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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
5
A September 27 charity rodeo at the Front Royal Remount Depot features bucking horses, steer riding, calf roping, and a dog versus horse high jump. Soldiers will compete in jumping and mounted tug of war as part of a non profit effort supporting local Depot charities and a future 1942 Horse Show.
Dodgers face ninth inning issues as Claude Corbitt looms for shortstop. Various updates include Leo Durocher’s Montreal playoff drag, boxing cards for service members, Alabama football rate offers, and Halas Bears film costs. Also notes on autographs for Lew Jenkins wife Katie and a plane crash recovery quote.
Yale will assign football duties to the Sophomores after attempting to remove paid coaches from the game. Alumni favored ending sideline coaching while the varsity sought to place leadership with captains, but no cooperative rival was found. The article notes how last year’s freshman standout Spike Nel may shape the Sophomore team’s approach.
Nelson, a Yale alumnus, plots a comeback with five of last year’s freshmen expected to start or contribute this season. The blue target Virginia on October 4 with Ferguson Taylor Hoopes leading a speedier backfield and a new offense featuring man in motion. Yale also boasts strong reserves from sophomores and holdovers, with a testing schedule against Penn Army Dartmouth Brown Cornell Princeton and Harvard.
The North Frederick Charge Methodist Church will hold its fourth quarterly conference at White Hall on Thursday September 25 at 7.30 p.m. Rev Geo A Turner pastor announced. Rev W W McIntyre D D district superintendent will preside.
Brooklyn Dodgers survive a late rally by the Pittsburgh Pirates to win 6-4 and maintain a one game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals. Augie Galan delivered key hits as the Dodgers' offense exploded in the ninth. Cardinals swept the Braves in a doubleheader as Estel Crabtree homered to help St Louis win.
Augie Galan hits pinch double sparking Dodgers rally to beat Pirates. Reds win as Farmer blanks Phillies 1 0 in opener. six hit effort in nightcap with two doubles by Farmer. Tom Henrich homers for the Yankees. Dom Dimaggio drives Boston run production. Al Benton hurls seven strong for Tigers. Estel Crabtree ties and wins games for Cardinals. Jim Vernon delivers decisive single in 10th for Senators.
Treasury on September 16 shows receipts of 127.32 million dollars and expenditures of 155.94 million. Gross debt stands at 50.9208 billion dollars.
V P I alumni face a tough 1941 schedule under new coach Jimmy Kitts former Rice Institute. The schedule opens Sept 20 at Blacksburg vs Catawba and includes Kentucky Louisville Oct 1 Georgetown Davidson Washington and Lee Norfolk Virginia Winston-Salem Lynchburg V M I and Richmond.
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