West Virginia Sleeper Team Draws Attention In Roundup
In New York sports notes from Aug 29, 1940s era, Bill Kern’s first West Virginia squad is tagged a sleeper while Des Moines debates a $10,000 guarantee for a bout. Notes cover boxing gate figures, Navy and college coaching moves, Walter Hagen late-night gossip, and various pro football, wrestling, and baseball tidbits featuring Lou Raymond, Joe E. Brown, and Monty Stratton among others.
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West Virginia
Des Moines
Arturo Godoy
Lee Savold
Navy
Anderson
Lower Merion High
Ardenore
Hershey
Walter Hagen
Tigers
Walter
Cleveland Cry Babies
Half Witts
Ferrell Brother Tops Colts Popularity List
George Ferrell nicknamed Old Faithful was voted the most popular member of the Richmond Colts for 1940, highlighting the Ferrell baseball family’s prominence. Wes Ferrell is noted as another popular member of the famous baseball clan.
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Wes Ferrell
George
Old Faithful
Major League Standings and Weather-Interrupted Results
Baseball news item lists yesterday results with Chicago beating Boston 3 to 2 and other games rained out. Today's schedule shows St Louis at New York Kennedy and Auker vs Russo and Sandra, Chicago at Boston Knott vs Wilson, Cleveland at Philadelphia Feller and Milnar vs Beckman and Babich, and Detroit at Washington Rowe Newsom teshare and Hudson.
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Auker
Russo
Sandra
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Wilson
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Feller
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Beckman
Babich
Detroit
Washington
Baseball scores and matchups across leagues
Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 0 Boston 8 Chicago 3. Cincinnati Brooklyn Iain. New York 5 St. Louis 2. Brooklyn at Cincinnati Wyatt 13 12 versus Derringer 16 12. New York at St. Louis Schumacher 10 9 versus McGee 12 9. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Pearson 2 9 or Beck 3 8 versus Heintzelman 6 6. Boston at Chicago Posedel 9 15 versus Mooty 6 5.
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Derringer
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Mooty
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Park and Frederick Nine Set to Resume Rain-Delayed Series
The Park Nine will visit Frederick on Sunday for the first of a weekend series, with 2:30 PM broadcast. Labor Day features a return game in Winchester as the Hustlers travel to meet The Park. Boots Poffenberger is absent this year, but Donald Duvall and Earl Lake lead a deep Park pitching corps. Abner Johnson's R C Redsocks clash Clarke County in a Park diamond double bill, marking Berryville’s first appearance against another opponent here.
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Frederick
Abner Johnson
R. C. Redsoxs
Clarke County
Berryville
Clarke All-Stars
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Dog Catcher Taught a Lesson in Tulsa
Tulsa police chief suspended dog catcher Ernest Roberts for arresting four men and a woman for drunkenness and taking them to jail in his dog wagon. Colvin said the dog catcher exceeded his duty and had no authority to arrest.
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Ernest Roberts
R. H. Colvin
eColvin
Excitement At Idaho State Fair
At the Idaho State Fair in Boise on August 29 a telephone hoax described horses running in circles. Dr E T Powell state director of Animal Industry sent his assistant who found a merry go round preventing a brain fever outbreak among blooded animals at the Western Idaho Fair.
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Boise
Idaho
E. T. Powell
Captain Bowie Dies At Mt Alto
Captain William Bowie 69 retired chief of the division of geodesy of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey died after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Survived by widow, son Clagett Bowie of Baltimore, and brothers John Bowie of Grassland Maryland and Major Edward Bowie of Berkeley California.
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Washington
William Bowie
Division of Geodesy
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Mont Alto Hospital
Arlington National Cemetery
Bank Closures for Labor Day Holiday 1940
Bank closing notices inform that on Monday September 2 1940 a legal holiday all paper maturities dated that day will be payable on Tuesday September 3. Signatories include GEO B BUSHNELL HAROLD G BROWN J H YOST and JOHN I SLOAT cashiers of local Winchester Shenandoah Valley and other banks.
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the Star
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Clifton's Lad Wins Grand Championship at Orange Show
Clifton's Lad, a grey gelding owned by Dr. L. M. Allen of Winchester, captured the grand championship at the 41st Orange Horse Show in Orange Virginia. The eight year old thoroughbred also claimed the year’s Culpeper title, narrowly beating out Royalty owned by Robert S. Water for second.
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Clifton
L. M. Allen
Winchester Physician
Culpeper
Robert
Water's Royalty
Gridiron Aces Face All Stars in Charity Clash at Soldier Field
In Chicago, Aug 29, the 1940 college All Stars meet Green Bay in the seventh annual charity game at Soldier Field. A record 85,000 fans expected to attend as the series sits tied at two wins apiece with two losses and two ties. Last year the Giants beat the All Stars 9 to 0.
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Collegians
Green Bay
Soldier Field
Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc
New York Giants
All Stars
Baseball Recaps Of Five Teams From Yesterday
Yesterday's Stars highlight Pirates five hitter in a 5-0 opener win over the Phillies as Van Robays hits a homer and a double with four RBIs. White Sox starter Bill Dietrich limits the Red Sox to five hits with Rosenthal driving in the winning run. Bees' Dick Errickson leads with three RBIs on two doubles in an 8-3 win over the Cubs. Giants' Jojo Moore and Tony Cuccinelli hit homers in a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals.
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Pirates
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Larry Rosenthal
White Sox
Bill
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Red Sox
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Tony Cuccinelli
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International Society of Magicians
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Sox
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Tony Cucinello
Boston Bees
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Brooklyn
B and O Fireman's Body Recovered After Wreck Near Sykesville
The body of W F Good of Brunswick Maryland a Baltimore and Ohio fireman on a freight train wrecked near Sykesville Sunday night was recovered at noon yesterday Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 pm in Brunswick Good was firing a locomotive pulling a 75 car train that plunged into the Patapsco River killing the engineer and a brakeman and sending 23 cars into the water He was nephew of Miss Alice Weatherholtz of Middletown Virginia and son of Mr and Mrs J F Good of Brunswick
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Sykesville
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Patapsco
Drowned Federalsburg Man's Body Found on Choptank Shore
Roger N. Christopher, 34, Federalsburg businessman, drowned after falling from a yacht owned by Herman Noble. His body was found on the Choptank River shore near the Lennon summer home and taken to Federalsburg undertakers after being moved from the Lennon residence.
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Roger N. Christopher
Federalsburg
Choptank
William Lennon
Lennon
Christopher
Herman Noble
White Sox star Jimmy Dykes leads season push despite rain
Jimmy Dykes and the Chicago White Sox win 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox as he nears a first division finish in his sixth full season. The article notes his leadership, the Sox standings pressure, and a pennant race setup with six games remaining against Cleveland and other rivals. The NL pennant race tightens with Phillies, Pirates, Giants, and Bees winning or closing gaps.
Power Players Dominate 1940 PGA Championship Qualification
In Hershey Pennsylvania the 1940 PGA Championship narrows to 16 after 18 hole matches. Long hitters lead as rain and length favor power at Hershey Country Club while veteran Ralph Guldahl and stars Hagen and Sarazen show strong form despite the rough day for Wood, Demaret, and Runyan.
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Hershey
Paul Runyan
Hershey Country Club
Bunyan
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Reported for August
Treasury data show August receipts of 6.674 million dollars and outlays of 25.666 million. Gross debt sits at 43.894 billion with an increase of 0.635 million from the prior day.
Restocking Frederick Streams With Black Bass
Streams of Frederick county including the Potomac and Cacacy rivers will be restocked with small mouth black fingerlings this week. Albert Powell, state hatchery superintendent, said the program is in its fourth year. The fish come from the federal Lee Town hatchery in West Virginia.
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Frederick County
Potomac
Cacy
Albert Powell
Lewistown
Powell
Lee
Town
W. Va
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