Dodgers Lose Close Games In League Lead Challenge
In a busy baseball roundup from 1940, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers seize early first place leads after Reds beat Cubs 4-3 and Dodgers drop two games. Indians blow late lead in Boston as White Sox rally 3-1. Tigers topple Browns 5-2 behind Schoolboy Rowe. Pirates sweep Cards to reach fifth. Giants split with Phillies. Yankees top A's 6-3 then fall 10-5. Red Sox fall 4-4 to Washington as Monteagudo shuts them down late.
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National League Yesterday's Baseball Results Brief
Yesterday in the National League Cincinnati beat Chicago 3 to 1 and Brooklyn lost 0 to 1. New York won 6 to 4 over Philadelphia with Pittsburgh 7 to 4 and St. Louis 6 to 1. Detroit 5 to 2 over St. Louis and Chicago 3 to 1 over Cleveland. Boston 7 to 4 defeated Washington while New York 6 to 5 over Philadelphia. No games scheduled today.
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Dodgers Fans Follow Team in Spec Rail Trip
New York July 8 The Dodger Bees double bill was not aired by WOR drawing a Beantown crowd on a special train. Brooklyn fans rode to Boston while 1942 and 1943 era previews and sports chatter filled the page.
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Stanley M’'Ginnis
Jack Dempsey
Herald-Tribune
Phillies
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Heavy Hitting Feature Of State League Games
Batters pounded Mountain State league pitchers for 83 hits in four games. Williamson Welch and Blues led winners as Huntington Aces lost 7-3 then 12-1. Welch batters totaled 15 hits in 8-3 win over Ashland Colonels. Bluefield's seventh inning surge produced five runs in a 9-5 win over Logan Indians. Teams head to different venues today.
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Hagerstown Races Open For Ten Days Tomorrow
About 600 horses expected from Charles Town Wheeling and Delaware tracks and western and New England points for the 10 day meet opening tomorrow. Nearly 100 jockeys have filed applications with top riders from Charles Town and Wheeling anticipated to compete.
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Wanstreets to Defend Title in State Semi Pro Tourney
Harrisville July 8 Wanstreets will defend the state semi pro baseball championship in a tournament opening Saturday with expected 15 teams. K F Fidler says eight entered. others expected. The state winner meets Virginia champ for a Wichita regional bid. Teams listed include Wallstreets Wyatt Cubs Brett Austins Harrisville Ritchies Lumberport Red Sox Morgantown Christophers Century Cubs Parkersburg All-Stars.
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Baseball Congress
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Brett Austins
Harrisville Ritchies
Lumberport Red Sox
Morgantown Christophers
Century Cubs
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Yesterday's Stars Lift Reds and Others in League Action
Morrie Arnovich and Bill Lee drew a walk to force in Frank McCormick as the Reds reclaimed the league lead. Manuel Salvo and Bill Posedel, Bees, won twice over the Dodgers. Vince DiMaggio and Maurice Yan Robay led the Pirates with a homer and three RBIs after Maurice's two hits in the opener against the Cardinals. Schoolboy Rowe pitched Detroit to first place with five hits in a 5-2 win over the Browns. Ted Lyons dominated Cleveland as the White Sox won 3-1.
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Morrie Arnovich
Reds
Bill Lee
Frank McCormick
Manuel Salvo
Bill Posedel
Bees
Bostons
Dodgers
Vince DiMaggio
Maurice Yan ‘Robay
Pirates
Farmer
Maurice
Cards
Jenkins Faces Henry Armstrong in Polo Grounds Bout
Lew Jenkins aims for weight up to 134 pounds for a welterweight clash with Henry Armstrong at the Polo Grounds next week. The lean Texas lightweight champion, famed for a hard right hand, has bulked up since training at Grossinger's, while opponents have found him difficult to pin down.
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Lew Jenkins
Henry Armstrong
Polo Grounds
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Lou Ambers
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Armstrong
Hymie Caplin
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Ambers
Chino Alvarez
Hammerin
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Brownlow Bruins Escape With Narrow Softball Win
Brownlow Bruins edged the Nigger Mountain team 9 to 6 in a late rally, overcoming an early deficit after Nestin allowed only three hits. Brownlow took the lead in the mid innings and held on as Nestor, Sinn, and DeVault contributed in the field and at bat.
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Both Leagues Are At Home for Big Game
St Louis hosts the eighth major league All Star game at Sportsman's Park with about 33 000 expected. Hank Leiber replaces by Nicholson on the American side, while George McQuinn may sit with Jimmy Foxx likely to start at first base. Bob Feller faces Bucky Walters in the pitching matchup as the Americans seek a fifth victory on a familiar diamond.
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Little Defeats Oliver In Consolation Match
Husky Lawson Little of Breton Woods NH wins one up over Porky Oliver in a six hole match at Park Country Club. The pro Oliver, disqualified in the national open, was part of a three way tie including Gene Sarazen. The 356 hole total finished at six under par 138 for Little and Oliver each shot 138. The bout begins a best two of three series as fans witness the open style play.
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The Honor Leads in No Trump and Suit Contracts
In No Trump, opening leads from touching honors reveal partner’s holdings and potential guard cards. The article compares spade and heart leads with specific hands, explaining how touchers and sequences guide declarer reading and elevate defense. It cites examples, including an East dealer hand, to illustrate optimal lead choices and reading signals.
Petain regime reshapes France amid delays and fascist ties
Reports from Vichy and Bordeaux describe Petain’s new cabinet drafting a corporative constitution seen as a lasting shift, with Laval signaling permanence. Observers note French leaders dazed by defeat and sympathetic to Francoist models, while Croix de Feu gains strength among military officers. Some dispatches claim rearmed French squadrons joined raids with German and Italian forces on Gibraltar.
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Dewey and Willkie Confer On Campaign Plans
New York July 8. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and Wendell L. Willkie met for the first time and discussed Republican campaign plans as the presidential nominee hurried through conferences before leaving for Washington. Dewey declined comment on the visit. Also calling were Henry P. Fletcher counsel for the Republican National committee and F Trubee Davison, chairman of the United Republican Finance committee for metropolitan New York.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Washington
Dewey
Henry P. Fletcher
Repulican National Committee
F.trubee Davison
United Republican Finance Committee
Metropolitan
NYA Administrators Meet Over South Charleston Project
NYA administrators from ten states met in Charleston to discuss the South Charleston work experience project with Aubrey Williams, national director of the youth program. Glenn Callaghan called the session important as directors and staff from Indiana, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Illinois attended. All states send trainees to the project.
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Two British Troopships Anchor at Lisbon
Two British troopships, the Fabian and John Holt, anchored at Lisbon today loaded with 912 and 1,087 men. Most aboard were Senegalese or French soldiers. Destination of the ships was not disclosed.
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Gene Autry in Revin Tumbleweeds at Opera House
Gene Autry stars in Revin Tumbleweeds his first Republic film since touring Europe. The audience reacts with enthusiastic approval as Smiley Burnett shines in a rib tickler role. A news commentator drives a plot where Autry runs for Congress to aid distressed ranchers facing land loss and flood damage.
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