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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1940

Page

5

Roundup of boxing baseball and football notes

New York reports on Arthur Donovan facing questions about working Louis Godoy after a magazine story. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 50 homers this season. Dempsey and Jacobs clash over plans to expose the boxing combine. Edwin Puck ends Iowa State season with 50 innings no walks. Spider Armstrong may face Sixto Escobar in Baltimore in April with a possible Toronto or Washington assignment.

New York Arthur Donovan Louis Godoy Donovan Louis Dodger Jack Dempsey Mike Jacobs Dempsey Jacobs Boxing Combine Edwin Puck Iowa State College Spider Armstrong Toronto Washington Sixto Escobar Baltimore

Notable Boxing and Baseball News Circles Coast to Coast

A collage of notes links Mike Haslin and Seattle tombstone dealer Paul Gregg, hints at fall team-ups, and recalls Bill Summers’ Comiskey Park beaning. It mentions Galen to in a Baer clash, Curt Davis versus Medwick, Notre Dame captain Bill Fay on the Pittsburgh desk, and Sammy Angott’s title bid in Los Angeles. Night games in Joplin advertise family pricing amid sports chatter.

Bill Summers Comiskey Park Iey Bimstein Galento Max Baer Curt Davis Dodgers Josephus Medwick Bill Fay Notre Dame Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sammy Angrott California Jackie Wilson Los Angeles Labor Day Hemaley Feller Keltner Bob Fitzsimmons Champ Joe Louis Greenwood Lake Young Fitz Joe McCarthy Yanks Tommy Henrich Joplin Pop Harry Jeffra

Snap Out of It Mr Dempsey and Cowboy Luttrell

A fragment shows dialogue urging Dempsey to snap out of it and Luttrell to react, with warnings about a wild hay maker and national laughter from border to border. The text hints at a charged political or public figure moment within American life.

Mr. Dempsey America

Spotlight on Local Sports Louis to Face Godoy in Madison Square Garden

Winchester fight fans back Joe Louis to stop Arturo Godoy in a rematch for the world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. locals predict outcomes from early KO to decision with many naming Louis favored and several citing a knockout by tenth or eleventh round.

Winchester Joe Louise Arturo Godoy Madison Square Garden Goddy Joe United States George McFadden New York Louis Godoy Lawrence Hollis Ragen Bean Herbert Perlstein Bill Hohannes J. W. Morrow Doug Fisher Garland Baptist Joe Louis Leslie Dodd Carlton Manuel Louis A

Baseball News Roundup From Yesterday's Star Players

John Mernardino drove a bases loaded homer in the tenth to lift the Browns past the Red Sox. Ed Smith limited the Yanks to six hits as the White Sox beat New York 5-3. Morton Cooper pitched five innings of relief to help the Cardinals hold the Dodgers to one run and scored after a eleventh inning double. Bob Bragan hit two homers to defeat the Reds. Cubs limited the Giants to six hits in a 6-1 win. Al Smith earned his seventh victory by holding the Senators to five hits.

Associated Press John Mernardino Browns Red Sox Ed Smith White Sox Mates Morton Cooper Cardinals Dodgers Bob Bragan Phillies Reds Jake Mooty Cubs Giants al Smith Indians Senators Joseph Muscles) Medwick Brooklyn Medwick Bob Bowman St. Louis Cardinals Curt Davis Bucky Walters Cincinnati Reds New York Giants Chicago Cubs New York Boston Red Sox St. Louis John Berardino Cleveland Indians Washington Senators Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Chicago White Sox

Medwick Hit by Pitch Leaves Dodgers Pennant Hopes Hazy

Press sports writer Joseph Medwick is hospital bound with a brain concussion after a first inning pitch hit him. The Dodgers face a three week absence of a star asset while the Cardinals win 7-5 in eleven innings. Dodgers' pennant chase unsettled as rivals strike.

Fights Last Night Highlights Boxing Results

New York Everett Right mire 127%4 Sioux City Iowa and Bobby Ruffin 129 New York drew. Abel Simon 255 New York City outpointed Nick Fiorenziane 221 Philadelphia.

Associated Press New York Everett Rightmire Sioux City Bobby Ruffin Drew Albany N. Y Abel Simon New York City Nick Fiorenziane Philadelphia

Miami Indians deny uprising in letter to Indian Affairs

The Miami Indians of Indiana informed the government they plan no uprising. They declared they consider themselves the only true Americans and not in sympathy with any foreign power in a letter to Secretary John Collier, asking that the information be shared with Secretary Harold Ickes.

Wabash, Ind Indiana John Collier Secretary of Indian Affairs Harold Ickes

Colored Hoboes Here On Friday

Baseball fans can see the New England Colored Hoboes on Friday at 4 o'clock at The Park. They tour north from Fall River and have won 35 and lost 6 on the current trip, meeting an All-Star team from Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties. The Hoboes are noted for ragged clothes and humorous antics, with lineup members including Carbox Charlie and Pete The Tramp.

New England Carbox Charlie Pete Tramp

Washington Wins 43rd Poughkeepsie Regatta Varsity Race

The 43rd annual Poughkeepsie regatta proved chaotic with four boats swamped and late races. Washington edged Cornell by three quarters of a length in 22 42, while Syracuse beat Navy for third as California Columbia Wisconsin and Princeton trailed.

White Pougie N. Y Joe Penner Olson Johnson Joe Cook Poughkeepsie Washington Hudson Cornell Syracuse Navy California Columbia Wisconsin Princeton

No Crouch Tomorrow For Joe

Gayle Talbot York reports Joe Louis prepares for his second title defense against Arturo Godoy at Yankee Stadium. Louis weighs 200 pounds, trains hard, and vows to fight his usual style while odds favor Louis over Godoy.

Champ Godoy Gayle Talbot York Joe Louis Arturo Godoy Yankee Stadium Joe Orr Gatty Oaatty Louis Joe Jack Blackburn

Center Markets Bring Double Header To Winchester

Center Markets visit The Park Club in Winchester after a series week ending at Carney's Point. A 1:30 p.m. Sunday double header pits the Markets against Sandy Baker's team after a 4-1 loss to Washington Club earlier in the season.

Duponts Carney’s Point N. J D. Cc Winchester Park Club Washington Sandy Baker Russell Potts Bob Hebb Center Markets Potts Park

Not Alarmed At Yankees Not Alarmed At Yankees

CHICAGO June 19 Today the New York Yankees are not alarming the league anymore as they trail the Red Sox in the pennant race. Joe McCarthy says a late-season surge could still happen but three other clubs look formidable and a big lead seems unlikely.

Chicago Yankees New York Bombers Boston Red Sox Yanks Red Sox Joe McCarthy

Starving deer found on Maryland refuge along Deep Creek Lake

In Garrett County Maryland about forty deer were found dead from starvation and fawns were killed by wild cats on the state game refuge along Deep Creek Lake. Officials say ten died and sixty to seventy deer had been on the refuge opposite Cabin Lodge. State Game Warden E Lee Lecompte investigated but no official report yet. Remaining deer were reportedly liberated and the wire corral cut by deputy wardens. Local residents say trees on the refuge were stripped by the hungry deer.

Cumberland Garrett County Deep Creek Lake Cabin Lodge E. Lee Lecompte Baltimore

Teens Hitchhiking Incident Near State Industrial School

In Kearney Nebraska on June 19 Jean Ferguson aged 15 and Charles Kidder aged 16 left the State Industrial School detail and began hitchhiking eastward. Their journey ended when they signaled a car driven by Fred Dickson the school superintendent too vigorously prompting the vehicle to stop.

Kearney Neb Jean Ferguson Charles Kidder State Industrial School Fred Dickson

A Man Of Duty And Quiet Leisure

The text portrays a dedicated man facing tough daily tasks yet balancing civic duties, charity, and public concerns. It highlights his routines from dawn to evening, his family, books, garden, hobbies, and the value of leisure with Budweiser as a companion in various daily settings.

Owl Interruption Spooks Philadelphia School Play

A Philadelphia school play was disrupted when a window opened and an owl flew in. Teachers and students reacted as the unexpected visitor caused a brief pause in the event.

Philadelphia

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