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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1940
Page
1
Oklahoma City fans and local club bosses spark a lighthearted protest ahead of the Texas League clash with San Antonio. Players and umpires reportedly feel singled out as tensions flare over disputed calls and crowd reactions amid the game buildup.
In Brookline Massachusetts AP reports upset bids in both men and women doubles at Longwood as unseeded Russell Bobbitt and Frank Grernsey topple second seeds Pete Riggs and Welk Van Horn. Meanwhile Marc Van Naef and Dorothy Mein upset Bévie Betz. Mary Hardwick and Valerie Scott seek repeat finals against Bun Bate and Yen.
In the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Bay County Florida a bill of complaint is filed against Martin J Miller the respondent The notice requires the defendant to appear and answer The Panama City News Herald publishes this legal notice for four consecutive weeks The clerk of the circuit court A A Pledger signs and seals the notice dated August 1 1940
Judge Landis clamps down on betting as Southern association migrates. NFL and college notes include potential Nile Kinnick draft, Bonnie Banks McFadden links to Clemson, and Tony Zale versus Ken Overlin talks. Big Ten ticket sales rise ten percent. Cardinals eye 64 pall alps and Eagles trade history highlighted by Smukler sale. James E. Doyle guests. trade activity reshapes rosters and season prospects.
A scrambled AP clipping lists leaders: most runs batted in Greenberg Detroit 106 and DiMaggio New York 103, hits Cramer Boston 162 and Radcliffe St. Louis 157, doubles Greenberg Detroit 42 and Boudreau Cleveland 41, triples McCosky Detroit 15 Finney Boston Keller New York 13, home runs Foxx Boston 33 DiMaggio New York 26, stolen bases Case Washington 27 Walker Washington 18, pitching Newsom Detroit 15 2 Feller Cleveland 22 6 Rowe Detroit 1 30.
The statistics list Mize of St Louis with 36 home runs and 95 RBIs along with F McCormick and Rizzo among leaders. Slaughter, Reese, and Frey appear in steals, while Fitzsimmons and Sewell top the pitching charts. A public notice from Bay County Florida advertises sale of described land under the Murphy Act, with auction details and conditions.
Doc Sutherland and pals plan a big welcome as the Dodgers head to Pittsburgh for the September 29 game which is nearing a sell out. Jack Dempsey passes out Roosevelt buttons while Patty Berg lectures at a Denver golf clinic this week.
The Yankees defeat first place Cleveland 15-2 as Joe DiMaggio hits a bases loaded homer for five RBI in a nine run second inning. New York climbs to third place eight games back while Detroit and St. Louis win on the same night.
In a wide field of about 900 shooters from laborers to millionaires, the Grand American Handicap unfolds as the most unpredictable trapshooting event with prize money totaling $10,000. Roy W. Miller, a 45 year old rural mail carrier from Grove City Minnesota, won the preliminary handicap after a perfect 100 from the 20 yard line, marking only the second perfect score in the event’s history.
In the American League Detroit edged Boston 9 to 8 while Cleveland beat New York 2 to 1 and St. Louis toppled Philadelphia 8 to 4. National League New York swept Pittsburgh 5 to 0 and Chicago defeated Boston 5 to 2. Southern Association Nashville downed Knoxville 8 to 4 and New Orleans beat Birmingham 6 to 5. Legion Baseball at Rock Hill appears with St. Louis 5 Sum ter . C 2. American Association St Paul 1 Toledo 0 Columbus 7 Minneapolis 4 Kansas City 2 Indianapolis 0 Rochester 6 Syracuse 1.
Selma defeated Pensacola 11 to 3 while Gadsden lost 2 to 0 against Meridian. Jackson led with six runs, Anniston scored once, Mabné collected a single, and Montgomery posted five runs in the tally.
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