EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, June
13, 1957 Vol. C624
LOCAL
NEWS
BICYCLE RACE LOTS OF FUN FOR
ALL
East Farewell – The 7th
Race Around the Race was run over the weekend and again proved to be great
fun for both the racers and the fans alike. The official side of the race had a
new record of 73 riders and was run by the youngest entrant ever. Richie
Watkins, 16, won the official side of the race in 1 hour 32 minutes. Once again
this year the time was not as fast as usual bike races because of the
“unofficial” side of the race where
people who were not official entrants “entered” the race along the way for a
lap or two in all kinds of contraptions and festively decorated bikes or
wheeled contraptions that resemble bicycles.
This year the
unofficial winner was an unorthodox type vehicle. It was technically a
tri-cycle but that did not seem to matter. Owner, inventor Ralph Jenkins came
up with this machine in his garage. It can only be described as a tricycle with
a sail. Jenkins rolled his trike out onto the course at about the fourth lap
and ran about a lap and a quarter before the whole thing fell apart in the
middle of the track and had to be pushed off to the side by fans.
Every year the race gets wackier and
wackier and the inventive ingenuity of the participants seems to increase every
year. It won’t be long before there is a nuclear powered bike on the course.
Jenkins
Tricycle
SPORTS
TRAVELERS MAUL BEARS
Bedford – The Travelers got back on
track in a big way Saturday as they dismantled the Bedford Bears, 10-2. The
bats started early and continued through every inning with at least one hit in
every inning. The Travelers ended up with a team record of 17 hits. They also
set a season record with four homeruns. Every Traveler in the lineup was able
to register a hit in the game, another record. This game was a display of
offensive power by the Travelers. The homers were all extra run blasts by Cloos
(3), Dimero (2), Francis (2) and Brown (3). The defense was top notch, too. The
Travelers were able to turn tree double plays and winning pitcher, Danny Lane,
was able to strikeout eight hapless Bears.
The
Bears have been having trouble all season. They lost their best hitter, Al
Kelly, to a broken foot in the first game and then they lost their star
pitcher, Billy Thompson to a torn bicep. They have struggled to score and they
have not been able to keep opponents off the board. “So far, this has been a
rough season. We lost A.K. in the first game and then we lost Billy T. a couple
of weeks later. Along with a lot of other little problems we have been playing
catch up all season. It has been really tough but we are still getting dressed
for every game and we go out there expecting to win,” said Bears coach, Rob
Willis.
The
Travelers continue their road trip next week when they make a stop in Riverview
and cast their fate against the Anglers. The game begins at 1:45PM in the
Angler Fishbowl (Stadium).
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL–COMMIES WANT
H-BOMB DEAL–HAITI TROUBLE–HOFFA TRIAL NOT POSTPONED–DODGERS, GIANTS MOVE NOT SET
–MUSIC NEWS - AT THE MOVIES
The House passes President Eisenhower’s
civil rights bill, sending it to a new battleground in the Senate.
Russia offers to admit western
inspectors into the Soviet Union provided agreement is reached on ending
hydrogen bomb tests.
Haiti trouble - Angry mobs and looting,
burning and stoning in protest against ouster of Provisional President Daniel
Fignole turn Port-Au-Prince into a jungle.
Jimmy Hoffa, Midwest
boss of the Teamsters Union goes on trial on
bribery and conspiracy charges after failing to get a last-minute postponement.
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick tells
Congress that “no one knows” whether the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants
will move to the West Coast. He said the deals to move the Dodgers to Los
Angeles and the Giants to San Francisco are still under negotiation and he
himself couldn’t predict whether the deals would go through.
Music news - At least there’s one
teacher who lets her students talk about Elvis Presley. Mae Boren Axton - a
Jacksonville, Florida high school teacher says - “In spite of what some have
said about the adverse Presley influence on teen-agers, I have found the
opposite to be true. With the end of school in sight and with warm days urging
them to the beach, my high school kids find it a bit difficult to keep their
minds on the subjects. So when they become a bit restless, I offer them the
privilege of talking about their idol or even permit a record session of his
records, if the week is completed with adequately done work. You’d be surprised
how enthusiastic they become. The high school crafts teacher has also found
that he accomplished a lot by allowing his pupils to work under the Presley
influence.”
At the movies -
The Prince
and the Showgirl – Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier
The Miller’s
Beautiful Wife – Vittorio DeSica, Sophia Loren
This Could
Be The Night - Jean Simons, Paul Douglas, Anthony Franciosa
Dragoon
Wells Massacre - Barry Sullivan, Dennis O’Keefe, Mona Freeman, Katy Jurado
Tarzan and
the Lost Safari - Gordon Scott as the new Tarzan
The Happy
Road - Gene Kelly
The Quiet
One - John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara
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