Cubs Decide To Retain Hartnett As Manager Next Year
Gabby Hartnett will remain Chicago Cubs manager for 1941 as owner Phil Wrigley approved the decision, despite some discontent with recent performance. The Cubs beat the New York Giants 3-1 behind Claude Passeau, while the Cardinals moved to third with a 4-3 win over the Boston Bees, keeping the pennant race tight in the National League.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Yankees
Cardinals
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Hartnett
Cubs
Cholly Grimm
Phil Wrigley
Gabby
New York Giants
Claude Passeau
Passeau
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Pittsburgh
Giants
Yanks
Martin Marion
Cards
Jim Tobin
Bob Bowman
Bees
Clyde Shoun
New York Yankees
Jimmy Dykes
Miracle White Sox
National League Yesterday's Results and Today's Schedule
Yesterday's National League results saw Chicago defeat New York 3 to 1 and St Louis beat Boston 4 to 3. Rain halted Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Today Boston visits Chicago with Errickson facing French, New York travels to St. Louis Melton meeting Warneke, Brooklyn at Cincinnati featuring Us against Derringer, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh with Highe and Mulcahy opposing Sewell and Heintzelman.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Errickson
French
Melton
Warneke
Jamu Us
Derringer
Highe
Mulcahy
Sewell
Heintzelman
W. L. Pet
Bt. Louis
American League results and schedule note
The New York five Chicago four in ten innings, Detroit at Philadelphia on wet grounds, and Cleveland at Washington with rain. Other games: St Louis at New York Auker versus Russo, Cleveland at Philadelphia night Felter against Babich, Chicago at Boston Dietrich versus Fleming, Detroit at Washington Rowe against Chase.
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New York
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphis
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Auker
Russo
Philadelphia
Felter
Babich
Boston
Dietrich
Fleming
Rowe
Chase
Yankees Rally Behind Dahlgren and Murphy in Rain Disrupted Win
Babe Dahlgren delivered a clutch single while Fireman Johnny Murphy worked three hitless innings in relief as the Yankees sealed a victory. The win moved New York to within 242 games of Detroit in second place and 5 percent of the Indians, both stalled by weather.
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Babe
Dahlgren
Johnny Murphy
Yanks
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Amateurs Are Going Strong in National Championship Qualifiers
Bud Ward leads exemption list. 700-plus amateurs competed in two rounds at Winged Foot to win one of 140 spots for the national amateur championship on September 9. Top scores hit 141 by Bobby Dunkelberger, Jack Shields, and Albert Campbell. Charley Yates failed to qualify.
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Hugh
Fullerton
New York
Bud Ward
Winged Pool Club
Charley Yates
Theop
Atlanta
Tommy Tailor
Jack Munger
Don Schumacher
Ray Billows
Bob Sweeny
Bob Clark
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
N. C
Jack Shields
Tulsa
Albert
Scotty) Campbell
Seattle
Minneapolis
Don Peddie
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Willie Turnesa
Johnny Goodman
Johnny Fischer
George Dunlap
Jess Sweetser
Francis Ouimet
Max Marston
Jesse Guilford
Chick Evans
Logan's Double Victory Keeps Indians In Lead
Logan won both games 8-3 to extend its Mountain State league lead over Huntington. Logan’s Mounts opened the first inning with a homer as Ashland pushed two-run rallies. Bluefield lost 5-4 to Colonel pitching after 17 hits. Welch’s challenge faltered as Williamson swept 6-4 and 4-3.
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Associated Press
Logan
Huntington
Indians
Bluefield
Ashland
Colonels
Welch
Williamson
West Virginia Wesleyan Preseason Camp Set for Sept 3
Head Coach Cebe Ross announced Wesleyan grid hopefuls must report to preseason training on Tuesday September 3. The first meal at the training table is at six o'clock that evening followed by medical exams and issue of practice gear. Bobcat tryouts start Wednesday at 9 30 with drills led by Coach Ross and assistant Dave Reemsnyder, with an afternoon session and two drills daily thereafter.
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Buckhannon
Cebe" Ross
West Virginia Wesleyan
Bobcat
Ross
Dave Reemsnyder
Rossmen
Taylor County Recreation Round-Up Friday at West Side
The sixth annual Taylor County Recreation Art league round-up unfolds Friday at the West Side playground starting 9 a.m. under WPA recreation staff. Events include softball, volleyball, races, croquet, badminton, paddle tennis, and a pageant The day features a noon basket lunch and a 4 p.m. pageant The handicraft exhibit runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with committees listed for grounds lights publicity and judging.
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Taylor County Recreation Art League
West Side
WPA
Wendel
Beaumont
Carl Shaw
Albert N. McKeen
Mary Spare
Viola Lynch
Earl B. McKeen
Paul Jewel
E. Clyde Jones
Allen Shroser
Charles Adlington
Zella Barkins
Edna Comedy
Clyde Jones
Blaine Mi Kern
Allen Shroyer
Joseph F. Snider
Paul E. Jewel
Elizabeth Gill
Fayville Dabney
Rena Rogers
J.B. Dryfield
Parkersburg Star Winner Qualifies With 146 at Guyan
Parkersburg golfer Jack Hoblitzell led a field of 20 at Guyan golf course with 76 70 146 to earn national amateur entry. Dan B. Cawley of Marietta and Fred G. Bannerot Jr. of Charleston also qualified for Pittsburg and Mamaron neck events. Hoblitzell matched his best five year record, beating his 148 mark from 1937.
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Huntington
Parkersburg
Jack Hoblitzell
Guyan
Dan B. Cawley
Marietta
Fred G. Bannerot
Charleston
West
Pitt Gridders To Open Fall Practice Sept. 10
Pitt announces 55 candidates for the 1940 football squad must report at Pitt Stadium on September 10 for preseason drills for an eight game campaign opening September 28 at Columbus versus Ohio State. Two daily practices through the first week, then one daily session after September 23. Fifteen lettermen back, four starters from 1939.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt
Pitt Stadium
Columbus
Ohio State
Yesterday's Stars Sparked Narrow Baseball Wins
Johnny Murphy and Babe Dahlgren pitched three hitless innings in relief as the Yankees beat the White Sox 5-4. Babe Dahlgren drove in the winning run with a tenth inning single. Claude Passeau tossed a seven hitter to beat the Giants 3-1 for the Cubs. Martin Marion homered in the fourth to provide the winning run in a 4-3 Cardinals victory over the Bees.
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Associated Press
Johnny Murphy
Babe Dahlgren
Yankees
Farmer
Dahlgren
White Sox
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Fanning
Giants
Martin Marion
Cardinals
Bees
Pro Football Costs Top One Million For Next Season
By Eddie Brietz in New York. The National Football League will need over a million dollars to operate next season. The piece touches on NBA fight signing deadlines, umpire salary rulings, and various sports anecdotes from golf to baseball, noting public interest and notable figures like Henry Armstrong and Wes Ferrell.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
National Football League
Henry Armstrong
N.B.A
Yankees
Ted Lyons
Hagen
Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Landis
Ump
Burleigh Grimes
Oklahoma City
Saratoga
Fred Keats
Daily Mirror
Dartmouth
Red Black
Fats Ellineer
Dick Kerzting
Venters
Osford
Ohio
Miami U
Dick King
Huntington W. Va
California
Chubby
Dean
Connie Mack
Ellsworth Vines
State Field
Chicago
Wes Ferrell
Wes
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Medford
Mass
The Secret Seven at the Dixie Theatre opens today
Critics hail Dixie Theatre melodrama The Secret Seven as one of the season’s best. Bruce Bennett Barton Mac Lane and Florence Rice lead an outstanding cast in a tale of a reforming convict using modern crime detection to trap underworld figures, with science aiding police and a touch of comedy.
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Columbia
Dixie Theatre
Bruce Bennett
Barton Mac Lane
Florence Rice
Bennett
Secret Seven
Crs
Weston assigns new coaches and athletic director
Weston and Jane Lew school board filled coaching vacancies at a special meeting. James Henry Jr. is named wrestling coach at Weston High and football mentor at Weston Junior High to replace Frank Lough. Robert Garrett becomes athletic director at Jane Lew to replace Cam Mar later. Both Lough and Marstilier resigned for other coaching positions.
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Weston
Jane Lew
Lewis County Board of Education
James Henry, Jr
Weston High
Weston Junior
Frank Lough
Robert Garett
Cam Maratiller
Lough
Marstilier
Metz Leading Paid Golfers at Hershey
At Hershey Pennsylvania on August 28 1940 Dick Metz Oak Park Illinois led qualifiers for the professional golf championship with 69 71 140 finishing one stroke ahead of Harold Jug McSpaden of Winchester Massachusetts. Defending champion Henry G Picard trailed with 1369 142. Shute underwent appendectomy after playing with an illness but qualified with 151 in a comeback tournament amid prior dues controversy.
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Hersey
Picard
Dick Metz
Oak Parks
Ills
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Henry G. Picard
Metz
McSpaden
Shute
Denny Shute
Pro King
David A. Johnson
An Angel From Texas at Strand Theatre
A gay trio stars in the comedy Romping through the Warner Bros. film An Angel From Texas coming to the Strand Theatre today. Eddie Albert Wayne Morris and Ronald Reagan lead with Rosemary Lane Jane Wyman and Ruth Terry as their girlfriends. The plot follows two Texas sticks and a Texas girl moving to New York to seek fame with her suitors as producers Marty Allen and Mac McClure.
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Warner Bros
Texas
Strand Theatre
Eddie Albert
Wayne Morris
Ronald Reagan
Rosemary Lane
Jane Wyman
Ruth Terry
The
Texas Sticks
George S. Kaufman
Fred Niblo
Bertram Millhouser
Ray Enright
Lydia Weston
Lone Star
Peter
Lydia
New York
Marty Allen
Mac McClure
Dixie Theatre Showcases Free Blonde and 21 Film
A Dixie Theatre screening presents Free Blonde and 21, a 20th Century-Fox comedy. The picture follows a brigade of beauties led by Lynn Barr, Mary Beth Hughes, Katharine Aldridge, and Helen Ericson with supporting male leads Henry Wilcoxon, Robert Lowery, and Alan Baxter.
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Sherrington
Metropolitan
Dixie Theatre
20Th Century-Fox
Elsa Maxwell
Lovi Lovely Lynn Barr
Mary Beth Hughes
Katharine Aldridge
Helen Ericson
Brigade of Beauties
Henry Wilcoxon
Robert Lowery
Alan Baxter
Joan Davis
Lynn Bari
Joan, Davis
Chick Chandler
Econ
Prd
Ewe Cochia
Stan Ayy
Century-Fox
Biddle Wife Lead In Tennis Tournament
White Sulphur Springs Aue 28. Anthony J. Drex l Briddle Jr. former ambassador to Poland and his wife forged into the lead of the Lee week round robin tennis tournament with 31 victories to nine defeats. The Philadelphia couple rest
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White Sulphur Springs
Aue
Anthony J. Drexel Briddle, Jr
Poland
Philadelphia
Cubs Keep Gabby Hartnett as Manager for 1941
Chicago Cubs owner Philip Wrigley said Hartnett will remain manager next season with no changes planned. He noted Hartnett has done a much better job this year and that a contract will not be signed until around Christmas. The decision comes despite Wrigley’s disappointment with the club’s overall showing in 1940.
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Chicago
Philip K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Charles Leo
Gabby" Hartnett
Hartnett
Cub
Wrigley
Frontier Crusader Opens With Western Thrills
The Frontier Crusader debut tonight stars Tim McCoy in a big thrill Western. The feature draws strong critical praise and appeal, promising a box office hit. Cast includes Dorothy Short Ted Adams Lou Fulton John Merton Forrest Taylor Hal Price Frank LaRue George Chesboro.
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Tim McCoy
Mavie
Dorothy Short
Ted Adams
Lou Fulton
John Merton
Forrest Taylor
Hal Price
Frank LaRue
George Chesbro
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