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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1942
Page
22
A garbled spoof reports the Brooklyn Dodgers extending their National League lead to seven games amid fan sniping and cryptic quotes. The piece mocks rival fans and critics while quoting Dan Parker and a chorus of carnival style banter about baseball bravado and the old days at Ebbets Field.
A series of light anecdotes and one liners on love, divorce, manners, and men versus women. Jokes touch on trust with a judge, fashion, late-night house scenes, chloroform quips, feeding cows ground glass, and alimony as coupons from marriage bonds.
Curt Davis shaded Bill Lee in a tight mound duel to pitch the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 2-0 win for his fifth straight victory and eighth of the season. The win kept Brooklyn seven games ahead in the National League standings as St. Louis and New York faced postponements. Reds routed Braves 8-2 and Pirates beat Phillies 3-1.
Equipoise descendant Chocolate Baby wins the Belmont Stakes by three lengths at Belmont Park. Alsab fades as Shut Out secures the three year old turf laurel and adds to his Derby triumph. The crowd and war relief funds rise from the big day at the track.
Cincinnati and Boston play two games apiece with records in parentheses. New York at St Hubbel and Carpenter, Sunkel Haas and Cooper, or Starr at Brooklyn Chicago-Meighe and Meighe with Ericks on. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Johnson and Melton face Butcher and Gornicki.
Fragmentary text lists basketball scores and records with many garbled names. Readable items include New York 1 Cleveland 64 and Boston L re ja 6. Other entries show Detroit and Washington results with partial figures. Overall content is incomplete and requires source clarification.
American Association scores show Columbus 15 Kansas City 1 and Louisville 7 St Paul 6. A partial line mentions 4s 10 Toledo and incomplete data for other games.
Hank Gowdy starred for the Giants in that fall World Series with Washington. John McGraw lamented missing Hartley by two days hindering the club’s catching strength. Gowdy slipped on the field during a crucial 12th inning, aiding Washington’s win.
Charley Ruffing pitched a four hit shutout over the Cleveland Indians to reach 250 major league victories. Joe Gordon drove in all three runs with a first inning bases loaded double, supporting Ruffing as the Yankees beat Cleveland 3 0. The win moved Ruffing ahead of previous leaders, continuing a long Yankees pitching era.
Sammy Byrd leaves baseball for golf stardom with early struggles in 1936. He rises through major tournaments in 1940 41 earning $750 prize in Texas Open and $600 in Masters at Augusta while ranking high in San Francisco New Orleans Pinehurst and more. Now with Merion Golf Club he battles to prove a top pro while his wife Rae Smith stars in Philadelphia golf circles.
Mountain State games were rained out last night leaving Bluefield Blue Grays and Indians with two games on tap this afternoon in Logan. Local manager Johnny Gooch plans changes at pitcher with Chuck Foehlinger likely to start and Chitwood and Seay contributing as Ashland notes.
San Francisco native Harry Hughes, known as the "Little Round Man," recently joined the Bluefield Blue Grays as a first baseman after excelling at drawing walks. He led leagues in free passes three straight seasons, with 134 in 1935, 107 in Florida East Coast, and 109 in 1937, while also hitting for decent averages.
Beaver High school bowlers earned silver medals in a national meet. The awards acknowledge individual names on the back of medals as teams from Chicago New York and Detroit compete in a highly keen contest at Tavern Alleys.
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