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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
3
The rules committee adopted a new code to protect infielders in 1950. Umpires must call interference when a runner obstructs a fielder and a new paragraph targets deliberate baserunners leaving the baseline to crash the pivot man. The change aims to curb rolling blocks and curb roughness by runners and protect infielders.
North Carolina star Weiner headlines the Rice North Carolina Cotton Bowl on January 2. Weiner, a 6 foot 4 inch veteran end, has 52 receptions for 762 yards and seven touchdowns, while Watson, Rice center, anchors the line and backs the defense with key plays.
Chicago general manager Frank Lane says the team will focus on a few strong prospects rather than many minor league clubs. He notes two players per year from farms can be enough, if money is made by the teams. The piece also hints at minor league development and star potential across classes.
Syracuse hopes to go 25 0 this season as Lew Andrea plans to leave coaching after the campaign and become athletic director. The Orange have started 6 0, with a challenging schedule ahead including Brown Holy Cross Temple Loyola Cornell Niagara Penn State Fordham and more as they chase an NCAA bid.
Syracuse defeated Pennsylvania while West Virginia toppled Temple. Canisius crushed Tiffin and Army beat Ithaca. Iowa won over New Mexico and Kentucky edged DePaul. Tampa beat Tennessee as American University downed Ohio Wesleyan. Miami defeated Mississippi and Texas Tech beat Austin. Texas Westsylvania? No. N. M. Aggies beat Toledo. Denver won against Xavier (O) while Santa Clara lost to Purdue. Western Reserve edged Drake. Idaho beat Beloit and Baldwin Wallace. Bradley beat Washington State. Oregon topped Stanford while Washington defeated Minnesota. Colorado beat Rice and Utah State won over Men’s State. Hamline defeated College Pacific. Indiana State beat Southern Oregon and Pepperdine downed St. Marys.
The Big Four of Tar Heel football North Carolina Duke Wake Forest and N C State drew a gate exceeding 1 000 900 after taxes, according to a survey of attendance and receipts.
Elliott Motor Lines led by John Lee and Les Elliott won the first game by three pins over Northern Virginia Co and swept the next two. American Legion posted 588 in the first game behind Jesse Kiracofe and Charles Herrell, while Payless Market won a clutch match 565 to 535 as Gene Funkhouser and Riley Loy starred for the winners. Buncutter Tire Co edged Lions Club 573 to clinch the final game. League standings list American Legion 31 14, B S Poultry 31 14, O Sullivan Plant 28 17, Buncutter Tire Co 27 18, No Va Power Co 23 22, Lions Club 23 22, Elliott Motor Lines 22 23, O Sullivan Officer 20 25, Sarah Zane Fire Co 14 31. The A League will skip two Mondays. next bowling night Jan 9. Ind game Lester Keiter 146, Joe Clevenger and Jess Kiracofe 139. Ind set Edwin Clevenger 380, Jess Kiracore 377, Julius Buncutter 347. Team game B S Poultry 592, American Legion 588, Buncutter Tire Co 573. Team set American Legion 1673, B S Poultry 1661, Buncutter Tire Co 1597.
Winchester releases 4000 auto license plates manufactured at Richmond penitentiary shop. Steel plates in white on black match 1950 51 Virginia plates. City name year and number appear in white letters with enlarged red apple and green leaf replacing Apple Capital.
The Veterans Administration ruled it can pay higher tuition rates for ex GIs than state law generally allows. The decision, aimed at nonresident rates, may affect millions of dollars for state and city schools, centering on funds for ex GI students and the GI Bill requirements.
Charles Russell Wood, 70, died yesterday at his home near Flint Hill after a brief illness. He was treasurer of Rappahannock County for 26 years, a leading orchardist and prominent in church and banking circles. Funeral services were held today at the Flint Hill Baptist Church with interment in the nearby cemetery.
The almanac is in its fourteenth year and limited in supply. It promises dates weather government actions Congress governors and other key facts in an easily usable format. Priced at 25 cents postpaid with a coupon for Uncle Sam's Almanac 1950 from the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
In Douglasville Georgia unemployed textile workers, about 450 at a print cloth mill, hope the facility will reopen after a March shutdown. Rev Claude Sweetwater led a revival urging divine help, while superintendent M T McDearmaid notes outsiders visit seeking to buy and restart the mill. The mill village owns 56 houses and rents have stalled due to the shutdown.
In Philadelphia Judge Parry sentences Mrs. Bombage to four months. The case involves failure to report $3000 in state public assistance. Mrs Gilyard carried her nine children to court asking what to do with the infant, and the judge ordered the baby sent with the mother.
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