08 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
1
In 1942 43 sports faced war limits and manpower cuts yet endured. Golf boxing and horse racing mostly continued, while major leagues trimmed training and many minors folded. Transportation and manpower squeeze 1944 outlook calm yet unsettled for athletics nationwide.
Ann Arbor Michigan December AP reports Army pilot Tom Harmon, shot down by Japanese on October 30, was rescued by Chinese guerrillas. A cablegram from Harmon to his parents says he arrived safe sound and healthy, thinking of you, don’t worry, everything is perfect shape. Origin of the cablegram not disclosed.
Cleveland promoter Larry Atkins, a top U S boxing figure, says Lee G Murray is the most dangerous potential challenger to Sgt Joe Louis. He calls Murray a powerful puncher, a converted southpaw, and 23 years old, with a possible rematch against Jimmy Bivins in late February.
Jesse Robinson aged 30 who escaped from Missouri penitentiary on November 28 surrendered to Sheriff M L Hogg saying he was ready to go back He was serving a term from Butler county for theft of property from an automobile Homesick and wanting to see relatives prompted his surrender He feared being recaptured on the road and had planned to return to Jefferson City.
Christmas trees scarce in Denver lead R. M. Sealock to buy a small, scraggly tree. He returns home to admire his yard tree only to discover a stump where the blue spruce stood.
Roundup notes supporters of the American League push for Clark Griffith’s Hall of Fame entry. He excelled as a pitcher and manager, shaping the league’s postwar era, while his Washington club thrived on a tight budget. The piece also briefly mentions Judge Landis at the Bill Cox hearing and a Liver pool steeplechase print.
At a baseball meeting in Chattanooga Joe Engel recounted discovering a lanky patched-pants kid named Joe Cronin. He described spending 7.50 of Clark Griffiths money to bring Cronin along for weeks of scouting and how Cronin impressed after a few grounders saying what a combination they would make. Bucky Harris praised Engel for the tale.
Western notes describe a Southern California UCLA football clash filled with 14 fumbles and a wide range of offbeat chatter. Paul Brown cites Illinois pullouts, while Billy Hermian and Branch Rickey haggle over contracts. Red Friesell, the fifth down official, serves in Washington, and North Carolina fans debate service football eligibility amid rumors of a stronger Greensboro base contender.
Champaign Illinois coach Doug Mills brings back former whiz kids on furlough to form a new Illini squad. The young lineup, featuring 18 year old or younger players, aims to reclaim national prominence and the Big Ten title. Transfers Stan Patrick and Don Delaney join veteran holdover Walt Kirk as Mills predicts growth and surprises from the youthful roster.
A House military affairs subcommittee return from a tour of Central and South American bases found the good neighbor policy beneficial but faulted amateur goodwill emissaries for bungling actions that harmed American standing. The panel urged immediate postwar planning for regional commercial ties and criticized agencies for poor coordination while stressing the need to settle U S base use.
A congressional committee including Rep Short of Missouri left Washington on November 3, traveling 14 567 miles in three weeks by air to Rio De Janeiro. The journey aimed to advance their respective sug gests as part of ongoing travel by members.
In 1943 inmates at Kentucky State Reformatory LaGrange produced over 2,000 surgical dressings for the armed forces. A rigid medical inspection prerequired the workers’ involvement, highlighting prison labor contributing to wartime needs.
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