Inter-City Quints Turn Games Into Close Wins
In a busy Winchester Basketball League weekend RC Cola beat National Guard 48 43 while Nurses edged National Fruit 29 28 and Plumly Lumber fell 48 38 to Capon Bridge. Capon Bridge star J Sirk scored 19 with 7 points and 5 fouls, leading a trio of top scorers.
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J. Lewis
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Americans Defeat National All-Stars in Pro Bowl Thriller
In Los Angeles, Paul Brown and Otto Graham guided the American Conference to a 28 to 27 victory over the National Conference in Memorial Coliseum. Graham threw for 252 yards and ran for two touchdowns, earning unanimous best player honors as the Americans outgained the Nationals 294 to 252 and secured the win before 53,676 fans.
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Otto
Cleveland
Paul Brown
Otto Graham
Brown
Graham
Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Pat Harder
Nationals
Bill Dudley
Washington
Bob Shaw
Cardinals
Lou Groza
Memorial Coliseum
Bell Clothes Leads Evening Star Ladies Bowling Standings
Bell Clothes Stores posted a season high 550 team score and won two games over Hershey Pints in the Evening Star Ladies League. GAA No. 1 swept Capper's Jewelry in three games as Jr Women of Berryville edged Snow White Grill two games.
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Ladies League
Evening Star Bell Clothes
Hershey
Capper’s Jewelry
Snow White Grill
Farmer's & Merchants
Ind
Frances Crisman
Oo Cunningham
Jean Hill
Dorothy Burke
Elizabeth Jasper
Bell Clothes
Kate Slonaker
Frances Anderson
Frances Brengle
Lee Michael
Loma Cunningham
Bell Clothes Stores
Capper
Mabel Grim
Dot Rice
Lions
Clarke County
Arthur Golightly
Bud Miley
Stephens City
Frederick Countians
Paul Cadwallader
Virginia May Reenter Southern Conference After 15 Years
University of Virginia President Colgate Darden Jr signals exploratory talks to assess sentiment on rejoining the Southern Conference which it left in 1936 over the Graham Plan. Darden notes Virginia plays most competitions against conference foes and prefers membership in a group of regular opponents.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Colgate Warden, Jr
Darden
Virginia
VPI Maryland Duke Showdowns Highlight Virginia Basketball Night
Virginia Tech travels to Maryland and William and Mary hosts Duke as vie for late season berths in the Southern Conference tournament. Tech sits 1-1 in league play. William and Mary owns four wins and three losses after a rough weekend.
The Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church Title
The official title used is The Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church. No official document uses The Roman Catholic Church as its name.
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Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church
Colonels and Rams Clash on Frederick County Court
James Wood Colonels and Strasboro Rams meet on the Frederick County home court tomorrow night at 7:30. The Privates JV open with the visitors second squad, followed by the varsity at about 8:30. Colonels sit 1–6 and Privates 1–5 this season, both teams having lost to Clarke County’s Eagles.
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Privates
Strasboro Rams
Frederick County Boys
Colonels
Strashore
Clarke County
Eagles
Navy Upset Tops Year's Great Surprises in 1950 Poll
Navy's 14 2 victory over Army ended a 28 game Army win streak and was named the biggest upset of 1950 by 178 of 215 AP writers and radio men. Purdue over Notre Dame was second, Notre Dame had a 39 game unbeaten run. Phillies clinched pennant and Urzella won Amateur Golf. Louis beat Charles in boxing. Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz praised the team effort.
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Navy
Ammy
Earl Blaik
Stu Holcombe
Purdue
Blaik
Notre Dame
Associated Press
Army- Navy
Fighting Irish
Phillies
Sammy Urzella
Phils
Arretta
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Eddie Rrdelatz
Annapolis
Erdelatz
Eagles to Meet Toms Brook Cagers in Clarke County
Clarke County High School Eagles head to Toms Brook after a 42-20 win over Woodstock last Friday. The five wins in eight starts mark a solid camp aign as Berryville prepares for the boys game followed by a girls bout, with Berryville girls having lost 23-22 to Woodstock in their latest clash.
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Eagles
Clarke County
Woodstock
Berryville
Toms Brook
Berryville Legion Sweeps Winchester In Double Victory
Berryville Post 41 men defeated Winchester RC Colo quints 33-26 and 35-9 in the Community Building with Clarke County leading 8-6, 17-15, then 24-21 before the final wins. Women’s team rolled 19-8 at halftime and finished strong. Top men scorer was Levi with 9, Lee 8. for Winchester Ritter 8, Lewis 7, Garber 6. Peggy Fuller led the girls with 20.
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Winchester RC Colo Quints
Clarke County
Winchester
Berryville
Legion
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Legionaires
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Ritter
Lewis
Garber
Peggy Fuller
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Only Four Perfect Cage Records Left
Four college basketball teams still hold unblemished records as 12 major programs fade from the scene. Oklahoma A M 15-0 Long Island University 11-0 Columbia 10-0 St Bonaventure 9-0 remain while Bradley drops after a 68-59 loss to St John’s. Kentucky joins the chase at 16-1 as top contenders for No 1 honors.
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Bison
Oklahoma A & M
Long Island University
Columbia
St Bonaventure
Bradley
Peoria
Til
Associated Press
St. John's
Brooklyn
Braves
Long Island
Kentucky
Lee Oma Wife Seeks Divorce in New York Case
Lee Oma's wife files separation suit in State Supreme Court alleging abandonment and non support. She seeks $18,000 cash $200 weekly alimony and custody of their two year old son Lee Jr. through attorney Bernard Lieberman.
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New York
Lee Oma
Bernard R. Lieberman
State Supreme Court
Lee, Jr
Slaughter Tops Southern Conference Scoring Race
Six foot eleven inch Jimmy Slaughter of South Carolina led the Southern Conference scoring parade with a 28.6 point average. Dick Groat of Duke is second at 27.8 points per game and West Virginia’s Mark Workman is third with 24.8. Duke beat West Virginia 77 73 while NC State dropped to 7 0 after losing to Villanova 66 64.
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Richmond
Jimmy Slaughter
South Carolina
Roanoke
Slaughter
Dick Groat
Duke
West Virginia
Mark Workmar
Mountaineers
Gran Chaco Paraguay Remains Wild West Frontier
Rural reports describe the Gran Chaco region in Paraguay as still operating like a Wild West frontier with unsettled boundaries and frontier governance. Local observers note sparse infrastructure and ongoing informal land use.
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Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Byron Nelson Wins Crosby Tournament at Pebble Beach
Byron Nelson captured the Bing Crosby Tournament at Pebble Beach California finishing 54 holes with a 20 under par total. The former U S Open and PGA champion earned a $2 000 share of the $16 000 purse before more than 15 000 spectators along the 18th fairway.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Byron Nelson
Texas
Lord Byron
Bing Crosby
Who Was Brother Lawrence of Letters Fame
Brother Lawrence, born Nicholas Herman, lived in Lorraine when that province was French. After serving as a footman to Monsieur Fieubert, he joined the Carmelite Order as a lay brother.
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Brother Lawerence
Nicholas Herman
Lorraine
Monsieur Fieubert
Herman
Softball Regional Tournaments Planned for Richmond
The Amateur Softball Association is invited to hold its Central Atlantic Regional tournaments for men and women in Richmond from August 31 to September 3, as announced by the Virginia Softball Association. Last year the regional playoffs were staged in York, Pennsylvania.
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Vited
Virginia Softball Association
York Pa
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