The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
SPORTS

Jan. l-California beat Alabama In Pasa.
dena Rose Bowl game.
Jan, 2l-Jim Braddock whipped Tommy
Jan. soCMax x schmeling whipped Ben
Foord Of South Africa in Hamburg.
Feb. 20-Escobar Of Puerto Rico regained
world bantam weight title by whipping
Vic Ronchetti Of Chicago won national
skating championship.
LOUIS knocked Ss oGt Nathan M Mann IN New
FEB. 2s-Glenn Cunningham set indoor
March Glenn Cunningham ran mile In
March li-Max Baer whipped Tommy
March 21-Chicago area Golden Gloves
boxers defeated New York team.
April Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
April Haenry Picard won the Masters
gold tournament at Augusta, Ga.
April 12-Chicago Blackhawks won STAN
e April i ao moli schm neiKa whipped Steve
May 7-Lawrin. owned by H. c. woof
May is-Chicago area Golden Cloves
May ssNcharles Yates Of Atlanta. Ca.
May 31-Henry Armstrong. Los Angeles,
won weterweight title from Barney Ross
June 4British golfers defeated American
team for Walker cup
June 1i.Ralph Guldahl retained national
American Wightman cup tennis team de-
feated British team.
June 18-Beatrice Barrett won women's
June 22-Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis whipped Max Schmeling of Germany.
challenger, in one round.
June 27-Nay won the Poughkeepsie
July 2-Helen Wills Moody won wimble-
don tennis tourney.
:. July 1aSo l4-Japan Cancelled Olympic games
July 1s-Paul Runyan won Professional
golf championship.
Steele at, Seattle. winning middleweight
Aug. Sammy Baugh, all-time outstand.
Washington Redskins pro football team.
Aug. 6-Mickey Cochrane. manager Of
Detroit Tigers, dismissed
Aug. 17-Henry Armstrong becomes first
fighter in ring history to hold three ring
:. Aug. s7MscaPt g: i; T. Eyston drives rae
Patty Berg won women's ) western golf
Aug. siMcollege AI-stars defeat WASH
ington Redskins. professional football cham
Sept. 3-Jacqueline Cochran wins Bendix
trophy race at Cleveland la flying $50 mph;
Sept. 5-Roscoe Turner wins Thompson
trophy race at Cleveland, flying 233.41 mph.
U. S. Davis cup tennis team retains cup
by defeating Australians at Philadelphia.
Sept. 11-Frank Frisch fred as CARDINAL
Sept. i5-John R. Cobb speeds $50 mph to-
set new auto record.
Sept. 16-Capt G. E. T. Eyston sets new
auto speed record of 357.5 mph.
Sept. 18-Yankees win pennant In Amert-
Sept: 24.Patty Berg wins womens cham
Ct gnf bons Sate Go
defended title as tennis champion.
Alice. Marble regained championship
GsbH IN s Srd Saes en anaser
Oct. 1-Chicago Cubs win National
Oct oct. EPe ars defeats Barnes to win ma.
tional pro tennis title.
Oct. 4Dr. 7; T. Prothro signed as man
hhser Of the Philadelphia National m,1 League
Oct. 9-New York Yankees win worlds
baseball series from Chicago Cubs In four
Oct iO-Burleigh Grimes fred as manag.
er of the Brooklyn baseball team.
Oct 12-Leo Durocher named manager
oet retaned international
fshermen's sailing trophy by defeating the
Gertrude L. Thebaud..
catcher. voted most valuable player in the
National league.
Nov. Jimmy Foxx, Boston red Sox.
chosen most valuable player in the Ameri-
Nov. 6~Ray Blades named manager Of
the st. Louis Cardinals.
Nov. FIRED Haney named manager Of
the st. Louis Browns.
Nov: lO..Don Bulge. tennis champion.
turned Nn,s professional, on pa, r., ,oo,,.,,
Nov. M-br. Eddie Anderson. football
coach at Holy Cross. appointed to succeed
Irl Tubbs as head coach at the University
of Iowa.
Nov. 28-Monty Stratton. White Sox pitch
er, loses leg as result Of hunting accident.
Nov. 29-Trustees Of the University of
Illinois defeated plan to Dust Bob zuppker
as football coach.
Nov. S0-Tony Music knocked out Sandy
Mcdonald in the sixth round In Chicago.
Dec l-Gabby Hartnett signs to manage
the Chicago Cubs In 1889
Dec. 6-Chicago Cubs trade Demaree.
urges and o'Dea to Giants for Bartell.
Mancuso and Leiber. aG1
Dec. 21-Luke Sewell. White Sox catcher.
sold 10 Brooklyn.
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