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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1962

Page

6

Judges Top Wildcats 54 39 In Northwest District Battle

The Judges defeated Handley 54 to 39 in a late burst, led by Phil Nawcome with 27 points. Robbie Biggs scored 15 for the Wildcats, while Harold Wright was limited by tight defense. The game featured thin margins early and a strong finish as Handley and Warren County clash again tonight in Front Royal.

Handley Warren County Front Royal Warren Phil Nawcome Larry Bell Jim Wilkins Wildcats Robbie Biggs Harold Wright Woody Harper Ritchie Wolfe Wright Mike Kelly Broadway Gobblers James Wood Biggs

College Scores From The Associated Press

Loyola La 74 Dartmouth 54 Boston Cal 108 Pitt 95 Seton Hall 120 Scranton 100 Jacksonville Fla 133 Tampa 102 Rice 79 Trinity Tex 77 Colo State 56 Wyoming 50 Utah State 88 Brigham Young UCLA 89 Texas Tech 60 Oregon 71 Seattle 65 Washington 73 Stanford 61 Gonzaga 74 Whitworth 43

Associated Press Loyola Dartmouth Boston Cal Pitt Seton Hall Scranton Jacksonville Fla Tampa Rice Trinity Tex Colo. State Wyoming Utah State Brigham Young UCLA Texas Tech Oregon Seattle Washington Stanford Gonzaga Whitworth

NBA Scores Roll In As New York Beats Boston

New York defeats Boston 129 to 121 and Philadelphia tops St. Louis 136 to 110 while Los Angeles loses 116 to Cincinnati 12. ABL Friday results show Pittsburgh 0 to 0 Chicago 99 with San Francisco 106 over Kaw City 104 and Hawaii 121 to Cleveland 114.

NBA New York Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Los Angeles Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Hawaii Cleveland

Four Spoons Sweep in Health Center Lanes Record Night

Four Spoons rolled 420 394 and 464 for a 1278 set to beat Alley Rats in the Thursday morning Housewife League on Health Center Lanes. Nellie Vaughn led 106 116 127 for 349, with Eve lyn Tucker 126 326, Helen Richards 122 316, and Betty Welch 98 287 backing her.

Alley Rats Nellie Vaughn Evelyn Tucker Helen Richards Betty Welch Alley Kats

Bulldogs edge Criser 88 63 in district clash

Douglas dominated the boards and rode Noah Laws 34 points to an 88 63 win over Criser High Front Royal. John Laws added 14, Clarence Curry 12, while Larry Gaskins led Criser with 19 as the Bulldogs stay unbeaten in District 3 behind strong finishing and improved shooting.

Douglas Criser High Front Royal Varsity Jv’s Bulldogs Johnson-Williams Berryville Robert Newman Louis Long Noah John Laws Clarence Curry

Royal Jewelers tops Lady Brunswick League with 2195 score

In the Northside League top score Royal Jewelers hit 2195 to sweep Triangle Diner as Merle Inlow posted 392 for Royal. Robbie Kerns 470 Connie Baker 465 Jo Votel 456 and Rosa Reid 412 led a 200-pin win while Mary Willis 447 and Margaret Wilson 409 paced the losers.

Northside Rising Lady Brunswick Royal Jewelers Triangle Diner Merle Inlow Royal Robbie Kerns Connie Baker Jo Votel Rosa Reid Mary Willis Margaret Wilson Big I Plumly Shasta Garrison Pat Taylor Pat Brant Dot Clark Mary Hodgson Irma Bryan Louise Courtney C&s Bank Jean Hovermale Charlotte Jones Laura Anger

Newport man wins Mills Award at Virginia Hereford meeting

Roanoke United Press AP reports J. K. Givens of Newport received the Mills Award at the Virginia Hereford Association annual meeting. The honor goes to the VHA member who best promotes and advances Hereford cattle development and prosperity during the past year.

Roanoke J. K. Givens Newport Virginia Hereford Association VHA Mills

No Experience Central Defeats Clarke In 73 41 Victory

Central High surged past Clarke County 73 to 41 as Dan Warner uses every minute to prep for next season with a sophomore heavy lineup. Dickie Longerbeam and David Childs led the Eagles with 16 and 13 points, while Ring and Weatherholtz paced Central with 25 and 22 points.

Clarke County Dan Warner Eagle Host Central CCHS Eagles Central Ring Weatherholtz Mike Zirkle Bobby Faley

James Wood Rockets past Loudoun County Raiders in NW District

James Wood Totaled 52 points while holding Loudoun County to 31 as Butch Kerns and Ron Kern powered the Colonels in the Northwestern District clash. Kern scored 20, Anderson added eight, and JW built a big first-half lead before coasting to the victory.

James Wood Loudoun County Leesburg Colonels Butch Kerns Loudoun Ron Kern Butch Ron Kern Gary Tisinger

Steve O'Neill Dead at 69 Former Catcher and Manager

Steve O Neill a long time baseball figure died at 69 after a heart attack at his Cleveland home. The former catcher starred for the 1920 Cleveland World Champions and played in all but five games that season while batting .321. He later managed the Detroit Tigers to the 1945 World Series title against the Chicago Cubs. Born Stephen Francis O Neill July 6 1892 in Minooka Pa he was one of five brothers four of whom played in MLB.

Cleveland Ohio Steve O’neill O Neill O’neill Brooklyn Dodgers Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs Stephen Francis O'Neill Minooka Steve O'Neills

New Zealander Snell Breaks Mile World Record

Peter Snell of New Zealand ran on a grass track to clock 3 54.4 finishing ahead of Bruce Tullow of England who finished second in 3 59.3 and Dave Thomas of Australia third in 4 03.5. The record cut 0.1 seconds from Herb Elliott’s previous mark. Other notable runners included Murray Halberg and Ernie Cunliffe.

Wellington New Zealand Peter Snell Herbe Elliott Snell Bruce Tullow Tullow Dave Thomas Australia Murray Halberg Ernie Cunliffe

Official Starter Vandewater Dies at 57

Willis H. Vandewater, longtime official starter for the Indianapolis 500 and other Midwest auto races, died Friday from cancer at age 57. Vada Pinson of Cincinnati and Hank Aaron of Milwaukee were the only National Leaguers to play every league game in 1961.

Chicago Willis H. Vandewater Vada Pinson Cincinnati Hank Aaron Milwaukee

Rodriguez Set for TV Bout at Madison Square Garden

Cuba's Luis Rodriguez faces Argentina's Federico Thompson in a 10 round welterweight bout on ABC TV at Madison Square Garden. The winner earns a shot at Tony Mancini in London on Feb. 20 with promoter Jack Solomons ringside to sign the victor. Rodriguez is favored 3-1.

New York Cuba Luis Rodriguez Argentina Federico Thompson Madison Square Garden ABC TV Tony Mancini London Jack Solomons Rodriguez

Fight results from multiple city shows headline

Fight results list bouts with Arm stead outpointing Flores 135 in Los Angeles. Tapo stopped Carney in Worcester. Jackson outpointed Owens in Philadelphia. Flanagan outpointed Collins in Rochester. Richards outpointed Bear in Sarnia.

Worcester Mass Gene Tapio New York Larry Carney Lowell Philadelphia Fred Jackson Chicago Earl Owens Pleasantville N.J Rochester Minn del Flanagan St. Paul Mel Collins Sarnia Ont Jackie Richards Livonia Mich Carl Bear Toledo Ohio

Don Ploss Throws 190 In Church League Record

Don Ploss bowled a 190 in the Health Centre Church League leading Congregational Christian to three victories over Church of Christ. He rolled a quadruple strike and set a high game record surpassing Turk Wingfield and Sonny Cooper. The Congregational Christian finished 1758 in the three-game set, with supporting scores from Crisman, Kell er, Mast, Renner and others.

Don Ploss Monmouth Congregational Christian Church of Christ Don Turk Wingfield Sonny Cooper Pless Philip Grim Press Ernie Pugh Jack Boyd Charles Swartz Roy Bly Church of Christ's Sonny Crisman Golden Rule U.B. No. 2

Briscoe Leads Johnson-Williams To Narrow 48 47 Victory

Johnson-Williams of Berryville edged Lucy Simms of Harrisonburg 48 47 after trailing by four at halftime. Briscoe scored 19 with key fourth quarter points, while Wille Brown added six in the third and Briscoe eight in the final period to seal the win.

Johnson-Williams Berryville Lucy Simms Harrisonburg Wille Brown William Brisco Donald Burgess Simms Briscoe John Mad den of Simms Brown Wilbur Jackson Johnson Williams Jb’s Paul R. Jones Charles Mason

Lynn S. Miller, longtime Royal Oak Daily Tribune editor

Lynn S. Miller aged 70, editor of the Royal Oak Daily Tribune, died Friday of a heart attack. A Oneonta New York native, he joined the paper in 1919.

Royal Oak, Mich Lynn S. Miller The Royal Oak Daily Tribune Miller Oneonta N.Y

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