Minnesota club forms to honor high schools in sport scene
The roundup notes Minnesota amateur sports club formation to fete high schools and push for football talent, while Pirates consider trading Paul Waner for Gus Mancuso. Lew Jenkins faces a legal issue over a club date as Cubs trainer Andy Lotshaw claims a new lieutenant formula from an old Bible.
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Minneapolis
Bernie Ierman
Pirates
Paul Waner
the Brooks
Gus Mancuso
Hank Leiber
Eddie Rogers
Hank
Pam
Reds
Horton Smith
Barbara Louis Bourne
Des Parshall
Pinehurst
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Cardinals
Ray Blades
Billy Southworth
Rochester
St. Looey
Lew Jenkins
Ambers
Andy Lotshaw
Ears Move Back Two Inches Described
Fragmentary report notes an animal or subject moving ears back two inches as part of an observed behavior. Details and context are unreadable in the surviving text.
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Tors
Giants face Polo Grounds debut with new show limits
The Giants plan a quiet Polo Grounds night avoiding crowd spectacles as owner Horace Stoneham vows no foot races dances bands or leg shows. Separate items note Anita Lizano Ellis giving birth in Dundee Scotland and Max Schmeling still at his estate near Berlin. Eric, Pennsylvania emerges as a leading bowling town with state title history and Bobby Ruffin drawing boxing attention in New York.
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Brooklyn
Ronald T. Ellis
Anita Lizana
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Scotland
Max Schmelling
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Bobby Ruffin
New York
Jimmy Perrin
Radio City
Unclear Entires From Brooklyn Eagle Note Trial Remarks
Fragmented lines reference Bimal tt and Jonel Bradley with vague cricket like terms. Mentions two tests and a three year old while noting a flop. Lacks coherent facts, readers see rough notes rather than a clear event or outcome.
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Enne Weed
Brooklyn Eagle
Bimal
Jonel Bradley
Weather-Rained MLB Standings Preview for Tonight
Major League standings update notes rain for St Louis Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh and New York Cincinnati. Tonight Boston at New York features Posedel versus Gumbert while Chicago visits Pittsburgh with French facing Bowman and Philadelphia hosts Hamlin against Higbe. Only games scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati
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Gumbert
Chicago
French
Bowman
Philadelphia
Hamlin
Higbe
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Cleveland
Washington
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Bridges
Rigney
Feller
Auker
Car Seized in Sergeant Sale in Winchester Virginia
By virtue of an execution in the case Commercial Small Loan and Finance Co vs R L Hockensmith the 1935 Model DeLuxe Ford Tudor sedan will be sold at public auction in front of the Winchester Virginia courthouse on Saturday May 25 1940 at 10 A M cash terms City Sergeant Taylor L Barr presiding (G-15-17-20-22-24-51).
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Commercial Small Loan & Finance Co., Inc
R. L Hockensmith
Winchester
Virginia
Taylor L. Barr
Richards Family Powers Stephens City Baseball Stars
Spotlight on Stephens City High School baseball centers on the Richards brothers. Buddy Richards shines as a rookie bat while Robert Richards, out for this season with a broken arm, plans a comeback next year. The team eyes a league title clash with Berryville as they chase the Starsoved Frederick High School League crown.
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Roarin
Brothers Richards
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Bob Aylor
Berryville
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Buddy Richards
Buddy
Ayler
Ralph
Robert
Courtney
Varsity Timber
Ralph Richards
Middletown
South County
Gore High School Blitzes Middletown In Final Season Tilt
Gore High School defeated Middletown 11 to 5 to close the Frederick Clarke Baseball League season. Pitcher Scott Wingfield earned his third win as Gore belted 11 hits and Middletown committed several errors.
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Gore
Middletown
Ere City
Berryville
Clarke Countians
Bob Ayler
Gore High
Frederick-Clarke
Scott Wingfield
Baseball Roundup of Last Night’s Scores and Highlights
AP notes Buck Newsom dominated with six hits allowed and earned a win for the Yankees, while Taft Wright of the White Sox hit a two run homer fueling a 10 run eighth inning. A 12th inning rally gave the Cubs a win over the Phillies with Al Todd and Bob Mattick driving in a run each in the 13th.
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Eucs
Senators
al Todd
Bob Mattick
Cubs
Phillies
Better Oysters To Be Sought
Maryland and Virginia conservation officials plan a joint May 29 session to improve oyster marketing for watermen of both states. A Newport News discussion will consider proposals to enhance oyster marketing and related measures.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Virginia
Newport News
Ten Top-Notch Dirt Trackers In Local Race
Ten top dirt track auto racers from the Middle Atlantic have entered the Jalopy Races at Airport Speedway. Entries include Walter S. Nycum and Paul H. Nycum of Cumberland Maryland. James Raupach and Nick Kyrna of Cumberland. Dencil Pyles Cletus Pyles Barnes Saville and Budd Wise of Romney. Bill Morland Paw Paw. Kenneth Cather of Winchester with more expected before start. A District Nurse Association 25 mile high speed grind highlights the program with proceeds aiding the group. The half mile track has been prepared with safety fencing and a rail in front of the grandstand.
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Winchester Municipal Airport
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Nick Kyrna
Cumberland
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Budd Wise
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Bill Morland
Paw Paw
W. Va
Kenneth Cather
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District Nurse Association
Winchester District Nurse Association
Speedway
State Police To Be Inspected In Various Sections
Richmond May 24 Col Marion Battle director of the Division of Motor Vehicles will travel with Major H B Nicholas superintendent of state police for an inspection tour. They will assess patrol patterns traffic law enforcement and consider moving officers to different locations.
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Col. Marion
Battle
Division of Motor Vehicles
H. B. Nicholas
Overlin Beats Garcia for Middleweight Title at MSG
Ken Overlin, a Washington, D. C. veteran, defeated Ceferino Garcia in Madison Square Garden to claim the middleweight crown by unanimous decision after 15 rounds. Garcia, 30 plus, showed wear as Overlin employed a sharp left jab and right cross to dominate the bout in front of about 7,500 fans. Garcia held a guaranteed rematch clause, but Overlin now disputes the title with Al Hostak of Seattle, the NBA champion.
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Ken Overlin
Washington, D. C
California
Ceferino Garcia
Madison Square Garden
Art Donovan
Overlin
Garcia
Pred Apostoli
Ken
Fights Last Night Recap Across Three Bouts
Ken Overlin outpointed Ceferino Garcia in New York, the 159 pounder winning 15 rounds to 1 2. Victor Corchado of Puerto Rico boxed a draw with Bobby Green of Philadelphia in Atlantic City at 125 pounds.
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Associated Press
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Ken Overlin
Washington, D. C
Ceferino Garcia
Phillippine Islands
Atlantic City
Victor Corchado
Puerto Rico
Bobby Green
Philadelphia
Drew
Handley Loses Heartland Rivalry to Charles Town in Baseball
Handley High fell 6 to 5 to Charles Town High as Myers earned the win for the visitors. Handley led 3-0 early but miscues and costly hits let Charles Town rally, tying the game at 5 in the fifth before a seventh inning run sealed the comeback. Spaid struck out 12 for Charles Town and held Handley scoreless for three innings.
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Fortune teller asks police to view her purse
A Dallas report from May 24 describes police receiving a bizarre call when a fortune teller requested officers to inspect her purse, though details remain unclear about the purse’s contents or the incident's outcome.
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Dallas
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