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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
4
Philip Chardon, former Winthrop High athlete, was elected captain of the Winthrop Elks baseball team at a Monday meeting. Chardon previously led Winthrop High’s football team in 1936 and starred in baseball and basketball for the school.
In Malaya remote villages, loudspeaker vans carry announcers who speak native dialects to satisfy the natives' news hunger about the war. Translators sometimes struggle with modern military terms.
Center captained by Dave Buchini beat Highlands 9-7 in a lively practice clash. Bruce Gray of Highlands slid through mud attempting a catch, and Buchini made a tumbling run after second base. Highlands promises a tougher game at the league opener next Tuesday, with two regulars returning.
The Peabody Cardinals leading the North Shore Park League seek semi-pro nine matchups in Winthrop or nearby. Availability for home and away on Saturdays or Sundays. bookings handled by Ed. Meaney at 47 Washington St., Peabody, Massachusetts.
The Pleasant Park Yacht Club officers and members extend appreciation to all who helped ensure the success of their Zam-Bola held last Friday and Saturday at the clubhouse on Pleasant State. Despite bad weather, the event drew a large crowd and the program pleased attendees.
A youthful driver was charged in Salt Lake police court with faulty license plates. He claimed the plates had fallen and he was seeking a garage to fix them. The judge fined him $5 but suspended the fine. He began to pay, then followed the judge’s cue to consult the courtroom dictionary, then departed blushing.
Winthrop High baseball clinched the Mystic Valley League title for 1940 after a rain delayed game against Watertown, finishing with six wins and two losses. Perry earned Outstanding Twirler honors as official statistics to be printed next week by Bob Remer, with Wakefield High credited for an upset that helped Watertown stumble.
Watertown clinches the Mystic Valley Championship with two league wins while Watertown suffers one upset. the runner up secures second place by tallying two victories.
Winthrop High completes an 8 game season in a weather disrupted year. Charles A De Minico Jr the ace southpaw pitched 59 innings, allowed 30 hits and 8 earned runs with 92 strikeouts. Coach Bob Perry praises the 18 year old star amid sparse schedule and rough weather.
The speaker praises a standout pitcher at Winthrop High and argues the current team could compete with any in the state. Official full-season statistics covering batting, fielding, and pitching will be printed in these columns next week.
The Winthrop Elks baseball nine won three games at Ingleside Park defeating the O'Brien Club of Somerville 7 to 4, the Hoyt Pals of Cambridge 4 to 3, and the Jamaica Plain K. of C. 8 to 3. Phil Chardon delivered a decisive fifth inning triple while Jim Reid earned the victory in a bullpen by committee effort with Lefty Smith and Gus Rasmussen.
Gus Rasmussen held Cambridge to four hits as the Elks beat the Cambridge Club 4 to 3 in a sea son best ball contest. Winthrop scored in the sixth and eighth innings, with key hits by Welch Bostrum Chardon Cronin and Guidi in a tight victory.
Ed Brown earned six hits guiding the Elks to an 8 3 win over Jamaica Plain K of C in seven innings. Gardner added three hits, Godfrey doubled and singled, Mulcahy pitched, Bostrist had two hits. Winthrop fell 3 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0. Tonight the Elks host Everett’s Kyanite, Monday 3 pm Cambridge Elephant Club visits Ingleside Park.
Winthrop High track finished second to Woburn High in the Mystic Valley meet at Tufts Oval. Julius Sassi won the 220 and 440 yard dashes and placed second in the shot put with a 41 ft 4.5 in best. Roy Gunderson and Aaron Cohen also placed for Winthrop with fourths in the 440 and 880. Melrose, Watertown and Wakefield trailed in the standings.
The Amazon river during the wet season expands to a width of roughly 400 to 500 miles, creating a massive floodplain. This seasonal inundation alters navigation, wildlife patterns, and local communities along its banks.
Dick McGinn known as fiery Dick McGinn received The Bentley Swift Memorial Cup at graduation for outstanding athletic achievement. As a backfield star on football, a high scoring basketball forward and captain, he also starred at second base in baseball.
Winthrop Junior Legion defeated Lynn Pest 6 at Barry Park Lynn in an exhibition game behind strong pitching by Lynch and Genovese. Lynch worked six innings allowing one hit while Genovese fanned six in seven innings. Billy Lynch and Billy Genovese provided key hits and defense as Winthrop improved for the Suffolk County league opener set for the 18th at Revere.
A college named Umee receives backing from AVRO boosting its profile and potential funding. The article notes rising attention from local authorities and student enrollment implications.
On next Tuesday evening the Winthrop Varsity Club will entertain the Paul Dever Associates of Cambridge in a baseball game at Ingleside Park at 6 15. The Cambridge club features former Boston College stars including Mugsy Kelley and Tim Ready. Dick Dunbar former W H S twirler is slated to pitch for the Varsity Club. Dunbar held the Melrose Collegians to two hits as the Varsity Club won 3 to 1 last Friday night.
In a Sacramento valley report, rice seeds are broadcast from airplanes as a method of sowing, highlighting agricultural aviation practices of the era.
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