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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1950

Page

3

Virginia Athletes Call For Honest College Sports Code

Virginia athletic director Norton G. Pritchett leaders a group urging a reform of the NCAA code calling it hypocritical and unworkable. Virginia Colgate include UVa president Col. D.S. McAllister and Virginia Tech leaders as violators. meeting in New York discussed expulsion steps before a 300 member vote.

New. York National Collegiate Athletic Assn NCAA Norton G. Pritchett Virginia Colgate W. Darden Jr University of Virginia W. S. Newman Virginia Tech C. P. Miles Col. D.S. McAlister Citadel Virginia Military

Siena Loses Streak to Niagara 59 49 in New York

Niagara upset Siena 59 49 snapping the Saints 14 game win streak. Siena ranked 18th fell after a 23 22 lead as Niagara led 36 27 at halftime and widened to 49 33 mid second half. Louisville surprised Western Kentucky 70 59 on home court after a 31 31 tie.

New York Little Siena Niagara Siena Associated Press San Francisco Western Kentucky Louisville

Science Produces Synthetic Mica

Government scientists have developed a synthetic mica reducing U S dependence on imports for electrical insulation material. Secretary Sawyer announced the breakthrough as immensely important to the United States. New York City normally uses 1 200 000 000 gallons of water daily.

Washington, Jan U. S Sawyer United States New York City

College Basketball Scores Reported For Multiple Games

A roundup lists results with teams such as Columbia Fordham Dartmouth Maryland State Gettysburg Bucknell Temple Delaware AI State Brown Colgate Clarkson Niagara Siena Cornell Syracuse Army Harvard Carnegie Tech Pitt Princeton Penn Trinity Yale Villanova Rutgers Muhlenberg Lafayette LaSalle Bloomsburg Seton Hall St Francis Louisville W Kentucky Navy Johns Hopkins Wake Forest Furman George Washington Richmond Virginia VMI East Carolina Elon Wash Lee Hampden Sydney Rand Mack Randolph Macon Arizona Texas Western West Texas Hardin Simmons Notre Dame DePaul Chi Loyola Marquette Hamline St Marys Mina St Marys Cal College Pac 47.

Columbia Fordham Dartmouth Maryland State Gettysburg Bucknell Temple Delaware AI State Brown Colgate Clarkson Niagara Siena Cornell Syracuse Army Harvard Carnegie Tech Pitt Princeton Penn Trinity Yale Villanova Rutgers Muhlenberg Lafayette LaSalle Bloomsburg Seton Hall St. Francis Blin Louisville W. Kentucky Navy Johns Hopkins Wake Forest Furman George Wash Richmond Virginia VMI East Carolina Elon Wash.Lee Bridgewater Hampden-Sd’y Rand.-Ma Arizona Texas Western West Texas Hardin-Sim Notre Dame DePaul Chi Loyola Marquette Hamline St. Marys Mina Cal College Pac

Va Woolen Maintains Lead With Two Wins In Bowing League Night

Va Woolen stayed atop the standings by taking two of three from Bell Clothes as Oates led with 143 and 134 in the first two games, aided by Legge 123. Bell Clothes fought back with Merriner 137 and Shendon 126 for a 577 in the third game. Clearbrook Woolen Co. won a game over Dr Pepper while Valley Service edged Glaize & Bro. in a tight three game set with Ginn’s 147 and Kanade’s strike finishing the night. Elks Club dropped two to Columbia Baking. Snapps Foundry briefly led Valley Fruit & Candy, then fell short. Coca Cola swept Bayliss & Patterson behind Whitlock spares.

Va. Woolen Bell Charles Oates Harry Hottel Oates Bob Legge van Woolen Jim Merriner Sam Shendon Ed McDonald Clearbrook Woolen .Co Dr. Pepper Valley Service Glaize & Bro Briscoe Ginn Jack Billmyer Jim Fiddler Ginn John Kanade Dick Carter Elks Club Columbia Baking Co Red Baker Brack Strode Joe Sullivan Columbia Baking Fd Cornell Valley Fruit & Candy Snapp Foundry el Keller Doug Stickley Coca Cola Bayliss & Patterson Alonzo Whitlock Chauncey Snapp Frade Bayliss & Patterson Va. Woolen Co Snapp’s Foundry Valley Service Elks Club Coca Cola Valley Fruit & Candy Bell Clothes Dr. Pepper Clearbrook Woolen Bayliss & Patterson Ind Briscoe Ginn Brack Strode Ad Oates

City League Opens With Elks Club Versus Plumly

Winchester Elks defend title in season opener against Plumly Lumber at 8 p m in the armory. 30 game schedule starts with a single Thursday game and twin bill Sundays. Teams include Elks Royal Crown Plumly American Legion National Guard Berryville with two new entries. Attendance free with halftime contributions accepted.

Winchester Elks Plumly Lumber Armory Elks Royal Crown Plumly American Legion National Guard Berryville Frank Anderson Howard Vanderbilt Allan Gaunt Dick Fauver Beverly Bailey Clyde Campbell Handley Girls Quints Anderson Oklahoma Indians Handley Gym Armory Committee March of Dimes

Tractors in Operation Count Reaches 3.5 Million

The Farm Equipment Institute states that about 3,500,000 tractors are currently in operation. This figure reflects widespread tractor use across farms and agricultural work areas.

Farm Equipment Institute

Clarke Falls In Season Opener To Randolph-Macon 38-31

Clarke led early 9-6 and 15-7 before Randolph-Macon rallied to tie 24-24 at third quarter and surge ahead to win 38-31 at Front Royal. Kenny Wisecarver led Clarke with 16 points while Randolph-Macon's Means North and Shankle paced the visitors. Clarke next faces Shepherdstown High School at White Gym.

Randolph Macon Front Royal Clarke Kenny Wisecarver Shepherdstown High School White Gym Shepherd College Bobcats Fuller Wisecarver Grim Locke Smallwood Longerbeam Baker Carter Randolph-Macon Means North Shankle Crouse Birmingham J. Lee Smith

Virginia Coach Gupe Defends Program Against NCAA Criticism

Virginia coach Art Guepe fired back at NCAA president Karl Leib after Leib said schools far from big cities must subsidize athletes to stay in major football. Guepe noted Iowa City’s size and schedule contrasts with Virginia and argued Cavaliers seek to play representative regional opponents.

Paul Duke Richmond Art Gupe University of Virginia National Collegiate Athletic Assn Karl Leib NCAA Virginia Guepe Iowa City Charlottesville UCLA Oregon Notre Dame Cavalier

Euthanasia defined as termination of life to end pain

The term euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a human life by painless means to relieve incurable physical suffering.

Stonewall Defeats Toms Brook 38-30 for third straight win

Stonewall high school beat Toms Brook 38 to 30 at Winchester Armory to post its third win against two losses. Tommy DeHaven scored 19 points to lead Stonewall, with Dorsey adding 11 and McCoy scoring 11 for Toms Brook. The victory leaves Stonewall at 1-1 in district play as they prepare to face Washington, Virginia, tomorrow night.

Stonewall Toms Brook Winchester Armory To Brook Bobby Hoover Dorsey White DeHaven Tommy DeHaven McCoy Washington Varsity Armory Strasburg Gillespie Hoover Brannon Keller Ritenour Painter Beybier Crabill Lote A As

Education Speech Set for JCC Luncheon by Miss McKinney

Miss Mary McKinney itinerant instructor with the State Department of Distributive Education will speak at 12 15 p m tomorrow at the JCC luncheon at the George Washington hotel Introduced by program chairman Charles Campbell she will discuss Adult Education in Virginia.

Mary McKinney State Department of Distributive Education JCC George Washington Hotel Charles Campbell

Washing coal improves uniform quality and heat value

Cleaning coal yields more consistent quality and higher calorific value, boosting efficiency for users.

Soviet Union Lacks U N Votes to Oust China

Diplomatic observers say Russia has enough support to oust the Nationalist Chinese from the United Nations Security Council. Five of the 11 council nations already recognize Red China as the council meets to consider a Soviet resolution led by T. F. Tsiang, president of the council in January.

Three Va. Quintets In Tough Struggle For Big 6 Title

The Big Six race in Virginia features Virginia, William and Mary, and Virginia Tech in strong contention, with VMI trailing. Virginia beat VMI to open the twin bill at Lexington as Washington and Lee won 63-54 over Bridgewater, and George Washington edged Richmond in overtime. Virginia Tech meets Roanoke College, Maryland visits Richmond, and Emory and Henry goes to Lincoln Memorial tonight.

Associated Press O¢ Dominion Washington and Lee Generals William and Mary Virginia Tech Virginia VMI Cavaliers Tech Agret N Stride Lexington Joe Noertker Biidgewater George Washington University Richmond Hampden-Sydney Randolph Mocar N. C. State Roanoke College Roanoke Maryland University of Richmond Emory and Henry Lincoln Memorial

NYC Waters Mostly From Catskills Mountains

The article notes that a large portion of New York City's water supply originates in the Catskill Mountains, underscoring their importance to the city’s drinking water system.

New York City Catskill Mountains

Dr Snapp Reenters at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Dr Ralph Snapp, formerly at home on Fairmont Ave during the holidays, returned to Johns Hopkins Hospital for further treatment today after several weeks away.

Ralph Snapp Fairmont Ave Johns Hopkins Hospital

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