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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1941
Page
1
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7 6 to extend their unbeaten stretch to three games as Jarry Johnny Mize homered with two on and Ernie Kay added a homer. The Cardinals piled 13 hits to Cincinnati's 9 and benefited from Harry Craft's string of four strikeouts despite the Reds rallying earlier. Dodgers Top Giants In See-Saw Rd See-Saw 7-4 as Davis and Hartnett star for Dodgers and Giants trade blows in a 26 hit affair.
Golf's famed instructor Craig Wood recalls his path to Masters victory and outlines a three quarter backswing, favoring a compact swing to prevent over swinging. He details early life, sports mix, and his rise from assistant bookkeeper to top professional, with notes on stance, hand position, and closed club face.
Reminisces about early golf milestones including first in the Pasadena Open of 1928 and wins in the New Jersey PGA and 1929 Oklahoma City Open. Claims a long held Hawaiian Open championship no longer competed for and hints at the next topic: the development of stars.
Yesterday's stars include Lefty Gomes and Charley Kell er for the Yankees who combined for seven hit ball and four hits with a home run to beat a opponent. Indians shut out White Sox on six hits as Babe Dahlgren and Vince DiMaggio contributed. Pirates featured a bases loaded homer in the first inning while Cliff Melton of the Giants saved a victory with a seventh inning rally. Reds standout Harry Craft drove in five as Cardinals beat them.
A fragmented broadcast timetable lists various shows and music blocks with times like 6 15, 7 15, and 8 30, featuring artists such as Freddie Monroe and his Orchestra, Dixieland Strings, the Hawaiian Troubadours, and Vincent York. Includes AP Newstime entries and a Legislative Comments segment by Rep. Carl Gray.
Baseball holdouts refrain from action as spring training begins, pleasing many as players like Hank Leiber and Augie Galan face lingering issues. Cubs, Giants, and Indians weigh offers and risk, with Danning risking in left field and Weatherly and Lombardi making moves influenced by the current labor climate.
Fights last night wire summary lists Charles Wright stopping Kusterbecek in Elizabeth. Tommy Forte outpoints Johnny Marcelline in Philadelphia. Joey Zodda outpoints Firpo Pedro in Atlantic City. Ben Montabana and Mike Piskin fought to a draw in Birmingham.
Opening day drew about 13 500 fans as Selma Pensacola Anniston and Meridian posted wins. Selma 25 Montgomery 1 led by Cloverleafs. Meridian defeated Jackson 4 2. Anniston edged Gadsden 3 2. Pensacola beat Mobile 3 1. Projections expected 18 500 total attendance as clubs swap cities.
Hoyt Hall of Auburn and Bill M Clean of Mississippi State tied for the pole vault lead in three straight meets. Ted Bank, ex Idaho coach, joins the Army moral department to organize national athletic program. Fritzie Zivic invites Massachusetts House to his Boston fight against Mike Kaplan. Mike Jacobs flies to Boston after the announcement. Lew Jenkins parts with manager Hymie Caplin before a long visit to Sing Sing.
A light verse notes the irony of Joe Marty potentially being drafted. The poet quips how a man may feel uneasy while troops raid the Phillies to bolster national defense in wartime.
Yale coach Smoky Joe Wood leads Yale with Joe Wood Jr as Yale pitcher while Colgate counts on Steve Wood as elbower and Bobby Wood at first. Yale edged Colgate by a run last year, now Colgate hopes to even the series with added Wood strength. Also notes Nick Altrock fractured leg keeping him from guiding Washington, and Freddy Lindstrom has new leg spyings on Knoxville list.
U of Colorado baseballers totaled 43 hits and 43 runs in a double bill with Nebraska. Edinburg Tex high school pitcher Drew Reid Handley lost a 3-2 no hitter bid and another 6-5 game against M Allen. South Dakota State sees four coaches quit recently. Jockey Conn McCreary attributes success to stirrup setup. rival riders previously used different stirrup lengths. Gloria Callen, swimming champ, is being screen tested by 20th Century Fox.
Sports editor Havey Boyle of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette visited to see how his old friend Paul Waner appears in a Dodgers uniform. Boyle, who has changed glasses twice, had little to report until yesterday, when he exclaimed about a new baby in his office morning.
Baseball scores from multiple leagues list numerous results including Georgia Florida leagues with wins by Albany Valdosta and Daytona Beach, Florida State League games featuring St Augustine and Ocala and Miami Beach leading tallies, International League Cleveland area teams and American Association show Indianapolis Milwaukee in eight innings, Pacific Coast League San Francisco and Oakland, Texas League Fort Worth and Dallas, Southern Association Nashville over Atlanta with heavy scoring, and other matchups with limited details.
First Class Scout Jack Blank opened the Tuesday meeting April 15 with the Pledge of Allegiance. Beavers challenge Wolf Patrol next Tuesday. Two new boys near Tenderfoot tests. Ed Pryor led the Scout Oath. Patrol Leaders Council met to discuss the contest and a late month hike.
In a national semi pro baseball tournament to be held this summer umpires will wear white uniforms.
Fragmentary text reports Notre Dame with a baseball team achieving a four run lead against an opponent named Maus. The passage is garbled, but implies a coast to coast or cross country angle and a game result. Names and specifics are unclear in the OCR fragment.
Sid Feder surveys a crowded Derby field with Bold Trishman injured yet many contenders remain. Dispose Porter's Cap Curious Coin Whirlaway headline a large lineup aiming for The Downs on Derby day May 3 as Chesapeake Blue Grass and Jamaica tests shape final entries.
Notice of application for tax deed filed by J B Walter for Tax Certificate 103 issued July 1 1028 describes Lot 2 Elk 21 BWI Block 6 Towne ship 4 South Range 14 West Hay County Florida. If not redeemed, property will be sold May 5 1041 at the courthouse door. Also an order of publication in the Eva Owens case requires appearance by May 1041 in Bay County Circuit Court Panama City Florida.
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