Rumor and Stars Dominate New York Sports Talk
Newswire roundups touch on Tom Stidham and Bud Ward’s seasons, DiMaggio’s .300 chase, Ceferino Garcia vs Steve Belloise, Burn Ward’s Mamaronneck game, Bill Terry’s future, Ace Parker’s club options, Notre Dame blues, Clemson jerseys, Artie McGovern campaign tour, and Reds backing Cleveland’s Tribe with potential box office splits.
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Broad
Joe DiMaggio
Ceferino Garcia
Steve Belloise
Bud Ward
Mamaro~ Neek
Bill Terry
Cleveland
Boston Bees
Giants
Yanks
Ace
High School Day At College Games
In Lexington on September 14 Washington and Lee opens against Hampden Sydney and V M I faces Roanoke College in a double feature for High School Day. W & L Hampden Sydney game at 2 15 p m and W M I Roanoke at 4 15 p m, with hundreds of area students expected. Spectators may attend both games with sessions including workouts and skull drills and several key W L performers sidelined by minor injuries.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee
Hampden-Sydney
Roanoke College
W. M. I.-Roanoke
War work at Birmingham Southern paused due to steel mill output
A $150,000 gymnasium project at Birmingham Southern College halted a month ago will likely not resume for several months. The delay is due to the government diverting the entire steel mill output for defense needs.
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South
Birmingham Southern College
Shore Handicap Opens Havre de Grace racing season
Havre de Grace opens a 13 day meeting with the Shore Handicap featuring Level Best Porter's Cap and a strong field. Level Best carrying 122 pounds is favored at about 8 to 5 while Porter's Cap seeks a new glory as the leading money winner in the lineup. Other likely contenders include Little Beans Magic 5 Good Turn and Big Stakes.
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Havre DE Grace
Porter
Level Best
Equipoise
Oglebay
Washington Park
Baseball Roundup From Yesterday’s Games
Yesterday’s scores feature Thornton Lee and Jack Hallett beating the Red Sox as Indians. White Sox pitchers combination held Athletics twice. Bill Tratter tied the Browns season high with a 7-3 win over Washington. Bert earned his first victory for the Tigers. Joe Beggs continued Reds relief success for another victory as Phils beat Cubs 6-1. Len Warneke limited the Bees to eight hits as the Cardinals rebounded.
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Associated Press
Indians
Lea
Red Sox
Thornton Lee
Jack Hallett
White Sox
Athletics
Bill Tratter
Browns
Washington
Tigers
Bert
Joe Beggs
Reds
Phils
Chicago Cubs
Len Warneke
Cards
Boston Bees
Red Birds
Eeene
Ce Aeldges
Yanks
Yankees
Homer
Bridges
Hank Greenberg
Marius Russo
Cleveland Indians
al Milnar
Boston
Jim Bagby
Milnar
Bagby
Roy Weatherly
Jesse Hath
Weatherly
Heath
Jimmy Foxx
Joe Cronin
Roger Cramer
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Bill Trotter
Washington Senators
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Carl Hubbel
Giants
Mel Ott
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Head
Brooks
Kirby Higbe
Cubs
Joe Marty
Lon Warneke
Cardinals
Warneke
Bees
Bloom Notes from Bloom Virginia and Rincon Georgia
The Rev and Mrs Seastrunk now reside in Rincon Georgia since February 1. He serves three churches including the historical Augsburg act church with the present building dedicated in 1769. Anna Jane Cooper returned from a World’s Fair trip. The Rosenberger family and Harler family traveled home to Winchester from a summer at their farm.
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Bloom
Pee
Pelion
Rincon
Brother Seastrunk
Augsburg
Ger
Seastrunk
Gravel Springs
Anna Jane Cooper
John H. Rosenberger
Taylor
Winchester
Raymond Harler
Mary - Elizabeth
Udell Long
N. B. Williams
Handley Faces Good Year With Big Squad of Big Boys
Handley’s 1940 grid squad opened with a scrimmage showing bigger players and a deep pool of 16 lettermen. Key returnees include Bill McIntyre and Butch Robinson in the backfield with center tandem Burke and Robinson, plus a host of linemen and ends vying for starting roles. The opener versus Berryville on September 28 remains up in the air as coaches Ochs and Maddox evaluate the large, experienced group.
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Handley
C. V. A. L. Page
Beavers
Hunter Maddox
Siscare
Lacy
Bill McIntyre
Butch Robinson
Wayne Whitham
Eli Garber
Jack Boyce
Bobby Green
Clayton Cochran
Roland White
Berlyn Moore
Bill Sewann
Allen Legge
Jim Thomson
Raymond Burke
Graham Kerr
Gail Robinson
Burke
Robinson
Kerr
Bobby Taylor
Oscar Bywaters
Snag Sargent
Sound
Maurice Eckman
Hardwell Sladen
Norwood Ashley
John DeHaven
Bill Miller
Leonard Newcome
Maurice Blosser
Paul Tomney
Fred Crisman
Bill Butler
J. V
Berryville
Ochs
Dedicatory service honors two Gravel Springs memorial windows
Star Tannery notes a dedicatory service at Gravel Springs Lutheran Church where two memorial windows were unveiled. Brill remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital with a broken hip, and Mrs Brill is 84 and hopes for a speedy recovery. Several local residents and families are mentioned in visit and travel notes.
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Star Tannery
Gravel Springs Lutheran Church
Brill
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Millie Ponton
Roy Miller
Front Royal
Ewell Chapman
Leesburg
E. Pifer
Ethel Hershman
Howard Grubbs
Shirley Fisher
Thern
Ray
Jake Borage
Strasbore Junction
Whittington
Jee, Mauvle
Stewart
Tom Nutwell
Washington, D. C
Daisy Orndorff
Wm. Brill
Stella Brill
East Orange
Tennis Finals Tomorrow At Park Courts
Gore the 1939 runner up and Cam Robinson will meet at Park Courts for the 1940 city tennis championship final. Dunn is a steady rival to Woodie Baker while Scoots Robinson shows younger form. The final starts at 2 o clock with girls finals to follow the semifinals featuring Betty Riley and Betty Wilkins.
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Gore
Camen Robinson
Park Courts
Maryland
Dunn
Woodie Baker
Scoots Robinson
Betty Riley
Betty Wilkins
Elizabeth
Helen Lillis
Miss Riley
Farley Massey
Miss Wilkins
Hilma Hottle
Dick Carpenter
Major League Standings and Results Shaping Season
Standings show Cleveland and New York atop the American League with Detroit and Chicago trailing. In the National League Cincinnati and Brooklyn posted victories as Chicago faced Philadelphia and St. Louis met Boston with key pitching matchups listed.
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Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
L. Pet
Knott
Chase
Harris
Chandler
Newsom
Boston
Johnson
Allen
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Aguine
Ay L
Lanousie Leie
Olsen
Syl Johnson
Shoun
Javery
Lanning
Lanahan
Davis
Turner
Schumacher
Stephens City Notes and Local Social Visits
Stephens City Virginia notes record Mr and Mrs Charles Bass and Mr and Mrs Julian Gregory visiting Rehoboth Beach Delaware with the White family. Lawrence Gregory and children from Manassas visited Mrs White and Miss Annie Sonner, Mae Jane Grim ill, and dinner guests included Atkins of Martinsburg and Price family.
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Frank Atkins
Martinsburg
Lester Price
Janet Cornwell
Greenway
Charles Tobin
Nineveh
Marshall Venable
Eugene Barrin
Andwood Carper
Winchester
Madison Riggleman
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Reported for Sept 12
Treasury figures show receipts of 25 million 274 thousand 447 dollars and 60 cents and expenditures of 18 million 50 thousand 994 dollars and 15 cents. Net balance stands at 2 billion 443 million 457 thousand 954 dollars and 20 cents.
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Washington
the Treasury
Tigers Triumph As Eight Wins In Nine Lift Rally
The Tigers, once tagged as fading, crushed the Yankees 84 in a display of power led by Hank Greenberg’s 33rd homer and 16 hits overall. Cleveland edged Detroit 1-0 in a sharp duel. Reds and Dodgers won by solid margins as league action heated the pennant chase.
Gore Brevities Highlight Gore High School Opening
Gore Virginia reports a large enrollment as Gore High School opened on Tuesday. Local families including H F Clemons W P Clemons Cecil Orndorff and E R Hook visitations and births are noted. Ruth Larrick spends time in Cleveland and other regional travel among residents is listed.
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Gore
Gore High School
H. F. Clemons
W. P. Clemons
Stephens City
Logan
W. Va
Ransford
Cecil Orndorff
Washington, D. C
E. R. Hook
Howard Wilson
Betty Jean
Union
Rouss Park
Ruth Larrick
Cleveland
Maggie Parrish
Beulah Shingleton
Win
Women Rollers Open Commercial Duckpin Loop
Women Rollers Open Commercial Duckpin League with high scores listed for Oscar Nebel and Republic Oil. Team Game and series marks include Republic Oil 473 and 1398, with Chamber of Commerce mentioned among sponsors.
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Republic Oil
Oscar Nebel
Valley Pride
Oh Madigan
Oscar Nebe
Age Republic
Salles
Sitausl
Chamber of Commerce
Change Date Of Firemen's Event At Stephens City
At a committees meeting in Stephens City the firemen's celebration date was moved from the week of September 30 to September 23. Joe Punk presided and noted another committee meeting Tuesday evening. Attendees included Punk of Lineburg and several committee chairmen such as H. E. Massie and Hugh Racey.
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Stephens City
Joe Punk
Ee. Punk
Lineburg
Piette Carbaugh
Harry Lemley
Holmes Yeakle
Frank Ewing
Clyde Wise
H. E. Massie
Charles and
Arthur Brill
Hugh Racey
T. A. Grim
Holmes Grim
Brush Creek Notices and Family Updates
Brush Creek Virginia notes a steady stream of visitors including the Hovermale and Whitacre families with Mrs Nora Whitacre improving after illness. Rev J R Collis returns to Martinsburg while Ruth Maury resumes teaching at Howard’s Chapel. Also mention of Nettie Clark’s hospital visit and Parker Mauzy buying a new horse.
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Brush Creek
S. Carson Whitacre
Hovermale
Lucy Hovermale
Noah McIntyre
R. P. Anderson
Nora B. Whitacre
Raymond Heironimus
Washington, D. C
Julian Beard
Pennsylvania
Beard
Martinsburg
W. Va
Nora Whitacre
J. R. Collis
Ruth Maury
Howard’s Chapel
Nettie Clark
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Arnold Dailey
Raymond L. Heironimus
Laura Dai
Parker Mauzy
Maryland Girdmen Eye Open Season With Fresh Talent
Maryland's football squad features new blood under coach Faber with Joe Murphy Mearle Duvall and Bernie Ulman in backfield and Bob Smith at center. The team hopes for health breaks as they face Hampden-Sydney Pennsylvania Virginia Florida Western Maryland Georgetown VMI Rutgers and Washington and Lee on the schedule.
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Jack Paber
Maryland
Faber
al Heagy
al Woods
Little Joe Murphy
Mearle Duvall
Bernie Ulman
Jack Gilmore
Bob Smith
Pred Widener
Milton Lumsden
Don Shockey
Elmer Rigby
Joe Hoppengardner
Jack Mier
Bill Krouse
Ralph Burlin
Reggie Vincent
Luther Conrad
Sophs
Frank Blazek
Cordyack
George Grenger
John Morton
Max Hunt
Chester
Harold Berry
Hampden-Sydney
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Virginia
Florida
Gainesville
Western Maryland
Baltimore
Georgetown
Lynchburg
Rutgers
Washington and Lee
Fugitive Everett De Lorm Captured in Rochester
Rochester officers nabbed Everett De Lorm, 23, a Monroe County Penitentiary fugitive. He was found outside after a water-drain incident and is in custody.
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Rochester
N. Y
Everett de Lorm
Monroe County Penitentiary
Batting Leaders Rise As Dodgers Shine In Week
Johnny Cooney of the Bees tops the league with a .320 average as Gleeson of the Cubs and Johnny Mize of the Cardinals chase. Rip Rachael leads the American circuit at .344 while Luke Appling and Joe DiMaggio trail close behind in the chase for batting honors.
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Dodgers
Bama Rowell
Johnny Cooney
Bees
Gleeson
Cubs
Johnny Mize
Cumberland Schools Open 1940 Grid Schedule Night Debut
Allegany High and C V A Le champions set to open the 1940 grid schedule. Allegany hosts Ridgely High while Fort Hill makes its debut against Keyser Golden Kings in Cumberland Maryland stadium at eight tonight.
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Allegany High
Ridgely High
Fort Hill High
Cumberland, Md
Golden Nadioes
Keyser
W. Va
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Artie McGovern
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Ken Overlin
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Tribe
Municipal Stadium
Plymouth
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Shenandoah
Star Tannery Notes
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Stephens
Bill White
New Plymouth
Pine Motor CO
Braddock & Cecil Sts
Girdmen
LaSalle
Bickers Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Cumberland
Berryville, Va
Don Patton
Bell
Bell Clothes Store
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