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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
4
A string of upcoming games shows Winthrop Revere Chelsea and Chelsea hosting Chelsea visits Revere and Winthrop venues. The schedule runs from June 18 to July 24 with multiple cross matchups among the three teams across June and July.
Mississippi reaches twenty second rank in oil production after a strike near Yazoo City. Industry officials note the find expands Mississippi output and adds to regional energy development.
After a 8 1 setback to Marblehead at Ingleside Park the Winthrop team rebounded with a 9 1 victory over the same club and later beat Fort Banks Medical Unit 11 7. Dick Chardon pitched masterfully striking out eight with two hits allowed as Jim Tallent belted a homer and teammates totaled ten hits in the Marblehead series.
The Beach defeated Playstead Tuesday night using a squeeze play. Ed MacFarland hit a three bagger that became a home run but was ruled out for not touching second. Bil Mulcahy homered and completed a triple play by catching a line drive and firing to first.
Last Monday the Teachers' Bowling Club met at the Towne Lyne House in Lynnfield for its annual banquet. The highlight was presenting Miss Mollie Fraser with an orchid satin bedpuff as she leaves Winthrop to settle in Schenectady New York.
Winthrop's junior Legion nine opened the 1940 campaign at Curtis Park Revere and fell 5 to 3 to Suffolk County Title holders. Dickie Chardon pitched well for Winthrop, matching Earl Loveys while Loveys fanned 12 but yielded eight hits. Revere built a lead with two runs in the sixth before Winthrop tied, then Revere added two runs in the seventh and eighth to seal the win.
Winthrop Elks win twice at Ingleside Park over Everett Ryanite Club 13 to 7 and Cambridge Elephant 13 to 12. Jim Reid stars with relief pitching and three singles. Kev Mulcahy hits a long home run and Frank Welch adds three hits including a triple.
In a decisive ninth inning comeback the Elks tied the game on shared misplays and timely hitting then walked off against Winthrop 12 to 11 at Ingleside Park. George Griffin, Cambridge shortstop, crushed a long homer earlier as theVisitors led 10-9 before Roslindale’s late rally sparked the win.
Winthrop tallies six times in the second inning as Herb Godfrey Mulcahy and Brown drive runs. McGinn walks, Welch relieves, Chardon triples driving in two, Guidi doubles for another. Visitors answer with four runs in the fourth, then Winthrop responds with a single run in the bottom of the inning.
Wonderland at Revere begins a long slate of schooling races for greyhounds ahead of summer racing. Over 100 top thoroughbreds from the Florida circuit arrived for the official records by racing commission officials. Spectators are welcome as the events run daily except Sundays, with three schoolings per dog this year and opening night set for June 24.
Winthrop High showed a youth emphasis in 1940 with two regular batters posting strong averages, led by Bob Bowman at .366 and Jimmy Tallent at .355. Despite DeMinico’s graduation, coach Perry eyes 1941 with returning players Billy Talcott and Bill McGillicuddy plus Legion drills hopefuls like Bob Dunlop, while outfield questions and personnel shifts loom.
Regular shortstop Dick Chardon will wear the high school uniform again while early glimpses of his form as a pitcher for the Legion nine suggest he will likely take his turn on the mound next spring. Bill Genovese may move from the infield to outfield as the Legion plans its defensive shifts.
A brief archival note recalls Tallent’s standout third base skills from a year ago, highlighting a period of notable athletic promise and performance.
With the school closing, students are reminded that only three months remain before football season begins. The tone urges readiness and enthusiasm for autumn games and team spirit.
A soil erosion report oddly notes softball league schedule results alongside estimates that soils washed from fields yearly could fill a freight car and circle the world nineteen times at the equator.
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