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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1940

Page

2

Cherokees Open Two Game Series Lacking Hurlers

Cherokee park hosts Newport for a two game set as the Cherokees face pitching shortages. Onkotz and Warner start the season strong but Johnson City series depleted arms force Sullivan White or Lancaster into action. Lancaster sore-armed, Werner struggles, Cyrulewski dominates Cherokees with a 16 strikeout effort.

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Snead Opens With Brilliant First Round In Open Lead

JUDSON BATLEY reports a hectic baseball day as Snead seizes an early lead after a scintillating first round. Grove and Foxx spark a Boston comeback with Foxx delivering a ninth inning homer to hand the Red Sox a dramatic win. Meanwhile the national league saw Brooklyn and Cubs surge, while Detroit and Philadelphia clashed in a high scoring set.

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Vols Hold Lead On Crax and Chicks In Late Night Actions

Memphs and Atlanta failed to close the gap to first as the Vols and Athl ins kept ahead. New Orleans Tecivans edged Memphis 6 5 in eight innings while Athls Crackers beat Merritt. Nashville slid 10 8 at Chattanooga. Birmingham climbed after a Memphis win.

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Unclear Leaders EN page shows scattered names and notes

Fragmented OCR text lists many names and entities such as New York and Meogh s, CMS Hostiue Fates, Varley, Walter, and others. The passage mixes potential league references with stray terms and numbers, lacking coherent events or clear reporting.

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New GAO audit ordered of Great Smoky Mountains books

Washington reports a special new audit of Great Smoky Mountains National Park finances by the General Accounting Office. Senate testimony shows GAO chief BW Bull said the audit is under way for the park and follows a prior field audit by a commercial firm. Senator McKellar pressed officials about funding and scope as the committee seeks accountability.

Washington Grea Smoky Mountains National Park General Accounting Office BW. Bull GAO Senate Resist Appropriations Sen. McKellar Venn Bell McKellar

Slammin Sammy Rebounds With Open Lead

Slammin Sam Snead rebounded from last year’s collapse to take a two stroke lead in the National Open after a remarkable five under 67 first round at Canterbury. Horton Smith and Ed Oliver trail two back, with Sam Parks, Jr. also within striking distance as the second 18 holes began.

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Norris Lake hosts fourth annual fishing rodeo fun

Norris Sportsmen's Club stages Norris Lake fishing rodeo with thirty one prizes on the line as anglers gathered for the event. The rodeo continues through the weekend with additional prizes to be awarded Saturday and Sunday.

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Monty Stratton Seeks Wilmington Exhibit Game

Monty Stratton asks Jimmy Dykes to allow part of the exhibition at Wilmington Monday night. He says the forged stiffness of his right side has improved his curve ball. The piece covers baseball chatter, projections, and various sports notes about Cubs, Dodgers, Ruth, and others in a lively late-1930s sports column.

Eddie Briintz New York Cardinal Belmont Park Monty Stratton Jimmy Dyles Wilmington Del Monty Billy Cant Bob Pastor Warer Bobby Feller

Kennedy Wins Main Bout in Crowd-Pulling Wrestling Show

In a riotous civic auditorium event Kennedy defeated Big Jim Wright in the headlining match. Earlier, Stecker won the second fall against Remedy before Kennedy turned the tide and pinned Wright to close the main card amid close calls and crowd debate over the finish.

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