Cleveland Players Revolt Against Manager Vitt
Cleveland baseball club faces possible dismissal of manager Oscar Vitt after a mass player protest led by veterans at a conference with President Alva Bradley. Players allege he ridiculed them and was insincere, with Bob Feller among veterans present. Bradley promised a probe into the charges and noted some players sought corrections.
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Cleveland
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Baseball Club
Alva Bradley
Bradley
Vitt
Bob Feller
Today’s Games Pitchers Clash Across League Slate
Cincinnati at Brooklyn Thompson 8 4 facing Carleton 3 0. St Louis meets Philadelphia Bowman 1 3 vs Mulcahy 6 4. Pittsburgh plays New York Klin ger 4 5 against Schumacher 2 6. Chicago hosts Boston Olsen 3 3 vs Bosedel 3 5.
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L. Pet
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Thompson
Carleton
Bowman
Mulcahy
Pittsburgh
Klinger
Schumacher
Chicago
Olsen
Bosedel
Baseball scores and AL games from yesterday
The American League slate shows Cleveland 3 Detroit 2 in yesterday's single scheduled game. Night matchups list Chandler against Harris in New York at St. Louis, Gatehouse versus Rigney in Boston at Chicago, and Philadelphia at Cleveland Babish facing Dobson. Washington at Detroit with Master versus Gorsica or Newhouses.
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New York
St. Louis
Chandler
Harris
Boston
Chicago
Gatehouse
Rigney
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Babish
Dobson
Washington
Detroit
Gorsica
Newhouses
Manager Sparks Bitter Remarks About Indians Fans
A player-source says a manager’s taunts have made him a laughing stock among teams. He tends to compare the Indians unfavorably with minor league clubs he has helmed. A teammate claims the club can win the pennant but could finish fourth if he stays at the helm. Cleveland trails Boston by a game and a half in second place.
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Ters
Indians
Cleveland
Red Sox
Whizzer White and the Giants trade rumors emerge
New York June 14 Extra! Whizzer White the football star may join the Giants next fall. Art Rooney told the Giants to sign him if he refuses Pittsburgh. Also notes Billy Southworth’s St. Louis welcome, Medwick war talk, and other sports miscellany.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Whizzer White
Giant
Pittsburgh
Art Rooney
Giants
Billy Southworth
St. Louis
Pepper Martin
Bill M’kechnie
Medwick
Rhineland
Cincinnati
Sanders
Columbus
Joe Medwick
War News
Brooklyn
Herman
Patty
Minneapolis
Max Baer
Max Schmeling
Bradley
Suffolk
Bimelech
Johnny Vander Meer
Junior Baseball League Planned This Summer
Recreation staff of the Works Projects Administration plans to form the Taylor County Junior Baseball league for all boys under 17. A schedule will be made after teams register with Lawson Community Center. The goal is 100 players and a trophy will be awarded to the winner.
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Works Projects Administration
Taylor County
Lawson Community
Shelton to coach Spencer High next fall
Spencer High may hire Harry Bud Shelton as head coach and athletic director next fall, replacing Davis Elkins coach Bill Hahan. Roane County board supporters back Shelton with four of five members agreeing, while Spencer faces a history of weaker schedules and declining athletic performance amid enrollment of 732.
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Spencer
Harry
Bud) Shelton
Davis and Elkins College
Shelton
Spencer Post
Roane County
Cary Hill
West Virginia University
Hill
Shenandoah College
Dalton
Spencer High
Roane
Parkershoro
Beckley
Ceredo-Kenova
Schevuce
Ashland Edges Welch In See-Saw Mountain State Tilt
Ashland won a tight see-saw Mountain State league game 8 to 7 against Welch, with Welch leading in the fifth and seventh innings before Ashland captured the final runs. Harry Potts allowed six hits as Logan defeated Bluefield 4 to 2, while Williamson's game at Huntington was rained out and upcoming fixtures were set.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Welch
Harry Potts
Logan
Bluefield Blue Grays
Williamson
Huntington
Bluefield
52-Pound Catfish Caught in Little Kanawha River
PARKERSBURG June 14 Lloyd Deem’s prize catch a 52 pound catfish drew a public display in the post office square. The fish measured 3 feet 11 inches and was caught with two hooks in the Little Kanawha River near Kanawha Station. Deem sold it for 7 dollars to a collector noted for the fish’s huge head and six inch whiskers.
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Parkersburg
Lloyd Deem
Post Office
Deem
Kanawha River
Kanawha Station
Reds Dodgers to Draw Huge Weekend Mob
The four game series between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers in Brooklyn drew a sold out Ebbetts Field with about 36,000 fans over the weekend as Medwick bats cleanup for the Dodgers and Durocher starts Carleton on the mound. The clash is framed as a potential NL champion test with both clubs near the lead amid pennant fever in Flatbush. In other action, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in ten innings, lifting the Indians to second place behind a late rally and a Beau Bell double scoring the decisive run.
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Judson Bailey
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Ebbetts Field
Cincinnati
Flatbush
Joe Medwick
Curt Davis
Medwick
Dodger
Leo Durocher
Tex Carleton
Reds
Bill McKechnig
Gene Thompson
National
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Indians
PU Mine Tribe
Tribe
al Smith
Cleveland
Charley Gehringer
Tigers
Roy
Beau) Bell
Ben Chapman
Gehringer
Yesterday's Stars Indians Farmer Earned Sixth Victory
Al Smith and Ben Chapman led the Indians against Detroit, scattering 13 hits over ten innings. Farmer contributed his sixth win of the season while Chapman added three hits including a triple and a double.
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al Smith
Ben Chapman
Indians
Farmer
Detroit
Picard Revolta Lead Inverness Four Ball Tourney
In Toledo Ohio on June 14 the Inverness four ball championship moved to round two with Hen ry Picard Hershey Pa and Johnny Revolta Chicago leading after last year’s and 1935’s winners. They posted a six under 65 while Ed Dudley and Billy Burke fell four down.
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Toledo
Inverness
Henry Picard
Hershey
Johnny Revolta
Chicago
Ed Dudley
Billy Burke
Picard-Revolta
Dudley-Burke
Fights Last Night in Syracuse and Pittsburgh Card Notes
Boxing results from Syracuse and Pittsburgh list several nearby bouts. Ken Overlin outpointed Ralph DeJohn in Syracuse while Lloyd Marshall defeated Tony Cisco in Pittsburgh. Louis Kid Cocoa stopped Johnny Barbara in Philadelphia. Gunnar Barund outpointed Jorge Brescia in Brooklyn with Italy and Argentina noted for competitors.
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Syracuse
Ken Overlin
Decatur
Til
Ralph de John
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Marshall
Cleveland
Tony Cisco
Norristown
Philadelphia
Louis
Kid Cocoa
Prto Rico
Johnny Barbara
Chicago
Brooklyn
Gunnar Bar‘jund
Finland
Jorge Brescia
Argentina
I Waterloo
Bavold
Louis Prepares Unorthodox Style For Godoy Rematch
Joe Louis plans to fight Arturo Godoy with a South American approach at Yankee Stadium next Thursday, seeking revenge after a 15 round first bout. Promoter and trainer aides expect a crouch for crouch contest then a focus on body work to undo Godoy. Louis aims to outmaneuver and outdown his Chilean challenger with varied tactics.
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Jack Dempsey
Arturo Godoy
Carmel
N. Y
Joe
Godoy
Sid Feder
Greenwood Lake
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Crouch
Arturo
Jack Blackburn
Louis
USGA Defends Oliver Action at National Open
The United States Golf Association defended its handling of the Oliver disqualification at the Cleveland National Open. A memorandum shows officials urged Oliver to tee off 80 minutes before the scheduled start on his fourth round, but Oliver began anyway after being notified of disqualification at the start of the round following his final 71 and a tied 287.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
United States Golf Association
Big Oliver
Cleveland
Oliver
Tan
Soqn
County Loop Play Opens With Fetterman Victory
Baseball season finally opened at Fetterman after weather delays with Fetterman defeating Knottsville 6 to 2 before 250 spectators. Colier drove in a run, McDaniel fanned eight for Fetterman, and Knottsville protested the sixth inning umpiring leading to a board review Tuesday at Lawson Community Center. Next game features Peerless Elites versus Flemington at Fetterman.
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Taylor County
Fettersman
Fetterman
Knottsville
Coller
P. Norris
Collier
Z Mit
Simons
Miller
P. ‘Norris
W. Robinson
H. McDaniel
Colliers
J. Miller
C. Cazad
McGue
McCue
C. Cozad
B. Norris
B. Cozad
Tighe
C. Cozed
E. Traders
K. Furlow
Peerless
Elites
Flemington
West Virginia Semi-Pro Baseball Opens July 13
Officials set July 13 in West Virginia for the opening of the state semi pro baseball tournament. The event marks a prelude to the sixth annual Wichita Kansas tournament from August 16 to 28.
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New York
W. Va
West Virginia
Wichita
Kansas
No Favorites Reign In State Golf Tournament
Huntington June 14 The eighth annual West Virginia Golf tournament opens next Tuesday at the Guyan course with no clear favorite aside from Clem Weichman the defending champion. Rocky Schorr of Bluefield president of the sponsoring association is upbeat about the field and notes last year’s runner up also remains a strong contender.
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Huntington
Pew
West Virginia
Guyan
Clem Weichman
Logan
Bluefield
Rocky’ Schorr
West Virginia Professional Golfers Association
End of Norwegian Campaign Hints of New Offensive
The report notes the end of the Norwegian campaign as a success and hints at an imminent Allied offensive against Gregt Bila in a special AG order. A spokesman stated the blockade against Germany is expected to be broken, signaling intensified action.
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Paris
Maginot
Britain
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Montmedy
Maginot Line
Saar Front
Maine
Scotstown
Hebrides
Wink
le Havre
Cher‘broug
Brest
St. Nazaire
Grégt Bila
Germany
Spain Takes Tangier Zone Occupation Proceeding
Spain and Italy moved into the Tangier zone under international commission oversight. Troops met no resistance as they advanced, in a 3.8 square mile area. Italy’s entry leaves Spain as the sole neutral on the commission, complicating the belligerent representatives’ transactions.
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Spain
Tangier
International Commission
Italy
Federal Works Administration Sealed Bid Notice
Sealed bids in triplicate will be received until 10 a m June 18 1940 for furnishing materials and performing exterior and interior painting floor repairs at the U S post Grafton West Virginia per specifications. The notice is from the Public Building Administration Office of the Supervising Engineer Neal A Melick Washington DC June 1940.
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Federal Works Agency
Supervising Engine
Washington, D.C
U. S. Post
Grafton
W. Va
Seene Seta
Sue
Puhe
Aderal Works Agency
Weanoten
D.C
Neal A. Melick
Sime
Review and Equalization Assessments by Taylor County Court
The Taylor County West Virginia County Court will meet in the Court House on Monday June 24 1940 to review and equalize assessments as returned by the county assessor. Sessions may extend up to twenty five days. The clerk E C St Clair signs the notice dated June 4 1940.
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Taylor County
West Virginia
Saidl
Ie E
St. Clair
County Court of Taylor
Commissioner's Notion Inheritance Notice for John Waters Estate
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of John Waters deceased. All persons having claims against the estate are notified to present them to the undersigned commissioner for adjudication. This notice serves as a preliminary invitation to creditors and legatees regarding debts and asset distribution.
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Jahn Waters
John Rui
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