Roundup of baseball boxing and football notes from July round
Notes on Savold Comiskey and Bettina firing from the boxing trust. Mentions Craig Wood Byron Nelson Ben Hogan golf success. Bernie Bierman nervous about Minnesota football. DiMaggio streak at 48 games cited by multiple papers. Umpires discussed after Nova Jim Robinson fight and other sports chatter across leagues.
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the News Service
Jack Kearns
Philly
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Jacobe
Diogenes
Nelpacoenes
Midas
Zivic- Davis
Records Set At Charles Towns Summer Meeting
Charles Town Jockey Club completed its 48 day Spring Summer meeting drawing over 150000 attendees and handling 384 races. Willie Kelley won all five rides on final day boosting season total to 47 wins. Leading owners and trainers listed with Todd Langdon and Everett Binning among top figures.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town Jockey Club
Inmc
Charles Town Horse Show Association
Willie Kelley
Pennsylvania
Kelley
Samy Palumbo
Buddie Root
Belle @'amour
Belle d'Amour
Raymond Tarner
Virginia
Dashing Doe
Frank H
High Bud
Flag Eta
Kai-Min
Match Point
Mowmet
Owailer
Red Idol
Silver Beam
Clocks
Transday
Harry B. Langdon
R. C. Waple
John Bosley
Shenandoah Stable
Everett Binning
Hagerstown
Monkton
P. C. Randolph
Middleburg
D. Chamblin
Charles M. Feltner
Dr. Langdon
Pat Polach
Claude Feltner
Carl Hanford
M. H. Everhart
N. Cornin
Quarles Elected Publicity Head for Red Cross Chapter
Garland R. Quarles superintendent of Winchester Frederick County Public Schools was elected publicity chairman for the American Red Cross Winchester Frederick County Chapter. He aims to form a committee to inform Winchester and Frederick County residents about Red Cross work and establish a Speaker's Bureau for meetings.
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American Red
Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Eee
Winchseter
Red Cross
Aren
Buck DeHaven Goes to Wildwood for National Marble Tourney
Gore youth Buck DeHaven left for Wildwood New Jersey as a guest of The Winchester Star sponsor of the national marble tournament. He will compete alongside sectional champions from across the country while enjoying free amusement rides and deep sea fishing excursions. Sargent will oversee the Gore boy on site and run events at the national meet.
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Nee “Buck” DeHaven
North
Otis
Sargen
Gore
Side Wood
N. J
Winchester Star
Hayes de Haven
Buck
Sidney Gore School
Gilbert
Northern Virginia
Wildwood
Sargent
Young de Haven
All Stars Clash in Ninth Detroit All Star Game
The American and National League veterans prepare for the Briggs Stadium clash amid lingering slights and a five to three series edge for the Americans. Managers Bill McKechnie and Del Baker hold strategy sessions with key Athletics stars at hand for the annual game.
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Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Will Harridge
Tampa
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Mac DiMaggio
Ted William
Rudy York
Nationals
Bill McKechnie
del Baker
Americans
Isaac Creek social notes mention Whitacre visits
Isaac Creek July 7. Mr. and Mrs Ernest Mousher and Mr. M. C. Baker of Washington D. C. spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Whitacre. Names listed include J. N. Whitacre, Eva Whitacre, Iris Poland, Stanley Riley, and Dorothy Riley. Hugh Whitacre returned home after visiting Charles Whitacre near Winchester. Grace Kerns visited Irene Kerns in Ridgley, West Virginia.
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Isaac Creek
Ernest Mousher
M. C. Baker
Washington, D
Iere Whitacre
J. N. Whitacre
Eva Whitacre
Iris Poland
Stanley Riley
Dorothy Riley
Rales
Hugh Whitacre
Bercaner
Charles Whitacre
Winchester
Grace Kerns
Irene Kerns
Ridgley
W. Va
Elmer Riddle Wins Ninth Game For Cincinnati
Elmer Riddle stayed undefeated with a 3-0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds pitcher now has nine wins, aiding Cincinnati in the pennant race as Brooklyn leads the Dodgers. The day also featured results from other games across the National and American Leagues.
Standings In The Majors
National League results include Cincinnati 3 over St. Louis 0 and New York 7 over Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn defeats Boston 5 to 2 while Pittsburgh 2 13 loses to Chicago 1 4. American League leaders New York 8 3 and Philadelphia 4 1 with Boston 6 4 and Washington 2 3. Chicago 9 over Cleveland 4 and Detroit 7 3 beating St. Louis 5 5. No games today.
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St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
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Yankees pay tribute to Lou Gehrig at memorial site
Thousands gathered as Mayor LaGuardia James J Lyons Connie Mack and Bill Dickey spoke at the unveiling of a Gehrig memorial. The monument funded by players stands beside prior tributes to Miller Huggins and Jacob Ruppert. A taps salute and floral tributes marked the ceremony.
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New York
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
James J. Lyons
The
Bronx
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Dickey
Gehrig
Mayor LaGuardia
New York City
Mack
Army of Youths of America
Yankee
Miller Huggins
Yankees
Jacob Ruppert
Memorial inscription honors Gehrig and Yankee captain
The monument inscription lauds Henry Louis Gehrig and 1903 birth date with praise for his 2130 consecutive games. It notes the Yankee players’ tribute memorialized before a game with the Athletics. It also cites burial history of General Lee at Cumberland Island and later transfer to Lee Chapel, Virginia.
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Henry Louis’ Gehrig
Yankee
Athletics
Harry. Lee
Lee
Cumberland Island
Georgia
Nathanael Greene
Lee Chapel
Washington
Lexington
Virginia
Stars Shine as Dimaggio and Rolfe Lead doubleheader sweep
Yankees star Joe Dimaggio collects six hits including a double and a triple across two games. Red Rolfe adds a homer and three singles in the first game as the Yankees sweep the Athletics. Dodgers' Kirby Higbe allows five hits in a big performance against the Braves.
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Joe Dimaggio
Red Rolfe
Yankees
Rolfe
Dimaggio
Yanks
Athletics
Kirby Higbe
Dodgers
Braves
Ted Lyoung
White Sox
Indians
Johnny Rucker
Giante
Phillies
Heber Newsome
Cecil Hughson
Red Sox
Washington
Twin Hill
Elbie Fletcher
Maurice van Robays
Pirates
Fletcher
van Robays
Cubs
al Benton
Tigers
Bob Harris
Browns
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Cardinals
Hagerstown Track Opens Ten Day Meet in Maryland
Hagerstown Maryland opens its 1941 half mile track season with a ten day meet from July 8 to July 19. General Manager Harold F. Bester says all stalls are filled and officials named. Eight races daily with purses from 500 dollars and up. Post time 2 30 P M. Facilities include clubhouse grandstand and tote finish camera.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Harold F. Bester
Red Sox win pivotal doubleheader as Dykes watches
In his 19th season with the Sox manager Jimmy Dykes is suspended by the league and observed from a box seat. Boston sweeps two games 6-2 and 4-3 against last-place Washington as Detroit and St Louis split a doubleheader with Detroit winning 7-5 in game one and St Louis beating Dizzy Trout for four runs in six innings in game two.
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Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Boston Red Sox
Tet Eggerg
Detroit Tigers
St. Browns
Detroit
Browns
Dizzy Trout
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Potomac By-Products Co
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By Gayle Talbot
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Department of Vital Statistics
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