Skyway Grill Seals Second Half Crown In Bowling Rolloff
Skyway Grill clinched the second half title in the A League by posting 575 and 577 in two wins over Carr Publishing Co. and extended their winning streak to five in the round robin. Dick Sheetz 124 and Evan Creswell 122 aided the victory as Charley Renner piloted a 147 in game two. Skyway faces Brakeshoe Cafeteria in a five game total pinfall finale Monday night.
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Carr Publishing Co
Skyway
Brakeshoe Cafeteria
Dick Sheetz
Evan Creswell
Mickey McDonald
Charley Renner
Marsden Licklider
Valley teams join Winchester City Tournament fields
The latest entrants include Valley Fruit & Candy of B League and Lions Club National Fruit Skyway Grill and Home Beneficial Life Insurance of A League. Entries for May 13 to May 19 close this week with almost every men’s team expected to enter.
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Winchester City
Valley Fruit & Candy
Lions Club
National Fruit
Skyway Grill
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Spiders Meet W and L in Top Big Six Game
Richmond coach to start Bob Witt as the Spiders seek to extend their Big Six lead against Washington and Lee in Lexington. W and L defeated William and Mary 9 5 yesterday as Fred Benham drove in four runs.
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W &L
Richmond
Mac Pitt
Bob Witt
Washington and Lee’s
Generals
Lexington
William and Mary
Indians
W&m
Virginia Military
Virginia
Washington
George Washington
Randolph Macon
Medical College of Virginia
Lynchburg
Elon
W&l
Fred Benham
Snowstorm halts several games as Braves rally over Pirates
In Milwaukee the Braves beat Pittsburgh 6-1 as a miniature blizzard halted play in the sixth inning. The win lifted the Braves from last place while the Pirates dropped to the cellar. Other games were shortened or postponed by snow and cold with Chicago White Sox widening the AL lead and Phillies and Cardinals playing a marathon 11-inning affair.
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Braves
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Softball Leagues Seek New Teams for City and Church Circuits
City League has only three definite entrants Novick Berryville and Royal Crown with hopes for a fourth. Church League returns Market Street Methodist Episcopal and Braddock Street Methodist, plus Montague Avenue group and new teams Sunnyside Chapel Church of Christ Round Hill. Girls League notes Lionettes led by Ervin Cleveland may play solo if others don t join. Contact Recreation Department to enter.
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Berryville
Royal Crown
Novick’s
J. V. Arthur
Market Street Methodist
Episcopal
Braddock Street Methodist
Montague Avenue
Sunnyside Chapel
Church of Christ
Round Hill
Lionettes
Ervin Cleveland
Recreation Department
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Games in National and American Leagues
National League standings show Philadelphia leading with 10 wins and 6 losses, followed by Brooklyn St Louis Cincinnati New York Chicago Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Tonight's schedule features Maglie against Perkowski in Cincinnati and Purkey or Conley or Buhl in Milwaukee, plus Simmons or Dickson against Poholsky or Miller in St Louis. American League lists Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia New York Washington Baltimore Boston with varied records. Chicago at Washington and Cleveland at Philadelphia are on tap along with other postponed or weather-affected games.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
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St. Louis
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Rix
Maglie
Perkowski
Pittsburgh
Purkey
Conley
Buhl
Simmons
Dickson
Poholsky
Miller
Porterfield
Lemon
Kellner
Major League Leaders summary Milleage style
Batting leader Tuttle of Detroit hits .404. Minoso tops runs and RBIs tied at 17 with Fain of Chicago. Groth of Chicago leads hits and doubles, while Minoso again tops triples. Jensen, Minoso, Westlake share homers. Stolen bases led by Hunter of Baltimore and others. Pitching leaders Gromek of Detroit and Trice of Philadelphia at 4 0 with Turley at strikeouts.
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Hunter
Baltimore
Piersall
Boyd
Michaels
Kaline
McDougald
New York
Gromek
Baseball All Star Stats Pack 1940s Era Names
Batting leader Jackson Chicago .426 runs Sauer Chicago 21 RBIs Musial Jablonski 21 hits Jablonski St Louis 30 doubles Greengrass Cincinnati Triples Temple Cincinnati Mays Mueller New York Lo pata Philadelphia Moon St Louis Home runs Sauer Musial 8 bases Robinson Brooklyn Fondy Chicago Temple Cincinnati Jablonski St Louis pitching Magile New York 4 0 1 1000 strikeouts Spahn Haddix 31 total
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Sauer
Musial
Jablonski
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Temple
Cincinnati
Mays
Mueller
New York
Lopata
Philadelphia
Moon
Olen
Robinson
Brooklyn
Fondy
Magile
Spahn
Milwaukee
Haddix
Clarke County Eagles win second in row over James Wood
Clarke County defeated James Wood 5 2 at Rouss Park to move into strong District 5 title contention. Walter Barr held a near no hitter into the fourth, with unearned runs scoring on errors as Welch and Barr doubled for the Eagles. James Wood pitcher John Ballowe allowed three unearned runs in the fifth and Sparrow Stewart drove in two JW runs with two doubles and a single. Foltz suffered a bruised eye, Bemusdaffer is out for the season, and JW next plays Broadway while Clarke County visits Warren County in a twin bill.
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James Wood Colonels
Rouss Park
Eagles
James Wood
Walter Barr
Barr
Kelchner
Stewart
Beverly Buckner
Warren County
Buckner
Colonels
John Ballowe
Ballowe
Emery
Welch
Lloyd
Rack
Foltz
Tharp
Bemusdaffer
Eagle
Broadway
Bing Crosby Stadium
Do Suds Indicate Cleaner Synthetic Detergents
Not necessarily. Detergents clean by chemical action and do not require suds to work, unlike traditional soap. Suds mainly provide visible evidence of cleaning but do not determine cleaning effectiveness.
Handley Coach Maddex Undergoes Operation
Handley head coach Hunter Maddex had an operation yesterday at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and will miss the rest of the semester. Ed Strauss will run the track program for now and lead qualified athletes to the State Meet at Charlottesville while Cumberland Meet on May 14 remains in sight.
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Hunter Maddex
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Union Memorial
Ed Strauss
Charlottesville
Cumberland
Richmond
U S Constitution Preserved in Boston Naval Museum
The U S Constitution is safeguarded in a naval museum located in Boston, where historical artifacts related to the ship and its era are showcased for public viewing and study.
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Naval Museum
Boston
Operation Success on Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella underwent wrist surgery to remove a bone chip at Long Island College Hospital. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Herbert Fett said recovery should take about three and a half weeks, with optimism Campanella may return sooner. Dodgers vice-president Buzzy Bavasi expressed relief and support for the operation.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Long Island College Hospital
Herbert Fett
Fett
Campanella
Campy
Brook
Buzzy Bavasi
US Housing Output Rises From 1946 to 1953
The United States produced 663000 dwelling units in 1946 and 1067000 in 1953, reflecting a substantial postwar expansion in residential construction.
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