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Panama City Pilot

Location

Panama City, Florida, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1941

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Lew Jenkins vs Montgomery Ten Round Showdown at Madison Square Garden

Sid Feder reports an upcoming ten round bout at Madison Square Garden featuring Lew Jenkins against Bob Montgomery. The event, expected to draw around 14 000 spectators and perhaps 40 000 dollars in purse, aims to test Jenkins readiness for a later title shot while Montgomery seeks to prove a disciplined approach can outmatch Jenkins flashy habit.

Sid Federew York Ngs Sun Lew Jenkins Shepp St Bob ‘Montgoh Mantison Square ‘Garden Young Rod Philadelphia Lew Fritzie ‘Bivic Jeniis Sheen Harry Greb Rey Walker Bey Mao Bobby M

Notice of Tax Deed Application in Bay County Florida

Notice is given that Tysonholder of Tax Certificate Nos 2106 1234 1293 1294 and others issued in earlier years has applied for a tax deed to the described Florida property in Bay County. The certificate amounts and property descriptions include sections township and range references. The property will be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse door on June 1st or 2nd 1949 after redemption periods.

Notice of Tax Deed Application in Bay County Florida

Notice is hereby given that Merc Lathan holder of Tax Certificate 49, dated September 8, 1938, has filed petition for tax deed to the property described as 300 feet W of NE Corner of NW Quarter of Section 16, Town 1 South, Range 11 West, Bay County, Florida. The property assessed under said certificate is to be sold to satisfy the tax debt. The hearing will be held at the courthouse on the second day of June, 1943, at high noon. Attested by H. A. Pledger and L. McQuagge, Deputy Clerk.

Harery Coven Shereon Bay Florida Lon Angeli Tsauld War Alice Calhoun H. OA. Pledger Kenlt Court Bes County LE McQuagge

Sports Roundup with Hagiman and Yankees Notes

New York May 16 Special News Service reports Tom Hagiman due for talks with Douglas Hertz regarding the New York Yankees. Lon Nova used the alias Lou Nelson at a Saratoga hotel and clashed with Bob Pastor from three years ago. Trainer Ben Jones regrets Whirlaway not being eligible for the Withers mile. Old Vic expected to stay active.

Newt York Tom Hagiman Douglas Hertz New York Football Yankees Lon Nova Saratoma Lou Nelson Bob Pastor Ben Jones Withers

Russell Bennett Premieres Symphony in D Describing Dodgers

Composer Russell Bennett unveils Symphony in D on Mutonl chain tonight in four movements. Movements chart Dodgers wins and losses, MacPhail seeking a pitcher, and Giants visit. Red Barber to solo in movement four narrating a dramatic ninth inning rally.

Russell Bennett Dodgers MacPhail Giants Red Barber

Training talk and quirks in early boxing and horse racing

Lew Jenkins trained for Bob Montgomery on soda pop and his motorcycle. Bill Terry pitched two no hit games for Brooklyn. Fifteen cent golf grows in Oklahoma City. Roxborough and Black say they’ll quit when Joe Louis goes into the army in September. Stratton pitches for White Sox and hopes to play again with limited mobility. Menke touts Lincoln Fields track after Derby duties. Morse reports Whirlaway earned $117,426 in two efforts.

Lew Jenkins Bob Montgomery Bill Terry Brooklyn Oklahoma City John Roxborough Julian Black Joe Louis Monty Stratton White Sox Frank Menke Lincoln Fields Chicago

A Few on the House and a Punchline Quiz

Buddy Baer vows a right jaw flattening to Louis with Joe awaiting. Sports quiz hints at 1886 1888 Giants leaderWilliam H Terry not the cheerless one. Georgia losses to Auburn ruin SEC title chances. South America curious about Nagurski burping act. Joe McCarthy raves about the Dodgers as the Yanks stagger.

Buddy Baer Louis Joe William H. Terry Giants Georgia Auburn Bull Dogs South America Bronko Nagurski Joe McCarthy Dodgers

Duchess County Hall of Fame annex planned and sports note

Duchess County plans to build an annex to its hall of fame citing President Roosevelt and Secretary Morgenthau as notable names. Four high school teams each pitched no hit no run games this month. Joe Louis marks his 27th birthday this week still delivering sharp blows in the ring.

Duchess County Roosevelt Morgenthau Joe Louis

Major League Leaders From The Associated Press List

American League leaders include batting Travis Washington 394 and Cronin Boston 387. runs DiMaggio Boston 26, J DiMaggio New York 24. RBIs Keller New York Doerr Boston York Detroit 28. hits Travis Cramer Washington 39. doubles Keltner Cleveland Case Washington and D DiMapiro Boston 10. triples Travis Washington Walker Cleveland 4. home runs Johnson Philadelphia Gordon New York York Detroit 7 or 6. steals D DiMaggio Boston 6 Case Washington 4. pitchers Harder Cleveland 4 0 Sundra Washington 41. National League batting Vaughan Pittsburgh 395 Slaughter St Louis 388. runs Hack Chicago LaVaghetto Brooklyn 22. RBIs Nicholson Chicago Ott New York Medwick Camilli Brooklyn 22. hits Slaughter St Louis 40 Lavagetto Medwick Brooklyn 36. doubles Mize St Louis 11 Danning New York 10. triples Moore Boston Herman Brooklyn Vaughan Elliott Pittsburgh 3. home runs Ott New York Camilli Brooklyn 7. steals Frey Cincinnati 6 Werber Cincinnati 4. pitching Casey Brooklyn 5 0 Warneke St Louis 4 0.

Associated Press Travis Washington Cronin Boston DiMaggeie J. DiMaggio New York Keller Doerr York Detroit Cramer Keltner Cleveland Case D. di Maperio Walker Johnson Philadelphia Gordon di Maggio Harder Sundra Vaughan Pittsoureh Slaughter St. Louis Hack Chicago Lavagetto Brooklyn Ott Camilli Frey Cincinnati Werber Casey Warneke

Close Games In Georgia Florida League Night Results

Thomasville beat Americus 12 to 11 then lost 9 to 6 in a doubleheader. Tallahassee won 8 to 6 and lost 6 to 5 at Albany. Waycross outscored Moultrie 15 to 13. Valdosta defeated Cordele 11 to 1.

Thomasville Americus Tallahassee Albany Waycross Moultrie Valdosta Cordele

State Track Meet Program Cancelled in Florida

Jacksonville May 16 The Florida state AAU track and field meet scheduled for May 24 is cancelled due to insufficient entries. Athletic director Bob Wattles notes only out-of-town competitors came from Camp Bland ing St. Petersburg high school and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station.

Jacksonville Bob Wattles

Sports Mirror recap links players to past era and records

The item recalls Joe Di Magio links with Judge Landis over manager Joe Gould rumors. It also notes three years ago Heinie Manush and Wille Hoyt were freed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Five years ago Jesse Owens clocked 9.3 seconds for 100 yards aided by wind in Madison Wisconsin.

Associated Press Joe DiMagelo Yankee Judge Landis Joe Gould Heinie Manush Wille Hoyt Brooklyn Dodgers Jesse Owens Underworld Madison Wis

Tomorrow's Major League Baseball Schedule

Tomorrow's schedule features St Louis at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston New York at Chicago Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Milwaukee. The listing shows multiple matchups across venues with teams including St Louis Detroit Chicago Cleveland New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati and Milwaukee.

White Sox Hand Yanks Fifth: Loss

The Chicago White Sox routed the New York Yankees 13 1 behind a 14 hit attack as Joe Knickerbocker and Myril Hoag led a castoff lineup. Lefty Ed Smith pitched nine innings of hit ball to earn the win and the Sox steadied with their 5th straight defeat for New York. Cleveland beat Boston 6 4 as Bob Feller closed out the win with a ninth inning relief. Detroit crushed Philadelphia 10 2 behind Hal Newhouser’s 7 hit effort. Browns shut out the Senators 7 0 on Dennis Galehouse’s one hitter until Bloodworth’s two out single. Cincinnati lost to Philadelphia 5 4 in the night game. Giants beat Cubs 2 1 as Schumacher outpitched Passeau. Dodgers idle. weather halted action at Pittsburgh.

Sox Joe Kuhel Taft Wright Washington Senators Carlo Lodigiani Philadelphia Athletics Billy Knickerbocker New York Yankees Myril Hoag Yanks Yankees Knickerbocker and Hoag Lefty Ed Smith Athletics Dennis Galehouse Brownies Red Sox Jim Bloodworth Cincinnati Phillies Gene Thompson Boston Braves

Dodgers Rise as MacPhail Brings Billy Herman to Brooklyn

Brooklyn fans and baseball men watch the Dodgers surge with Billy Herman, Pete Coscarart, and Lou Stringer strengthening the infield. MacPhail’s deal, including Charley Gilbert, reshapes Brooklyn’s lineup as Herman’s leadership and Reese’s defense boost confidence and threat to rivals.

Bud Walton Wins Athletic Award at University of Florida

GAINESVILLE May 16 The first Baird Hardware company award for the most outstanding senior athlete at the University of Florida went to Bud Walton of Nashville Tenn He was named the schools most versatile athlete in a decade Walton will receive a gold watch and was honorary captain of the 1940 football team He earned freshmen letters and varsity letters in football basketball and baseball In 1938 he was state AAU heavyweight wrestling champion.

Gainesville Baird Hardware Company University of Florida Bud Walton Nashville

Yesterday's Scores From Baseball Games

Chicago beat New York 13 to 6 while Cleveland defeated Boston 10 to 4 Detroit topped Philadelphia 10 to 2 and St Louis shutout Washington 7 to 0.

Night Game Ends In Tie on Wet Grounds

In baseball action New York defeated Chicago 2 to 1 while Cincinnati and Philadelphia played to a 4-4 tie under night conditions. Boston beat St. Louis 6 to 3. Brooklyn hosted Pittsburgh with the game postponed due to wet grounds.

New York Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia

Southern Association Scores Roundup

Memphis 8 Knoxville 9 in 10 innings. Atlanta 7 New Orleans 1. Chattanooga 4 Birmingham 2. Nashville 11 Little Rock 4. Dense with team names and final scores from a southern league slate.

Memphis Knoxville Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville Little Rock Southern Association

Meridian Beats Gadsden in Southeastern League Action

Meridian defeats Gadsden 5 to 1 while Jackson tops Anniston 22 to 8. Mobile wins 4 to 1 over Montgomery and Pensacola falls 7 to 1 to Selma in regional baseball play.

Meridian Gadsden Jackson Anniston Mobile Montgomery Pensacola Selma

Yesterday's Stars Shine in Narrow Baseball Wins

Bob Feller and the Indians saved a victory over the Red Sox by entering the ninth inning with two on and none out, retiring the side. Bill Knickerbocker and Myril Hoag each had four hits to help the White Sox defeat former Yankee teammates. Denny Gatehouse threw a one hit game for the Browns against the Senators. Hal Schumacher limited the Cubs to six hits in a 2-1 Giants win. Lloyd Waner went three for infield substitution as the Braves beat the Cardinals. Hal Newhouser pitched seven hits to topple the Athletics. Tom Livingston’s pinch single produced two runs in the ninth against the Reds.

Associated Press Bob Feller Indians Red Sox Bill Knickerbocker Myril Hoag White Sox Yankee Denny Gatehouse Browns Senators Hal Schumacher Giants Cubs Lloyd Waner Braves Cardinals Hal Newhouser Tigers Athletics Tom Livingston Phillies Reds

Fights Last Night In Wilkes Barre and Portland Details

In Wilkes Barre Corporal Mike Raffa from Pittsburgh outpointed Billy Speary of Nanticoke. In Portland Ted Lowry of New Bedford stopped Frankene from Orange in a decisive finish.

Associated Press Wilkes Barre Mike Raffa Pittsburgh Billy Speary Nanticoke Portland Ted Lowry New Bedford Mass Frank Ene Orange

Nick Altrock Leaves Sarasota for Washington Cast Still Healed

Nick Altrock the baseball comic and Washington coach, who injured his ankle in December after a grapefruit tree fall, departed Sarasota for Washington yesterday. His ankle is improving but remains in a cast.

Nick Altrock Sarasota Washington

Notice of Application for Tax Deed in Bay County Florida

John Deadwell holder of Tax Certificate No. 82 filed August 4 1937 seeking a tax deed. The certificate covers Lot 6 Orig. Jess Jucres in Pract. SE of BE of SWis of Lot 6 Orig., Bec ton 18, Township and Range 12 West in Bay County Florida. If not redeemed as required by law the property will be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse door on the first Monday in June 1941.

John Deadwell Canty of Bay State of Florida Jess Jucres Orig Becton Lew Howe Aire I Bey Ua

Connie Mack Pushes For More Night Baseball Games

Philadelphia May 16 Connie Mack urges more night games to boost sagging attendance. He forecasts a joint MLB session within two weeks and a possible rule limiting home night tilts to seven, with ten or more nights possible if fans demand persists. Mack cites fan letters and widespread interest.

Philadelphia Connie Mack Athletics Kenesaw Mountain Landis Connie Edgar Martin Defense Schedwes Martin

Notice of Tax Deed Application in Bay County Florida

O K Loftin holder of Tax Certificate No 104 filed in my office for tax deed on Lot 5881 Andrews Bay Dev Cols Plat Sec 7 Township South Range in Bay County Florida. Certificate was issued in Irvine J Byrd name. Property to be sold to highest bidder at courthouse door on June 1, 1941. Dated May 6 1941. H A Pledger Clerk of Circuit Court Bay County Florida Deputy Clerk Marjorie McQuagge.

Tyson Sapie Aiate Florida Torwil Nei Thomas C. Tyson Sherk Gircuit Court of Bay Councy Marjorie McQuagle Senate O. K. Loftin County of Bay State of Florida Andrews Bay Dev Cols Irvine J. Byrd Court House H. A. Pledger Circuit Court Bay County Marjorif McQuagge

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