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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1952
Page
3
Handley High School defeated Staunton 69 to 41 in a District Five game on Handley’s court. Meredith Boyd led Handley with 17 points, as the Judges built a halftime 28 17 margin and pulled away in the third quarter.
Clarke County High School edged Strasburg 34 33 on Berryville floor in a tense game. Kenneth Stickley led Clarke County with 11 points as Racey and Miller topped Strasburg with 23 total. Clarke County and Lincoln High next meet January 29.
Waynesboro dominates James Wood 54 to 28 as Willis scores 17 for the victors. Waynesboro builds a 34-16 halftime lead and seals the win with a balanced effort on 22 field goals and 10 of 18 free throws. James Wood suffers their ninth straight defeat as they visit Harrisonburg on January 29.
North Carolina seeks its 14th win over N C State in a row as Coach Tom Scott tries to upset Everett Case’s Wolfpack in Chapel Hall. State has dominated the series but five close margins show risk. A Tar Heel victory could shake the Southern Conference standings as West Virginia eyes the top spot.
Skyway Grill, led by Evan Creswell with 405 in the set and 147 in a game, won two of three rounds to stay atop the 405 C League. Carr Publishing Co. claimed two victories with a 1743 set, 607 team game, and 1743 team set while Winchester Automotive slipped to 2-1 after a 604 loss to Skyway Grill.
Four freshmen at the University of Richmond left school due to academic failures. The standout Erik Christensen, a 225 pound tackle, led the 1951 Spider line and earned a spot on the all Big Six. Also leaving are Bob Reiley, Bob Buchinske, and Joe Hanson. Christensen and Reiley may return next autumn, but would be ineligible for 1952 football until they regain credits and complete a year of residency under Southern Conference rules.
The item recalls Mc Ott and Jimmy Foxx entering the Baseball Hall of Fame a year ago. It notes five years ago Ben Hogan won the Phoenix Open with 270, ten years ago Hogan won the San Francisco Open with 279, and twenty years ago William Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, died at 70 in Phoenix.
Highland Avenue Presbyterians held first place by sweeping three games from Catholic Tackie Cleveland’s 127 offset. Pop Kirck ners 125. EFueene Strasnider 122 Dr Allen Hawthorne 132 Gene Funkhouser 127 led a 560 total. Baptist rolled 574 as Braddock St Methodist Jrs fell in two of three. Old Bethel won two of three after Donald Luttrell 121 Harold Catlett 120. Congregational Christian opened with 134 by Red Baker and later 510 546 557 team games. Braddock St Methodist Srs swept Reformed El Keller 138 and Dick Renner 130 boosted the totals.
Two City Basketball League doubleheader set with a girls game featuring Natural Fruit versus defending champs Eberis at 8 pm and a men’s matchup with Berryville Golden Gophers against the National Guard five following the girls game.
In Saigon Indochina American women host a Paris fashion event at Mrs Donald Heath’s residence. Admission is 1.25 dollars to raise funds for French and Vietnamese soldiers wounded in fighting the Vietminh.
The fragment lists several church teams and street addresses with scores scattered: Ind set FEI Keller 354 Dr Al len Hawthorne 353 Jackie Cleveland 351 Team game Baptist 574 High land Ave Presbyterian 560 Brad dock St Methodist Sra 55 Team set Braddock St Meth dist Srs 1613 Baptist 1592 Mieh land Ave Presbyterian 588.
Virginia and Virginia Tech meet in Blacksburg for third place in the Big Six standings as Virginia aims to rebound after a rough season and a two game winning streak, while Tech seeks a late surge after a rough stretch. The doubleheader also features VMI as part of tonight’s slate in the Old Dominion.
Virginia has won its last two games as it meets Navy in Annapolis. Navy is 9-3. Virginia Tech stands 2-10 this season. The matchup breaks a long basketball famine as all Virginia teams schedule action next week.
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