Yankees Complacency Seen as Reds Potential Threat in World Series
A baseball writer argues the Yankees may be ripe for a challenge if they grow complacent, noting NL aces Derringer and Walters face tough AL bats led by DiMaggio. The piece downplays any real threat while warning complacency could ruin the Bronx Bombers’ grip on the title.
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Gotham
Yankees
Reds
Bronx Bombers
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Joe DiMaggio
Giants and runners clash in a weather haunted roundup
New York writers mix sports banter and bets from baseball autumns. Frank Frisch hints at Dizzy as a Pittsburgh partner next year. Tulane edges Clemson 7 6 while Minnesota looms after Nebraska. Ball chatter covers Ruffing, Garja, and the World Series milestone plans.
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New York
Judge Landis
Giants
Paul Dean
Frankie Frisch
Frankie
Dizzy d Daffy
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Nebraska
World Series opening details and lineups
Facts and figures on the opening game between the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds with start time 1 30 p m at Yankee Stadium. Probable pitchers are Ruffing and Derringer with an estimated 50 000 attendance and cloudy warmer weather.
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New York
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Yankee Stadium
Cincinnati
Yankees
Charles
Red) Ruffing
Reds
Paul Derringer
Bill McGowan
Bill Summers
Ralph Pinelli
Beans Reardon
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Bison Scrimmage Tests Replacements for Simmons
Coach Scott paces Black Bison through heavy scrimmage as they prep for Friday night clash with Mills Home. With Bill Simmons out, James Hayworth and David Barker compete for left guard while Clif ton Overcash is sidelined by injury and Defender Reidsville’s pass defense is noted as weak. Thurman Horney expects to play despite a crushed finger.
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June Scott
Black Bison
Charlie Kearns
Mills
Bill Simmons
Bison
James “Stonewall
Hayworth
David Barker
M. C. Kimesey
Reidsville
Kearns
Lions
Clifton
Doug Reid
Frank Amick
Scott
Carl Justice
Thurman Horney
Seven Teams Undefeated In Circuit
North Carolina leads the seven undefeated Southern Conference clubs as they prepare for a weekend slate impacting the race for the league title. Clemson Clemson State, Duke Colgate test, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Furman, South Carolina, and others pursue key openers and injuries shape lineups X.
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North Carolina
Tar Hels
Virginia Tech
New York U
Tulane
Clemson
N. C
Davidson
Washington and Lee
Lexington
George Stirnweiss
Chapel Hill
Ray Wolf
George Radman
Stirnweiss
Tech
Bobby Sabolyk
N. C. State
Shad Bryant
Shu
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Shelby
Luther Sexton
Carolina Clash
Duke
Blue Devils
Colgate
Red Raiders
South Carolina
Villanova
Furman
Roten Shetley
Lloyd Coley
Wake Forest
Divorce Notice in High Point Municipal Court
North Carolina Guilford County notice of an absolute divorce action in High Point Municipal Court. Defendant John M. White must appear at the Clerk of Municipal Court on November 4 1939 to answer or demur to the complaint. Issued October 3 1939 by Clerk Irvin B. Ingram.
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Guilford County
City of
High Point
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Carolyn T. White
John M. White
Court House
Irvin
Ingram
North State college grid standings update in early season
North State conference action tightens as Lenoir Rhyne and Elon share the lead after decisive wins. Catawba faces High Point, Western Carolina hosts Lenoir Rhyne while Guilford and Appalachian post draws, and Elon eyes a tougher test at Catholic University.
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Salisbury
Lenoir Rhyne
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
Salisbury Indians
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Randolph Macon
Ashland
Lentz
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High Point Panthers
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Reds Faithful Rally Behind First World Series Game
Cincinnati fans back their team as the Reds prepare to face the New York Yankees in the opening World Series game. Bleacher talk centers on whether a Reds win can reverse a long championship drought and whether the team can maintain a jump once they grab it.
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John Frye
Cincinnate, CO
Reds
Fountain of Glory
New York
Yankees
Yanks
Bill McKechnie
Derringer
Bucky Walters
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Joe McCardy
Wonder Boys
Big Blues Brace for Colgate Tricks in Duke Preview
Charlotte October preview notes Colgate's Red Raiders as sly playmakers known as Mad Magicians facing a wary Duke squad. Injuries and rotation shakeups affect Duke backs George McAfee and Jim Lalanne while Duke, Davidson, and NC State prep for Virginia Tech Clemson and Miami drills ahead of weekend games.
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Colgate
Red Raiders
Duke Blue Devils
Raiders
Devils
George McAfee
Duke
Jap Davis
Tony Ruffa
Bill Bailey
Bailey
Perdue
Ruffa
Winterson
Johnson
Ribar
Burns
Wesley
Eaves
Robinson
North Carolina
George Stirnweins
Wake Forest
Flying Dutchman
Virginia Tech
Sweet Jim Lalanne
Frank O'Hare
George Radman
Virginia Military Institute
Davidson
Wildcats
Gales McClintock
North Carolina State
Bobby Sabolyk
Jack Huckabee
Pat Fehley
Tennessee
Deacons
Miami
Baseball writers favor Yanks to take Cincinnati
New York Yankees expected to win a fourth straight World Series title as 86 of 100 sports writers back the defending champions. Only 14 pick the Reds, with just a few predicting a four-game sweep and an old Chester England fan adds a quirky cultural note.
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New York
New York Yankees
Yanks
Reds
Alabama Pair Leads In Southern Four Ball Semi finals
In Atlanta October four ball action sees Seudday Horner and Wel don Roe build a rally for Alabama to reach the final four. They eliminate Charlie Yates and Dan Yates as Bobby Dunkelberger and Skip Alexander clash with the Horner Roe duo. Rainwater and Stark of Florida knock out Styers and Brown, while Ford and Hall advance after edging Dannals and Everett.
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Alabama
Seudday Horner
Weldon Roe
Horner-Roe
Charlie Yates
Dan
North Carolina
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
Skip Alexander
Duke University
Kentucky
Fd Brown
Jimmy Scott
Husky
Florida
Crawford Rainwater
Pensacola
Bill Stark
Jacksonville
Alexander
Henry Styers
Stark
South Carolina
Frank Ford
Charleston
Harold Hall
Columbia
Charles Dannals, Jr
Alvin Everett
Georgia
Horseshoe Expert Frye to Exhibit at Y M C A Friday
Ray Frye a top horseshoe tosser from Hepners Virginia will stage an exhibition at the Y M C A courts Friday at 7 30 p.m. He holds Virginia Maryland and District of Columbia titles for four years and will show tricks such as striking a match with a ringer and other feats. Before his show Luke Rumsey of Lexington Carolina s A A U champion will face either Ray Houser or Spence Warren in an exhibition match.
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Frye
Hepners
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Luke Rumsey
Lexington
Carolinas
Ray Houser
Spence Warren
Rumor Has Younts Becoming Next Head of Postmasters
Greensboro postmaster predicts Paul R. Younts of Charlotte will be elected president of the National Association of Postmasters at the Washington convention. Younts is currently first vice-president of the group.
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Greensboro
J. Tracy Moore
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte
National Association of Postmasters
Washington
Moore
North Carolina
National Association
Spy hunt near dam stokes tension on river
In Red Wing Minnesota game warden Phil Nordeen pursues a so called spy plot. He observed anglers fishing in a no fishing zone 300 feet from the dam on the Mississippi River. Each time they left the area the warden suspects a spy atop the dam wall signaling authorities.
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Red Wing
Minn
Phil Nordeen
Mississippi River
Nordeen
World Series Sidelights from New York Ballpark
Baseball men trade tales after hours in New York during the World Series. Joe Devine recalls Beans Reardon’s bold debut as an umpire while John Reardon threatens to call games as he sees them. Pirates skipper Frank Frisch pledges a tough, aggressive club, and Bill McKechnie avoids ticket brokering. Tim Sullivan, bat boy for the Yankees, gains a raise, and other colorful notes span players, seats, and notable events from the series era.
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Judson Bailey
New York
Joe Devine
Yankee
Joe DiMaggio
Beans Reardon
Devine
Calgary
Alberta
Mr. Devine
John Reardon
Reardon
Frank Fristh
Pittsburgh
Bill McKechnie
New York Yankees
Tim Sullivan
Buddy Rosar
Yanks
Jim Tabor
Reds In Spot To Shatter Yank Dynasty
The World Series opens at Yankee Stadium with Cincinnati’s Reds confident and loose while the New York Yankees appear complacent. Paul Derringer faces Rufus Ruffing as 50,000 fans expect a tight clash and lineups show strong pitching and hitting from both clubs. Umpires and managers add to the pageantry as the series begins.
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Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati
Rufus
Red
Yankees
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Dorce Roche Defeats Big Ben Morgan Twice in Indianapolis
Dorce Roche of Decatur Illinois defeated Big Ben Morgan of Texas twice in a wrestling match held at a local or regional venue in Indianapolis. A separate item notes a community center, built by the National Youth Administration, has been completed at Carthage on October 3.
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Indianapolis
Dorce Roche
Decatur
Ill
Big Ben Morgan
Texas
Carthage
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Cardinals Pitcher Rebounds As Simmons Ends No-Hit Bid
A 1931 Cardinals pitcher dominated the Athletics by fanning nine of the first twelve batters before Al Simmons broke up the game with a home run. The two would later become Reds teammates.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
al Simmons
Reds
Sale of Land in High Point North Carolina 504 Sunset Drive
Trustees Alexander Parker and D C MacRae announce a public auction of the property at 504 Sunset Drive High Point Guilford County North Carolina on November 6 1939 at 2 00 p m. The deed of trust date October 1 1930 recorded November 28 1930 secures the indebtedness and the lot is identified as Lot 78 Sheraton Hills plat book 4 page 33. The sale proceeds to highest bidder for cash at the East Door of the Guilford County Court House Greensboro NC.
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Emmett F. Pritchard
Alexander Parker
D. C. MacRae
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Guilford County Court House
Greensboro
Guilford
High Point
Sunset Drive
Mission Street
Sheraton Hills
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