Brienz Chats About Sports
Eddie Brietz reports on unsettled college football amid tax uncertainty and ticket printing delays. Uproar in St Louis sees fans hurl bottles as concessions switch to paper cups. Brooklyn eyeing a June 15 trading deadline deal with an eastern club. Big Ed Walsh returns from retirement for an old timers game in Hartford.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Wolves
St Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Ed Walsh
Hartford
Four Homers In One Game Tip Vaughan Over Guardsmen
Vaughan wins 9 to 8 as four homer blasts and strong hitting drive the victory. Ester Sandy Ployd McAbee and Lucy Halbrooks spark the attack with three for five or better, while Haynes and Nelson lead Guard efforts with key hits.
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Goonyear
Vaughan
Haynes
Self
Nelson
Harrison
Graham
Darwin
Buck Robinson
Ester Sandy
Ployd McAbee
Lucy Halbrooks
McAbee
Murphy
Wingfoots Rally To Edge Garrison 9 8 In Final Frame
The Wingfoots overcame a late Garrison push to win 9 8 in the seventh. Johnson allowed three walks and a sacrifice fly as Drake muffed a fly enabling tying runs. Ed Smith started the seventh with a walk and scored the decisive run on Olen Drake’s grounder.
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Johnson
Slighti
Drake
Williams
Ed Smith
Collins
Olen Drake
Hess
Gar
Liza Smith
Lovelace
McElroy
Pa Smith
Todie Parks
Rhe Goodyear
Garrison
Benson Field Hosts Two Class Scraps On Thursday
Alabama and Disco meet in a pivotal scrap to decide fifth place as both teams sit at four wins and five defeats. Vaughan’s fourth place squad faces Riverside in another class contest on the double bill.
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Benson Field
Alabama
Disco
Vaughan
Wil
Riverside Schoolboys
Memphis Slides to Second Place in Southern Standings
Memphis rose to second in the Southern Association standings, half a game behind Atlanta, as Wimpy Willis hurled a six hitter and Babe Barna drove in two with a two run homer to beat Atlanta 5 to 1. Chattanooga Lookouts remained close behind, with New Orleans and Birmingham also affected by rainouts.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Wimpy Willis
Babe Barna
Littleck
John Miller
New Orleans
Shville
Birmingham
Community Notes From Morgan County Mini Social
Garvis Laurance and Billy Mac Willis joined neighbors Sunday in Morgan County Lynn Town. Eula Goorie and Earlyne Roberson attended a Cotaco singing. Marvin Huskey of Union Hill visited Earle Oldacre. Claudy Jackson and Johnnie Sap called on R L Roberson. Louise Laurance visited Roe Roberson. Kora Stubbs Earlyne Roberson and Eula Mae Goorie took a boat ride Friday.
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Garvis Laurance
Billy Mac Willis
Eula Goorie
Earlyne Roberson
Cotaco
Marvin Huskey
Union Hill
Earle Oldacre
Claudy Jackson
Johnnie Sap
R. L. Roberson
Louise Laurance
Roe’ Roberson
Kora
Stubbs
Eula Mae Gorrie
New Uniforms for State Guard Sought
Adjutant General Ben M. Smith of the Alabama National Guard travels to Washington to speed summer uniforms replacing clothing lost in a fire at the state arsenal last month. He reports 45 trucks for Alabama Guard arrivals on Sunday plus rail shipments, 16 motorcycles with sidecars, six half ton command reconnaissance trucks, five three quarter ton two wheel trailers, and four wheel drive guns and cargo trucks among heavy deliveries. Obsolete equipment from the 106th observation squadron has been replaced by new planes in the past year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben M. Smith
Alabama National Guard
Washington
State Arsenal
Smith
Alabama Guard
106Th Observation
Possible nominees named for Alabama Bar president
Huntsville report notes Hugh A. Locke of Birmingham and Sam Johnston of Mobile as potential nominees for Alabama Bar president during the two day 1940 convention opening tomorrow. The legislature, in session to consider a new state code, recessed late yesterday to give lawyer members opportunity to attend.
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Huntsville
Ala
Hugh A. Locke
Birmingham
Sam Johnston
Mobile
Alabama Bar
Membys
Potpourri of Dixie sports highlights reach Atlanta
Atlanta reporter notes Bobby Jones III at 14 turns in 77 on a full round as par 35 on East Lake. Mentions Stuart X Stephenson enforcing two minute limits with umpires. Describes a 200 pound trophy for Louisiana state champion, insured at 5000 dollars. References Pinky Lipscomb in summer ball, Vanderbilt connections, and Georgia Alabama Tennessee athletic funding.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Lake
Bobby
Bob
Stuart X. Stephenson
Southeastern League
Louisiana
Louisiana Capitol
Pinky Lipscomb
Vanderbilt
Waynesboro
George Cafego
Bob Foxx
Tennessee Grid
Blackstone
Felix Smart
Richard Smart
Arkansas
Gouvernors‘ event attendance hinted at in report
The article notes that tend and Governor Dixon were expected to be present, with officials planning to attend the gathering.
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Tend
Dixon
Sunday School Attendance Prominent in Morgan County
Local activities include well attended Sunday services in Cedar Creek with reports of illness recovery. Families gather for reunions at Lynne Park Walker county and visits to Cordova and Salem. Several residents travel to Decatur and Tampa while others join friends for singing at Speaks school house in Lawrence county.
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L. E. Hayse
W. O. Simmons
Lynne Park
Walker County
8S. M.ayers
Cordova
Family visits and community notes from Cullman County
Mr and Mrs Elmer Heatherly and son from Birmingham visited relatives here. Lawrence county guests attended local singing. rain fell Tuesday afternoon. Several families from nearby towns visited or moved, including Lewis Holiday relocating to Rome Georgia, and Battleground residents visiting Buckelews.
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Elmer Heatherly
Birmingham
Grady Angle
Beenadine
Katie Sue
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Lee Laney
J. W. Cheatham
Leona Hinson
Joel Bennefield
Lebanon
Lawrence County
Otis Little
Central
Henry Little
Babe Via
Jones’ Chapel
Harry Via
Howard Martin
Hartselle
Harold Shaw
Lowell Via
Harold Hogan
Grace
Bethel
Hollis Buckeley
Hosea Buckeley
Jones Chapel
Lewis Holiday
Rome
Ruel Buckelew
Battleground
A.—M. Buckelew
Diploma Delay Ends For Veteran In Hopewell
Rol Glass returned to high school in 1938 finding he had already graduated three months earlier. He waited from September 1939 to June 1940 for his diploma but the name was wrong. This month he finally received a new correct diploma.
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Hopewell
Rol Glass
Arkansas Upson to face arrest over out of season hunt
Report notes Ivan Upson, Arkansas Kans manager, may be arrested for hunting out of season as recent games see fly balls hit into a flock of birds. Ken Overlin to start against Harry Balsamo in July while sports writers praise Dick Bartell as a top holler guy. Dempsey Luttrell bout in Atlanta draws mixed reaction. Cubs face pay disputes with Dizzy Dean and Clay Bryant as 1938 season legacy cited.
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Ivan Upson
Arkansas City
Kans
Upson
Ken Overlin
Harry Balsamo
Tigers
Dick Bartell
Jack Dempsey
Cowboy Luttrell
Atlanta
Dempsey
Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Clay Bryant
Bryant
Notable Sports Ramblings Link Castor to Seabiscuit Shoe
Mrs. George Caster travels from California with a Seabiscuit shoe as her husband struggles to start. The note recalls Arturo Godoy, Freddie Fitzsimmons reach for 200 NL wins, and past bouts with Jack Dempsey. Generational links include Yawkey, Williams College, Ed Spaulding, and Fenway prospects for a Red Sox trial.
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George Caster
George
California
Seabiscuit
P S
Caster
Tom Yawkey
Williams College
Fenway Park
Ed Spaulding
Spaulding
Red Sox
Football coach likened to automobile and violin
Fritz Grisler of Michigan likens a football coach to a cross between a car and a violin. The piece notes persistent letters addressed to "Chryssler" and often refers to him as Mr Kreisler, the fiddler.
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Art Rosenbaum
San Francisco Chronicle
Fritz Grisler
Michigan
Chryssler
Kreisler
Fiddler
Rural School District Votes for Electricity Switch
In Columbus Nebraska on June 13 electors of rural school district 32 debated wiring the schoolhouse to receive power from the Loup River Public Power District. A gas lamp was snuffed by moths prompting a brief vote using a flashlight, which recorded 24 for electricity and 15 against.
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Columbus
Neb
Loup River
Detroit at Cleveland on schedule for today
In the American League only Detroit visits Cleveland as the day’s game slate opens. In the Southern Association Atlanta travels to Memphis with Nashville at Birmingham and Knoxville facing New Orleans in remaining matches.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Southern Association
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Knoxville
New Orleans
State Cooperates in Defense Plans
Alabama officials move to ensure trained personnel for state jobs during national defense mobilization. I J Browder the state personnel director asked department heads for lists of employees in military units to serve as temporary successors if incumbents leave state service for defense duties.
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Montgomry
Ala
Alabama
National Defense Program
I. J. Browder
Vatican Press to Run Osservatore Romano Without War News
Vatican authorities ordered the Osservatore Romano to publish without any war news to avoid clashes with Italian authorities. The decision follows tensions over wartime reporting and church-state relations in Rome.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Osserventore Romano
Dodgers land Joe Medwick and Curt Davis in deal
The Dodgers acquire Joe Medwick and Curt Davis from St. Louis for four players and cash. Brooklyn, already leading the pennant race, aims to strengthen its lineup as Medwick boosts their outfield while Davis provides pitching depth. The team wins a 5-4 victory at Pittsburgh to stay ahead of Cincinnati. The Red Sox sweep Boston’s major rivals and pull two games ahead in the AL race. Johnson hits his 11th homer as the Athletics fall to a 3-2 loss.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Brooklyners
Joe Medwick
Gowanus Canal
Brooklyn Trust Company
Flatbushers
Teague
Curt Davis
Dodgers
St. Louis
Medwick
Pittsburgh
Vito Tumulis
Pirate
Whitlow Wyatt
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Dextrers
Reds
Indians
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
A's
Thornton Lee
Bob Johnson
Sam Chapman Johnson
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Baseball Results From City League Schedule
Cincinnati defeats Philadelphia 2 to 1 while Brooklyn edges Pittsburgh 5 to 4 as rain limits play and only New York versus Chicago remains on the slate.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York-Chicago
Baseball scores from latest games
New York defeated Detroit 7 to 5 while Boston beat Cleveland 9 to 5. Philadelphia won 3 to 3 against Chicago 2. Washington topped St. Louis 3 to 2.
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Ww. L. Pet
Boston
Detroit Keenan
Cleveland
New York
Pense
Criores
Cccousconaws
St. Louis
Washington
Een Ween
Philadelphia
Ewe
Eam
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cnseee
Detroit
Memphis defeats Atlanta five to one
Scores show Memphis beating Atlanta 5 1 as Little Rock leads Chattanooga 11 1 and 5 3. Knoxville scheduled for New Orleans with rain delay, Nashville at Birmingham postponed due to rain and side effects.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Knoxville
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Hospital interview reveals age confusion in Alabama accident
In Durabla Mobile, a nurse asks a black woman her age after a street crash. She says eighty. When asked where she is going, she says to take her mama's clothes to a cousin. Further talk shows the mama claims to be 107 years old.
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Mobile
Ala
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Potpourri OF Dixie Sports
By Kenneth Gregory
Tom Anderson
Knoxville Journal
University of Georgia
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Buck Newsom
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Cullman County
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Bob Pastor
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U. of Minnesota
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