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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
9
New York reports a busy sports scene with diverse notes. Cowboys and boxers, college coaches and managers discuss future matchups and possible returns while stars and тренары face sanctions and surprises across baseball football and horse racing.
A brief note explains that funeral costs deserve frank discussion and that adequate facilities and trained service may cost less than typically reported. Jones Funeral Home emphasizes transparent pricing and value.
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Standings show Cleveland leading the American League with 71 wins and 46 losses, Detroit 66 52, New York 60 53, and Chicago 58 54. National League leaders include Cincinnati 70 42 and Brooklyn 65 48. Today’s probable pitchers include Cleveland at New York Milna against Russo, Detroit at Boston Newsom against Johnson, and Chicago at Washington with Knott or Masterson.
In National League action Mickey Witek delivered a 11th inning single to beat the Reds 5-4 for the Giants in Cincinnati. Charley Frey hit a 10th inning homer to lift the Phillies over the Cubs 7-5 in Chicago. Vince DiMaggio doubled in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 win over Boston as Ken Heitzelman earned his fifth victory. The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 7-5 as they rallied in the fifth. Dutch Leonard pitched an 8-hitter to 3-0 the Senators. Bill Beckman held Chicago to five hits in 3-0 Athletics win. Al Benton walked in the go-ahead run in Detroit’s 6-5 loss to New York. Red Sox dropped both ends of a double defeat to Cleveland while Jim Tabor left with appendicitis.
Treasury data for August 20 shows receipts of 9.09 million dollars and expenditures of 23.59 million. Gross debt stands at 43.874 billion, up by 633 thousand dollars from the prior day.
The Winchester Speedway will host its second summer race meet on Sunday August 25 at 1 PM with three star TT races sanctioned by the AMA. Pros from Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania DC Delaware and North Carolina will compete while local riders stay out due to strength of field. Over $200 in prizes and a track expected to exceed 60 mph mark the day.
Green Bay coach Curly Lambeau laments slow start for the Packers as they near the Chicago College All-Stars clash. He notes veterans aging and not reaching last year’s efficiency, while new players show rapid progress but need time to peak.
The Mid-Atlantic Professionals plan their annual Pro-Am at Winchester Golf Club on Monday August 26. Coffey, the local pro, leads the season in earnings and will team with three amateur partners with their own caddies. Prize structure scales with entries from 15 to 51 plus players.
Chicago fighter Billy Loose outpointed Tony Zale in a 10 round non-title bout with Loose prevailing over Zale at 162 pounds to claim the victory in a middleweight clash.
The Winchester Star notes that readers may contact the Information Bureau in Washington DC for factual questions and directs questions to page 4 for details. The brief item indicates a centralized bureau handling inquiries.
The record shows total federal expenditures under all previous administrations at 11,203,367,065 dollars, while eight years under President Roosevelt are projected to reach 65,628,526,692 dollars, highlighting a vast rise in government spending.
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