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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1941
Page
5
A motley collage of boxing talk and showbiz notes runs through a March 24 bulletin. Abe Simon’s assured boxing return looms after facing Joe Louis, with Floyd Pastor hinted for a title shot. Baseball and golf chatter mix with signed contracts and salaries, while radio and theatrical anecdotes color the page.
Reports from Fort Myers Leesburg and other spring camp sites summarize scores and roster moves. The Indians beat the Giants 2 1 to even their eight year rivalry at 43 victories apiece.
Cross Junction items cover visiting friends and neighbors from Martinsburg Winchester Hancock and Ames for Sunday events. Many locals including the Braithwaite Baker DeHaven Hottie Clowser and McKeevers are mentioned with greetings improvements and family news. A baby boy was born to Marvin Grove and spouse last Thursday.
Greensboro brief notes Byron Nelson securing victory at the Greensboro Open with a final 276 after birdies on the 14th through 16th holes. Competing against Ralph Guidahl Ben Hogan Vic Ghezzi and Lawson Little, Nelson led by two over Ghezzi and four over Bulla and Guidahl as the tour heads to Asheville for a four day stop.
Mt Williams March 24 notes MU marks of illness including Mrs Mary Ashwood and Mrs Obie Peer with best wishes for recovery. Earl C Williams, 17, heads to Hawaii via New York. Harding Williams to Fort Bliss, Texas. Local weather turns spring as robins return and gardens loom.
Winchester Park Association grants Frederick Clarke High School Baseball League permission to play as many scheduled games as they wish at the Park diamond. The move follows complaints about poor field conditions at rival high schools. Games set include 13 of 20 on the 1941 slate across Berryville Boyce Middletown Stephens City Gainesboro and Gore venues.
More than sixty colonies of various foreign peoples are settled across the Republic. Each has its own schools churches hospitals and stores. The Mennonite colony is largest with about 6000 residents, mainly from Canada and some from the United States.
Los Angeles March 24 Pirates manager Frankie Frisch reshapes the club for the 1941 National League season with a revamped roster and high hopes. The infield is set Elbie Fletcher Frankie Gustine Lee Handley Arky Vaughan while the outfield features Maurice Van RoBay s Bob Elliott and Vince DiMaggio. Pitching question marks linger though led by Rip Sewell with a cadre including Russ Bauers Joe Bowman Mace Brown and more. Catching duties split between Al Lopez and Virgil Davis as Frisch pushes a hustle driven approach.
Readers of The Star are cautioned that news from most of Europe is subject to censorship before it is transmitted to the United States. The note warns about restricted reports and potential filtering affecting coverage.
Exhibition games played in Lakeland Tampa St. Petersburg New Braunfels San Antonio Sarasota Miami Los Angeles Chicago Hollywood and West Palm Beach showcase teams such as Detroit Cleveland New York St Louis Boston Louisville Chicago and Philadelphia with varied scores and lineups. The piece also notes a question about tear gas odor resembling apple blossoms in a final aside.
Cincinnati claims top league attendance based on George Hutchinson analysis of 1940 census data. Cincinnati population 456000 drew 865000 paid attendees, while Brooklyn 2698000 residents drew 971000, giving Cincinnati a higher attendance percentage and ranking Brooklyn fifth in the NL. The piece lists attendance rates across NL and AL teams.
Dodgers arrive in Clearwater tanned by Cuban sun and in prime condition, ahead of Cincinnati Reds. The Brooklyn squad, energized by pennant fever, projects confidence as they train in Florida while the MacPhail circus starts early in Havana.
A promotional piece for the Haskin Quiz Book directed by Frederick J. Haskin offers ten cent postpaid copies. It claims the book contains questions from various readers on widely desired topics and invites readers to mail ten cents and address details to Washington D C. It includes a sample Q A about the Panama hat being made from young leaves of a pine species.
Woolworth defeated Oscar Nebel and C McCrorys 18 12 in a team match. High scorer Clevenger of Woolworth with 145. Berry of Valley 122. High team game 511 for Woolworth and 485 for Chamber of Commerce. High team set 1463 for Woolworths.
Treasury data show receipts of 86 million 876 thousand 622 52 and expenditures of 57 million 842 thousand 130 95 for March 21. Gross debt reached 46 billion 628 million 076 thousand 188 37, a net decrease of 26 thousand 16.06 from the previous day.
Corrigan made his famed wrong way flight to Ireland on July 17 1938 narrating an event that stunned aviation circles and boosted transatlantic interest. The stunt brought immediate fame to Corrigan and marked a bold moment in early long distance air travel.
The con carrier Saratoga lists overall length 888 feet breadth 106 feet mean draft 24 feet 112 inches standing displacement 33 000 tons and flying deck length 900 feet.
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