Elks And Bakers Tie For B Lead In League
Elks Club and Columbia Baking Co. each won three games to tie for first in the B League at 5 1. Columbia Baking Co totalled 564 in a winning team game over Valley Fruit & Candy. Individual highs included John Boyd 361 in the all six game slate and Troy Rhea 129 for the losers.
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Elks Club
Columbia Baking Co
Elks
John Senciadiver
Bev Bailey
Dr. Pepper
Valley Fruit & Candy
Brack Strode
Donald Smith
Troy Rhea
Va. Woolen Co
Glaize & Bro
Glaizemen
Doug Chaney
Norman Smith
Glaize & Bro. Aikens
Lutz
Carter
J. Billmyer
Fiddler
VA. Woolen CO. Chaney
Willey
Smith
Clevenger
Bristoe Ginn
Valley Distributors
Coca Cola
Willie Slonaker
Nooky Shendow
Sam Shendow
Bell Clothes Stores
Miller & Anderson
Bell Clothes
John Boyd
Bill Boden
Clearbrook Woolen
Bayliss & Patterson
Columbia Baking Co. S
Esa Clearbrook Woolen
Break Up Musial Tops National League Battery of Sluggers
The National League chants break up the Cardinals star Stan Musial as he leads toward a fifth batting title with a .367 average with 13 games left. Richie Ashburn trails at .345, while Jackie Robinson Campanella Wyrostek Irvin Dark Kiner Furilla Lowrey post top ten averages.
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New York
Cardinals
Stan Musial
Musial
St. Louis
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Johnny Wyrostek
Cincinnati
Monte Irvin
Alvin Dark
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Carl Furilla
Harry Lowrey
First Conestoga Wagons Referenced in 1750 Pennsylvanian Gazette
The earliest printed reference to Conestoga wagons appears in the Pennsylvania Gazette on February 26, 1750, marking their first known use in published record.
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Pennsylvania Gazette
Randolph-Macon Coach Pins 1951 Hopes On Teddy Keller
Randolph-Macon College coach Paul Severin stars a young lineup led by quarterback Teddy Keller a Winchester product and two time letterman. He plans to lean on Keller Beger Shiflett and captain Bob Pulliam while stressing depth in the line and hopes for strong debuts in Richmond against the University of Richmond and a slate of games through October November.
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Randolph-Macon
Teddy Keller
Lawrence Shiflett
Jackets
Front Royal
Shiflett
Bob Pulliam
Martinsville
Severin
Charles Lawson
Ton Cocke
Tom Stanley
Novick Caps Season With 7-4 Win Over Martinsburg
Novick softball team ends season with a 7-4 victory against Hose Co. No. 3 of Martinsburg at Senseny Park. Falk pitched excellently, allowing six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. He went 3-for-3 at the plate, while McLaughlin took the loss, surrendering 11 singles and two bases on balls with one strikeout.
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Novick
The
Hose Co. No. 3
Martinsburg
Senseny Park
Falk
McLaughlin
Graziano Favored 8-5 Over Janiro in Detroit Bout
Rocky Graziano is an 8 to 5 favorite in a 10 round middleweight bout with Tony Janiro in Detroit tonight. The Bronx fighter aims for Sugar Ray Robinson next, with the clash broadcast on National Networks at 9 p.m. EST. Their prior two meetings were a draw and a Graziano decision win.
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Detroit
Rocky Graziano
Tony Janiro
Gladiator
Bronx
Youngstown
Ohio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray
Graziano
Janiro
Richmond Editor Succumbs at 53
William T. Christian 53 longtime managing editor of the Richmond News Leader died after a heart attack at Alexandria Hospital. He had collapsed two days earlier while visiting friends in Fairfax County. His body was to be sent to Richmond for funeral arrangements not yet complete.
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Alexandria
William T. Christian
Richmond News Leader
Christian
Alexandria Hospital
Carl B. Fritsche
Fairfax County
Richmond
Winchester Health Center five to varsity valley league opener
The Winchester Health Center five return to the Valley League for a second season Friday night vs Woodstock in a three game series at Health Center Alleys starting 8 p m. Eight or ten teams expected in the Girls Afternoon League starting September 26 at 4 p m with officers named and the King David team last year finishing second in the American Junior Bowling Congress tournament. Mixed Doubles League invites names for the season led by defending champions Hilda Renner and Charles Renner with play likely around late October.
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Winchester Health Center Five
Woodstock
Health Center
Bill Bradley
Troy Rhea
Mickey Perry
Ed Clevenger
Lester Keller
Russell LaFollette
John Romick
Bill Moore
Front Royal
Jackie Jones
Martha Smith
Jean Anderson
Nancy Jones
King David
United States
Pearl Lake
Winchester
Hilda Renner
Charles Renner
Sports Mirror Highlights Historic Baseball and Golf Moments
The column recalls key past sports dates and scores: a Yankees loss to the White Sox by 4-3 keeping them atop the AL pennant race, a Dodgers 7-0 win over the Pirates narrowing St. Louis’s lead, Robinson’s KO of Shapiro at Madison Square Garden, and Tom Creavy’s PGA final win over Denny Shute in Providence.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis
Ray Robinson
Maxie Shapiro
Madison Square Garden
Tom Creavy
Denny Shute
Providence
Commemorative stamp plan for 1951 announced
The Post Office Department says no further stamps are planned for 1951 beyond the American Chemical Society issue released on September 11. No additional commemoratives are scheduled for the remainder of the year.
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Post Office Department
American Chemical Ar
Owners Gather To Choose Baseball Commissioner
Major League owners arrive in Chicago to begin secret meetings ahead of a vote to replace deposed chairman Happy Chandler. Front runners Warren Giles and Ford Frick lead the screening, with a possible dark horse if stalemate occurs.
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A B
Happy
Warren Giles
Ford Frick
Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Greylie Frick
Furman Coach Rates W and L On Par With 1950 Team
Furman coach Bill Young rates Washington and Lee as on par with the 1950 squad that played in the Gator Bowl. Barclay counters that Furman has improved and W L is still resilient, with both teams counting on young players as they prepare for conference openers.
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Furman
Associated Press
Bill Young
Furman Hurricane
Washington and Lee
Young
Greenville
S. C
George Barclay
Bill
W &Il
Barclay’s
Presbyterian
Which state has the larger automobile registration
A reader asks which state has more registered automobiles New York or California. The question invites comparison of official vehicle registration figures between New York and California.
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New York
California
Auto registrations highlight California lead in 1950
In 1950 California had the greatest number of registrations of private and commercial automobiles including taxicabs. New York ranked second.
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California
New York
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Newport News
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Gallaudet
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Hosemen
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Armel
Phillips
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Hopkins
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Gaunt
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Sports Mirror
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Joe Watts
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Steve Wadiak
Abby Brandy
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Alex Webster
Wake Forest
Billy Hair
Buck George
Clemson
Winchester News
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Wire Everywhere Flower Shop
Magellan
America
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