Judges Handley Triumph Narrow Clarke County 59 45
Handley defeats Clarke County 59 to 45 in a six straight win amid 750 fans at Berryville gym. Eddie Grim scores 20 to pace the Judges, Walter Barr adds 15 and Frank Armstrong 12. Clarke’s Bill Hickerson and Chet Hebert lead in scoring with 13 and 16 respectively.
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Eddie Grim
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Charles Pierce
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Norman Heflin
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Clarke Canty
Hobert
Hickerson
Handley Squad
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Grim Hudson
Bill Hickerson
Chet Hobert
Carl White
Virginia and Richmond Share Basketball Spotlight Tonight
Virginia eyes a 3-0 Big Six mark at Virginia Military Institute while Richmond aims to stay atop the conference with a 4-0 start. Virginia Tech closes a southern swing at South Carolina as Emory and Henry hosts King College after Furman thumped a Gobblers squad. Darrell Floyd scored 48 for Furman as Dave Kuhn led Tech with 24.
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Virginia
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Virginia Military Institute
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King College
King
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Furman
Darrell Floyd
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Olson and Jones Set for Non-Title Grudge Fight
Chicago street date February 16 will host Ralph Tiger Jones against middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson in a 10 round nationally televised non-title bout at the Stadium. The match follows Paddy Young’s withdrawal citing Olson’s strength. Jones defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in January at the stadium. Olson most recently stopped Pierre Langelis in a December title bout in San Francisco.
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Tiger) Jones
Carl
Bobo) Olson
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Jones
Sugar Ray Robinson
Pierre Langelis
San Francisco
Predictions Hold In District 5 Race After Last Night's Games
Lexington beat Natural Bridge 83 52 and Warren County drubbed Wilson Memorial 65 42 to signal District 5 title contention. Handley surged to third with a Clarke County win as Clifton Forge led the standings. Broadway, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg and others in the chase as eight teams reach .500 or better.
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Warren County
Wilson Memorial
Waynesboro
Strasburg
Broadway
Lee High
Staunton
Montevedio
Harrisonburg
Buena Vista
Handley
Clarke Couty
Clifton Forge
Fontevideo
Ted Buchanan
Clarke County
Braddock Street Methodists Take Lead in Church League Standings
Braddock Street Methodist tops the Church League after winning two of three from Baptist while Catholic drops two to Market Street Methodist. Bob Harrison bowled 388 in three games for Braddock in a 560 game, with Old Bethel taking three from United Brethren No. 2. Market Street Methodist leads in team totals and individual scores as Catholic falls behind.
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Dick Renner
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Allan Hawthorne
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Jackie Billmyer
Russell Jones
Wallace Dill
Ed Lillis
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Dill
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Sonny Cooper
Bob Harrison
Old Bethel
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Harrison
Doug Sirbaugh
Earl Blanchfield
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United Brethren No. 1
Winchester City
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Church of Christs
National League Examines Expansion to Ten Teams
National League officials discussed adding a 10th club with sample 162 game schedules as possible travel time and cost factors are weighed. The American League will study similar plans tomorrow with five league meetings set this weekend, including Hall of Fame committee work and league schedule reviews.
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Giles
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Montreal
Toronto
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Houston
Dallas
Frank Lane
Chicago White Sox
Stephens City Hen Lays Giant Eggs
Marvin Pangle of Stephens City owns a White Leghorn hen that began laying in August after purchase as a day-old chick last spring. The bird lays four-ounce eggs about eight inches long and six inches around the middle, producing one giant egg every other day. It is the only hen in a 140-chicken lot to do so.
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Marvin Pangle
Stephens City
Mr. Pangle
Leesburg to Get New Telephone Dial Central Office
A new building to house a dial central office in Leesburg is the major item in Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co expansion program authorized yesterday by the board of directors.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
N. C. State seeks revenge against Villanova tonight
North Carolina State hosts unranked Villanova as revenge after a season upset. The Wolfpack, dropped to No. 3 in the AP poll, chase a win at home to rebound from the Villanova setback that halted a 12 game streak.
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Baylor
Furman
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Washington
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Crestview Fla. Player Tops Minor League Batters
Crestview police chief Neal C. Cobb, 28, outfielder first baseman for Crestview in the Class D Alabama Florida League, was named 1954 Minor League Batting Champion with a .432 average in 115 games. He edges Leonardo Rodriguez of the Cana ea Club in the Arizona Texas loop. Cobb drove in 124 runs, scored 108, had 246 bases on 188 hits in 435 at bats with 27 doubles 8 triples and 5 home runs.
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Ohio
Neal C. Cobb
Crestview
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Leonardo Rodriguez
Cananea Club
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Left handed batter selected in minor league draft
The player bats left handed and was chosen in the minor league draft after drawing 86 walks and hitting home runs. Right handed throws noted with no strikeouts on fan count.
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Jand
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