Briesz Chats About Sports Amid July Headlines
Sports chatter covers Hank Leiber hospitalization in Chicago after a beaning, Ruth and Cobb captaining Cleveland teams in a relief golf match, and Joe DiMaggio bonuses for hitting streaks. Umpire Red Ormsby noted. Iowa State football gear ships. Baron Boots Poffenberger dog-house saga. Cubs unveil new road uniforms amid travel doldrums.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Daily Special News ‘Service
Hank Leiber
Chicago
Bean
Ruth
Ty Cobb
Cleveland
Pritzie Zivie
Bummy Davis
Mike Jacobs
Davis
G. Lyttleton Rogers
Frankie Kovacs
Washington Runor
Muddy Ruel
Stan Harris
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
Ed Barrow
Jack Laken
Baltimore
Joey Archibald
Lou Transparenti
Lou Little
Cape Cod
Bill Summers
Red Ormsby
Ormsby
Iowa State
Chick Meehan
Boxing Trust
Rain interrupting play at Southern tennis tournament
The Southern tennis tournament continued into quarterfinals between rain delays. Don McNeill and Bryan Bitsy Grant advanced with wins, while Bobby Riggs, Gardnar Mulloy, and others posted victories or exited after rain halted further play. Doubles were largely stricken by rain as the event featured numerous singles results across the field.
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Louisville
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Bryan (Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fifa
Richard Hart
George Pero
Miami
McNeill
Oklahoman
Hart
Pero
Riggs
Warfield Donohue
George Ball
el Paso
Texas
Grant
Jack Tengle
Mulloy
Les Caskey
Los Angeles
Billy Gillespie
Don Buffington
Dick McKee
Larry Dee
San Francisco
Two Champs Booked In Armory Boxing Card
Two state champions will headline a Monday night boxing card at the Armory featuring Andy Lewis Tennessee middleweight champ now in Alabama against Chester Mont of Alabama. Other slated bouts include Mike Lotsis Birmingham at 138 against Glenn Rogers Decatur, Jack Stokes 128 and T A Cambro 126 Decatur, Aaron Kephart Decatur bantam against Walter Birmingham, plus Bruce Posey Jasper and Marion Worley Decatur in an extra attraction. Atlanta Boys Club vs Decatur also talked for Monday night July 14.
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Birm
Decatur
Armory
Andy Lewis
Tennessee
Nashville
Alabama
Andy
Chester Mont
Eeeusa
Mike Lotsis
Birmingham
Glenn Rogers
Jack Stokes
T. A. Cambro
Aaron Kephart
Walter
Bruce Posey
Jasper
Marion Worley
Worley
Posey
Boys Club
Atlanta Boys Club
Where to Find Fish Weekly Report North Alabama Lakes
Department of Conservation issue reports clear and low waters across Lauderdale Colbert Jackson Marshall and nearby areas. Bream crappie and bass show fair to good action on live bait plugs and artificial flies with several creeks and rivers noted for good bite while some shoals and streams run muddy and slow. Best project at Chavies Dam.
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Lauderdale
Colbert
Jackson
South Sauty Creek
White Lake
Mud Creek
Coon Creek
Island Creek
Crow Creek
Madison
Flint River
Paint Rock River
Tennessee River
Marshall
Short Creek
Joherokee
Little River
DéKalb
Terrapin
Chavies Dam
Wills Creek
Grove Turns In 299th Win
Rob ert Moses Grove the veteran lefty pitcher earned his 299th career win as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 5 to 2. He yielded ten hits with no walks and benefited from Jim Tabor’s three run double in the first inning and Ted Williams’ eighth inning homer.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Boston Red Sox
New York
Boston
Heber Newsome
Ed Rommel
Frankie Pytink
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Grove
A's
Acoreleas
Jim Tabor
Ted Williams
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Bathing Beauty Wins Centralia Pool Contest
In Centralia Illinois on July 4 a lifeguard named Betty Tollmian won a local bathing beauty contest. Her prize included a season ticket to the city pool, adding a practical reward to the charming victory.
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Centralia
Betty Tollmian
Cubs Edge Cardinals 21 in Tight National League Clash
Chicago Cubs nosed out the St Louis Cardinals 21 to 0 as the Cardinals drop into a tie with idle Brooklyn Dodgers for the NL lead while the Boston Braves defeated the Phillies 34 to 1.
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Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Phillis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball Results by the Associated Press
American League Boston 4 Philadelphia 2 in only game reported. National League Boston 4 Philadelphia 1 and Chicago 2 St Louis 1. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh postponed by rain. only games scheduled.
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Associated Press
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Southern League schedule notes rain and night games
Memphis at Nashville postponed by rain with Little Rock to play Knoxville 2 and New Orleans at Chattanooga under night conditions. Only games scheduled.
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Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Knoxville
New
Orleans
Chattanooga
Today’s Games Across Major Leagues and Cities
Washington faces New York as Boston visits Philadelphia in the National League New York plays Brooklyn. Philadelphia goes to Boston while Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati and St Louis travels to Chicago. Regional games include Little Rock at Nashville Birmingham at Chattanooga Memphis at Knoxville New Orleans at Atlanta with two listed in some matchups.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Nashville
Chicago
Detroit Ee
Philadelphia
Washington
St Louis Weer Keene Ee
L Pet
St. Louis
Wee Ee
Brooklyn Eben E Es
New York
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Boston
Cleveland
National ‘League
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Falls From Mule Breaks Arm In Danville Incident
George E. Puckett of Danville Route 3 fell from a mule at his home at 6 30 this morning suffering a broken left arm. He was taken to Baugh’s Infirmary for treatment and will likely be discharged today.
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George E. Puckett
Danville
Baugh’s Infirmary
All Day Singing Set at Mt. Zion
The annual singing will be held Sunday July 6 at Mt. Zion five miles southeast of Hartselle. A number of outstanding quartets and leaders are to be on the program. The general public is invited to attend.
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Mt. Zion
Hartselle
Health officer cites authority to isolate out-of-state arrivals
Montgomery July 4 Dr J N Baker state health officer says county officials may isolate people entering Alabama from areas with infantile paralysis. He notes a rise since June 1 and asks immediate wired reports of each diagnosed case.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
J. N. Baker
Baker
Navy yard city calls civic leaders to active duty
Bremerton officials including the county prosecutor, police chief, and a newspaper publisher are called to active naval reserve duty. The mayor awaits his call as signs of the times rise in the Puget Sound city.
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Bremerton
Wash
the Times
Puget Cound Navy Yard
Daily Crossword Puzzle and Cryptoquote Feature
A compact newspaper card presenting a 15 by 15 style crossword with numbered clues for across and down solving The cryptogram quotation reveals the theme and an inline clue cryptogram hint plus the Maximus quotation about true glory
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Maximus
King Featury
Syndicate, Inc
Hog prices rise in Alabama as June market surveys show gains
Alabama farmers received higher prices for hogs from 4.80 dollars per hundred pounds on June 16, 1940 to 7.50 on the same day this year. The state crop reporting service noted most farm products were generally strong with sharp increases in cotton, cotton seed, and dairy products during June.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Crop Reporting Service
Blue Devils Take On Back-To-Back Road Games
The Blue Devils play a double road set starting Saturday at 3 PM in Lawrence County against Town Creek and Lincoln Mills of Huntsville. Hudson likely starts Saturday with Mana Han on Sunday as the Blue Devils seek their first meeting with either opponent this year. Next week Alabama Park hosts two strong teams.
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Blue Devils
Town Creek
Lincoln Mills
Huntsville
Satans
Lawrence County
Hudson
Creekers
Manahan
Alabama Park
Little Rock Wins Over Knoxville In Rain Soaked Game
The Pebbles beat the Smokes 12 to 2 in seven innings as rain washed out other city matchups. Little Rocks struck early, scoring five in the first and adding five more in the second before totaling one in the third, with Herbert Anderson relieved by Charlie Burges.
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Nellie Sheer
Miami
Dot Krider
Atlanta
Shirley Pry
Akron
Ohio
Gloria Thompson
St. Louis
Ann Marstrow
Cleveland
Madie Cameron
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jane Stanton
Los Angeles
Ann Atkins
Miss Fry
Jane Wagner
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
TVA to Close Sheffield Steam Plant for Repairs
The Tennessee Valley Authority announces the steam power plant at Sheffield Alabama will close for repairs. Part of the plant will be out of operation for two weeks and the rest for longer, requiring heightened power conservation to keep defense plants running. The plant was built as part of the Muscle Shoals wartime installation including Wilson Dam and nitrate plant No 2.
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Knoxville, Tenn
TVA
Sheffield
Ala
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
Progress officials pledge ice water for hot road crews
In Progress Alabama on July 4 county road and bridge workers will drink real ice water after Superintendent Pay Byrne ordered ice water for workers who toil under the sun all day. The move follows their cry of water during hot work.
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Mobile
Ala
Pay Byrne
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