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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1930
Page
5
Local and state sports updates promised daily in The Star column. Readers can submit spa news and other athletic notes for publication.
Shenandoah Valley Academy resumes basketball after exams to meet Randolph Macon Academy on the 8. V. A. court. The V. A. boys aim to surprise the visitors following Randolph Macon’s loss to Handley this week.
The middle west aims to dominate college basketball after last season. Loyola of Chicago and Butler beat Montana State. Kansas trimmed California. Creighton of Iowa handed Syracuse its first setback this season.
In the National League Bowling matches, the Country Gentlemen and the Virginia Woolen Company teams defeated Jones Woolen and others. The Country Gentlemen set a new high team score with 545 pins, while Hill of Virginia Woolen led individuals with 130 pins. The Country Gentlemen remain atop the standings with 5 wins in 6 games.
Boyce High School boys and girls teams each won last night. The boys defeated their opponents by a combined score of 23 to 11, while the girls defeated Upperville girls 23 to 11, extending a years long rivalry between the two schools.
Martinsburg High School defeated Handley 51 to 17 in a basketball game, with Karnes scoring 11 and Beavers 9 for Martinsburg while Sirbaugh led Handley with 13 points. Clark and Rush anchored defense as Handley failed to capitalize on breaks.
In a game at Jyock Waynesboro substitution details noted for both teams. Clark substitutes Handley Flickinger for Garber M Garber for Norton Eckley for Clark Lucas for Eckley Martinsburg Fulk for Dean Crabbe for Lindsey Yeakley for Karnes Wires for Voorhees Files for Beaves Ten minute quarters listed.
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania Washington County High School Md defeated the local squad by 17 points in a hard fought boys basketball game last night.
CANON CITY Feb 1 Prison warden denies reports of weapons found at the Colorado penitentiary which houses over 1100 inmates. The institution, after a riot last October that killed 13, has seen incendiary fires and renewed security orders. Guards are to be trained as marksmen and strict news censorship is in place.
In the Senate the Republican Democratic-Republican independent coalition clashed over the tariff schedule. Leaders heatedly debated and sparred as the long tariff fight continued, reflecting sharp partisan tensions and procedural maneuvering.
The opposition group fights to curb import rates as months pass without committee testimony. Senators clash loudly in a crowded gallery, with emotional outbursts and the gavel used to restore order. Some members push for rate cuts despite the coalition’s resistance.
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