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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1949
Page
10
Newell Blackwell, pitcher for the Reds, will miss six weeks after an emergency operation for an obstruction. Doctors say he should be able to join camp in about six weeks as he recovers in Glendale.
The league leading Coliseum bowling team of Hagerstown will roll Peoples Cleaners here Sunday in a Blue Ridge loop match. Coliseum sits one point ahead of American Legion of Frederick and Winchester, tied for second with 45 points. Palace of Martinsburg sits third with 35 points as Rhea Clevenger and Perry pace Winchester in individual averages.
Advisory clarifies standard time conversions from eastern to central and mountain zones. It notes subtract one hour for central and two hours for mountain, mentions local stations may adjust relay times to fit schedules, and warns that last minute program changes cannot be included.
A dense schedule of CBS and ABC programs lists News, music, drama, and variety segments from 6:00 until after midnight. Notable entries include The Smoothies, Jimmy Durante Show, Red Skelton, and Meet the Press, with coverage across News broadcasts and special musical acts.
East Pennsylvania defeated Dartmouth and Niagara edged Canisius as New Hampshire beat St Anselms. South Louisiana State and Alabama won, while Washington Lee and Roanoke fell. North Carolina topped William and Mary, Erskine defeated North Georgia, East Tennessee State beat Carson Newman, Appalachian won over Georgia Twins. Midwest matchups saw Oklahoma Aggies down St Louis and Bradley beat Wayne Michigan.
Billy Cornwell, 16, of Burnt Factory, killed a large blacksnake while walking home during a mild spell. He recalled a similar January event when another blacksnake was killed in the same area. Blacksnakes are harmless to humans and good for mice control.
Calumet Farm's Faultless receives a six pound allowance over Fre Hammer's Marchons II for the $10,000 Royal Palm handicap at Hialeah. The South American import will carry 124 pounds in the mile and a furlong race. Faultless, veteran in distance events, has carried 118 pounds previously.
Henry R. Sanders, former Vanderbilt head coach since 1940, was named UCLA head football coach last night. He prepared in Los Angeles on January 21 after Vanderbilt released him and considered a counter offer before final release from the remaining four years of his contract.
In Stillwater Oklahoma A and M upset top ranked St Louis University 29 to 27 in overtime before a 9600 crowd. Norman Oilgrim and Vernon Yates sparked the Aggies while Ed McCauley of St Louis scored the clinching basket after J L Parks and Jack Shelton helped set the late margin.
The column surveys sports managers, players and coaches. It notes a manager in debt humor, Derby prospects distant, Washington and Lee and VMI radio basketball announcers, Joe Tydings at Maryland, Villanova's scouting view of NC State with later victory, Bill Holland eyeing a roller race, and Earl Blaik criticizing foul disqualification in basketball.
Edward H. Loy appointed trustee of Little Mountain Methodist Church replacing Archie Smith who is deceased in Place. Church leadership update names Loy as new steward and confirms vacancy filled.
New York report marks basketball turning 57, tracing its birth on January 20 1892 with Dr James A Naismith. It notes rapid growth to world No 1 spectator sport, worldwide players and revenues, and evolution from peach baskets to modern hoops.
Earl Cather, game warden, warns that February 1 is the due date for city and county dog licenses. He will begin surveying dog owners next month to check compliance with the law.
Washington and Lee rallied to defeat the Roanoke Maroons 64-58 in Lexington. Joe Auer scored six points in the final 45 seconds, sealing the Generals’ win.
Governor Tuck appoints Ellen V. Suddith and Evelyn H. Jackson as notaries public in the city. Their terms run until January 1953.
The term furlong derives from furrow length, reflecting the usual acre strip size in the medieval manorial system. The name indicates the distance tied to plowed field furrows rather than a standard unit of distance.
Lake Rudolph in Africa once covered double its current area and may have been the Nile's original source according to historical geological theories.
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