Arthur Takes District Title in Northern Virginia Softball
Arthur’s squad upset Royal Crown Cola 9-6 and O'Sullivan Rubber Co. 8-6 to win the Northern Virginia District Western Half tournament before about 3,000 fans. Alonzo Whitlock earned the win in relief. Teddy Keller and Buzzy Hart delivered key runs in the final.
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J. W. Arthur Instance Co
Royal Crown Cola
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Virginia
Pathewin
York
Novick
Teddy Keller
Buzzy Hart
Arthur
O’sullivan
A. Smith
Fiat
Alonzo Whitlock
Tillotson
Jesse Donald
Hart Ley
White
Keller
Grim
Whitlock
Donald
Spurling
O'Sullivan
Secrist
Henrietta
Pete Purtlebaugh
Pence
Royal Crown
Insurancemen
Swisher
W. Spaid
Clarke County All Stars Top Northern Virginia Loop
Clarke County All Stars moved into first place with seven wins and three losses after an 11-2 win over Winchester Sox. Middletown crushed North Mountain 10-3 and Presley Pitta pitched a five hitter as Inwood beat Clarke County in a 6-3 clash. El Keller suffered a finger injury, ending his game with Winchester Hospital treating the nail loss. Next Sunday Inwood visits Middletown, North Mountain meets Clarke County, and the White Sox play Stephenson.
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W. Va
Clarke County All Stars
Northern Virginia
Clarke
Winchester Sox
Winchester Legion
Middletown
North Mourre
Clarke-Inwood
Preston Pitta
Bunker Hill
Legion
Buck Baker
Sox
Baker
Fawcett
Pope
Spurs
Royston
C. Smith
Barr
Bailey
Coffelt
Boxwell
el Keller
Winchester Hospital
North Mountain
Judy
Rickard
C. Bosserman
D. Bosserman
James Clem
R. Clem
E. Jenkins
Eugene Clem
C. Clem
Clarke County
White Sox
Stephenson
Pound Catfish Caught in Riffles
A. B. Ruppenthal of 371 National Ave a field representative of American Fruit Growers Inc caught a seven pound channel catfish yesterday in the South Fork Shenandoah River four miles south of Front Royal. He fished with Howard Rannells and used a fly rod with night crawler bait. It took about 20 minutes to land the fish. The pair also caught four bass and sixteen perch.
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A. B. Ruppenthal
National Ave
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Shenandoah River
Front Royal
Ruppenthal
Howard Rannells
Romney
Loop Leading Phils Wallop Cinci Reds In Doubleheader
Philadelphia swept a doubleheader 12-4 and 7-4 to gain sole possession of first place as Curt Simmons won his 13th. Willie Jones hit two homers and Andy Seminck plus Del Ennis added one each while Russ Meyer and Jim Konstanty supported the late rally.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia Whiz
Sawyer
Orcs
Phils
Curtis
National Guard
Simmons
Indiantown Gap
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Russ Meyer
Jim
Braves
Bob Chipman
Bucky Walters
Brazie
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Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gil Hodges
Sheldon Jones
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Wes Westrum
Larry Jansen
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New York Yankees
Tigers
Yanks
Hoot Evers
Gerry Priddy
Don Holloway
Allie Reynolds
Kolloway
Joe Page
Bob Lemon
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Ellis Kinder
Philadelphia
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Name of the sword carried by the Marines
Following the capture of Derna Lieutenant O Brannon was presented with a Mameluke sword with ivory handle and curved blade. These swords were adopted by the Marine Corps in 1825 and have been carried by Marine officers on ceremonial occasions. The sword will be required of all regular Marine officers by January 1 1951.
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Derna
O’brannon
Marine Corps
Snead and Ferrier to Vie in St Paul Open Playoff
Sam Snead and Jim Ferrier reached a playoff for first at the St Paul Open after finishing tied at 276. Snead shot 65 and Ferrier 71 on Keller course as Stranahan and Barber trailed. Demaret withdrew earlier leaving Ferrier poised to move to No. 2 money winner behind Snead.
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Ferrier
Keller
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Jerry Barber
Philadelphia
Stranahan
Barber
Jimmy de Maret
Ojai
Professional Golfers Association
Snead Ferrier
St. Paul
Demaret
The burial and exhumation of John Wyclif
John Wyclif died in 1384 of a paralytic stroke and was buried at Lutterworth in Leicestershire England. In 1415 under Council of Constance decree his body was exhumed and burned on the order of Pope Martin V.
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John Wyclif Burta
Lutterworth
Leicestershire
England
Martin v
Week End Revue Sports Summary From AP
Haverford tennis saw Dick Savitt defeat Ed Moylon for the Pennsylvania State Grass Courts Championship 3 6 9 11 6 2 6 1 6 2. Golf results from St Paul and Denver feature Sam Snead Jim Ferrier tied 276 after 72 holes with a playoff pending Mason Rudolph wins Jr Golf title. Speed boat racing notes Slo-Mo-Shun IV leads Detroit 90 mile Gold Cup. Rowing Jack Kelly Jr wins senior singles and 1 4 dash at Schuylkills Nationals. Swimming Yale’s John Marshall sets 880 yard freestyle records at AAU championships. Racing Arlington Park wins To Market 13 40. Noor and Sunglow also score at Hollywood Park Saratoga Jamaica and Monmouth Park events.
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Associated Press
Haverford
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Ed Moylon
Trenton
Pennsylvania
Golf
St, Paul
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Denver
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
Beville
Los Angeles
Detroit
Stanley Sayres
Philadelphia
Jack Kelly Jr
Schuykill River
Seattle
John Marshall
Yale
Chicago
Arlington Park
Eugledrums
Jumbo
Inglewood
Calif
Noor
Dharan
Hollywood Park
New York
Sunglow
Oceanport
Monmouth Park
Four-horned chikarah spotted in India and Tibet
A chikarah, an antelope native to India and Tibet, is noted for having four horns rather than the usual two. Scientists call it a rare horned variant observed in the region.
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India
Tibet
Flash Gordon Triumphs in Airport Speedway Feature
Over 1,000 fans witnessed seven events at the Airport Speedway. Harry Eckert of New York set a new 19.9 second time in time trials, besting the previous 20 second mark. Flash Gordon won the 25-lap feature after Jimmy Keegan flipped early. Eckert finished second amid a hotly contested race.
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Airport Speedway
Harry Eckert
New York
Jimmy Keegan
Flash Gordon
McQuarey
Shorty Bowers
Tedlock
Ed Wilson
Jim Keegan
Keegan
Eckert
Anderson
Bowers
Doug Bailey
Bob Lake
Ted Horn
East Coast Hot Rods Schedule Race At Local Track
The East Coast Hot Rods announced a race at the local track on August 13. The note also mentions a Q and A on euthanasia legality, stating it is not recognized in any country today.
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Hot Rods
Major Leagues National League Standings Snapshot
National League standings show Philadelphia 51 37 and Brooklyn 46 36 atop the table with St. Louis 41 36 and New York 50 37 close behind. Results from the weekend include Brooklyn 12 Pittsburgh 3 and Philadelphia 12 Cincinnati 7. Tomorrow’s schedule features Pittsburgh at Boston and St Louis at Brooklyn.
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Ooklyn
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Chicago
Incinnati
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland Ight
Troit
Washington
Oston
Knight
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Wisher
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iWhips Inwood
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North Mountain Inwoo
Phils Wallop Cincinatti Reds
Snead
Ol’Gee
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Queen City Brewing Company
Cumberland, Md
New Yorker Newport
National League
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Eveland
Ston
Royal Club
UGOR
Chrysler
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