Shenandoah Indians Edge Clarke HS 18-7
Rickey seeks new employment as Branch Rickey may join the Pittsburgh Pirates in a yet undecided role. He confirms talks with St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals officials while denying a Browns purchase and a Cardinals business tie. Rumors also link him to Depauw University presidency, but Pittsburgh remains the strongest possibility.
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St. Louis Browns
Bill Dewitt
Dewitt
Rickey
St. Louis
Browns
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Depauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Pittsburgh
Charles Receives Offers for World Title Fight
Jake Mintz, co manager of world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles, says a Cincinnati promoter offered $100 000 plus 42 percent of TV rights for a February bout against either Jersey Joe Walcott or Joey Maxim, contingent on Charles defending against Nick Barone on December 28 in Pittsburgh. Becker beat a previous San Francisco bid and is bidding higher. Charles has not yet decided on the February offer.
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Pittsburgh
Jake Mintz
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joey Maxim
Charles
Nick Barone
Bam Bécker
Charles Bette
Bill Kyne
San Francisco
Jake
Becker
Cornell and Princeton Steal College Football Spotlight
Cornell and Princeton meet at Palmer Stadium with undefeated records and Ivy League title implications as 45 000 fans expect a defense heavy duel. Army attempts to extend a 24 game unbeaten streak against Columbia while Oklahoma aims for 26 straight wins at Ames.
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Ivy League
Cornell
Big Red
Tigers
Princeton
Southern Methodist
Army
Oklahoma
Palmer Stadium
New York
Columbia
Sooners
Iowa State
Ames
Notre Dame
Irish
Michigan State
Hollywood Boat Fleet Builder Roberts Crafts Screen Vessels
Hollywood column profiles Benton Roberts who runs the largest movie ship fleet, mixing English longboats, a Chippewa canoe and 45 vessels for films. His Wilmington yard supplies boats for scenes including That Hamilton Woman and Reap the Wild Wind, with crews and unions backing his operation.
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Hollywood
Benton Roberts
Thames
Mrs. Miniver
Roberts
Wilmington Harbor
Lawrence Oliver
Vivien Leigh
Hamilton
Louisiana
Benton
Minnesota
Jeff Chandler
Catalina Island
Hebrew Names For Israel Hebrew Names For Israel
TEL AVIV up to now some fifty joint stock companies in Israel have charged their former usually English names into Hebrew. The move reflects a broader effort to adapt corporate branding to Hebrew language and local market norms.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Case Set to Test Poll Tax Clauses Case Set to Test Poll Tax Clauses
A federal tribunal will sit in Alexandria on December 11 to hear Jessie Butler v. Mary A. Thompson and others over Virginia poll tax provisions. The case challenges the 1902 poll tax clause as illegal under federal law, arguing it restricts voting and is applied arbitrarily. Counsel include John Locke Green, Frank Ball, J. Foster Hagan. defendants are represented by J. Lindsay Almond and Walter E. Rogers. Federal Judges Armistead Dobie, Sterling Hutcheson, and Albert V. Bryan hear the case.
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Richmond
Alexandria
Virginia
Jessie Butler
Mary A. Thompson
Arlington County
Commonwealth of Virginia
Congress
John Locke Green
Frank Ball
Arlington
J. Foster Hagan
J. Lindsay Almond
Walter E. Rogers
Armistead Dobie
Charlottesville
Sterling Hutcheson
Albert V. Bryan
Rex Lane to Fight Jersey Joe Walcott at Madison Square Garden
Rex Lane, a 22 year old Utah heavyweight, will make his eastern bow in a ten round bout with veteran Jersey Joe Walcott at Madison Square Garden on November 24. Walcott, 36, is a Camden, New Jersey stylist who has not shown top form recently. The winner could challenge Ezzard Charles for the heavyweight title. The bout was announced last night by the International Boxing Club.
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New York
Rex Layne
Utah
Joe Walcott
Madison Square Garden
Camden
N. J
Layne
Dave Whitlock
Walcott
Hein Ten Hoff
Germany
Walcott-Layne
Ezzard Charles
International Boxing Club
Canadian East Has Prettier Girls
16 year old Belle Calhoun Miss British Columbia returns home from a Canada wide trip and says the eastern provinces have prettier girls because they dress better and have more variety of clothes.
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Vancouver
Belle Calhoun
British Columbia
Eagles Battle Shenandoah Falls 18 7 in Final Quarter
Clarke County enters the fourth down but an interception and penalty ruin a potential 13 12 lead. Shenandoah scores twice in the third and seals the win on a missed extra point. Upcoming games: Mussellman in Inwood West Virginia November 3 Hedgesville in West Virginia November 10 and Lincoln at Purcellville November 17.
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Shenandoah
Indians
Eagles
Freddie Druary
Clarke Boys
Mussellman
Inwood
W. Va
Hedgesville
Lincoln
Purcellville
Large Crowd Seen at Winchester Auto Races Tomorrow
The Southern Midget Racing Association schedules a large field at the Ale rt Speedway in Winchester with George Fonda in the Offy class, expected stock cars 25 to 30 in Ford and Mercury groups, and proceeds benefiting the Conrad-Hoover American Legion Post. A 50 lap roadster race for the Gold Cup State Championship is set for Sunday.
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Southern Midget Race Association
Alert Speedway
Winchester
Am McCarty
George Fonda
ARDC
Fonda
Ford
Mercury
McCarty
Speedway
Shorty Bowers
Holly Kite
Bowers
Kite
Seagon
Tedrow
Bailey
Zimmerman
Son
Sawyer
Huffington
Conrad-Hoover American Legion Post
Ten Die After Egyptian Wedding Party Poisoning
Ten guests died and thirty were hospitalized after a wedding party in Fakour Egypt. Police say Verdigris from copper cooking utensils caused the poisoning at the village event.
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Fakour
Egypt
Leesburg Hosts Winchester Ladies in Sunday Bowling Return
Leesburg bowls against Winchester ladies Sunday at 7 30 p m in Health Center Bow Alley after winning by 36 pins last week. Home squad includes Corinne Carskaden Martha Kiracofe Pearl Lake Mabel Grim and Dorothy Burke. Public invited to attend.
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Leesburg
Winchester
Health Center
Bow Alley
Corinne Carskaden
Martha Kiracofe
Pearl Lake
Mabel Grim
Dorothy Burke
Girl's Afternoon Apples Compete In Singles And Team Scores
Independent station board records show Ben Davis leading in multiple events with 120 and 390 point tallies. Margie Grim and Connie Shull post strong marks in Indiana events while King David and Black Twigs post high team scores.
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Ben Davis
Grimes Golden
Northern Spy
Beauties
Black Twigs
King David
Delicious
Margie Grim
Connie Shull
Ann Snyder
Local Church Leagues Scoring Report Notation
The document lists church teams Congregational Christian United Brethren Methodist Catholic and others with point totals and individual player scores Red Baker Hawthorne Wilson Pugh and team tallies for game and set results among Baptist Congregationalist and United Brethren affiliations.
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We Congregational Christian
United Brethren
Market St. Methodist
Catholic
Baptist
Braddock St. Methodist
Cork St. Christian
Lutheran
Presbyterian
Reformed
Red Baker
Allen Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Wilson Pugh
Congregational Christian
Lakers Win Third Cage Decision
The Minneapolis Lakers beat a collegiate all-star team 61 to 54 at Chicago Stadium in front of 19 219 fans. George Mikan scored 14 while Jim Pollard led with 17 as Bob Cousy topped the college squad with 13. Charley Share injured his ankle early, limiting the rivals’ rebounding in the second half.
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Chicago
Minneapolis Lakers
George Mikan
National Basketball Association
Chicago Stadium
Mikan
Laker
All Stars
Jim Pollard
Bob Cousy
Holy Cross
Ihan
Charley Share
Bowling Green
Share
Like A Letter From Home On the Campus
The Evening Star invites readers to send a daily campus edition to students. Call 3424 to arrange delivery or subscriptions for campus news and notes.
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Evening Star
Graziano Edges Tony Janko In Tight MSG Bout
Rocky Graziano narrowly defeats Tony Janko in a 10 round welterweight clash at Madison Square Garden. The bout followed a prior draw between the two fighters on March 31 and featured body work and a disputed fifth round due to a low blow.
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New York
Grazian
Graziano
Tony Janko
Youngstown
Ohio
Madison Square Garden
Tony
Jankow
Tony Thugh
Rocky
Ruby Goldstein
Joe Agnello
Goldstein
Agnello
Artie Schwarts
Judges Meet Covington Today in Handley Bowl Showdown
The Handley Judges aim to topple undefeated Covington in a 2 pm game at the Handley Bowl. Next week they travel to Staunton, then meet Warren County at Front Royal and finish with Martinsburg in the Handley Bowl.
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Covington
Cougars
Staunton
Warren County
Front Royal
Martinsburg
Roundup of college and pro sports gossip and upcoming meetings
Sports columnist notes Irish players contrasting Notre Dame foes Purdue Indiana and laments the league power dynamics. Pro golf seeks changes at the P G A meeting in Chicago with proposals to separate players. Tennis tour begins amid crowd appeal as football coach Pep talks greet Wake Forest comments.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Purdue
Notre Dame
Indiana
Chicago
George Schnelter
Pancho
Yanks and Bears Set Collision for Conference Lead
New York Yanks face the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium with about 50 000 fans expected. The Yanks hold a five win one loss mark atop the National Conference while the Bears stand second at 4 1. In the American Conference the Giants meet the Cardinals as Eagles host Washington. Other games include Detroit at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at Cleveland and Baltimore at San Francisco.
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New York Yanks
Bears
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
New York Giants
Cardinals
Phil Eagles
Giants
Washington
Detroit
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Baltimore
San Francisco
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