Boxing, baseball, and boxing notes from stars and studios
New York sports round up highlights boxing rumors from Fritzie Zivic to Red Cochrane and Mike Jacobs staging bouts. Baseball events touch on DiMaggio’s streak and Yankee attendance while Ed Leonard and Eddie Apostoli are noted. Mentions Jack Dempsey Lou Nova Harry Wills Billy Conn plus Joe Louis and Dizzy Dean pulled from various scenes.
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New York
Special News Service
Fritzie Zivic
Red Cochrane
Newark
Dixie
National Guard
Mike Jacobs
Jack Dempsey
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Harry Wills
Lou Nova
Billy Conn
Eight Frederick citizens named to USDA tenant purchase panels
Frederick County FHA supervisor F B Rees announced eight citizens named by James S Wills to advise on rehabilitation and tenant purchase programs. Appointees include John W Larrick Jr Amiss F Lillard Walker McC Bond C I Brumback John W Rice I Fred Stine W R Legg and Mrs Eulalia Nalley. Subcommittees assign Larrick Lillard Bond to tenant purchase. Larrick Brumback Rice to debt adjustment. Larrick Lillard Brumback to rural rehabilitation. Stine Legg Nalley to at large.
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Frederick County
United States Department of Agriculture
F. B. Rees, Jr
Farm Security Administration
James S. Wills
Richmond
Mr. Wills
John W. Larrick, Jr
Amiss F. Lillard
Walker McC. Bond
C. I. Brumback
John W. Rice
I. Fred Stine
W. R. Legg
Eulalia Nalley
Rees
Larrick
Mr. Lillard
Mr. Bond
Mr. Brumback
Mr. Rice
Stine
Legg
Nalley
Stars Shine In Split Twinbill As Yankees Nets Two Wins
Charley Keller and Joe DiMaggio homered to fuel a 13th inning comeback in the first game and DiMaggio again helped in the nightcap. Red’s Aleno delivered a bases loaded single for Cincinnati in ninth versus New York. Athletics, Browns, and Red Sox openers feature big hits and strong pitching from Cullenbine Hughson Wasdell Podgajny in wins.
Robertson Urges Higher Defense Expenditures
Representative Robertson of Virginia urged the House to raise defense outlays to 2 billion dollars monthly to equip and train personnel. He argued past appropriations totalling over 50 billion dollars were justified by the national emergency.
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Washington
Robertson
D-Va
House
Elkins Blue Birds to Meet Park Sunday in Winchester
Elkins Blue Birds of W Va managed by Glenn Gainer travel to Winchester for the first game of a home and home series with the Park. Lefty Hutchinson will start for Elkins opposite Park ace Bobby Houghton. Three Berryville players new to the Park lineup Potts Emmart and Lickey will try out with Winchester.
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Elkins
W. Va
Blue Birds
Glenn Gainer
Winchester
Hutchinson
Shenandoah Valley
Bobby Houghton
Harrisonburg
Charleston
Kittle
Winters
Studebaker
Hudson
Phillips
McCauley
Gainer
Boyles
Green
Davies
Frederick Clarke
Sandy Baker
Berryville High School
Dicky Potts
Allen Emmart
Bill Lickey
Abner Johnson
Bergville
Convicted Pair Taken To Pen
Convicted killers Earl Loveless and James Lee Miller, both found guilty of first degree murder, were sentenced to hang and to be sent to the state penitentiary. They were to be escorted from Alleghany county jail by law enforcement to await execution on a governor-set date. The victim, 76 year old Poffenberger, was killed with a 14 inch wrench during a theft-tinged assault at his Keedysville farm.
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Cumberland
Lucien Radcliffe
Earl Loveless
James Lee Miller
Roliegh Pofenberger
State Penitentiary
Alleghany County
Washington County
Joseph A. Baker
D. Lindley Sloan
Alleghany Circuit Court
Miller
Loveless
Poffenberger
Keedysville
Earth’s orbit and the seasons explained
The Earth is nearest the Sun in winter and farthest in summer due to its slightly oval orbit. Around January 1 the planet is at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun, while aphelion occurs in early July.
Dodgers Ride 15-Hit Assault to Beat Cardinals 9 5
Dodgers show determination behind Fred Fitzsimmons six innings in relief and a four run fourth inning led by Jim Wasdell as Dolph Camilli and Lew Riggs homer to topple St Louis 9 5. Yankees sweep Tigers to take AL lead. DiMaggio five hits in doubleheader wins. Athletics crush White Sox 9 2 to seize fourth. Reds edge Giants 6 5. Cubs fall to Phillies 7 2.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cardinals
Redbirds
Dolph Camilli
Lew Riggs
Terry Moore
Jimmy Brown
New York Yankees
Tiger
Detroit Tigers
Charley Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Benny McCoy
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
Tex Hughson
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Chuck Aleno
Oy Itisby
Boston Braves
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals Will Win Pennant Says Manager
Cardinals manager Billy Southworth says the team will win the National League pennant if injuries do not derail them. The club entered the Brooklyn series with a two game lead and full strength, after Mancuso recovered from a bruised finger.
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ST. Louis
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Brooklyn
Gus Mancuso
Southworth
Mancuso
Clyde Shoun
Shoun
Sox
Colored Nine To Play Markham At Lucy Lane Park
The Winchester colored team will host Markham Virginia at Lucy Lane Park on Sunday afternoon near Front Royal road. Lee Honesty returns to pitch for Winchester as they seek their ninth win of the season and remain undefeated before Sunday’s matchup following a 9-5 win by Peck Elliot of Middletown over Stephens City Club.
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Winchester Colored Redsoxs
Markham
Lucy Lane Park
Front Royal Road
Lee Honesty
Dusky Nine
Peck Elliot
Middletown
Redsoxs
Stephens City
Family brings 60 cents to court for dog license
Everett Foster age 11 and his sister Mary age 8 appeared with a note from their mother requesting extra time after parents were cited for an unlicensed dog. Judge Thomas Green helped by passing a hat and raising 2.40 dollars to cover the 3 dollar license fee.
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Chicago
Everett Foster
Mary
Thomas Green
Stephens City Council To Meet
Stephens City Va August 1 The town council will hold a routine meeting next Tuesday night Mayor Parker said no unusual business is expected A street construction equipment date for the city is not learned but state equipment can be secured and a program for all streets apart from Main has been mapped out
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Stephens City
Parker
Takes Command On An Anniversary
Rear Admiral Felix X. Gygax will assume command of the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth today, succeeding Rear Admiral Manley H. Simons who became commander of the fifth naval district on June 16. Gygax, a Kansas native, has led cruiser division since October 1 and previously directed the Naval Reserve Dime of the Bureau of Navign on.
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Norfolk
Felix X. Gygax
Norfolk Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Manley H. Simons
Fifth Naval District
Laurence P. Treadwell
Gygax
Kansas
Naval Reserve
Bureau of Navignon
Standings In The Majors and Yesterday's Results
American League results show New York 6 Detroit 3 and St. Louis 16 Boston 11. Standings list New York 67-30 and Cleveland 55-42 leading with strong margins, Detroit 45-55 and Washington 37-56 at risk. Today Chicago at Washington and St Louis at New York headline schedules with listed pitchers.
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New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
W. L. Pet
Dietrich
Hudson
Auker
Gomez
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Rm Neuer
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David Sarnoff
LaGuardia
United States
Eddie Leonard
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Fred Apostoli
Norfolk Naval Station
Harold Scadron
Tom Lieb
California
U. of Florida
Canada
Tom Harmon
WJR
Earl Mann
Atlanta
Lester Burge
Bill Terry
Connie Ryan
H. V. Wade
Detroit News
Tigers
Dizzy Dean
Denver
Tee
Johnny Paychek
Joe Louis
Milwaukee
Johnny Ray
Hollywood
Squire Gene Sarazen
Connecticut
Duke
Add Warren
Delaware
Dia
George W. Kurtz
Matas
Marlboro
N. Loudoun St
Yankees
Keller
DiMaggio
Reds
Giants
Athletics
White Sox
Stu Martin
Pirates
Braves
Roy Cullenbine
Browns
Red Sox
Cullenbine
Hughson
Jim Wasdell
Dodgers
John Podgajny
Cubs
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Elkins Blue Birds
Berryville
Lefty” Hutchinson
Bobby
GEO. Washington Garage
Jinx
Enos Slaughter
Walker Cooper
Johnny Mize
Frank Crespi
Crespi
Mize
Johnny Brown
Morton Cooper
Don Padgett
de Lux
Estel Crabtree
Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Pepsi-Cola
Cloverdale
D. A. Gordon & CO
Main St
Eta Ress
Best & Suents
Ant
Lad Wolow Lao
Miller’s Hardware
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
William M. Tuck
Hunsdon Cary
Vivian L. Page
Moss A. Plunkett
Frederick and
Clarke
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