Handley Opens 1949 Season At Home Versus Falls Church Hi
Handley Judges kick off the 1949 season tonight at Fairfax high school field against Falls Church. Coach Maddox warns two quarterback contenders for the start while backfield favorites Sempeles and Lawrence pace the attack. The 29-man squad aims to defend District 5 crown after last year’s title run.
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Handley
Falls Church Hi Squad
Hand Ely
Fell Church
Fairfax High School
Winchester
Falls Church
Chief Menace
Lexington High
Harrisonburg
Teddy Keller
Richard McIntyre
Manuel Sempeles
Hunter Maddox
George Clowser
Marshall
Mack” Carper
Maddex
Maddox
Fairfax High
Otis
Paul Barr
Hunter Maddex
Handley High School
Barr
Baseball standings and schedule update
National League leading St Louis and Brooklyn in race standings. Brooklyn meets Pittsburgh tonight while Boston visits St Louis. tomorrow schedules include Philadelphia at Cincinnati and New York at Chicago. In the American League New York leads, with Boston Cleveland Detroit and Philadelphia in pursuit as yesterday’s results feature Cleveland 10 New York 6. Batting note credits Joe Gordon of the Indians with key doubles and a run, while Al Benton held the Yankees in relief.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Va Woolen Girls seize top spot with six straight wins
In the Ladies Commercial League Va Woolen Co. jumped to first place with six consecutive victories led by Clara Lowe's 116 game and 319 set. Jewel Box delivered 494 in three wins over South End Fire Co. Newberry's swept two of three from Ted's News Stand as Elsie Milburn topped with 122. Standings show Va Woolen Co. 6 0 and Jewel Box 4 2 among others.
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Va. Woolen Girls
O'Sulivan
Clara Lowe
Jewel Box
South End Fire Co
Virginia Vance
Selene Swiggett
Virginia Leach
South End
Mary Runyon
Maxine Patton
Sue Breeden
Bailey's
Market
Sarah Zane Co
Jo McIntyre
Firefighters
Helen Whitacre
Bodie Racey
Vanity Fair
Mary Burch
Hazel Johnson
Newberry
Ted
Elsie Milburn
Patsy Clevenger
Betty Miller
Miss Milburn
Va. Woolen Co
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Newberry’s
Bailey’s Market
Ted’s
Va. Fruit Co
O'Sullivan
Ind
Bailey’s
Yard Fete Night by Berryville Softball Club
The Berryville softball club hosts a yard party at 6 p.m. with ham, chicken salad, ice cream and cake. Proceeds fund better field lighting as they plan a double-header against a Rosenberger team.
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Berryville
Rosenberger
Softball Champs Hose Co No 3 Clinch 7 Game Title
Hose Co No 3 won the Martinsburg city softball championship in seven games defeating Moose 6 to 4 in the final tilt. It marks the second straight title for the firemen.
Yankees Errors Hand Lead To Cleveland Setback
The Yankees lost to the Indians 10 6 as five New York errors paved the way for a four run eighth inning. Casey Stengel faced criticism for pulling Allie Reynolds in the eighth and for the intentional walk of Larry Doby setting up Joe Gordon’s double. Cleveland gained a 8 2 lead before New York rallied to make it 8 6, with Bob Lemon earning the win as Detroit and Boston chased in the standings.
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Joe Gordon
Indians
Yankees
al Benton
Bob Lemon
Yanks
Casey Stengel
SGS
New York Yankees
Bronx Bombers
Cleveland Indians
New Yorkers
Boston
Casey Yank Reynolds
Tribe
Cleveland
Reynolds
Dale Mitchell
Lou Boudreau
Mickey Vernon
Stengel
Doby
Gordon
Larry
Mitchell
Bob Kennedy
Thurman Tucker
Jim Hegan
Ae Gene Woodling
Tucker
Soni
Cliff Mapes
Yogi Berra
Lemon
Mel Parnell
Ellis Kinder
Red Sox
Yankee
Joe McCarthy
Detroit Tigers
Martinsburg Hosts Roosevelt in Season Opener
Martinsburg Bulldogs under Coach John Cobourn host Roosevelt High School of Washington in a 10 game opener. The game keys a local grid night with strong Roosevelt eleven visiting the hometown squad.
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Martinsburg
John Cobourn
Bulldogs
Roosevelt High
Washington
Woodstock to Play Luray for Title
Edinburg defeated Woodstock 4 to 2 to earn a spot in a seven game series against Luray for the Massanutten league championship.
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Woodstock
Luray
Edinburg
Front Royal Debuts Under Lights Against Strasburg Rams
Front Royal hosts its first football under lights at 8 p.m. with WCHS entertaining the Strasburg Rams. About a thousand spectators are expected to witness the Wildcats in their 1919 debut as the WCHS band and 16 majorettes lead a parade from the school to Municipal Park ahead of the game.
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Front Royal
WCHS
Strasburg Rams
Wildcats
Municipal Park
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Richard Boxwell
Clowser
Carper
Ronnie Wilson
Richard Hart
Charles Robertson
Hart
Donald Grove
Johnny Kaknis
Loring Burkhart
Douglas Cochran Willl
Dora
Adam
Bell Cothes Winchester
Daily Crossword
Moses
Luzon
Formosa
God of Love
A Daily Journal
Metallic Rocks
Man
Major League Baseball
South End Fire
Ted's
Sarah Zane Fire
O’sullivan
Newbery’s
Woolen Co
Bailey's Market
Weatherstrip
Miller’s
N. Main St
Barter
Easy Method Auto Driver Training School Inc
Richard Chapman
Hapman Motor. Co
Boscaw Winchester
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Loudoun ST
Riverside Tires
Riverside
Wards Riverside
Fed
River Side
Strasburg
New
Florence
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
S. Loudoun ST
Montgomery Ward
Winchester, Va
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