Handley Dominates District 5 Track Meet in Final Run
Handley clinched the District 5 title at Montevideo High School marking its final appearance in the district. The Judges earned 51 3/4 points, Montevideo 37 2, Waynesboro 32 with standout performances from Billy Hubbell of James Wood and Whitesell of Waynesboro. One district record fell as Hinkle of Montevideo cleared 10 feet 8 inches in pole vault.
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Charlie Tait
Handley
Montevideo High School
Lexington
Wilson Memorial
Wilson
James Wood
Host
Montevideo
Waynesboro
Broadway
Strasburg
Warren County
Clifton Forge
Billy Hubble
Colonels
Whitesell
Little Giants
Jackson
Ritchie
Sempeles
Shendon
Hickerson
Higgs
Armstrong
Grim
Charlottesville
Jack Crenshaw
Smith
Boppe
Hubbell
Wheatley
Hinkle
Crenshaw
Whitesel
Kerr
Hoy
Kellas
Fitzgerald
White
Sacra
Wilkerson
Lanham
Wilkinson
Wiley
Fletcher
Godenour
Grim, Ely
Jobe
Life of Montevideo
Phyllips
Wetzel
Wilson and
Clarence Oates
Nick Sempeles
Bill Hickerson
David Jackson
Eddie Grim
Frank Armstrong
George Sempeles
Irvin Shendon
Bill Wheatley
Jim Gordon
Tommy White
Brunswick Drivers Sween Top Races At Speedway Track
Bud Fauble and Bill Nally won the Amateur and Sportsmen features at Airport Speedway in Brunswick Maryland drawing about 1500 fans. Heat races highlighted by Fauble Bowers Nally and Bailey with Tracey Bird a new racer from Harrisonburg. Racing paused due to upcoming Sulpher Spring motorcycle events with a resumed schedule on May 22.
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Brunswick
Airport Speedway
Bud Fauble
Bill Nally
Fauble
Shorty
Hagerstown
Nally
Bowers
Doug Bailey
Jimmie Findley
Baltimore
Leroy Neff
Toms Brook
Aleshire
Jimmy Aleshire
Luray
Dick Hansberger
Tracey Bird
Harrisonburg
Shorty Bowers
Bailey
Findley
Alan Lucas
Stanley
Hansberger
Sulpher Spring Track
Kermit Batt
Polly's Cab Wins Second Half Title in Evening Star Ladies League
Polly's Cab bowls to second half championship led by Elizabeth Wolfe 120 Sybil Baker 110 Kitty Affleck 109. F&M Bank's Mary Gail Fraula 125 topped scoring as Winchester Nash upset GAA No 1. Shenandoah Valley BN closed season with 1463 pins led by Martha Rees 110 Jenny Fox 110. Bell Clothes Stores won two of three vs GAA No 2.
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Polly’s Cab
Helen Elsen
Elizabeth Wolfe
Kitty Affleck
Sybil Baker
Edith Strode
Evening Star Ladies League
Polly’s
Polly Girls
Bankers
Grace Bosserman
Mary Gail Fraula
Dot Rice
Mabel Grim
F&m
Leggett
Martha Rees
Jenny Fox
the Bank Girls
Dorothy Cather
Mickey Bucher
Pac
Bell Clothes Stores
Kate Slonaker
Louise Armstrong
Bell
Jean Smith
Peggy Wolfe
Mrs. Slonakers
Marie Fauver
Evening Star Ladies
F&m National Bank
Winchester Nash
Leggett's
Shen
Valley National Bank
Ind
Doris Ruffner
Elizabeth
Wolfe 120 Ind set and farm team scores
Wolfe 120 individual set results list Mary Gail Fraula 336 Doris Ruffner 317 Jenny Fox 315. Team game Farmers Merchants National Bank 539 Polly's Cab 525 Bell Clothes Stores 494. Team set Shenandoah Valley National Bank 1463 Bell Clothes Stores 1449 Polly's Cab 1447.
Cockell Manager Seeks English Judge for Big Bout
Cockell's manager John Simpson says he will ask the California Athletic Commission to name an English judge for the May 16 Rocky Marciano versus Don Cockell title fight in San Francisco. He cites fairness and notes trusting American officials alongside an English judge.
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San Rafael
Calif
Don Cockell
San Francisco
John Simpson
Simpson
Cockell
California Athletic Commission
Shirley Warner Sets Afternoon Bowling Record in 1954 55 Season
Shirley Warner posted 109 123 and 92 for a 324 set in King David’s 1954 55 Girls Afternoon League. King David swept Grimes Golden 3 0 as Warner led with a season high and the squad clinched the second half title automatic champions.
Winesaps 23 3 Ind game highlights
Shirley Warner scored 123 and 109 in the Indiana game. Sarah Slonaker added 102. In set play Shirley Warner totaled 324 with Louise Leight 283 and Peggy Ritter 283. Team results show King David 394 355 353 and King David 1102 Delicious 945 Grimes Golden 938.
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Winesaps
Shirley Warner
Sarah Slonaker
Louise Leight
Peggy Ritter
King David
Delicious
Grimes Golden
Camden Umpire Andy Mitchell Father of Eleven Officiates
Andy Mitchell, an umpire from Camden, New Jersey, is noted for handling boisterous situations. He presides over baseball games and also works officiating high school and college basketball contests. He is a father of seven boys and four girls.
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Camden
Pire
Andy Mitchell
International League
Mitchell
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