Feller Joins Navy as Chief Boatswain's Mate
Chicago dispatch reports star pitcher Bob Feller leaves baseball for naval service. The 23 year old Iowa farm youth will serve as chief boatswain's mate and physical instructor after taking an oath from Lt Cmdr Gene Tunney, departing a $40,000 yearly baseball role for $99 a month.
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Chicago
Bob Feller
Iowa
Cleveland Indians
United States Navy
Feller
Cmdr
Gene Tunney
Cleveland
Childress Is Foe in First Amarillo Test
The Golden Sandstorm hosts the Childress Bobcats in the high school armory tonight in the season opener. Starters include James Franklin and Charles Houghs at forward with Marion Dorman and Ceri Holland at guard and Dick Madison at center.
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Childress
Amarillo
Golden Sandstorm
Childress Bobcats
High School Armory
Sandie
T. G Hull
James Franklin
Charles Houghs
Dick Madison
Marion Dorman
Ceri Holland
Bobcats
Sandies
Sandstorm
Hughes
Franklin
Burrell Bigelow
Joe Bob McClure
K. Bert Watson
Leroy Boyter
Harold Hagerman
Dick Tadlock
Clyde Amerson
Trust Hull
Glenn Quattlebaum
Frank Holland
James Hill
Buddy Ratcliff
Clyde Bassett
Jack Palmer
Fred Brady
Hull
Texas Miners Defending Border Champs Face Buffalo Foes
Texas Mines and West Texas State collide in a Border Conference showdown at West Texas State College Friday. The Muckers, defending champions, seek another title as Buffaloes push for the crown with six lettermen and strong reserves.
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Texas Miners
Buffalo
Canyon
West Texas State College
Muckers of
Texas Mines
Cage Kings
West Texans
West Texas State
Buffaloes
Mines
Muckers
Buffs
Marshall Pennington
al Baggett
Omaha University
Indians
Roosevelt
Baggett
Phillips 66 top team keeps workaday pace with play
Phillips 66 basketball squad, second in the national semi pro ranks last season, combines work and sport with no extra pay for basketball. Players retain standard salaries and face the same advancement chances as other employees. Star Angelo Hank Luisetti and teammates from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Stanford, and other schools showcase a stellar roster while remaining in company roles.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips 66
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
Phillips Petroleum Company
K.S. Adams
Phillips
Firestone
Angelo
Hank) Luisetti
Stanford
John L. Adams
John Freiberger
University of Arkansas
Clarence Anderson
St. Mary's Morga
Cal
Howard Engleman
University of Kansa
Grady Lewis Southwestern Okla
Tech
Paul Lindeman
Washington State
Bill Martin
Jimmy McNatt
Pacific Coast Delays Bowl Planning to Spring Meeting
Pacific Coast Conference officials postponed decisions on securing Rose Bowl opponents until spring. At the annual winter conference in Palm Springs they discussed possible changes to Rose Bowl procedures and will reconvene in Portland in the spring to finalize actions.
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Palm Springs
Cal
Portland
Giants Acquire Werber To Repair Infield Weakness
Chicago datelined report on Bill Terry negotiating to trade for Bill Werber from Cincinnati to bolster the New York Giants infield. The deal follows Giants purchases of Hank Leiber and veteran outfielders Joe Moore and Morrie Arnovich, while Lefty Grove and Bob Feller exited or sought navy enlistment.
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Chicago
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Bill Werber
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Werber
Joe Moore
Morrie Arnovich
Indianapolis American Association
Gabby Hartnett
Moore
New York
Armovich
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Reds
Boston
Robert Moses
Lefty) Grove
Boston Red Sox
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Grove
Feller
Ios
Switzerland Asked To Represent American Interests in Japan
Washington December 10. Switzerland has been asked to represent American interests in Japan and to arrange for the return of American diplomats. Secretary of State Hull said the matter was under consideration with no official reply yet received. Source said Switzerland would not act for Japan here and formal announcement would await designation as a neutral power to care for Japan's interests.
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Washington
Switzerland
Japan
Cordell Hull
Tokyo
War effort push cements GOP and Democrat collaboration
Washington reports Chairman Joseph W. Martin and Edward J. Flynn agreed to work together for the national war effort. The Democratic committee issued a statement praising the joint move as the last complete adjournment of domestic politics since the two party system formed.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Republican National Committee
Edward J. Fivnn
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Committee To Play
Accidents Cut U S Warship Production Potential
The national safety council reported that in the first nine months of the year US workers losses from accidents could delay or reduce output, limiting potential production of 20 battleships, 200 destroyers and 1000 heavy bombers.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Miami Open to Draw 213 Golf Stars in Miami
Miami hosts the 10th Miami Open with 213 top pro and amateur golfers. Slammin Sam Snead of Hot Springs Virginia and Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania lead a field that includes Craig Wood Byron Nelson Vic Ghezzi Jimmy Demaret Clayton Heafner and Paul Runyan as Hogan chases the Vardon Trophy and the pro crown.
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Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Virginia
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Hogan
Snead
Craig Wood
Miami
Byron Nelson
Vic Ghezzi
Jimmy Demaret
Clayton Heafner
Paul Runyan
U S Forces in Hawaii Seen Too Strong to Bleed
Dr N B Beck of the University of Hawaii told the Institute of World Affairs that American forces in Hawaii are so strong that Japanese claims of damage from last Sunday's attack are not a serious blow. He cited Schofield Barracks as a major encampment and Honolulu forts with heavy artillery, noting their effectiveness against distant targets.
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U. S
Hawaii
Riverside
Cal
N. B. Beck
University of Hawaii
Institute of World Affairs Today
Beck
Schofield Barracks
United States
Honolulu
All Southwest Conference 1941 All-Star Grid Team Named
The AP selects the 1941 Southwest Conference all star football squad by coaches scouts and writers. Players include Malcolm Kutne Texas Texas A&M James Sterling A&M Pete Layden Texas Derace Moser A&M Jack Crain Texas and others with positions and schools listed for the first and second teams.
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Associated Press
Pas
Malcolm Kutne
Texas
Dallas
Martin Ruby
A.&m
Waco
Chal Daniel
Longview
Bill Sibley
Eos A&m
Abilene
Art Goforth
Rice
Wichita Falls
Derrell Palmer
T.C.U
Albany
James Sterling
Panhandle
Pete Layden
Derace Moser
A&m
Stephenville
Jack Crain
Nocona
Preston Johnston
M.U
Newcastle
Washington Asks Golf Tourney Be Continued
BEAUMONT Dec 10 The 85000 open golf tournament in Beaumont Dec 26 28 will be held as planned despite the world situation. Financial backers voted the show must go on after word from federal officials in Washington to continue plans for the nation s morale.
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Beaumont
Washington
Sunset Bisons Rise as Texas Top Team in Gridiron and Track
Sunset Bisons, hailed as fastest Texas schoolboy team, dominate with a dynamic backfield and Hamburgers lineup led by coach Herman Cowley. They face Highland Park in a top quarterfinal, while Temple, Tyler, and Wichita Falls loom as key rivals. A separate note mentions airplane engines shipped to Great Britain packed with silica gel for corrosion protection.
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Longview
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Palestine Knet
Lufkin Krba
Wichita Falls
Ysleta
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Cy Leland
Dick Nauman
Lubbock
KFYO
Amarillo
KGNC
el Paso
KROD
KFDA
Midland Krish
Vernon
KVWC
Sunset High
Highland Park
Dallas
Ownby Stadium
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WRR
Ft. Worth
KGKO
WFJZ
Sherman
KRRV
Paris
KPLT
Texarkana
KCMC
Charlie Jordan
Jim Crocker
Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Sunset
Bisons
Moleskins
Lions
Highland Parks
Scotties
Herman Cowley
Bill Blackburn
Bill Hamman
Sonny Kemble
Gene Couch
Ned Welch
Ken Blackburn
Bill
John Hamberger
Tom Hays
Clifford Vaughan
Garland Medaris
Jim Hoff
Gable Bryant
G. W. Hall
Bill Collie
Cowley
Tyler Lions
Cinderella Boys
Austin
Lamar
Houston
Corpus Christi
Great Britain
Texas Longhorns award 37 football letters for 1941 season
Thirty seven players on the 1941 Texas football team received letters as coach D X Bible noted the large number reflects eight of ten wins by narrow margins. Seniors include Donald Cohenour Jack Crain Chal Daniel Noble Doss Preston Flanagan Julian Garrett Henry Harkins Harold Jung Michel Malcolm Kutner Pete Layden Vernon Martin Mike Sweeney and Stanley Mauldin Amarillo star Stan Mauldin is among the lettermen eligible for further duty.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
D. X. Bible
Texas
Donald Cohenour
Orange
Jack Crain
Nocona
Chal Daniel
Longview
Noble Dos
Taylor
Jackie Field
Mision
Audrey Gill
Sweetwater
Jack Freeman
Mexia
Harold Collins
Breckenridge
Stanley Mauldin
Amarillo
Zuehl Conoly
Corpus Christi
Joe Parker
Wichita Falls
Jack West
Houston
Joe Schwarting
Waco
Southwest Conference May Buy Grid Policies
The Southwest Conference may join Texas high schools in providing athlete insurance. The move would use athletic funds as many schools lack blanket coverage. Texas schools vary prices from 100 for fractured skulls to 3 for broken teeth while the ILS sponsors a policy, and the Coaches Association funds care for permanently injured football players.
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Dallas
Southwest Conference
Texas High Schools
Texas
Interscholastic League
Texas High School Coaches Association
Duquesne May Play USC Game If Texas Declines
Duquesne University officials granted the undefeated football team permission to play a New Year’s Day post season game in Washington for war relief, with opponents limited to Minnesota or Texas. Texas officials and coach D X Bible announced the Longhorns will not participate in post season games, honoring players’ vote against any such contests. A habeas corpus hearing for Helen O’Keefe, indicted in a Houston murder case, was postponed to December 22 by Judge Langston King due to attorney travel conflicts.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
Washington
Minnesota
University of Texas
Austin
Longhorn
D. X. Bible
O'Keefe
Houston
Rainbow Girls Plan Christmas Party
The Palo Duro Assembly No. 113, Order of Rainbow for Girls, held its regular meeting last night. The next regular meeting scheduled for Dec. 24 was postponed and a post Christmas party will be held instead.
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Palo Duro Assembly No. 113
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Reporter on Prince of Wales sunk with Cecil Brown aboard
CBS reporter Cecil Brown of CBS aboard the Prince of Wales when she sunk, per informed quarters. London Daily Express war correspondent O'Dowd Gallagher accompanied him, veteran of the Chinese Japanese and Spanish civil wars and the battles of France and Britain. Unlike commercial pilots, trans Atlantic fliers rely on dead reckoning or celestial navigation.
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CBS
Prince of Wales
Singapore
Cecil Brown
Columbia Broadcasting System
Brown
O'Dowd Gallagher
London Daily Express
France
Britain
Joe Louis Wins Edward Neil Memorial Award
New York December 10 Joe Louis received the Edward J Neil memorial award for his record reign and seven challengers overcome in 1941 The Boxing Writers Association of New York awarded the trophy by acclama tion for the first time in four years The Brown Bomber will receive the trophy at the Boxing Writers annual dinner January 14 Gene Tunney will be a guest of honor for organizing Navy boxing this year.
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New York
Joe Louis
Edward J. Neil
Boxing Writers Association of New York
Associated Press
Spain
Jack Dempsey
Billy Gonn
Henry Armstrong
Brown Bomber
Gene Tunney
Navy
Mardi Gras in Galveston Abandoned for 1947
Galveston officials announced the 1947 Mardi Gras would be abandoned citing the national emergency. The executive committee said time and effort should be redirected to more urgent war-related matters.
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Galveston
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