Sports Roundup from New York Highlights Managerial Moves
The roundup surveys NFL operating costs next season, NBA title threats to Henry Armstrong, Yankee pitching against Ted Lyons, coaching schools in New York, Hagen’s golf finish, umpire salary rulings, Saratoga handicapping profits, college football shifts, Dartmouth to Oxford and Miami moves, Chubby Dean’s return, Ellsworth Vines golf hopes, Chicago stage football, Leo Durocher’s role in Medwick slump, Texas A M football notes, Woonsocket vs Worcester pro tour, Wes Ferrell’s fan following after Majors exit.
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New York
National Football League
Henry Armstrong
Yankees
Ted Lyons
John E. Dorman
Upper Iowa U
N. Y. Herald-Tribune
Hagen
Chubby
Chubby Dean
Connie Mack
Ellsworth Vines
Stage Field
Chicago
Maroons
Leo Durocher
Medwick
Leo
Joe
Homer Norton
Texas A
Weather Dampens Winchester Sports as Rain Delays Finals
The Winchester and surrounding sports scene suffers from a second straight week of rain. Softball divisions stall as park tennis and city championships face delays. Baseball crowds shrink amid race-related disruptions, while locals hope for sun to finish tennis and softball finals.
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Winchester
Northern
Virginia
Pal
Kenneth Robinson
Dang Gore
the Park Baseball Club
Swiss appeal to British for care in flying
The Swiss government asked Britain to immediately and scrupulously enforce RAF orders to cease alleged Swiss territory violations during flights to Italy. A note to the British Foreign Minister followed a night of flights across Switzerland in which several people were injured by fragments from anti aircraft fire. The Swiss high command called the violations intentional.
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Bern
Switzerland
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Italy
High Command
Anti Aircrafts Practice On Bats In Buffalo
Buffalo's 209th Coast Artillery regiment tested its anti-aircraft defenses by downing a bat that entered the recruiting office. A half hour broom barrage left the mammal nonfunctional.
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Buffalo
N.Y
209Th Coast Artillery
Two Famed Coaches Face Off In Soldier Field Classic
Eddie Anderson of Iowa and Curley Lambeau of Green Bay meet as rival coaches for the first time in the seventh all star game at Soldier Field. The feature traces their paths from Notre Dame era with Knute Rockne to pro and college coaching careers and the Packers’ rise from a small club to a league power.
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Chicago
Eddie Anderson
Curley Lambeau
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Anderson
University of Iowa
Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Soldier Field
Packers
Rockne
Acme Packing Company
Green Bay
Wis
Packer
The
Minneapolis Marines
Columbus
Washington
Major League Standings and Today’s Schedule
National League results include St Louis 4 Boston 3 and Chicago 3 New York 1 with rainouts Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati. Today’s games feature Erickson vs French in Chicago and Melton vs Warneke in St Louis among others. American League notes New York 5 Chicago 4 in 10 innings with a full slate scheduled including Feller vs Babich in Philadelphia and Rowe vs Chase in Detroit Washington.
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St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Erickson
French
Melton
Warneke
Tamulis
Derringer
Highe
Mulcahy
Sewell
Heintzelman
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Auker
Russo
Feller
Babich
Dietrich
Fleming
Rowe
Chase
L Pet
Ween
St. Louis Steee
Pittsburgh Aeee
Chicago Sane
T Pet
Tere Wrens Ra
Eee Wewe Nee
Eenee
Boston Ee
Texas League Adds New Pitcher Crop in Record Year
Dallas reports fertile Texas League farms produce a remarkable batch of pitchers including five no hit no run games this season. Notable stars like Muncrief and Newlin sit outside the top five. overall pitching quality is praised with batting averages under .300 seen as near scandalous.
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Dallas
Daffy Dean
Carl Hubbell
Schoolboy Rowe
Wild Bill Hallahan
Tex Carlton
Bob Muncrief
Maurice Newlin
San Antonio
St. Louis
Squirrel Season Opens September 2 With Legal Limits
Squirrel season begins 30 minutes before sunrise on September 2 and runs through September 14. Daily limit is six with prohibitions on hunting after limit is reached and on using dogs off property before November 15. Firearm carrying rules apply January 20 to November 15 with regional exceptions. Doves allowed Sept 1 sunrise to Sept 30 sunset and Nov 20 to Dec 31 with a 12 bird daily limit. possession of wild animals or birds in captivity requires a permit and such animals are state property.
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Frederick County
Huge Philadelphia Lottery Sweep Said To Spawn Arrests
Investigators in Philadelphia and eight states press forward as State Police Commissioner Lynn G. Adams predicts 500 to 600 arrests in a sprawling lottery case. City detectives and state police seized tickets printing and binding equipment and paper stock in two raids, while Assistant City Solicitor James Francis Ryan calls the operation big business across eight states and throughout Pennsylvania. Tickets were distributed from Philadelphia to nearby states.
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Philadelphia
Lynn G. Adams
James Francis Ryan
Pennsylvania
Super Highway Extension Studied for Philadelphia Link
In Pittsburgh Aug 28 federal and state officials praised the 70 million dollar dream road after inspecting its features. Thomas H. McDonald urged extending the Harrisburg Pittsburgh pike toward Philadelphia noting imperatives. Rep Wilburn Cartwright echoed the need for feeder roads from eastern cities as Pennsylvania studies extending the pike beyond Harrisburg.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Thomas H. McDonald
Federal Roads
Harrisburg
Wilburn Cartwright
Dokla
House Roads Committee
Grandmother at 31 in Bell California
Mrs Thelma Soper began motherhood at age 14 and now at 31 has a grandchild from her 15 year old daughter Angela Millwee whose son was born. The story highlights an unusually young family with three generations alive.
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Bell
Calif
Thelma Soper
Angela Millwee
P G A Championship Qualifying Runs Under Rain
The 1940 Professional Golf Championship began with rain soaked rounds producing two man duels for the early stage. Dick Metz led with 69 71 140 to top Harold McSpaden as 64 players broke 154 to qualify for match play at the 7017 yard course in Hershey Pennsylvania.
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Hershey
Dick Metz
Oak Park
Ills
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Metz
Henry G Picard
Ben Hogan
Ed Dudley
Vic Grezzi
Johnny Kinder
Walter Hagen
Nerd Dutra
Shoulder Bone Shattered by Electric Shock Incident
Dr. Ralph Bruckheimer aged 50 was shocked while touching a water faucet with an electric head lamp. The shock caused severe muscular contraction and shattered his right shoulder bone at a Cassadaga New York hospital.
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Cassadaga
N. Y
Ralph Bruckheimer
Bruckheimer
Amateur beat pros threat after Ryder Cup talk
New York Aug 28 Bud Ward vows to recruit amateurs to defeat the pros Ryder Cup team following sectional rounds for the National Amateur championships. More than 700 players across three districts competed for 140 spots with top scores around 141 for 36 holes and notable rounds from Charley Yates.
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New York
Bud Ward
Charley Yates
Atlanta
Baseball Roundup Yankees Top White Sox in Extra Innings
Yesterday's Stars recounts Johnny Murphy and Babe Dahlgren throwing three hitless innings in relief as Dahlgren drove in the winning run in the tenth to lift the Yankees over the White Sox 5-4. Claude Passeau pitched seven innings to beat the Giants 3-1 for the Cubs. Martin Marion hit a fourth inning homer that stood as the winning run in the Cardinals 4-3 victory over the Bees.
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Associated Press
Johnny Murphy
Babe Dahlgren
Yankees
Falmer
Dahlgren
White Sox
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Fanning
Giants
Martin Marion
Cardinals
Bees
Sid Feder
Gaby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Hartnett
Cholly Grithm
Phil Wrigley
Gabby
New York Giants
Jim Bob Bowman
Clyde
New York
Cl Indians
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Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Landis
Umps
Burleigh Grimes
Oklahoma City
Saratoga
Fred Keats
Daily Mirror
Dartmouth
Red Blaik
Fats Ellinger
Dick Kertzing
Oxford
Ohio
Miami U
Dick King
California
Woonsockets
R. I
Worchester
Nortons
Woonsocket
Wichita
Kansas
Wes Ferrell
Wes
Medford
Bell's
Front Royal
So-And-So
Sunshine Cleaners
Sunshine Cleaner
East Penality
Miller’s Hardware
Texas League
Kelly Springfields
Liberal
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
P.G.A
Gabby Hartnett
Telles
Royal Crown Cola
Nehi Bottling CO
Winchester, VA
Ripley
Royal Crown
Nehi Corp
Lele Aly Ues Pires Rivets
Luscious
Cher
Ries
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