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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1940
Page
5
A collage of sports chatter notes potential opponents and upcoming games across baseball boxing football and golf. Mentions include Dodgers Yankees Comiskey jailers and players like Danowski Ruth Litwhiler and Conn. Headlines tease team battles and betting talk with city series and World Series timing referenced.
James J. Dykes and the Chicago White Sox move to honor J Louis Comiskey known as Uncle Lou who died last year He built a pennant contending nucleus paying 150000 for three players in 1932 One of the players is third baseman Dykes now central to the White Sox chase and four and a half games behind the lead.
Opening night in the Evening Star Ladies League showcased high scores as Hankie Lillis of Handley rolled a 384 three game set the highest in the league. Imperial Ice Cream outscored Harold Hildum Hershey Pints and issued a challenge to Handley for the championship.
Miss Betty Glooyd of St. Joseph wins a Missouri women’s golf driving contest with a 3 ball total of 657 yards aided by a cad e. Her second ball curves out and strikes a caddie on the head, bouncing into the fairway about 200 yards from the tee.
The Park of Sandy and Blairton West Virginia announce a best two of three Little World Series starting Sunday afternoon. Potts says the 60 percent gate share for the winner emphasizes the Park’s determination. Blairton has dominated this season and Park features three former Blairton players including Stotler Harper and Kilmer.
Major League standings and yesterday's games show American and National Leagues with results including Detroit 6 Washington 3 and New York 9 St. Louis 0. The MLB table lists teams like Cleveland and New York with win percentages and game counts amid scheduled matchups and pitcher notes.
The Detroit Tigers move to the AL lead after a win over the Washington Senators while Cleveland loses to Philadelphia. The New York Yankees end a skid, and Chicago White Sox idle. DiMaggio injures a leg, Schoolboy Rowe two-way worry, and Bill Sullivan injures a finger as Detroit and New York push for first. In the NL, Reds near clinching with a 2-1 win over Philadelphia as Brooklyn falters. Max Lanier shuts out the Dodgers 5-0.
In Klamath Falls Oregon a police officer suspected two youths of shoplifting and took their candy to headquarters. The candy was consumed by officers who did not know it was evidence. The store owner said the candy was wormy and discarded.
Walter O. Briggs owner of the Detroit Tigers is linked to a notable deal involving George Coffman and Billy Sullivan. Coffman, a pitcher, has two wins and two losses this year, including an opening day victory over Detroit. Sullivan, a former catcher and outfielder, is batting .311 this season, well above last year and his career mark.
Detroit reports a strong attendance push in the American League pennant race with Briggs Stadium hosting games that lift total gate to about 994000. With ten home dates left including three against Cleveland, the 1000000 milestone appears reachable despite fluctuating day to day crowds and varying fan interest.
A massive fire at the Crown Cork and Seal storage plant in East Baltimore burned a nine acre cork stock worth a year’s supply imported from Spain and Portugal. More than 400 firefighters battled the 15 alarm blaze, aided by still active air and water efforts as embers spread and threatened nearby facilities. Insurance officials said losses are fully covered.
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