey Covington as top backs, and 145 pound Hughes as the smallest honored guard.
New York crowd roars as Irish Bob Murphy demands a shot at Light Heavyweight Champion Joey Maxim after an 11th straight knockout win. The San Diego redhead, 28, stopped Jimmy Beau in 1 56 of the seventh round at Madison Square Garden to extend his 49th KO in 65 fights.
The NFL final week pits the Cleveland Browns at Washington and the New York Giants at Philadelphia with the Chicago Bears hosting Detroit. Browns and Giants seek division titles with 9-2 records. the Bears must win to force a playoff with the Rams, while Los Angeles sits idle. If both favored teams win or lose, title bouts follow next week.
Yesterday at 3 30 p m the rites for Carl Joseph Roe were conducted by Rev Roy Schumacher at Jones Funeral Home. Burial followed in Mount Hebron cemetery with pallbearers A C Oates Walter Scrivener George Smith Lee Smith Arthur Purtlebaugh and Stanley Biggert.
In 1910 Edward Payson Weston walked 3,483 miles from Los Angeles to New York in 77 days but his route was not officially measured. In 1929 A L Monteverde covered 3,415 miles from New York to San Francisco in 79 days 11 hours 10 minutes with route officially checked by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Clarke County High School Eagles overwhelm James Wood Colonels 35 18 in the varsity as Preston Pitta scores 11. Clarke JV leads 4 0 12 5 24 6 with Wesley Shaffer top scoring 14. Bailey leads James Wood with 14 points.
Cary Middlecoff and Ed Oliver were named favorites as the $10,000 Miami International Four-Ball GolfTournament moved into the 36 hole semi final round. Their partners Dave Douglas and Jim Turnesa reached the semis with a 2 and 1 quarterfinal win over Bill Nary and Joe Nee Jr.
Virginia Military Institute and other Virginia teams begin basketball action as William and Mary host Wake Forest and Duke plays Virginia. Virginia downed Randolph-Macon 57 42, while Emory and Henry fell 68 53 at Norfolk Navy.
Wallace Wade, Duke football coach, named first Southern Conference commissioner for four years at 12000 dollars annually plus operating expenses. Wade will assume duties Jan 1 and Duke searches for his successor. The conference also recommends NCAA revert to advisory role and returns the March basketball tournament to Raleigh.
Garbled text outlines a policy forbidding new contracts with non-conference schools within conference territory unless standards are met. Mentions Farrington of George Washington elected to a post and G F Eppley as a candidate or figure.
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