Holiday lull eases high school hoops with three games
Wenceslaus hosts the Alumni as Gordie Psarik's Red Hawks chase a sixth straight win. Franklin visits Marshalltown to face a Thunderbolts squad aiming for three wins in five starts. IC travels to Iowa City to meet St. Mary's, while several teams wrap pre holiday action last week and return in January.
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St. Wenceslaus
Franklin
Marshalltown
Immaculate Conception
St. Mary's
Iowa City
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
St. Patrick’s
Marion
Gordie Psarik
Red Hawks
Jim Tresna
RedHawks
YMCA
Thunderbolts
Rustmen
Phil Seghi
Central Catholic
UCLA Bruins edge Florida Gators 30 27 in thriller
UCLA outlasted Florida 30 27 in a tense intersectional clash in Jacksonville before 8000 fans. Halfback Leo Cantor sparked the tying and winning drives while Fullback Ken Snelling added three extra points and a critical fourth quarter field goal.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bruins
University of California At Los Angeles
Florida Gators
Gators
Florida
Leo Cantor
Ken Snelling
English tennis star Valerie Scott jailed on vagrancy charge
Valerie Scott a 23 year old English tennis player and former Wightman Cup member was jailed in Miami on a vagrancy charge filed by County Solicitor Robert R Taylor based on information from attorney John M Murrell for Frances Lynch of Baltimore and Miami Beach. Scott was taken into custody Thursday night while attempting to visit Lynch at Lynch's Miami Beach home.
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Miami, Fla
Valerie Scott
Robert R. Taylor
John M. Murrell
Atorney
Frances Lynch
Baltimore
Miami Beach
Miss Scott
Miss Lynch
Dodgers Lead League Batting in 1940s Baseball Recap
The article lists top season leaders including home runs by Dolf Camilli and Mel Ott, most runs and hits by Stan Hack and others, and notes on team stats. It highlights Dodgers club batting at .272 and 800 runs, with 101 homers, while Phillies allowed most runs and Reds stole most bases. May include batting averages and top players such as Reiser Cooney Medwick Mack Slaughter and Walker.
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Havana
Dolf Camilli
Dodgers
Stanley Hack
Cubs
Dan Murtaugh
Phillies
Marty Marion
Cards
Johnny Rucker
Giants
Mel Ott
Frank McCormick
Reds
Brooklyn
Reiser
Dodgeern
Crabtree
Cardinals
Cooney
Braves
Medwick
Mack
Vanshan
Pirates
Elites
Palilles
Ah) Walker
Dodgera
Alt Slaughter
New York
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Dickey
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Bears Favored Over Giants In Stiff NFL Playoff Clash
Chicago with the high scoring offense is two touchdown favorite to beat the New York Giants in the NFL championship playoff. Sid Luckman leads the Bears offense supported by Nolting Gallarneau and Standlee while Giants counter with Leemans Eshmont Duff and Hein De Filippo. Kickoff is at 1 pm CST with starting lineups listed for both teams.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Bears
Sid Luckman
Ray Nolting
Hugh Gallarneau
George Mcafee
Norm Standlee
Tuffy Leemans
Len Eshmont
Ward Duff
New York
Mel Hein
Giants
Lou DeFilippo
Soole LE Plasman Mellus
Kolman Sohn
Fortmann DeFilippo
Turner Younce
RG ‘ Dray Tdwards
Artee Howell
Slegal
Rincipe
Luckman Eshmont
Nolting Pub
RY Gallarnenys Veemans FB Standlee
Lafayette hopeful as football season nears 1942
Lafayette College in Easton Pa expects a bright 1942 football season with 19 players from this year’s squad set to return including 12 regulars unless the services step in.
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Easton
NEA
Lafayette
Harness Horse of the Year honors go to Spencer Scott in 1941
The 1941 season crowned Spencer Scott as Harness Horse of the Year. The four year old trotter, driven by Fred Egan, beat Nibble Hanover and Bill Gallon in Grand Circuit races at Lexington and Goshen, with Scott also winning the Hambletonian the prior year. The article notes rivals like Court Jester, Little Pat, and Glenbreeze, and cites overall growth in purses and entries as harness racing heights rise into 1942.
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Trotter
Dick Case
USTA
Charles W. Phellis
Nibble Hanover
Bill Gallon
Pacers Court Jester
Little Pat
Lee Axworthy
Dean Hanover
Guy McKinney
Lexington
Fred Egan
Nibble
Goshen
N. Y
Horace Johnston
Charlotte
N. C
Ashley Hanover
Lee Smith
Court Jester
Rupert Parker
Parker
Tom Berry
Homer D. Biery
Butler
California
Aiken
Colby Hanover
Cannon Ball
C W. Phellis
I. W Gleason
Williamsport
Thomas S. Berry
H. M. Parshall
United States Trotting Association
iFred Egan
May McElwyn
Don. Juan
Harry Whitney
Merwynna
Vic Fleming
Broncer Scott
Hens Thomas
Wayne Smart
Guy Vic Fleming
N C
Dorothy Guy
Julia Fitzsiphons
Bronx Falls
S. D
Pacer Court
Aiken, & C
Long-Ender Wins Inaugural Handicap at Tropical Park
Aboyne a 30 to 1 shot stormed from eighth to win the six furlong inaugural handicap at Tropical Park Miami Florida. The four year old gelding owned by Mrs G C Winfrey of St Albans NY defeated long shot DeKalb and Maechance in a photo finish by a head. Payouts were $71.60 $26.80 $12.30 with DeKalb paying $25 to place and $11.20 show and Maechance $5.40.
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Miami
Fla
Aboyne
Tropical Park
Florida
G. C. Winfrey
St. Albans
N. Y
Home
A. M. Creech
DeKalb
P Beiber
Maechance
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Live Amid Nassau Grounds
Government House in Nassau houses the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and is set on ten acres of landscaped grounds with shade trees surrounding the residence.
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Government House
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Nassau
Angott Won't Defend Crown For Half-Year
New lightweight champion Sammy Angott said he is ready for over the weight bouts but will not risk his title for at least six months. He plans to return home to Washington Pennsylvania where his two daughters are ill and a title fight is not sought immediately. Promoter Mike Jacobs cited Angott’s six month grace and eyes on later matches with rivals like Ray Robinson, Freddie Cochrane, or Fritzie Zivic. Meanwhile Jacobs shifts focus to Louis Baer heavyweight bout at the Garden next Friday. Navajos fear evil spirits at burial sites and depart graveside counterclockwise to avoid the spirits moving clockwise.
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New York
Sammy Angott
Texas
Lew Jenkins
Madison Square Garden
Angott
Washington
Charley Jones
Allie Stolz
Jenkins
Petey Scalzo
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Jones
Angott-Jenkins
Jacobs
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
the Garden
East All Stars Workout Prepares for Charity Game
In Sugar Bowl stadium, Coach Bernie Bierman and Andy Kerr led a two hour East squad practice praising a 23 player group. Smallest tackle Alf Bauman of Northwestern weighs 220 pounds as East heads to Biloxi for further training before the West squad arrives for Baton Rouge drills.
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New Orleans
Bernie Bierman
Andy Kerr
Sugar Bowl
Bierman
Northwestern
Alf Bauman
Biloxi
Miss
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Indiana lifts ban against parochials and others in high school sports
The Indiana High School Athletic Association council voted to lift prohibitions on parochial Negro private and institutional high schools from competition. The move takes effect August 15 and allows entry into the state association if regular high school courses are offered and other rules are met. The council also aimed to protect players from college recruitment and outside groups and said awards should be few and symbolic.
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Indianapolis
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Athletic Council
Arthur L. Trester
S.H.S.A.A
St. John’s and Sacred Heart Clash In Iowa Scores
Eastern Iowa basketball results show St. John’s with Sacred Heart in a tight girls and boys schedule at Independence and Blairstown. Notable scorers include St. John’s Nosek Maloney Hall Van Horne and Blairstown’s Leon Paulsen Martin Greenwalt. Bees note on cross pollination ends the list.
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Odlwela
Sacred Heart
Hall
St. John's
St John's
Nosek
St. John's Girls
Maloney
Blairstown
van Berme
van Horne
Leon Paulsen
Sports chatter and career notes across multiple figures
A roundup of sports tidbits covers Alex Fidler’s Minneapolis feature splash and a ref legacy reaching 8138 bouts, Clyde Kluttz joining the Boston Braves, Knox College cagers at Corpus Christi gym, 24 Iowa officials in Des Moines clinic, Bruce Smith’s Heisman arc, the Joe Louis Buddy Baer bout profits, Jack Crain’s Southwest scoring, and Cedar Rapids officials elect. It notes Sugar Bowl crowds, Davenport basketball streaks, multi sport notes, and various coaching moves.
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Alex Fidler
Minneapolis
Fidler
Billy Petrolle
Jack Dempsey
Clyde Kluttz
Decatur
Boston Braves
Sacramento
Knox College
Corpus Christi
Galesburg
Dick Beall
Des Moines
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Joe Louis
Naval Relief Society
Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves Entry Blanks Published
The Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves entry blanks are published for the February tournament at Memorial Coliseum with events on Feb 9 10 11 and 18. Independent entrants are encouraged to file and train at the C Y C gym under coach Ralph Hayes while workers at Iowa Manufacturing also plan boxing participation.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
DiMaggio's Case for Big Yankee Payback Backed by Stats
Statistics released show Joe DiMaggio led multiple categories last season and tied or broke 37 records, including a 56 game hitting streak from May 15 to July 17. The figures bolster his demand for a $50,000 salary next season as the Yankees chase another pennant.
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New York Yankees
DiMaggio
Yankees
Army recruits Ward in bid to enlist golf champ
Marvin Bud Ward national amateur golf champion is taking tests for enlistment in the army the Second Air Force headquarters reported Saturday.
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Spokane
Marvin “Bud” Ward
Army
Second Air Force
Optional Cue Ball Adopted For Tourney
The world three cushion billiards championship in Chicago will use an optional cue ball rule starting January 9. Under the change a player may start with either cue ball and must use that ball for the inning, speeding play and reducing safeties. The 10-player round robin includes Willie Hoppe as title defender, with Jake Schaefer Jay Bozeman and Welker Cochran among invited contenders.
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Chicago
INS
Charles C. Peterson
Billiard Association of America
Peterson
Willie Hoppe
New York
Jake Schaefer
Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Calif
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Hoppe
North South Stars Get Down To Work
North and South football stars begin a week of hard work for the December 27 North South classic in Montgomery Alabama. North squad includes Homer Keating Detroit Bill Friedman Michigan State Jim Trimble Indiana Ed Lechner Minnesota Gordon Patschka Minnesota George Zurich Northwestern Fritz Howard Ohio State Vince Banonis Detroit John Hallabrin Ohio State Tuffy Chambers Northwestern Jim Richardson Marquette.
Aggies Plan Dallas Trip For New Year Game Prep
Texas A&M coach Homer Norton said 48 players would depart College Station for Dallas on December 30 for a final workout before the New Year’s Day clash with Alabama. The squad will train at SMU’s field and hold a light Cotton Bowl drill the following day.
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College Station
Tex
Homer Norton
Texas Aggies
Dallas
University of Alabama
Southern Methodist
Cotton Bowl
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