White Sox Rise From Last To Fourth In 1940 AL Race
Chicago White Sox surge from cellar to fourth in five days at Comiskey Park with four straight wins, including a 13–4 rout of the Athletics. Yankees drop to cellar after a 3–2 loss to the Tigers. Browns win 12 innings over Senators, Phillies win 13th inning night game at Shibe Park 4–3 over Cubs. Western Illinois State Teachers edges Peoria Tractors 6–2 in midwest baseball action amid wartime foreign policy notes in the nation.
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Associated Press
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National League Yesterday's Scores and Tonight's Matchups
Yesterday Chicago beat Philadelphia 4 to 3 in 13 innings while other games were rained out. Today schedule features Boston at New York with Posedel facing Gumbert, Chicago at Pittsburgh French versus Bowman, and Brooklyn at Philadelphia Hamlin opposing Higbee. Yesterday’s results also include Chicago 13 Philadelphia 7 and St Louis 8 Washington 7 with New York 2 ton at Cleveland postponed by rain.
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Gumbert
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Baseball notes and college athletic director appointment
Yesterday's stars featured Buck Newsom and Taft Wright delivering key performances for the Tigers and White Sox while George McQuinn homered twice for the Browns in a 12th inning rally. In Sheffield, President White announced plans to recommend Cletus Lowe as athletic director to succeed John Newcome, noting Lowe's Shepherdstown High School coaching tenure and Shepherd alumnus status.
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Shepherdstown
W.H.S. White
Shepherd State College
Cletus Lowe
John Newcome
Lowe
Shepherd
Shepherdstown High School
Pirates Fail to Sell Paul Waner in Trade Talk
New York scene reports Pirates failed to trade Paul Waner to the Brooks for Gus Mancuso. Reds schedule shows nineteen double bills. Beside baseball notes, Billy Southworth rumored to take over St. Louis, while Ray Blades faces managerial changes. Boxing mentions Lew Jenkins legal trouble and Bobby Ruffin rising in featherweight circles. Column ends with humorous anecdote about Tom Swope and cantaloupe stuffed with hot slaw.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bernie Bierman
Pigskin Laboratory
Pirates
Paul Waner
Brooks
Gus Mancuso
Reds
Southworth
Horton Smith
Barbara Louise Bourne
Gee Parshall
Pinehurst
N.C
Cardinals
Ray Blades
Billy Southworth
Rochester
St. Louey
Lew Jenkins
Ambers
Giants
Polo Grounds
Horace Stoneham
Brooklyn
Max Schmeling
Berlin
Mr. Swope
M’alpin
Junior Felton Champion Miles Shooter At Astor
In the rural section a marble tournament was held at Astor school directed by the WPA recreation staff. Competitors included Junior Fulton Roy Fulton Herbert Lipscomb Earl Allen W M Ferris Genevieve Fulton and Ralph Cook. Finals pitted Junior Fulton against William Ferris with Fulton prevailing as champion.
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Astor School
Junior Fulton
Roy Fulton
Herbert Lipscomb
Earl Allen
W. M. Ferris
Genevieve Fulton
Ralph Cook
William Ferris
WPA
Seven-Inning No Hitter Pitched In Texas League
Houston rookie Ed Wissman pitched seven innings of no hit baseball leading Houston to a 9-0 victory over Oklahoma City in the Texas League doubleheader windup.
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Texas Loop
Houston
Tex
Ed Wissman
South- Paw
Oklahoma City
Ken Overlin Wins Battle For Middleweight Crown
Ken Overlin of Washington DC defeated Cerforino Garcia in Madison Square Garden to claim the middleweight title recognition from New York and California commissions. The 15 round decision was unanimous. Overlin used a sharp left jab and right cross to wear down Garcia, who was knocked down once and showed heavy wear at the final bell. Garcia earned a rematch clause within 90 days, though another chance at Hostak remains unlikely.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Ken Overich
Washington, D. C
California
Cerforino Garcia
Madison Square Garden
Hostak
Art Donovan
Overlin
Garcia
al Hostak
Seattle
National Boxing Association
Ken
Gerca
Iit
Miller takes district meet in marble tournament
Kenneth Miller of Brown School won the final against Junior Mills with scores 3-7 1-6 7-3. Other contestants included Jimmy Marple, Junior Mills, Ralph Green, Kinny Goble, and others from Flemington and nearby schools. The event, sponsored by the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram and WPA Recreational Staff, also crowned Charles Simmons district marble champion.
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Kenneth Miller
Brown
Simpson-Flemington
Junior Mills
Jimmy Marple
College Hill
Wendel
Ralph Green
Flemington Central
Junior Jones
Flemington Jr. High
Kinny Goble
Rosemont
Junior Felton
Simpson
Clarksburg
Kay Pearson Shocks Betty Jameson In Dixie Golf Upset
Kay Pearson of Houston, former national intercollegiate tennis champion, reached the semifinals of the Dixie classic by defeating Betty Jameson 2 and 1. The 26 year old, who had only three years of golf, now faces Mrs Frank Goldthwaite of Fort Worth as Marion Miley and Estelle Lawson Page vie for the other finalists.
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Fort Worth
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Kay Pearson
Houston
Betty Jameson
Rice Institute
Miss Pearson
Betty
Marion Miley
Miley
Jane Cothran
Greenville
S. C
Flemington Junior High Tourney Crowned Jones Champion
The Flemington Junior High marble tourney was won by Junior Jones among a field of participants led by Chase Kimble Charles Phillips Wil iam Sheffer Frank Spadaforg Alfred Womack Charles Newhouse George Powell Bob Marks How ard Brown Percy Reed Bart Shiplett Bob Westfall John Bobella Bud Greathouse Lavere Lake Everett Simmons Marvin Kittle Lawrence Linsey Richard Poe and Junior Jones.
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Flemington Junior High School
Chaseles Kimble
Charles Phillips
Wiliam Sheffer
Frank Spadaforg
Alfred Womack
Charles Newhouse
George Powell
Bob Marks
Howard Brown
Percy Reed
Bart Shiplett
Bob Westfall
John Bobella
Bud Greathouse
Junior Jones
Lavere Lake
Everett Simmons
Marvin Kittle
Lawrence Linsey
Richard Poe
James Trimble
Wayne McCauley
Charles Dillon
George Wilfong
Boxing Night Ends With Draws and Outpoints
In New York Ken Overlin outpointed Ceferino Garcia at 159 to 1541 2 in a Key night. In Portland Kid McCoy and Paul Junior fought to a draw at 139 1 2 and 141 1 2. Atlantic City Victory Chordo and Bobby Green drew 125 apiece. The event featured Haymond versus Dorwood Keener and Denzil Pierce versus Charles Simmons, with Charles Simmons emerging the winner after eliminations.
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New York
Ken Overlin
Washington, D. C
Ceferino Garcia
Philippine Island
Portland
Kid McCoy
Detroit
Paul Junior
Lewiston
Drew
Atlantic City
Cor Chado
Puerto Rico
Bobby Green
Philadelphia
of Haymond
Dorwood Keener
Lucretia
Denzil Pierce
Blueville
Charles Simmons
Thornton
Robert White
Charles Simmors
Allegheny Crew Races Set to Return in Centennial Regatta
Six events headline Saturday on the Allegheny river marking the revival of professional style crew racing. Highlights include a college crews showdown among the University of Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Marietta, and a mile singles sculls match between world champion Joe Burk of Philadelphia and Joe Angyal of Brooklyn.
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Allegheny River
University of Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Marietta
Joe Burk
Philadelphia
Joe Angyal
Brooklyn
Burk
Baltimore
Three Accept Bids to Play in North-South Charity Game
The 1940 North-South charity football game near Charleston announced three star high school players have accepted invitations Roy Frederick Pritchard Jr Mullens tackle Dick Nolte East Bank 175 pounder and Hinton halfback Paul Phillips join the roster general chair James J Duggan said invitations were sent to all seniors named to first second or third all state teams and the game will be played Friday night August 23 marks the first night game in the event.
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Charleston
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
James J. Duggan
Roy Frederick Pritchard, Jr
Mullens
Dick Nolte
East Bank
Hinton
Paul Phillips
Duggan
Welch Trims Leaders In Free Hitting Game
Welch’s strong bats overwhelmed the leading Blue Grays as two pitchers couldn’t slow the flow. Bluefield’s Jordan and Mihalic homered in the third, driving in runs, while Huntington’s Aces surged to an 11 4 victory over Ashland. Logan collected 10 hits off the pitching.
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Associated Press
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Blue Grays
Jordan
Mihalic
Bluefield
Huntington's
Aces
Ashland
Logan
Indians rout Williamson in 14-4 win
Krupin pitched for Williamson as the Indians built a 14-4 victory. Welch hosts Huntington on today’s schedule while Bluefield travels to Williamson and Ashland visits Logan.
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Williamson
Indians
Welch
Huntington
Bluefield
Ashland
Logan
Italy Breaks with Allies Over Adriatic Claims
Contretemps from page one shows Yugoslavia and Dalmatia in dispute as Italy sides with Germany against old Allies France and Britain. About 130,000 university students offer to fight, demanding freedom from Mediterranean confinement as Mussolini's Rome defends Adriatic interests and redefines alliances following World War I.
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Berlin
Kilgore Wins Senate Nomination Over Holt Faction
The Statehouse faction backing Holt was defeated for the senatorial nomination by Judge Harley M. Kilgore. Governor Homer A. Holt cannot attend the meeting due to a Bethany College centennial engagement. Republicans plan a June 2 week for the state committee meeting with time and place to be announced, and Robert H. C. Kay of Charleston is expected to be reelected state chairman.
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Statehouse
Harley M. Kilgore
Holt
Homer A. Holt
Bethany College
Neely
Robert H. C. Kay
Charleston
Classified Rates Note From The Sentinel
Classified Sentinel outlines rate terms for ads with 2c per word for the first insertion and 1c per word for each additional insertion. Minimum charge 45c. Each initial and figure counts as two words. Errors should be reported immediately.
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