Dizzy Dean case and sports chatter round up
New York sports column notes Dizzy Dean case details Melio Bettina losses to Billy Conn and other gossip. Indiana athletic director Z Clevinger to vacation in North Carolina. Wade and Wold discuss halfbacks. Hostak linked to Mike Jacobs empire. Giants cheer section hype fizzles. Also trivia on a Beaumont park scorecard, Bo McMillin painting, Bobby Walthour at MGM, Carl Sterck NFL boss, Dewey Fragate booking fighters, Jimmy Dykes rising in White Sox, and a reverse standings quirk.
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New York
Dizzy Dean
Melio Bettina
Billy Conn
Z. C. Clevinger
Indiana
North Carolina
Wallace Wade
Ray Wold
al Hostak
Mike Jacobs
Pittsburgh
Giants
West
Bo McMillin
Bobby Walthour
M-G-M
Carl Sterck
National Football League
Dewey Fragatta
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Star Office Juniors Drop Two to Harris Additions
In a morning doubleheader the Star Office Junior team lost 8-6 and 3-2 to Harris Additions. The roster lists players by position with multiple names including Lemonis, Newlin, Fansler, Tinsman, DeHaven, Shanholtz, Ni, Tinsman, Richardson, Ebert, Ramadotte, Bayliss, Womeldorph, Lee, and Sirbaugh. The article also notes Louisiana oil output in 1938 was 90 million barrels valued at 100 million dollars.
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Star Office
Harris
H. Add
Doctor's Advice To Newly Weds In A Homely Tale
A fragment from a historic note describes a wedding scene with the bride and groom praised for a bright future. An old doctor offers admonitions about happiness and behavior, while guests exchange greetings and reflections on marital harmony.
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Crurch
Fuss
E.c
Erinted
Spotlight on Local Horseshoe and Park Picnic Notes
Local sports column highlights horseshoe pitching with players such as Frank Harry Eddie Ritter Bob Snapp Ty Rush Ray Hicks Soo Bell and Burton Harry. It also mentions the Virginia Woolen Co picnic at Cacapon State Park and Clarke County Athletics upset of Interior Department 4-3. Preston Robertson stars for Lima with St Louis Browns scouts noting his pitching. Softball league teams urged to complete postponed games.
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Sorrie
East Piccadilly Streetway
Frank Harry
Eddie Ritter
Bob Snapp
TY Rush
Ray Hicks
Soo Bell
Burton Harry
Billy Baker
Harry Aikens
Mammoth
Virginia Woolen Co
Cacapon State Park
Washington and Lee
Preston Robertson
Lima
Ohio
St. Louis Browns
Armel All Stars Beat Cedarville 11 to 3 in Blowout
Hurled to victory by 18 strikeout pitching from J Hollar the Armel All Stars defeated Cedarville 11 to 3 Sunday afternoon. Hollar walked one and allowed six hits with B Drummond catching. Armel lineup includes J Hughs E Kibler L White C Jenkins H Groves A Morrison C A Franklin.
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J. Hollar
Armel All Stars
Cedarville
Hollar
B. Drummond
All Stars
J. Hughs
E. Kibler
L. White
C. Jenkins
H. Groves
A Morrison
C. A. Franklin
Injured Bridge Workers Improve in Winchester Hospital
Clyde Keziah age 25 and Rex Lamney age 37, bridge workers at Castleman’s Ferry on Route 7, were treated after a 20 foot fall from a swaying scaffold while tightening bolts on a Shenandoah River bridge pier. Keziah suffered a fractured skull while Lamney had a broken right forearm. doctors described their conditions as extremely satisfactory and hopeful. The accident occurred at 10:30 a.m. and they were rushed to Memorial Hospital.
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Berr . Va
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Clyde Keziah
Rex Lamney
Castleman's Ferry Bridge
Keziah
Lamney
George Snarr
Coal Complaints Dismissed Against Several Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Firms
The Bituminous Coal Division dismissed complaints against producers in Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky who allegedly failed to pay board assessments. Officials said the firms later paid the assessments. The group included Georges Creek Coal Company Cumberland Logan County Virginia.
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Washington
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Georges’ Creek
Teams May Do Well At Home Stands
Major leaguers head into home stands as New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds aim to maintain momentum from road trips. White Sox, Bees, and Giants also seek gains with rotation depth and injuries shaping who climbs, while Dodgers cope with key injuries and a major ankle break adds to lineup turmoil.
Ups and Downs In Fifth Game
Boxing results across cities from Chicago to Utica. Eddie Lander outpoints Nick Camara in Chicago. Carmen Notch defeats Pete Derazza in Pittsburgh. Johnny Paychek stops Charles Belanger in Cedar Rapids. Bill Boyd knocks out Jim Robinson in Baltimore. Yucatan Kid outpoints Pete Galiano in New York. Patsy Perroni defeats Billy Mundane in Utica.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Eddie Lander
Nick Camarata
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Carmen Notch
East Liberty
Pete Derazza
New York
Nick Gregory
Butler
Johnny Sheppard
Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
Johnny Paychek
Des Moines
Charles Belanger
Columbus
Baltimore
Bill Boyd
Jim Robinson
Philadelphia
Yucatan Kid
Mexico City
Pete Galiano
Utica
N. Y
Patsy Perroni
Billy Mundane
Training School To End After Largest Attendance
WESTMINSTER Md July 25 The annual leadership training school of the Methodist Protestant Church held for the last time reports the largest attendance in its history with 375 persons registered for the week long course Officials announced the union of the three branches of the Methodist Church will eliminate the school formerly carried on by one branch.
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Westminster
The
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Church
Baseball Standings and Today’s Major League Matchups
Standings and results feature today’s games with probable pitchers for Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York St Louis Boston Cincinnati and AMERICAN LEAGUE quick notes include yesterday’s idle schedule and several scheduled doubleheaders with listed starters such as Fitzsimmons Hamlin Root Page Higbe Tobias Hubbell Schumacher Warneke Posedel Walters Knott Grove Harder Caster Harris Russo McKain Haynes.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Fitzsimmons
Hamlin
Root
Page
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Higbe
Tobias
New York
St. Louis
Hubbell
Schumacher
Warneke
Boston
Cincinnati
Posedel
Walters
Knott
Marcum
Grove
Gatehouse
Cleveland
Harder
Caster
Harris
Russo
Detroit
Washington
McKain
Haynes
I. Pet
Covey OB
Ceeneve Er
Chicago Seve Tees
Pittsburgh Aeeenee
Brooklyn Seer
Escosee
Boston Steeene
Oau
Philadelphia Nee
Clarke Team Back In Win Columns After 5 Straight Losses
Clarke County Athletics defeated Interior Department 4 to 3 in Berryville Virginia as Big Lefty Michael starred on the mound and the lineup recovered early-season power to repulse ex major leaguer Jim Murphy. Box score details show Berryville with 38 at bats and 4 runs while Interior Dept. tallied 3 with 8 hits.
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Berryville
Clarke County Athletics
Interior Department Nine
Washington
Michael
Jim Murphy
Murphy
Miller Huggin
Walters
Burter
Parker
Harvey
Harding
Wynne
Adams
Treadway
Abbie
Treasury Daily Position July 22 Receipts and Debts
Treasury reports July 22 receipts at 8 897 413 163 dollars and expenditures at 21 103 189 88 dollars. Gross debt stands at 40 623 834 945 84 dollars, up 2 484 206 66 dollars over the previous day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Giants to Meet All Star College Eleven in Pro Game
The New York Giants will host 69 top college stars on August 30 in Chicago. The all star lineup was picked by a 10 916 355 vote process from 300 newspapers and stations with Davey O Brien leading the starting quarterback list. The game will be at Northwestern University August 12 for training ahead of the August 30 kickoff. Proceeds from the Chicago Tribune event benefit charity and draw about 80 000 spectators. A separate two week poll seeks a coaching staff head by the top vote getter with four assistants.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Giants
O'Brien
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Earl Brown
Notre Dame
Bowden Wyatt
Tennessee
Joe Michal
Purdue
Bob Haak
Indiana
Ralph Heikkinen
Michigan
Francis Twedell
Minnesota
Charles Brock
Nebraska
Bob MacLeod
Dartmouth
Marshall Goldberg
Pittsburgh
Howard Weiss
Wisconsin
Northwestern University
The
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Yarnell Relinquishes Asiatic Fleet Command to Hart
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell turns over command of the U S Asiatic Fleet to Admiral Thomas C Hart aboard the cruiser Augusta in Shanghai. Yarnell sails home Aug 2 to await retirement in October at age 64 after leading since 1936 amid Sino Japanese tensions including Panay and Augusta incidents.
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Shanghai
Harry E. Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
China
Thomas C. Hart
Yarnell
President Coolidge
Active Services
Augusta
United States Navy
Orient
Panay
Daily Results In Winchester Softball Loop
Winchester league standings show Parcel Post 5 games with 4 wins and Miller & Anderson 5 games with 3 wins. Junior Board has 4 games 1 win 3 losses while O Sullivan is 4 for 1 and 3. Tonight include Junior Board versus Parcel Post and Miller & Anderson against O Sullivan.
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Winchester
Parcel Post
Miller & Anderson
Jr. Board
O'Sullivan
Miller & Ander
Dempsey Protégé Scores Knockout to Avenge Defeat
In Baltimore Bill Boyd heavyweight protégé of Jack Dempsey defeated Jim Robison of Philadelphia by knockout in the second round reclaiming his only defeat. Boyd weighed 189 pounds while Robison was 202 pounds and the bout was set for ten rounds.
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Baltimore
Bill Boyd
Jack Dempsey
Jim Robison
Philadelphia
Boyd
Robinson
Madison Square Garden
Johnstown Sprint Runner Beaten by Challedon at Arlington
New York July 25 The aging cadre of track critics notes Johnstown a strong sprinter who failed to last in the Arlington classic mile and a quarter as Challedon rallied to win. William Woodward’s famed colt appeared to run out of steam after leading early, with doubts about his conditioning and distance fitness.
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New York
Johnstown
William Woodward
Challedon
Jamestown
Dave Leighton
Technician
Arlington
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Massachusetts Boxing Commission
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
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Lou Fette
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Bill Posedel
Jim Turner
Fred Frankhouse
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Harry Danning
Tom Hafey
George Myatt
Raming
Winchester Furniture Co
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Interior Dept
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T. C. U. Ace
Admiral Hart
Junior Board
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