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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
3
Dodgers win fifth straight and down Mahinelanders 4 2 while Phillies beat Cardinals to stay in mix. Yankees pile up 29 hits and 11 5 victory. Cubs 6 1 over Bees. Reds and Cards stumble as White Sox, Pirates win. DiMaggio bats over .400 as sports page notes pace toward World Series.
News from New York highlights gossip and notes across baseball and football scenes. Hornsby meets MacPhail at Ebberts Field while Whizzer White may return to the Pirates. Arm and box office talk swirl around Nova and Galento, with trend chatter on Taft era stars and college football openings.
Florida coach Josh Cody dismisses fanfare around Thanksgiving as distractions from football. He states there will be no time off this year, rain or shine, and the team will keep its focus on game prep.
Chicago report notes Gene Sarazen predicts victory for Walter Hagen in the Hagen invitational teams event marking Hagen s 25th Open title. Sarazen, teamed with Hagen, expressed confidence after a 67 score as eight two man teams enter the tournament s second round of 36 holes at Midlothian.
Charley Keller drove in five runs with a homer and two singles in the Yankees 11 5 win over the Browns. Max Butcher had six hits as the Pirates beat the Giants 4 3. Hal Trosky, Mel Harder and Al Milnar starred for the Indians in a 10 2 opening win over the Athletics with Trosky homering twice and Harder pitching nine innings. Milnar added a nine hitter in the 17 2 nightcap. Charley Gehringer collected three singles and a double, drove in two, and scored twice as the Tigers beat the Senators 8 1. Gus Suhr and Syl Johnson helped the Phillies win 6 5 over the Cardinals with Suhr driving in the winning run and Johnson allowed five innings of relief. Johnny Rigney pitched six hitless innings, fanning eight in a 3 1 White Sox win over the Red Sox. Tot Presswell held the Reds to eight hits in a 4 2 Dodgers victory. Carl Reynolds and Rip Russell each drove in three for the Cubs in a 6 1 win over the Bees.
Henry Picard of Hershey Pennsylvania remains ahead of the field in golf's top money list for 1939 with $10,002 in tournament earnings. The ranking comes from statistics compiled by Fred Corcoran, PGA tourney manager.
If Notre Dame doesn’t do well this year it won’t be Illinois’ fault. The Irish squad lists only 20 players on the roster raising questions about depth and stamina for the upcoming schedule.
Jugoslavia's Davis Cup doubles team led by Ferenc Puntzec remained in contention after an 1-1 tie in the interzone final. They prepared for a decisive match against Australia's top pair Jack Bromwich and Adrian Quist, with the United States holders looming as the ultimate challenger.
Major League Leaders list top performers by batting and pitching. DiMaggio and Foxx lead batting with 400 and 399 respectively. Foxx also tops home runs with 33, Williams drives in 104, and Rolfe 158 hits. Greenberg and McQuinn share doubles, Lewis and McCosky lead triples, Case steals 41, Donald and Grove pace pitching with 13 wins and 2 losses.
In the National League, Mize of the Cardinals led with a .356 batting average while Arnovich of the Phillies hit .338. Frey and Werber of the Reds each scored 83 runs. McCormick of the Reds had 100 RBIs. Camilli of the Dodgers 83. McCormick led with 155 hits. Slaughter of the Cardinals had 35 doubles. Herman of the Cubs led triples with 14. Ott of the Giants hit 24 home runs. Handley of the Pirates stole 18 bases. Thompson of the Reds and Wyatt of the Dodgers each tied for 8 wins.
Scores from multiple regions include Georgia Florida contests with Valdosta Thomasville Americus Waycross Albany Moultrie rain Alabama Montgomery Pensacola Gadaderos Meridian Mobile Selma rain Orlando Sanford Deband Daytona Beach St Augustine Gainesville Leesburg Waldo Lake City Jersey City Syracuse Buffalo Rochester Kansas City Minneapolis Indianapolis St Paul Leuleville Milwaukee Toledo Nashville Chattanooga Memphis Little Rock Athinta note rain and incomplete entries.
Panama City Pelicans won the first game 12 to 5 against Andalusia Rams to seize fourth place. In the nightcap they abdicated the chance to move to third with a 9 to 2 loss amid seven errors in two innings and a chaotic defensive showing. Cudillo hit two homers for Andalusia in the opener, while Celey and Langston pitched for Panama City in a game that featured numerous errant plays and late runs for both teams.
Alice Marble, noted American tennis figure, captains a veteran U S squad facing RAM in a busy August 25 event. The fragment hints at tennis action and team leadership with potential Forest Hula tax mentions, leaving its full details unclear.
Chicago marks the 25th anniversary of Walter Hagen's rise from Rochester New York to the National Open victory in 1914. A four day celebration opens at Midlothian Country Club where Hagen won his first major in 1914. Hagen grew to a famed figure in golf earning over 1 million dollars and securing multiple major titles.
In Newport Rhode Island on August 24 1948 17 year old Dave Freeman from Pasadena California upset seasoned Hal Surface of Kansas City 6 2 7 5 7 0 to reach the semifinals of the Newport casino tennis singles Freeman faces Don McNeill of Oklahoma City next while Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta takes on Elwood Cooke of Portland Oregon Also advancing were Gardnar Mulloy against Bitsy Grant and Cooke with Alloo Bobbitt Guernsey and Freeman Shroder in a group advancing to the penultimate rounds
Dunedin and Clearwater will attempt to play the state softball title tonight after last night’s postponement caused by wet grounds. The delay came as both finalists prepared for the decisive clash in St Petersburg Florida.
At Wee Burn in Darien Conn Pam Barton backs 20 year old Betty James of San Antonio Texas as the likely winner of the 48th U S Women’s golf championship. James reached the semi finals by edging Marion Miley and faces Elizabeth Hicks Dorothy Kirby and Charlotte Glutting in a four girl scramble for the title with Tomm y Armour guiding her.
In Birmingham Jimmy Perrin 125 of New Orleans out pointed Darse Robertson 124 1 2 of Bessemer. In Atlantic City Tony Cisco 158 of Norristown Pa out pointed Harvey Massey 155 of New Orleans. In Portland Me Bate Verita 146 of Portland stopped Wildcat O Connor 148 of Scranton Pa.
Chicago reports 776047 paid admissions across 32 night games, an average of 24251 per game. If nine more after dark contests fill the schedule, total attendance nears 1000000, signaling a strong Owl Era swing in major league baseball. Reds and Athletics lead with seven night games each and near sellout crowds. Detroit vs Cleveland drew 55305 on June 27 at Lake Front Stadium.
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