Indians Lose One To Drop Out Of Lead
Indians split a twin bill with Newsom again in winning stride after his thumb injury the Tigers appear to have the best pitching in the league and lead the pennant race. Cleveland split the doubleheader 5-1 and 3-2 with Bob Feller saving the nightcap. Sid Hudson pitched a one hitter for Washington earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Big Buck Newsom
Archie McKain
St. Louis Browns
Newsom
McKain
Walt Judnich
Indians
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Lefty Thornton Lee
Chicago White Sox
Tribe
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Johnny Allen
Feller
Jeff Heath
Bob
Sid Hudson
Washington
Pirates
Hudson
Philadelphia Athletics
Sam Chapman
New York Yankees
National League Results and Tonight's Probables
Yesterday Boston defeated Philadelphia 3 to 0 and 12 to 0. Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 3 to 1 but the second game was halted in the third inning at darkness. Chicago at Cincinnati postponed by rain. Tonight's matchups feature Chicago at Cincinnati with Lee against Derringer, Brooklyn at New York with Fitzsimmons against Hubbell, Boston at Philadelphia with Posdel facing Mulcahy, and St. Louis at Pittsburgh with Bowman and Warneke opposing Brown and Butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Lee
Derringer
Brooklyn
New York
Fitzsimmons
Hubbell
Posedel
Mulcahy
R. Bowman
Warneke
Brown
Butcher
W. Ly Pet
Brooklyn New York
Baseball scores and tonight's AL games schedule
American League results show Chicago 5 Cleveland 2 and Boston 8 New York 3 and Washington 11 Philadelphia 0 while Detroit 6 St Louis 2 led to tonight's in games with probable pitchers. N York at Boston features Russo and Breuer against Gale and Bagby. Cleveland at Chicago A Smith vs Rigney. Detroit at St Louis Hutchinson or Gorsica vs Trotter. Philadelphia at Washington Beckman vs Masterson.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
York
Russo
Breuer
Galehouse
Bagby
A. Smith
Rigney
St.Louis
Hutchingon
Gorsica
Trotter
Beck
W. L. Pet
Ashington
Louis
Pirates Tie Cardinals as Beavers Fall Further
The Pirates beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-1 to move into a tie for fifth as a second game was halted by darkness. The Bees crushed the Phillies 3-0 and 12-2, extending Philadelphia’s six-game skid. Manuel Salvo pitched four hits for a complete game in the opener, while Joe Sullivan allowed seven hits in the nightcap and Boston’s offense produced 15 hits.
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Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Phillies
Philadelphia
Manuel Salvo
Joe Sullivan
Van Horn Out of Net Fight in Eastern Grass Courts
Welby van Horn, once the rising star who challenged Bobby Riggs, exits the eastern grass courts championship after a 6 0 6 3 loss to Hal Surface. Once No 2 junior and fourth national, Van Horn’s year is marked by reversals and continued talk among players and fans. Surface doubts Van Horn’s fundamentals, predicting he must heat up to win, contrasting with solid performers like Riggs, McNeill, Kovacs, who can win on off days.
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Rye
Welby van Horn
Bill Tilden
Welby
Tilden
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Norwhere
Bobby Riggs
van Horn
Surface
Hal
Riggs
Don McNeill
Frank Kovacs
McNeill
Zontini Leads Players Chosen For All Stars
Polling 42,339 votes, Notre Dame blocking back Lou Zontini led the Midwest All-Star eleven named to meet Cleveland Rams in a charity game September 9 in Cleveland. Teammate Thad Harvey topped tackles while Ohio State stars Vic Marino Steve Andrako and Esco Sarkkinen headed guards centers and ends on the 33 man squad to face the Pro league team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lou Zontini
Notre Dame
Rams
Zontini
Thad Harvey
Ohio State
Vic Marino
Steve Andrako
Esco Sarkkinen
Cleveland Stadium
Crowley Sees Cornell Top Fordham Rivalry
Morgantown Aug 7 Fordham coach Jimmy Crowley said West Virginia renewals will be tough and Fordham faces a poor outlook. He cited Bill Kern and WVU enthusiasm but predicted the 1940 meeting with West Virginia would be hard. Crowley also called Cornell the outstanding eastern team of 1940.
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Morgantown
Jimmy Crowley
Fordham University
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Bill Kern
Crowley
Steel City Plans Conn Louis Bout in Conn's Home Town
Pittsburgh officials and sportsman David B. Roberts proposed staging the heavyweight title fight between Billy Conn and Joe Louis in Conn's hometown. The plan would have the University of Pittsburgh donate its stadium for a relief fund benefit with 100000 seats at five dollars plus tax to aim for a half million gate and avoid the $27.50 ringside top.
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Pittsburgh
Steel City
Billy Conn
Joe’ Louis
Conn
David B. Roberts
State
Allied Relief Fund
University of Pittsburgh
Logan Widened Lead In Mountain State Loop
The Associated Press reports Logan expanded its Mountain State league lead with a 7-6 win over Bluefield last night as rain kept other teams idle. Willis starred with two doubles and a single while mounting solid defense, and Tennis added two doubles. Logan plays Williams Sons tonight with Bluefield at Huntington and Welch at Ashland.
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Associated Press
Logan
Bluefield
Willis
Williams Sons
Huntington
Welch
Ashland
Elks donate eight acre site for city park plans
Park officials in Sistersville on August 7 began drafting immediate use plans for an eight acre parcel donated by the Elks Club. The land will host a municipal park playground and swimming pool, signaling a community recreation expansion.
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Sistersville
The
Elks Lub
Plan Training Camps For North And South Players
Rival training camps for participants in the annual North South charity football game will be set up in Kanawha county August 16, one week prior to the Charleston contest. The North squad, 22 seniors from 1939 high school teams, will train at the Charleston M C A Boys camp near Comfort, while the South team is assigned to the Dunbar camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kanawha County
Comfort
Bill Calvert
Dunbar
Calvert
Virginia Wins Seniors Meet at White Sulphur Springs
Virginia seniors carried the day at White Sulphur Springs as West Virginia fought back in a 60 percent to 384 point margin by Virginia veterans. It marked Virginia's eighth team title in 12 years with five age brackets competing for the final 18 holes of individual medal play. Walter Venable of Charleston stood out for West Virginia, winning a late solo match after his partner withdrew and earning three points for WV.
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White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Virginia
Walter Venable
Charleston
Venable
T. G. Wood
Roanoke
W. L. Foltz
Lexington
Yesterday's Stars Sweep Across Major Leagues
Sid Hudson pitched a one hit shutout for the Senators against the Athletics. Joe Cronin led the Red Sox with three hits and three RBIs in a win over the Yankees. Lefty Lee and Le Boudreau contributed for the White Sox and Indians respectively as Cleveland won the nightcap with two hits and two RBIs from Farmer. Archie McKain rescued Newsom with bases loaded in the ninth, fanning Brown to seal the Tigers win.
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Sid Hudson
Senators
Athletics
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Yankees
Lefty Lee
White Sox
le Boudreau
Indians
Farmer
Cleveland
Archie McKain
Tigers
Buck Newsom
Brown
Anderson to Direct Stars Against Pros
Chicago August set for Soldier Field clash as 1939 All-Stars coached by Eddie Anderson and Nile Kinnick prepare to meet the Green Bay Packers in a charity game. Don Faurot Buck Shaw Tad Wijeman Lowell Dawson assist. Kinnick tops voting among stars. crowd expected around 80 000.
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Tom Siler
Chicago
Green Bay Packers
Soldier Field
Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Anderson
Kinnick
Don. Faurot
Missouri
Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
E. E
Tad) Wiemnan
Princeton
Lowell
Red
Trojan Machine
Bill Fisk
Southern California
Esco Sarkkinen
Ohio State
Nick Cutlich
Northwestern
Joe Boyd
Texas Aggies
Harry Smith
Jim Logan
Indiana
Clyde Turner
Hardin-Simmons
Chicago Tribune
All-Stars
New York Giants
Fights Last Night Detroit Card Highlights Local Bout
Young Kid McCoy from Detroit outpointed Tom Spiegal of Uniontown Pennsylvania by 143 1 2 to 139 in a close matchup. The Detroit event showcased spirited exchanges and a sharp finish by McCoy.
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Detroit
Kid McCoy
Tommy Spiegal
Uniontown
Triples Help Poor Kiddies Triples Help Poor Kiddies
A 1940s style sports note describes charity-linked baseball triples aiding underprivileged children via the Children's Welfare Federation. It mentions Dodgers, Giants, Yankees scoring, and bets on horse racing, plus a snapshot of sports figures like Trudy Ederle and Bernie Bierman amid brief club and league chatter.
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Bell White
New York
Metropolitan
Children's Welfare Federation
Dodgers
Ger
Trude
Trudy) Ederle
Dick’ Cullum
Minneapolis ‘James-Tribune
Bernie Bierman
Golden Gophers
Boston Bruins
Schmidt, Dumart
Bauer
Canada
Ringsiders
Billy Conn
Oklahoma Aggies eye Missouri Valley title beat Nebraska cry
Oklahoma A is favored to win the Missouri Valley football title as Big Six teams rally around a chant to beat Nebraska. A midwest coach scene highlights youth in Davis and Elkins with 23 year old head coach Jesse Paul Kailey and Clemson tutoring staff averaging 28, touted as the youngest in the nation.
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Oklahoma Aggies
Nebraska
Oklahoma A
Davis and
Elkins
Jesse Paull Kailey
Clemson
National Guard bill debate erupts in Senate clash
A fiery Senate exchange over the National Guard bill featured Holt of West Virginia and Minton of Indiana trading charges including "liar" and "slacker" as leaders set a speech limit to push a vote, while Faddis attacked opposition as fifth columnist. Barkley quieted the quarrel as the dispute continued over conscription measures and wartime policy.
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Congress
Adler
Charles Holt
Senate
Wall Street
Harvard Club
New York
Holt
Col
Julius Ochs Adler
Second Corps Area’ Military Training Camps Association
Sheppard
National Guard
D-W. Va
Min
D.-Ind
Yeatermen
Rep
Faddis
D.-Pa
House Committee
Minton
France
South America
Barkley
Indiana
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
West Virginia
Times executive refutes conscription lobbying links
New York Times and Times Publishing official Adler denies investments in any firm besides the Times entities and Chattanooga Times. He attributes no financial stake to war policy critics and asserts holdings limited to government bonds.
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The
New York Times
Civilion
Holt
Adler
the Times Publishing Company
Chattanooga Times
Tennessee
Three Men Die in Powder Plant Blast
In King’s Mills Ohio area a King Power powder plant blast killed three men. Victims were Charles Resthais, Hobart Combs, and William Reed, all newly hired. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 am, heard 18 miles away in Milford. No sabotage suspected. plant spans along the Little Mizm river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
King Power Company
King's Mills
Steve Resthais
Charles Resthais
Hobart Combs
William Reed
Milford
United States
Little Mizm River
G. Xing
Post
Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries in Emma Sinsel Estate
Legal notices inform all creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Emma Sinsel deceased to present their claims with vouchers verified to the Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building in Grafton WV by February 6. Failure to do so bars their claim. Beneficiaries must appear to protect their interest. Dated August 7 1940 by John K Burdett Commissioner of Accounts Taylor County WV.
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Emma Sinsel
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Grafton
West Virginia
Saido
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
Maryland
Colil
Cve
C. E. Wyckoff
Court House
Booths Creek
Wendelin
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Palladelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Cornell
Fordham
Conn-Louis
Mountain State
Elks Give Park
Frank Calece
Ogdensburg
N. Y
102Nd Engineers
Ewiune Classiaca
Sentinel
Inquire Box M
East Washington Street
W. R. Turner
W.va
Pfor
Ross Street
Trom
United Bee
Isla
David -W Ft
Mi Cont Company
W. P. Samples
Gratton
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