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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1951

Page

9

Royal Crown Takes District Softball Tourney

Royal Crown wins the district title by defeating Berryville 9 2 in the semi finals and O Sullivan 8 4 in the finals Saturday night. Pitcher Jack Larrick wins both games allowing five and eight hits respectively with mixed hits and walks. E Bailey Homer and E Burch Pope doubles lead Royal Crown hitters. Marcus triples for Berryville. Crowd attends final night game.

Royal Crown Berryville O'Sullivan Jack Larrick Smith E. Bailey E. Burch Pope Marcus Larrick Doald O. Foltz AB R H L. Grim Wisecarver Lee Longerbeam Feltner Renner Jackson Carter P. Ae Ae

Hotel income by portion of receipts

Report notes room sales comprise 47 percent of a typical hotel's receipts while food accounts for 33 percent beverages 13 percent and miscellaneous 7 percent.

Winchester Tennis Tourney Tops Interest At Rouss Park

Winchester tennis fans watch the ongoing Winchester Tennis Tourney at Rouss Park Courts where Howard Holland wins a third round berth toward the semi finals. Defending champion Frank Anderson remains undefeated and Jack Knode meets Dr. Carrington Harrison for a semi spot. Dorothy Baldridge defeats Camille Wisecarver to reach the ladies final against Evelyn Levi. Evelyn Levi and Camille Wisecarve repeat as Ladies doubles champions, beating Hilma Lillis and Bobbie Conrad. Mixed doubles see Conrad with Holland over Grim and Beverly, while Billie Dreger and Dick Carpenter edge Heitz pair in a tight match. Charlottesvile Warrenton Strasburg Berryville and Winchester sent about 60 entrants. All matches free to watch.

Winchester Rouss Park Courts Howard Holland Frank Anderson Jack Knode Carrington Harrison Dorothy Baldridge Camille Wisecarver Berryville Evelyn Levi Camille Wisecarve Hilma Lillis Bobbie Conrad MaryJorie Grim Gray Beverly Billie Dreger Dick Carpenter George Heitz Fritz Briggs Kenneth Levi Joe Massie George Snarr Joe Briggs Charlottesville Warrenton Strasburg

Northern Virginia League Standings and Results

The standings show Brooklyn leading with 62 wins and 32 losses, followed by New York and Philadelphia. Sunday games featured Brooklyn over St Louis 9 to 3 and Cincinnati beating Pittsburgh 4 to 1, while Chicago beat Boston and Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh.

Brooklyn New York Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Associated Press White Sox Cleveland Stephenson N. Mountain Detroit Middletown Washington Stephens City

Stephenson Narrowly Defeats Stephens City In NVL Bout

The Stephenson baseball club edged Stephens City 5 to 4 yesterday in a Northern Virginia League game at Stephens City. Winning pitcher Patton allowed 11 safeties as Armel doubled twice in four trips to lead the winners, while B Conner had three hits for Stephens City.

Stephenson Stephens City Virginia Patton Harper A. Armel B. Conner

Four Softball Games Scheduled At Senseng Park

Four softball games are listed for tonight at Senseng Park with two City League matchups on Diamond No. 2 at 7 15 p m J W Arthur versus O Sullivan and Plumly against Novick at 8 30 p m On Diamond No 1 Blue Sunoco meets Lion nettes and on Diamond No 3 Toledo Lees plays Friendship both at 6 15 p m.

Senseng Park J.W. Arthur O'Sullivan Plumly Novick Blue Sunoco Lionnettes Toledo Lees Friendship

Uniontown trapshooter dominates Eastern Zone with 381 of 400

Uniontown Pa shooter Orville Eberly set a new mark in the Amateur Trapshooting Association Eastern Zone defeating about 200 rivals by sinking 381 targets of 400. Lebanon Pa's George Newmaster placed second missing 20 to Eberly's 19.

Uniontown Orville Eberly Amateur Trapshooting Association Eberly George Newmaster Lebanon

Scotsman Swims English Channel In Both Directions

Ned Barnie a 54 year old Edinburgh science teacher became the fourth person to swim the English Channel in both directions. He completed England to France in 19 hours and two minutes after last year’s France to England feat.

Dover Eng English Channel Ned Barnie Edinburgh England France Barnie Philip Mickman Philip Rising Abdel Litif Abou Heif

Winchester White Sox Top North Mountain 6 1 in NVL Meet

The Winchester White Sox defeated North Mountain 6 to 1 at Rouss Park in a Northern Virginia League encounter. Foltz earned the win allowing three hits while his team totaled seven off loser B Bailey. Glas cock and D Smith led with two hits each.

Winchester White Sox North Mountain Foltz B. Bailey Glascock D. Smith N. Mountain H E. Bailey If. H Coffelt J. Aa

Ethyl Alcohol Tank Fire Sparks Lightning Blast at Plant

A 2.5 million gallon ethyl alcohol tank at a Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant in Institute West Virginia burned after a lightning strike. Fire crews sprayed water to cool the vessel as fears of fumes and explosion abated. The 50 foot tank melted halfway. damage estimates were unavailable. nearby benzene tank was kept safe by an earthen dike. No injuries reported.

W. Va Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Division Company Fire Department C. A. Raper Charleston Charles H. Atwood

Sports Mirror Recap of Historic Golf and Baseball Years

A year ago Jack Burke Jr. won the Sioux City Open with 268. Five years ago the Brooklyn Dodgers widened their NL lead to 31 games by beating the Cardinals 2-1. Ten years ago Georgia Abrams defeated Billy Loose in a ten round non title bout. Twenty years ago Helen Wills Moody beat Mrs. Marion Jessup in the semi finals.

Jack Burke, Jr Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Georgia Abrams Billy Loose Madison Square Garden Helen Wills Moody Marion Jessup

City League All-Star Team Roster Card

All-Star City League announces roster details for infielders and outfielders including first base second base third base shortstop and right field positions. The item lists players and affiliations for the soft league showcase event.

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