Roundup of Baseball and Sports Tidbits Across the Nation
A collage of sports notes notes from Boston to Portland mentions Henry Ong stopping Paul Junior in Boston and a Portland bid on June 21. Moe Maurice Tillett’s skeleton preservation interest and Leo Durocher concerns arise. Dizzy Dean’s Tulsa talk and Reds fandom are cited. Jimmie Kitts shifts careers, Law son Little tees off again, Burman Savold bouts planned, and possible Yankee pitcher Still discussed. Albany stadium home run drought noted. Mike Jacobs on liquid diet after dental work. Canterbury Course referenced as a poor Open prep venue.
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Bos
Cleveland
Henry Ong
Paul Junior
Boston
Portland
Chicago
Maurice
Angel
Lawson Little
Red Burman
Lee Savold
Baltimore
Des Moines
Brooks
Yanks
Mebbe
Oral Hildebrand
Bump Hadley
Oscar Vitt
Albany (Ga
Mike Jacobs
Eddie Simms Confers on Louis Godoy Bout Effects
Eddie Simms, claiming he did not find Joe Louis tuff, lasted 15 seconds in a recent bout. The New York Post reports Mike Jacobs and Michael Strauss Jacobs will meet with directors to discuss war effects on the Louis Godoy fight. Also noted are George Stirnweiss headed to the Yankee farm in Norfolk for position change plans and other sports mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Simms
Joe Louis
Simms
N. Y. Post
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Jacobs
Michael Strauss Jacobs
George Stirnweiss
North Carolina
Norfolk
Jerry Kobrin
Bill Reedy
Reading Eagle
Rip. Valienti
Boston Garden
Ned Irish
N. Y
Philly
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
Major League standings update with American League leaders Boston Detroit Cleveland New York and St Louis plus results from yesterday. National League list shows New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh and others with scheduled games and pitchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
W. L. Pet
Sesee
Eves
Chicago
Oeosde
Coon
Philadelphia
Milnar
Harris
Newson
Breuer
Rigney
Potter
Auker
Chase
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Rae
Schumacher
Olsen
Higbe
Michigan Golfer Funk Returns After Narrow Miss
The feisty Dave Funk of Michigan suffered a heart breaking near ace on hole four by eighteen inches before shooting an 11 over par Ilth stroke total and rallying with steady play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bleeding Heart Dept
Dave Funk
Michigan
Ilth
Local sports notes update with Sargent clarification and racing plans
The column corrects an earlier misread, noting Handley delegation quibbling and praising Coach John Coubourne of Martinsburg and Coach Sargent as largely untroubled. Virginia trained thoroughbreds will compete at the Harford County Fair Association meeting in Bel Air Maryland starting July 24, with Berryville handlers and Feltner horses featured and top rider Butsy Hernandez listed. Outstanding skeet stars set for the 12th annual Great Eastern and National Telegraphic Skeet Championships June 21 23 at Remington Gun Club Lordship Connecticut with about 300 top shooters expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent
Gene Gunning
Cumberland Times
Handley
Cumberland
Gene
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
John Coubourne
Martinsburg
Mr. Gunning
Virginia
Harford County Fair Association
Bel Air
Charles M. Feltner
Claude Feltner
Berryville
Kenneth Gilpin
L . Livingston
John Hughes Shenandoah Stables
J. B. Bell
C. M. Feltner
E. R. Pike
Claude
Bay Drop
Osofree
Margie Wrack
Dunport
Misprint
Baliris
Abbots Lark
Deypring
Slick Molasses
Stray
Cord
Wale
Charlie
Seplin
Conville
Red Idol
Walter Light
Sir Ligure
Duke Limerick
Prank Brooke
Feltner
Florida
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Butsy Hernandez
Charles Town
Delaware Park
Hernandez
Remington Gun Club
Lordship
Conn
State Trap Meet Set For August In Winchester
The Winchester Gun Club with the Virginia State Trapshooting Association will hold this year’s State Meet in Winchester on August 1 2 and 3 instead of early July. Last year’s tournament was in Winchester and the club will oversee arrangements after former hosts Richmond and Roanoke declined. The move gives more planning time while inviting local hotels and businesses to assist. Weekly practice meets will run Fridays at 4 p m at Reuss Park traps for beginners and experienced shooters, with ammunition and guns supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Gun Club
Virginia State Trapshooting Association
Winchester
Richmond
Roanoke
Reuss Park
Young People League to elect new officers in Bracetown
Bracetown Virginia notes show a church meeting planned for Friday night June 14 with new officers to be elected. Local residents visit relatives and attend to health and travel, including visits to Martinsburg and Romney, with several families mentioned in the week’s social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracetown
Young People’s League
J. R. Smith
Andy Whitacre
Janney McKee
White Hall
Lee Price
Memorial Hospital
Roy Carter
Roberts
Martinsburg
W. Va
Paul Triggs
Wesley Brill
Mary Whettell
Gal Igarker
Corrie Swimley
Maude Clendening
John Williams
Romney
Lions District Divides Maryland Districts
The twenty second Lions International district splits into two. The western shore district covers Maryland and the District of Columbia with 30 clubs, while the eastern shore district includes Maryland Virginia and Delaware with 28 clubs. The division responds to excess club numbers. The Queen Mary has eleven decks.
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Frederick
Lions International
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Delaware
Western Shore
Eastern Shore
Tigers Fight for AL Lead In Four-Way Race
The Detroit Tigers won 6-1 over the Yankees as Chicago, Boston, and Cleveland also won, keeping the AL title chase a tight multiteam battle. Paul Dean earned New York Giants a 3-2 victory over Chicago, while others like Walters and Feller faltered in key outings.
Prayer Service at Grace Church Tonight
A prayer service at Grace Church will be held this evening at 8 o clock. The pastor concludes a short series on Some Practical Aspects of Christian Stewardship. The choir will rehearse after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Greatest field ready to test NCAA meet at Minneapolis
Chicago reports the largest field in NCAA track history for the June 21 22 meet at the University of Minnesota stadium. Stars like Elmer Hackney Barney Ewell Louis Zamperini Archie Harris and Jackie Robinson may threaten records in sprints jumps and throws as the event draws top collegiate talent postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Clyde Jeffrey
Stanford Flyer
Maze
Ellerbe
Tuskegee
Barney Ewell
Penn State
Ed Borrowes
Princeton
Campbell Kane
Indiana
Louis Zamperini
Southern California
Boyd Brown
Oregon
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
al Blozis
Georgetown
Stan Andersen
Stanford
Archie Harris
Blozis
Andersen
Jackie Robinson
Prayer services at Lutheran Church of Our Savior
Prayer services proceed at 8 tonight at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior with the topic Modern Forces In the Service of Christ.
Old Timers Making A Comeback
Chicago dispatch recalls the 1930s comeback attempts of three pitchers: Diz Dizzy Dean, Paul Dean, and Schoolboy Rowe. It notes Paul Dean and Rowe showing signs of returning to form with recent wins and potential impact on the pennant race for the Giants and Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dean
Rowe
Diz Dean
Culpeper to Show Ponies at 37th Horse Show and Races
Culpeper Virginia June 12 Mrs John H Whitney a leading Virginia stable owner will be among top exhibitors at the 37th Culpeper Horse Show and Races July 4-5 at the Culpeper Fairgrounds. Entries close June 24 with breeder and pony exhibits hunter jumping and saddle classes and flat races daily An Aberdeen Angus cattle exhibition returns with judges Thomas C Asheton John W Morris and Jack Prestage among others.
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Culpeper
John H. Whitney
Virginia
John
Thomas C. Asheton
Fort Chester
N. Y
John W. Morris
West Cornwall
Conn
Jack Prestage
Watertown
Onn
Fights Last Night Report From Los Angeles and New York
Associated Press results show Arizmendi of Los Angeles outpointing Serean of Boise by ten rounds. Larrimore of St Petersburg defeats Dellicurti in New York by eight rounds. Breese of Manhattan defeats Quarles of Richmond by eight rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Baby Arizmendi
Guy Serean
Boise
Idaho
New York
Jack Larrimore
St. Petersburg
Fla
Vic Dellicurti
Quentin Breese
Manhattan
Kans
Norment Quarles
Richmond
Treasury Status Shows June 10 Receipts and Debt
Treasury daily report from Washington records June 10 receipts of 39.15 million dollars and expenditures of 36.74 million. Gross debt stands at 42.79 billion with a daily decrease of 3.58 million. The figures reflect the government's financing position and debt level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Treasury
Confederate ordnance hub at Tredegar Iron Works
The Confederate States designated Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond Virginia as their chief factory for ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate States
Tredegard Iron Works
Richmond, Va
Baseball Roundup From Ambiguous Start To Subtle Wins
Yesterday shows Bill Lohrman and Paul Dean of the Giants allowing five hits in a first game shutout while Chicago was held to four. Tom Bridges of the Tigers and Ted Williams with Jack in the Red Sox lineup drove runs as they beat the Indians. Vernon Kennedy of the Browns allowed limited offense as nine knocks were spaced with one pass. Julius Solters delivered a two run pinch homer in the Senators win over the Athletics 5-4. The passage also notes the city rename of Petrograd to Leningrad between 1914 and 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Yankees
Sox
Cleveland Indians
Charley Gehringer
Hank Greenberg
Red Sox
Indians
Tommy Bridges
Yanks
Rudy York
Bob Feller
Walters
Feller
Bucky Walters
Phillies
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Dean
New York Giant
Chicago Cubs
Windy City
Dizzy
Paul
Lohrman
Cubs
Giants
Senators
Vernon Kennedy
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Julius Solters
Rowe
Diz
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Columbus
American Association
Detroit
Beaumont
Texas
Dean
Carl Hubbell
Harry Gumbert
Cliff Melton
Tom Bridges
Buck Newsom
Harold Newhouser
Bill Lohrman
Chicago
Ted Williams
Jack
Homer
Triple
Browns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Freeman
Houston Chronicle
Jimmie Kitts
Rice
Jimmie
Canterbury
Ralph Galdahl
Bracetown Notes
Glenwood
Tom Siler
Schoolboy Rowe
Arkansas
The
Whiteie
Athletics
Petrograd
Leningrad
Marvels
Ephano 5
George Washington
George Barnsley
Loudoun St
George
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