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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1946
Page
3
The New Year's Day football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena is jointly sponsored by the Pacific Coast Conference and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.
A sales directory item announces a registered Angus cattle sale set for noon on Saturday September 28. The sale location is 142 miles south of Middletown on U S 11, hosted by Edwin B. Orndorff.
Winchester Park edged White Post 3-2 in ten innings to sweep the series. Miller delivered the deciding hit in the 10th after Keller reached on a walk and Hoopes sac bunt set the stage. Scrivener pitched well for Park, allowing ten hits and seven strikeouts in a tight, defensive game with both sides turning double plays.
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The Star welcomes veterans who served honorably and have received their discharges returning to civilian life. Each day this list will be supplemented with names of those men from Frederick Clarke and Winch counties who have been discharged.
Bob Feller, Cleveland ace, laments teammate support after a 3-0 loss to Detroit. He held that preventing his 343 strikeout target requires opposition and teammates to swing less and deliver more runs. He notes 327 K with 16 to go, and 144 pitches in nine innings as the Tigers and Senators tactics limited him. The day’s box scores list NL and AL results, with Detroit-Cleveland and other games and tomorrow’s schedule.
Newberry Inc C Newberry travels to South Carolina to meet the Gamecocks on Saturday afternoon while Bainbridge Navy eyes Maryland T form at College Park. Leading Southern Conference scores list players and teams with PATs and point totals, including Moorer Clemson 0 J Cloud W and M 0 Hutchinson 2 0 Mapes Davidson 1 3 9 Blanks Davidson 1 2 8 Mackiewicz William and Mary 1 1 7.
Berkeley Springs starts the season with an alumni 6–0 victory as Lexington rebuilds its program under Coach Pete Brewbaker with James Mays and Charlie Conner as co captains. Martinsburg returns six lettermen but remains lighter, Coburn seeks a punter, and Week 1 games spotlight the Valley Athletic League and college schedules across the region.
In New York on September 23 Hugh Fullerton Jr reports on the sports power moves as the All America Football Conference hires Jimmy Crowley as commissioner and Joe Petritz as chief troublemaker. Walt Kennedy handles publicity for the new Pro Basketball Association of America while George Mikan joins the Chicago club to boost its lineup. Ward Piggy Lambert leaves Purdue to run the National League and Ole Olsen of Ohio State becomes coach and VP of the Chicago Association Club.
Publicitor Kennedy announces Pat Kennedy will serve as referee in chief for the new basketball league. The note adds a jab about boos, with Walt hoping for fewer boos than other Kennedy. Monday Matinee remarks mention Minnesota claims to...
A wartime recruitment notice urges youth to enlist by October 5 1946 to gain GI Bill benefits. The Army trains in over 200 skills, pays tuition and lab fees up to 500 per school year plus a 65 monthly living allowance, with extra if dependents. It promotes education as a path to a successful career through Army service.
Becomes a season preview with notes on players like Dean Widseth and John Law, plus summaries of early college football results. Highlights from the Southern Conference focus on Virginia Military Institute, Clemson, Davidson, William and Mary, and upcoming Duke North Carolina State clashes.
Tech-North Carolina battles Saturday afternoon with VMI at Richmond Saturday night. William and Mary visits Miami to challenge the Orange Bowl champions. Clemson tests Georgia, Wake Forest plays Boston College, Wofford at Furman, Presbyterian at Citadel. Furman starts after a 26-7 loss to Alabama in Birmingham. Cincinnati’s Ray Nolting hailed an upset minding the Bearcats’ win over Indiana.
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