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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1949
Page
5
New York Yankees seek pitchers first baseman and powerful outfielder as stars Henrich DiMaggio and Mize face health questions. Dodgers plan to add minor leaguers while trimming at least six players from their 39 player reserve list to meet the 40 limit.
The Hershey Pints led by captain Mary Gail Fraula defeated Winchester 1649 to 1392 in Middlebury to start the 1949-50 bowling season. Mabel Grim and Corinne Karskaden each posted scores with five spares, while Fraula and Burke contributed key games as the locals carried the early advantage. The report also notes baseball draft activity and major league trades, including Rickey’s Dodgers reshuffling and Connie Mack’s Athletics acquisitions, followed by an oyster harvest value estimate.
Virginia brings a stingy defense to face Washington and Lee after a 74 yard allowed game against Virginia Tech. George Barclay’s Generals battle injuries while preparing for a Tobacco Bowl clash in Richmond.
Historian notes Blaik and Crisler shaped the 4 4 defense with four linemen and four backers. Army, after intermission adjustments, beat Harvard 20 0 as Cadets learned blocking and routing against varied fronts. Also mentions World Series radio classroom study and Villanova and Bill Lewis interest in an Eastern team.
Melvin Shick, a Northern Virginia Power Co. salesman from Front Royal, won the Potomac Edison System trout contest with a 23 inch brook trout weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces. He caught the fish on July 16 in Page County.
In the White River area scientists identify the largest dinosaur found there as brontotherium. It resembled a rhinoceros in appearance and reached sizes comparable to a full grown elephant.
Notre Dame leads the nation in the latest poll with 67 first place votes and 1489 points after beating Purdue 35-12. Army jumps from seventh to second after a 21-7 win over Michigan, while Michigan falls from first to seventh. Ohio State holds 11th, Kansas State 12th, and California swaps places with SMU for positions outside the top tier.
Jommy Gibbons of Richmond, Virginia, died from injuries after a crash through a fence during the 100 lap national dirt track race at Hatfield speedway in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. Ralph Pratt of Kansas City won the race in 42 minutes 34.81 seconds.
AFL delegates at St Paul vote against formal alliance with CIO or other labor groups and back a separate political action plan. The decision contrasts with ongoing local cooperation and signals a new push toward an independent 1950 political effort while plans to oppose the World Federation of Trade Unions are laid.
Covington high school won the District 5 girls softball play day on the local campus with Hancrey second. Harrisonburg Staunton and Front Royal joined the event but were eliminated in the morning round robin. In the afternoon finals Covington defeated Handley 4 to 3. A volleyball playday is set for Staunton December 3 and basketball for Harrisonburg February 25.
The Front Royal Rockets were defeated 26-0 by a strong semi pro squad at Waynesboro Sunday. The visitors found the air game productive after a scoreless first half. The Rockets host the Martinsburg Spitfires at 8 30 p m Saturday.
At the AFL convention Woodruff Randolph of the International Typographical Union urged stronger AFL support for ITU’s Taft Hartley Act dispute. The floor approved his resolution without comment. A minimum wage proposal backed by the initiative program proposed $1 per hour instead of 75 cents. Nevada reportedly has fewer than two people per square mile.
Police court cases heard by Judge John Rice include James Earl Nesselrodt of Hayfield charged with speeding and fined 14.25 dollars. Glyde Miller Jr of Berryville cited for speeding and fined 14.25 dollars. Herbert B Manuel of Strasburg appears in the docket.
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