Stirnweiss another Yank farmhand that can't miss
Newark reports Stirnweiss as a budding Yankee prospect likened to Joe Gordon. The 5 foot 8, 165 pound infielder bats .307 with seven triples and 27 steals, showing speed and versatility on the infield. Possible third base future noted as Bill Dickey era nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirnweiss
Joe Gordon
New Yorks
Gerry Priddy
Robertson
Dickey Stirnweiss
North Carolina
Fordham
Bill Terry
Giants
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Newark
Aaron Robertson
Bill Dickey
Willard Marshall Confronts All Star Jinx At Polo Grounds
Giants rookie Willard Marshall, 21, eyes the midsummer classic with NL honor on July 1. The Virginia native carries the weight of rookies who faltered in their first All Star appearance, a jinx linked to DiMaggio and Reiser. Marshall, though quiet and steady, has shown power with eight homers and 41 RBIs this season, and recently returned from a shoulder injury to push the Giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willard Marshall
Polo Grounds
Willard
Giants
Joe DiMaggio
Pete Reiser
Pete
Joe
DiMaggio
Boston
Joel
Reiser
Detroit
Brooklyn
Marshal
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati
Marshall
Virginia
Atlanta
Fiddler
Bill McGee
Edgar Smith Drops 12th Game Of Year
Major league action saw Lefty Edgar Smith of the Chicago White Sox take his 12th loss despite a strong five hit performance. Jim Bagby, Ray Starr, and Mort Cooper also earned victories for their clubs as the day featured a charity game and several close outcomes across the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Smith
Judson Bailey
AP Sport
Lefty
Chicago White Sox
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Smith
Boudreau
Jim Bagby
Sox
Chubby Dean
Cub
Bill Lee
Cincinnati
Red
Ray Starr
Lee
Starr
Army Navy
Reds-Cubs
Great Lakes
Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Elbie Fletcher
Cooper
Rip Sewell
Enos Slaughter
Jim Brown
Major League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching
Highlights from the season show Roy Reiser leading NL batting with .346, Medwick and Brooklyn teammates close, Mize top NL RBIs with 56, and Mize home runs at 12. In the American League Gordon tops batting at .363 with Williams leading in runs and Williams in RBIs. Pitching leaders feature French and Cooper with strong ERA marks.
Saunooke Seeks Massey Bout at Hippodrome Thursday Night
Cherokee heavyweight Saunooke says he cannot wait to fight Al Massey in the double main event at the Hippodrome, driven by a dispute with referees after recent clashes. Al Hills vs Sailor Bar to Till, with Hills aiming to redeem himself after a draw with Boston Bibber McCoy. First bout starts at 9:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossey Bird Saunooke
Ocona
J. R. Steele
al Massey
Hippodrome
Massey
Saunooke
Masey
Barto Till
Hill
Boston
Bibber McCoy
Steele
Ai Houile
Major League Standings and Scores From Yesterday
Yesterday results show Boston 4 Brooklyn 1 and New York 4 Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati and Chicago 1 with St. Louis 4. Pittsburgh 2 and Boston 98-5. Washington 4-3. Philadelphia -3 and New York 5-4. St. Louis Detroit unscheduled. Cleveland 3 Chicago 1. Piedmont League Greensboro 3 Norfolk 6 and Richmond 3-1. Charlotte 2-2. Durham 2-10. Asheville 1-1. Portsmouth 11 Winston-Salem 0. Bi State Danville 3 Burlington 6. Wilson 7 Leaksville 1. Sanford 7 Rocky Mount 7. North State Concord 6 Landis 3. Salisbury 4 Hickory 2 Mooreville 11 Statesville 7. Lexington 1 Thomasville 0. International Jersey City 12 Syracuse 2. Montreal 7 Rochester 6. Newark 12 Baltimore 4. Toronto 7 Buffalo 5 in 11 innings. American Association Kansas City 2-5. Indianapolis 0-1. Toledo 2 St Paul 1 in 119 innings. Louisville 3 Milwaukee 1. Minneapolis at Columbus postponed. Pacific Coast San Francisco 3 Portland 7. San Diego 3 Los Angeles 0. Sacramento 5 Dankiid 4. Eastern Albany 3-3 Springfield n-7 Williamsport 35 Scranton 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Syracuse
Montreal
Rochester
Newark
Baltimore
Toronto
Buffalo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Brooklyn Bee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh AZ
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit Bees
St. Louis Were
Philadelphia
Baer Ewe
Washington Pawlen
Portsmouth
Arate Ely
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wee
Rchmond
Durham Wee
Ashevillette Lemay Ate
Norialk
Winston-Salem North State League
Concord Eee
Thomasville
Orss- Lexington
Landis
Mooresville
Tewes
SAS Ctatesville A
Salsbury Hickory
Elstate
Wilson
Leaksville
Rocky Mount
Sanford Dee
Danville
Burhington
Wilkes-Barre Defeats Elmira In 4-2 Victory
In a Southern Association update Wilkes-Barre beat Elmira 4-2 while Hartford at Binghamton was postponed. Also listed Atlantis 10 Kynoxville 1 and Nashville 6 Chattanooga 5 with Birmingham at Memphis postponed and New Orleans at Little Rock 42 postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Hartford
Binghamton
Southern Association Atlantis
Kynoxville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Weathered OCR Sports Cards: Morning Baseball Lineup
Reading shows a jumbled set of games and probable pitchers for a day of baseball. Entries reference Boston at Brooklyn, Chicago at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, with named pitchers Higbe, Riddle, Heintzelman, and White, plus mismatched dates and typos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severen Boston
Brooklyn
Indians Hold Narrow Lead In North State Pennant Race
In Thomasville Lexington edges Tommies 1-0 as Tony Foli blanks Tommies and Mel Dry belts a decisive third inning homer. It also marks Jimmy Gruzdis final game as Thomasville manager with Woody Mabry succeeding him and a watch presentation by John Carter noted. The teams head to Statesville and Mooresville respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
Lexington Indians
Thomasville Tommies
Toms
Indians
Lexington
Mel Dry
Forrest Thompson
Winers
Tony Foli
Sterling
Dry
King
Jimmy Gruzdis
Woody Mabry
John Carter
Gruzdis
Statesville
Mooresville
Aberha Abrha Dry
Rowerf
Newman
Nance Ss
Morris
Gru¢dis
Pinkston If
Hick'nell
King Cf
AfcGrath
Cox
Mabry
Jordan
Rosen
Thoeless
Einder
Foti P
Thompson
Davis of
Ogaar
Highland Wins Ward League Opener Over Oak Hill 4 to 0
Highland tops Oak Hill 4 0 in Ward League action as Highland scores twice in the first and third innings. Davis and McKinnon hold shutout arms late, while Marsh defeats Enterprise 8 6 after a late rally and comeback push changing the mound with Levina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Enterprise
Marsh
Newsboys
Levina
Marsh Outfit
Marsh $ Enterprise
McGee
Davis
Deiapp
Howard
Lenina
Trouable Pitchers With Won- Lost Records
Night action features New York at Philadelphia Breuer against Harris while Newsom and Masterson oppose Chase and Dobson in Boston game. Cleveland and Chicago starters A Smith and Grove, plus twilight tilt Au ker versus H White. Minor games listed in BI State and other leagues with multiple town matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Breuer
R. Harris
Washington
Boston
Newsom
Masterson
Chase
Dobson
Cleveland
Chicago
A. Smith
Grove
St. Louis
Detroit
Auker
H. White
Cooper's elbow operation refines pitcher for Cardinals
St Louis July 1 Mort Cooper, 28, credits surgery on his pitching elbow with yielding a faster curve and control. Removal of calcium growths last season helped his new fork ball and sidearm delivery. Now 11 wins with six shutouts in the pennant race, he notes a rough road of three one run losses, aided by improved teammates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Newark
George Sturm Weiss
Joe Gordon
Bears
Gordon
Yankees
Chunky
Bronx
North Carolina
Stirnweiss
Syracuse
Frank Kelleher
Stirmweiss
Ele
Feader
ST. Louis
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Cooper
Pittsburgh Pirates
Husky Stars
Jers
Rubinoff Spotlight Touches Columbia Visit
Violinist Dave Rubinoff entered The Columbia State offices unrecognized and wandered into the sports department. An editor relates a baseball technicality argument in which someone told him to take a seat and wait until they finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Dulwt
Dave Rubinoff
Columbia State
Jake Penland
A Dawdling Rooftop Scene and Marine Recruit News
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report describes a dramatic incident at Thistle Down where a blonde rushed in with a shotgun and demanded action. Meanwhile a crowd of horse players moved on to place bets on Military Girl as the boss event concluded. Separate notes mention Fort Dix baseball players and Marines saving a Florida football team, with several recruits signing up and reports of star players reporting for Marine training at Quantico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Doyle
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fort Dix
N. J
Jack Wallacsa
Norman Merrill
Corp
John Junta
New Orleans
Walt Nowak
Ed Longacre
Syracuse
Arthur Blakes
Camden High School
Marines
Florida
Marine Reserves
Leo Cahill
Milton “Peanut” Hull
Quantico
Walt
Roosevelt Raceway Seeks Entries in Night Club Contest
A broad appeal was issued the other day featuring a beautiful girl with a horse as lead the parade. Responses came from diverse figures including a prowl father of twins, a cowboy with a guitar, a former circus bareback rider, ten men and ten girls. All male entrants have been eliminated except the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Raceway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Point EN Enterprise
Piedmont Center OF Industry
High Point
North Gargaina
Buddy Rosar
Bill Johnson
Montclair
N. Jd
Tommy Tyrne
Wake Forest
Byrne
Yankee
Alt Infielder
Jinx
By Gayle Talbot
Dodgers
Braves
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hugh Casey
Les Webber
Chelton
New York Giants
Phils
Melton
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Yanks
Hank Borowy
Herman Besse
A’s
Champs
John Lindwhl
Red Sox
Senators
Major League
Associated Press
Medwick
Otr
Mize
Fiott
Pittsburgh
Medsick
Joost
Hack
Slaughter
St. Lewis
Nicholson
Homes
Mizce
Ott
Camille
Amier
French
M. Cooper
Fleming
Doerr
Williams
Ddimaggio
Dorrr
Spence
Beubles
Higeins
Heath
J. DiMassio
Rome
York
Caste
Kubel
Mitching—Sorner
Jt. Chandler
Giant Indian
Norfolk
Richmond
Durham
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Sanford
Concord
Salisbury
Hickory
Mooreville
San Francisco
Portland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Dankiid
Albany
Springfield
Williamsport
Scranton
Thomasville Park
RBI
Fot
Sugsa
Cross
Oak Hill
Piedmont League
Leaxsville
Buriington
North State League
Lisington
Mooressville
Hisbury
By Ken Davis
Matsn
D. Howard
Knox
Brown
Howerd
Foxworth
Sy Lemma Welborn
Darix
Chadwick
U—Coggins
Bigreland Adr Abrh Bmck'nitt
George
Glimore
Jones Ss
Furr Ib
Belch
Matthews
Ston
Tysinger
Mills
Gore If
Cmck'nen
McDonald
Carter Rf
WaFerree
Underwood
Ferguson
Araacye
M. Ferree
Gilmere Rbr
CG McKinenin
C. McKinnen
U-Cersins
Jack
Art Rooney
Maberry
Gators
Miami
Bill Diehl
Ledger-Dispatch
Sammy Snead
Zeke Bonura
Ernest A. Schleuder
Camp Shelby
Shelby
Navy
Oeces
Ala
Oeed
Hare Grabiner
William Wescott
Lou Gehrig
Yankee Stadium
Airmore
NF Silver Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!