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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1956

Page

7

Musselman Handed Colonels 2nd Loss In Close 63 47 Defeat

Visitors led all game with Paul Swartz scoring 22 for Musselman and John Headlee adding 18 for the West Virginians. Dickie Goode led the Colonels with 8 points while Steve Reedy managed 10 on the night. Mickey Baughman came off the bench with outside shooting and strong defense as Colonels fall to 3 2 in league play.

Musselman Mel Wood Colonels Applemen Frederick County Qaint West Virginians Paul Swartz Steve Reedy Swartz Reedy James Wood Baughman Mickey Baughman Wendell Dick Ben Dorsey Broadway The Gobblers

Boden 378 set leads Clearbrook to two of three over Valley

Boden's 145 game and 378 set powered Clearbrook Woolen Co to a 569 472 first win over Valley Fruit & Candy. Billmyer and Larrick led other matches as Glaize & Bro and Brakeshoe Cafe won in the B League standings.

Bill Boden Clearbrook Woolen Co Valley Fruit & Candy Co Naif Boden Garland Carlisle Clearbrook Buck Cooper Valley Dick Bill Dave Butts Cooper D. C. Louderback Cecil Painter Glaize Safeway Glaize Bro Doug Chaney George Lutz Jim Fiddler Shorty Billmyer Emmy Patton Glaize & Bro Jackie Billmyer Jim Fiddier Harry Aiken City Independents Bayliss & Patterson Teddy Hepner Ralph Wilson Lynn Carpenter Arthur Gilkey Dr. Pepper Sanitary Dairy Bill Garrison Sanitary Doug Stickley Stickley Bill Carter Larrick Jack Larrick Brakeshoe Cafeteria Columbia Baking Co Donald Smith Maurice Foreman Brakeshoe Sam Shendon Bell Clothes Store Valley Distributors Jim Merriner Gene Funkhouser Newcame Bell Clothes Brakeshoe Cafe Clearbrook Woolen Columbia Baking Valley Fruit Ind Billmyer Smith

Winter Recreation Program Opens With January 14th Dance

The City Recreation Department starts its Winter Program at the Armory on Saturday January 14 offering 15 teenage dances with Howard Gardner and orchestra. Dances run 8 to 11 pm Saturdays for 13 through early college, 25 cents admission with reentry fee. No alcohol allowed and refreshments on floor.

City Recreation Department Armory Howard Gardner Handley and James Wood National Guard

Patty Berg Named 55 Woman Athlete by AP

Patricia Berg the former football quarterback turned golfer was declared Woman Athlete of the Year for 1955 by national sports writers and broadcasters. Berg led the women’s circuit in prize money with 16492.34 and held the low scoring title, the first time one player won both honors in a year. Babe Didrikson Zaharias placed second with 146 votes to Berg’s 200. Doris Hart and Florence Chadwick followed in the voting.

Patricia Jane Berg Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson Patty Warden Babe Didrikson Zaharias Doris Hart Florence Chadwick

Drums Beating For Patterson Marciano Faces Los Angeles Title Bout

New York reports a Floyd Patterson Rocky Marciano world heavyweight title match being planned for Los Angeles next September. Marciano may box Archie Moore Bob Baker or Bob Satterfield in June before challenging the 1952 Olympic 165 pound champion who has been a pro sensation. Patterson, who turned 21 yesterday, weighed 178 in his latest start a seventh round TKO of Jimmy Slade December 8 in Los Angeles. Marciano weighed 188 1/4 for his most recent bout against Archie Moore in September.

New York Floyd Patterson Rocky Marciano Los Angeles Marciano Archie Moore Bob Baker Bob Satterfield Brooklyn Jimmy Slade

Pittsburgh Signs Strikeout Artist Jackie Brown

The Pirates signed 23 year old right handed pitcher Jackie Brown from Elizabeth Pennsylvania to a major league contract. He pitched last year with Lincoln Nebraska in the Western League and was shifted to Waco Texas in the Big State League. Brown had 594 strikeouts in 503 innings across four minor leagues and won eight games while losing three down the stretch of 1955 at Waco.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates John Jackie’ Brown Elizabeth Brown Lincoln Neb Waco Tex

Richmond Upsets Dayton as Flyers Aim for 10th Straight

The Associated Press reports Dayton, ranked No. 3, seeks a 10th consecutive win against Duquesne after a week off. Belmont Abbey beats Richmond 84-82 in a major upset. Temple remains undefeated at 7 in a row with an 81-48 victory over Lehigh. St Bonaventure posts 59th straight home win, beating Le Moyne 80-70. Seton Hall tops Loyola Maryland 69-54 as Oklahoma City defeats Tulsa 58-50 and Kansas State dominates College of the Pacific 67-36.

Bill Uhl Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dayton Associated Press San Francisco North Carolina State Flyers Memphis State Miami Fla Spring Hill Floyd Aubrey Notre Dame Butler Irish Maryland George Washington South Carolina Bud Millikan Terps Manhatan New York Madison Square Garden Lefty Davis Wake Forest Duke Deacons Dukes Belmont Abbey Richmond al Taglieri Temple Lehigh St. Bonaventure le Moyne Seton Hall Loyola of Baltimore Oklahoma City Tulsa Kansas State College of the Pacific

Five Million Needed To Stage 1996 Squaw Valley Winter Games

California State Olympic Commission backs a plan to hold the 1996 Winter Games at Squaw Valley and seeks five million dollars from the Legislature. A million already approved, with officials hopeful funding will follow. The plan proposes a 60 acre site in northern California and urges Gov Knight to back financing and travel to Cortina to secure the games.

Sacramento Calif California State Olympic Commission Squaw Valley Calfornia California Mountain Valley Goodwin J. Knight Cortina Italy

Climbs to Retirement BALTIMORE

Osborne, age 65, plans retirement after 42 years at Johns Hopkins Carnegie Laboratory. He began mountain climbing at 48, summited the Matterhorn at 61, and now plans to move to Idaho's northern panhandle with his family to devote time to climbing and outdoor living.

Baltimore Osborne Heard Carnegie Laboratory Johns Hopkins Medical School Idaho Panhandle

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