Round-Up of Sports Bits From Across the Nation
A montage of sports notes mentions Dixie rivals at New Orleans fair grounds and a possible Garden invitation, Fred Apostoli eyeing a comeback against Al Hostak in Seattle, and Larry MacPhail's $430 500 spending since 1938. Also includes name changes talk, Campolo fight notes, coach a wow theme, guest stars, sport anecdotes and whimsical items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Briet
New York
Dixie
Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Garden
Fred Apostoli
al Hostak
Seattle
Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Peter Hawrycliw
Local sports scene highlights and upcoming high school basketball clashes
Handley schedules near completion with talk of another undefeated six year Judges track team. Berryville and Boyce clash as the cage season winds down. Elks Club, Jaybee five, and Health Club five vie for league honors as internal strife is blamed for Health Club standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Otis “Snag” Sargent
Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce High School
Elks Club
Jaybee
ELKS
Jaybees
Joe Flickinger
NEHL
Health Club Five
Frank Yeakle
Halford Baker
Miff Clowe
Dick Sutton
Dick Fauver
Donald Clowe
Handley High
Quint
Answers to Today's Quiz
Answers printed on page 4 list Canada as question one and Yugoslavia as question ten. The set includes No for questions two and seven and Yes for question nine, with topics spanning boxing and the Gulf of Naples two names Massey and Fonda for question eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Gulf of Naples
Italy
Raymond Massey
Henry Fonda
Yugoslavia
Richmonds Hopes Rest With W and L
Richmond faces Washington and Lee in a must win to reach the Southern Conference tournament. The Spiders seek an 5th win against 4 losses as Generals rally late to beat William and Mary 36 33, leaving the Indians with an even 5 5 conference record and a key test at VMI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
University of Richmond
Washington and Lee
Mac Pitt
Raleigh
Generals
William and Mary
Dick Pinck
Indians
V M. I
Williamsburg
Funkhouser High Rover League Scores And Standings
Last night results show Buncutter and Gulf Oil leading in B-2nd Half play with tallies: Buncutter 3 Gulf Oil 0 Natl Fruit 2 Bell Clothes 1 Nehi 2 Lee Baking 1 Valley Service 2 Glaize Bros 1 Texaco 2 Fries Grocery 1 United Food - Letter Carriers postponed. Funkhouser High individual game top score 1515 by D Gore. Team and season averages listed for several teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Clothes
National Fruit
Buncutter Z
Texaco
Fries Grocery
United Food-Letter Carriers
Fea
Funkhouser
D. Gore
Buncutter
Ayres
Natl
Fruit
R. Newcome
Valley Service
Newcome
Billmyer
Glaize Bros
Reynolds Store Notes Local Visits And Social Gatherings
Mrs R L Omps and Mrs Ora Hottie with daughter Kile spent an evening with Mr Grover Smallwood and family in Martinsburg. Joshua Place dinner guests of Tom Whitacre. Lester Knapp and Richmond father visited E D Shenk. Prank Lee Flowers family visited Ernest Batt. Rebecca Fry improving. E D Shenk visited John Triplett. Triplett barn burned last week. Dinner guests at R E Place included Minnie Place Jeff Place and families and John Place and families of Omps W Va. Harley Place with them for several days recently. Murvil Dick and family and C W Moore and son Ardell visited Susan B Lewis. J K Nesmith visiting Irving Nesmith near Angers Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Omps
Ora Hottie
Kile
Grover Smallwood
Martinsburg
Joshua Place
Tom Whitacre
Lester Knapp
Richmond
E. D. Shenk
Prank Lee Flowers
Ernest Batt
Rebecca Fry
John Triplett
Triplett
R. E. Place
Minnie Place
Jeff Place
John Place
Omps
W. Va
Harley Place
Junior Board of Trade to Plan Larger Ping Pong Tourney
Members of the Junior Board of Trade Sports committee under Otis Sargent and Jack Crow will meet to plan a bigger ping pong tournament. Bigger prizes, more entrants, and a larger event are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Junior Board of Trade
Jaybee Sports Committee
Jack Crows
Ridge White
Junior Board of Trade Sports Committee
Otis Sargent
Jack Crow
Sargent
Standings And Results In The City Cage Loop
City Cage Loop standings list Nehi 30, Ellis 28, Health Club 35, Dr. Pepper 20, Jr. Board 36, O Sullivan 10 with no games tonight. Friday schedule includes 7:00 Virginia Woolen versus Health Club, 8:00 Rustic versus Dr. Pepper, 9:00 Nehi versus O Sullivan postponed from first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolen
Health Club
Rustic
Dr. Pepper
Nehi
O’sullivan
Syahan Elks
Jr. Board
Rustic Tavern
Va. Woolen
O'Sullivan
Jules
Elks
Nehi— Keller
Patton
McDonald Whitlock
F Largent
C Stine
Flickinger
State Chemists To Hold Meeting At University Virginia
Delegates from many parts of the state will attend a Virginia section meeting of the American Chemical Society at the University of Virginia on Friday. Guest speaker H Storch of the United Center department of Mines in Pittsburgh will discuss coal and tar hydrogenation. Dr Storch earned a PhD from the University of California in 1932 and has years of college teaching and research experience. Previously a supervising engineer at the U.S. Bureau of Mines experimental station, he now leads physical chemistry there. A dinner honoring the visiting chemists will precede the meeting at the Farmington Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Virginia
American Chemical Society
Univer of Virginia
H. Storch
United Ceater Department of Mines
Pittsburgh
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Farmington Country Club
Marylanders Ready For Bowie Meet
Maryland owners led by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt prepare for the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association meet starting April 1 in Bowie. Vanderbilt’s stable includes Now What the champion two year old filly of 1939. Horses trained at Sagamore Farm in Worthington Valley with Lee Mc Coy and Cortell Margler assisting. Post time set for 2 30 p m with seven races at 30 minute intervals to have visitors home by 5 35 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Maryland
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
America
Southern Maryland Agricultural Association
Vanderbilt
Sagamore
Worthington Valley
Lee McCoy
Cortell Margler
Don Meade
Sonny Workman
Eddie Arcaro
Farrell
Pittman Pushes Coinage of Silver Bullion to Reduce Debt
Senator Pittman proposes Treasury coin silver bullion at a profit to delay the national debt limit. The plan follows a Federal Reserve Council push to halt Treasury foreign silver purchases. Senator Townsend says the move may aid his bill to repeal the silver purchase act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pittman
D-Nev
Treasury
Senate
Federal Reserve Council
Townsend
Town Keeps Name Niles Center Amid Ridgeview Vote
NILES CENTER, Feb 22. After a two hour meeting filled with heckling, village trustees voted 4 to 2 to retain the town name Niles Center rather than adopt Ridgeview. Opponents argued their Ridgeview would be unique, while detractors noted another Niles Center exists in the country.
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Niles Center
III
United States
Ridgeviews
Police Usually Get Their Man
Police in Aston Pennsylvania chase details after an ambulance used to reach a shooting report diverted to the hospital. Officers intercepted the fleeing suspect as the ambulance altered its course to reach the hospital, securing the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
Til
Mercy
Demaret Triumphs In Western Open Playoff
Jimmy Demaret claimed the Western Open title after an 18 hole playoff at River Oaks Course. He defeated Tony Penna of Dayton Ohio, who posted a 74 to Demaret 70s, after both tied at 293 for 72 holes despite poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Penna
Dayton
Ohio
River Oaks
Tony
Jimmy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mike Jacobs
Valentin Campolo
Valentin
Jack Marshall
Mike
Campolo
Temple
Temple U
Deak Morse
St. Johnsburg
Thene
Landis
Danny Shute
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Thomson
Barney Ross
Chicago
Morrison Hotel
Henry Fabian
Win- Haven
Cecil Kelly
Girn
Butch
George
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Oldsmobile
Plymouth
Ford
Chevrolet
W.&l
High Rover
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Chapman Motor CO
Loudoun St
Game
Houston
Tex
Jimmy Demaret
Golf
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Argain I
Ss Dres
ENN
Bove
Penney Day Savings
Penney’s Super Thin
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