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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1939
Page
9
Clearwater report quotes Leland Stanford MacPhail defending night baseball and farm-system depth as essential to our majors. Dazzy Vance jokes about Brooklyn Dodgers world series plans and urges Van Lingle Mungo to accept offer from Brooklyn.
Silent John Whitehead of the Chicago White Sox eases his training after a knee line drive hit. Van Mungo’s first workout at Clearwater draws attention as he resumes overhand delivery and showcases speed and control while catchers practice stopping his sidearm style.
Avalon Calif manager Gabby Hartnett aims to set a new major league catching record this season after reporting the best spring condition in six years. He has caught 100 games in each of 11 seasons and shares the existing record with Ray Schalk.
Cleveland Indians vice president C. C. Slapnicka said the Browns rejected offers for Second Baseman Don Heffner and Earl Averill was turned down in an attempted trade. He also noted no deal for catcher Billy Sullivan and no progress securing Cecil Travis from Washington.
Yankees manager Joe McCarthy had his club focus on off basebal finer points in St Petersburg Florida. Players concentrated on cut off squeeze plays as Babe Dahlgren filled in at third base for the absent Red Rolfe.
The Reds' camp in Tampa Florida rates Don Lang from Long Beach California as a strong rookie contender to win the regular third base job from Lew.
Manager Bill McKechnie argues the spot needs more strength and points to Riggs as a potential source of added power for the lineup.
Casey Stengel lines up six new Bees in Bradenton for the first scrimmage of spring training. Newcomers include Al Simmons Eddie Miller Jimmy Outlaw Buddy Harris Al Todd and Johnny Hill as the roster shapes up ahead of exhibition play.
San Antonio report says holdout Billy Sullivan the Browns top catcher refuses a salary cut of less than 25 percent. General manager Bill DeWitt is trying to trade Sullivan for a pitcher or an outfielder.
Pittsburgh Pirates begin full squad workouts with pitchers and catchers shaping up while outfielder Paul Waner remains absent. The main squad is slated to report Friday for early spring training activities in San Bernardino California.
In Lakeland Florida Roy Cullenbine suffers leg muscle trouble during the first big league trial of the season. The Detroit outfielder is reported to be nursing the setback as he attempts to return to action.
The St. Louis Cardinals hold a season opening practice at First and Third Streets in Petersburg. Johnny Mize is set at first base and Don Gutteridge at third, with both players confident of their spots.
MODEST GEORGE ORLANDO Fla George Case Washingtons speedy outfielder modestly predicted after his first workout that he would hit .340 this season.
Phils young third baseman Merril May from Newark wins praise from new manager Dec Prothro in Texas camp. Prothro says May looks like the man to fill the hot corner as spring work continues in May.
Lake Charles La. Connie Mack states the Athletics camp has two standout infielders for potential major league roles. Joe Gantenbein from Toronto and Bill Lillard from San Francisco have drawn his eye as the only newcomers impresively showing potential during early camp observations.
Tarboro March 8. The trial of William Hall for second degree murder was expected to begin today in Edgecombe Superior Court. B. B. Sugg was fatally shot in an attempted filling station robbery years ago.
Florida sources report a $5,000 contract with Van Mungo was torn up and replaced by a $7,500 arrangement. A Philadelphia backer promises $1,500 for ringside seats if Louis versus Galento fights in the city. Some Cincinnati fans push for World Series reservations already.
Finance dept. recounts trips by Mike Jacobs and Joe Gould to Florida with cash in hand. Jacobs spent for matches hotels and travel while Gould gambled at tracks and gambling joints. Both returned amid cheers and comic misadventure involving Braddock and travel costs.
Vanderbilt defeats Mississippi State in an 8 a.m. cage game as The Birmingham News wonders if dawn woke up the guards. The page also notes boxing and track highlights with DiMaggio signing for 27500 dollars and Glenn Cunningham missing a plane after a two mile race.
Babe Ruth and Frankie Frisch joined a skull practice session and agreed to pursue another job if one opened. Johnny Wilson of Southern California shows his jump prowess wearing a standard track attire.
James Barton and two cast members testified to the Actors Equity Council about backstage tension and on stage cursing in Tobac co Road. Anne Dere and Cynthia Arden spoke of abusive backstage remarks and the council promised a decision by Friday.
Chet Jaworski of Rhode Island State set the intercollegiate season scoring record with 477 points in 21 games, surpassing Hank Luisetti’s 465 from Stanford. Jaworski scored 14 points in a 64 to 61 loss to Worcester Tech.
Washington March 8 The 1940 interior department appropriations bill eliminates a 1260 yearly salary for a resident commissioner at Guilford County Courthouse National Military Park North Carolina. Testimony shows no duties for the commissioner and Chairman Taylor notes there is no reason for the salary.
Fragmented report notes Philadelphia Athletics players upset by a Lake Charles hotel policy requiring neckties in the dining room. The piece also mentions Walter Hagen shooting 68 and 69 in Florida last week and possibly appearing in the National Open.
Dazzy Vance recallsLarry MacPhail asking his preferred team in 1934 and selling him to the Cardinals the next day. Vance credits MacPhail as a master showman and fair in dealings, noting the contract terms and the resulting World Series appearance.
In St. Petersburg on March 8 the Yankees prepare for another season with burly rosters and star power. Manager Joe McCarthy weighs Kell er against Selkirk for left field while Lon Gehrig pushes toward more hits and runs as spring workouts stretch into form.
Sheriff’s officers declined to name a cause for the incident in which Mrs. Claude West, 35, was killed and W. Marvin Rudder, a newspaper printer, was wounded. Autopsy suggests entry through the right ear with no powder burns. Rudder found beside the car with a bullet through the head and a pistol on the front seat.
Boston March 8 News two large icebergs were sighted within 85 miles of a North Atlantic steamer lane spurring Coast Guard Cutter Chelan to depart for international ice patrol duty. The navy hydrographic office warned ships plying between American and Scandinavian ports.
SEEK COMMUNITY HALL STATESVILLE reads plans to obtain the present post office building soon to be abandoned for use as a community hall.
McCarthy notes last season's slow pace and poor results while evaluating rookies in camp. He cites Warren Rosar, Newark catcher who led the International League with .387, and Joe Gallagher, a 210 pound outfielder who hit .343 for Kansas City as players of interest.
The civic meeting to establish a Chamber of Commerce in Thomasville was postponed last night to a yet unspecified date. Committee chairman Geo L Hundley said a social open meeting will be held later this week with about 100 invitations issued.
The Davidson County Library circulated 38 017 items in February including magazines and clippings. Of these 5 677 were circulated through the Thomasville branch in the city hall. The month saw 298 new books acquired with 126 readers registered.
An old health ad touts Black-Draught as a spicy vegetable laxative that cleanses the bowels and relieves headaches, biliousness, coated tongue, and bad breath tied to constipation. It claims the tonic helps restore tone to lazy bowels and improve the day after use.
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