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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1940

Page

9

Friendship Wins League C Title From Health Club

Friendship Fire Co. defeated Health Club 90 pins in a five game total pinfall match to clinch League C. Top scorer was Jack Crowl with 165 game 655 set. Lando White led Health Club with 156 game 610 set. Sixth high included George Eagle 139 582 for Fire Co. banquet at Tokes Inn follows league meeting at Health Center Monday 7:30 PM.

Friendship Fire Co Health Club Fire Laddies Jack Crowl Friendship Lando White George Eagle Fire Co Snapp The Licklider Health Center Tokes Inn Cyril Mathews James Sotho RHEE Hottel Prs Etrrites oAtebe Dicey Everly Ford R

Local Handley Dominance Shaped CVAL Track Records

Handley high school dominates the Cumberland Valley Athletic League track scene with seven of 13 records in the CVAL meets. Notable marks include Melvin 1939, Dunlap in shot and discus, and Pete Himelright and Gene Dunn in the high jump. The 16th CVAL Meet Saturday at the local stadium will feature about 75 athletes from five schools.

Handely Cumberland Valley Athletic League Otts Sargent Handley Melvin Dunlap Pete Himelright Gene Dunn Cumberland Maee Ward Snyder Sargent Himelright Dunn Snyder Quentin Flickinger Raymond Campbell C. Miller Sam Bowers Henkle Martinsburg Fred Claese Allegany Waynesboro Fort Hill Hagerstown Charlottesville University of Maryland In College Park

Handley FFA Track Team Brings Home District Meet Entries

Handley FFA dominated the preliminary eliminations at Handley stadium winning first place with 35 points. Meet results list Handley finalists in events including the 100 and 220 yard dashes, 440 yard run, 880 yard, mile, shot put, discus, high jump, and relays with team standings led by Handley and Mt. Jackson.

Federation Triangle Shenandoah County Handley Stadium Handley Blacksburg Smith Rowe Fleming Woodstock O. Zirkle Mt. Jackson Richard Sperryville A. Zirkle Zirkle Bowman Clater Bywaters Hottle Toms Brook Hal—Prent Royal Kronk Latham Little Washington Johnson Bageant Greenwalt

Seasonal Averages For League A's Bowlers

Averages compiled by Statistician Jimmy Yates for bowling League A's season were submitted to The Star. Highs include Allen Hawthorne 106-31 as top bowler, Hawthorne 398 as high set, H. Rainsberger 152 as top game, American Legion 594 as top team game, and Handley Faculty 1678 as top team set. Northern Va. Power Co.

Jimmy Yates Bowling League A The Star Today Allen Hawthorne Hawthorne H. Rainsberger American Legion Handley Faculty

Stars Shine in MLB Showdowns Across League

Yesterday's results feature Larry French of the Cubs tossing a two hitter for his fifth win as the Cubs blanked the Bees. Carl Hubbell of the Giants held Pirates to eight safeties in a 5-2 victory. Gene Thompson of the Reds won with a five hit outing against the Dodgers after Cincinnati batted around in the first. Kirby Higbe of the Phillies logged 11 hits and four strikeouts guiding Philadelphia past the Cardinals 6-3.

Associated Press Larry French Cubs Bees Carl Hubbell Giants Pirates Gene Thompson Reds Dodgers Cincinnati Kirby Higber

Major League Leaders Summary for Batting and Runs

The list shows top performers by league and team. Walker of Brooklyn leads batting with .395, Gustine of Pittsburgh .380. Mize of St Louis leads runs with 21, J Moore of New York 18. Mize also leads in RBIs with 21, Lombardi of Cincinnati 20. Leiber of Chicago and Slaughter of St Louis tied with 31 hits. Padgett of St Louis leads doubles with 8, five others tied with 7. Triple-Ross of Boston 6, Ca milli of Brooklyn 6. Peaskie of St Louis has 9 home runs, Werber of Cincinnati and S Martin of St Louis tied with 4.

Associated Press Walker Brooklyn Gustine Pittsburgh Mize St. Louis J. Moore New York Werber Cincinnati S. Martin

National Pitcher Day: Reds, Cubs, Giants, Phillies Shine

National League pitchers dominated as Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 5-2 on Gene Thompson’s five hitter, Chicago edged Boston 2-0 behind Larry French, Carl Hubbell held eight hits for a 5-2 Giants win over Pittsburgh, and Kirby Higbe led Philadelphia past St. Louis 6-3 with eleven hits.

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