Sports Roundup from Fort Bliss to Boston College
Lt Charles A Kenny reports 260th Coast Artillery football practice with 188 candidates at Fort Bliss. Harvard visits Boston College with coach Dick Harlow observing BC star Gil Bouley while Ted Mann heads to naval reserve. Lester Burge sale and Dodgers deal noted. Frisch, McGraw referenced with Pirates and Dodgers. Tim Cohane quips on Red Sox pennants. Dempsey listed as dog show judge.
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Denny Myers
B. C
Gil Bouley
Harlow
Ted Mann
Duke
Ted
Naval Reserve
Condition of Rivers at Riverton Reported
Condition of the North Fork and South Fork rivers near Riverton shows clear water in both forks with no current flooding reported by local observers. Authorities monitor upstream activity and warn residents to stay prepared for possible changes.
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Riverton
South Fork
Tri-State Golf Assoc Fourth Match at Opequon Club Martinsburg
Calendar lists events for a local sports day with multiple afternoon games. Tri-State Golf Association hosts a fourth match at the Opequon Club in Martinsburg. Other games include Winchester Whitesox versus Bluesox at Park diamond and Redsox against Strasburg in Berryville.
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Tri-State Golf Association
Opequon Club
Martinsburg
Winchester Whitesox
The
Bluesox
Winchester Redsox
Strasburg
Berryville
Winchester Park Nine
Elkins Blue Ass
West Virginia
Winchester
Waterford
Lacy Lane Park
Gas ration cards seen as imminent by Baltimore dealers
Baltimore August 9 Jack Abbott head of local retail dealers committee says ration cards are already being printed in Washington. He told a meeting that ration cards and gasless Sundays are only a matter of time. Abbott warned cooperation with Ickes program is essential and hinted price hikes for regular gas may start Monday.
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Baltimore
Jack Abbott
Washington
Abbott
Harold L. Ickes
Four Two Year Olds Highlight Saratoga Special Race
Four top two year olds race in the Saratoga Special at Saratoga Springs New York on August 9. Entered are Shutout Black Raider Wait a Bit and Nipsickle with Amphitheatre and Buster in the rubber meeting. Shut Out set a Delaware Park track record in his first start while Black Raider ran the second fastest five and a half furlongs at the meeting.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Ince
Saratoga
Payne’ Whitney
Ethel V. Mar
William Ziegler
Joseph E. Widener
Charles Shipman Payson
Jock Whitney
Buster
Delaware Park
Black Raider
Spa
Hitting leaders in the National League shift with Pennant race
New York reports Phil Reis to Brooklyn regains NL batting lead as center fielder boosts average from .331 to .340 before sit out for sciatic treatment. Etten drops to third at .331, Ted Williams sits at .407, two points below last Saturday, while Joe DiMaggio remains in place.
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New York
Philip Reiser
Brooklyn
Etten Y
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
New York Giants
Watered Stock Baffles Gardener in Kansas City
Guy Rhodes found his sprinkler, left on the lawn, blasting water into his new sedan parked in front of the house. The device disappeared from the garden but was later located inside the car without explanation.
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Gaden City
Kas
Guy Rhodes
Hawaiians Eat Rice Fueling National Swim Quest
Soich Sakamoto coach of Hawaii’s team says rice powers the swimmers as they seek a third straight AAU national title. The group has trained on the islands and in camp, with medals already earned on the first day of the 1941 contests. Kiyoshi Nakama Jose Balmores and Bunmei Nakama placed in the 1500 meter. Bill Smith Jr. and Takashi Hirose went 1 2 in the 200 meter. Charles Oda’s illness affected their 1500 meter showing.
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Harold Claassen
ST. Louis
Soichi Sakamoto
Hawaii
Oly
Ms. Sakamoto
Kiyoshi Nakama
Jose Balmores
Bunmei Nakama
Bill Smith, Jr
Takashi Hirose
Charles Oda
Warrenton double shooting ends in murder suicide
On Warrenton main street Private Wood Fewell 25 and Sadie Weeks Canard 26 were shot dead after Fewell fatally wounded Canard then killed himself. Canard died at Warrenton Hospital two hours later. The incident occurred as Canard left the department store after midnight.
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Warrenton
Wood Fewell
Sadie Weeks Canard
T. F. Stafford
Canard
Fewell
Warrenton Hospital
Stafford
Valley Aluminum Drive Yields Mixed Regional Totals
Reports from Hampton Roads regional council show 35,860 pounds collected toward a 53,000 pound quota with eight counties awaiting figures. Shenandoah region hit 24,062 pounds toward 21,000 with Bath and Highland pending. Southern Piedmont collected 12,350 toward 25,000 with Danville and six counties still to report.
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Richmond
Hampton Roads
Southern Piedmont Regional Council
Danville
Rat Appears From Capitol Square Tunnels
A rat crawled from a Capitol Square tunnel mouth into the highway building, prompting screams from women dispatchers before it was killed in the office of engineer C. B. Leech Jr. The incident occurred as tunnels connect the Medical College and state offices.
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Richmond
Capitol Square
Medical College
Highway Department
C. B. Leech, Jr
Greenhalgh Horse Wins Bath Show at Bath County
The hunter championship of the Bath County Horse Show awarded Billy Do from Springsbury Stables Berryville with seven blue ribbons and six other winnings over the two day event. Inky, owned by Mrs. George Watts Hill, was reserve. Ella Wee, owned by Thomas H. Scott of Richmond, won the five gaited championship stake, defeating Living Image from the Bryants of Richmond after an earlier loss.
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Hot Springs
Bath County
Billy Do
Springsbury Stables
Berryville
George Watts Hill
Inky
Ella Wee
Thomas H. Scott
Richmond
Living Image
John C. Bryant
Bryant
Tangle In National League May Be Straightened Out
National League pennant chase looms as Dodgers stay atop the standings with a 3 percent edge over Cardinals. Pirates suffer another loss 1-0 on Paul Erickson one hitter as Cubs’ Elliott breaks up a possible no hitter. Dodgers win seventh in a row behind Whitlow Wyatt six hit game. Babe Young fuels Giants win. Yankees stumble 5-3 to Athletics as Indians idle and Red Sox surge with 15 runs. White Sox dominate Browns 16-2 with Wrigh, Dickey homers.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Paul Erickson
Chicago Cubs
Hall of Fame
Bob Elliott
Cubs
Pirates
Cardinals
Dodgers
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Whitlow Wyatt
Boston Braves
Joe Medwick
Jim Tobin
Babe Young
New York Giants
Phillies
Young
Giants
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Johnson
A’s
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Senators
Sox
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
White Sox
Taft Wrigh
George Dickey
Bill Dietrich
John Humphries
Browns
Standings In The Majors
Standings reflect American League results with New York leading at 71 36 and Cleveland 58 45. Boston 55 49 Chicago 52 53 Philadelphia 49 55 Washington 41 60 Detroit effective. Tonight schedules show New York at Philadelphia and Washington at Boston among others with listed pitchers.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Deroeens
Russo
Babich
Carrasquel
Grove
E. Smith
Krakauskas
Detroit
Niggeling
Newhouser
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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Yesterday's Stars By the Associated Press
Babe Young of the Giants hit a homer in the 11th to beat the Phillies while Whitlow Wyatt contributed for the Dodgers in a Braves game with six hits. Paul Erickson of the Cubs pitched a one hit masterpiece to shut out the Pirates. Jimmy Foxx had four hits for the Red Sox in a strong offensive showing against Len Taft Wright of the White Sox had two homers. Bob Johnson of the Athletics belted his 20th homer with two on in the fourth to beat the Yankees.
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Associated Press
Babe . Young
Giants
Phillies
Whitlow Wyatt
Dodgers
Braves
Hurs
Paul Erickson
Cubs
Pirates
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Lena Taft-Wright
White Sox
Browns
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Yankees
Salica Beats Hook In Bantamweight Non Title Bout
New York bantamweight champion Lou Salica, 118, outpointed Henry Hook, 126, in a non title bout. In nearby towns Bunky Wall stopped John Harris, and Davey Crawford out pointed Carlos Manzano in Long Beach.
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Associated Press
New York
Lou Salica
Henry Hook
Indianapolis
Mt. Freedom
N. J
Bunky Wall
Morristown
John Harris
Newark
Long Beach
N. Y
Davey Crawford
Brooklyn
Carlos
Bandit
Manzano
Playground Team Wins Twin Bill On Park Diamond
Winchester Park playgrounds sweep a double header from Toms Brook and Harris Addition behind Frankie Wolfe and Eugene Creswell. Park Juniors win 4-3 in extra innings, then 14-6 over Toms Brook in the afternoon.
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Winchester Park Playground
Toms Brook
Harris Addition
Frankie Wolfe
Eugene Creswell
Park
Harry Fowle
Harris Addition Playground
Winchester
Harris
Even Creswell
Crusty Creswell
James Miller
Arthur Creswell
Billy Wolfe
Herman McDaniel
Alston Gay
Billy
Walter Partlow
Dick Fletcher
Walter Swanson
Sonny Mason
Peaches Boyce
Richard Lake
Elmer McFarland
Bobby Brown
Spooky Taylor
Pa Lake
Kenneth Lake
Five Fort Meade Soldiers Held on Assault Charges
Five soldiers from the 61st surgical hospital at Fort Meade are jailed without bail in Prince Georges County awaiting an August 18 hearing on charges of attacking a 17 year old girl. The incident began after an offer of a ride from a tavern led to a secluded assault in a woods near the post.
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Upper Marlboro
Fort George G. Meade
Prince Georges County
Gwynne Bowie
Charlotte Knott
Headwater
Army
Auto
Miss Knott
Washington-Baltimore
Beltsville
Bowie
Alan Bowie
61St Surgical Hospital
Thomas Amato
Cleveland
Lee Schroeder
Baltimore
Cyril Beck
Philadelphia
William Greenjack
Aee Francis Bauer
Water Jitterbugs Race At Solomons Regatta
Dozens of small outboard jitterbugs compete on a one mile triangular course for blue ribbon honors in the Solomons Island Yacht Club fifth annual two day regatta at Solomons Maryland. Top flight drivers race for supremacy as spectators watch.
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Solomons
Solomons Island
East Coast racers vie for trophies in 12 event meet
In the east the day’s program featured 12 events starting at 12 40 p m with egg beaters racing for trophies and cash. Outboard pilots earn 20 for first place 10 for second 5 for third and cups for fourth. Over 60 cups were at stake and officials including Glayer Jackson Repo Ae ayor Jackson a dale G Lasscer of Maryland were present.
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Glayer Jackson Ad Repo Aeayor Jackson A
Dale G. Lasscer
Maryland
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