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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
9
Gabby Hartnett credits Claude Passeau for boosting Chicago of the Cubs with a capital pitching upgrade. The veteran catcher hails Passeau as a top NL performer, noting his blazing fastball and improved energy management. Hartnett acknowledges Passeau’s impact amid a rough season and front-page headlines.
A weathered recap lists batting leaders and pitching chiefs for both leagues, naming DiMaggio Foxx Greenberg and Mecosky among top hitters, Williams and Case noted for RBIs and steals, plus Grove Donald and Walters among top pitchers. It ends with a note on the water hyacinth menace in Australia and penalties for harboring it as divers report a river growth forty to thirty five feet high.
Sid Feder reports the Yankees and Reds display jitters as the Senators surge to an eight game win streak with a 4-2 win over the Yankees. Reds split a doubleheader with the Cubs, dropping to three wins in eight starts and widening the gap behind the leaders. White Sox stay in third after a 5-3 win over the Tigers, lifting their record and keeping pace with the league leaders.
Berkeley Springs West Virginia August 1 two baseball games set for Tomato Festival led by athletic organizer Charles Newbbrough opening day opponents unlisted but Sept 4 Berkeley Springs meets Cherry Run, long regarded Morgan County’s strongest. A six mile bicycle race for amateurs under 17 opens festival events on Winchester road from six miles out to Washington and Liberty streets with fifteen dollars prize._WRITE-in entries to Mr Newbrough care of the Tomato Festival.
New York sports notes cover the Reds skipping world series reservations and vaudeville signing. Cubs catcher Mancuso backsplay as Hartnett doghouse talk swirls. Joe Medwick urged trade from Cardinals to Giants. Bears deny Sid Luckman trade to Dodgers. Dodger scout Al Todd to referee Yale Princeton Harvard games. Dowdley notes pitchers in Japan tour. Foxx reports stamina. Times ponders a sporting averages department amid feuds. US women spend 25 million on swimsuits. half used for sunbathing.
Bud Ward the Spokane amateur who scored 285 in the National Open, missing the title by one stroke, led early with a 65 first round and posted 71 71 72. A spectator’s miscue on the 13th hole cost him a five, but he drew strong headlines as a probable favorite for the Chicago National Amateur in September and boosted amateur hopes against pro stars in Philadelphia.
Hambletonian renewal features nine three year olds at Good Time Park with Peter Astra favored to win £46,500. De L. M. Gallinger of Andover Ohio owns the colt, driven by Amprica’s Parshall. Joint contenders include Bagpiper and Gauntlet as potential upsets.
A guard leading an expected crowd of about 40,000 moved into the capital in Orange County to oversee the approaching gathering.
An all-star benefit game is planned for Saturday August 26 at Municipal Stadium. Proceeds aid injured Independent League players. Pat Duffey in charge, Maci Schindler will select Washington County League players, and Lee Staley has given approval. Proceeds fund players hurt while serving.
Warren C. Giles, Reds vice president and GM, says NL leaders are lucky but defends long term strength. He cites prudent trades, age of stars like Lombardi and Derringer, and bets on DiMaggio development. He notes injuries to Goodman Craft Werber but expects improvement and holds only the Cardinals as real threat.
Meyers-Berkson defeated Company 360 CCC 6 to 0 at Reservoir diamond. In the second inning Charles Sacks drove home two runs to ice the game. Soroha starred at second for the losers as Barnhart limited hits for the winners. Final: Meyers-Berkson six, Company 360 CCC zero.
A Q O Smith, a farmer near Mayfield, rode to town in a horse drawn buggy to see the movie Jesse James. After the show he found his horse and buggy stolen. It is his first such theft in more than ten years.
Eddie Semler will issue a call for candidates at Tasstown High School on August 28 ahead of the September 2 season opener. The Maroon and Gray squad has a month to prepare for the coming campaign as spring practice focused on ball handling and fundamentals. Earl Widmyer is expected to leave in early September to pursue a Master’s degree, leaving uncertainty over who will assist Semler.
New York reports Nova begins training for a September 21 bout against Tony Galento in Philadelphia with a high profile pre fight buildup. Nova settles in Atlantic City camp while Galento and manager Ray Conti plan for a Newark area training spell as hype grows for a possible next summer million dollar title spectacle.
A roundup of major league results. Lefty Grove and the Red Sox handed the Athletics a 9-2 defeat aided by eight hits. Lee of the Cubs and Buck McCormick of the Reds contributed to two-opener wins with McCormick driving in a tenth-inning single for a 7-5 nightcap. Johnny Rigney pitched five-hit ball through eight as the White Sox beat the Tigers 5-3. Jag Krakauskas held the Yankees to three hits in seven innings for a 7-4 win. Roy Hughes and a two-run single edged the Dodgers 3-2.
Philadelphia breaks an 11 game slump with a 3-2 victory over Brooklyn. Hugh Mulcahy pitched well and Roy Hughes delivered the deciding hit, sparking the win after a rough stretch. Evans Casey Phelps and Mulcahy Millies are noted in the box score.
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