Handley dominates Falls Church in 1949 debut, 34–0
Handley’s Handley eleven scores five touchdowns including two by Manuel Semples with Lake Burkhart and Crowser adding strings as they overpower Falls Church 34 to 0. Coach Maddox notes room to improve after a strong opening game.
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Handley
Endo
Falls Church
Fairfax High School
Winchester
Hunter Maddox
Johnny Reeves
Acrey
Tom Porter
Maddox
Semples
Loring Burkhart
Sempies
Snow Falls Church
Robert Lake
Manuel Sempies
Hancley
Ted Acrey
Lake
Fall Church
Carper
Lawrence
Braddock St. Methodist Bowler Posts 163 In Church League
El Keller of Braddock St. Methodist rolls 163 in the seventh frame to clinch a 163 game and give his team the victory over Catholic by seven pins. Paul Tomney adds a 132 for Reform, while United Brethren top Lutheran with scores in the 500s. Royal Crown leads the Major League round robin with multiple wins.
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Braddock St. Methodist
el Keller
Keller
Catholic
Paul Tomney
Market St. Methodist
Kenzil Timbrook
United Brethren
Lutheran
Baptist
Cork St. Christian
Royal Crown
Moose
Carr Publishing Co
Boyce
Allen Hawthorne
Plumly Lumber Corp
Charles Renner
Ed Clevenger
Dick Renner
Plumly
Carr
Brack Strode
Charles Minghini
Bill Boden
Jess Kiracofe
Minghini
John Miller
Strode
Church League
Catholic & Lutheran
Market St
Pirates Rally Behind Werle Sparkles To Beat Dodgers 9 2
Willie Werle twirled a seven hitter as the Pirates downed Brooklyn 9 2 to tighten the NL pennant race. Wally Westlake belted his 20th homer and Roy Campanella suffered a mild concussion after being hit by a pitch. Cardinals kept rolling with a 6th straight win as Spahn took the loss and Lanier earned the win. Yankees and Red Sox won in the AL as Boston and New York widened their leads.
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Joe Reichler
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh
Willie Werle
Pirates
Rickey
Werle
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Dodger
St. Louis
Boston
Brooks
Cardinals
Flatbush
New York
Yankees
Tront Tigers
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
San Franciscan
BUCS
Don Newcombe
Wally Westlake
Pirate
Roy Campanella
Campanella
Warren Spahn
Braves
Max Lanier
Ted Wilks
Red Schoendienst
Marty Marion
Glen Nelson
Tommy Byrne
Tigers
Bengals
Bobby Brown
Vern Stephens
Mel Parnell
Stephens
RBI
Tom Ferrick
Washington
Cleveland
Indians
Ray Scarborough
Tribe
Nats
Mike Garcia
Satchel Paige
Bob
Martinsburg Beats Washington 20 7 Thanksgiving Day clash
Martinsburg high school football opened its season with a 20 to 7 win over Roosevelt of Washington. The game marked another Thanksgiving Day meeting with Handley as part of the annual rivalry sequence.
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Martinsburg High
Handley
Roosevelt High
Washington
Baseball Curtain May Be Rung Down Here Tomorrow
The Winchester American Legion post meets Front Royal at Rouss park in the first game of the 2 3 final series for the Northern Virginia baseball era championship. Big Train Les Shickle aims to halt Front Royal as Ed Burch and Leon Pope pace the Legion with strong averages. Teddy Keller is sidelined.
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Rouss Park
Winchester American Legion Post
Front Royal
Northern Virginia
Les Shickle
Winchester
Municipal Stadium
Legion
Ed Burch
Leon Pope
Teddy
Keller
High School Baseball Playoffs Set After Semifinal Wins
Front Royal clinched a finals berth by defeating Clarke County 5 2 while Winchester prepared for a showdown with the league leaders. Middles left Middletown, Shick and El Keller made roster moves as Davy Pence started last week with a blistered hand.
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Shick
el Keller
Davy Pence
Pence
Winchester
Middletown
Front Royal
Clarke County
Legion
Sanner
Clarke
North
Edens
Alison
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G. Clark
Pat Barr
Blackburn
Clowser
Semple
Fawcett
E. Burch
D. Boyd
H! Sours
S. Bailey
A. Johnson
A. Smith
Les Shickle Davy Pence
Handley Fails Church Burkhart Smith Grove Ane Porter Rovertson
Mayer Wilson de McIntyre
Hart RG
Kaknis
Meter Ann Cochran
Rter
LaVecchia
Ves
Lawrence RH
Boxwell
Wheeler Semples Trombo
Pinking
OWLY
Tesronac
Chester’s Shopping Center
Plumly Lumber Co
Ae Carr Pub. Co
Edwin Clevenger
Ee Renner
Jess
Herman Reich
Forrest Burgess
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Ken Raffensberger
Ken Heintzelman
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Phillies
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Martinsburg
J. H. Riley Plumbing & Heating Contractor
S. Braddock
Farmers & Fruit Growers
rTwee Fy
Cammer
Handley School
Tire CO
Oldsmobile
America
Teak
Michigan
Oldemobile
Hocket
Popes Ses
General Motors
Rile
Bickers Motor CO
Loudoun St
Indianapolis
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