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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1946
Page
3
New York November 30 Yankee Stadium drew 3 302 535 fans for all sports events this season with baseball crowds led by the Yankees. The largest totals came from baseball games as Babe Ruth era memories linger in the ballpark.
A committee of top professional golfers will meet tonight in Orlando with PGA executives to discuss important phases of the tournament situation. They named a permanent group led by Ben Hogan to chair talks on the matter.
Army flyer Johnny Palmer from Badin North Carolina holds a two stroke lead at the start of the third round of the Orlando Open. The Sugar Bowl teams will be announced at 5 PM today with speculation about bowl bids for North Carolina and North Carolina State pending their results in Southern Conference play.
Portsmouth travels to Norfolk to decide who claims third in the Dixie Sessional standings. Both sides sit at four wins and five losses after a weekend where Norfolk Shamrocks were defeated by Charlotte Clippers and Portsmouth beat Newport News Builders. Charlotte holds the title margin over second-place Richmond, so the outcome does not affect the championship.
Miami Florida beat Detroit 21 to 7. San Jose State defeated Portland 26 to 19. Los Angeles Loyola downed Whittier 13 to 0 in a light schedule.
Bowling results show Valley Service 3 0 over Coca Cola and Glaize Bros 3 0 over Lee Baking, with Va Woolen No 2 3 and South End 1 2. Webber G B led in high game 158 and high set 419 plus Boden C W 150 and Newcome V S 139 357. Glaize Bros top team game 571 and set 1671 while Valley Service 1602 trails. The report notes South Enders losing first place and announces December 7 odd pins tournament at Health Center with $2 entry and $25 prize.
Raymond Webber tallies a season best 419 in a B League match as Glaize and Bro. sweep three games from Lee Baking Co. Webber beats Pete Anderson s 407 and nears city high 421 with fifteen spares and three strikes. Six straight spares mark a dominant second game. Other B League results include Valley Service sweeping Coca Cola, Post Office over Clearbrook Va Woolen 2 over Snapp s Foundry and Va Woolen 1 over South End Fire Co. Bell Cloths vs Studebaker postponed. Solenberger s wins two Commercial League games over Newberry s. South End Fire Co drops to Cammer Tire Co in three tilts.
An Army aircraft crashed near the abandoned Petersburg municipal airport in Dinwiddie county today. One Army lieutenant was killed and another person was injured and taken to a Petersburg hospital after the crash.
Staunton Va November 30 Staunton Military Academy captured its fifth state military school football title in six years defeating Fork Union 25 0. Bobby Spears of Ypsilanti Mich son of a noted coach scored three touchdowns and kicked an extra point. In the Thanksgiving Day game Fishburne Military School beat Augusta Military Academy 6 0 at Fort Defiance.
Richmond city councilmen announced an intention to propose a tax on amusements. The move aims to broaden revenue sources for city services and fund local initiatives, with details yet to be set by council committees.
A Common Council meeting Monday night will discuss a 10 percent tax on all city amusements. The plan estimates a $750000 annual revenue to fund 40 more garbage collectors, hire police, and prevent rises in the estate levy of $2.20 per property valuation. Councilman Raymond C. Moore leads the push for the levy.
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