Escobar preparations spark boxing and sports chatter
A New York round up notes bantamweight champion Sixto Escobar seeks a featherweight venture and eyes 10 000 frog skins to defend his title. The piece also covers Dempsey elk farming plans, boxing names in coast league pennant races, and TV tests for Dodgers games as observers and Hollywood figures converge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sixto Escobar
Big Ten
Southeastern
Jack Dempsey
Maryland
Wm. A. Welch
Palisades Interstate Park Commission
Jack
Etates
Dodgers
al Jolson
Armstrong
Hollywood
Ambers
Wilmur C. Smith
Tulane
Colorado
Mike O’dowd
Bob Madry
Jack Lelivelt
Seattle
Jack Britton
Bobby
Crocker
Uoroton
Escobar
Sixto
Local sports notes highlight softball tourney invite
Junior Board of Trade Softball Team earned an eastern tourney entry as outstanding in their section. Eastern States Softball Association sign by Stewart C. Paxton. The Clarke County Colt and Horse Show concluded with notable classes and winner posts. Winchester Golf Club's ten man team travels to Charlott esville for Bi State match at Farmington Country Club. Pro But Coffey to Lancaster Pa. with Paul Bennett. DANG Gore and Kenneth Robinson reach city tennis finals at The Park, led by Dick Carpenter and Park Tennis chairs Frank Anderson and Alan Peery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Winchester Golf Club
Charlottesville
Farmington Country Club
Roy Ryden
Carl Campbell
Ralph Grimm
Lester Arnold
Donald Weems
Fred Glaize, Jr
Nelson Page
Leon Slavin
Wayne Whitham
Brad Beverley
Coffey
Lancaster
Paul Bennett
Martinsburg
W. Va
First Sackmen Come To Front As Slugging Leaders
New York reports show first basemen lead the senior league in batting. Gus Suhr joins the top tier after moving from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. Joe DiMaggio tops majors at .395, with Charley Keller and George Selkirk joining Ted Williams among the elite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gus Suhr
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Zeke Bonura
Giants
Buck McCormick
Reds
Buddy Hassett
Bees
Suhr
Frank Demaree
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Charley Keller
Geroge Selkirk
The
Select Company
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Card of thanks for Etna Luttrell illness and death
The Luttrell family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during Mrs. Etna Luttrell illness and death. They thank for flowers and use of cats and sign off as Don Luttrell and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etna Luttrell
Royalty II Named Hunter Champion At Berryville Show
Royalty II ridden by Robert Walters of Johnstown Pa captured hunter championship at the 38th Berryville Colt and Horse Show closing day. Sally Port atop Billy Do won reserve jumper and W B Bogert’s Gay Cockade took reserve hunter. About 5,000 spectators saw two accidents with Malvern Bell and Mrs W Haggin Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Powell Page
Royalty II
Robert
Walters
Ernest L. Redmond
Meddleburg
Malvern Bell
Hobo
W. Haggin Perry
Star
Hunter Hacks
Golondrina
James Hamilton
Demopolis
Dodson
Keel Haul
Richard Hutchinson, Jr
Day Spring
North Hill Farm
Corinthian Hunters
Brown Bruin
Sprinsbury Farm
Mr. Walters
Royal Rebel
Springsbury Farm
Bedford
Howard Haffner
Billy Do
Nijinsky
J. B. Anderson
Gay Cockade
Mr. Bogert
Elizabeth Moudfingle
W. B Bogert
Royal I
Robert S. Waters
Sally Port
Scalding Death Ties to Broadway Heir James Hazzard
James R. Hazzard 80 grandson of Lillian Russell is questioned over the death by scalding of his friend Thomas Martinez. Martinez’s body was found in a bathtub in an apartment shared by Hazzard and his mother Dorothy Russell Calvit at New York police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hazzard
Lillian Russell
Thomas Martinez
New York
Hazzard
Dorothy Russell
Standings And Results In The Major Leagues
Yesterday's results show New York defeated Philadelphia 5 to 0 while Boston beat Washington 6 to 2. Standings list New York 77 33, Boston 68 39, Chicago 60 50, Cleveland 58 51, Philadelphia 38 72. Games today feature Philadelphia at New York and Boston at Washington among others with listed pitchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
W. L. Pet
Ross
Pearson
Sandra
Auker
Dickman
Haynes
Chase
Detroit
St. Louis
Newsom
Kramer
St Louis Beats Pittsburgh 3-0 as NL standings shift
In National League action St Louis defeats Pittsburgh 3-0. Other results include Philadelphia 5 New York 2 and Boston 4 Brooklyn 3. Standings show St Louis leading with Cincinnati, Chicago and Brooklyn chasing as schedules list upcoming matchups.
Pastor Promises to Fight His Way In Against Louis
Bob Pastor vows to force his own pace against Joe Louis in their September 20 heavyweight title bout in Detroit. The ex college football player says Louis is fast to hit but slow to think, and Pastor plans movement and calculated power to seek a knockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Bob Pastor
Joe Louis
Detroit
Joe
Galento
Pastor
Ben Hur Farm
Michigan
Bob
Jack Blackburn
Mistaking Feller For Monument In Hall of Fame Debate
Cleveland pitcher Feller remains on the edge of baseball immortality as a taxing 11 inning clash with the White Sox ends 1-0 in favor of Chicago. Ed Smith and Mike Kreevich drive in the deciding run while Feller endures 181 strikeouts and a 17-7 record this season. Ruffing bags his 18th win with the Yankees in a 5-0 victory over the Athletics. The Dodgers Bees marathon ends with a 4-3 Bees win after a 23 inning tilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
van Meter
Ed Smith
Chicago White Sox
Young Bob
Jack Hayes
Smith
Hayes
Mike Kreevich
Feller
Big Red Ruffing
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Dickey
George Selkirk
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Dodgers
Johnny Hudson
al Simmons
Bees
Mrs Adams Hosts North Frederick Home Demonstration Club
Mrs Walter Adams hosted the North Frederick Home Demonstration Club on August 16 and led a food preservation demonstration with canning judging. Leaders Mrs Lee Whitacre and Mrs Rhoda Braithwaite assisted as they showcased pressure cooker use for corn beans okra squash soup mix broccoli. Plans were made for a September 13 social at Gainesboro school inviting members families and friends with cream puffs filled with ice cream served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Adams
North Frederick Home
Lee Whitacre
Rhoda Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Lee “Whitacre
Fred Whitacre
Effie Braithwaite
Audrey Phillips
Virginia Berrie
Edith Flowers
Pauline Adams
Frances Adams
Nannie Adams
Wenda Berrie
Harriet Adams
Rebecca Adams
Fight talk recalling long boxing match preparations
He comments that a single punch flusters him like a child forgetting a nursery rhyme. He adds the bout spans 20 rounds, noting Joe tires by ten and fifteen, a claim echoed by Tommy Farr and the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Joe
Tommy Farr
Convicted Mayor Hayes and 19 others in major fraud case
Mayor Frank Hayes, 56, of Waterbury Connecticut and 19 co-defendants were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city of more than 1 million dollars through fraudulent treasury payments. Hayes previously served as state lieutenant governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hayes
Waterbury
Conn
Hayes
Mud Dampens Travers Race Prospects Amid Heavy Rain
Rain and mud at the Adirondack track threatened a two horse showdown between Johnstown owned by William Woodward and Eight Thirty of George Widener. Thunderstorms drenched the course making a dry day unlikely and raising doubts that Big John would start in the Travers as he dislikes wet tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William Woodward
Johnstown
George D. Widener
America
Big John
Charledon
Treasury Status Aug 17 Receipts and Debts Reported
Treasury data shows receipts of 11.98 million dollars against expenditures of 24.38 million. Net balance stands at 2.29 million and gross debt totaled 40.85 million. Increase over the previous day is 13.51 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Hold Tight Cards Meet Cincinnati in Baseball Warmup
Cincinnati headlines with the Cardinals visiting as Bill McKechnie’s Reds and Branch Rickey’s Cardinals prepare for a climactic three game set. Warren Giles and other executives express cautious optimism while city officials plan a chartered flight for the double header as fans flock and scalpers work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fyre
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Bill McKechnie
Reds
Warren C. Giles
Branch Rickey
Ray Blades
Bernard F. Dickman
St. Louis
Bill
Paul Derringer
Sale of Personal Property at Providence Farm Auction
An August 24 1939 auction at Providence Farm, the late Chas F Copenhaver residence, 24 miles southeast of White Post, lists many farm items such as wagons, plows, cultivators, harvest tools, harness, cider mill, and more. Terms are cash and removal after payment. Auctioneers Mrs Eva Copenhaver and Coleman Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Chas. F. Copenhaver
White Post
Eva Copenhaver
Coleman Dunn
Mor ton Cooper Nominated by Ray for Cardinals Run
Manager Ray nominates Morton Cooper to boost the Cardinals as they chase 18 wins in 20 games. Cooper previously halted the Reds in St Louis last Sunday, aiming to extend the team’s hot stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
Ray
Morton Cooper
Reds
St. Louis
Campbell Breaks All Speed Records
Sir Malcolm Campbell shattered all speed records on water at Lake Coniston as Bluebird II posted an average 141.74 mph over two measured miles. He reached 142.85 mph on the south run and 140.62 mph on the return leg, signaling a new record as he celebrated by signaling with his thumb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coniston
Eng
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Lake Coniston
Bluebird II
Sir Henry Seagrave
Campbell
Bluebird
Malcolm
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Eddie Brietz
Corn Belt
Emporia
Parsons
Ted Warner
Yonkers
fierald-Statesman
Wake Forest College
Gallovich
Duncavage
Polanski
Beantown
Fay
Dorothy
Oscar
Oscar Witt
Yessir
Bickers
TUDOR
N. Loudoun St
Dodge
Chrysler
Shenandoah Valley
Pine Motor CO
Col. Braddock & Cecil Sts
Don Luttrell and Family
Hunter
Berryville
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago Cocresecess OD. SL. Bas
Cooper
Derringer
Lee
Tobin
Schumacher
Beck
Lanning
Goodzyear Tires
Buncutter
Louis
Chisox
Mrs. Adams
Vidane
Pty
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
Chapman Motor CO
Loudoun St
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Winchester
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!