Bill Miller Captures Feature in Winchester Motorcycle Races
A crowd of 1800 watched Bill Miller of Mountville Pennsylvania win the 8 mile feature in record time 7 minutes 8.4 seconds at Winchester Speedway. Bee Bee Smith of Washington D C finished second as Don Cottellis of Galloway West Virginia was hurt in an Amateur heat and two riders were injured before the final was cancelled.
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Bill Miller
Mountville
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Miller
Bee Bee Smith
Washington, D. C
Don Cottellis
Galloway
W. Va
Cottellis
Bill Davis
Washington
Charlie Miller
Hagerstown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Bertholdt
Baltimore
Hostetter
Chambersburg
Markey
York
Givens
Norfolk
Royster
Burren
Women Save Norton Braves and Keep Pro Team In Town
In Norton Virginia the local Indies of the Mount State Leagueuevo saved the Norton Braves by taking over ownership and operation after owners planned to move the Class D club to Newport Tennessee. Women rallied to keep the team, pledging stock sales and game operations to end years of losses.
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Virginia
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Braves
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Alleghany Mountains
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Tenn
Ed Gardner
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Gardner
GAA No 1 Captures Second Half Star League Title
GAA No 1 defeats Capper's Jewelry Store to claim the Evening Star Ladies' League second half crown led by Ruby Boyd and Martha Rees. Capper's Jewelry Must face GAA No 1 in 7:30 p.m. rematch for 1951-52 Starloop championship. other matches include Farmers & Merchants National Bank taking three from Jr. Women of Berryville.
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GAA No
Ruby Boyd
Martha Rees
Lucille Sencindiver
Hilma Lillis
Frances Crisman
Evening Star
GAA
Starloop
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Mabel Grim
Dorothy Rice
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
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Jaspers’ Meat Market
GAA No 2
Hilda Renner
Jaspers’ Market
Nora Garver
Mrs. Garber
Loma Cunningham
Kate Slonaker
Bell Clothes Stores
Va. Woolen Co
Evening Star Ladies’ League
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Bell Clothes Store
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Bell Clothes
Cappers Jewery Store
Jaspers
Two Northern Virginia League Teams Unbeaten
The Northern Virginia Baseball League completed three games despite rain threats. Draper Corp beat the White Sox 5-1 after an initial 1-1 tie through seven innings at Rouss Park. North Mountain defeated Stephenson 13-3. Front Royal and Clarke County tied 4-4 after twelve innings at Clarke diamond.
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Northern Virginia Baseball League
White Sox
Draper Corp
Rouss Park
Stephenson
North Mountain
Front Royal
Clarke County
Clarke
Draper
Shantz And Staley Set Torrid Pace For Other Major Hurlers
Shantz and Staley, top pitchers from the A's and Cardinals, led the majors with six and seven wins respectively. Shantz tossed a 2-0 shutout of Cleveland as Feller took the loss, while Staley beat Philadelphia 4-3 to reach seven victories. The overload of results includes strong showings by Raschi, Roe, and Sisler with key hits shaping multiple games across the leagues. The Indians split a doubleheader while Brooklyn seized first in the National League with a 7-2 win over Chicago.
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Bobby Shantz
Gerry Staley
Shantz
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Staley
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Athletics
Cardinals
Cleveland
Indians
Mike Garcia
A's
Bob Feller
Eddie Joost
Gus Zernial
Philadelphia
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Ray Coleman
White Sox
Lou Sleater
Senators
Saul Rogovin
Boston
Red Sox
Detroit
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Vic
National League baseball scores and postponements
AP reports a slate of NL games with Brooklyn defeating Chicago 7 to 2, St Louis 4 Philadelphia 3, and Cincinnati at Boston postponed by rain. Also listed are St Louis 4-1 New York 3-8 Philadelphia 2-0 Cleveland 0-6 Boston 7 Detroit 4 Washington 2-4 Chicago 1-6.
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Chicago
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
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Cochran Wins Javelin at Southern Conference Meet
Donald Cochran of Virginia Tech won the javelin at the Southern Conference championships in Chapel Hill with a throw of 177 feet 11 inches, a solid margin over second place. A Handley graduate and VPI student, Cochran also holds the school and district record set in 1943.
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Clayton Cochran
Jefferson St
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Cochran
Handley
VPI
Stephenson Nineewa over North Mountain in 13-2 win
Stephenson dominates North Mountain 13 to 2 at home in a Northern Virginia League game. Patton allowed few runs as Stephenson hitters Alfred Armel and Pete Willis led with multiple hits while North Mountain pitchers struggled with eight strikeouts.
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North Mountain Nine
Jack Patton
Alfred Armel
Pete Willis
Pugh
L. Hodge
North Mountain
Patton
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R Willis
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Burbank Man Wins $8000 Bowling Prize
Fred Riccilli of Burbank California earned the $8000 top prize after a 1707 series on April 13 in the Peterson Individual Bowling Classic. The event ended with a record 2592 bowlers and Tom Hennessey of St Louis claiming $4000 for second with a 1699.
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Fred Riccilli
Burbank
Calif
Peterason
Tom Hennessey
St. Louis
Draper Corp Nine Rally To Beat White Sox 5th
In a Northern Virginia League game at Rouss Park Draper Corp rallied for three in the eighth inning to edge the White Sox 5 to 1. J S Purtlebauch started strong for the Sox, surrendering one run in seven innings before the Draper rally and a final run in the ninth. Dodson was the only Draper batter with two hits.
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Draper
J. S. Purtlebauch
Richard
Dodson
Darkness Ends 4-4 Ball Game At Berryville
Front Royal and Clarke County battled to a 4-4 tie in the Northern Virginia League at Clarke County diamond. The game was halted after 12 innings due to darkness. Clarke pitcher Howard Houdshell fanned 12 over seven innings, while Front Royal’s Pickerell struck out six. Both teams doubled, with Wisecarver and Hurst delivering the lone extra-base hits.
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Clarke County
Pickerell
Hoad- Shell
Bucky Wisecarver
Clarke
Hurst
Red Sox topple Tigers as Stephens homers in win
Vern Stephens hit a three run homer and scored twice to lift the Boston Red Sox over Detroit 7 to 4. Bobby Shants pitched the first game as the Athletics shut out Cleveland 2 to 0 with a six win noted in the doubleheader.
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Detroit
Stephens
Billy Goodman
Loui Boudreau
Jim Piersal
Ted Lepcio
Vern Stephens
Red Sox
Bobby Shants
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Cleveland
Maryland I S C Track Champion
Maryland I S C captured its second consecutive Southern Conference track title finishing with 57 percent of the points. Duke followed with 46 percent, North Carolina 37 percent, and Virginia Tech and Virginia Military in fourth and fifth. Other totals included West Virginia 15, NC State 13, South Carolina 4, Washington and Lee 23, and Davidson 1.
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Duke
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military
West Virginia
North Carolina State
South Carolina
Washington and Lee
Davidson
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