Beaner And Beanee Swap Baseball Trades Noted
New York Giants trade Bob Bowman to the Chicago Cubs for Henry Leiber amid a flurry of old baseball anecdotes. The piece recalls past beaning incidents, late 1930s trades, and reflections on Mel Ott’s stance, with references to Leland Stanford MacPhail and Medwick.
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New York
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Bob Bowman
New York Giants
Henry Leiber
Chicago Cubs
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Chicago
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Rapid Robin Feller
Mr. Bowman
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
Mr. MacPhail
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Leland Stanford
Medwick
Bowman
Hank Leiber
Robin Feller
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Cleveland Indians
Bartell
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Cubs
Melvin Ott
Melvin Epec
Terry
Tey
Leiber Enti Ware
Johnny Gooch Nears Bluefield Manager Post
Johnny Gooch, veteran major league player and coach, is expected to become the Bluefield Blue Grays manager in the Mountain State league after talks with club officials and a minor league meeting in Jacksonville. Gooch, aged about 43 in records, has extensive major and minor league experience and may bring Cub organization help, with other local figures aiding the move.
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Daily Telegraph
Johnny Gooch
Bluefield Blue Grays
Clyde Elliott
Jacksonville
Gooch
Prexy Elliott
Bluefield
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Elliott
Bramham Gooch
Austin
Blue Grays
Worth
Texas
Roy Hornsby
Fort Po
Jimmy Hamilton
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Tulas
Gray
Birmingham
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Maning
Bears Beat Cardinals In 1941 Final Clash
Chicago Bears defeat the Chicago Cardinals 34 to 24 in the final regular session game as Green Bay’s Packers stay in a Western Division tie. Upcoming dates include December 14 Bears versus Packers for the Western championship and December 21 New York versus Western champion for the league title.
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Chicago Cardinals
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Dodgers
Devos
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Philadelphia
Unclear mental hazard report from Brookfield area
Fragmentary notes from Brookfield Missouri dated December 7 mention Charles T. Sears of Trenton and reference a peculiar scene involving a cow, a hoe, and a fox and hound motif. The text is garbled with missing parts and lacks coherent events or outcomes.
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Brookfield
Charles T. Sears
Trenton
Ambiguous Sports Banter Cues Player and Coach Snippet
A fragment notes Hank enjoying hits and a wink from Mr. Terry as Leiber and another player react to scenery change, suggesting a casual sports setting with playful remarks. The text lacks full context or clear event details.
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Hank
Mr. Terry
Leiber
WV college basketball season opens with multiple games
West Virginia, Fairmont and Glenville State join Morris Harvey in early action as schedules unfold. Morris Harvey begins a road trip tonight at Potomac, then Loyola Baltimore and Lasalle Philadelphia, with a Saturday Seton Hall at South Orange. Glenville loses to Youngstown before beating St. Francis, while Wesleyan defeats Fairmont 67-61 in the first state game of the season.
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Associated Press
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Fairmont
Glenville
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Marshall
Denver University
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Morris Harvey
Potomac
Keyser
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Lasalle
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Bethany
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Waynesburg
Morris Harvey-Lasalle
Philadelphia
Concord-Emory & Henry
Athens
Marietta
E. U
Columbus
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Lagan
W. Va
Grid Dinner Ducats to Go on Sale Today
Tickets for the inter city football banquet and testimonial to Bill Dudley, Bluefield's All America star, will go on sale in the Law and Commerce building. The dinner is set for Saturday at the West Virginia Hotel.
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Bill Dudley
Bluefield
Law and Commerce
West Virginia
Zale Conn Bout Highlights Prestige Clash For Garden
Boxing writer notes Billy Conn faces middleweight contender Tony Zale in a Garden bout. Zale’s win secures a middleweight crown claim while Conn, a light heavyweight with a punch, seeks to boost his standing before potential future matchups with Joe Louis.
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Jacobs
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Billy Conn
Tony Zale
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Prompter Gece
Amy
Johnson
Bob Pastor
Tucker
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Comm
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Zale
Lew Jenkins
Little Dade
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Tance
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Football marks time for while as season winds down
New York news highlights a quiet football scene as 1941 ends. Texas City thrashed Oregon 71 to 7 while Texas Aggies blanked Pacific coast foe 7 to 0. Rice beat SMU 6 to 0, SC and UCLA tied 7-7, Mississippi State defeated San Francisco 26-13, Utah beat Arizona 12-6, Hardin-Simmons won 20-0, and Hawaii routed Williamette 20-6 before Island visits.
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M. Tuskegee
University of Hawaii
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