Battle for Lead in District 10 Top Matchup
Unbeaten Colonels host second place Wildcats in a showdown at James Wood. Handley hosts Lynn in a key district game while Berryville hosts Strasburg in a girls and boys doubleheader. Douglas travels to Charles Town to face Page Jackson at 7 30.
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District 10
Vizit
James Wood
Bamps
Warren County
Montevideo
Handley Quint
Wildcats
Colonels
Berryville
Clarke County
Strasburg
Eagles
Douglas Bulldogs
Charles Town
Page Jackson
Hagerstown
Nick Scallion
Ivan Jackson
Winchester
Scallion
Jackson
Bob Baker
Charles Renner
Ronald Fuller
Warriors
Bob Royston
Gary Anderson
Charles Crisman
Basilio Robinson Rematch Promises High Gate Amid Jinx Defied
The rematch at Chicago's Stadium on March 25 pits Carmen Basilio against Sugar Ray Robinson in a high stakes middleweight bout. Officials expect a record indoor gate around 500000 with about 22000 in attendance. Both fighters will sign contracts Thursday. each will earn 20 percent of gate and media rights.
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Hicago
Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
C Zo
Nevinson
Jake LaMotta
Rocky Graziano
Bobo Olson
Kayo
Gene Fullmer
Basilio
Robins
Yankee Stadium
Robinson
Chicago
Jon Norris
International Boxing Club
Theater TV
Plans for Civil War centennial observance discussed
Paul Peters and Ray E Bowers of the Winchester Civil War Round Table returned from Washington where they attended a Civil War Centennial Commission meeting. The 1961 1965 period is for commemoration, honoring both sides. The commission, chaired by Maj Gen VA Grant and vice chaired by Rep William M Tuck, includes governors and historical groups. Winchester area battles in the Shenandoah Valley may shape observances.
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Paul Peters
Ray E. Bowers
Winchester Civil War Round Table
Washington
National Assembly of the Civil War Centennial Commission
Congress
Peters
Mr. Bowers
Grant
ITI. USA
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Bowers
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Contrite Vicar Blames Devil Over Lottery Victory
The Rev. George Herrington of Nettleham protests a parishioner donation used for a government bond lottery. He initially refused a 1 pound bet for a church restoration fund but the number won. The fund gains 50 pounds, which he will accept for repairs to the 13th century church.
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Nettleham
England
George Herrington
Church Restoration Fund
Toll booth alarm alerts police for cash errors
When the wrong amount or a slug is inserted at automatic toll collectors, an alarm sounds in the non automatic booths. Staff broadcast a radio message to state police troopers who respond to apprehend the offenders.
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C.N. A
Dayton Flyers Win Behind Fast Break Touchdown?
Dayton improved to 12-2 with a 75-60 win over Oklahoma City as Tom Blackburn’s fast break strategy replaces possession basketball. Hub Reed led Oklahoma City with 35 points in a separate clash, a contrasting high scorers’ note from Miami and Texas games.
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Tom Blackburn
University of Dayton
Blackburn
Flyers
Dayton
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hub Reed
University of Cloride
Miami
Texas
Bowling Commercial League Standings and Scores
Standings show Sarah Zane 42 10 leads over Miller's Drug 41 10 and Patton's Movers 39 12. Individual game marks include Affleck 134 and Sager 129 in the men and mixed doubles led by Imperial 26 10 and Buick 26 13 with team totals like Miller's Drug 1573 and Imperial 1381.
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Commercial League
Sarah Zane
U Miller's Drug
Patton's Movers
Howard Johnson’s
Rhodes Drug
Willow Lawn
Winchester Cycles
C&p Telephone
O'Sullivan
FM Bank
Smart's Florist
Lucky Inn
Ind
McCall
Affleck
Sager
Miller’s Drug
Howard Johnson
Miller
Imperial
Buick
Oldsmobile
DeSoto
McTiwee
Guess
Sheetz
Cooper
McIlwet
OldsmobMl
Lakers Fall to Royals as Kundla Debut Stumbles
Johnny Kundla coached the Lakers for the first time but Cincinnati beat them 124 108 for their 31st loss in 40 games. Lovellette led Cincinnati with 30 points, Stokes added 23, while Foust and Mikkelsen scored 27 for the Lakers.
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Johnny Kundla
Minneapolis
Lakers
Cincinnati
Royals
St. Louis Hawks
Syracuse
Detroit
Philadelphia
Kundla
George Mikan
Clyde Lovellette
Maurice Stokes
Lovellette
Stokes
Larry Foust
Vern Mikkelsen
Orange-Biting Johnson Fights Bert Whitehurst
Harold Johnson a 29 year old Philadelphia slugger fights Bert Whitehurst in a 10 round TV heavyweight bout in Syracuse. Johnson previously defeated Whitehurst in a split decision and tonight's bout airs on NBC TV radio at 10 p m EST.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Harold Johnson
Bert Whitehurst
Johnson
Philadelphia
Whitehurst
NBC
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Raleigh Repairs Ships Using Pitch Lakema Tar Pit Site
Sir Walter Raleigh used Trinidad’s Pitch Lakema tar pit to caulk his ships, a notable 114 acre resource on the West Indies resort island.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Trinidad
West Indies
Utah Coach Curtice to Lead Stanford Football Pact
Stanford announces 50 year old Cactus Jack Curtice will be head coach for five years starting March 1. He leaves Utah after winning four Skyline titles in eight seasons and will run a wide open T formation. Salary around 17 000 dollars for football plus 2 000 for a summer camp role.
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Stanford
Calif
Cactus Jack Curtice
University of Utah
Curtice
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chuck Taylor
Taylor
Chuck
Dismal Present Of U. S. Tennis Has Bright Side
In St. Petersburg, USLTA leaders say the future lies with youth. President Renville Mc Mann and president elect Victor Denny cite developing youngsters as key to restoring American tennis prominence after a Davis Cup Challenge Round loss to Australia.
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U. S
ST. Petersburg
Fla
America
USLTA
Renville McMann
New York
Victor Denny
Seattle
United States
Australia
Berryville and Bell's pull up upset in city league
Bell's knocks off Buckley Lages 81 75 at the Armory as Cliff Titus and Gene Dearing support Eddie Grim’s absence. Jimmy Omos scores 31 for Bell's while Cleon Gilliam leads Buckley Lages with 23 points. Berryville also tops Winchester 92 58 and Berryville Auxiliary wins girls game 12 4 first quarter lead.
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Armory
Bell
Buckley- Lages
Winchester Warriors
Berryville
Legion
Berryville Legion Auxiliary
Triangle Diner
Eddie Grim
House of David
Cliff Titus
Gene Dearing
Titus
Jimmy Omos
Grim
Cleon Gilliam
Buckley - Lages
Earl Grimes
Jim Blackburn
Omps
Billy Shank
Blackburn
Bell’s
Shank
Dan Capozzoli
Buckley Lages
Betty Levi
Kitty Rose
Triangle
Rose
Levi
Eleanor Buckner
Martinsburg Journal
Warriors
Panthers
Charles Town
Quint
Sid Kline
Al Lopez Aims for 1958 pennant for White Sox
Chicago manager Al Lopez expresses confidence in a pennant run for the White Sox after December trades that added Al Smith Early Wynn and Ray Moore plus Tito Francona and Billy Goodman. He cites improved pitching defense and speed and notes Wynn Moore Francona and Goodman could boost the lineup while contending with past near-misses.
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al Lopez
White Sox
Chicago
Lopez
Sox
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
al Smith
Early Wynn
Cleveland
Ray Moore
Billy Goodman
Tito Francona
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Wynn
Moore
Referee attacked as fans rage over Mexican fighter Gutierrez
In Los Angeles at Olympic Auditorium 4200 fans watched Senor Alvaro Gutierrez of Mexico defeat L C Morgan of Youngstown Ohio by technical knockout after Morgan failed to answer the bell for the sixth round. Referee John Thomas was assaulted by a spectator and protected by the matchmaker. Earlier Gutierrez and Morgan traded blows with Morgan scoring two fifth round knockdowns. In the main event Lauro Salas of Los Angeles lost a split decision to Ernesto Parra of Mexico City in ten rounds.
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Los Angeles
Olympic Auditorium
Senor Alvaro Gutierrez
Mexico
L. C. Morgan
Youngstown
Ohio
Morgan
Gutierrez
John Thomas
George Parnassus
Thomas
California
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