Roundup notes on college sports and players in transition
Sports roundup outlines coaching moves and player shifts including Howie Odell at Yale, Bern ie Bierman Jr and Emery Larson Jr entering next freshman class, plus city mayor Al Jenkins into charity racing at Bonneville. Mentions Dodgers pitching struggles, Army air crew actions, and Navy station assignments amid postwar activity.
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Howie Odell
Yale
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Emery Larson
Lawrenceville
al Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Bonneville Salt Flats
Ring Found in Potato Field While Harvesting
Camp Shelby, Miss. Private George A. Gransburg of Auburn Maine found a ring embedded in a potato on his father’s farm amid harvest. He recalled losing the ring three years earlier while digging the crop, prompting disbelief from Sergeant Armand Mivil le of Lewiston Maine.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
George A. Gransburg
Auburn
Maine
Armand Miville
Lewiston
Gransburg
Judges Win 18th Annual Zone Track Meet at Stadium
Handley and Allegany led the field at the 18th annual zone track meet with Handley star Robert Taylor sweeping three events to claim high point honors. Taylor won shot put discus and javelin while Earl Charnock added two sprint victories for Handley as the meet produced no league records and Hagerstown did not compete.
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Stadium
Handley
Allegany
Igua
Martinsburg
W. V2
Bon Fort Hill
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Robert “Snuffy” Taylor
Husky
Earl Charnock
Stephens City Opens Season With Win Over White Sox
Stephens City defeats White Sox in the opener 8 to 3. Rivers and Sager lead with hits and fielding plays as the team earns early momentum.
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Stephens City
White Sox
State Colleges Produced Only Six All-Around Stars This Year
Virginia’s six colleges produced only six all around athletes this season. William and Mary had Jackie Freeman and Jimy Hickey as three-sport monograms. Emil Sotnyk led VMI as a three-sport man. Virginia Tech’s Buddy Henderson and Washington and Lee’s Lillard Ailer were other three-letter performers. Virginia had no three-letter men this session. Pitt Jr. from Richmond and Sotnyk from Ford City top the list for multi sport success.
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Barton Pattie
Richmond
Virginia
William
Big Lillard Ailer
Washington ‘and Lee
Virginian
Mac Pitt, Jr
University of Virginia
Sessior Walt
Fredericksburg
Pitt
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Sotnyk
Ford City
Soph
V.M.I
Nelson Catlett
Hampton
V. M.I
Cin
Caau
Stars Shine in Double Victory Across League Matchups
Johnny Rigney Ted Lyons and Don Kolloway powered the White Sox to a double win over the Senators with three hits and three RBIs while Kolloway drove in three runs with three doubles. Vince Dimaggio and Bobby Bragan homered in the Pirates Phillies twin bill with Bragan delivering the decisive run in the 11th. Kirby Higbe and Billy Herman starred for the Dodgers as Higbe limited the Cubs to four hits and Herman drove in the winner with two doubles in the second game. Bucky Walters pitched seven hits and hit a two run homer to lift the Reds past the Braves.
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Associated Press
Johnny Rignel
Ted Lyons
Don Kolloway
White Sox
Righey
Lyons
Senators
Kolloway
Vince Dimaggio
Pirates
Bobby Bragan
Phils
Farmer
Kirby Higbe
Billy Herman
Dodgers
Higbe
Herman
Cubs
Bucky Walters
Reds
Braves
Afternoon News Late Update Timed Across Time Zones
Evening desk notes that The STAR prints late to align with global time cues. It lists press times: 9 PM London, 10 PM Berlin Rome, 11 PM Balkans, signaling synchronization with international markets and events.
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STAR
London
Berlin
Rome
Balkans
Boy Converts Wagon Into Eight-Hour Motorized Transport
In Wilmington Delaware on May 18 4 a 10 year old named James Donald Rosemary built a motorized wagon. He mounted an automobile starter a battery and two lawn mower wheels on the wagon using wire. The device runs up to eight hours without recharging.
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Wilmington
Del
James Donald Rosemary
Jimmy
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