White Sox swept in doubleheader by Red Sox in Clarksdale
Monroe White Sox lose both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at Clarksdale 6 2 and 3 1. L B Jones allowed three singles in the opener as Clarksdale built an early lead. Lindsey scattered nine hits in the nightcap. Box scores list Pine Bluff Greenwood Greenville Hot Springs and El Dorado among scorelines and pitchers.
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Clarksdale
Rosy Cantrell
L. L
Cowboy) Jones
Ferretti
McNamara
Red Sox
Floyd Speer
L. B. Jones
Grantham
Powers
Dale Englehorn
Ray Wiers
White Sox
Bob Hill
Englehorn
Kelton Maxfield
Ray Hoffman
Oilers
Reds
Dodgers
Brooklyns
Western Invaders
Casey
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Bees
Phillies
Bucky Walters
Bucky
Buck McCormick
Old Casey
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Phils
Truett Sewell
Bucs
Chicago Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Laughing Boys
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Cubs
Pee-Wee Reese
Dolph Camilli
Medwick
Muscles
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Clyde Shoun
Bill McGee
Washington
Senators
Nats
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Dutch Leonard
Sox
Reds Fireman Jones 5 Speer 3 In NTC Win
Jones wins for Reds in seven innings, nine hits off Speer for five runs. Speer takes the loss after two innings, Hoemann allows no runs. Umpires Gribbon and Ellis. Game time two hours.
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Monroe Ee Pasat
Hill
Ween
Glehorn
Knight
Ritadun' Medak
Atone
Pruitt
Burt
Eeenenee
Schang
Speer
Cesses
Tic Sachsh UK
Hoemann
Ferretti
Clarksdale
McNamara
Kravis
Bani L. B. Jones
P Seesves
Monroe
Seeeenee
L. L. Jones
Cantrell
Grantham
Englehorn
Jones
Monroe Abrh Eagar
Bowles
Medak
Cseenseese
Maxfield
Wee Tune Knight
Clarksdale Abrhpore Ferretti
Aenean Enee
Vasene
Ccscesiees
Ok Beal
Viers
Lindsey
Bivanet
Powers
Eagar
Gribbon and
Ellis
Blind Trout Mystery Stumps Helena Fishermen
Fishermen near Valentine lake in Helena report trout lying still off shore and unresponsive to approach until touched. once stirred they dart away and settle again. Investigation shows the fish are blind and experts seek the cause.
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Helena
Mont
Valentine Lake
Reds Hold Command as NL Battles Edge Closer
Sid Feder reports the Reds maintain a strong NL lead while the Dodgers falter and the Bees chase. Mel Ott’s era in Brooklyn worsens with Meers and McCormick driving in runs as Cincinnati benefits from a stretched margin and scattered West Coast results.
Texas League Scores From a Bunched Dugout Ledger
Scattered box results show Oklahoma City Beaumont Fort Worth Shreveport Dallas and San Antonio games with varied innings and pitchers. Highlights include Rush Steiner and Parrish on Houston Shreveport and Marberry Moseley Greer Lin ton Klaerner Andrews for different clubs.
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Shreveport
Marberry
Moseley
Greer
Linton
Klaerner
Andrews
Cohen
Thomas
Kies
Hallett
Navie
Friar
All Star Football Coach Poll Names Leaders
Chicago August 5 The nation wide poll to select the All Star game staff ends with Eddie Anderson Iowa as head coach candidate ahead of Don Faurot Missouri The staff will include five coaches each from a different region Packers oppose the stars in Soldiers Field on August 29 Top vote getters by region are listed with counts for Big Ten East Midwest Far West and South in a partial tally though final results await Wednesday balancing the field.
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Chicago
Soldiers’ Field
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Don Faurot
Missouri
Green Bay Packers
Big Ten
Anderson
Mal Elward
Purdue
Tad Wieman
Princeton
James Crowley
Fordham
Midwest
Frank Hoo
Rockhurst College
Kansas City
Far West
Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
James Phelan
Washington
Lowell Dawson
Tulane
Hart Mehre
Mississippi
Unclear Southern Conference Basketball Box Score Fragments
Fragmented OCR shows teams such as New Orleans Birmingham Chattanooga and Little Rock with mixed scores and lists of players including Gleason, Poindexter, Richards, Vance, Gehrman, Owens and Smith. Missing context prevents clear outcome. several line breaks and garbled digits obscure final results and match details.
Zatarain Papozses Advance In Legion Playoffs
New Orleans based Zatarain Papozses clinch Louisiana berth after a 3-2 win over Ruston and 2-1 victory over North Louisiana champions. They prepare for regional play August 15 to 17 in Greenwood Mississippi against Austin Texas Little Rock Arkansas and Jackson Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Ruston
Zatarain Papozses
Louisiana
American Legion
Greenwood
Miss
North Louisiana
Zatarains
Austin
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
Jackson
Thieves Captured After Attempted Restaurant Heist
Canton Ohio March 4 three thieves entered James Black's restaurant armed with a gum four Indian club Black waited for them to emerge then used a flying tackle and his fists to subdue and capture them without injury to bystanders or himself
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Canton
James Black
Black
Roundup of sports news and colorful notes from the era
A collage of sports chatter includes Warren Wright's late surge in the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga and Brooklyn Dodgers attendance records at Ebbets Field. The column surveys players, coaches, and writers with witty asides, quips about photogs, and tidbits on tennis, polo, swimming, and football figures, plus a tease about Furman in the Southern Football Conference.
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Bill White
Eddie Brietz
Snoopgrade
Warren Wright
Whirlaway
Saratoga
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Eddy Gilmore
Washington, D. C
Reds
Boston
Alice Marble
Gene Ward
New York Daily News
Southampton
P. S. Gene
Dodgers
Joe Louis
L. M. Tobin
Illinois
Udell Moore
University of Texas
Old Wiley
Charley Frey
Phils
Furman
McNair Retired By White Sox After Slump
Chicago Aug 5 Eric McNair veteran infielder for the White Sox was placed on the voluntary retired list at his request He plans to rest at Meridian Mississippi until next spring and blames his season slump on worry and inability to relax The club also optioned infielder Winegartner to the Oklahoma City club
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Chicago
Eric McNair
Chicago White Sox
Uest
cNair
Meridian
Miss
White Sox
Winegartner
Oklahoma City
Sugar Bowl schedule tops New Orleans winter sports calendar
New Orleans events calendar for 1940 41 opens with intercollegiate boxing on December 27 and Sugar Bowl on January 1 at Tulane stadium. Activities include tennis track boxing rowing and basketball with Indiana and Kentucky as key rivals and 70000 spectators expected for the bowl game. Tickets have wide demand including a request from the Dutch West Indies.
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New Orleans
Mid- Winter Sports Association
A. N. Goldberg
Tulane Stadium
University of Indiana
University of Kentucky
Jesuit Blue Jays
Holy Cross Tigers
Gulf
Golberg
Dutch West Indies
Tulane
Temple
New Orleans Open Golf Set for February Return
The New Orleans Open, a rich winter circuit event, may return next February if the PGA approves a new financial plan. Dr. Herbert Meyer offered a $5,000 purse with gallery and entry fees covering costs, replacing Mayor Maestri as sponsor. The City Park board accepted, aiming for February 13-16 dates. Jimmy Demaret won this year.
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New Orleans
Professional Golfers Association
Robert S. Maestri
Herbert Meyer
City Park
Fred Corcoran
Meyer
Jimmy Demaret
Milwaukee Open Golf Tourney yields Guldahl by sixteen strokes
Ralph Guldahl wins the Milwaukee Open with 268 total, 16 under par, after Johnny Bulla falters in the final round. Guldahl shot 68 68 66 67. Johnny Bulla held a PGA record for 54 holes but faltered in the last round.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Ralph Guldah
Johnny Bulla
Southampton
N. Y
Don McNeill
Frank Kovacs
50Th Meadow Club
Ted Schroeder
Jack Kramer
East Hampton
Dorothy Bundy
Gracyn Wheeler
Maidstone
John van Ryn
Miss Wheeler
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Chairles
Howard
Hollywood Park
Bert Baroni
Specify
Thomas Taggart
Saratoga Springs
B. F. Whitaker
Hash
Eight Thirty
Parker Corning
Attention
Whirlaway
Chicago
Joseph E. Widener
Roman
Washington Park
Asheville
N. C
Bobby Parker
Tulsa
Alex Kerr
Beverly Hills
Calif
ST. Michaels
George Ward
Wilmington
Del
Bus Driver Fined After Court Held on Bus
In Brookfield Missouri Justice W. J. Carlon allowed a speeding case to be heard on a bus to avoid delaying a cross country schedule. The bus driver paid a $5 fine promptly.
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Brookfield
W. J. Carlon
Carlon
Texas League recall noted for Winegartner
Winegartner was recently recalled from the Rayne Louisiana club of the Evangeline League to join the Texas League roster.
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Winegartner
Rayne
Evangeline League
Standings and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Teams listed with records Clark s dale Monroe Greenwood Pine Bluff Greenville Hot Springs Helena El Dorado and others. Today games include El Dorado at Monroe Greenwood at Greenville Clarksdale at Helena Pine Bluff at Hot Springs plus New York at Brooklyn in a single scheduled matchup. Gumbert and Wyatt are noted as opposing pitchers.
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Clarksdale
Monroe
Greenwood
Pine Bluff
Greenville
Hot Springs
Helena
el Dorado
New York
Brooklyn
Gumbert
Wyatt
Baseball Scores and Upcoming Games Across Leagues
In a day of varied results Boston edged Detroit 7 to 3 while Cleveland beat New York 3 to 1 and Washington routed Chicago 4 to 1. St Louis fell 6 to 5 to Philadelphia and Detroit visits St Louis with Rowe and Bridges facing Whitehead and Niggeling. Cleveland plays Chicago with Harder and Smith matching up, and New York visits Boston with Bonham against Ostermueller. Only games scheduled.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati i Dicievess
Chicago Sevens
Detroit
Gscaesve
Cleveland
Aeanve Veeenes
Washington
Rowe
Bridges
Whitehead
Niggeling
Harder
Smith
Bonham
Ostermueller
New Orleans at Atlanta Leads Only Scheduled Game
Standings show New Orleans at Atlanta with a single game on the schedule. Teams list unbeaten New Orleans and 3 3 Atlanta records, while Birmingham, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Little Rock, Nashville, and Memphis hold varied marks. The sole matchup pits New Orleans against Atlanta.
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Southern Association
Nashville Feee Enone
Eewe
Atlanta
Eee
Memphis Sonreee GL
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham Knoxville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
Texas League Baseball Pairings Tonight
Tulsa faces Houston and Dallas meets San Antonio in night games after a day of scattered results. Standings show Houston 8-2, Oklahoma City 5-1, Shreveport 10-7, Fort Worth 4-8, Dallas 7-2, Beaumont 1-4, San Antonio 1-3 with a long 13 inning Dallas win over San Antonio.
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Houston
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Antonio
Racing history notes and dairy revenue in 1939
The column recalls past horse wins at Saratoga and cups, mentions a suspension of Ray Blades over a stalled game, and notes Kansas dairy products totaling 28,366,000 dollars in 1939.
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Kansas
Hagen backs pro Amateur Ryder Cup idea
Walter Hagen endorsed a plan to pit Ryder Cup professionals against the ten top amateurs in a charity match. He urged the amateur team be named by the United States Golf Association to lend authority. The USGA did not name a Walker Cup team as international matches were canceled. the PGA named its Ryder Cup contingent for charity events in Hollywood Dallas and Detroit.
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Earl Hilligan
Milwaukee
Golf
Walter Hagen
United States Golf Association
Hagen
Theu. S. G. A
The
Professional Golfers Association
Hollywood
Calif
Dallas
Tex
Detroit
Hershberger Bound For California Funeral Services
Willard Hershberger, 29, Cincinnati Reds catcher, took his own life in Boston and was sent by train to Visalia, California for funeral services. The body departed Sunday as the Reds split a doubleheader with the Boston Bees. his death was ruled a suicide by Dr. Timothy Leary after he slashed his throat in a hotel room. Teammates noted he had been despondent over recent losses.
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Boston
Willard Hershberger
Cincinnati Reds
California
Reds
Boston Bees
Visalia
Calif
Hershberger
Timothy Leary
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