Dead ball drills spark Tigers in hot stove drills
NEW YORK March 6 Hot Stove League reports Detroit trains with the dead ball as the Tigers pound it in practice. White Sox delegation visits Pasadena to watch Athletics. Rumors fly on the Rudy York Cecil Travis swap Hank Greenberg return and more.
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New York
Detroit
Tigers
White Sox
Pasadena
Boston
South
Dom DiMaggio
Rudy York
Cecil Travis
Hank Greenberg
Wes Ferrell
Yankees
Joe Medwick
St. Louis
Baseball Camp Briefs Highlight Holdouts and Prospects
In St. Petersburg Joe Medwick plans to leave camp amid a contract dispute with Branch Rickey over an $18,000 offer. DiMaggio ends his holdout and expects to join the Yankees’ first exhibition game while Red Rolfe may be slow to start. In Orlando Clark Griffith cites $1,000 to comply with Landis and bring three rookies to camp. Other notes cover Myron McCormick’s rookie potential, Paul Calvert’s pitching promise, Ace Parker’s Pirates tryout, Ted Williams’s fence bet, and Browns’ interest in Frank Hayes amid holdouts.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Branch Rickey
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Rickey
Medwick
Joe
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Ed Barrow
San Francisco
Red Rolfe
Rolfe
Orlando
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Landis
Hal Quick
Morris Alderholt
Alex Pitko
Griffith
Judges edge Staunton in close 18 17 thriller
The Judges defeated Staunton 18 to 17 at Staunton in a tense finish. Handley led 13 8 at the start of the final period as Ritter sparked a rally with a fast break field goal and late free throws, while Quick Holt and Moomaw contributed for Staunton before Hagaman missed a tying free throw. Four Handley seniors Ritter Rowe Patton and Zuckerman played their final game.
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Robert E. Lee
Staunton
Tom Ritter
Holt
Moomaw
Ritter
Zuckerman
Quick
Washington Street
Hagaman
Handley Cagers
Rowe
Patton
Handley
McIntyre
Rg Ae
Tes
Pope 'R
Huyett
Robinson
Let The Rules Alone
Dr F C Phog Allen of Kansas University calls for sweeping basketball rule changes. He urges raising the basket height two feet adding a 16 foot safety isle around the basket restoring the center jump shrinking the ball enlarging the court and adding two players per team. The move faces resistance from coaches who prefer keeping rules as they are.
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New York
F.c.phog
Allen
Kansas University
National Basketball Research Committee
Kansas
Crochet Champ ion of the United States Named
Mrs. E. N. Noble of Minneapolis was named national crochet champion on November 21 1939 in New York City after a banquet cloth she worked on was judged the finest handiwork. Her prize winning filet cloth took 2500 hours to complete. It was a single Renaissance pattern piece made from size 100 mercerized crochet cotton and measured 10 by 6 1 2 feet.
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United States
E. N. Noble
Minneapolis
Minnesota
New York City
Morrison to Lead Temple Football With Open Pass System
Temple University hires Ray Morrison as head coach in Philadelphia on a five year deal succeeding Fred Swan. Morrison intends to carry SMU’s famous wide open forward pass style to the Owls.
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Ray Morrison
Temple University
Philadelphia
Southern Methodist
Morrison
Fred Swan
Burke and Wood Reach Final in $5,000 International Four-Ball
Billy Burke and Craig Wood reach the finals after beating Heafner and Harrison 4 and 3 in Coral Gables. Dick Metz and Ky Laffoon upset Horton Smith and Paul Runyan one down on the 36th green in a tense semifinal, as Metz shot a 31 on the first nine.
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Billy Burke
Craig Wood
Dick Metz
Ky Laffoon
Burke
George von
Wood
Clayton Heafner
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Horton Smith
Paul Runyan
Metz
Laffoon
Smith
Kate
Runyan
Little Paul
Pointer nation’s best bird dog earns 1940 title
Lester's Enjoy Wa ho, a four year old pointer, won the national Field Trials championship at Grand Junction Tennessee after dominating the three hour heat and defeating Wayside Pat in a one hour runoff. The dog is owned by Dr. B. L. Lester of Birmingham Alabama.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Lester
Waho
B. L. Lester
Birmingham
Ala
Pat
Corsicana
Tex
America
Berryville Nips Capon Bridge 23-22 In Close Finale
Berryville High boys edge Capon Bridge 23-22 in a tight season closer with a late Frank Merriwell field goal sealing the win. The girls suffered a 38-8 loss as West Virginia’s Lockhart led the fast break.
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Berryville
Johnny Rebs
Winchester
Berryville High
Frank Merriwell
Capon Bridge
West
Alexandria And Glass Eye Title Clash In State Final
George Washington High of Alexandria faces Glass High of Lynchburg for the state class A basketball championship. GW edged Newport News 30 to 29 to reach the final, with Ernie McDermon and Steve Sokol keying a late burst for GW.
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Alexandria
George Washington High
Glass High
Lynchburg
Newport News
George Washington
Ernie McDermon
Steve Sokol
McDermon
Clift
Glass
Daughters Plan Sightseeing Trips From Williamsburg
The Virginia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution planned a day of activities in Williamsburg including a luncheon, a memorial service at Bruton Parish Church, and an evening conference. Members will depart for James town and Yorktown for sightseeing later, with sessions continuing through tomorrow morning.
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Virginia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Jamestown
Yorktown
Bruton Parish
Virginia Society, Children of the American Revolution
History Repeats Itself with Dentist Robberies
Police report burglars entered nine dental offices over the weekend mirroring a similar spree exactly ten years earlier. Four dentists were victims in both incidents, with records showing the pattern in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
N. C
Brothers file divorce suits same day after sisters' weddings
Rushville Indiana bears report that Cecil S. Moore seeks a divorce from Ethel and Raymond Moore seeks a divorce from Vesta on the same day. The brothers married their spouses at Greenup Kentucky in 1936, creating the unusual pair of divorce filings.
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Rushville
Ind
Cecil S. Moore
Ethel
Raymond Moore
Vesta
Greenup
North America Assurance Society Opens 1940 With Record January
The North America Assurance Society and its affiliate North America Managers Incorporated report January 1940 as their best month yet with premium income rising each quarter since founding February 18 1937. Virginia policies exceed 63000 since 1938 and Richmond remains home office as plans spread to other states toward becoming a national institution. Officers listed include E B Crow president and treasurer and Robert A Woods vice president and agency manager among others.
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The
North America Assurance Society
North America Managers, Incorporated
West Main Street
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Winchester Area Agents List
Directory of agents in Winchester and surrounding towns including Andrew G. Briggs district manager in Richmond Virginia Hubert A Kerr Agency Strasburg J K Campbell Berryville M L F Wisecarver Edinburg Mrs M D Jahrling Edinburg R F D Front Royal Mary B Martindale Harrisonburg and Parkins Weaver advertising agents.
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Andrew G. Briggs
Seminary Avenue
Richmond
Virginia
Hubert A Kerr
Shen
Valley Bank
Winchester
J. K. Campbell
Strasburg
M. L. F. Wisecarver
Berryville
M. D. Jahrling
R. F. D. Edinburg
Harry C. McDonald
North Royal Avenue
Front Royal
Mary B. Martindale
Harrisonburg
Parkins & Weaver
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Mike) McCormick
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