Dodgers fall flat as Fitzsimmons shines in New York
In New York on September 12 the Dodgers struggle with thirteen errors over four games as Fitzsimmons fails to deliver a strong outing. The roundup notes Cronin’s rising form, Youth stars in army camps, and Casey Stengel advising rookies on big league seasoning, highlighting the era's baseball and football links.
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Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
New York
Dodgers
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Gany
Joe Cronin
Brooklyn
Bowling Returns to Health Center Alleys with League Starts
With leagues starting up at the Health Center Alleys the Evening Star Ladies and Men’s B each field twelve teams. Dr. Howard James’ C Leaguers begin Monday with ten teams while League A the Winchester Ladies Commercial league plans a midweek meet. Henry Covington organizes a six team Northern Virginia Power Company group. Frank Harris leads a 170 high game. Berry leads Jr. Women with 367 set. Bunch Ryan helps Hewig Meyes to a 1467. Mary Omps and Miriam Clevenger post 121 games. Dot Rice 128 for Star. Arthur La Pugh paces Republic Oil with 126. Mabel Lee posts a 351 for Cadallic debut.
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Evening Star Ladies League
Howard James
Ladies Commercial
Winchester
League A
Henry Covington
Northern Virginia Power Company
Frank Harris
Eeeling Berry
Winchester Woolen
Bunch Ryan
Ewig Meyes
YES
Star Office
Mary Omps
Miriam Clevenger
Dot Rice
Arvella Pugh
Republic Oil
Imperial
Mabel Lee
Sore
Clarke
Mickey Perry
Redsox Open Playoff Series In Front Royal
The Tri county league championship series opens Sunday afternoon in Warren County as Front Royal hosts Winchester. Front Royal won the first and second halves, 12 3 over Strasburg, securing the finalist spot behind Winchester, with Woodstock and Strasburg also in the mix. The best two of three format will give the series time to unfold.
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Front Royal
Winchester
Warren County
Strasburg
Redsoxs
Woodstock
Front Shines
W. L
B.B
Winchester Mareernime Speen Woodstock
Two Southerners In Women's Finals
In the semi finals of the Women's National Championship at Brookline, two Southern players advance. Es telle Lawson Page of Greensboro defeated Janet Younker 5 and 4 to reach her third semi final in five years and will play Betty Hicks Newell of Long Beach who beat Clara Callender 2 and 1. Frank Goldthwaite of Fort Worth and Helen Sigel of Philadelphia also survived, with Sigel beating Reinert M. Torgerson 1 up and Goldthwaite edging Sylva Annenberg Leuchner 19 holes.
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Brookline
Mass
Estelle Lawson Page
Greensboro
N. C
Janet Younker
White Plains
N. Y
Miss Younker
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Page
Betty Hicks Newell
Long Beach
Calif
Clara Callender
Pasadena
Frank Goldthwaite
Fort Worth
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Sigel
Reinert M. Torgerson
Great Neck
Sylva Annenberg Leuchner
Flushing
M Litan
Fights Last Night Prompt Report
A boxing recap notes Archibald of Providence and Bartola of Boston prevailing in points over Crawford of Brooklyn in a New York bout with brief results and outpoints recorded.
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Associated Press
Washington Archibald
Providence
New York
Sal Bartola
Boston
Dave Crawford
Brooklyn
Terms of Senators and Representatives
The term of a Senator is six years and that of a Representative two years.
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Es.s. A
Dodgers extend NL pennant lead with 6 4 win over Cardinals
Dodgers beat Cardinals 6-4 in 11 innings to widen their NL lead to two games. Dolph Camilli hit his 33rd homer powering a four-run fourth. Dixie Walker drove in key runs as Fred Fitzsimmons worked 11 innings. Giants walloped Reds 6-0 behind Bob Carpenter. Pirates and Braves split a doubleheader. Yankees, Tigers tied series. Athletics edges White Sox. Indians split with Washington.
Illness and visits mark Refuge scene in September
Refuge Virginia September report notes John Bray still ill at home and friends wishing him recovery. Visitors gather at the James Orndorff home including Amiss Lillard, Phil Hollander, Phil Bowman, Harry Pitcock, Marvin White, and others. Mrs Cyrus Ebersole also ill while Mimma Pitcock travels to Winchester. Farmers in the area busy with corn harvest and report a good crop this year.
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Refuge
John Bray
Amiss Lillard
Washington, D. C
Thomas Whitley
Phil Hollander
Brooklyn
N. Y
James Orndorff
Phil Bowman
Harry Pitcock
Marvin White
Cyrus Ebersole
Mimma Pitcock
Winchester
Arthur Ritter
A Home Newspaper Seeks Community Interests
The paper emphasizes serving local readers by highlighting neighborhood concerns and community events. It aims to reflect residents’ needs, provide useful information, and support civic engagement in the area.
First U S ambulance aids Dutch brigade casualty
Anthony Drexel Biddle visiting a Netherlands brigade drill in the English Midlands was wounded by a splinter in the left hand. He became the first casualty treated in an ambulance recently presented to the unit by Americans.
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English Midlands
Anthony Drexel Biddle
U. S
London
Chalky Wright Crowned Featherweight Champion
Chalky Wright of Los Angeles defeated Joey Archibald in the 11th round to claim New York Maryland featherweight recognition. Wright weighs 125 pounds and plans to fight top rival Richie Lemos to unify claims in the division.
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Washington
Fi— Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
New York
Maryland
Chalky
Joey Archibald
Providence. R. I
Joey
Archibald
Wright
Richie Lemos
National Boxing Asociation
Lemos
Pete Scalzo
Cornell Faces Green Team Season Under Carl Snavely
Ithaca N Y Sept 12 Coach Carl Snavely at Cornell foresees an interesting job with a green squad of sophomores and seven lettermen as he plans for a season without standout backs or a reliable passer. Only Ray Jenkins Buffalino and a few others offer varsity experience as the schedule lists Syracuse Harvard Navy Colgate Columbia Yale Dartmouth and Pennsylvania with a cautious outlook on early mistakes and development.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Carl Snavely
Cornell University
Cornell
Snavely
Hal McCullough
Walt Matuszczak
Nick Drakos
Ray Jenkins
Lou Bufalino
Charlie Weiss
McCullough
Jenkins
Buffalino
Joy Johnson
Ed. van Order
Pete Wolff
Norman Christensen
Ken Stofer
Syracuse
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Navy
Baltimore
Colgate
Columbia
New York
Yale
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
First Free School for the Deaf Founded in Hartford 1817
The first free school for the deaf in this country was established at Hartford Connecticut in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
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Free School For
M.D.L. A
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Tony Zale Out With Severe Athlete's Foot Injury
Tony Zale will stay in a hospital tonight instead of fighting Georgie Abrams at Madison Square Garden. The middleweight bout is postponed as Zale’s skin ailment worsened to dermatophytosis with erysipelas on both legs, doctors say.
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New York
Tony Zale
Madison Square Garden
Tony
Georgie Abrams
Washington
Uncle Sam
Navy
Zale
Billy Soose
Levin
Early 1940s Baseball Recap Dodgers Giants and More
Yesterday's stars included Dolph Camilli and Dixie Walker of the Dodgers rallying past the Cardinals with Camilli's two on homer and Walker's bases loaded single in the 11th. Bob Carpenter of the Giants shut out the Reds on four hits. Al Smith and Al Milnar led the Indians to a double victory over the Senators with ten hits and Milnar pitching five as the Tribe swept. Debs Garms and Tom Earley drove in two runs for the Pirates and Braves respectively as Earley tossed a shutout in the nightcap. Dutch Meyer sparked a Tigers rally with a two run ninth and produced the tying run in the 12th against the Yankees.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Cardinals
St. Louis
Camilli
Dolph Camilli
Dixie Walker
Walker
Ernie White
Fred Fitzsimmons
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Carpenter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Pirates
Ken Heitzelman
Tom Early
Yankees
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Dutch Meyer
Herman Besse
Philadelphia Athletics
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al Milnar
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Reds
al Smith
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Milnar
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Tom Earley
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Garms
Earley
Tigers
Ellery Queen Pseudonym Tied to Dannay and Lee
Ellery Queen is the joint pen name used by Frederick Dannay and Manfred Lee. The two American authors produced a long-running series of mystery novels and short stories under this banner.
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Ellery Queen
H.T.E. A
Frederick Dannay
Manfred Lee
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