Sports Round Up By Eddie Brietz
New York notes cover boxing baseball football and college games with player profiles and upcoming matchups. Mentions Paul Junior Lewiston apartment buy from fight earnings and Norfolk glow about Roy Shudt Troy Times Record. NC hands Citadel 50 0 as Bruins prep for post season impact.
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New York
Paul Junior
Lewiston
Bob Grove
Red Sox
Baltimore
Boston University
Cliff Battles
Bill Osmanski
Henry Armstrong
North Carolina
Citadel
Razorbacks switch to ground attack after passing record run
The Arkansas Razorbacks plan a shift from a nation leading passing attack to a stronger ground game. Frank Frisch’s transfer destination remains unsettled with rumors pointing to Pittsburgh after the season. Conn versus Bettina.
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Frank Frisch
Pittsburgh
Conn
Bettina
Park Team Records and Standings Summary
Park teams post mixed records across leagues with Blairton and Martinsburg among leaders. Notable results include Blairton 6 5 over Girardian A C, and Blairton 5, Martinsburg 2. Overall tallies show Blairton 7 5, Park teams at varying win rates, with 0.771 pt percentage cited for Blairton’s strong showing.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages from 1913 to 1938
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation none. September to date 1.62 inches and year to date 35.13 inches. Average monthly precipitation for 1913-38 lists January 2.53, February 1.98, March 2.94, April 3.20, May 3.64, June 3.58, July 3.34, August 3.68, September 2.36, October 3.13, November 2.32, December 2.40 inches.
Spotlight on Southern Conference Football Notes
Virginia Tech predicts star tackle Jim Coleman will shine in the conference this year. VPI ends coach PlaKe Laird helps with freshmen, while UNC coach Ray Wolfe and Furman’s Dizzy McLeod claim tough luck for the season. Several mentions of NC State Art Rooney’s top pass, Duke and UNC alumni, and VMI’s Andy Trezciak replacement. Richmond captain Ed Merrick aims for all conference play.
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Virginia- Carolina
Chapel Hill
Jim
Kluttz
Hugh
Crisman
U. of Richmond
Virginia Tech
Jim Coleman
Plake
Red” Laird
Ray Wolfe
North Carolina
Dizzy McLeod
Furman
William and Mary
N. C. State
Art Rooney
Asheville
N. C
Asheville High School
DUKE
Dan Hill
Gordon Burns
Blue Devils
Bob Smith
Ted Bryson
Dick Wells
Tar Heels
Duke Universitys
Tony Ruffa
Alex Winterson
Bob McDonough
Andy Trezciak
Jacobs Southern
Paul Shu
Bryon “Ripper
Walker
V.M.I
Arkansas
Joe Payne
Clemson
ED Merrick
Richmond
Standings And Results In The Major Leagues
Yesterday's results show New York defeating Washington 3 to 2 and Boston beating Philadelphia 9 to 4. Detroit fell 2 to 9 against Cleveland while Chicago won 11 to 4 over St. Louis. Games today feature St Louis at Chicago with Lawson facing Lyons. In the National League Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 11 to 2 and St Louis defeated Chicago 9 to 1. New York 5-3 topped Boston 4-5, and Boston visits New York with Wiegel opposing Lohrman.
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New York
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Lawson
Lyons
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
vWiegel
Lohrman
Fun Festival Opens at Stephens City Tonight
Under the Stephens City Independent Hose Company, a fun festival opens tonight and runs each night through Saturday. Proceeds fund fire protection equipment and water supply. The event features games, amusements, and a professional high diving exhibition. Refreshments will be sold. Public invited.
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Stephens City Indepndent Hose Company
Five Sports Cards And Reds Collide Tomorrow In Pennant
The Reds and Cardinals enter a four game series with the pennant on the line as Cincinnati clings to pace and St Louis seeks a late surge. Derringer won his 24th as Lanier allowed four hits in a Cardinal sweep of Chicago. Dodgers and Giants also spark in ninth inning action. DiMaggio homered as Yankees push toward 107 wins.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis
Spitsburgh
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Paul Derringer
Max Lanier
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Boston Bees
New York
Yanks
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Washington Senators
Joe DiMaggio
Babe Dahlgren
Detroit Tigers
Clevelands Indians
Hank Greenberg
Rudy York
Tommy Bridges
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Town Hall Debates Ickes Johnson On Next Term
The fifth year of America’s town meeting begins next week with a debate between Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes and Gen. Hugh S. Johnson on a possible third term for the President. Moderator George W. Denney Jr. will open with a 15 minute intro broadcast. Broadcast schedule lists WJZ NBC and 78 stations with European short wave listening noted.
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New York
America
Harold L. Ickes
Hugh S. Johnson
Town Hall
Wjz-Nbc
George W. Denney, Jr
Six Lettermen to Lead 1939 Hidden Prospects
Coach Norman Ochs faces a 17 gap 1938 squad with only six lettermen and four last year reserves. Rowe will likely captain at end, Robinson calls signals in the backfield, Taylor and Bywaters are at tackle and guard, McIntyre adds backfield speed, and the group aims to surprise as veterans return for 1940 and 1941.
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Norman Ochs
Ochs
Handley
Snag Sargent
Rowe
Bywaters
Robinson
Taylors
McIntyre
Robert Taylor
James Taylor
Oscar Bywaters
Dr Boyd to Attend Norfolk Surgeons Convention in New York
Approximately 450 leading surgeons and physicians and family members from six states served by the Norfolk and Western Railway will attend the annual Norfolk and Western Surgeons Association convention at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York on September 26 and 27. Local figures include Dr Archibald Osborne Berryville Dr E L Grubbs Front Royal Dr George H Long Luray Dr J E Hatfield Shenandoah Dr B C Shuler and Dr Joseph J Waff Shenandoah Dr P W Boyd Winchester and Dr A O Albin Charles Town W Va.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western Surgeons’ Association
Pennsylvania Hotel
New York
W. R. Whitman
Roanoke
Yestery
Archibald Osborne
Berryville
E. L. Grubbs
Front Royal
George H. Long and Son
Luray
J. E. Hatfield
B. C. Shuler
Joseph J. Waff
Shenandoah
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
A. O. Albin
Charles Town
W. Va
Drunk Man Seeks Jail Cell Over Street Danger
In Albuquerque a man walked to a police car and asked to be jailed. In court he said it was safer to be inebriated in jail than on the streets, preferring a $15 drunkenness fine to car harms.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Fordham Promises to Match 1938 Form Under Crowley
Fordham coach Jim Crowley says the 1939 team will be as good as last year, with four regulars gone and strong replacements. He notes a brutal schedule featuring Tulsa, Alabama, Rice, St. Mary’s, USC, Indiana, and Pittsburgh, and confirms the squad’s experienced ends and average guards and centers Louis Defillippo and Jim Haggerty with quarterback Bill Krywicki.
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New York
Jim Crowley
Coaches’ Union
Fordham
Four Horsemen
Tulane
Alabama
Tennessee
Rice
St. Mary's
U. S.C
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Crowley
Louis Defillippo
Jim Haggerty
Bill Krywicki
Curious Death by Starvation At Fort Crook Farm
A skunk at Pete Hanson’s farm at Fort Crook Nebraska stuck its nose into an empty tin can and died of starvation.
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Fort Crook
Neb
Pete Hanson
Park Stages Rally and Secures Double Bill vs Blairton Club
The Park nine came from behind to win 8-6 in game one and 5-3 in game two against Blairton Club at Winchester yesterday. Duvall pitched the opener as Park tallied late while B Patton and Sheeley starred infield defense. Swanson led the second game with three hits as Lunsford scattered nine hits to seal the split and Park’s fifth win in five meetings this season.
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Park
Russell Potts
Blairton
the Park
Duvall
B. Patton
Denton
Sheeley
Senne Siete
Winchester
Caskey
Butts
Lunsford
Swanson
Blairton AB Rhoa
H. Tedrick
Lamp
Colham
L. Tedrick
Schad
Bane
Goodwin
R. Patton
Carey
W. Patton
Chase Ar
Paul Shryock Helps To Bring Americans Back
Paul F. Shryock of this city is a crew member on a United States liner sent to bring home Americans from the war zones. His ship visited Hamburg as the war began, then reached New York late last week before sailing again for Europe. A letter from Shryock notes German fears of encirclement and efforts to keep Italy neutral, and suggests a determined sober sentiment among Germans seeking Hitler’s reunification of all Germans into the Reich.
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Paul F. Shryock
United States
Hamburg
Germany
Washington
New York
Shryock
Italy
Hitler
Reich
Baseball box score snippet with pitching and batting notes
Play by play fragment lists players Goodwin Patton and Burch out by Lunsford and Caskey. Walks given to Lunsford five, Caskey zero, Butts five. Umpires Breckenridge and Pope.
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Goodwin
Patton
Burch
Ebn
Lunsford
Caskey
Butts
Breckenridge
Pope
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