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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
10
In the city two basketball games are scheduled with the opener at 7 15 p m at the armory pitting Legion post against Plumly Lumber A league leading ae Crown hoopmen then face the Elks The item notes San Francisco started its cable car system in 1873.
Former catcher Herold Ruel, now in the Indians farm system, praises Cleveland's pitching depth led by Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Gene Bearden, Early Wynn, Steve Gromek, Sam Zoldak, Frank Papish and Satchel Paige claiming eight established major league pitchers exist in the organization.
Fog forms when warm moist air moves over a cold surface or when cold air sits atop warmer ground. This creates cooling of air to its dew point and condensation into tiny droplets, reducing visibility.
Lincoln Neb Dec 23 The University of Nebraska football coach and athletic director George Clark argues against buying players. He says paying athletes reduces effort and harms team dynamics, noting from his ten years as a pro coach that more pay leads to worse play and jealousy among players. Money is not the answer.
Citywide fireworks ban excludes sparklers. Russell Potts invites the public to use his Front Royal Pike property for legal fireworks during the holiday season. Also notes national average daily fire cost about 2 million dollars.
In the B League standings Va Woolen No 2 leads with Dan Boone 389 in games and a 566 team score over Valley Service. Garland Carlisle paces Clearbrook Woolen with 378 in a 3 game set. Elks Club and Bell Clothes win decisive two of three while Coca Cola takes two from Snapps Foundry.
Hank Borowy says he is glad to be traded from Chicago to Philadelphia in a four player swap that brought Eddie Waitkus to the Phillies. The 30 year old right hander vows to pitch his own game and aims to prove he can win again after a five and ten season.
Warren Wildcats edged Woodstock 43 to 40 on Front Royal boards in a close finish. Bobby Bell led WCHS with 13 points, Pickrell added 9, while Woodstock’s Hepner scored 18, with the rally from a one point deficit in the final minutes securing the win.
Kentucky beat Tulane 51 to 47 as the defending NCAA champions repelled another challenge from the unbeaten Tulane squad. In a New York doubleheader LaSalle defeated Georgia Tech 67-59 and Temple edged Colorado 51-50, keeping their hot streaks intact.
Miami December 23 reporters note North and South teams prepared for the intersectional gridiron battle in the Orange Bowl Christmas night. Yale coach Herman Hickman announced the North backfield while Mississippi’s Barney Poole was chosen captain for the South. New Notre Dame arrivals Terry Brennan John Fallon and Bill Walsh were said to have strengthened Hickman’s squad.
Two Southern Conference teams travel for nonleague games tonight. North Carolina State faces San Francisco, while William and Mary, after a 73 54 win over Albright, meets Seton Hall in Orange New Jersey. Last games before Christmas break.
Connie Mack, the grand old gentleman of baseball, marked his 86th birthday with praise for past outfield power. He notes the 1949 Philadelphia Athletics need a home run hitter like Jimmy Foxx or Al Simmons and says the club made money this year while he would pay for players, favoring returns over cash.
In Boulder City Nevada on December 23 sunless day led Gil Telford and Harry Ray ner to give free beer to all comers at their recreation hall. They served an estimated one fifth of the town population of about five thousand.
J. B. Lewis installed master of White Hall grange with J. W. Smith as overseer and Mrs. R. P. Smith as secretary. Other officers include J. M. Strother treasurer, Rev. J. E. Oliver chaplain, and A. W. Wright reelect on the executive committee. The master is a Valley Service station foreman.
The note explains time standards: EST adds one hour to CST and three hours to MST. It warns that local stations may shift relay times to fit schedules and that last minute program changes are not included in the schedule.
A detailed fragment of a December 23 broadcast schedule lists CBS ABC and MBS programs from 7:15 p.m. through 2:00 a.m. including News and Commentaries, Abbott & Costello, Suspense, The Thin Man, and dance music features with multiple repeats and regional time slots.
Kenneth Williams ten year old son of Mrs. Bessie Williams of 515 S Braddock St fell on the corner of Boscawen and Braddock Streets striking his head. He was treated at a physician office for the painful wound.
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