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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
6
Davey Day rises from backing Barney Ross to rival status as a top welterweight. The clever infighter uses inside punches to wear down opponents with a sharp pay-off right. Day began as a sparring partner and advanced through feather, lightweight to welter divisions, eyeing championship honors once held by Ross.
A fragment suggests debates on whether young judges fully grasp law after passing the bar exams and how surpluses or excess knowledge may affect judicial insight.
New York dispatched report says Henry Armstrong the world light and welterweight champion enters Madison Square Garden to defend against Davey Day of Chicago in a 15 round bout. Armstrong is a heavy favorite with an expected 15,000 crowd and a $35,000 gate as Day, a journeyman with a 15 fight winning streak, confronts the champion who trained vigorously denying rumors of decline.
Betty Schroyer maintained her lead in Beck's Tavern League, posting a high women single of 111 and tying the men for high total with 876 pinfall. Charles Mills led men with a 122 single, while other top scores included Mae 353 and Ike 331.
New York sports round up notes baseball odds official on Broadway out in ten days Yanks and Giants favored unless changes Indians may trade either Earl Averill or Bruce Campbell for pitching before May 15 Paul Waner may head to California Tony Galento made his debut Benny Leonard backs Henry Armstrong to stop Dave Day Joe Gallagher Yankee outfielder adds to Gehrig succession talk Washington Redskins season tickets double Denver lacks a major league team Ernie Lombardi in Tampa encounters an amused dame Al Schacht incident
The Hoff man Chevies call a practice for Sunday at 2 o clock on the Stadium grounds weather permitting. All players should attend and those seeking a tryout will be welcomed. The Chevies seek another receiver and all candidate hopefuls will be welcomed.
Nearly 400 members and guests of the Conococheague Sportsmen's Club attended the annual banquet at the Masonic Temple. Elk, buffalo, antelope, and rockfish were served from hunting trips in Wyoming and Colorado and Chesapeake Bay. Notables present included William Byron, James, Leach, Duer, Northam, LeCompte, and Dr. R. V. Truitt. John Alden Knight spoke as chief speaker, with prizes, trophies, and a slide program concluding the event.
Paul Nagy and Leroy Metz headline a fast lineup for the season opener in an exhibition against Mercersburg Academy. The game starts at 2 pm on Mercersburg’s field, with a 12 45 pm departure from Antietam Fire Hall. Travelling players include Metz, Krownapple, Byers, Knode, Spong, Barr, Lindsay, Mbdats, Jacobs, and Nagy.
Exhibition baseball totals include Newark and Cincinnati matches with Washington and St. Louis, detailing runs by inning and players like Washburn Lien Sirincevich Dellasega and Feller Hudlin Dobson Pytlak. Other sparse box scores show Louisville Boston and Cleveland Philadelphia games with listed pitchers and batters across NL AL and AA leagues.
Mt Briar of the Washington County League stages an exhibition Sunday at 2 30 PM on the Mt Briar diamond. Manager Bert McKee seeks full attendance and warns a fine will be levied on players for missing the session against Weverton.
Bowie's opening day feature Rough Time, a sprinter with a rough life, won the $5,000 added Memorial Handicap defeating Benjam and Old Rosebush. Owner J Yancey Christmas trains the horse who earned $4,575 for the victory. backers collected $12.80.
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