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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1940
Page
5
New York previews promote bouts including Mike J versus Billy Goose and Al Hostak as starter. Signals broad coverage of college and pro sports with betting odds, star players, boxing, baseball figures, and media stars including Hedy Lamarr headlines and regional sports chatter.
After Handley girls rolled a 620 game to win the first tilt the Oil team of VIR MICHAEL RUBY SCHNEIDER and EUNICE PUCKETT pulled the final two games from last year's champions Newcomers LEAGUE the Republic Oil girls rolled games of 494 and 461 to win two out of three Pauline LLOYD S 115 led the way the Winchester Nurses edged Bell in a night of exciting bowling Katharine frames gave the team the odd decision over Bell Imperial Ice Creaming men s Club pennant hopes a setback by Madge Burch Alma Renner Helen Elser topped the bowling at 132 and 114 Artie Kiracofe son of Jesse Kiracofe will likely follow in his father s footsteps Cyril Mathews 178 Mabel Grim 135 Na to the Studebaker Champions League B Russ Bucher 346 Siler 347 bakery and United Food figures The Odd Pin team posted 67 63 90 211 Red Baker 204 The Health Center vs Palace Five features Woody White Lando White Russ Gina Forney Dorothy Coontz two spares John Ikey Dickenson 358 pace the distant Martinsburg rival contest by Wednesday night Lee Resigate heads to the event and Martinsburg s crowd awaits further action.
Virginia Tech botanist A B Massey notes autumn colors are rare globally. He cites major color zones in North America eastern Asia and parts of Europe and South America with local factors shaping leaf pigment changes from chlorophyll to yellow, red and brown hues.
Henry Ford praises newspapers as the best source of education saying they arrive daily and stay up to the minute. He emphasizes their timely information and enduring value for learning.
Richmond reports Virginia and Richmond face first major tests of 1940. Virginia travels to Yale for an intersectional clash while Richmond hosts Virginia Tech in a key big six race opener. Virginia beat Lehigh 32 0 and Richmond routed Apprentice 38 0 and Randolph Macon 28 0.
The first of 9,000 Celanese plant employees resumed work in Cumberland, Maryland after a 13 day strike ended. Officials said two weeks will be needed to restore normal operations as the Textile Workers Union voted to end the walkout. Workers will be recalled by seniority.
Robert E. Friers of Saginaw Michigan famed as a hitch-hiking world champion returns to New York after a travel spree through Central and South America. In twelve years he has covered 114000 miles across 32 countries on four continents challenging his claim.
Yesterday's Stars recap highlights Lee Grissom and the Dodgers blanking the Phillies 5-0 with two hit pitching. Bill Lehrman and Johnny Rucker lead the Giants past the Bees with a two homer effort. Morton Cooper blanks the ae to six hits. Billy Meyers drives in four as Reds demolish Pirates 11-3. Al Milnar outsduels the Tigers 3-2 in 14 innings. Joe Dimaggio's single brings in the winning run against the Senators in a 4-3 finish. Eldon Auker nets his 16th win as Browns edge White Sox. Fleming and Rich lead a Red Sox sweeping doubleheader 9-4 and 4-1 over Philadelphia.
Washington remains atop the National Football League standings as rivals stumble. Packers, Bears, Rams lose, Lions and Cardinals tie, Dodger coach Sutherland wins in Pittsburgh. Patakis wrongfully rules out a scorless sprint after a blocked kick.
The Winchester Brown Bombers upset Storer College 2 to 0 in the season opening game at Harpers Ferry West Virginia. The Winchester squad faced a stubborn foe and capitalized on key plays to secure the victory in the first showdown of the campaign.
A dense log lists radio time changes across stations WJSV WMAL WRC and more noting Lanny Ross Wendell Willkie Westminster Choir College broadcasts and various musical programs. It highlights 7:15 8:30 9 11:30 6 6:15 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:15 7:30 8:00 8:15 8:30 9 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 as listed times and program titles.
Park nine defeated Blairton, W. Va., 6-2 in the opener behind Lefty Duvall who held the visitors to five safeties. In the nightcap Lefty Lake limited Blairton to six hits as Park pushed across a 5-3 win. Glenn McQuillian homered in the first game and added a three bagger and a single.
Fragmentary OCR listing place names and surnames with unclear meaning. The text reads like a local record or directory fragment including Blair Berryville Waynesboro Studebaker Williamsport and Md address hints.
New York Sept 30 Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees is set to win the American League batting title. Debs Garms of the Pirates appears to claim the national title with a .363 average in 350 at bats as of Friday. Stan Hack, Ernie Lombardi, Johnny Cooney and Hank Greenberg are among top competitors in a tight race with Rip Radcliff, Luke Appling, Ted Williams, and Hank Greenberg close behind.
A crowd of about 3,500 watched Walter and Paul Nycum of Cumberland Md capture top prizes at the Winchester Airport speedway. Walter won the Sarah Zane grand feature with the largest purse yet in the Eastern Jalopy Association. Kenneth Cather of Winchester placed third in the grand final behind the Nycums. Jack Boyd drove Kermit's car before a wheel failure ended his run.
Chicago report notes J Donald Budge wins the national professional title defeating Fred Perry 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3. Budge follows Ellsworth Vines as champion and soon teams with Perry to win doubles 7-5 6-3 9-7 over Bill Tilden and Vincent Richards.
Frankie Frisch revived the Pirates in 1940 and earned a contract extension to 1942. The Fordham Flash had signed for two years last spring and now stays with Pittsburgh as the team eyes a 1941 pennant chase.
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