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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1941
Page
3
York April 28. Don Judge to make important May 5 announcement. Market Wise’s Wood Memorial win cuts Derby odds to 15 to 1. tip persists for 10 days but few believe. Night roundups include Montgomery over Peters, Padro over Lloyd, and Delaney held at Penn relays.
National League results include Boston 8 Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 7 New York 5 St. Louis 8 Chicago 5 Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 2. American League scores list Chicago 7 St Louis 6 Cleveland 2 Detroit 1 Washington 6 New York 3. Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Detroit at Cleveland are the only scheduled games.
In Stephens City April 28 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Derflinger and Mr. Newton Painter of Canter bury called on Mr. and Mrs. George. Mrs. Lillian Barr of Clarkeburg Pa returns home after weeks with the Samsells. Hilda Doggett and Lee Payne of Martinsburg visited the Doggetts. Private Sargent of Fort Monroe spent weekend with the Sargents. Dinner guests at the Booters included Brill Zembroski Olive and Beeler families. Emma Sillik of Towson Md arrives for the week at a summer home. Alvin Racey improves after illness. Private Venable of Camp Lee visited his parents. Daughters of America held a Tackey party April 19 with a Tackey parade. Mock won tackiest prize, Shenk prettiest. Mrs. Stickley and Mrs. Orndorff visiting relatives in Washington DC. Jack Lemley of Washington DC confined with measles at Lemleys. Anna Virginia Campbell of Vaucluse dined with the Campbells. Q R G M quotation on Conscience from Shakespeare.
Handley led with 55 points as Hagerstown finished second, Charles Town third, and other teams charted results. New marks included high jump 5 ft 10 1 4 in by Hagerman, long jump 21 ft 3 1 4 in by Hart, shot put 45 ft by Bywaters, javelin 159 ft 7 1 2 in by Cochran, and mile relay 3 min 55.6 sec by Handley Charles Town Hedgesville Martinsburg.
Steve Sandra and Cecil Travis led the Senators to a 6-3 win over the Yankees with five hits and key hits. Harry Lavagetto of the Dodgers had three RBIs and four hits in a perfect day at the plate against the Giants. Peff Heath belted a two run homer as the Indians beat the Tigers 2-1 in eight innings. Bill Posedel and Rees limited the Phillies to four hits as Boston piled up 14 safeties. Bucky Walters pitched six strong hits as the Reds toppled the Pirates. Johnny Mize sparked the Cardinals with a 13-hit barrage including a triple and a double against the Cubs. Bill Dietrich of the White Sox halted the Browns with a dozen hits and exited with bases loaded in the ninth for his team’s third straight win.
East and West clash as Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals rise to early season leadership. Cincinnati Reds beat Pirates 3-2 while Dodgers win 7-5 over Giants. Cardin als take fifth win in six as they top Chicago and threaten NYC.
Berryville faces Stephens City tomorrow at 3 15 in Winchester Park. Both teams led the league last year and vie for top position again. Bobby Houghton starts for Berryville while Frederick County may rotate Harold Fawcett or Henry Carbaugh on the mound.
A horse in Hutchinson Kansas on April 28 nibbled grass and unexpectedly ate the hula skirt from 6 year old Chrystal Jean Coxon’s parade costume, causing a blush moment in a quirky incident.
Relatives honored Mrs. Florence Good with a birthday dinner at her Grimes home. William Dellinger and family moved to a tenant house on the Rich Hill farm owned by David Sencindiver. Community seeks an electric light and power line. Whitehall church members held a prayer meeting at Brooke Taylor’s home. A. S. Orndorff and family visited Millbrook West Virginia. Hensell and Shirkey families from Brucetown visited. Whitehall Mite Society met at Bessie Hensell’s home. Kinney Roberts of Ridgeway visited. Harry Mason suffers severe throat trouble at home, employed with Seeee Wholesale Grocery. Apple blossoms are blooming after unusual warmth. rain brought cooler weather. Vegetation looks its best.
Woodstock Virginia April 28 two Woodstock men were elected to head the newly formed Tri County baseball league which will open its season the first week in May J Grove Kneisley was elected president and Melvin Martin was chosen secretary Teams include Winchester Redsox Front Royal Woodstock and Strasburg Redsox representatives Abner Johnson and Henry Sanderson The Redsoxs open May 11 against Front Royal schedule to be printed in the Star shortly
Louisville April 28 expert guess narrows Kentucky Derby field to 13 or 14 horses. After Saturday Wood Memorial, King Cole dropped out due to a leg issue. Potential runners listed include Our Boots Porter’s Cap Whirl Away Dispose Robert Morris Little Beans Market Wise Staretor Agricole Blue Pair Swain Valdina Groom Valdina Paul Harvard Square.
Here And There In Training Camp reports quirky notes from three camps. Sergeant Frank Schlichtig keeps a nickel juke box in his Camp Shelby tent. A Missouri induction misnaming led a selectee to briefly drop several given names for simplicity. Camp Barkley boasts an armadillo mascot named Armory for the 120th Medical Regiment.
Baltimore April 28 The Maryland Jockey Club opened a 12 day spring meeting at Pimlico amid bets that Derby skip horses will boost the Preakness field. Derbies three year olds face sterner tests against fresher rivals at Pimlico May 10. Cold Stream Stables Curious Coin Ogden Phipps King exit for the Preakness $50 000 added. Market Wise ineligible but Porter's Cap Whirlaway expected to run in the Derby.
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