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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
3
Judson Bailey reports the pennant race tightens as the Chicago White Sox are mathematically eliminated and the New York Yankees pushed to the brink. Detroit and Cleveland lead, with Detroit facing Chicago and Cleveland facing St. Louis as the season winds down.
Cleveland beat the Senators 3-1 aided by two Washington errors as Red Ruffing returned to form in a 10-1 Yankees win over the White Sox. Roy Cullendine’s seventh inning triple lifts the Browns 2-1 past the Red Sox. Derringer earns his 20th as the Reds topple the Phillies 4-1. Giants drop to 11th straight loss 8-2 to the Cubs. Cardinals sweep Pirates 2-1 and 8-2 to threaten third place.
Gainesville Florida coach Tom Lich reshaped the line with four players moved and two sophomores promoted to the first team as preparations for the season opener with Mississippi State on September 28. Klutka moved to right tackle replacing Benny Lane, Konetsky shifts to left guard, Sayers back to the second team, and Kelman and Godwin reassigned on the second unit.
The AP reports the National League leaders: Garris Pittsburgh tops batting with 177, Mize St Louis tops RBIs with 130, and F McCormick Cincinnati leads hits with 182 and doubles with 42. Vaughan ties for triples with 14. In the American League, DiMaggio New York leads batting with .951, Greenberg Detroit tops RBIs with 146 and 39 homers, Radcliff St Louis leads runs with 346, and McCosky Detroit tops triples with 19.
In Topeka Kansas investigators say intruders broke into the First Methodist church finding the safe door wide open and an official notes several bars missing though details are unclear due to damaged transcription. No injuries reported.
Detroit and Cleveland prepare for a three game series at Briggs Stadium with the pennant still in reach. Both teams sit at 85-61 with eight games left, expected crowds approach 140000 over the weekend as Buck Newsom and Co. face Mel Harder Al Milnar and Bobby Feller in a pivotal AL race.
Yesterday's Stars review lists Hank Greenberg and Rudy York driving five runs for the Tigers in the first game with Athletics, and Dizzy Trout tossing a four hit nightcap. Reds ledger a 20th win behind Bill McGee and Johnny Mize’s hits. Cardinals crest two games with a five hitter and a 14 hit nightcap against Pirates.
The piece gathers scattered sports notes about Chuck Diessen managing Brooks while Leo Durocher rests in the doghouse Knute Rockne Jr quitting Notre Dame due to a lingering leg fracture Johnny Petrovich as coast football’s center and Texas U outreach Helen Wills Moody Roark’s back injury sidelining her for weeks and Tab Herman Rohrig as a top Nebraska back plus semi pro baseball series in Oklahoma and Guayama. Other items include Jim Thorpe inquiries Birmingham Southern College and Curly Lambeau oil painting at the Chicago Art Institute and Jack Dempsey’s Round-By-Round notices.
Boston College players worry about the heat in New Orleans ahead of a game with Tulane next week. The Tulane squad includes 20 players from Gary Indiana and points west.
Springfield venue, famed for Horton Smith and Leonard Dodson, launches an online public golf course. Puerto Rico report notes season details remain unclear as the item reads like a fragmented update from the Odditorium.
The inquiring reporter asks readers for the most important phase of modern football. One man replies that gate receipts matter most, highlighting financial aspects of the sport in the era.
Nelson Denton of the Cincinnati Times Star notes that if umpire Magerkurth survived the recent incident unscathed, he is expected to appear at Madison Square Garden this winter. The remark underscores potential appearances by the official in forthcoming events.
Dick Chapman, 29, the Greenwich socialite and new amateur champion, beat Duff McCullough in a lopsided playoff to claim the 47th National Amateur at Winged Foot. Chapman, famed for unorthodox play and late rise, sought the crown to boost radio work and nightclub singing, joining Wingee Fent for course prep. He debuts as one of only five to win both match and medal honors in USGA history, a feat shared with Travers Hilton Egan and Jones.
Paul B and Mason Cincinnati report the Reds clinch a second pennant by strong pitching and clutch performances. Derringer and Walters each have 20 wins, Thompson leads a trio with 13+ victories, Turner and Beggs add depth as the staff totals 179 wins with 39 losses.
A year ago Joe Louis stopped Bob Pastor in the 11th round of a 20 round bout with a right to the jaw. Letty Gomez blanked the Tigers 5-0 for the 10th win of the season as Joe DiMaggio hit his 4th homer. Five years ago Tommy Hitchcock led Greentree Four to a 7-6 sudden death victory over time for the US Open polo championship.
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