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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1940
Page
5
A chaotic clipping mixes sports gossip and local fiscal items. It mentions Georgie Raft and baseball chatter, college athletics cuts at Yale, malaria forcing a Yale athlete to quit, and Budgets for Stephens City Virginia with tax figures and disbursements.
U S Muscle Man John B Kelly seeks top sportsmen to lead civilian physical training for defense. Phillies manager Doc Prothro seeks a pinch hitter as Hickory N C bred Charlie Frye hits a homer to beat the Cubs. St Mary's California freshman squad averages 200 pounds plus. William and Mary feared but not ripe this year. Charley Yates elected Atlanta bank vice president. Army hosts annual football dinner for New York scribes. Tommy Farr set to face Joe Louis in Los Angeles. Notre Dame four horsemen. Brown fields two. Halfback Dick Hirh ranch summer and Frank Wilson showcases his father’s horses.
American League yesterday Cleveland beat Detroit 10 to 5 New York topped Boston 6 to 3 Chicago defeated St Louis 10 to 0 Washington 5 Philadelphia 2 National League leaders Boston 4 New York 3 Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 2 St Louis 8 Chicago 1 Upcoming today games list with probable pitchers including St Louis Chicago Hutchinson vs Lee Cincinnati Pittsburgh Derringer vs Bowman Philadelphia Boston Mulcahy Podgajny Salvo Earley New York Brooklyn Schumacher Head.
Blairton West Virginia defeats The Park 2-3 in a 10th inning walk off dispute. Duvall pitched seven hits no walks with four strikeouts for The Park while Roberts allowed seven hits and five walks with seven strikeouts for Blairton. The game ended with a disputed home plate tag on Patton and McQuillen making a key center field plays.
Lawrence Clark of Petersburg has joined Miller's Drug Store and devised a novel window display. Large photos of proprietor Mrs Frances Miller and staff stand on pedestals with service highlights. The exhibit features Mrs Miller Garland Spillman John Lamb Mr Clark and Nimrod Jackson.
Salisbury Md September 23 A national defense parade and open air meeting will be held with Governor O Conor as the principal speaker. The highlight is the Army’s new $10000 truck trailer mobile recruiting station set to stay in Salisbury for three days.
Health Department touring trailer clinic examined 2,900 children in 12 Maryland counties during the summer.
Chicago Bears crushed Green Bay 41 to 10 in Chicago as the Packers suffer their first loss of the season. Washington Redskins defeated the New York Giants 21 to 7 in Washington as Sammy Baugh directs the offense. Dutch Clark’s Rams beat the Eagles 21 to 13, while the Steelers topple the Lions 10 to 7.
Funeral services were held at 2 PM at the residence for Mrs Rachel Ann White 80 widow of James W White who died Friday night in her sleep at her son Charles W White's home in Opequon Rev E Summers McGavock officiated with Rev T A Daffin assisting Pallbearers included J B Singhass J W Richards J M Snapp Maynard Bayliss Robert Collins and Perry Nail Interment followed at St Pauls Lutheran Church
Mrs. Ernest Schmucker, 35, is hospitalized in Swanton Nebraska with a broken right arm and elbow and severe cuts after her car ran into the ditch while she was teaching a neighbor girl to drive.
In a tense stretch drive, Cleveland defeated Detroit 10-5 as the Yankees beat Boston 6-3 to force a three way pennant scramble. Feller not superb but earned his 27th win as Cleveland eyes a crucial series with Detroit and Chicago.
Gore High defeated Gainesboro 6-2 in their fall softball matchup in Gainesboro Virginia. Jack Larrick pitched effectively, while Nelson Beard and Harry Richard shared mound duties for Gainesboro. The teams meet again next Friday in Gore.
College football moves into autumn with six top games next Friday and Saturday. Key clashes include UCLA vs Southern Methodist in Los Angeles and Boston College at Tulane, Pittsburgh vs Ohio State, Washington vs Minnesota, Michigan vs California, and Texas vs Colorado in major intersectional matchups. Duke and North Carolina State open Southern Conference play, Navy faces William and Mary, and other notable lineups span Purdue, Missouri, Texas Christian, Denver, Utah State, and Pacific Coast pairs.
The Democratic Club Inc. of Annapolis condemns Congressman M. J. Maas for an article titled Annapolis, the curse of the Navy. They call the piece subversive misleading and out of line with national interest and publish a public resolution.
Raylass Chain Stores finished a major remodeling of the Danville unit located at 335 Main Street. It marks the first transformation under the 1940-41 program with plans to remodel many more stores in the coming year.
Handley football players will compete for the Handley trophy as the Junior Board honors the season. Secretary Hedrick Koontz announced the award will recognize the most outstanding gridiron player with ten points per game and twenty for the Handley Martinsburg matchup. The top scorer receives the trophy after Thanksgiving, with a Redskins player to present the award.
In Del Monte California the 44th National Amateur Championship opened qualifying rounds. Betty Jameson defending her title drew early attention as 163 entrants from across the country faced Pebble Beach level course par of 77. Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky and Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite of Fort Worth Texas stood among early favorites in the field.
In Washington Virginia yesterday the Middletown Minks fell 9 to 6 to the Washington All-Stars. Buddy Cooley lasted six innings before relief by Buddy Pingley could not stem a heavy Rappahannock offense. The defeat follows Middletown’s 11 wins this season with a return date set for a Sunday rematch and a Saturday bout with Strasburg.
The report notes rivers at Riveroth Virginia with North Fork and South Fork both listed as clear. No flooding or turbidity issues reported. Water quality and flow appear normal for the period observed.
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