Baseball Banter Highlights Yet Pennant Hope Lacks
New York baseball scene shows Dodgers drawing 75,000 more at home than last season while Giants post a 35,000 attendance gain over 40 home stands and the Yankees top UL attendance with over 500,000. Ed Head, Abe Wright, Joe Schultz noted. war impact on Canadian interest mentioned. Glenn Falls Open, Hambletonian hopes, and other notes wrap the roundup.
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Big Town
Dodgers
Yanks
U. L
Ed Head
Elmira
Abbeyville
Abe Wright
Minneapolis
Joe Schultz
Portland
Texas League buzz as buyers push for top pitchers
Charles Burton notes Jack Zeller, a Detroit Tigers official, spending about $10,000 for Charley Puchs and Bob Uhle to keep the Texas league active. He also mentions La Marble’s strong Wimbledon run through 1937 and a renewed feud between George and Bill Zahn over a Philadelphia golf course.
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Charles Burton
Dallas Morning News
Jack Zeller
Detroit Tiger
Oklahoma City
Charley Puchs
Dallas Rebels
Bob Uhle
la Marble
George
Bill Zahn
Dartmouth
Princeton
Philly
Spotlight On Local Sports Back In Harness
Local sports notes reveal Earl Lefty Lake visiting family as a sore shoulder heals after Hartford stint. Park on Sunday hosts Blairton at home as Louis Harper leads batting averages. Jim Gaffney works in Huntsville with Army engineers, eyeing UT coaching paths this fall.
Baseball Scoring Flashes Highlight Busy Day Across Leagues
Yesterday's Stars from the AP note Truett Sewell and Joe Gordon delivering key hits as the Yankees pace with two homers and a 16 hit assault on the Browns. Joe Kuhel homers for the White Sox in an extra base onslaught versus the Red Sox. Cubs rally with bases loaded to beat an opponent. Archie McKain of the Tigers saves a victory with one run relief pitching. Chapman homers in the first for Philadelphia to seize an early lead over the A's.
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Associated Press
Truett Sewell
Wean Tun
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Browns
Joe Kuhel
White Sox
Red Sox
D’allesandro
Cubs
Ees
Archie McKain
Tigers
Senators
Chapman
Athletics
Philadelphia
Swans
Fragmentary report of injury and sleep incident
A partial account describes a person who fell asleep while on a wall and rolled off. Jors treated a head wound with stitches, though details are incomplete and unclear.
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Jors
Severa
Public sale at 219 N Cameron St July 27 1940 items listed
Public notice for a sale at 219 Cameron Street with numerous household items including chairs tables hambur ger machine electric coffee iron gas range coal range refrigerator walnut bedroom suite porch swing screen doors water cooler lawn chair electric cleaner radio lawn mower and many more. Terms.
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N. Cameron St
Park Nine Set To Battle Blairton In Return Game
Park Nine, defeated 9-2 by Blairton of Blairton West Virginia last Sunday, heads into a 3 PM return game at home. Park hopes the match serves as practice for Sunday's grudge match with Berryville J B T while aiming to snap a three game skid. Either Ritenour or Stickley will take the mound for Park under Coach Sandy Baker. Louis Harper, former Shenandoah Valley Academy star now with Blairton, leads his club with a .475 average.
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Blairton
Paul Hoover
Louis Harper
W. Va
Park Nine
Limestone
Berryville
Iton
Ritenour
Stickley
Sandy Baker
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Harper
All-Ohio World Series Idea Gains Steam in 1940
Cincinnati July 26 The idea of an all Ohio World Series resurfaces as fans discuss Reds versus Indians for October. The plan has support from business and public groups along the Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati highway, though Indians' midseason dive remains a concern.
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New York Giants
Yankees
Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Bobby Mone
Us Derringer
Bill McKechnie
Ol’ Oscar Vitt
Cleveland- Columbus
Detroit
Winchester Club Ladies Defeat Martinsburg Team 81-2
The Winchester Club ladies golf team beat Opequon Golf Club women in Martinsburg by 81-32. Individual scores include Virginia Boyd and Russell 3 and Miss Frances Page and Mrs. Lewis Barton 2 1 2, with other pairs earning 0 or 3.
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Winchester Club
Opequon Golf Club
Martinsburg
Hagerstown Club
Virginia Boyd
Russell
John Minnige
Philip Williams
Frances Page
Lewis Barton
Harry Benham
John B. Carr
White Sox surge shocks baseball. seven straight wins
The Chicago White Sox ride a seven game winning streak under Jimmy Dykes and move within one game of the AL first division. They manhandle opponents with at least 11 hits per game and beat the Red Sox 6 4 behind Joe Kuhel with his 18th homer three triples and two doubles. The Tigers regain AL lead while the Indians fall to the Athletics after five straight wins.
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Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Sox
Yankees
Bos
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Tigers
Washington Senators
Hal Newhouser
McKain Reseh
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Sam Chapman
A’s
Buck
Sculling Champ Ross Leads Early Cape Victory
Yankees end five game skid with 13-8 win over Browns in a 28 hit game. Red Ruffing pitched a full game for his ninth win while Joe Gordon hit two homers and Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 18 with two doubles and a single. In the NL, Pirates edged Giants 2-1 and Cubs defeated Bees 8-4.
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New York
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Red Ruffing
Champs
Joe Gordon
Joe DiMaggio
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Boston Bees
Metal Polisher Purgol Favored In Publicx Match
22-year-old Edward J. Purgol of Utica New York, a 138 pound metal polisher who cannot fully straighten his left arm, is picked as the man to beat in the National Public Links golf championships at Rackham. He led 190 starters as semi finals began, playing 99 holes in four under par and defeating Worth Stimuts and Labron Harris among others.
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Edward J. Purgol
Utica
N. Y
Purgol
Michael Dietz
Ray Dolee
Denver
Robert Clark
St. Paul
Minn
New Yorker
Long Rackham Municipal
Worth Stimuts, Jr
Colorado Springs
Colo
Park Players to Practice Today at Winchester Park
Sandy Baker, who leads the Winchester Park baseball team, called players to report this afternoon at 5 o'clock for a workout. He described Blairton as one of the best clubs they have met.
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Winchester Park
Others Enlist in United States Army
Corporal Christie Hoffman in charge of the local Army recruit station reports enlistments in the regular Army. Joseph D. Ginn of Boyce Virginia joins the Chemical Warfare Edgewood Arsenal Maryland Alvin G Fletcher of Whitacre enlists in the 99th Field Artillery Fort Hoyle Maryland and Raymond N Rogers of 38 South Work Street goes to the Medical Department Fort Hoyle Maryland. All are forwarded to their stations for duty. More vacancies exist in Hawaii Panama and the United States. Hoffman invites interested individuals to contact him at once.
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Joseph D. Ginn
Boyce
Chemical Warfare
Edgewood Arsenal
Alvin G. Fletcher
Whitacre
99Th Field Artillery
Fort Hoyle
Raymond N. Rogers
South Work Street
Medical Department
Regular Army
Hawaii
Panama
United States
Hoffman
Wise Players Hit By New Numbers Rule in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a printed unsigned notice announces a new rule for three digit lottery numbers. Winners will be formed by striking the last digit from NYSE sales and taking the preceding digit. The change targets players exploiting slow markets and aims to reduce frequent wins.
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Pittsburgh
New York Stock Exchange
Mid-Atlantic Pros Open PGA Tourney at Hershey prep
In Baltimore on July 26 Leo Walper of Bethesda led a Maryland Virginia and District of Columbia field in tune up play for the Middle Atlantic sectional PGA qualifier. Walper shot 71 to top a 36 hole medal field, with Mel Shorey close at 72 and others posting scores from 65 to 78 on Five Farms and Five course splits.
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Leo Walper
Bethesda
Ace
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Hershey
Walper
Mel Shorey
Indian Spring
Ralph Beach
Ernie Ball
Ruz Coffey
Jack Isaacs
Gene Larkin
Chevy Chase
Bobby Chunkshang
John O'Donnell
Charlie Betschler
Hillendale
Bill Schreiber
Mount Pleasant
Fights Last Night in Hartford and New York Highlights
Marty Servo stopped Zivic in Hartford at 139 pounds while Gunnar Barland defeated Italo Colonnello in New York at 199 pounds. Both bouts ended in stoppages with referees signaling in the rounds noted.
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Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
Marty Servo
Schenectady
N. Y
Ao Zivic
Pittsburgh
New York
Gunnar Barland
Finland
Italo Colonello
Italy
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