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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1952
Page
5
Handley Judges meet Harrisonburg Blue Streaks in a decisive District Five basketball clash at Winchester Gym. Handley sits 5-1, aiming to topple the 8-1 conference leader as a capacity crowd fills the arena.
Gene Squeaky Melchi orre former Bradley University basketball standout received a one year probation in Peoria Circuit Court after pleading guilty to failing to report a bribe to fix points in a December 1950 game against Oregon State. He was the only Bradley player indicted in the case with others admitting payoff involvement. He previously received a suspended sentence in New York related to a 1949 game fixing scheme at Madison Square Garden.
Heatwole Motor Co edges Newberry's 2 to 1 in the Ladies Commercial League with 500 496 opening win. Mary Hawk Virginia Renner and Jenny Fox push a 543 team score in game two, then Newberry's Patsy Whitacre seals the final 5 pin loss. Individual high scores include Kitty Affleck 134 and 227 series, Helen Ritter 133 326, Virginia Renner 319.
Royal Crown women's team upset Eberts 26 25 to seize first in the Girls League as Vaughn led with 17 points and Shull 12 for Eberts. In the Men’s League Capon Bridge beat Berryville 68 61 to take first place behind 23 and 22 point performances by Strauss and Shemelya while Ridenour and Renner added 18 for Berryville.
The Apple Valley Beagle Club plans an all age, combination field trial Sunday on Linden Singhass property off Middle Road. Draw at 8 a.m. at Red Star Tavern, running starts 8:30 a.m. A ham and chicken dinner will be served 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Committee includes C. B. Mallory, chairman, and members Robert Russell, Robert Light, Harry Hartley, Howard Youlden, who arranged the dinner and placed arrows along the road to help visitors find the trials.
New York reported British boxer Joey Ray real name Joseph Ray Corre a smuggled into the United States and arrested for illegal entry. Immigration agents said Ray paid $100 to a fireman on the Queen of Bermuda to smuggle him in last December 21. He came from Bermuda and is held on $10,000 bail.
Briscoe Ginn and Mary Bayliss posted a 414 in mixed doubles, with games of 136 136 142, to defeat Virginia Renner-Nooky Shendon. Ginn added a 279 in his prior B League match, Patsy Carson and Jack Owens swept their rivals, and other matches saw Troy Rhea and Pat Singhass hold first place with a 136.
Wyoming defeated Colorado A M 58 45 to move to six wins and one loss in Skyline basketball. Montana climbed to fourth with a 74 64 win at New Mexico as Brigham Young faces tough tests in conference play. St Louis beat Ohio State 62 58 and Penn State won its 10th straight 77 52 over American. Georgetown Canisius South Carolina results noted amid other scores.
Toscani cigars are long and slender and taper from center toward the ends. In use they are cut in two in the middle to form two short cigars. They are very strong with high nicotine content and use some fire cured tobacco in manufacture.
World heavyweight champion Walcott faces a pivotal conference in Miami as talks on a title defense with Charles loom. Walcott's camp hints at a possible rematch while IBC chief Norris and managers press for firm signing by February 5 to avoid suspension or loss of title.
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