Baseball world eyes Cincinnati for big league meeting
The eyes of baseball turn to Cincinnati for a week starting December 4 as the major leagues hold their annual meeting. Larry MacPhail of the Brooklyn Dodgers backs a 16 team world series plan with eight teams in each league, while Sam Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals plans another provocative proposal.
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Cincinnati
Theajor
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
MacPhail
Sam Breadon
St. Louis
Muskingum Leaders with Three First-Team Ohio All-Stars
Muskingum gains three first-team spots in the Ohio Conference all star football selections chosen by conference coaches. George Keel of Ohio Northern headlines the backfield with Dave Evans and Ed Siminski earning tackles, while Bill Childress and Chuck Heilman secure guard roles and Jim Schulte is named center.
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Muskingum
United Press
George Keel
Ohio Northern
Dave Evans
Ed Siminski
Bowling Green
Bill Childress
Baldwin-Wallace
Charles Heilman
Capital
Lamar Knecht
Heilman
Evans
Monroe Snider
Denison
Eddie Arsenault
John Carroll
John Lucas
Carroll
Jack de Wan
Roy Burkhart
de Wan
Burkhart
Ohio
Wink Evans
Dave
Siminski
Baldwin Wallace
Chuck Heilman
Childress
Jim Schulte
Harry Aitken
Bob Drumm
Aitken
George Morris
Alberta
Sulzer
John Cerne
Koch
Wittenberg
Knecht
Rancourt
Poremba
Sports trivia and league改革 proposals from The Athens Messenger
This piece presents a batch of questions and answers on sports history including Battleship carrying 160 pounds in the 1938 Grand National and Dizzy Dean’s 17-inning 1934 major league start. It also notes six man football eliminations and discusses proposed changes to major league baseball playoff formats and night games.
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Aintree
England
Royal Daniehl
Dizzy Dean
A. Dean
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Lindsey
Langhurst Named Captain Of Ohio State Buckeyes
Jim Langhurst from Willard Ohio is chosen to lead the 1940 Ohio State football team succeeding Steve Andrako. Langhurst vows to regain both national and conference titles and even jokes about reclaiming pants from Michigan after the appreciation dinner on campus. Also notes Iowa Hawkeyes scoring threats from deep in their drive.
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Jim Langhurst
Willard, O
Ohio State
Buckeye
Jimmy Hull
Steve Andrako
Andrako
Langhurst
Michigan
Ohio
Pitt Satisfied With Season
Pitt confirms continuation of its de-emphasizing football policy after a 5–4 record and a 10–0 loss to Penn State. Chancellor Bowman defends the Code Bowman approach, saying football should serve education, not spectacles.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
John G. Bowman
Pitt
Panthers
Penn State
Fisher Cambridge Freshman Player Ties to Harvard Legacy
Fisher Cambridge Massachusetts is identified as Bob Fisher Jr. son of a Harvard guard, captain and coach, and he is noted as a member of the freshman team.
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Bob Fisher, Jr
Harvard
Hubbell Cracks 80 at Fort Worth Courses
New York Giants star Carl Hubbell shoots an 80 on Fort Worth golf courses suffering loss of his right handed clubs.
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Hubbell
Fort Worth
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Naismith Dies Inventor of Basketball at 78
Dr James A Naismith the inventor of basketball died at 1 50 a m in Lawrence Kansas aged 78 He had suffered a heart attack after a cerebral hemorrhage and had been ill since last Thursday He left a wife Florence three daughters and two sons at his KU home where he served as physical education director He created basketball in 1891 while assisting Luther Gulick at Springfield Mass Naismith later became KU professor of physical education and held an MD from Gross Medical School Denver.
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Kans
James A. Naismith
America
University of Kansas
Florence
Naismith
Luther W. Gulick
Y. M. C. A. College
Springfield
Mass
Gulick
Almonte
Ontario
Canada
Denver
Colo
Gross Medical School
Kirkwood Produces Missouri Football Centers
At Kirkwood High School a tradition of supplying strong football centers echoes in Missouri programs. The pivot man on four of the past five Missouri Tigers teams hailed from Kirkwood, underscoring the school's production of top line players.
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ST. Louis
Kirkwood High School
University of Missouri
Kirkwood
Dickshot Leads International League Hitters With High Averages
Johnny Dickshot, ex-Pirate outfielder, tops the International League batting race with a .355 average at home and .356 on the road, showing no real difference in performance between venues.
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Jersey City
N. J
Johnny Dickshot
Pirate
Dickshot
Fly High Philadelphia Parachute Tragedy Amid Balloon Jumps
Eddie Allen a Pennsylvania sophomore halfback jumps as a parachutist in summer. Two sisters once joined him from a balloon with Gloria dying when the chute failed to open. Dr Mal Stevens of New York University comments on teaching a back a change of pace in football.
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Eddie_ Allen
Pennsylvania
Eddie
Gloria
New York
Mal Stevens
Olympic Star Killed in War Duty
Monta Suzuki, noted Japanese sprinter from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died while serving in China amid ongoing conflict. The athlete and wartime participant remained a prominent figure in Japan's sports and military circles.
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Tokio—Monta Suzuki
China
Auburn Football Players Serve as Second Lieutenants
Seven Auburn football squad members including five regulars hold commissions as second lieutenants in the U S Army reserve, reflecting dual roles for the team.
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Auburn
Ala
U. S. Army Reserve
Indiana has 17 backs on squad none a senior
Bloomington Ind February 1940 Indiana University lists 17 backfield players for the football squad with no seniors among them. The roster reflects a youthful group likely to gain experience for the season ahead.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
All-Southeast Conference Team Named by United Press
Vols Tulane Georgia Tech place two players each on the All-Southeast Conference squad announced by United Press. Ken Kavanaugh and Rob Ison are ends. Harley McCollum and John Eibner tackles. Bob Suffridge and Milton Howell guards. Carey Cox center. George Cafego quarterback. Bob Kellogg and Doc Plunkett halfbacks. Howard Ector fullback.
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Tennessee
Tulane
Georgia Tech
United Press
Ken Kavanaugh
Louisiana State
Rob Ison
Kavanaugh
Dixie
Don Hutson
Alabama
Ison
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Harley McCollum
John Eibner
Kentucky
McCollum
Eibner
Bob Suffridge
Milton Howell
Auburn
Suffridge
Howell
Carey Cox
Crimson Tide
Dis
George Cafego
Volunteers
Bob Kellogg
Doc Plunkett
Vanderbilt
Kellogg
Plunkett
Howard Ector
Ector
Round Robin Bowl idea pits Cornell Tennessee USC and Texas A M
New York columnist imagines a 5,000,000 seat stadium to host a Round Robin Bowl among Cornell Tennessee Texas A M and Southern California. He extols the four teams as top flight across regions and envisions all of Texas Tennessee Southern California and New England filling the stands.
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U.P
United States
Cornell
Tennessee
Texas A. & M
University of Southern California
U.S.C
Vols
Alabama
Ohio State
South Bend
Trojans
Notre Dame
California
Homer Norton
Texas
New England
Athens High Bulldogs Begin Heavy Practice for 1940 Team
Athens coach Harry Lackey starts rigorous training for the 11 man Bulldog squad with eight regular sessions left before the season opener at Gallipolis against Gar Griffiths Blue Devils. Scrimmages and position tests will follow, as players adapt to a new gym and Thanksgiving recess shortened preparation.
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Athens
Harry Lackey
Bulldogs
Gallipolis
S. FE. O. A. A. Cchampions
Gar Griffith
Blue Devils
Lackey
Title Bout Postponed as Armstrong Colds Forces Change
The boxing commission will likely postpone Friday's Henry Armstrong Lou Ambers welterweight title fight due to Armstrongs bad cold. A substitute main event appears set at Madison Square Garden with Allie Stoltz Newark lightweight against Petey Scalzo New York featherweight challenger.
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New York
U.P
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Boxing Commission
Armstrong
Madison Square Garden
Allie Stoltz
Newark
Petey Scalzo
United States
Big League Clubs Set for Winter Trades at Cincinnati Meet
Major league clubs gather in Cincinnati December 4 6 to discuss fortifying weak spots. The New York Yankees aim for a fifth consecutive title with pitching questions about Charley Ruffing Lefty Gomez and the rest of the staff. In the NL the Reds lack hitting power and the Cardinals need pitching.
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U.P
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Yankees
Charley Ruffing
Lefty Gomez
Steve Sandra
Marius Russo
Atley Donald
Spud Chandler
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Lackey Shapes Team for Dec 8 Opener
The coach focuses on building a strong squad for the opening game on December 8 as he sets plans for the current week and the next to ready the team. He notes the need to steady the group amid surrounding rounds and a friendly bank board backdrop.
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Lackey
Dodgers scrap Cuba exhibition plans for Havana next spring
The Brooklyn Dodgers have discarded plans to play four or more exhibition games in Havana next spring, signaling a change in their touring schedule and international stops.
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Dodgers
Cuba
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Havana
Indian Star Faces Winter Unemployment Claim
The Cleveland Indians fear a new off season unemployment trend as a high salaried player seeks 15 dollars a week during winter. Legal experts note players are day laborers with season based pay and clubs worry about higher fund contributions. Magnates may push year around contracts to avoid social security liabilities.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Engineer Foresees Hothouse Baseball
SWAMPSCOTT Mass An electrical engineer foresees the day when big league baseball will be played in a hothouse Robert J Swackhamer of General Electric s Nela Park laboratory said Yankee Stadium could be roofed and given an indirect lighting system for comfortable night games Air conditioning and heating equipment would provide a healthy atmosphere inside such a huge arena and games could be played in rain or shine winter or summer
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Mass
Robert J. Swackhamer
General Electric
Nela Park
Yankee Stadium
New York
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