James Wood Overpowered by Strasburg 18-12 in Winchester
James Wood High School lost 18-12 to Strasburg High School in Winchester Park. The Colonels showed improved play but failed to convert in critical moments, with Dicky Dick and Dorsey scoring for James Wood while Miller struck twice for Strasburg.
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Strasburg High School
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Colonels
Waynesboro Y
Rams
Alton
James Wood
Miller
Ram
Charlie Davis
Strasurg
Ploners
Beore
Bowling League Sparks First Tripleheader Strike
The 1950 51 season opened with a tripleheader strike as Kenneth Lake led individual scores 160 126 126 and a 352 347 345 set. Braddock Street Methodist topped several teams including Market Street and Baptist in close matches at Braddock St. Christian and Cork Street.
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Church League Congregational Christian
Braddock St. Methodist
Lutheran
Market St
Baptist
Catholic
Dr. Allen
Lillis Roll
Roy John
Jimmy Shiflette
Handley Judges Fall 13-7 to Waynesboro Little Giants
Waynesboro Little Giants led 13-0 at halftime on two first quarter touchdowns by Kurtz and Steele. Handley High scored in the second quarter on Sonny Higges’s 45 yard interception return and Ronnie Wilson extra point, but could not overcome the turnovers and fell to 1-2 in District 5.
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Handley High School
Waynesboro High
Little Giants
Handley
Wilson Memorial High School
Fishersville
Sonny Higges
Waynesboro
Ronnie Wilson
Kurtz
End Steele
Steele
James Wood High School
Harrisonburg
Clifton Forge
Covington
Lexington
Major Leagues National and American League Standings
National League standings show Philadelphia leading with 90 wins and Brooklyn 88, followed by New York 84 and St. Louis 76. Chicago and Pittsburgh trail, with Cincinnati and others further back. American League lists New York 87 wins and Detroit 94 losses. Boston, Cleveland, Washington, and Chicago follow with varying records.
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Brooklyn
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
ROTC students and deferments under defense policy
The text states that university students in RO T C advanced courses, senior division, receive deferment. It also notes the Secretary of Defense can designate other I O T C students for deferment if they agree to active duty later for two or more years.
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Secretary of Defense
Carolina Faces Notre Dame in 21 Point Underdog Test
College football round unfolds with Notre Dame hosting North Carolina as a 21 point favorite. Other top bets include Oklahoma vs Boston College and Army vs Colgate while several interconference games highlight the day. Iowa tops USC 20 14 and Temple shocks Syracuse 7 6 in late results.
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North Carolina
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South Bend
Frank Leahy
Bob Williams
Oklahoma
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Army
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Ee Kyle
Rote
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Virginia Military
George Washington
Iowa
Buried Case Aboard Soldier Returns to Seoul
Sergeant F C Ezell of Greenville Texas plans a return to Seoul to recover a buried whiskey case his brother Jack and friends hid there with a map. Jack serves with Combat Engineers in Korea and helped stash the liquor during the Communist invasion. The article also notes beans traveled from Peru to Canada long before Europeans arrived.
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Seoul
Korea
Greenville
Tex
Ezell
Jack
Combat Engineers
Clarke County Fails to Score in Season Opener
Clarke County High School loses 18 to 0 to Berkeley Springs in the 1950 season opener. Coach Chester Rockwell praised the effort of his squad, who made two drives to the ten yard line, marking the first 11 man game since World War II.
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Aig
Chester Rockwell
Clarke County
Dodgers Rally Twice to Extend Pennant Chase
The Dodgers came from behind to beat the Boston Braves 7-5 and 1-6 in a doubleheader, keeping their pennant hopes alive. The Yankees clinched their AL title as the Indians crushed the Tigers 12-2, leaving Brooklyn to chase Philadelphia in a two game series.
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Associated Press
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Yanks
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Tigers
Dodgers
Brooks
Boston Braves
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Winchester Evening Star
Airport
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