Handley Judges Drill Under Lights For Opener
Handley high school football teams go through light practice at Sensency Road field as they prepare for the 1949 opener Friday night at Falls Church in District 5 competition. Coach Maddox evaluates signal work and scrimmage while detailing varsity and JV rosters, player heights, weights, and lettermen mix.
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Falls Church
Handley
Sensency Rd
Hunter Maddox
Fairfax
Maddox
Handley Club
Prophets
Jvs
Paul Barr
Varsity
Lorning Burkhart
Bobby Anderson
Douglass Cochran
Richard Brumback
Gil
Secret Scrimmages Prep Gridders for Seasonal Openers
Secret pre season scrimmages among college teams spark interest with Virginia Virginia Cavaliers coach Art Coepe and Richmond coach Dick Esbeck noting benefits. Notable moments include Spider fullback Joe Purinal and Johnson City district teams preparing for opening contests while Virginia Tech Washington and Lee and Hampden Sydney conduct fundamentals and trials.
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Associated
Virginia
Art Coepe
University of Richmond
Dick Esbeck
Virginia Cavaliers
Gene Schroeder
Spider
Joe Purinal
Glassboro
N. J
Richmond
Richmond City Stadium
Randolph-Macon
Jackets
Paul Davis
William and Mary
Texas
Tech
Alexandria
Quantico Marines
Virginia Military Institute
Ray Tamalis
Claude Patton
Baseball standings and results from a recent schedule
American League leaders include New York 85 50 .630 Boston 85 55 .607 Cleveland 80 57 .584 Detroit 82 59 .582. yesterday Boston beat Detroit 7 4 and Chicago edged Washington 3 2. National League shows St Louis 88 50 .638 Brooklyn 87 52 .626. yesterday New York beat Cincinnati 1 0 and Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 6 3. Pitcher George Munger led St Louis to a 1 0 win over New York Giants with one hit.
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New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati A
Cincinnati
George
Red) Munger
Cardinals
New York Giants
Sid Gordon
Grid Officials Get Three Games This Weekend
Winchester section of Valley Officials Assn will furnish officials at three grid contests as the 1949 season opens. Carl Campbell Ray Garrabrandt and Carlton Emmart will handle the WCHS Strasburg clash at Front Royal Friday night. Saturday at Hagerstown Campbell W G Fismon and Kenneth Rentch will officiate the semi pro game between Hagerstown and Frederick. Sunday officials for Martinsburg Spitfires versus a Hagerstown team are not yet assigned.
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Winchester
Valley Officials Assn
Carl Campbell
Ray Garrabrandt
Carlton Emmart
Wchs-Strasburg
Front Royal
Hagerstown
Campbell
W. G. Fismon
Charles Town
Kenneth Rentch
Shepherdstown
Frederick
Martinsburg
Spitfires
City
Kiner Homers Four Times to Lead Pirates Bid in Race
Ralph Kiner blasted four home runs in a single game tying major league marks as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 11-6. The slugger moved within three of Babe Ruth's 60 season record with 48 homers at No. 137 and matched the four in a row record. St. Louis and Brooklyn won on strong pitching and late bursts while Boston warned the American League race with a 7-4 comeback over Detroit.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Babe Ruth
Pirate
Philadelphia Phil
Forbes Field
Kiner
Ruth
Bambino
Hack Wilson
Cy Williams
Phils
Rudy York
Detroit
Hank Borowy
Lou Gehrig
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cards
New York
Red Munger
Munger
Giants
Dave Koslo
Sid Gordon
Bobby Thomson
Bobby
Stan Musial
Lions and L and M Buses duel in opening A League bowling set
High scoring opener at Health Center alleys featured Irwin Hoke leading the Lions with a 128 as they totaled 567 in game one. L and M Buses rebounded to win game two 528 514 but dropped game three 554 552 to a late surge led by Bill Bridgeforth and Charles Shewbridge. Keller 145 paced L M Buses in the final frame thriller.
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Lions Club
L & M Buses
Irwin Hoke
Lions
Lester Keller
L & M. Buses
Bill Bridgeforth
Charles Shewbridge
Bridgeforth
Jasper
Shewbridge
Hoke
Hawthorne
Ebert
McKiiwee
Cooper
Brown
Kelter
Luttrell
Northern Virginia Power Co
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Mehrle Slifer
Jim Leary
Elliott Motor Co
American Legion
Artie
Jesse Kiracofe
Legionnaires
Carroll Mason
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Lloyd Coffelt
O'Sullivan
Gene Funkhouser
O’sullivan
Funkhouser
Golfers Schedule 36-hole Matches For the Weekend
Winchester Country Club hosts 36 hole weekend matches for men and women. Finalists Wilson Pugh and Al Thompson meet Sunday while Sue Hedrick clinches the women’s title with a 2-1 win. Contests, trophies, and season-ending dinner planned as the club wraps its schedule.
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Winchester Country Club
Wilson Pugh
al Thompson
Pugh
Lester Arnold
Thompson
Courtney Grim
Sue Hedrick
Howard Allen
Ner
Jim Largent
Ralph Larson
L. J. Sjostrom
Allen
Larson
J. W. Arthur Jr
Duncan Gibb
John Minnigerode
C. L. Riley
McCormac
Ralph Grimm
Carl Campbell
Allen Hawthorne
Horace Browne
Richard Veitel
Nelson Page
Encephalitis Outbreak Expands Across South Korea
Japanese B type encephalitis, first spotted last month at Kaesong near the North Korea border, has appeared in all eight provinces of South Korea. Today 3788 cases and counting raise alarm for public health authorities.
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Seoul
Kaesong
North
Wildcats Open Football Backwards in Loss
The Highland Ave Wildcats opened football Sunday with a 20-0 defeat to Braddock Street. Left halfback Terry Marshall scored Braddock Sts first touchdown on the opening play, followed by two more by Billy Schenk and Buzzy Cather. Schenk added an extra point pointing to George Sempeles.
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Highland Ave
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Tom Bigelow
William Blair
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