Round-Up of Sports News and Notes From NYC and Beyond
New York July 27 Eddie Briez reports Petey Sarron is out of hospital and returning to boxing soon while Tony Galento remains in good health. Chuck Finley’s N M High Eagle basketball team prepares in New York. Dizzy Dean’s story is highlighted. Red Murphy Texas Tech line captain born on a houseboat. Armstrong's handling of Ambers noted. Moody’s Wimbledon return and Forest Hills plans discussed. Winston Salem signs baseball owner Alvin Crowder and Charlie Clancy to manage the Twins in Piedmont League. Giants favored in New York baseball writers poll at 6 to 5. Helen Moody’s Wimbledon comeback praised. Track meet to Kansas City considered. Gunnar Barlund cited as top heavyweight prospect. Dodgers confusion and Joe Louis Birmingham invite discussed. Biff Jones admired for backfield strength in Nebraska football. Italian lightweight Sammy Magro eyed for future impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
Petey Sarron
Tony Galento
Giants
Chuck Finley
Hobbs
N. M
High Eagle
Dizzy Dean
Diz
Arkansas Cotton Fields
Red” Murphy
Texas Tech
Armstrong
Ambers
Hymie Caplin
Sally Krieger
la Moody
Helen Jacobs
Forest Hills
Spap
Winston-Salem
N. C
Alvin Crowder
Charlie Clancy
Twins
Bill Terry
Burgess Whitehead
Helen Willis Moody
Wimbledon
Kansas City
SPRP
Gunnar Barlund
Finland
Dodgers
Ge Aent
Joe Louis
Birmingham
Nebraska
Biff Jones
Biff
Sammy Magro
Robt Lee Seen With Robt Lees Car In Berryville Theft Case
In Charles Town West Virginia July 27 Robert Lee white of Berryville Virginia owned a Buick sedan. A colored Robert Lee also of Berryville drove off in it and was later found driving a stolen car wrecked near Rippon. Warrants issued for both men as officers pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Robert Lee
Berryville
Jefferson County
Lee
Young
Cone
Rippon
Offic
Tragedy on Fifth Avenue ledge John Ward jumps to death
A 26 year old unemployed Southampton man John Ward spent nearly eleven hours on a 17 story ledge at the Hotel Gotham Fifth Avenue and 55th Street before he plunged to his death. Police and fire crews failed to deter him as crowds watched from street and rooftops. Ward had earlier attempted suicide twice and told doctors there was no reason to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ward
Gotham
Fifth Avenue
55Th Street
Ward
Southampton
L. I
Piremen
Central Islip
Patrick A. Valentine
Hampton Bays
Long Island
Valentine
Katherine Bull
Chicago
New York
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Valentines
Charles Glasgow
Glasgow
G. C. Presner
City Health Department
Dr. Presner
Southmapton
Shipyard Zipline Ends in Tragedy Amid Crowd Crash
A chaotic scene unfolds as a large cargo net rises and a person named Ward crashes into a glass marquee, splattering police and tumbling into the gutter. The crowd believes the ascent will finish soon, but the accident interrupts the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everbody
Ward
New Drug Law Omission Weakens Fraud Jury Requirement
The new law, effective June 25, 1939, drops the need to prove a dealer knew he lied about a medicine. Authorities say this strengthens public protection by simplifying prosecutions of false and worthless remedies sold across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fod and Drug Administration
Fear For Youths Safe After Delayed Virginia Beach Trip
Plainfield New Jersey July 27 fear for the safety of two 20 year old Plainfield youths en route to Virginia Beach in the 26 foot motor sailer Pipe Dream was dispelled when the father of one received a postcard from his son postmarked Chesapeake City Maryland at 5 pm yesterday. The card said Robert and Bertram Tepper had encountered head winds and the trip was delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake City
Palmer A. Peterson
Robert
Bertram Tepper
Stranska Flees With Daughter From European Capital
Seven year old Mary Peyton Stranska and her mother Mme Anna Henry Stranska, wife of a Czech diplomat, are believed to have fled from Prague to the United States. The custody dispute has spanned multiple countries and included court actions, reconciliations, and a transatlantic search, with Mary asserting she is American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Stranska
New York
Mary Peyton Stranska
Falls Church
Mme
Anna Henry Stranska
Prague
America
London
Stranska
Washington
Foreign Office
Little Mary
Pavel Stransky
Singapore
Mary
Paris
United States
State Department
International
Proce
Mme Stranska
J. B. Henry
Orndorff Held for Frederick Grand Jury
Jack Orndorff, arrested days ago by Sheriff John Bywaters Deputy Bob DeHaven and State ABC agents at a Paddy Run still near Star Tannery, has been ordered held for the Frederick Circuit Court grand jury. He had just finished running a quantity of liquor and faced a hearing before Trial Justice Tavenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Orndorff
John Bywaters
Bob DeHaven
ABC
Star Tannery
Frederick Circuit Court
Orndorff
Tavenner
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Sor
Loudoun
Greyhound Terminal
N. Braddock St
Greyhound
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Sts
Winchester
Europe
England
Arlington County
Czechoslovakia
Dr. Stranska
Province McCormick
Clarke County
Vanity Fair
Wenders
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