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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1949

Page

9

Bowling standings shift as Braddock and Market vie for lead

Braddock Street Methodist defeats Market Street Methodist twice while Catholic narrowly fails to seize sole first place. Ed Clevenger anchors Moose 389 and 371 for high efforts. Plumly Lumber’s Bridgeforth and Clevenger post 131 and 132 in key matches. Royal Crown Cola and Boyce split. Clifton Wilson leads United Brethren over Baptist with 344 in a 4 game set.

Edger Moore Clevenger Ed Moose Plumly Lumber Bill Bridgeforth Ed Clevenger Royal Crown Cola Mickey Perry Boyce Moose Royal Crowners Bill Boden John Siler Brack Strode Clifton Wilson United Brethren Baptist Gene Knight Kenneth Smallwood Presbyterian Lutheran Catholic Reformed Bob Berry Braddock St. Methodist Market St. Methodist Braddock St Bobby Lee Carson Dettra Hugh Funkhouser Plumly Lumber Corp Carr Publishing Co Edwin Clevenger Bill Moore Carr Publishing J Corp

Rocky Graziano Spotlighted by Cerdan's Death

New York report notes Gaziano and Lamotta potential title clash with big gate prospects at Yankee Stadium. Mentions Dauthuille as former contender and Cerdan’s death aboard a Paris to New York flight that crashed in the Azores, ending the No. 1 challenger path to Lamotta.

New York Ray Luger France Laurent Dauthuille Lamotta Graziano Jake Yankee Stadium Robinson Dauthuille Monta Cerdan Tony Zale Detroit Jo Longman Paul Genser Azores Madison Square Garden

Sports Roundup Notes on 1950s Baseball and Other Games

Sports Roundup comments on seasons records and a North Carolina team, a coach dispute with Piedmont league official Dick Carrington, and a coach apologizing over assignment mixups. Also mentions Burt Shotton with the Dodgers, Branch Rickey, Fred Perry shifting to golf at Pinehurst, and Billy Conn training notes.

New York Dick Carrington Piedmont League Carrington Courri Burt Shotton Brooklyn Dodgers Branch Rickey Vero Beach Shotton Fred Perry Spro Pinehurst Fred Billy Conn

Softball League Show Set For Nov 21 22 At Handley

Gus Bornscheuer announces a two night softball league show at Handley auditorium on November 21 and 22 with a hospital benefit at Front Royal on November 25. Proceeds fund softball diamond and bleacher improvements. a talented cast has been rehearsing for a month.

Handley Auditorium Front Royal Gus Bornscheuer Bornscheuer Hove Riley Gibson Baker C. F. Schenck Howard Holland Peyton Marshall Nat Bowen Curtis Bly Sarah Zane Hall

College Football Scores and Local Notes From Boston Market

College football results list includes Detroit over Oklahoma Aggies 13 7 Lafayette over George Washington 14 7 Villanova over Boston College 28 14 Wofford over The Citadel 21 7 Lebanon Valley 26 Albright 13 Elon 41 Marietta 17 Bethany 14 Newport News App 0. A note mentions a nose surgery and Boston College basketball prospects with Timmy O Connell brother of Dermie.

Detroit Oklahoma Aggies George Washington Lafayette Villanova Boston College Wofford the Citadel Lebanon Valley Albright Elon Newport: News App Marietta Bethany Boston Garden B. C Timmy O'Connell Dermie Holy Cross Celtics

Football scores now mean nothing in modern games

Scout Walter Roach of Texas Christian notes a 40 point loss or win no longer guarantees outcome even when teams meet again. He cites Kentucky’s 47 0 defeat of Mississippi and says Mississippi would win if rematch. He emphasizes how scoring margins fail to predict repeated results.

Walter Roach Texas Christian Kentucky Mississippi

Triple yolk surprise from Cross Junction hen

Melvin McIntyre of Cross Junction reports a hen laid an egg with three yolks. He cannot identify which hen produced the egg.

Melvin McIntyre Cross Junction

Four horses shot from under Sherman at Shiloh

Four horses were shot from under General Sherman during the April 6-7, 1862 battle of Shiloh. His gallant conduct there led to his promotion from brigadier general to major general.

Sherman Shiloh

Holland Heads Softball Activity Group in City

Winchester softball activities next season will be directed by a committee formed by sponsors and managers of local teams. The committee includes Howard Peyton Marshall Piscoee Aten yton, Dr. Allen Hawthorne, A. C. Long, W. R. Legge, Hoye Riley, Otis Sargent, and C. U. Aikin.

Winchester Howard Peyton Marshall Piscoee Atenyton Marshall Allen Hawthorne A. C. Long W. R. Legge Hoye Riley Otis Sargent C. U. Aikin

Grubbs Pointer Wins Derby Stakes at Annapolis Trials

High Pirate owned by R A Grubbs of Berryville won the derby stakes at the Annapolis trials for his third win in four starts this year. He also led Loudoun Gun Dog and Rap pahannock trials. Grubbs plans to run the pointer at Centerville November 4 and Charlottesville November 14, trained by Elgin Mininger of Trevilians.

High Pirate R. A. Grubbs Berryville Annapolis Loudoun Rappahannock Mr. Grubbs Pointer Northern Virginia Centerville Virginia Charlottesville Elgin Mininger Trevilians

Nations in the sterling area and linked currencies

The sterling area comprises countries whose currencies are tied to sterling and hold most exchange reserves in sterling. Members include the United Kingdom with its colonies, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, Iraq and Iceland.

United Kingdom Ireland Australia New Zealand Union of South Africa India Pakistan Ceylon Burma Iraq Iceland

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