Sports Roundup includes league figures and notable games
New York April 22 reports Will Harridge narrowly escaped a train wreck as he pursued baseball duties. Jim Thorpe and Knute Rockne are linked to a Life of Knute Rockne. Henry Armstrong and Paul Junior may fight for $25,000 in Boston. Jimmy Dykes stays with the White Sox for less than a Philly offer. Temple coach Josh Cody recalls a 1917 sight with two homers in a camp game. Dick Metz takes over at Oak Horton Smith. A new Sports Quiz show improves. Dick Bartell leads Detroit prospects east for a Rockleigh, New Jersey game. Myron McCormick shines for Cincinnati. Arturo Godoy seen in Grandpa Goes to Town. Red Evans worried over beer sales affect Minneapolis.
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New York
Will C. Harridge
American League
Lake Shore Limited
Little Falls
N. Y
Chicago
20Th Century. Limited
Jim Thorpe
Knute Rockne
Henry Armstrong
Paul Junior
Boston
Jimmy Dykes
Philly
Pale Hose
Josh Cody
Temple Line
Fort Oglethorpe
Josh
Dick Metz
Dick Anderson
Honus Wagner
Evans Course
Palmer House
Jim
Pegasus
Ville
Ind
Courier-Press
Sixto
Chavez
Myron McCormick
Cincinnati
Grandpa
Arturo Godoy
Red Evans
Minneapolis
Community notices and mixed gossip from AP copy
A fragmented message urges readers to share items with Eddie Brietz and to observe local activity while noting a missing baseball entry due to unanswered inquiries. The AP dispatch mentions Jack Dempsey’s honor in a Venezuelan fight draw and references the Sixto Esco bar Simon Chavez bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Terry
Baseball Register
Venezuela
Jack Dempsey
Sixto Escobar
Simon Chavez
Sergeant's Sale of Men's Shop Stock in Winchester
By distress warrant for rent in the case Mrs. J. M. Orndorff v The Men's Shop, an auction will offer the shop stock and fixtures at No 27-29 N Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia on Thursday April 1940 at 10 00 A M. Terms are cash.
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J. M. Orndorff
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
Taylor
E Barr
Ty Sergeant
Boxing Matchups and Boxing Freights Debated
Jack Broudy cites boxing line strengths with Mags hot line and Klein line. He questions why Arturo Godoy is not matched against Mail and argues the sport should consider Paychek Savold Galento Baer Pastor and others as top contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Broudy
Boston Traveler
France
Mike Jacobs
Paychek
Lee Savold
Arturo Godoy
Pastor
Max Baer
Savold
Galento
Duckpin Bowlers Open National Congress With Record Scores
The 13th annual national duckpin bowling congress in Hartford opens with Frank Barber's Connecticut Blue Ribbons setting a team record of 2057 across three games. Nick Tron Sky of the Blue Ribbons posts an all event 1283, a tournament record, as leaders foresee many records falling before April 28.
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Hartford
Conn
Frank Barber
Connecticut Blue Ribbons
Willimantic
Nick Tronsky
Blue Ribbons
Esther Butsler
Cammer
Cleaners
Ee Star Ladies League
Helen Berry
S36
JWC
Handley
Geetting
Tale
Dot Sencindiver
Bimelech Still Favored Derby Hope in East Commentary
SID FEDER reports from New York that Bimelech remains the likely Derby favorite after strong showings and favorable odds. Weather could affect mud running for the May 4 race at Louisville, with Wood Memorial results and East buzz shaping the Kentucky Derby picture.
Spring Vacation Returns Across Virginia and Nearby States
White Post Virginia April 22 reports Mr. and Mrs. R W Royston returned to Lexington after visiting Mrs. Mary Royston in Boyce. Mr. and Mrs. T L Chrisman and two daughters Ethel Rector and Louise returned to Trenton New Jersey from a visit with Mrs. Rose Sowers and the Green families. Mrs Valley Fitts visits Berry, J H Funkhouser ill at home a week. Dr and Mrs Charles T Warner hosted guests from Dearmont. Max Dearmont recovering from heart illness. Sherman Maesmer and Mrs Moselle Gaunt visited Washington D C with relatives. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gilpin home after Florida trip. Mrs Charles Lee and daughters Hebe and Darrow back near Waterford after several months in Florida. Eleanor Conley returned from Hyattsville Maryland visit to Rev and Mrs Ribble.
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White Post
R. W. Royston
Lexington
Mary Royston
Boyce
T. L. Chrisman
Ethel Rector
Louise
Trenton
N. J
Rose Sowers
Reynolds Green
Valley Fitts
Ao W. D. Wisecarver
Berryin
J. H. Funkhouser
Charles T. Warner
Dearmont
Max Dearmont
Sherman Maesmer
Moselle Gaunt
Washington
Duckpin Bowling Stakes Set With Cash Prizes
Local league bowlers may enter the sweepstakes on May 11 with men paying $2 for five games and women $1.50 for three games. Handicaps base three fifths the difference from 120 for men and from 105 for women. Men’s first prize is $25 and women’s is $1000. George Mann, secretary of the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, dies in New Haven after promoting the game and officiating in Winchester in 1936.
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Oeorge
Mann
National
Isemann
Winchester
Ida Eee
Feller Is Only Human Opens Night of Baseball Pitches
The Detroit Tigers hammered Bob Feller for twelve runs in a 12-2 win as Barney McCosky and Schoolboy Rowe led the attack while the White Sox beat the Browns 6-2 behind Ted Lyons. Dizzy Dean struggled as the Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-4 in a close game.
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Associated Press
Bobby Feller
Detroit Tigers
Barney McCosky
Tiger
Tigers
Schoolboy Rowe
White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Sox
Ted Lyons
Browns
Slick Coffman
St. Louis
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Stars and Highlights From Yesterday’s Baseball Actions
Ted Lyons and the White Sox shut out the Browns as Barney McCosky and Schoolboy Rowe starred forDetroit. Len Mize delivered two hits and two runs for the Cardinals in a 5-4 win over the Cubs. Barney faced Bobby Felter, a no-hitter chance ruined by a double. Rowe earned the win with five hitless innings.
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Associated Press
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Browns
Barney McCosky
Schoolboy Rowe
Tigers
Barney
Tiger
Bobby Felter
Rowe
Vic Len Mize
Cardinals
Cubs
Lebanon Church Notes and Local Visits Report
Lebanon Church Virginia April report lists Miss Florella Fisher visiting Strasburg and relatives in Winchester, families calling on Keller and Wallace households, measles illness recovery, and a birth announced in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Home Demonstration Club met April 12 with storage space demonstration and plans a debate.
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Jack Grant
Stella Keller
Vida Wisecarver
Kathleen Hockman
Woodstock
M. L. Hottel
William Kline
Waynesboro
J. J. Keller
Ernest
Oliver Godlove
Turtle Creek
Mamie Godlove
Wallace
Evelyn Henderlite
Rozelle Hottel
Maynard el- Fine
Lebanon Church Home Demonstration Club
Ray Hammond
Thirty Two Enter Ping Pong Tourney Opens Tonight
Thirty two entrants are set for the 2nd annual table tennis tournament at Handley playcourt, opening tonight at 7:30. Entrants include 24 men and 8 women with defending champions Dot Sencindiver and C Ridgely White among the field. entry is 50 cents and registration closes at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Playcourt
Handley
Junior Board of Trade
Crows
Dot Sencindiver
C. Ridgely White
New Device Aims to Bomb Through Clouds and Fog
Dayton April 22. A device by William P Lear an 88 year old radio engineer was demonstrated to Allied experts to enable mass bombing while flying blind through weather. The system uses a gyroscope tied to the North Pole and a radio direction indicator to guide planes to targets without visible navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dayton
William P. Lear
Lear
North Pole
Silver atom kills a living germ, scientists report
Philadelphia April 22 discovery shows a single silver atom can kill a living yeast cell. Dr. Alexander Goetz of Caltech described using diluted silver nitrate and a tiny atom gun to deliver silver ions that destroy the cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Philosophical Society
Mt. Everest
Alexander Goetz
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Goetz
Restoring Accessories Demonstration Announced by County Demonstrator
Miss Propst, county demonstrator, will conduct a program on restoring accessories and invites all interested women to attend. Mrs. Florence Snarr reports for the H D C. Nearby residents joined a birthday party for Mr. Vernon Unger at the Plaga Hotel in Winchester. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lugar, Mr. and Mrs. James Corbin, Mr. and Mrs Aubrey Kibler, Miss Martha Ann care Messrs. Harry Braithwaite and P. D. Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Propst
Florence Snarr
Vernon Unger
Plaga
Winchester
Frank Lugar
James Corbin
Aubrey Kibler
Martha Ann Care
Harry Braithwaite
P. D. Dennis
Flooded Ball Park Delays Reds Cardinals in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on April 22, the Reds and Cardinals raced to reach Crosley Field as the Ohio River rises toward a flood crest of 58 or 59 feet. Boxholders wade, dugouts empty, and players await a possible postponement with the river threatening the ball park.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Ball Park
Ohio River
Mill Creek
Bucky Walters
Bill McGee
Ohio
Coast Guard
Army
Runaway Bride Alyce McHenry Found Family Blessing
A 15 year old Alyce Jane McHenry elopes with 23 year old William Kern Byle and travels to Chicago. Her mother, who had pursued drastic action, flies in from New York but changes plans and grants consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alyce Jane McHenry
Chicago
William Kern Byle
Alyce
New York
Reds Return After Flood Ends Interruption
Players left the field and walked through dugouts and hallways to the dressing rooms as the Reds left for three days. When they returned, the flood had ceased and competition could resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
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P. M. Howell Bond
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J. R. D. Hart
C. I. Brumback
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Coleman Dunn
Shell
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Hershey
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Raymond Webber
Bill Brown
United Food Stores
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Xe Oh
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Arthur Carsco
Miller’s Hardware
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Bimelech
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Andy K
Sid Feder
Big Boy Bimelech
Bimmie
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Wood Memorial
Neck of the Woods
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Roman
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Feller
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Lebanon
Jack Crowl
Raie
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