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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1941
Page
3
Alfred E. Smith former New York governor and early New Deal critic met the President during a brief White House call. He is in Washington for Georgetown University graduation exercises and said he stopped by to see an old friend.
Notre Dame is expected to announce Alex Wojciechowisz former Fordham center will join the coaching staff at South Bend. The roundup also notes Buck Newsom’s pitching complaints at Detroit and Red Ormsby named outstanding baseball father with 12 children.
Park business manager Russell Potts expects a big crowd tomorrow as Bobby Houghton makes his first starting appearance with Berryville in the local club. Guy Duff, once the Park’s Iron Man, will be in uniform in a relief role during his two week Winchester visit. Houghton brings an 8 1 record as Berryville faces Mattos Athletic Club in Washington, while Duff retires to pitch for the Park in earlier clashes. George Faulkwell and Tederick join the lineup as new faces from Blairton. The Winchester Redsoxs travel to Woodstock to meet Shenandoah in the Tri County league with Donald Smith on the mound. The Colored Men’s Athletic Club of Winchester faces Front Royal at Lucy Lane Park with Honesty and Parker pitching.
National Open Champion Craig Wood trailed by five strokes as the Mahoning Valley Open entered its second 18. Lawson Little and Ben Hogan shared early lead with 67s, Byron Nelson joined the group with a 67, while Clayton and other pros posted strong scores. Wood recovered after a rocky start to shoot 72.
New York June 14. The boxing world eyes Billy Conn as he challenges Joe Louis for the heavyweight crown at the Polo Grounds next Wednesday. bettors slash Louis to around 1 to 2 as promoters caution the price may fall further. Louis aims to stay undefeated and pursue further big bouts, while Conn’s camp weighs emphasis on speed and lighter load to preserve his pace.
Major league clubs prepare for the final day to complete trades before waivers. Dodgers call up Herman Franks after fining and suspending Babe Phelps for not joining the Western invasion. Phelps has a lifetime .315 batting average and is cited as a potential bargain.
In a rain soaked exhibition at Doubleday Field Cooperstown the Cleveland Indians defeated the world champion Cincinnati Reds 2 to 1 in six innings. Russell Peters doubled and scored on a Keltner ground out in the first, and Peters again scored on a Joost error in the third. Cal Dorsett held the Reds to five hits in five innings before Jim Turner finished the game with no hits allowed in the sixth as both clubs turned six double plays amid muddy footing and fan attendance around 5,000.
Berlin June 14 Max Schmeling former heavyweight boxing champion has been promoted to sergeant and awarded the Iron Cross second class for bravery in Crete. He is recovering in an Athens hospital from a tropical illness and is expected to rejoin his unit within days.
Yesterday Brooklyn lost to St. Louis 0 to 1 in the only game. Today matches feature Philadelphia at Chicago with Blanton or Hughes against Olsen, Boston at Pittsburgh Salvo versus Butcher, New York at Cincinnati Schumacher against Riddle, and Brooklyn at St. Louis Casey versus Gumbert.
In a single game yesterday the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 as Whitlow Wyatt held Max Lanier to a four hitter. A walk and two singles in the third inning plated the run with Terry Moore walking, Johnny Hopp advancing, and Don Padgett driving in the score. The matchup reflects top NL standings with both teams leading by 10 1/2 and 7 1/2 games respectively.
The major league batting leaders show Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox at .410 after a week, with Pete Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodgers at .356 in the National League. Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals closed the gap with a strong week to challenge for second in the NL.
Max Lanier of the Cardinals and Whitlow Wyatt of the Dodgers each pitched four hit balls in a pitchers duel. Wyatt led Brooklyn with a double and a single but Lanier earned a 1-0 victory for St Louis.
The league table shows New York at 30 22 Boston 21 27 Chicago 28 24 Detroit 29 25 Philadelphia 25 28 St Louis 17 33 and Washington 17 36. Upcoming games list Detroit at Washington Leonard against Houser, St Louis at Philadelphia Auker against Hadley, Cleveland at New York Feller against Donald, Chicago vs Boston Rigney against Harris.
The Treasury reports June 12 receipts of 39,895,899.63 dollars and expenditures of 38,365,671.95 dollars. Gross debt stands at 48,533,984,224.78 dollars, an increase of 9,016,896.70 dollars from the previous day.
Hollywood report notes Johnny Hutchinson of Philadelphia stopped Larry Cisneros in Los Angeles ring action. The bout ended with Hutchinson earning a decision over Cisneros in a televised nighttime match.
Readers learn that European war reports reach the United States through censorship. A quiz explains the expression to pull the wool over his eyes as arising from English court wigs covering judges eyes, making it hard to see the truth.
Cooperstown New York June 14. Bob Feller at 22 says he will spend 1000 a year on four college scholarships for worthy boys. He already has one at Morningside College in Sioux City and will add one each year until four. The farm boy from Van Meter Iowa earns over 30000 annually and arranged the plan with Morningside President Earl Roadman.
New York report warns predictions that Billy Conn will beat Joe Louis next Wednesday may mislead fans. The Louis persona set to fight under Polo Grounds lights is a tougher fighter than the weary Baer foe.
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