New York Roundup tosses and turns in major league chatter
In the past two weeks the Yankees Giants and Dodgers played 11 Sundays with only one tie. Notes touch on Tex Oliver moving to Eugene Ore and Dempsey jokes. Baseball talk covers DiMaggio Cronin rivalries beanstown geography errors, Pee Wee Reese beaning, Joe Louis Chicago expo July 4 and other scattered items.
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Dodgers
Tennessee
Fordham
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Michigan
Lake Hamlin
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Cronin
Dominic
Vanderbilt
J. P. Moore
Arkansas
Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyns
Joe McCarthy
Joe Louis
Chicago
Kayak III
Clayton Heafner
Temple of Illinois Wesleyan
Public Sale of Chevrolet Truck in Winchester Virginia
Under a deed of trust dated January 2 1937 from E E Michael and filed in the Miscellaneous Lien Book 4 page 94 the trustee James P Reardon will sell for cash at public auction at ten oclock A M on July 1 1940 in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia a Chevrolet Truck title number 1029400 engine number T5745421 the sale is conducted due to default on the secured debt.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
County Court House
James P. Reardon
Stars Shine as Browns Top Athletics 9-4
Walt Judnich hit two home runs in three at bats to power Cleveland past Philadelphia. Bob Feller limited the Yankees to seven hits and drove in two runs for his 11th win.
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Associated Press
Walt Judnich
Browns
Athletics
Bob Feller
Indians
Yankees
Opequon Club Still Leading The Tri Staters
The Tri-State Golf Association match at Winchester Club left the Opequon Club of Martinsburg ahead by one point over Alexandria after Frederick Country Club led with 13 points in the third round. Winchester players Grimm and Campbell had a 0 1 3 4% scoring line, while Carl Campbell shot 74 and Frederick’s Snook 73. Frederick’s strong round pushed Winchester to fifth as Purcellville gained seven points to four.
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Tri-State Golf Association
Martinsburg Alexandria
Frederick
Purcellville
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Frederick Country Club
Winchester Club
Opequon Club
Martinsburg
Alexandria
Grimm
Campbell
Arnold
Weems
Kerlin
Cooper
F. Glaize
Page
Bosserman
Carl Campbell
Carl Snook
Forty and Eight Initiation To Be Held July 24
Shenandoah Valley Voiture No. 1078 of La Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux organized at Berryville June 19. Officers listed include Beeton Scheuer Zombro Locks Bell Carter Lewis and Cather. Initiation and meeting planned in Berryville July 24 at 8 PM with visiting officials from Virginia Maryland and D C.
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la Societe Des
Berryville
American Legion
Legion
The
Robert D. Beeton
Blue Mont
Washington
Yankees Humiliated by Indians in Cleveland Showdown
The Cleveland Indians beat the World Champion New York Yankees 7-0 in eight innings as Bob Feller pitched a seven hit shutout for his 11th win. The Indians built an 11th win in 13 games since the Ossie Vitt controversy while DiMaggio slumped under 300. Attendance reached 46,637 as Detroit and others faced rainouts.
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Feller
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Champs
Cleveland
New York
Sotfretey
DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
St. Louis
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Walt Judnich
Harold Clift
Don Hefner
Elden Auker
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers as Daily Educators
Henry Ford declares newspapers are the best educators arriving daily and keeping readers up to date. The remark emphasizes the press as a timely source of knowledge and information.
Ladies Day at the Ballpark: Women Spectators and Banter
New York columnist Bill White observes ladies days at major league parks. He notes women, not primarily watching the game, fill sections with chatter about fashion, gossip, and other distractions while the crowd reacts to sight and sound rather than the play.
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Bill White
New York
Harry Danning
Robert Donat
Agnes
Guy Lombardo
Cincinnati
Standings to Date in the Softball Loops
Standings to date show United Food leading 14 to 3 over Woolen with Dr Pepper at 8 and Jr Board at 2. Wednesday United Food faces Icebergs while Plaza meets Dr Pepper. Postponed games include Woolen versus Plaza and Jr Board versus United Food with several other matchups rescheduled.
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United
Dr. Pepper
Jr. Board
United Food
Icebergs
Plaza
Pe Woolen
Jr Board
United Food Plaza
Fights Last Night In Chicago Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
Chicago bouts saw Ben Moroz outpoint Elman Martin in an eight rounder. Pittsburgh card featured Fritzie Zivic stopping Johnny Rinaldi in the eighteenth round in New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ben Moroz
Philadelphia
Elman Martin
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Johnny Rinaldi
New York
Junior Board Opens Legion Pool Project
The Junior Board of Trade sports committee begins work to open the Legion pool to provide swimming access for children lacking transportation. Abner Johnson chairs with Dick Owen as assistant and Paul Carper as treasurer. Tickets cost 2 dollars with family additions 1.50, and renovation work starts immediately aiming for completion by week end or early July.
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Junior Board of Trade
Legion
Red Cross City
Abner Johnson
Dick Owen
Paul Carper
Ralph Hardy
Upton Snider
Thurman Potts
Allen Peery
Hugh Pugh
Abe Zirkle
Bob Mason
Philip Glaize
Orville Hoover
Willard Spaid
Howard James
Alvin Tavenner
Chet Hobart
Bob Bliss
Joe Schroth
Game Death Not So Bad
Richmond June 25 Winston Montague a Richmond lawyer and hunting columnist told the State Game Commission that not more than five percent of the state's birds were killed by winter cold and no bag limit or season change is needed. He noted past reductions from 15 to 12 and 12 to 10 per day and urged better license inspections but the commission made no decision on proposed changes.
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Richmond
Winston Montague
State Game Commission
Montague
Enlistments Rise as Local Army Recruiting Seeks Recruits
Local recruiting reports increased enlistments for the United States Army. Carson R. Cave of Woodstock and Garland P. Shreck of Brucetown join the Ninety-ninth Field Artillery at Fort Hoyle Maryland, while Warren B. Martin of No 7 South Cameron Street joins the Fifth Battalion at Fort Benning. The office says vacancies remain in all branches and invites interested young men to apply.
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United States Army
Carson R. Cave
Woodstock
Ninety-ninth Field Artillery
Fort Hoyle
Garland P. Shreck
Brucetown
Warren B. Martin
South Cameron Street
City
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Portland Cement Association Stats Planters Bank Bldg
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Paul Reynaud
London
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Alene Yahey
Allowanc
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