Winchester Finishes Second In Tri State Golf Play 1951
Winchester secures second place in the Tri State golf match at Purcellville with 10 points. Frederick wins daily high score and season championship, earning a spot to face Winchester for $125 first prize at Hershey on August 12. insgesamt prize pool $400.
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Purcellville
Frederick
Hershey
Martinsburg
Front Royal
Fairfax
al Thompson
Clayton Anderson
Downing-Thaxton
Courtney Grim
Kenneth Vineburg
Bennett-Crissey
Bill Bridgeforth
Carl Campbell
Cornwell-Anderson
Wayne Whitham
Bill Bennett
Stickle-Webb
Lewis Hyde
Phil Glaize
Califlower-Ross
Royal
Purcelville
Sports Mirror highlights historic swimming and golf notes
The column recalls past sports milestones and notable performances. John Marshall of Yale set the world 880 yard freestyle record in 9 37 5 during the A A swimming finals a year ago. Jimmy Clark led qualifiers in the National Public Links Golf Championship with 134 ten years ago. Elmer Rid d le’s Dodgers edged the Reds in a latest season clash twenty years ago. Bat Battalino defended his featherweight title twenty years ago with a ten round decision in Cincinnati.
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Yale
A.A
Jimmy Clark
Long Beach
Calif
Denver
Elmer Riddle
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Bat Battalino
Freddie Miller
Cincinnati
Fleischmann assumes defense post amid Korea war warning
Manly Preis chman takes over as Defense Production Administrator in Washington with a warning against any leadow in defense efforts if Korea fight stalls. He vows to continue rapid military buildup with allies to deter Communist moves, swearing in at the State Department Building.
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Manly Preischman
Buffalo N. Y
DPA
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
State Department
Buildig
William H. Harrison
Winchester Native Elected to High Freemasonry Post
Paul S. Kremer of Washington DC, a Winchester native and Veterans Administration official, has been elected commander of Robert de Bruce Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in the Valley of Washington. He is the brother of Mrs. Merton Kremer, Mrs. Fred Lemsey, and Miss Ruth Kremer of Stephens City.
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Paul S. Kremer
Washington, D.C
Winchester
Veterans Administration
Robert de Bruce
Washington
Merton Kremer
Fred Lemsey
Ruth Kremer
Stephens City
Cigarette Sniping On Organized Basis
The Yugoslav News Agency reports Hungary organized cigarette butt sniping with groups collecting butts as raw material for industry. Budapest daily Magyar Nemzet notes no industry use is stated.
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London
Tanjug
Hungary
Budapest
Magyar Nemzet
Harold Reese PEE WEE Reese Birthday Feature
AP Newsfeatures profiles Harold Henry Reese born July 23 1919 in Ekron Kentucky. He captains the Brooklyn Dodgers and earned the nickname Pee Wee from being a national marble champion. Reese worked for a telephone company after high school and later played with the Louisville Colonels before Dodgers purchase in 1940.
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AP Newsfeatures
Harold Henry
Peewee) Reese
Ekron
Brooklyn Dodgers
America
United States
Reese
Louisville Colonels
Dodge's
Ott and Foxx Enter Hall of Fame Today
Ott and Foxx, two famous home run sluggers, will be formally welcomed into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown before a Brooklyn Dodgers Philadelphia Athletics exhibition. Attendees include Ford Frick, Will Harridge, and Thomas Richardson. Ott holds NL lifetime records for home runs and RBIs. Foxx hit 58 homers in 1932 and 50 in 1938, nearing Ruth's 60
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Jimmy Foxx
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Athletics
Ford Frick
Will Harridge
American
Thomas Richardson
Richardson
Ott
New York Giant
Why crop failures are frequent in India
Crop failures occur more often in India due to its reliance on the monsoon for water. Most annual rainfall arrives during three summer months, so a monsoon failure almost always leads to drought and possible starvation.
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India
Clarke Mid-Summer Carnival Features Many Attractions
Clarke Mid-Summer Carnival at Berryville Horse Show Grounds on Saturday July 28 features David the 25 inch world’s smallest stallion as the main attraction. Events include pet show hound classes pony races baby show sack and three legged races square dance knight and queen of love and beauty crowning and a jousing tournament with two classes for novices and experienced. Miss Agnes Mitchell and Mrs Jean Mackay-Smith will participate with booths and cake walks.
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Berryville Horse Show Grounds
Ovices
Raymond Guest
Bayard
Queen of Love and Beauty
Jean Mackay-Smith
Agnes Mitchell
Rebecca Carter Cox
Yankees Finally Win Doubleheader Against Browns
The New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the St Louis Browns with 9-0 and 17-3 victories. The win ends a 10-game wait for a doubleheader sweep, a rarity after 1950 had no doubleheader losses for the full season.
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ST. Louis
New York Yankees
St Louis Browns
Yankees
Three-Way Tie For First In American Pennant Race
New York Cleveland and Boston led the American League pennant chase with Chicago two and a half games back. Indians, Red Sox and Yankees split the day’s action as Washington and Brooklyn posted wins. Allie Reynolds won for the Yankees, while Carl Erskine and Bob Lemon hurled seven hitters for Brooklyn and Cleveland respectively.
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Chicago
White Sox
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Washington
Senators
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St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
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Giants
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Braves
Allie Reynolds
Bob Lemon
Steve Gromek
A's
Johnny Pesky
Sam Mele
Baseball results from last Sunday across leagues
Sunday scores include Brooklyn 9 St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 7 8 New York 3 9 Boston 5 2 Pittsburgh 3 5 Chicago 8 1 Philadelphia 17 0 first game 14 innings second halted by curfew law after seven innings to be resumed later date
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Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Associated Press
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Detroit
Washington
National Fruit Falls to Dan River in District Tourney
The National Fruit softball team of the local Girl's League lost 13 to 9 to Dan River in the Salem district tourney on Saturday. losing pitcher T Luttrell surrendered 22 hits and five walks. Ann Brown, National Fruit third baseman, named outstanding player in the tourney.
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Carroll
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Patton
Minnich
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Whitmore
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Dye
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B. Green
C. Hawkins
D. Baviserma
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Reardon
Dixon
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Bailey
If. Dodson
Ewing
Harper P
National Fruit
Dan River
Salem
T. Luttrell
Ann Brown
Two City League Softball Games Are Postponed and Rescheduled
Seasong Park hosts two City League softball games. The Friendship-Blue Sunoco contest was postponed. Plumly-Moose will play on Diamond No. 2 at 7:15 p.m. J. W. Arthur faces Novick on the same diamond at 8:30 p.m.
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Bolling Field Flyers
Senseny Park
Invader
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Bolling
Tillotson
Grey
O’sullivan
AB Reh
Henretta
Bailey
Sub. Boyd
Pete Purtlebaugh
Smith
D Bauserman
Fahnestock
J. W. Arthur
Movie Actor Wins Blue Ribbon Open
Milwaukee audience watched Joe Kirkwood, 30 year old film actor and golf pro, tie the course record with a 64 at North Hills Country Club to win the Blue Ribbon Open Golf Tournament and $2,750. Kirkwood, known as Hollywood's Joe Palooka, fired six birdies and an eagle in a seven under par finish.
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Milwaukee
Joe Kirkwood
North Hills Country Club
Kirkwood
Hollywood
Joe Palooka
Snead finishes second as 72 hole total hits 271
Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia carded a 32 34 66 to finish with 273 and earn 1900 of the 20000 pot in the Blue Ribbon Open, a third rich meet of the season.
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Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Snead
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Joe Reichler
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Winchester News
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