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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
8
The New York teams clung to a slim half game lead as St. Louis and Detroit chased the top spot. Mickey Cochrane blamed his ace School Rowe for an early setback while giving a view into his approach on building winning spirit.
A recap notes events from one, three, five years ago in sports. Earle Combs suffered a fractured skull in a fence crash in St Louis a year earlier. Three years ago Ellsworth Vines beat Gottfried Von Cramm to seal a U S Davis Cup win. Five years ago Helen Jacobs announced a tennis retirement due to throat illness.
The Airport softball team won its tenth consecutive game with no losses, defeating the Men's Athletic Club 7 to 5 Monday evening. The Airport remains undefeated in both leagues, with National Fruit beating Snapp Foundry 7 to 4 to stay on the pace.
A superstition reports that a new moon seen over the right shoulder brings luck, over the left shoulder brings misfortune, and a moon straight ahead foresees continued good luck through the season.
South End Athletic Club defeated Leetown Lions 3 to 2 in a Monday game. Lunkin pitched well with 10 strikeouts and 5 hits allowed while Pierce fanned 8 over 6 hits. South End advances to face Martinsburg A C this Sunday in Martinsburg.
The Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau announces its annual picnic will be held at Jordan Springs on Thursday August 29. The organizing committee is finalizing the day’s program and invites all farmers to attend, regardless of bureau membership.
The Associated Press lists top leaders in American and National Leagues. Key figures include Gehringer and Greenberg of Detroit leading runs and RBIs, Cramer and Gehringer atop hits, and Greenberg with 27 homers for the Tigers. Medwick and Ott pace NL batting and homers respectively, with Castleman and Carleton leading pitchers in their circuits.
Middletown Va July 24 the homemakers committee of Middletown Grange No 761 will host Friday night July 26 with an opening song Scripture read by James Downall roll call on a labor saving device three minute talks on machinery in family life child care poems by Kathryn Foltz and Mrs B O Brumback a quartet Keep the Homefires Burning recipes for preserving crops and a home closing with Father We Rest in Thy Love
Baltimore July 24 Matt L Daiger secretary of the Maryland Jockey Club announced 129 two year old colts and fillies are eligible to race in the Pimlico Futurity on November 2 for a purse over 53009. Fifty stables and owners have paid the 50 nomination fee. An indication of 15 starters suggests a total purse near 62000 with the club adding 25000 to nomination and starting fees.
Forty two Berkeley Springs Scouts led by James Buzzerd moved into Camp White Rock a favorite of Winchester groups. They earned American Red Cross badges and a Boy Scout swimming merit badge while Ray Garrabrandt and Bill Jaynes led instruction in canoeing lifesaving astronomy and first aid. A 15 hour first aid course will grant certificates after exams. The Berkeley Springs Drum and Bugle Corps rehearses nightly and Camp Fire sessions close each day with songs and awards. Health officials limit visitors under 18 from Winchester due to infantile paralysis concerns.
Yesterday’s box scores spotlight Paul Dean and Joe Medwick leading the Cards and Giants as Dean allowed four hits with 12 strikeouts while Medwick collected six hits with two homers. Frank Demaree and Gabby Hartnett also starred for the Cubs in different games. Wally Berger slugged two home runs for the Braves in a 12th inning win over the Reds. Lou Gehrig homered for two runs as the Yankees beat Detroit, with Vic Sorrell countering in the nightcap. Julius Solters sparked a Browns attack with two doubles and two singles against the Red Sox, while Johnny Marcum limited Boston to eight hits.
The sparrow hawk's diet is mostly insects comprising over half its intake, with 25.4 percent from mice and other small mammals. Game birds and poultry make up less than one-fifth of one percent.
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