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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1941
Page
5
In a chaotic Brooklyn showdown the Dodgers beat the Yankees with costly misplays, a wild Larry French pitch, and late rallies. Umpire mixups, base running gaffes, and fan anger color a dramatic October clash in Ebbetts Field.
Lew Jenkins and Red Cochrane set for a headline bout at The Garden. Jenkins favored to win over Cochrane despite their veteran status and past losses, including Tippy Larkin’s five defeats of Cochrane in earlier bouts.
Brooklyn reports describe the ninth inning chaos in the World Series with a stray pitch allowing four Yankee runs after two outs. Quotes from Hugh Casey Mickey Owen Tommy Henrich Joe McCarthy and Leo Durocher frame the misplay as a break while notes on players officials and fans conclude with two signs seen in the crowd and Lucy Monroe’s radio segment.
The Park Nine ended its baseball season with a double loss to Elkins Blue Birds in a weather eased October game. In the first game Park tied late before Mutchinson hit a go ahead homer to score Dougherty in a 4 2 defeat. The second game remained tight as Joe Swanson limited Elkins to six safeties while Park managed only three hits off Hutchinson who earned the win in seven innings.
Boxing fans attend a Madison Square Garden card promoted by Mike Jacobs headlined by two champions meeting in a non title bout. Lew Jenkins from Sweetwater Texas holds the lightweight crown and will box Freddie Cochrane who recently became welterweight champion. Jenkins is the slight favorite as Cochrane weighs more and the bout stands as a high profile main event.
Frances Allen, daughter of Ethan Allen, embraced Catholicism and became the first New England woman to take nun vows in 1810 at about twenty four. She died roughly eleven years later.
Brooklyn Dodgers lose a 4 3 lead in the ninth as Mickey Owen misplays a Casey pitch allowing a foul ball to deflect to the stands. The Yankees surge to win 7 4 at Ebbets Field before 33,800 fans, leaving Dodger president Larry MacPhail in tears.
Enormous Abe Simon of New York faces Los Angeles heavyweight Turkey Thompson in a 10 round bout at Hollywood Park. Simon weighs about 255 pounds at 6 feet 4 inches aiming for a rematch with Joe Louis, while Thompson looms near 189 pounds at roughly 5 feet 11 inches.
Firemen rushed to Broadway and Spruce Street in Leavenworth after reports that horses were on fire. They arrived to find horses burning as witnesses described the shocking scene.
The Giants and Bears, leading the eastern and western divisions, remain unbeaten as they push toward the national pro championship. Giants top Cleveland and beat the Steelers 37 to 10, while the Bears beat Cleveland 48 to 21 and gain early momentum. Washington shut out Brooklyn 3 to 0, and Green Bay edged Chicago 14 to 13.
College football results include COLLEGE Vo. P. I. 3 Georgetown 51 C W M 51 Randolph Macon Yale 21 Virginia 19 Temple 28 V M L 13 High school games list Anacostia 18 Handley 0 Romney 7 Charles Town 0 Allegany 32 Keyser 7 Fort Hill 6 Alumni 6 Berryville 6 Harpers Ferry 0.
Twenty seven leading women golfers from Maryland and DC began the qualifying round of the sixteenth Middle Atlantic Golf Association championship at Five Farms. The tournament committee expected more players before the first round finished and would accept post entries. Flights will be provided for entrants posting 18 hole cards today.
The Minnesota State Optometric Association advises hunting and fishing for tired eyes. It says outdoor activity in the open helps the eye recover from close work and fatigue. The bureau notes that outdoor tasks like hunting or golf give the eye a needed vacation.
A younger kicked a football into an air and the ball struck a 110 volt electrical line feeding the home of Andrew Potpinko. The wire was torn down with sparks flashing in all directions leaving the Pitinko home without lights. Fire trucks and an ambulance were sent to the scene as 500 spectators looked on.
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