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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1938

Page

3

Pirates Stretch Lead as Giants Falter in pennant chase

Pirates widen the margin to six and a half games by trouncing Will Terry's Giants 7 1. The August standings show Pittsburgh ahead by five, with New York Chicago and Cincinnati in pursuit. Turner Tobin and Jim Tobin pitched well for the Giants and Pirates respectively as other NL games fed a tense pennant race.

Pirates Will Terry Giants Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Cubs Reds Terrymen Pie Traylor Buccaneers Yankees Terry Dick Coffman Gus Suhr Bill Dick Bartell Dodgers Phillies Cardinals Max Butcher Clyde Shoun Soul Chandler Detroit Tigers Yanks John Duncan Rigney White Sox Senators Indians Athletics Jeff Heath Bruce Campbell Browns Red Sox Ed Cole

Sacre Farm Real Estate For Sale Near Stephens City

Real estate listing describes Sacre Farm three miles southwest for Stephens City. Asking price is 3500 dollars in a bay area style listing.

Sacre Farm Stephens City

Baseball Matchups Preview With Key Pitchers Listed

Detroit faces New York Eisenstat and Hadley or Sandra in a doubleheader style spread. St Louis meets Boston Tietje and Harris while Cleveland plays Philadelphia Hud sin and Caster. Chicago encounters Washington White head and Weaver in a set of upcoming games.

Pittsburgh New York Chicago Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Lehrman Melton Detroit Eisenstat Hadley Sandra Tietje Harris Cleveland Hudsin Caster Washington Whitehead Weaver Ww. Pet Nnn Chicago St. Louis

French Farmers Ousted By Italy Move Out

About 50 French farm families evicted from Italian soil crossed back into France from the Isola border area to harvest crops through September. Italian officers supervised the eviction but remained courteous and helped with packing as families brought what they could.

Nice France Isola

September Morn painted by Paul Chabas in 1912 Paris

The painting September Morn by Paul Chabas earned a medal of honor in Paris for the Spring Salon of 1912.

Paul Chabas Paris

Hank Greenberg Sees Slim Chance To Beat Babe Ruth 60

New York Aug 31 Hank Greenberg Detroit first baseman says his odds of breaking Babe Ruths 60 home run record are about 10 to 1. He cites pressure from fans higher intentional walks and a recent dip in batting to .299 as factors. Greenberg notes he has 45 homers with nine games left to play and is pacing himself.

New York Hank Greenberg Detroit Babe Ruth New Yorker Hank Bronx Yankees Yanks Ruth

Handicaps To Be Given Attention By State Board

Virginia will extend vocational assistance to handicapped children and adults. The State Department of Education will offer rehabilitation services to rural areas for the first time, expanding beyond urban programs. A census shows 32 719 handicapped youths, ages six to twenty, in 61 percent of schools, with a goal to fit individuals to suitable vocations.

Richmond Virginia State Department of Education R. N. Anderson Price Anderson

September Weather Favors Pitchers As Ruth Keeps Hitting

Hank says September brings wind and cold that dulls hitting while shadows shorten the batter’s view giving pitchers the edge. He praises Babe Ruth as a wonder slugger yet vows to keep hitting for his 26 game stretch and match Ruth’s count.

Hank Ruth

Streamline Football This Season

Coaches plan faster more deceptive play across several programs as 700 candidates enter 15 conference camps to begin Thursday. North Carolina Duke and Clemson vie as top contenders with South Carolina Virginia Tech and Maryland among challengers. sophomores boost lineups at Duke North Carolina.

South Carolina Notre Dame Ray Wolf North Carolina Tar Heels Wallace Wade Duke Henry Redd Virginia Tech Richmond Glenn Thistlethwaite Crafty Williams Doc) Newton N. C Rockne Hank Anderson Wake Forest Washington and Lee Gamecocks

County Attorney Withdraws During Pending Charges

Commonwealth's Attorney Richard C. Richardson of New Kent county says he has hired an attorney to perform his duties while awaiting trial on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He explains his innocence but says stepping aside is best for the county and residents. Vernon Duncan will act as commonwealth's attorney during the interim.

Richmond Commonwealth Richard C. Richardson New Kent County Frank Armistead Richmond Hustings Court Richardson Armistead Vernon Duncan

Round Up of Baseball Boxing and Football Happenings

Del Baker aims for a Tigers bid for another term as managers and players debate clubhouse rumors. Tommy Farr seeks a bout with Gunnar Barland amid boxing talks. Giants face injuries under Bill Terry as baseball notes and college football coach chatter fill the page.

Miss Havermale Returns After Vacation in Maryland Tour

Miss Freda Havermale has returned to this city after a vacation trip visiting friends in Hagerstown Westminster Baltimore and Frederick Maryland.

Freda Havermale Hagerstown Westminster Baltimore Frederick, Md

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