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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1939
Page
5
In Pittsburgh on October 9 Judge Landis proposed a new rule for series play as a slugger clashed with an umpire. Reds struggled in their first series in 20 years while the Browns and Yankees mixed with college grinds and fans. The item notes injuries and light hearted quips about team form and national league leaders.
Paris reports the war council says 26 of 72 former Communist deputies were arrested for violating the decree dissolving the party and banning Communist propaganda. Sixteen arrests occurred in Paris with the rest held in the provinces and sent to the capital.
Berlin reports Herman Krueger a Kruez civil employee was beheaded today for treason. He was convicted of divulging state secrets to an undisclosed foreign intelligence service he allegedly contacted in 1938.
The record shows present and past rainfall figures with October to date 1.92 inches and year to date 39.39 inches. Average monthly precipitation over the 26 year period 1913 to 1938 is listed, with February 198 as a note and March indicating an average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches. Data courtesy Research chet ABP rd.
Local sports chatter covers Yale vs Columbia 10 7 with Howie Kaye from Middlburg. Handley Judges’ 75 yard run called back by clipping. Handley penalties total 75 yards this year. First night football at Charles Town WV with Davis WV HS may spark more night games and lights.
Professional Results show Chicago Bears 35 Cleveland 21. New York 14 Pittsburgh 7. Sunday games list Philadelphia at Newark, Chicago Cardinals at Chicago, Cleveland at Detroit on October 15.
The Yankees rout Cincinnati 7 to 4 in the final game as Ernie Lombardi is felled by relays of players. Fans condemn Lombardi and shortstop Billy Myers for errors that fueled New York’s win and the series sweep.
Navy 14 Virginia 12. Georgetown 25 Roanoke 0. George Washington 19 Davis and Elkins Catholic U. 6. Elon D Carolina 13 Virginia Tech Randolph Macon 21 Guilford 6. Washington and Lee 2 Davidson 0. William and Mary 39 Apprentice 6.
The 1939 national football title chase is wide open after weekend upsets. Strong teams from the east midwest and west compete, with Duke North Carolina Alabama Mississippi and Mississippi State among southern contenders as this week's schedule could trim the field.
Nearly 2,500 spectators witnessed the opening event at the Winchester Cycle Club track near the Municipal Airport. Two spills injured Reggie Bedger and Walter Clayton while Walter Nycum of Cumberland won the top prize in the Junk Car races with a 40.4 second lap. Nycum and J D Pyles fought a photo finish in the 10-lap final.
Washington Redskins rolled up their biggest score in three years to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers and pull even for first in the Eastern division of the National Pro Football League. Sammy Baugh was out with injuries, but Frank Filchock started at quarterback with runners Andy Farkas Dick Todd ahead on the ground and freshman Bo Russell standing out on the line.
Cincinnati sport by John Frye notes Johnny Van der Meer of the Reds, a promising pitcher who failed to translate two no hit games into a pennant season, enduring a rough 1938 campaign with limited support and a fading major league future.
Paris dispatch reports German troops along the Rhine near Neue Breisach raised a large placard reading French comrades, don't fire on your German friends. The sign reportedly moves about with the wind as shellfire continues.
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