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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1935

Page

6

Winchester Park Blanks All-Stars 1-0 In Second Game

Winchester Park wins 1-0 over Front Royal All-Stars in the second game of the post-season series. Medlar pitched well and doubled, while Keller and Huffman contributed two hits each. Eaton scoring the lone run in the seventh inning after Forsythe singled.

Winchester Park Club Blanks All-Stars Winchester Park Medler Front Royal All-Stars Front Royal Baliwick Johnson Medlar Front Royal Winchester Meldar Keller Huffman Eaton Forsythe B. Keller Warren County Royal Nesbit Bi DO McPall Jewett, Lf Sserenes A Baker As. Wit Curry Downing Ab.h.o Crowl Ubi E. Keller If. Steear E. Burch Med- Tar Jewett Med

Yesterday's Stars AP Baseball Roundup

Hank Leiber drove in three runs and scored three as the Giants defeated the Cardinals with a homer and a single. Dusty Cooke drove in four after a bases loaded double and walk against the Browns. Derringer blanked Boston with four hits. Bottomley’s pinch hit won the second game. Johnny Murphy drove in the tying run with a double for the Yankees in a win over Detroit. Bill Lee limited the Dodgers to six hits and six strikeouts for the Cubs. Ed Phillips drove in six with three doubles and a single in the Indians' first win over Senn. Ralph Birkofer scattered eight Philly hits in a 5-3 Pirates victory. Marty Hopkins and Pinky Higgins combined four RBIs in the first game. Higgins added four hits and a tenth inning homer to win the second.

Associated Press Hank Leiber Giants Cardinals Dusty Cooke Red Sox Browns Paul Derringer Jim Bottomley Reds Derringer Boston Bottomley Johnny Murphy Yankees Tigers Bill Lee Cubs Dodgers Ed Phillips Indians Senn- Ralph Birkofer Pirates Philly Marty Hopkins White Sox Pinky Higgins Athletics Hopkins Higgins Dizzy Dean Terry Carl Hubbell Joe Medwick New York St. Louis Brooklyn Gus Suhr Pittsburgh Eddie Brown Phillies Lou Gehrig Detroit Vito Tamulis Cleveland Washington Lefty Grove Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Braves Ben Cantwell

Soft Ball Doubleheader Set With All Stars At Park

The Winchester soft ball All-Stars meet Shenandoah county champions tomorrow at 5 PM on the Park diamond. Sunday the All-Stars face Front Royal and Warren county while the Park team plays in Front Royal, starting at 2 30 PM. The games are expected to be highly competitive as the top teams in the section.

Winchester Shenandoah Park Front Royal Warren County

Adventure of a steelworker who dangled by three fingers

Floyd Gibbons recounts Art Van Hoorbeck, a 21 year old iron worker on a New York skyscraper in 1915. A mislooped angle iron trap leaves him hanging fifteen stories above ground as a load rises. Tommy Todd atop the building keeps the line steady and saves him. Art returns to work days later with a ruined hand.

Arthur van Hoorbeck Art Thirty-first Street Ninth Avenue New York City Art van Hoorbeck Tommy Todd Tommy

Giants From St Louis To Chicago In Streak Test

Giants rout St Louis to take series as Cubs sweep Brooklyn and hold a two game edge. Derek Deans shines with Dizzy Dean loss. Hank Leiber homers in a 16 hit attack as Carl Hubbell quiets the Cards. Brooklyn errors help Cubs win.

Hugh 8. Fullerton, Jr Associated Press Giants St. Louis Chicago New York New Brooklyn Bill Terry Cards Dizzy Dean

Full Speaking Program Shaped For League Meet

The Virginia League of Municipalities will hold its annual convention in Fredericksburg on September 26. Mayor C. R. Anderson will lead Winchester delegates with sessions at the Stratford Hotel for officials and police. Noted speakers include Col. James A. Anderson on public works, William A. Smith on the New York WPA, and T. Coleman Andrews on auditing town finances. The program covers taxation, water pollution, budgeting, state-local planning, and aging pensions.

Virginia League of Municipalities Fredericksburg C. R. Anderson Winchester Stratford Hotel League Morton Wallerstein Municipal Bureau New Public Works Program James A. Anderson Public Works Administration New York Progress Administration William A. Smith Works Progress Administrator Clifford Ham American Municipal Association Chicago C. H. Morrissett R. W. Catlin Farmville Edward H. Ruehl League of Virginia Virginia Richard Messer Bureau of Sanitary Engineering State Department of Health William R. Shands Legislative Reference Bureau Governor’s Advisory Legislative Council T. Coleman Andrews Russell van Nest Black New Jersey Clarence E. Ridley Internation City Managers’ Associaon

Plans for Yearly Relief Fund and Centralized Aid

The advisory board proposes a single annual fundraising drive to cover all city relief needs. Funds would support food clothing and shelter for the deserv ing poor plus nursing hospital care medicines and shelter for dependents or the homeless. A central index will track all cases with careful investigation and non relief groups will shift focus to avoid duplication.

Birds on Pribiloff Refuge Estimated At Nine Million

An estimate places the number of birds that rear their young each year on the isolated Pribiloff islands refuge in the Bering Sea at about 9,000,000.

Pribiloff Islands Bering Sea

Park Baseball Statistics Show Strong Season Record

A fragmented box of teams and results shows the Park Baseball Statistics summary listing numerous clubs such as Paramount, Millwood, Front Royal All-Stars, Martinsburg, and Williamsport, with a standout line noting a season result of Won 30 Lost 1. The sparse text references cities including Washington, Hagerstown, and Roanoke, plus multiple sponsors and leagues, painting a busy regional circuit.

Hughes sets land speed record at 352.46 mph

National aeronautics officials have asked the Aeronautique Internationale to approve a new land plane speed record of 352.46 miles an hour set at Santa Ana California by Howard Hughes, above, young millionaire film producer. Hughes crashed after his record flight, but was uninjured.

National Aeronautics The Aeronautique Internationale Santa Ana Cal Howard Hughes Hughes

Football Season Opens Here With Enthusiasm

Handley football prepares for 1935 season under Coach Ochs with only three lettermen returning Baker Ramey Johnson from last year. Losses include Summel Baker Clevenver Grim and ineligible Armel Lineburg Ward. Open Oct 4 vs Harrisonburg Blue Streaks at Handley stadium with a full schedule to follow through late November.

Ochs Givil Rosy Baker Ramey Johnson Ralph Summel Carter Baker Thurston Clevenver Courtney Grim Earl Armel Richard Lineburg Carrol Ward Handley Stadium Harrisonburg Washington and Lee High School Clarendon Luray High School Allegany High School Cumberland Randolph-Macon Academy Front Royal Hagerstown Waynesboro Martinsburg

John W Wood Dies Near Linden

John Wise Wood a Warren county farmer and orchardist died at his home Applewood near Linden after a paralytic stroke. He was 79, native of Rappahannock county, twice married, survived by widow two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon at Flint Hill.

Front Royal John Wise Wood Warren County Applewood Linden Rappahannock County Flint Hill

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Handley Adventurers’ Club Fille Eylagy By Floyd Gibbons Columbia Suhr Nationals Bird Haven Mr. and Mrs Fred Perry Helen Vinson Harrison, N. Y Perry United States Wilmer Allison Paramount Cabbies Chevy Chase, Md Woodpoint Williamsport Wild Cats Majestic Radio Phil Moorefield Blairton B. S. Martinsburg Antietam, Hagerstown P. W. A. Washington Boonsboro Manchester Culpeper Alexandria Roanoke Kann’s Culpeper West Point Bennings Oak A. C Baltimore Williamsport A. S Culpeper Blue Sox Harrisont Front Royal Front Royal Winchester, Virginia John W. Wood Star Office
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