Mutuels and Sports News From Roosevelt Meet to Golf
Roundup covers Roosevelt raceway betting thresholds and meet expectations, football prospects and early season ticket sales, a home run rush in minor league action, and notes on athletes including Nile Kinnick Bonnie Banks McFadden and Patty Berg. The column mentions legal notices in Ohio bankruptcy cases and a land sale in Virginia with sale details and deadlines.
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Buddy Knox Faces Old Rival in Hollywood Showdown
Irish heavyweight Buddy Knox makes his 13th start of the year in Hollywood on Friday September 13. This marks the second career meeting with the same opponent in a high profile clash at the venue.
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Eagles Executive Bert Bell Sells Smukler to Detroit
Bert Bell of the Philadelphia Eagles, famed as a shrewd trader, completed a notable deal selling Dave Smukler to Detroit for cash and players. Smukler then joined the army.
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Off to College: Handley trio to Potomac State College
Three Handley athletes entered Potomac State College at Keyser West Virginia for the 1940 41 term. Carroll Rowe Tom Ritter and Frank Yeakle played football and basketball for Handley and will be assets for the small college scene. Norman Ochs Handley coach attended Potomac State and all three remain young. The Winchester Gun Club thanks locals for support of the State Trap Shoot with praise for Colonial Brick Co Stuart Perry Rouss Park Association Washington Hotel and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Arthur Seabright
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Rouss Park Association
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Chamber of Commerce
Joe Hei- Stand
Stars of Yesterday in Baseball Staples
Yesterday's Stars by the Associated Press highlights key performances across major leagues. Vern Olsen of the Cubs limited Dodgers to two hits as Chicago snapped a four game skid for Los Angeles. Bill Werber of the Reds belted a ninth inning homer to beat the Bees and lift Bucky Walters to 17 wins. Mort Cooper of the Cardinals restricted the Phillies to six hits in a seventh straight win. Mickey Witek of the Giants and Rip Sewell of the Pirates delivered late heroics in a double feature. Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees hit a two run homer to power a win over the Indians. Fred Hutchinson of the Tigers pitched shutout relief and drove in a run in Detroit’s victory over Boston. Johnny Berardino of the Browns had five trips to the plate in a victory over the Athletics.
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Max West
Gene Moore
Brooklyn
Noted English Stallion Bahram Arrives at Vanderbilt Farm
Bahram the English stallion arrives at Vanderbilt's farm after a $160,000 purchase by a syndicate including Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Walter Chrysler Jr., and Sylvester Labrot. Racing under the Aga Khan colors, Bahram had a nine race winning streak.
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Ochs Sets Sept 2 Start for Handley Grid Squad
Handley athletic director Norman Ochs announced the 1940 football schedule and called all 1939 varsity players to report Sept 2 at 9 am for uniform issue. Practice runs daily until Sept 5 then afternoon sessions after school begin. The slate opens Sept 28 versus Berryville at home.
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Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
American results New York 15 Cleveland 2 Detroit 9 Boston 8 Chicago at Washington rain. Cincinnati 3 Boston 2 Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0 St Louis 9 Philadelphia 0 New York 5 0 Pittsburgh 4 4. National standings Cincinnati 71 42 0.628 Brooklyn 58 49 0.599 Chicago 57 56 0.504 New York 57 56 0.504 Pittsburgh 55 57 0.491 Philadelphia 38 70 0.351. Games today Cleveland at New York Smith vs Sandra Detroit at Boston Bridges vs Fleming. St Louis at Philadelphia Kennedy and Vaughan Chicago at Washington Dietrich vs Masterson. New York at Pittsburgh hubbell 9 6 vs Lohmann 9 9. Brooklyn at Chicago Hamlin 7 6 vs French 12 10. Boston at Cincinnati Tobin vs Derringer or Turner. Philadelphia at St Louis Higbe 10 14 vs Bowman 4 4.
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Trotsky Lies In State As Mexico City Honors Leader
Slavi Leon Trotsky lay in state in Mexico City today, surrounded by a police of honor as authorities sought evidence to support their belief that an international mastermind was behind the exiled Bolshevist leader's assassination.
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Redsox to Play in Berryville This Sunday
The Winchester Redsox will meet a Berryville All Star lineup Sunday afternoon, formed of Perry Smiths 2 BT nine and Raymond Levi’s All Stars, as many players are in camp in upstate New York with National Guard units. The club recently beat the C C Champs of Panorama Va and Middletown.
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Twin Bill Softball Clash Set Between Winchester and Martinsburg
National Fruit plants of Winchester and Martinsburg prepare a doubleheader tomorrow at the fair grounds diamond. Buck Jones announces the rivalry has grown since the season began with Winchester holding a slight edge as Martinsburg seeks a decisive two-win sweep. Martinsburg lineup includes Miller, Kimes, Long, Gregory, Gaunt, Faukell, N Gregory, Dick, Hemsley, Tidrick, Myers. Winchester counters with Fuller, Whitlock, Harper, Myers, Shull, Haines, Carper, Green, Barr, Boyd, McKee.
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Dangles Ball Before Manassa Mauler
Promoter Tom Packs taunts Jack Dempsey in St. Louis as he offers a boxing challenge. Ray Steele posts a $1000 forfeit to fight Dempsey with six ounce gloves, promising to pin him faster than his prior victory over King Levinsky in a mixed match.
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Final Wage-Hour Exemption Decision Delayed
Objections from labor groups delay a final ruling on a 14 week partial exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act for fresh fruit and vegetable warehouses and packing establishments. The pause lasts until Col. Philip B. Fining reviews the objections from the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations and affiliates.
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
Yankees Resurge with 15-2 Smash of Indians
The Yankees rout first-place Cleveland 15-2 as Joe DiMaggio belts his 26th grand slam homer. Milnar Eisenstat and Zuber combine for 12 hits and 9 runs in a brutal second inning, lifting New York to third in the league amid pennant chatter.
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Joe DiMaggio
Golfers At Winchester Club Near Summer Peak Tournaments
As summer ends Winchester Golf Club hosts two men’s and two women’s tournaments. The Byrd trophy finals pair Ralph Grimm, 1939 club champ, against Roy Ryden Jr. Semi finals see Ryden vs Lester Arnold and Grimm vs Carl Campbell. Club championship semi finals feature Ryden and W E Bridgeforth, Grimm and Brad Beverley. B flight semi finals match Lewis Allen vs R F Cline and Douglas Allen vs B M Knight. Women compete in Governor's Cup and Championship with first rounds ongoing.
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DeRuzza Kayoes Young Raspi in Feature Bout
Cumberland report of a boxing card notes Pete DeRuzza 140 defeating Raspi 140 of Baltimore in the second round. In the semi final Pete DeGras 129 and Joey Stack 14 fought ten rounds to a draw with Renny Leonard refereeing.
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Baltimore Cadet Wins Deck Officer Appointment
Edgar Carrington Pensel 20 of Baltimore will serve as a deck cadet aboard the SS Nightingale of the Grace Line after training at a U.S. Maritime Commission shore station. A graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, he earned the post through national competitive exams. The Nightingale runs between the Eastern seaboard and the South American West coast.
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Death probe under way in Bishopville creek case
Maryland State Police and Worcester county authorities investigated the death of Mamie Collins a 30 year old from Norfolk Virginia whose body was found yesterday in Bishopville creek near Bishopville officials said.
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Cubs Power Past Invaders in Western Clash
Brooks suffered his fifth straight loss as the invaders fell 5-0. Ducky Medwick and Joe Vosmik finally touched him for singles in the seventh, the only hits against him. Chicago built a 2-0 lead on two hits and two Hook errors, then roughed Whit Wyatt in the fourth with a four-hit, three-run rally.
Pidgins Hold Gold At Vandalia Grand Handicap
At Vandalia Ohio on August 23 the Grand American Handicap drew about 900 shooters chasing a $10,000 prize. Roy W. Miller a 46 year old rural mail carrier from Grove City Minnesota won the preliminary handicap with a perfect 100 from the 20 yard line. Miller had been urged by friend Ray Zweiner Blooming Prairie Minnesota to compete after considering sitting out.
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Be Kind To Umpires Night In Texas League
Oklahoma City hosts San Antonio in a Texas League game as fans are urged to show kindness to umpires on Be Kind To Umpires night. The promotion aims to curb heckling as teams pursue a Shaughnessy playoff berth and keep the umpiring crew respected in the stand.
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City Tennis Tourney Yields Mixed Results
Tony Riley beat De Dolly Las es, Elizabeth Massey defeated Rachel Jennings 6 0 6 0, Anne Meade overcame Ruth Funkhouser 6 4 6 4. A Flight Dany Gore and Woodie Glaize won by default others advanced. B Flight Gordon Mcllwee edged Harold Foreman 6 4 1 6 7 5. Courtney Jones beat Ed Molden 6 3 6 1. Bob Riley defeated H Hauck 6 3 2 6 3.
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Elizabeth Massey
Rachel Jennings
Anne Meade
Ruth Funkhouser
Dany Gore
Frank Yeakle
Woodie Glaize
B. Beverley
Edwin Clevenger
Colin Hayley
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Gordon Mcllwee
Harold Foreman
Courtney Jones
Ed Molden
Bob Riley
H. Hauck
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