Heatwole Clinches First Half in Commercial League Bowling
Heatwole Motor Co wins two of three against Miller's Drug Store and Rhodes Drug Store while securing first half honors with one week left. Jenny Fox anchors Heatwole with a 343 set, Virginia Vance 120, Mary Hughes 111, and Virginia Renner 111. Rhodes Drug Store posts a night high 554 game. Newberry's, Baker's Tavern, and Sarah Zane's teams also post notable scores.
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Heatwole Motor Co
Miller’s Drug Store
Heatwole
Jenny Fox
Virginia Renner
Phyllis Taylor
Virginia Vance
Mary Hughes
Shirley Barton
Rhodes
Bodie Wingfield
Frances Turner
Evelyn Leight
Louise Robinson
Marie Franklin
Rhodes Drug Store
B. F. Goodrich
Dot Wilson
Goodrich
Faye Weildig
Baker's Tavern
O'Sullivan Office
Baker’s
Catherine Worsley
Dorothy Lofton
Mrs. Worsley
Newberry
Brakeshoe
Bernice Olcott
Connie Cochran
Betty Ryan
Dorothy
Cather
Dot Bloom
Pat Singhas
Sarah Dale
Sarah Zane
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Made It Two Out of Three Decisions Over Acme Market
Val Morgan
Acme Market
Doris Ruffner
Juanita Kelchner
Pat Whitmore
O'Sullivan Plant
Peoples Cleaners
Frances Smith
Alice Lake
Judy Hodgson
Commercial League Heatwale Motor Co
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Brakeshoe Cafeteria
Newberry’s
Miller's Drug Store
O’sullivan Plant
College tournaments crown winners in multiple events
Tulsa tops Oklahoma City 65 58 in the All College Tournament final as Junior Born scores 32 and is named MVP. Murray State defeats Western Kentucky 74 69 to reach the Big Seven final. Miami W Va faces Miami Florida in the Orange Bowl final after beating Tulane 86 75, and West Virginia advances with a 70 60 win over Columbia. Notre Dame defeats Alabama 86 80 and Utah beats Marquette 89 84 to reach Sugar Bowl final. San Francisco meets UCLA as Holiday Festival title game arrives. Clemson downs South Carolina 94 87 to win the Gator Bowl Tournament.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Little Fellow
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Oklahoma City
Murray State
Louisville
Junior Born
Oklahoma A & m
Seattle
Miami
Florida
Dick Miani
Tulane
Miami Beach
Hurricanes
West Virginia
Columbia
Chet Forte
Lions
Rod Hundley
West
New York
Madison Square Garden
San Francisco
UCLA
Clemson
South Carolina
Jacksonville
Unknown Scores Easy TKO Over Ezzard Charles
At the Olympic Auditorium Jack Johnson the California champion defeated veteran Ezzard Charles by technical knockout at the end of round six. Johnson 208 pounds and 16 pro fights pressured Charles 196 pounds and 34 years old who was cut on the lip in round two and halted by referee Lee Grossman. Charles ranked fifth nationally in heavyweight and had hoped to reclaim the title from Jersey Joe Walcott in 1951.
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Los Angeles
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Jack Johnson
California
Charles
Olympic Auditorium
Cincinnati
Lee Grossman
Johnson
Cocoa Audubon Club Sets 184 Bird Record
Cocoa Audubon Society counted 184 bird species in 24 hours, a claimed national record. Allen Cruickshank led the Cocoa team, surpassing last year’s 175-species mark set by a San Diego group.
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Cocoa, Fla
Cocoa Audubon Society
Allen Cruickshank
Cocoa
San Diego
Calif
Michigan State Faces George Washington in Winter Tourney Final
Michigan State, unbeaten, meets 12th ranked George Washington in the Mid Winter Invitation Tournament final in College Park. The Spartans routed Maryland 95 75 last night, while GW beat St Francis 69 58 with a sluggish performance.
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College Park
Michigan State
George Washington
Spartans
Maryland
Terrapins
St. Francis of
Loretto Pa
Spiders and Bearcats Reach Richmond Invitational Final
Richmond Spiders toppled William and Mary 72 60 as Cincinnati edged Seton Hall 82 81 on a late Wayne Stevens goal to set a title clash at 9 15 p m. Army guard Mark Einstein scored 50 in a 99 74 Cadets win over Rhode Island while Virginia routed Virginia Tech 103 85.
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Richmond
Cincinnati
Spiders
William & Mary
Seton Hall
Wayne Stevens
Army Guard
Mark Einstein
Cadets
Rhode Island
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Martinez Knocks Out Mueller in Second Round
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey stopped Peter Mueller of Germany in the second round at 2 51 in Milwaukee Arena. Martinez improved to 47 victories with 27 knockouts in 50 pro starts and retained his world welterweight hopes as a favorite to defeat Mueller.
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Vince Martinez
Paterson
N. J
Peter Mueller
Germany
Martinez
Mueller
Vince
Cologne
Milt Goldstein
Zaharias Beats Pneumonia After Fort Worth Visit
Babe Zaharias, famed American athlete, improves at John Sealy Hospital Galveston after contracting a respiratory infection. She was flown in from Fort Worth where she had been struck during a holiday visit and is now receiving antibiotics. Prior X ray treatments addressed pains in her hip and leg.
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Galveston
Babe Zaharias
John Sealy Hospital
Fort Worth
Fire Alarm Clears 47th Street Gap as Workmen Evade Fire
Amid a major blaze in Virginia Beach police directed in emergency gear. A man seen crawling under a house on 47th Street triggered fear among residents. Lt. C. O. Barco called units while plumbers beneath the home said they waited for responders to avoid danger.
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Virginia Beach
C. O. Barco
47Th Street
Barco
Four Contests Tomorrow Football Climax Near as Bowl Fever Grows
U S bowl week opens with 11 games headed by the East-West Shrine in San Francisco featuring Hopalong Cassady. Auburn favored in the Gator Bowl. Blues over Grays in the Blue-Gray. Salad Bowl lacks TV coverage. Major bowls rise Monday with Rose Cotton Sugar Orange and Sun.
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Ohio State
Howard
Cassady
Woody Hayes
NBC
Jacksonville
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Montgomery
Ala
Phoenix
Ariz
Border
CBS
Blues
Grays
Pasadena
Calif
UCLA
The
ABC
Virginia hall of fame planned by sportscasters and writers
The Virginia Sports Writers and Sportscasters Assoc votes to establish a two division Hall of Fame for athletes born in or rising to prominence in Virginia. Eligibility lasts ten years after retirement unless international fame applies. First year includes six nominees, four deceased and two living, with annual election limits.
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Richmond
Virginia Hall of Fame
Virginia Sports Writers and
Hall of Fame
Association
Warriors Cruise Past Syracuse 112 83 in Big Win
The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Syracuse Nationals 112 83 at home before 11 236 fans, pulling ahead in the Eastern Division. Fort Wayne and St. Louis remain in a tight Western race as Detroit topped Rochester 83 75 and Minneapolis beat St. Louis 74 71.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Assn
Warriors
Syracuse Nationals
Boston
Fort Wayne
St. Louis
Pistons
Rochester
Minneapolis Lakers
Movie adaptations of Little Women exist
Yes. A silent version was made in 1919 with Isabel Lamon Dorothy Bernard Florence Flynn and Lillian Hall. A 1933 production featured Jean Parker Joan Bennett Katharine Hepburn and Frances Dee.
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Louisa May Alcott
Isabel Lamon
Dorothy Bernard
Florence Flynn
Lillian Hall
Jean Parker
Joan Bennett
Katharine Hepburn
Frances Dee
Stillwater Preacher Survives Vandalism and Fire
Richmond Wilson, a 31 year old preacher, reported vandals damaged his barn and farm equipment in recent weeks. They filled a well, toppled a chimney, and set the barn on fire, destroying property and leaving the preacher to recount his woes.
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Stillwater
Okla
Richmond Wilson
Buick 322 V8 Powers New Dynaflow For Mileage Boost
Buick unveils a 322 cubic inch V8 with a refined Variable Pitch Dynaflow transmission. The combination promises strong take-off and improved fuel economy for drivers seeking efficient performance.
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Buick
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