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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1942
Page
3
Sports Roundup notes big innings and old time benching norms. The piece cites players testing pitches and contrasts past patience with today’s aggressive hitting. It also mentions boxing and golf references with military bonuses and pro title defenses as colorful side notes.
John Chrisholm of Fort Scott Kansas visits the Kentucky Derby. After a couple of races a drunken fan with a female companion proposes marriage on the spot. Father Chrisholm suggests postponement. the suitor warns he may lose his winnings before the next race and insists on marriage now.
Roy Simmons, a former Syracuse coach in boxing football and lacrosse, notes meeting almost anyone at Annapolis during the navy physical training program. He recounts encounters with Weems Baskin of Mississippi and Tiny Blandin from Tulane as they discuss last fall’s Ole Miss beat Tulane game and Tulane tackles.
In Detroit 16 year old Eugene Green pitched as a third baseman who tried pitching when St. Rose High School struggled. In his first start he threw a no hitter, offering a rare debut highlight for a young athlete.
Bob Whitlow of the army team drove a ball 335 feet to beyond the fence at West Point. The ball struck a tree trunk outside the field and bounced back, yielding only a double due to a ground rule about balls in the air hitting branches above the field.
Alma Renner delivered an extraordinary duckpin display in the Evening Star Ladies Loop final between Imperial and Cadillac. She bowled 167 in the first game and finished with five games totaling 666, a local alley record, as Ida Simmons and Lorraine also posted strong scores.
Richmond va May 11 V M I's balanced track team that won the state big six college championship Saturday will not be entered in the Southern Conference meet this weekend. Richmond's Owen Gwathmey set a state record 9 48.1 in the two mile, Long John Griffin won the shot put at 47 feet 8 3 4 inches, and other Virginians like Wyat Virginia Tech and Carter Virginia Tech will also compete. Virginia Tech led with 50 40 1 2, Tech placed third, Richmond 25 5 6, W and M 13, W L 4. Tom Galliford of VMI set a 9 7 hundredth dash record in the 100 and 220, and Bob Sherrard of VMI vaulted 12 9. Virginia freshmen beat Virginia Tech in the first year meet. State college baseball winds down with Maryland at VMI and W L, Virginia Tech, and N C State at Virginia. Richmond beat W and M 4 3 to clinch runner up to Virginia Tech. VMI and W and L golf teams faltered in the Southern Conference meet. Duke won the title with Grover Poole at 71. Bridgewater third in Mason-Dixon track. Randolph-Macon sixth. Catholic U won big.
Yesterday's Stars highlight Yankee pitchers Red Ruffing and Marius Russo each win in a doubleheader against Washington with Ruffing allowing four hits in game one and Russo eight in ten innings. Cavarretta and Klinger delivered key hits for Cubs and Pirates in the twin bill.
The STAR notes late press time with 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin Rome and 11 P M in the Balkans reflecting global time differences for afternoon editions.
Winchester women are being recruited and trained for the Civilian Defense effort as emergency needs grow. A May lecture series and multiple training classes in first aid, dressings, nursing, and production work are announced at Handley Library, local schools, and community venues with sessions across May and June.
The Yankees and Dodgers lead their pennant races as 18 hurlers work long defeats and supporters pack ballparks. Ed Head earned his fourth straight win for the Dodgers over the Giants while the Cubs beat the Pirates 4-2 and Walters shut out the Cardinals 3-0 in Cincinnati.
Winchester Business College invites advanced and high school graduates to enroll in a six month secretarial and typing program. The course promises practical training, clerical skills, and faster job readiness for office work.
Alsab roared from the back to win the 52nd Maryland Turf Classic at Pimlico, defeating eight rivals by a length. The victory came before about 42 000 fans, with a time of 1 minute 57 seconds, beating the stake record by a second and a fifth.
Handley star Robert Snuffy Taylor set a shot put record to lead Handley High in Charlottesville, but Class B title went to Big Stone Gap. Handley totaled 25 1 2 points, with Taylor scoring 15 from field events and Kerr, DeHaven contributing in shot put and high jump.
In Chicago on May 11 a Red Cross food and nutrition class instructor led a session with members, presenting a question and discussion to adapt dietary guidance for daily meals.
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