Baer Louis Gate May Top Indoor Record Of $201613
The New York boxing world anticipates a Friday title clash between Buddy Baer and Joe Louis for the heavyweight crown at Madison Square Garden the bout aims to set a new indoor gate record around 225000. Promoter Mike Jacobs hopes for a sellout as profits likely approach 100000 benefiting Navy Relief Society. Louis, at about 205 pounds, faces Baer 245 pounds in a fight billed as fireworks with career implications for both men.
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Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Brother Maxie
Shor
Buddy
Mike Jacobs
the Garden
Navy Relief Society
Washington, D. C
Sacramento Giant
Louis
Baer
Joling Joe
Joe
Barry May Give Up One Of His Three Head Coachships
In Chicago USC coach Sam Barry said he might resign from one of his three head coaching posts in football basketball and baseball if the university must cut its athletic budget due to wartime strain. He noted he remains employed in any capacity USC wishes and warned the program faces staffing additions if the war requires changes.
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Barry
Chicago
INS
Sam Barry
Southern California
Trojans
de Paul
University of Southern California
Commercial League Teams Play Monday
Three YMCA Commercial League games are slated for Monday with Y Dorm vs Aguilas at 7, Becks vs Armstrongs at 9 and Standard Oilers vs Y Comets at 8. Two Intermediate league games follow Tuesday featuring A Z A vs undefeated Y Arrows at 7 30 and Y facing Y Raiders at 3 15.
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Y.M.C.A
Aguilas
Beck
Armstrong
Standard Oilers
Y Comets
A.Z.A
Y Arrows
Y Raiders
Eddie Collins Jr Weds Pennock Girl in Kennett Square
Eddie Collins Jr 24 son of the famed second baseman marries Jane Pennock 22 daughter of Herb Pennock once a great southpaw pitcher in Kennett Square Pennsylvania Connie Mack former mentor to both families attends as honored guest in a century link to baseball heritage.
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Kennett Square
Eddie Collins
Jane Pennock
Herb
Connie Mack
Collins
Athletics
Three A I L Teams Still Unbeaten in League Play
Unbeaten Iowa Light leads the Allied Industrial Basketball League while Collins Radio and Wilson and Co. also remain undefeated. Schedule shows games for Monday and Wednesday with matchups including Wilson and Co versus iLink Belt, Moneyhead versus Universal Crusher, Iowa Light versus Penick and Ford, Iowa Manufacturing versus Le Plante Choate, and Quaker Oats against Collins Radio Light Company.
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Iowa Light
Wilson and Co
iLink-Belt Speeder
Moneyhead
Universal Crusher
lIowa Ight
Penick and Pord
L Iowa Manufacturing
LePlante-Choate
Quaker Oats
Collins Radio
Iowa Linh
Collins
Wilson An
LaPlant-Choate
Quaker
Iowa Manufacturing
Eweee
Penick and
Ford
Wwene
Universe Crusher
Oats Peirem
Iowa Snowincturins Groenen' m
Don Universal Wall
Church Honeyme
Kerres LaPia
Penick and Porch
All-American Stutz Modzelewski Leads East Hoop Talk
New York based NEA column highlights Stanley Stutz Modzelewski of Island State as a prolific scorer, averaging over 73 points per game last season and 84 per game this season. It notes his shooting volume and Rhode Island team success, plus Long Island University basketball factors under coach Clair Bee and summer work at Manhattan Beach. It also includes a Phog Allen interview contrasting Eastern and Western basketball styles.
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New York
NEA
Stutz
Stanley
Stutz) Modzelewski
Island State
Rhode Islanders
Long Island University
Clair Bee
L. LU
Blackbird
Bee
Manhattan Beach
Dick Holub
Lenny
Howie Rader
Saul Cohen
Hank Beenders
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
Kansas
West
Basketball notes from college courts and officials
A collage of basketball anecdotes mentions rules on screening and fouls, referee quirks, and player mentions. It cites Eastern referees, Oregon State, Manhattan, and Purdue, with praise for John Mandie of Oregon State and notes on Don Blanken and Frosty Sprowl and Piggy Lambert’s Purdue tenure.
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Oregon State
Manhattan
Gill
Heé Edmondson
Washington
John Mandie
Pacific Coast
Don Blanken
Salem Stars Claim Pac Northwest Title Run
Salem, Oregon Willa Mette University has won the Pacific Northwest Conference basketball title nine times in the last 15 years and lost only 16 of 52 conference games in the past five seasons.
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Salem, Ore
NEA
Willamette University
Wildlife care and jack rabbit hunts in Iowa harsh winter
The narrative urges readers to aid wildlife during heavy snows by feeding birds and animals, including posting free feed at 78 Sixteenth Avenue SW. It reports jack rabbit hunts with large counts, notes low fur supplies, and praises state conservation officers and their training for national defense.
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Chuck Kosek
Sam Smylie
Frank Teply
Frank Balsanek
Linn County Fish and Game Club
Bernard Smreek
Lou Miskovsky
Leon Stusak
Old Place
Sixteenth Avenue
Iona
Iowa Conservation Officer
America
Iowa wildlife notes on fur laws and 1941 hunting results
The report covers fur shipping permits required from the conservation commission in Des Moines, seasonal hold rules, and fish removal data. It reviews 1941 Iowa fishing hunting trapping seasons, noting strong hatchery production, excellent pheasant and quail seasons, mixed fishing success, and shifting fur prices with mink and muskrat numbers guiding a 30 day season.
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State Conservation Commission
Tenth
Mulberry
Des Moines
Conservation Commission
Iowa
Spirit Lake Tremely
Black Hawk
Clear Lake
Lost Island
Storm Lake
Lowa
Boundary
Mississippi River
South
North Iowa
Buddy Baer Named Defendant In Suit Over Car Smashup
Buddy Baer, challenger to Joe Louis for the title in a navy relief fund bout on January 9, was named a defendant in a $36,000 damage suit arising from a Christmas Eve automobile collision. The suit, filed by Mr. and Mrs. Wellington H. Wilkins of Shrewsbury Township, N J, alleges their car was struck in Eatontown by a vehicle owned by Anna Griefenhain and driven by boxing promoter Jerry Casale, who allegedly operated carelessly and negligently.
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Trenton
N. J
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Navy Relief Fund
Wellington H. Wilkins
Shrewsbury Township
Anna Griefenhain
Jerry Casale
Eatontown
Ancient Ox Horns Shape Early War Trumpets to Modern Horns
Ancient horns used in warfare, made from ox horns, influenced the development of brass instruments in later bands and orchestras, shaping the sound and design of modern horn ensembles.
NEA Scribe Takes Issue With Allen
A Kansas writer challenges Dr Forrest C Allen on his warnings about college football. He notes many small colleges do not profit and that football budgets balance or subsidize other programs. The piece references Amherst Wesleyan Williams Colby Bates Bowdoin Maine Tufts Western Reserve Cornell Dartmouth and more while shrugging off dire forecasts.
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Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Allery
New England
Amherst
Wesleyan
Williams
Colby
Bates
Bowdoin
Maine
Tufts
Midwest
Wabash
Coe
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Dr. Allen
Cornell
Ohio State
Ithaca
Columbus
New York
Dartmouth
Hanover
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Duke
Durham
Colgate
Hamilton
Missouri football star Bob Steuber 20 and uncle of twenty
Columbia Missouri AP reports Bob Steuber a Missouri football halfback and noted athletic star is twenty years old and has twenty nieces and nephews. He has six brothers and five sisters, all but one married.
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Columbia Mo
Bob Steuber
Missouri
Quick Breaks in Basketball From Naismith to Fire Department Offense
The piece traces basketballs quick break origins to James Naismiths first game and describes todays fire department offense as fast and well planned. It highlights a three lane system with a center dribbler and two attackers, notes regional popularity in Missouri Valley and Indiana programs, and contrasts it with the slower offense.
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NEW York — Fire Department
James Naismith
Reon
Fire Department
Rocky Mountain
Southwest
Middle West
Branch McCracken
Indiana
Piggy Lambert
Purdue
Grid Coaches Would Make Good Officers
Whitney Martin argues football coaches possess officer material for military leadership. He cites coaching leadership, game strategy terminology, and adaptability as parallel to warfare, noting even small high school coaches could serve as officers.
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York
Wide World
United States
Doyle picks Cardinals and Yankees as early pennant favorites
AP reports baseball analyst Jack Doyle predicts the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as early pennant favorites amid war era uncertainty. He notes possible player draft impact, names Brooklyn and Cincinnati as strong contenders, and lists White Sox as a potential dark horse.
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Miami Beach
Filia
Jack Doyle
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Sam
Doyle
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Giants
Cubs
Pirates
Braves
Phillies
Yanks
Red Sox
Indians
Tigers
White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago
Williams To Take Army Draft Exam In Minneapolis
Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams will report for his selective service examination in Minneapolis after registering there. He will take his physical examination in Minneapolis instead of San Diego California, and had no comment.
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Shedd Aquarium
Chicago
San Francisco Aquarium
California
Mississippi River
Guttenberg
Eldon Saeugling
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Saeugling
Bureau Station
Williams
Minneapolis
Princeton, Minn
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
San Diego
Calif
Eastern Iowa Basketball Scores At South English
Scattered scores from South English show teams competing in a local contest. Player names and exact tallies are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a regular season scoreboard update from the Eastern Iowa area.
First He Ever Saw A Major League Debut Opener Tale
The article recalls Ace Ade of the York Giants witnessing his first major league game, the 1941 season opener between the Polo Grounders and the Brooklyn Dodgers, marking his inaugural exposure to big league baseball.
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NEW
NEA
Ace Adeams
York Giants
Ota Siahee
Polo Grounders
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Jack Cuddy
Maxie
Primo Carera
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Eddie Collins, Jr
Stutz Modzelewski
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Mandic
Coast
Len Rader
Long Island U
Salem Stars
Sioux Ceinter
NEA Scribe
Allen
Harvard
Endicott Peabody II
Uncle Bob
Naismith
Whitney Martin
Eastern Iowa
Meara
Cox
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