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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1941
Page
23
Editor notes this poem from the Press Box column first printed January 10, 1937 is being reprinted due to reader requests. The piece advises ignoring gossip and doing as one pleases despite meddling tongues and abuse.
A nightlife scene in Bluefield ends with friends discovering a man lying on the sidewalk outside a hotel. John boots awake the dazed figure who groans he will climb a wall all night, prompting a tense exchange as dawn approaches.
A Milwaukee poker table produced a straight a diamond flush a full house of aces over jacks and four kings while a kibitzer reportedly died. A reader asks about Helen Howard Steve Brodie’s granddaughter who competed in last year’s AAU diving championships. A critic chimes in about white clothing in films, implying racial implications.
A collage of quips and quibbles on romance work and danger. A widow’s reference edge, whiskey aging in hours, safety warnings from groggy observers, and a foreman's accident note. Light satire and streetwise humor mix with casual cruel jests and newspaper banter.
Lefty Singer pitched four hits with eight strikeouts as Our Side defeated Logan 5 to 1 in a two game series. Laisie Homers and Russ O Malley collected two doubles and a triple to back a 10 hit Bluefield attack led by Willis Mounts and Kase who each had key hits.
Promoter Mike Jacobs inks Lou Nova to challenge Joe Louis for the heavyweight title this September. A big gate is expected at either Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds after Conn’s 13 round loss. citywide buzz says a $500000 payoff is likely.
The fragment lists scores and places for Southern Association games with teams including Atlanta New Orleans Little Rock and Nashville. The readable data shows Atlanta 10 and New Orleans 4, Little Rock 6, page 5, Nashville 6, with unclear context and missing full lines.
Logan Indians benefit from the Mounts brothers Willis Lawrence and Tennis, a rare triple set from Vulcan. Willis, the 23 year old pitcher, also hits .309, Lawrence is 18 and batting around .300, Tennis 20 with a .330 mark, all key in the team’s top standing in the Mountain State league.
New York June 21 It's funny how baseball trades work out. The column reviews notable past trades including Dizzy Dean from Cubs to Cardinals for cash and players and later moves involving Curt Davis Clyde Shoun Tuck Stainback Buck Newsom Beau Bell Ralph Kress Jim Walkup and others shaping pennants and rosters across 1930s and 1940s MLB.
Washington defeats Cleveland 3 to 1 in 13 innings as Lou Boudreau misplays a throw allowing Jimmy Bloodworth to score the deciding run. Ken Chase outdueled Al Milnar with late-inning defense shaping the outcome. Indians stay two games ahead of the Yankees.
New York facing Detroit in a three game set drops the second contest 7 to 2 as Dizzy Trout and Al Benton shut down the Yankee offense. Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 34 games with a single driving the Yanks' first run in four at bats.
In Boston on June 21 the Browns routed the Red Sox in a high scoring game amid a 94 degree heat wave. The Browns dominated early and never let up, leaving the Red Sox overwhelmed by the pace and power of their opponent.
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