Shokes Chooses Red One Year From Duke
Eddie Shokes, Duke and Sanford standout, plans to join the Reds next year after finishing at Duke. Paul Florence sold Charleston to Birmingham, and Shokes notes Frank McCormick may anchor first base for Cincinnati for years. Vaughan and Ray shine in spring games as Sanford eyes the Tobacco State League and the Dixie classic nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Shokes
Duke
Sanford
Reds
Paul Florence
Durham Bulls
Red
Birmingham
Charleston
Shokes
Frank McCormick
Porter Vaughan
Athletics
Connie Mack
Richmond
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Vaughan
A’s
Custer
Tribe
Carl Ray, Jr
Ray
Wake Forest
Mars Hill
Erwin
Fordham Coach Travels to Minnesota on Possible Series Talk
Week's wash notes Fordham athletic director Jack Coffiey travels to Minneapolis to discuss a football series with Minnesota Gophers. Other items note Dizzy Dean one vote for Texas League all star, Joe Medwick lecturing at the World’s Fair, and reflections on baseball’s famous figures and recent headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fordham
Minnesota
Jack Coffey
Minneapolis
Dizzy Dean
Joe Medwick
Christy Walsh
Cubs
Dean
Carl Hubbell
US Pilot Certificates Active April One Nineteen Forty
As of April 1 1940 the United States reported 3188 active pilot certificates of competency in force. The figure reflects the ongoing credentialing of civilian pilots under federal aviation oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Vitt Foe Grows Weary as Cleveland Club Faces Unrest
In a critical mood a columnist notes Oscar Vitt under pressure as players fret and management considers new leadership. The piece mocks Vitt and references El Galento training for Max Baer, suggesting disbelief in strong interest.
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
National League leaders include Danning New York with 362 batting and 44 runs batted in, Frey Cincinnati with 40 runs, and F McCormick Cincinnati with 68 hits. American League leaders feature Radcliff St Louis with 370 batting and Williams Boston with 47 runs, Foxx Boston with 55 RBI, and Cramer Boston with 75 hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danning
New York
Walker
Brooklyn
Frey
Cincinnati
F. McCormick
Mize
St. Louis
Moore
Hack
Chicago
Ross
Boston
Camilli
Nome
Lehrman
Melton
Radcliff
Cramer
Williams
Case
Washington
Foxx
St Louis
Wright
Greenberg
Detroit
McQuinn
Boudreau
Cleveland
Keller
Moses
Philadelphia
Trosky
Far Western Nine In Tie For Loop Lead
The Murphy Mountain Ramblers entered the fourth annual North Carolina semi pro tournament with manager J H Pitzer. Murphy sits tied for leadership in the Tri State League featuring teams in North Carolina Georgia and Tennessee. Players include Barbara Walker Dan Thomas Willard Johns Lonnie May from Tennessee Wesleyan. The 12 teams seek an all expense trip to the national finals in Wichita Kansas August 12 28. Sanford Spinners may defend title after league obligations prevent their participation per a Sanford meeting. Other teams listed include Hanes Hosiery Tomlinson Hanes Knitters Tate All Stars Oakdale Highland McCrary Eagles Triangle Jewel Cotton Mill Adams Millis and Salisbury Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy Mountain Ramblers
Murphy
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Rabara Walker
Lincoln
Dan Thomas
Memorial
Willard Johns
University of Harrogate
Lonnie May
Tennessee Wesleyan
May
Wichita
Kansas
Sanford Spinners
Sanford
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
Tomlinson
High Point
Hanes Knitters
Tate All-Stars
Oakdale
Jamestown
Highland
McCrary Eagles
Triangle of
Colts Lead Piedmont League After Weekend Wins
Richmond moved a game and a half ahead of Asheville in the Piedmont League with 8-3 and 7-1 wins over Winston-Salem. Portsmouth beat Asheville 4-1, and Norfolk’s Tars won two against Durham 1-0 in 13 innings. Prout hit two homers for Richmond. Banzer Maynard Unser and Cooper homered in key games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Richmond
Asheville
Colts
Winston-Salem
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Tars
Durham
Prout
Banzer
Maynard
Unser
Colt
Bill Cooper
Dunkelberger Wins Guilford County Amateur Championship
Bobby Dunkelberger shot 214 yesterday to win the Guilford County amateur title at Emerywood Country Club. Jack V. Garrett Jr was runner up with 217, Frank Wood 225, Miles Gayle led the second flight with 324, Ansel Snow 287, Sanders Dallas 249, and Gilbert Clinard led the third flight with 281.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Dunkelberger
Guilford County
Emerywood Country Club
Jack V. Garrett, Jr
Frank Wood
Miles Gayle
Ansel Snow
Sanders Dallas
Gilbert Clinard
Playground Softball Wednesday Schedule
Wednesday games list two matchups at nine o clock Ada Blair versus Emma Blair Cloverdale against Brentwood and High School facing Oaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Blair
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Brentwood
High School
Oaks
Practice rounds delayed by rain at Chattanooga Dixie classic
Weather delays hit the Southern Amateur in Chattanooga as the course closes for the weekend and rain bars warmups before qualifying. Champion Bobby Dunkelberger skips early rounds to keep his spot, while Johnny Cummings and Chasteen Harris arrive among early contenders for the 36 holes of qualifying. Pollack Boyd predicts a 150 to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Merrilees
Emerywood
Bobby Dunkelberger
Chattanooga
Andy
Bobby
Tenn
Bobby Dunkelberger, Jr
High Point
N. C
Dunkelberger
Pollack Boyd
Golf Association
Johnny Cummings
Memphis
Chasteen Harris
Parker Seeks Third National Clay Courts Title at River Forest
Frank Parker former boy wonder opens bid for his third National Clay Courts singles crown at River Forest Club. Parker faces Arthur Marx as Robert Riggs seeks a fourth title after an easy win. Alice Marble routs Kitty Lawrence while Welby Van Horn survives Kamrath in a five set marathon. Helen Bernhard advances to the third round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Parker
River Forest Club
Parker
Arthur Marx
Groucho Marx
Robert Riggs
United States
England
Riggs
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Alice Marble
Kitty Lawrence
Winnetka
Ill
Welby van Horn
Los Angeles
Bob Kamrath
Texas
Kamrath
Helen Bernhard
New York City
Marion Woolhiser
Pecocks Catch Fish And Touch Phase Of War
At Southport on June 17 Mr and Mrs John R Peacock of High Point plus their son netted 12 to 15 dolphin and a 25 pound amber jack with Mrs Peacock landing the large fish. A British destroyer and a cruiser patrolled near the Cape Fear River mouth while a scrap iron freighter waited off Wilmington. A flock of water turkeys or snake birds surfaced near the boat during the outing, noted by Churchill Bragaw and Bill Keziah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
John R. Peacock
High Point
Cape Fear
Wilmington
Baseball Scoreboard From Piedmont League And Others
Scores listed for multiple leagues including Piedmont Winston-Salem Richmond Norfolk Durham Portsmouth Asheville Philadelphia Cleveland New York St Louis Boston Chicago Washington Detroit, St Louis Philadelphia Boston Chicago Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Brooklyn. International Jersey City Rochester. American Association St Paul Kansas City Toledo Minneapolis Milwaukee Louisville Columbus. Pacific Coast Sacramento Hollywood Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Oakland Seattle San Diego. Texas Fort Worth Dallas Beaumont Shreveport Houston San Antonio Tulsa Oklahoma City. Southern Association Little Rock Atlanta Birmingham Knoxville Memphis Chattanooga New Orleans Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
American Association St. Paul
Kansas City
Toledo
Indis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
Sacramento
Hollywood
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Oakland
Seattle
San Diego
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Shreveport
Houston
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Southern Association
Little Rock
Atlanta
Wet Grounds
Birmingham
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Richmond
Asheville
Ster
Durham
Rocky Mount Eee
Charlotte Eee
Portsmouth Eee
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
Eam
Eastern League standings snapshot with recent scores
Binghamton tied Wilkes-Barre 2-2 while Elmira beat Springfield 7-3. Scranton defeated Albany 8-1 and Hartford improved to 6-8 as Williamsport moved to 5-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Springfield
Scranton
Albany
Hartford
Williamsport
Baseball and basketball matchups spread across cities and leagues
Today’s slate includes Charlotte at Portsmouth, Norfolk at Winston Salem, Richmond at Durham, Asheville at Rocky Mount, and regional TAR HEEL LEAGUE games Hickory at Statesville Lenoir at Gastonia Shelby at Newton Conover. N. CC STATE LEAGUE features Concord at Thomasville Kannapolis at Cooleemee Lexington at Landis Salisbury at Mooresville. Major league games include Pittsburgh at Boston with MacFayden and Bauers versus Brown and Piechota and Posedel or Strincevich, St Louis at Brooklyn Shoun Casey, Chicago at New York Root versus Lohrman, and Cincinnati at Philadelphia Vander Meer and Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont League
Charlotte
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
Richmond
Durham
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Hickory
Statesville
Lenoir
Gastonia
Shelby
Newton-Conover
N. CC
State League
Concord
Thomasville
Kannapolis
Cooleemee
Lexington
Landis
Salisbury
Mooresville
Pittsburgh
Boston
MacFayden
Bauers
Brown
Piechota
Posedel
Strincevich
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Shoun
Casey
Chicago
New York
Root
Lohrman
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Vander
Local woman earns scorer membership in baseball association
Fern Witt, 32, of Colorado Springs Colorado, has been awarded membership in the National Association of Baseball Scorers, according to the National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress in Wichita Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Witt
Colorado Springs
Colo
National Association of Baseball Scorers
Wichita, Kan
Mighty Gotham Teams Bumped In Twin Bills
New York teams suffered multiple losses as the Browns defeated the Yankees 12-6 and 6-5, while Brooklyn’s Whitlow Wyatt lost 1-0 on Linus Frey’s homer. Reds beat Dodger pitchers, Giants halted in two games, and other NL results followed with key performances from Kennedy, Turner, Passeau, and Mize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mighty Gotham
Bill White
Associated Press
Mudville
Mighty Casey
New York
Yankees
Giants
Dodgers
Browns
Vernon Kennedy
Champs
Wyatt
Brooklyn
Whitlow Wyatt
Cincinnati
Linus Frey
Paul Derringer
Reds
Curt Davis
Brooks
Jim Turner
Max Butcher
Truett Sewell
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Fiddler McGee
Jack Russell
Len Warneke
Johnny Mize
Cubs
Bees
Claude Passeau
Qualifying Ends Saturday for Junior Championship
Emerywood Country Club will finish junior club championship qualifying by Saturday June 22 announced by club pro Andy G Merril ees. Match play will begin June 28 and run through June 34 with junior tourney participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Andy G. Merrilees
Louis and Godoy Set For Yankee Stadium Title Bout
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis and challenger Arturo Godoy prepare for their 15 round rematch at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night with promoters projecting a $200000 gate. Ringside seats are $27.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Louis
Arturo Godoy
Yankee Stadium
Woods
Mike Jacobs
Adams Millis Faces Triangle in Key Industrial League Clash
Adams-Millis and Triangle chase third place in the Industrial League with nine wins and eight losses. Perry and Fowler are listed as probable pitchers. Friday games pit Adams-Millis at Oakdale against Jamestown while Triangle hosts Tomlinson. The last encounter saw Tomlinson win 2 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle
Adams- Millis
Adams-Millis
White Oak
Perry
Fowler
Oakdale
Jamestown
Tomlinson
College Field
Ward Baseball Delegates Meet
All delegates of the Ward League meet at the YMCA Tuesday at 7 30 to vote on admitting Mills Home and Children's Home. Only ward teams are entered. Weekly schedule lists games at the college and Oakdale venues through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Tommies Send Moors Down From Perch
Concord's Weavers clinched first in the North State League with a weekend sweep of the Mooresville Moors, ending a slide and keeping Thomasville in third. Lexington Indians surged, threatening top spots while Thomasville, Kannapolis, and Salisbury traded wins in a tight standings race. Harvy Graham starred for Concord as Goos Helms left for Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McCrary
Lexington
Concord
Weavers
Seton
Indians
Jo Hick
Mooresville Moors
Mooresville
Thomasville
Tommies
Salisbury
Giants
Kannapis
Kannalis
Cooleemee Eig
Agai Thomasville
Wrexingt
Landis
Kannapolis Agai Cooleemee
Salisbury Agai Mooresville
Kannapolis
Ington
Cord
Cooleem
Tii
Toms
Goos Helms
Portsmouth
Helms
Walter Posey
Youngs
Greensboro
Posey
T Plate
T Tribe
Harvey Graham
Cleasan
Gerry Fitzge
Stanley Lujack
Bluefield
W. V
Mountain State
Tribe Duri
Ramon Gueto
Frank Br
Alex Degowski
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Hemp
Elmer Cashatt
Mickey Cochrane
Cashatt
Cochrane
Star
New York World-Telegram
Jimmy Walker
Branch Rickey
Larry MacPhail
Harry M. Stevens
Rozer Bresnahan
Louis
Godoy
Oklahoma U
Tom Stidham
Ike Campbell
Enid
Okla
News-Eagle
Rogers Hornsby
Ike
Medwick
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Bill Terry
Jo Jo Moore
Dodger
Suffolk Downs
Stanley Distributing CO
High Point, N. C
Oscar Vitt
Old Os
el Galento
Max Baer
The
Far Western
J. H. Pitzer
Tar Heel
Piedmont
Win Twin
Bill
Murphy Squad
Bobby Riggs
Jersey City
Rochester
Syracuse
Montreal
Toronto
Baltimore
Buffalo
Newark
Boston Red Sox
Ted William
Chicago White Sox
Jack Wilson
Joe Cronin
Cleveland Indians
al Milnar
Detroit Tigers
Washington Nats
Barney McCosky
Vitt
Cleveland Baseballers
By Gayle Talbot
Chile
Johnny Paychek
Arturo
Schmeling
Bob Pastor
Adams
Millis Battles Triangle
College
Marsh
Melrose
High Point Barber Shop
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