Local Grid Actions Big Night for James Wood and Clarke County
James Wood travels to Waynesboro while Clarke County hosts Shenandoah in an afternoon game. Handley battles Warren County, Clarke County leads Handley in District 85 standings with nine Trojan scorers, and Lit tleton supersets McDaniel Plumb Moval pace a balanced Eagles unit.
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James Wood
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Clarke County
Ussle
Shenandoah
Handley
Front Royal
Ito
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Littles
McDaniel
Moval
Colonels
Stotler
Laymannd Schecter
Waynesboro
Buena Vista
Swartz
Symons
Brent
Warren County
Strasburg
Eagies
Woodstock
Harpers Ferry
Shepherdstown
Leesburg
Oing
Berryville
Stickley
Crim
Barr
Bill Royston
Ike
Eagles
Strasboro
Handley-Wanen County
Staunton
Lee High
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Harrisonbure
Virginia Leads Football Teams In Total Defense
Virginia tops major college squads in total defense allowing 141.8 yards per game. Georgia Tech follows with 142.6, Maryland 167.8, USC and Duke also in the top five as Navy leads in rushing defense at 69.3 yards per game. Brigham Young leads in forward pass defense with 34.3, Alabama close behind at 38.8.
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Virginia
New York
University of Virginia
Cavaliers
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Southern California
Duke
Fordham
Rams
Navy
Holy Cross
Brigham Young
Alabama
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Browns Lead Pro Grid Players In Yards Gained
The Cleveland Browns led the NFL in yards gained last week with 607 and sit atop the season list at 1594 total yards. The 49ers are second with 1545 yards, while the Steelers hold the best rushing defense allowing 29 yards per attempt.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland Browns
NFL
Cleveland
San Francisco 49Ers
Pittsburg Steelers
Detroit
Giants
Cardinals
Athletics Release Pitcher Dick Fowler
Oneonta New York reports the 30 year old right hander Dick Fowler has been released outright by the Philadelphia Athletics after nine seasons with the club He won 15 games for the A s in 1948 and 1949 but has recently been troubled by a sore arm as he seeks a new baseball berth.
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Dick Fowler
Philadelphia Athletics
Fowler
A's
Luke Easter Sells Sausage in Offseason Venture
Cleveland star Luke Easter of the Indians promotes pork sausage with his brother in law Ray Cash. Easter, serving as general manager, notes he spent about $6000 barnstorming last year and plans ready-made links for the season despite winter work.
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Cleveland
Luke Easter
Cleveland Indians
Luke
Ray Cash
Ray
Bivins Defeats Bascom In Split Decision Bout
In St Louis at the St Louis arena Jimmy Bivins a 32 year old veteran from Cleveland dominated Wes Bascom in a 10 round heavy welterweight encounter. The bout ended in a split decision with Bivins winning by a narrow margin as the aggressor throughout the fight.
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ST. Louis
Jimmy Bivins
Aame
Wes Bascom
St Louis Arena
Cleveland
Sports Mirror Recaps Past AP Poll Moments Across Years
A chronological glance highlights Leo Du Rocher as Manager of the Year in the AP poll a year ago. It recalls South Carolina beating Clemson 21-19 five years ago, North Carolina routing Temple ten years ago, and twenty years ago Notre Dame USC and Colgate remaining undefeated and untied.
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Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Associated Press
South Carolina
Clemson
North Carolina
Temple
Notre Dame
Southern California
Colgate
Elks Lead in B League After Three-Way Bout
Elks Lodge moved to first in the B League by taking three from Dr Pepper as Glaise & Bro dropped two of three to Columbia Baking Co. Valley Distributors, Miller & Anderson, and Bayliss & Patterson posted varied wins while Valleys and others featured high scores and notable games.
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Dr. Pepper
Glaize Az Bro
Columbia Baking Co
Elk Lodge
Lumbermen
Elks
Marshall Clevenger
Doug Bowley
Arthur Gilkey
Vick Renner
Flks Lodge
Joe Prickett
Harry Lake
Dr. Pepper Glalze & Bro
Claud Triplett
Bill Evans
Valley Fruit & Candy
Post Office
Briscoe
Bill Boden
Clearbrook Woolen
Bell Clothes Store
Bell Clothes
Bill Baker
Boden
Clearbrook
Miller & Anderson
Va. Woolen Co
Dave Fahnestock
Va Woolen Co
el Keller
Elks Lodge
Glaise & Bro
Valley Distributors
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Dr Pepper
McDermott Debuts as Singer After Baseball Farewell
Maury Mac Dermott of the Boston Red Sox makes a public debut as a professional singer at a downtown Boston venue. He performs three numbers and imitates famed crooners while revealing a two week engagement earning about 300 dollars weekly with radio and TV bookings planned. He also plays harmonica and considers using it in his act.
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Boston
Maury MacDermott
Boston Red Sox
McDermott
Newsboy Stamp Issued October 1963 in Philadelphia
The 3c stamp honoring the newspaper boys of America was first postmarked on October 4, 1963, at Philadelphia.
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Newsboy
Newspaper Boys of America
Philadelphia
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Bascom
Sports Mirror
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SEARS
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