Bowling Standings and Scores Highlight Local League Action
In Brake Blck League action Team No. 5 claimed undisputed first place after three decisive wins as Team No. 4 and Team No. 1 split. Individual highlights include Riley Loy 356 in the set for Team No. 4 and Gordon Teeple 138 in the ind game for Team No. 2, with Dick Gannon fueling Team No. 1’s early 420 game win and later 423 set total. In the Girls Afternoon League Nellie Carroll led the Black Twigs with 121, while Betty Davis and Grimes Golden squads split their matchups. High scores across the card include Ben Davis’s three-game 388, 351, 363 for Team No. 6, and Betty Miller 111 in Ind game with Jane Butler 104.
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Gordon Teeple
Riley Loy
Dick Gannon
Te No
Creighton
Bill Baker
Gannon
Gordon
Stu Edmonds
Don Rennie
Nellie Carroll
Black Twigs
Winesaps
Betty Davis
Grimes Golden
Northern Spy
Ouida Keller
Paradise Sweet
Delicious
Page Michael
Smoke House
Beauties
Ben Davis
King Davis
Betty Miller
Jane Butler
Tilson Opens Lead in Southern Conference Scoring Race
Virginia Tech center Tilson of VPI moves into the SC scoring lead with 157 points, edging North Carolina’s Nearman and NC State’s Ranzino as Duke and NC State contend for league standings with seven wins each after wins over Wake Forest and Virginia Tech.
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Richmond
Duke
Blue Devils
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
State
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Virginia Mill
George Mikan Named 50-year Cager by AP Poll
New York honors George Mikan as the greatest basketball player of the last 50 years in an Associated Press mid century poll. Hank Luisetti finished runner up with 123 votes after a standout career including Stanford and early dominance. Mikan, 6 9 bearded bespectacled star, set Garden scoring marks and NBA records with the Minneapolis Lakers.
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George Mikan
Hank Luisetti
New York
Associated Press
Mikan
Depaul University
Minneapolis Lakers
National Basketball Association
Madison Square Garden
Knicks
Lakers
New York Knickerbockers
Garden
NBA
Hank
Luisetti
Stanford
Luisietti
Drobn y and Cernik out as champions loom
Ted Schroeder expects Australia to supply the main Davis Cup challenge next summer as Drobn y and Cernik are described as men without countries. Frank Sedgman and George Worthington could help them, while Sammy Aaronson organizes a Halloran Hospital charity show with names like Braddock Loughran Berlenbach Lesnevich Cochrane Canzoneri Attell Dundee Lynch Salica Genaro expected to attend.
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New York
Ted Schroeder
Jaroslav Drobny
Vladmir Cernik
Frank Sedgman
George Worthington
Ted
Sammy Aaronson
Halloran’ Hospital
Jim Braddock
Tommy Loughran
Paul Berlenbach
Gus Lesnevich
Red Cochrane
Tony Canzoneri
Abe Attell
Johnny Dundee
Joe Lynch
Lou Salica
Frankie Genaro
State plans 64 sandlot teams in Kansas ornament
State Commissioner Paul Fair aims to field 64 sandlot baseball teams for the 1950 state tournament in Wichita. He notes last year 32 teams qualified from about 400 entrants, with details continued on page 10.
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Kansas
Paul Fair Lans
Wichita
Betas Beat Faculty In Stephens City Softball
The Beta Club raised funds for a trip to the Beta convention in Richmond April 21 22 by staging a charity softball game at Stephens City High School. Faculty participated but the Betas won 12 to 9 in front of students and elementary grades.
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Plumly
Elks-Rc
Elks
Dick McIntyre
Batos
Huyette
Moore
Turner
Baker
Sencindiver
Swisher
Lewis
Totals
Grim
Haymaker
Nelson
McIntyre
McKee
Garber
Ene
A Grim
Eison
Lazazzera
Es Totals
Shoe Center
Kocken
Noth
Fowler
Shiflett
Gerringer
Rudacille
Mauch
Peery
Smith
Betas
Stephens City
Beta Club
Star Today
Richmond
Heavy trucks burden road costs and law enforcement ramp up
A Kansas Highway report notes axle weight and volume drive pumping changes, while Indiana troopers arrest many truckers for overweight loads. Arkansas highway officials say big trucks raise pavement costs, and Indiana's highway chairman warns of rapid road deterioration from high speed long haul traffic.
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Kansas Highway Report
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Gehrmann Edges Wilt In Wanamaker Mile Thriller
In New York at the Mill Rose Games on Saturday night Don Gehrmann defeated Fred Wilt by a 3 to 2 judge decision after a tense finish. Officials at the scene considered protesting the verdict, citing the close outcome and wrangling at the tape.
Polly Riley Queen Beats Bauer In Doherty Golf Final
Polly Riley of Fort Worth defeated Marlene Bauer 4 and 3 to win the Helen Lee Doherty 36 hole finals in Florida. It marks her second straight major win after she captured the Tampa women’s open last week.
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Polly Riley
Marlene Bauer
Helen Lee Doherty
Fort Worth
Tampa
Polly
Umpires Convoke Winchester Softball Officials Meeting
Winchester Umpires Confab set for 7 tonight in Recreation Office to discuss rule changes ahead of the season.
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Winchester Softball Umpiers Assn
You pay for highways while big trucks pay less
The text argues drivers fund most road costs while trucks pay far less. It urges readers to contact local, state, and federal representatives to pass laws making big trucks cover a fair share of highway building and maintenance costs.
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Pennsylvania
State of Pennsylvania
Roanoke Times
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