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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1941
Page
5
A chaotic New York sports roundup covers Horace Stoneham and the Giants rumors, fans packing Polo Grounds and Eli Field, and local clubs amid mortgage news. It references Jerry and Phil Rizzuto, Joe Louis honorary membership, Bobby Jones praise, and a lighter look at spring sports and broadsheet chatter.
A brief postscript notes no one laid an egg yesterday except the Waster Bunny and Larry MacPhail, hinting at lighthearted critique of the day and figures in baseball lore.
Exhibition action shows varied scores as New York Brooklyn Baltimore Pittsburgh and Philadelphia teams compete. Notable performances include Hadley Rosar Silvestri and Phelps for New York Brooklyn, Evans Early Small Niller Kracher for Baltimore, and Sewell Heintzelman Lana han Deitz Lopez Davis Knott Harris and Hayes for Philadelphia. Game called at end of eighth to catch trains.
Middletown Virginia opens the season without star Dick Borden who hit about .500 last year. Coach Denis Hoover relies on Malcolm Brumback James Garrett and Harvey Austin to anchor a balanced lineup led by Brumback as captain. Judy will face Scott Wingfield on the mound as the Gainesboro Gore combined club visits on Thursday.
Havre de Grace Maryland April 14 The Graw opens its 12 day spring meeting with an eight race card led by the 5000 added Hartford Handicap Four Kentucky eligibles and one Preakness candidate race on the opening day Three year olds Big stakes Derby candidate Arnold Hanger Madigama Brandywine Stable Preakness entrant feature at six furlongs Also entered in the Hartford Handicap are Howard Bruce’s Jay Jay R S Clark’s Trois Pistols Mrs Emil Denemark’s Equistar and Court Dance in the mile and one sixteenth Porton event
Fragmentary OCR lists players Tobin Salvo Lamanna Berres Harris Hughson Johnson Pyt and others with numbers in a Boston page. Highlights unclear but indicates a roster line with positions and scores tied to a game or practice. The text remains incomplete for full event details.
At Richmond Virginia and New York Cleveland and New York battled in doubleheader style play with exchanges of runs. Both games reached 12 innings before darkness forced a halt with scores tied at four. Key players included Bagby Smith Hemsley Desautels Hubbell Danning Hartnett and others.
In Chicago Saint Louis and Cincinnati matchups reported with team abbreviations and starting pitchers. Lyons and Tresh led Chicago bate rs while Shoun Hutchinson Lanier Gornicki Nahem Padgett and Padgett featured for St Louis. Detroit routed Cincinnati 16 to 4 as Rowe Trout and Lombardi carried the offense.
Jimmy Bloodworth of the Washington Senators was hospitalized at Union Memorial in Baltimore after being beaned by a pitch from Baltimore in a 9 to 5 loss. He remained under observation overnight though hospital attendants said his condition was good and his injury minor. Bloodworth had driven in two runs with a two run single during Washingtons four run rally in the fourth inning.
Readers of The Star are cautioned that news from most of Europe is subject to censorship as it is transmitted to the United States.
Col. William J. Donovan told the Chicago Council of Foreign Relations that the United States would be harmed if Hitler wins and that if declaring war is to our advantage, we should declare war. He recently returned from a European tour as a U S military observer.
Due to a church service the Troop 40 meeting moved from its regular place at 7 30 to Scoutmaster Naffs home. A large camp fire formed the gathering with the Scout Oath and Law recited. Bryan Minnegrode spoke on the Rock Enon trip. A marshmallow roast followed before the Benediction by the Scoutmaster.
Troop 40 led by Scoutmaster Mr. Hunter with eighteen boys and Troop 2’s eight boys traveled from First Baptist Church to Rock Enon. A Court of Honor awarded Tenderfoot to Delaney Emmatt Powell and others earned Second Class First Class Star and Life ranks. Rain and flooded creeks limited outdoor cooking but indoor fire and Indian Campfire dances kept the group active before returning home. Peter Oldham served as scribe.
The opening day of the major league season drew 32 000 fans to Griffith Stadium as the Yankees faced the Senators under cloudy skies. Joe Marius Russo will start for New York against Dutch Leonard for Washington, with rosters featuring rookies like Jerry Priddy and Phil Rizzuto debuting in the big leagues.
Miss Hallie and Lucie Crisman of Richmond spend Easter vacation with sister Mrs. C. O. Dearmont. Miss Cathleen Haymaker called to attend Mrs. Haymaker injured in a wreck. Mrs. Rebecca Bryarly returns home after winter in Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Roberta Wilson had an eye removed at Winchester Memorial and visits Martinsburg. Betty M. Stuart sick but resumes nursing at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Readers learn of Thursday night library openings at Sidney Gore School in Gore Virginia with hours 7 to 9 pm and donations sought to build the collection. Students report Easter assembly guest Rev Ragland and musical performances along with a quiz contest and a science history focus.
Sealed bids due April 22 1941 at Richmond for three contract items in Frederick Augusta and Tazewell counties. Proposals require compliance with U S rules and federal provisions plus wage scales and domestic materials use. Bid bond set at 1000 dollars and plans available in Richmond and district offices. The state reserves the right to reject any bids.
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