Angott looming as top lightweights dodge boxing matchups
News roundup notes Sammy Angott's confrontation with top lightweights and chatter about trades and lineups in baseball and golf. Mentions Lew Riggs, Jimmy Ripple, Nathan Mann, Thomas, Joe Louis references, Patty Berg, Weeburn golf, and various sports figures with speculative moves and events.
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New York
Sammy Angott
Louisville
Sammy
Tattlers
Lew Riggs
Giants
Bill M’kechnie
Jimmy Ripple
Tony
Nathan Mann
Thomas
Joe Louis
Bob
TCU Retains No 8 No Wearer After OBrien Era
Texas Christian University keeps the No 8 jersey retired, honoring the recent two year display by Davey OBrien. The board of directors ruled that no future footballer may wear the digit.
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Texas Christian Board of Directors
Davey O’brien
Local sports spotlight highlights anglers and athletes
Report details fishing by Don McFadden Bill Hollis and Ike Smith at Lefty Lake near Charleston West Virginia where a victory by Detroit Tigers pitcher Lefty Lake over Springfield Ohio is noted. Red Brad Field from Episcopal High School Alexandria earns top athletic honors while Howard Allen receives a silver cup. A list of county anglers from Solomon's Island and a Monday night Burro Donkey Baseball game at The Park are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McFadden
Bill Hollis
Ike Smith
Lake
Charleston
W. VA
Detroit Tigers
Springfield
Ohio
Red Bradfield
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Red
Howard Allen
Doc Lew Allen
Carl Rogers
Clarke County
Solomon’s Island
Solomon's Island
Kenneth Levi
Billy Barnett
Wilbur Feltner
Dick Funk
Bam Murphy
Lewis Stone
Maurice Longerbeam
Charles Levi
Les Russell
BO Wheeler
Charles Enders
ED Owens
Jet Spates
Maurice Wisecarver, Jr
George Ramsburg
Clint Newcomb
Clarence Grubbs
Dan Elsea
Snead Leads National Open Field at Philadelphia
Sam Snead, the West Virginian who paid income tax on over 30000 in golf earnings last year, led the national open by one stroke after a 68 in the opening round resumed at the Spring Mill course near Philadelphia. Lawson Little and Matt Kowal were tied with a trio at 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Samuel Snead
Spring Mill
Sam
Lawson Little
Matt Kowal
Baseball Oddities and Century Celebration Notes
Editor notes celebrate the 100th birthday of baseball with a series of odd plays and decisions. Highlights include cartoons by Hal Adams and reflections on strange angles from majors to sandlots as the sport’s centennial year unfolds.
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America
Hal Adams
Sit Down Strike Produces a Walk in Baseball Lore
In a Springfield Ohio game against Dayton, Ted Donovan was ruled not hit by a pitch after a disputed call. He sat on the bench with three balls and two strikes, the umpire then forced the pitcher to throw a ball for the strike. The wild pitch yielded Donovan a base on balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Donovan
Springfield
Ohio
Dayton
Donovan
Telephone Pioneers To Attend Sixth Annual Meeting in Williamsburg
Pioneers of the telephone industry from all parts of Virginia will attend the sixth annual Old Dominion Chapter No. 43 meeting in Williamsburg on Saturday June 10. The group includes members with 21 years or more in the system and many will bring family members. Notable invitees from Winchester include Edgar A. Crowl Ray P. Curtis Miss Julia A. Forney Miss Bernice Henshall Miss Jessie Mc C. Lupton Joseph E. McCarty C. B. R. Mallory William B. Pingley and Charles H. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Williamsburg
Satur
Old Dominion
Telephone Pioneers of America
L. Vu. McElligott
Chesapeake and Potomac Company of Virginia
Winchester
Edgar A. Crowl
Ray P. Curtis
Julia A. Forney
Bernice Henshall
Jessie McC. Lupton
Joseph E. McCarty
C. B. R. Mallory
William B. Pingley
Charles H. Smith
Roosevelt signals informal talks with King George on world affairs
President Roosevelt told reporters he would discuss international affairs with King George VI in an informal way. He said such conversations would not be significant and would resemble talks with the press, noting world events make the subject hard to avoid.
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Washington
Roosevelt
King George
Britain
Park set for keen clash as Rafferty Keezer join Holbrook lineup
The Park faces Holbrook in a Sunday contest with Staunton imports Rafferty and Keezer in the Holbrook lineup. Potts says Holbrook seeks 35 dollars if they win while local fans push for victory after perceived recent setbacks. The Park also schedules Williamsport on Saturday and Waynesboro on Thursday with aid offered for travel.
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Russell Potts
Staunton
Joe Keezer
Bill Rafferty
Holbrook
Rafferty
Keezer
R. F. Hebb
Potts
Old Milwaukee
Heurich
Washington
Baseball Standings and Preview of Key Matches
Yesterday's results show Cleveland over Washington 7 to 5, New York 7, Chicago 2, and Boston 8 to 7 over St. Louis. Upcoming games feature New York at Chicago Hadley 5-0 versus Rigney 3-3, Washington at Cleveland Chase 3-6 against Feller 9-2, Boston at St. Louis with Bagby 3-3 and Wilson 2-3 facing Kennedy 2-6 and Kramer 4-4, and Philadelphia at Detroit with Ross 1-4 against Benton 1-.
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Cleveland
Washington
New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Hadley
Rigney
Chase
Feller
Bagby
Wilson
Kennedy
Kramer
Ross
Benton
Pet
Boston Lane
Cleveland Ee
DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Sox
Atley Donald
Trumph
Jimmy Foxx
Lou Finney
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Dixie Walker
Billy Rogell
Senators
Baseball scores and upcoming games listed
Scores show Boston 2 Pittsburgh 0 and New York 5 Chicago 3. Cincinnati Philadelphia night games are scheduled with probable pitchers J Louis at Brooklyn Warneke versus Pressnell, Chicago at New York French versus Lohrman, Pittsburgh at Boston Klinger versus Posedel.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
J. Louis
Brooklyn
Warneke
Pressnell
French
Lohrman
Klinger
Posedel
Predicts 150 Mile Speed For Cars
San FranciscoJune 9 A Ludlow Clayden Philadelphia engineer told the World Automobile Congress speed of 150 miles an hour on automobile highways will become common place He also noted rails at 200 miles an hour may come later William S Canning another Philadelphia engineer said better business or a national emergency could spark super speed highways and a coast to coast system within five years
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San Francisco
A. Ludlow Clayden
Philadelphia
World Automobile Congress
Clamor Should Be Raised About Cincinnati Also
Judson Bailey reports on baseball standings as Reds edge Phillies 3-2 to widen NL gap to 17½ games over Cardinals. Yankees win 7-2 over White Sox extending AL lead. DiMaggio stars. Mets, Giants, Bees, Tigers win as others stumble.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Lou Fette
Boston Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Harry Danning
Zeke Bonura
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Jewish Girl With Bomb Seized Near Jerusalem Prison
A Jewish girl in Arab attire was seized near Jerusalem central prison with a basket of fruit and vegetables containing a time bomb set for 11 a.m. She was arrested as visitors gathered on Friday morning.
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Jerusalem
Sets Records At Winchester Gun Club Meet Here
The Winchester Gun Club hosted a registered shoot on June 6 with competitors from nearby states. Cuthbert led with only four misses of 200 targets, while the Winchester team was down 13 of 500, and Ruth Cuthbert led women shooters with 95 of 100.
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Winchester
Winchester Gun Club
Winchester Club
Cuthbert
E. E. Cuthbert
Ruth Cuthbert
Bunny Sanders
West Virginia
W. D. Treadway
Maryland
E. H. McDonald
C. O. Ansfrasgel
Report on District Nurses Clinic Attends 57 Patients
May district nurse activities include an orthopedic clinic at Memorial Hospital led by Dr. Kinser with 57 patients treated. Forty four new patients and 13 old cases were examined. 35 children under 16 and six chest X rays for TB were reported. four cases to hospitalization and one positive TB result referred to Blue Ridge Sanatorium.
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District’ Nurse Association
Court House
H. D. Fuller
Martin Wisecarver
Mary L. Pearson
Evelyn C. Dean
Prentice Kinser
University Virginia Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Blue Ridge Sanatorium
Welfare Department
University Virginia
University Hospital
Handley School
Frederick County
Youths jailed for nine months in joy ride case
Two young men were arrested after stealing a car and driving recklessly, leading to conviction and a nine month jail term. Police reports and court records detail the sequence from theft to crime spree and final sentencing.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Charles DeHaven
Glynn Spielman
Donald Weems
H. A. Cline
Cline
Stephens City
West Clifford Street
Winchester
Hugh Carpenter
Vincent Hawkins
Hawkins
Ray Brown
W. M. Rexford
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Adv
Mike Jacobs
Sammy Snead
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Byron Nelson
O. B. Keeler
Patty Berg
Weeburn
Bill Terry
Phillies
al Hollingsworth
Prothro
Bonura
Whitehead
Kampouris
Bill M’Kech+nie
Fort Worth
Kl Aldrich
Texas Christian
Tommy Loughran
el Galento
Tony Lazzeri
al Santoro
Oakland Enquirer
Los Angeles Examiner
Dan Desmond
Sioux City
Lou Nova
Louis
Babe Pichelli
Notre Dame
Southern College
Atlanta
Sam Snead
Florence
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Williamsport Wildcats
See Nee
Goodrich
Ort
Sinclair
John C. Woolfolk
F. S. Bastard
Ruth Cuthbert Seeee
W. H. McFarland
Tonie Francis Asevee
John Lighter Seen
F. W. Pingley
R. Boner
A. D. Williams Teneee
Mrs .Treadway Weaee
Dave Swigas
W. B. Grimes Sennee
Rufus Bush
Elmer Norris Wena
Eeeae
J. M. Nillie Seers
A. Seabright
Seabright & Hoover
Morningside Drive
John S. Miller & CO. Hardware and Sporting Goods
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Cold Storage
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