Wrestling Show Promises Action With Tag Team Matches
Promoter Sid Veasey headlines a October 29 wrestling card at the Winchester Armory under Conrad Hoover Post 21 of the American Legion. The event features four top teams, the Steinborns against Jack Dillon and Ted Marshall, a midget match with Tiny Roe and Pee Wee James versus Dutch Schultz and Pedro Gonzalez, and a girls bout as Gloria Berratino meets the masked Lady from Mars. Also set is Ray Thunder versus the Golden Terror, a rematch anticipated after their Baltimore clash.
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Sid Veasey
The
American Legion
Conrad Hoover
Steinborns
Tiny Roe
Pee Wee James
Dutch Schults
Pedro Gonzalez
Milo
Jack Dillon
Ted Marshall
Milo Steinborn
Ick
Gloria Berratino
Mildred Burke
Lady
Mars
Ray Thunder
Golden Terror
Thunder
Lou Thesz
the Terror
Terror
Baltimore
Terorr
Spiders Ready to Turn Tables on W and L in Key Rivalry
Richmond hopes to avenge past losses to Washington and Lee as Ed Mertick’s 1952 squad seeks momentum. Washington and Lee drills defensive pass strategy while Virginia’s Art Guepe warns of tough Cavaliers tests ahead. Hampden Sydney smashes Emory and Henry. Dean Tester sustains shoulder injury, out two weeks, with Shiflett and Pinchbeck nursing minor hurts at Randolph-Macon.
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Richmond
University of Richmond
Washington
Lee
Lexingtonians
Gil Bocell
Ed Mertck
Carl Wise
Washington and
Spiders
Wise
University of Virginia
Art Guepe
Guepe
George Washington
Cavaliers
Duke
Generals
Colonials
Virginia
Hampden - Sydney
Emory and Henry
Dean Tester
Larry Shiflett
Bernie Pinchbeck
Randolph-Macon
Judges Face District Five Leader Race Showdown
The District football race narrows to a three team chase with Handley facing Harrisonburg, while Front Royal meets Culpeper in a non league test. Harrisonburg, Front Royal and Winchester own 4 0 league marks, Buena Vista sits at two 0, and Lexington slips toward last year's title after a 10 0 loss to Sandley.
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Buena Vista
Handley
Harrisonburg
Warren County
Front Royal
Culpeper
Winchester
Staunton
Wilson
Lexington
Theeague
Sandley
Waynesboro
Clifton Forge
James Wood
Manassas
One County
Shepherdstown
Winchester Keglers Fall in Blue Ridge League Battle
Winchester Keglers and S F Distributing Co both posted strong individual scores but dropped ground in a three game Blue Ridge League match. Bill Boden led with a 408 series, while Clark Copenhaver and Jimmy Wolfensberger starred for Hagerstown with notable totals in the games.
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Winchester Keglers
Winchester
S&f Distributing Co
Bill Boden
Hagerstown
Clark Copenhaver
Boden
Jimmy Wolfensberger
Artie Kiracofe
Groza and Beard May Resume Basketball Careers
Jersey City club hints Groza and Beard may return this winter joining Sherman White if league approval is granted. The two former Indianapolis Olympians and 1948 Olympic champions were banned after the 1951 college fixing scandal and must await league action in New York.
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Jersey City
N. J
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Centence
Groza
Beard
Sherman White
John O'Brien
League
New York
Indianapolis Olympians
National Basketball Association
NBA
University of Kentucky
Ccpeuiona
Olympians
Wallace Jones
Joe Holland
Cliff Barker
Referee Fatally Stricken During Boxing Match
New Orleans officiating veteran Ashton Donze collapsed and died during a feature bout between Ross Virgo and Jack O Brien. Donze was 50 and the incident followed another boxing fatality in the same city two days earlier.
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New Orleans
Ashton Donze
Ross Virgo
Rochester
N. C
Jack O'Brea
Hartford
Donze
Virgo-O Brien
Hodges Mystery Man of the 1952 World Series
Gil Hodges, the Brooklyn first baseman, struggled in the series with no hits in 17 at bats and three strikeouts as the Yankees tied the series 3-2. Hodges accepted a pinch hit attempt and supported manager Dressen while admitting he had not been meeting the ball.
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Hodges
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Chuck Dressen
Rocky Nelson
Dressen
Wisconsin Tops AP Football Poll After Upset of Illinois
Wisconsin rises to number one in the AP football poll after a 20 6 upset of Illinois, grabbing 27 first place votes and 1128 points. Michigan State drops to second, California third, Maryland fourth, with Texas ruined after a 14 3 loss.
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New York
Badgers
University of Wisconsin
Associated Press
University of Ilinois
Stanford
Illini
Mliini
Wisconsin
Michigan State
California
Maryland
Georgia Tech
Knox
Texas
Longhorns
Notre Dame
Duke
Southern California
Kansas
Princeton
UCLA
Oklahoma
Minois
Villanova
Virginia
Purdue
Navy
Alabama
Georgia
Penn State
Timeline of Early American News After Publick Occurrences
After the suppression of Publick Occurrences on September 25 1690 fourteen years passed before another newspaper was started in colonial America. The question notes Benjamin Harris pioneered the experiment and that a new paper did not emerge until over a decade later.
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United States
Benjamin Harris
Brooklyn and New York NL and AL clash at Ebbetts Field
Final game notes Brooklyn and New York split the series at Ebbetts Field with Raschi earning a win over Loes. Berra Mantle and Campanella homered for New York. Snider homered for Brooklyn. Attendance 30 037 receipts 154 733 62 plus shares 191 523 58.
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Brooklyn
New York
Ebbets Piera
Raschci Reynolds
Berra Loes
Roe
Campanella
Raschi LP
Loes
Berra, Mantle
Snider
Ebbetts Field
Gil McDougald Series Grand Slam and Safe Winter
Gil McDougald, star of the New York Yankees, delivered a pivotal 1951 Series grand slam. The piece compares his value to a smart investment and promotes Prestone anti freeze as lasting winter protection, highlighting reliability and temperature safety.
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N. Y. Yankees
San Francisco
Gil McDougald
Gil
Prestone
Maryland Saturday Opener for Jackets at Western
The article notes a Mason-Dixon Conference opener on Saturday featuring the Johns Hopkins Jackets visiting Western Maryland for a pivotal basketball clash highlighting conference balance and early-season impact.
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Maryland
Jackets
Mason-Dixon
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