Round Up: Baseball and Football Gossip From New York
Sports Round Up By Eddie Brietz reports on baseball figures like Deacon Bill McKechnie and Joe McCarthy era notes, plus football chatter about Tex as Christian and North Carolina QB pair. Mentions Des Moines loss of a team, Billy Conn and various boxing and golf happenings, with NYC figures and events in a fast, snapshot style.
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New York
Deacon Bill McKechnie
Redies
Billy Myers
Yanks
East
Joe McCarthy
Handley
Pirates
Bill Klein
St. Louis
Julius Solters
Oscar Vitt
Dutch Myer
Texas Christian
Davey O'Brien
O’brien
Sammy Baugh
U. of Mississippi
New Orleans
Memphis
North Carolina
George Stirnweiss
Sweet” Lalanne
Bobby Feller
Brown
Robertson Credited With Ending Voter Spending Bid
Representative A Willis Robertson of Virginia is praised by colleagues for delivering the decisive blow to the Administration’s multimillion dollar spending bill. He urged the House to defeat consideration, arguing economic issues should trump party loyalty and public welfare should guide support from both parties. Robertson noted he had to seek Republican leadership time after Democratic rules leaders refused.
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Washington
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
House
Robertson
Congress
Rules Committee
Representative Sabath
Spotlight on Local Sports Week Ending
Orchids to Johnsons Red Sox for the first game of a double header yesterday 7 5 over Front Royal All Stars they lost the second 6 5 The Park Nine sang Maryland My Maryland after a 9 1 defeat A nine year old newsboy Earl Heering pitched sho-quoi games at the Y M S S in the G W Hotel Five players spent five hours playing badminton and horseshoes Coffey the pro qualified in New York and aims for Maryland Open Ray Robinson Jr Pete Himelright both Handley football lettermen head to college lines DICK KERN eyed for V P I backfield in fall Ken Robinson beat Donald Thomas 8 6 6 2 but jokes about backhand line up the tennis result against Martinsburg Club.
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Orchids
Johnson
RED Sox
Front Royal All Stars
Park Nine
Maryland
Frederick
G. W
Earl Heering
Frank
Jack Pennypacker
Coffey
New York
Baltimore
Ray Robinson
Blacksburg
Pete Himelright
Brother Loring
Duke University
Durham
Handley
Pete
Dick Kern
Henderson
Montgomery
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
Ken Robinson
Donald Thomas
Standings and Results In The Major Leagues
Major leagues standings and results recap with American and National League scores from yesterday and today. Notable lines include New York, Cleveland, Chicago, St Louis, Detroit and Philadelphia performances, plus upcoming games and current win percentages.
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New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Kramer
Aller
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
American New York
National
Johnson's Red Sox Split Double Header in Debut Here
Johnson's Red Sox opened at Rouss Park with a double loss and win to Front Royal All Stars. Johnson hit a three bagger, Allen added a two bagger driving in runs, while Saville earned a win in the first game and Schneider and Jackson appeared in relief in the second.
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Johnson
Red Sox
Abner Johnson
Front Royal All Stars
Rouss Park
Howard Allen
Buddy Jackson
Henry Schneider
Charlie Saville
B. Waterman
Piee Eeensen
Scuba
Jonosen
Ramion
Burner
H. Waterman
Smallwood
McDonald, c
Saville
Front Royal
Daniels
DeNeal
Siler
tSokes
Stews McFall
Er Eckarot
Ee Atkins
Burke
Ee Eckard
Es McFall
Eee
Eeerenee Eckarot
Eernse
Women Refuse Weather Position In Richmond Bureau
The United States Weather Bureau sought a woman stenographer clerk in Richmond but four qualified local applicants refused the post for various reasons. Ruth Isaacs, recently with the Veterans Administration in Roanoke, will assume the job tomorrow, allowing Meteorologist Fay N. Hibbard to devote more time to research and climatology. A separate note from Dubois Idaho describes a sky scene as smoke from a brush fire mixes with rain to create a dark weather tableau.
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Richmond
United States Weather Bureau
Roanoke
Fay N. Hibbard
Nature Story
Political thanks note to voting supporters
A personal message expresses gratitude to voters who supported the speaker individually, following a joint thanks to all voters. Date noted as 8 7 11.
Million Dollar Gamble On Horses At Saratoga
New York reporters describe the Saratoga yearling sales opening, where buyers bid on horses with only pedigree known. The piece spotlights Will iam Ziegler Jr and El Chico, a red headed colt bought for 2700 that earned 84100 last year, and notes some buyers profited while others did not recoup costs.
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Saratoga
William Ziegler, Jr
el Chico
Ethel V. Mars
Yanks Show Struggle Against Top Pitching Amid Big Crowd
World champions the New York Yankees dropped two to the Cleveland Indians as Bobby Feller and Mel Harder shut down the Yankee lineup. A 76 753 attendance at Yankee Stadium backed the Indians in 5-4 and 7-1 wins.
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New York Yankees
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Bobby Feller
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati
Reds
Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alexandria Sure Winner In Bi-State Golf Standings
Belle Haven Club of Alexandria widened its Bi-State Golf Association lead to 61 points in the fourth of five tournaments on the local course. Martinsburg moved to second with 46, Winchester 41, Purcellville 31. final match set for August 19 at Farmington Country Club Charlottesville.
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Belle Haven Club of
Alexandria
Golf Association
Martinsburg
Winchester
Purcellville
Farmington Country Club
Charlottesville
Ryden
Bosserman
Arnold
Kerlin
P. Glaize
F. Glaize
Campbell
Weems
Page
Grimm
Winchester Tennis Team Routs Martinsburg Then Drops to Leesburg
Winchester Golf Club tennis team went 1-1 over the weekend. They beat Martinsburg 5-4 on Saturday with Ken Robinson Stanley leading singles, then lost to Leesburg 4-5 at Purcellville on Sunday as Robinson and Grant Wilmer won the doubles to salvage a close finish.
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Martinsburg
Leesburg
Winchester Golf Club
Purcellville
Ken Robinson
Donald Thomas
Grant Wilmer
Thomases
Roger
Holmes
Winchester
D. Thomas
K. Robinson
T. Thomas
J. Wilcox
Woodie Glaize
N. Clark
Dunham
Seddon Nelson
Howard Allen
Downey
Ridge White
Marsh
Wilcox
Nelson
Thomas
Tilmer
Allen
Green
Robinson
Glaize
Roger Leesburg
Browns Rally For Doubleheader Wins 11 4 and 8 6
Washington extends winning streak to seven with a 4 3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Ted Lyons loses temper after three bunts, tossing into right field and allowing the deciding run.
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Browns
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Ted Lyons
Frederick Hustlers Rout Winchester Park Five in Baseball Tilt
Frederick Hustlers defeated Winchester Park Association 9 to 1 at McCurdy Field. Frederick built the lead with two runs in the third and two in the fourth, adding four in the seventh. Duvall and Lunsford fueled the Park attack with 18 hits but Fraley limited Winchester to four. The loss avenged Winchester’s prior 26 game win streak. The Park schedules Labor Day doubleheader against Frederick and a replay of revenge for yesterday’s defeat after beating Front Royal All Stars 12–3 on Saturday.
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Frederick
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick Ab R Hi'on
Stout
Fransy
BB Ae
Lis Gardner
Ec Enye
Steele Wisssak
Orin
Percy
B. Patton
Wlman
Swanson
Prederick
Front Royal All Stars
Former Girl Champion Pamela Barton Returns to Competition
Pam Barton, 22, England, recovering from a year illness, arrives in Noroton Connecticut for the national women's championship August 21 to 26. Once the sport’s kid wonder, she won the French title at 17 and both British and American titles at 19. After illness and a dispute with officials, she returns with improved form and optimism.
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New York
England
Pamela Barton
Noroton
Conn
Pam
Patty Berg
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