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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
8
Henry McLemore reports Snead defies amateur psychoanalytics and sarcasm from critics. On a sunlit Friday he cards 67 at the 7000 yard Canterbury course, delivering the best first round score to date.
A Northwestern file notes Oshkosh along the Yellowstone trail route has every pole marked with a bright yellow band and black arrow all pointing one way indicating a planned corridor. An Appleton farmer reports a four passenger steamer automobile found hidden in his hay mow, likely stolen before he bought the property two years ago. Mrs Ward Gavett returns to Detroit after visiting her parents for two months, joined to Chicago by her sister Miss Gene Sturtevant. Teachers at Franklin school host a luncheon honoring Mrs Earl Goettmann, formerly Ruth Bowron. Weston Radford, once of Oshkosh, enlists in the Canadian cavalry.
The article lauds Sam Snead as the man to beat at Canterbury noting his superior ball striking and putting, while criticizing his distance judgment as his sole fault. It predicts he will win easily despite rivals like the Hagens Jones Guldahls Sarazens McDermotts and Ouimets failing to match him on a course long enough to suit his power.
Lefty Grove and Jimmie Foxx starred as the Browns were limited to six hits while Boston scores came from Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack. Mack tied the game with a two run homer in the eighth, Boudreau delivered the winning run, Bob Elliott and Frank Gustine sparked a Pirates rally with timely triples, White Sox beat the Yankees to clinch the series, Dolph Camilli led the Dodgers with three hits in a win over the Cardinals, Bill Nicholson and Phil Cavalier Testa fueled the Cubs with four runs and three doubles against the Phillies, Buck Ress homered and held the Tigers to five hits before fading in the eighth.
A short puzzle explains counting letters in your name to derive a key number. If name length is six or more subtract four, if less than six add three. Using a grid start at the upper left and read letters under checked figures to reveal a message. Copyright 1940 William J. Miller distributed by King Features Syndicate.
Newsreel recaps baseball and boxing notes all over the sports scene. Monty Stratton seeks to pitch part of an exhibition game in Wilmington while Cardinal players deny rifts. Dodgers win again on the road as Joe Medwick enjoys a party in St. Louis. Buddy Baer knocks out Valentin Campoli in Madison Square Garden in under two rounds.
New York reports Buddy Baer finally stops his opponent in the initial round amid lingering questions about his reluctance to pursue major bouts. The piece notes public hope he could be a strong fighter like brother Max, with speculation about his future since years of sparring in the preliminaries.
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