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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
9
New York letter notes baseball attendance drop and boxing czar talk. Mentions American Association flag race, Louis Galento prospects, high school base stealing, pitcher scouts, and various humorous notes on players, fines, and sport economics.
Princeton captaincy for Peter Page of Blue Ridge Club Millwood sophomore star of Tiger Golf. Eastern Intercollegiate Championship win over Dartmouth 7 2. Page held local amateur 70 record until Roy Ryden Jr. tied it. coach Hodgson leaves Shenandoah Valley Academy for Midwest post. Eric Tipton ends Duke career with Rose Bowl fame and bases loaded homer vaults 12 4 win over North Carolina. Weather, fishing notes, and farm price trivia included.
Winchester plans a Sandy Baker Day next Sunday May 28 honoring the team manager. H Russell Potts says the District of Columbia champions Henrich baseball club will meet the Park nine with a large crowd anticipated after fan requests and the recent death of Cy Macdonald. Coopy Goodwin handles third base while Ed Burch returns to center field for the locals.
The season shows long winning and losing streaks across the majors. Reds and Cardinals ride six or more games as Phillies and Dodgers ride similar runs, while Yankees fall after a 12 game streak ended by Dizzy Trout. Colts Cards Pirates and Phillies highlight a tense race in the standings.
Campbell announces the Win chester Golf Club 10 man team for the Bi State match in Purcellville. The lineup includes Yester old Roy Ryden Jr Dr R H Kerlin D L Weems Clarke T Cooper Ralph Grimm Fred Glaize Jr John Scully and Phil Fowle. Other clubs Martinsburg Alexandria and Purcellville compete.
Handley golfers scored 15 1 2 to 14 1 2 over Massanutten Military Academy cadets in a close return match. Results show Lineburg and Whitlock leading with 4 points each, while Riddle Estes and Clayborn posted narrow scores as the team plans next spring for a Shenandoah Valley golf league. A 12 boys caddy team from Frederick Maryland will play Winchester Caddy on June 12 at the local course.
Clarke County's second rural school field day was held at Glendale with Hawthorne Hout Pine's Corner and Glendale pupils. safety skits earned awards. Hawthorne won field events with 32 points, Glendale 29, Hout 21, Pine's Corner 6. Winners listed include Kenneth McKay and Kath leen Elliott among others.
In Winchester, Virginia, Va. Woolen beat Jr. Board 8 to 4. Miller & Anderson and Dr. Pepper posted 0s in current play. Tonight's matches include Dr. Pepper versus Va. Woolen and United Food against Elks. Dr. Pepper versus Miller & Anderson was postponed.
The president tossed the ceremonial first pitch while the superintendent attempted a trial jump to inaugurate the event. He failed to clear the cross-bar and broke it during the attempt. A makeshift bar was provided afterward.
The standings show Detroit beating New York 6 to 1 and Cleveland over Boston 6 to 2. Washington blanked St. Louis 16 to 6 while Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1. Scheduled games list Cleveland at Boston and Detroit at New York among others.
A first hand look at Max Baer at his training camp shows the former champion lacking the speed and stamina he had years ago. The 30 year old appearing heavier and less spry, reflecting time away from the ring.
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