Mauler Ma 1 Seeks Pennant and Other Roundup Notes
Brooklyn pennant pursuit framing Larry Maza’s pep talk to players. Eddie Brietz sub appears in the SID Feder report with Aug 26 Los Angeles plans canceled. Norman Standlee eyed in L other NFL chatter. Clay Bryant returns to form in Tulsa. Nova’s punch lines up Joe Louis clashes while Lou Stringer’s Cubs season limits walks. Mel Ott reaches 400th career two-bagger. Pete Everett picks Wake Forest. Peahead Walker content. Harvard to sell football broadcasts but not for Ted Husing jab anniversary. Old Charlie Root lesson recounted by Si Burick. Billy Dear leads NY district amateur qualifiers. trip to Omaha in doubt for poppa timing.
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Sid Feder
Eddie Brietz
New
News Service
Larry Ma
Brooklyn
Mike Jacobs
Abie Simon
Buddy Baer
Sonny Boy Walker
Los Angeles
National Football League
Norman Standlee
Stanford
Clay Bryant
Cubs
Tulsa
Lou Stringer
Mel Ott
Braves
Ottie
Pete
Red
Harvard
Ted Husing
Crimson
Colored Nine To Play Berryville In Weekend Game
The Clarke county colored baseball team heads to Lucy Lane Park off the Front Royal road for a 3 PM Sunday game against Berryville. Last Sunday Waterford men walked off with a substantial lead, refusing to finish the inning, amid questions about the umpire.
Ex big league battery in benefit game at Middletown
Eppa Rixey and Bubbles Hargrave, now in wheelchairs, play a couple of innings in a semi pro benefit at Middletown Ohio. Nat Fleisch er, Ring Magazine publisher, issues a line story on Max Baer noting his reputed fascination with feminine beauty and reckless romance.
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Eppa Rixey
Bubbles Hargrave
Middletown
Ohio
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Max Baer
Yea
Standings In The Majors From Yesterday And Today
National League results show Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 2 and New York beat Boston 4 to 3. Today’s games feature New York at Philadelphia Wittig against Hughes, Chicago at Cincinnati Eaves or Vander Meer, and St. Louis at Pittsburgh White against Heintzelman.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Wittig
Hughes
Cincinnati
Eaves
Riddle
Vander Meer
St. Louis
White
Heintzelman
St. Louis Shane
Brooklyn
Setae
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Probable Pitchers
American League scores show New York 7 over Washington 0 and Chicago 3 Detroit 1 in a tense day. Cleveland and St Louis tie 3-3. Tonight Detroit at St Louis Trout against Muncrief. Cleveland at Chicago Smith versus Ross. Boston at Washington Grove versus Carrasquel. Philadelphia at New York Knott versus Peek.
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Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Trout
Muncrief
Smith
Ross
Grove
Carrasquel
Knott
Peek
L. Pet. GB
Chicago Ee
Knudsen predicts big production of battle planes
Buffalo officials announce soon 6000 pursuit planes yearly from two Buffalo Niagra Falls plants. William S. Knudsen of the Office of Production Management forecasts 500 planes monthly capacity. Maj. Gen. George H. Brett notes air power as a deciding factor in the war effort.
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N. Y
Buffalo-Niaga Falls
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Knudsen
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Brett
Germans Report Taking Krivoi Rog in Ukraine Drive
Berlin reported that German speed troops occupied the mining center of Krivoi Rog in the southern Dnieper basin. The city’s ore region produced about 19 million tons annually, and the loss reportedly reduced Russian ore output by 61 percent. Krivoi Rog lies about 150 miles southeast of Man and northeast of Odessa.
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Berlin
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Unman
Ukraine
Odessa
Motorcycle Races Here This Sunday
The Winchester Motorcycle Club Inc will stage its second race of the season this Sunday at 2 p m daylight saving time. Eastern riders compete for the trophy and cash prizes with a calcium chloride dust free track. Notables include Charles B Smith and George Sabine among many from Maryland Washington and beyond.
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Winchester Motorcycle Club Inc
Charles
B. B.) Smith
George Sabine
Gaithersburg
Smith Brothers
Cabin John
Amateurs Qualify For United States Amateur Championship
Young players excel as the U S Golf Association stages 36 hole eliminations across 27 districts. Tommy Barnes posts 136 at East Lake, Johnny Jacobs shoots 70 and 68 for 138 near Cedar Rapids, Mario Gonzales among foreign entries with 148, while Gus Moreland leads Chicago qualifiers with 74 68 142 at North Shore. Six past champions are exempt from qualifying. Charley Yates earns another spot via army service.
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Bill Boni
New York
U. S. Golf Association
Tommy Barnes
Atlanta
East Lake
Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rabis
Omaha Feld Club
Mario Gonzales
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Gus Moreland
Greybeard
Peoria
Ind
Chicago
North Shore
Moreland
Chapman
Willie Turnesa
Johnny Goodman
Johnny Fischer
Chick Evans
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Charley Yates
Sharp Shooters Must Keep Keen For Amateur Open
Four sharp shooting Maryland Virginia and Washington links players faced the task of staying keen for the United States amateur golf tournament in Omaha August 25 30. Greiner won for the third straight year with 68 76 144 and led qualifiers along with Cushman Bogert Johnston and Cushman tied with 149 74 75 76 73 and 151 respectively.
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Towson
Maesyland
Virginia
Washington
Omaha
Ae Wiener Teemes
Otto E
Greiner
Eadie Johnston
Ore
Bogert
Walter Cushman
Rottesville
Cushman
Johnston
Ted Williams Poised To Top .400 Mark This Season
Boston star Ted Williams leads major league hitters with a .408 average and says he will finish the American League season as the first .400 hitter since 1923. He cites luck confidence and hard hitting as key factors and notes his power comes from strong wrists and forearms.
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Dick Cresap
Philadelphia
Boston
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Sox Athletics
Ted
Mr. Williams
Harry Heisman
Detroit
Bill Terry
New
Eastern United States Faces Gas Rationing Within Weeks
Secretary Ickes warned that gasoline rationing could begin within three weeks as Eastern states face tightened oil conservation measures. He cited tanker transfers to Britain, rising deliveries in New England and Mid-Atlantic, and suggested rationing at filling stations may replace ration cards.
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Washington
Eastern Seaboard
Ickes
Washington State
East
Britain
New England
Mid-Atlantic
South-Atlantic
A Home Newspaper Devoted to Community Interests
A local paper highlights community affairs, events, and concerns in a concise town edition. Readers gain updates on civic matters, local notices, and neighborhood happenings affecting residents.
AAU Swimming Meet Set for Richmond August 23
Virginia swimmers from across the state and neighboring states will compete at Shield's Lake for the fifth annual State AAU Swimming Championships on August 23 in Richmond. Medals and team trophies will be awarded in individual and relay events with junior and midget races also on the program.
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Richmond
Virginia
Shield's Lake
William H. Parker
Virginia Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Cooperaton
Richmond Division of Recreation
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria
A. A. U. Association
Viginia
Parker
W. A. Brison
Division of Recreation
Governor Street
Brison
Don't Store Gas In Homes Warns Insurance Man
Baltimore August 15 state insurance commissioner John B Gentrum warns against storing gasoline in homes or garages amid a curfew. He cites regulations soon to be promulgated and notes gasoline vapor is highly explosive. New rules limit private fuel to five gallons in approved safety containers and take effect 20 days after filing.
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Baltimore
John B. Gentrum
Gentrum
Attorney General's Office
Bureau of Legislative Reference
Boxing results from Harrisburg and New York cards
Rocky Luciano stopped Johnny Tumosky in Harrisburg while Maxie Shapiro defeated Leo Rodak in New York, with Shapiro earning a decision over Rodak in a 133 1 2 pound match.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Rocky Luciano
Johnny Tumosky
Philadelphia
New York
Maxie Shapiro
Leo Rodak
Chicago
Condition of Rivers at Riverton North and South Forks
The report notes river conditions at Riverton with North Fork and South Fork both described as milky. It indicates water color and clarity issues affecting nearby areas and potential impacts on recreation and utilities.
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Riverton
Midway Nine Prepares for Tough Besmer Quarry Test
Midway Nine, sponsored by Winchester Wholesale Grocery, will play Besmer Quarry Club of near Martinsburg at the Park diamond Saturday at 3 PM. Besmer, formed from Blairton nine veterans, is noted as a strong West Virginia semi pro outfit with new talent. Hop Caskey to start on the mound for the locals.
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Raymond Webber
Winchester Wholesale Grocery Company
Park Diamond
Besmer Quarry Club
Martinsburg
Blairton Nine
West Virginia Panhandle
Besmer
Webber
Hop Caskey
Stars Russo Sturm lead Yankees to sweep of Senators
Yesterday, Marius Russo and Johnny Sturm pitched three hit shutout in the first game. Sturm drove in the nightcap with a homer, a triple and a single to pace a 15 hit attack.
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Red Sox
Benny McCoy
Athletics
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Tigers
Bill McGee
Giants
Braves
Clydes McCullough
Cubs
Pirates
Oscar Grimes
Indians
George McQuinn
Browns
United States cannot live in isolation says Bullitt
William C. Bullitt former ambassador to France told a Pennsylvania American Legion convention in Altoona that the U S must not live in isolation because Germany Italy and Japan are allied against it and intent on global domination He warned that the world would be ruled from Berlin and Tokyo or Washington and London depending on who controls the lifeboat.
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William C. Bullitt
France
Pennsylvania
Yankees Run Ahead as National League Plays On
The Yankees, leading the American League, won two games in a doubleheader against Washington 7-0 and 10-3 while St. Louis and Brooklyn rest. DiMaggio had four hits and Keller drove in five as the Yankees stretched their lead. The Cubs beat the Pirates 6-2 and Bill McGee earned his first win for New York.
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Associated Press
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Attitude of Some Toward New Army Decried as Namby Pamby
A Senate defense committee in Washington deplores as namby pamby officials stance toward the new Army. It notes 1941 training costs exceed World War I projections and criticizes omitted allowances for recreation guest houses and facilities. Senator Truman recalls wartime service and cites radical shifts in attitude.
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