Perry Tops Tilden In Madison Square Garden 4 Set Match
Fred Perry, the 28 year old from England, defeated Big Bill Tilden 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-0 before 15 000 fans at Madison Square Garden. It marked Tilden's first Garden defeat and opened a five match series ending in Pittsburgh Detroit Chicago and Boston. Perry’s dominance was clear from the start and a late collapse by Tilden completed the upset.
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Old Master
Big Bill
Garden
New York
U.P
Bill Tilden
Fred Perry
Debonair
Madison Square Garden
Perry
Tilden
Fred
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Love
Gashouse Gang Faces Pitching And Infield Woes In 1940s Card Season
The St. Louis Cardinals possess a fiery, feared spirit but face major questions on pitching and infield defense. Frankie Frisch weighs catching depth, Paul Dean’s arm, and center field duties while relying on Ducky Medwick Pepper Martin and Dizzy Dean. Arnold Owen and Chervinko back up, with Mize, Martin, and Padgett among infield options.
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Giants
Cubs
Gashouse
Terry
Grimm
Traynor
Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Paul Dean
Terry Moore
Don Padgett
Columbus
Frisch
Ducky Medwick
Pepper Martin
Leo Durocher
Dizzy Dean
Cissy
Frankie
Arnold
Mickey) Owen
Paul Chervinko
Owen
Diszy
Lon Warneke
Bill McGee
Jim Win
Ruba
Ryba
Bob Weiland
Big Southpaw
Nate Andrews
Sacramento
Morton Cooper
Ol’ Jess Haines
Mize
Stu Martin
Jimmy Brown
al Cassinello
Rochester
Don Gutteridge
Medwick
T. Moore
Moore
Padgett
Frenchy Bordagaray
Brooklyn
Silver Ridge Social And Personal Notes
Silver Ridge notes cover visits and personal updates from Greenfield West Virginia and surrounding areas. Families and friends share visits, illnesses, and social news while Parkersburg and Sumner areas appear in auxiliary items. A separate Logan item notes a motor vehicle license sale pace and a resignation of a city foreman.
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Silver Ridge
Howard Tuttle
Greenfield
W. Va
Verl Tuttle
Walter Tuttle
Mary Myers
Thelma Shafer
Burton Tuttle
Bernice Betzing
Edith Betzing
Amanda Parker
Ray Gibbs
Pomeroy
Bert Smith
Donald Beals
Co. F. Betzing
Orville Christy
Lloyd Myera
J. M. Gaul
Sumner
Mra. V. Beals
F. Betzing
Parkersburg
Alta Harper
Tuppers Plains
Max Sehmeling sails for Germany plans comeback
Max Sehmeling sailed for Germany aboard the Queen Mary saying he will return in a few weeks to fight heavyweight champion Jimmy Braddock for the title. He noted three U S trips since beating Joe Louis and contracts to meet in New York on June 3.
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New York
Max Sehmeling
Germany
Jimmy Braddock
Max
United States
Joe Louis
Braddock
Amesville Wins Ohio Valley Girls Tourney
The Amesville girls basketball team won the Ohio Valley Girls Independent tournament at Parkersburg, defeating Parkersburg Motormarts 67 62 in the final. They also beat McClintons 58 48 and Webster Springs 98 24, with Connor setting a 50 point game record and earning high scorer honors totaling 136 points. Strode and Connor made the first all tournament team, Carpenter the second, and Strode was named outstanding player. managed by J M Patton.
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Amesville
Parkersburg
Parkersburg Motormarts
McClintons
Webster Springs
Connor
Strode
Carpenter
J. M. Patton
Tulip Festival Inquiry Reaches From Ecuador
The first request for information about the 1937 Tulip Festival has come from Loja Ecuador, according to sponsors of the annual celebration.
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Hoid
U.R
Loja
Ecuador
Redlegs fall to Bees on costly fielding errors
Cincinnati Reds lost 3 1 to Boston Bees in St. Petersburg as two defensive miscues in the eighth inning allowed unearned runs. Whitey Moore and Bill Posdel slated to pitch in an exhibition with Newark Bears. Reds stand at 4 losses in seven games.
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Bil Hallahan
Jake Mooty
Lee Grissom
Bees
Boston
Billy Myers
Jim Moself
Gene Moore
Wally Berger
Tony Cuccinello
Berger
Grissom
Cincinnati
Campbell
Gilbert
Jack Rothrock
Reds
ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.P
New York Yankees
Boston Bees
Athens City Hall hosts meeting to form district softball league
Athens officials announce a Saturday 2 PM meeting in the council chamber to organize a district softball league for the coming season. The event invites all interested residents to attend. In Cleveland a 22 month old girl danced on her toes, balancing since standing unaided.
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Council Chamber
Athens
Baby
Cleveland
U.P
Mia
Theresa Gibbons
Mancuso Named Giants Field Captain In Training Camp
In Gulfport Bill Terry named Gus Mancuso as field captain for the New York Giants, the first catcher to hold the post since Roger Bresnahan, after announcing no captaincy for Travis Jackson. Other notes from spring drills include Tigers vs Dodgers in Lakeland and Cubs vs White Sox warmups in Santa Catalina Island as weather delays exhibition play.
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Gulfport
Miss
U.P
Bill Terry
Gus Mancuso
New York Giants
Travis Jackson
Jersey City
Mancuso
Roger Bresnahan
Santa Catalina Island
Cal
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
Los Angeles
Hanley Sought as Cleveland Rams Head Coach
Homer Marshman announced that former Northwestern head coach Dick Hanley will be offered the Rams head coaching job in Cleveland. Hanley has been out of coaching for two seasons.
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Hanley
Cleveland
U.P
Dick Hanley
Northwestern University
Cleveland Rams
Homer Marshman
Ohio U
Rams
Baer Cleared to Fight Farr on April 15 in London
The British board of boxing control ruled Max Baer could box Tommy Farr on April 15 in London. The decision followed rejection of New York state boxing commission’s protest that Baer was under contract to fight Bob Pastor for the Madison Square Garden Corporation.
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Baer
London-U.p
British Board of Boxing Control Today
Max Baer
Tommy Farr
New York State Boxing Commission
Bob Pastor
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Baboon Baby Thrives At Private Zoo in Keokuk
Six week old Baboo Buschi grows under care of Henry Sanders Jr at his private zoo in Keokuk Indiana. The infant baboon is believed to be among the few raised in the United States with a Guinea mother and a giant Hamadryas father weighing about 585 pounds and 35 years old.
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Keokuk
U.R
Buschi
Hamadryas
Henry Sanders, Jr
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Perry Roots
Toledo
Justin
Portage
George Kirkley
Daytona Beach, Frs
St. Louis
William Lowe
Barthlow
Logan
C. A. Barthlow
Loomis
Hallahan
Mooty
Lakeland
Fia
Detroit Tigers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wrigley Field
Ed Brandt
Red Lucas
Pirates
Thornton Lee
John Rigney
Steve Chelin
Sox
Deland
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Senators
Joe Medwick
Oe Cascarella
French
Parmelee
Shaun
Bryant
Lee
Carleton
Glenn
Moorhead
M Haney-Gross
HSM
HSM Fy
Stetson
Arrow
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx “Esquire
Beckley
Ism
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