Briez Chats About Sports In Montauk Style Column
Penns Reagan receives offers from the Athletics seven five hundred and Red Sox with Yankees promising to top. Horton suggests British golf may rebound and cites St Andrews Prestwich Sandwich and Peel as shrines at risk. Giants consider Cuccurnel move. Sweeny sends golf club news. Waner takes job in baseball mob. Ott helps Giants but fans still tough. Post notes Luckman and Bear, Davis Dodgers elk tale, O Brien knitting, Killefer aims to clean house, Abe Greene party planned, Capt Scott dies in Chicago crash.
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Eddie Brietz New
Penn
Reagan
Athletics
Red Sox
Yankees
Fordham
Cotton Bow
Horton
Jersey City
Hague
Gabbs Hartnett
Ragtime News Review
Paul Waner
Poner
Giants
Melvin Ott
New York
Godoy
Joe
Curt Davis
Dodgers
Utah
Davey O’brien
Red Cross
Bill Killefer
Milwaukee
Abe J. Greene
New Jersey
Phil Scott
Chicago
Joe Kirkwood
Minnesota fuels football salad says St. Peterburg Independent
Jeff Moshier reports Minnesota supplied the football salad and has no bow to place it in, reflecting a critical view of the team's preparation or resources.
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Jeff Moshier
St. Petersburg
Minnesota
Morgan County Oak Ridge wedding and local notices
A wedding of Miss MTea McAbeete and Mr. Simon Speakman is reported as a Sunday event with many friends wishing happiness. The note lists numerous social visits and guest cameos across Morgan County Oak Ridge including Ottice Weaver Taylor families, Audrey Johnson of Rock Springs, and T. J. Morris visiting Ida Terry.
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Mtea McAbeete
Simon Speakman
Ottice Weaver
William Taylor
Julian
John Hardin
Marie Bullard
Forrest Chapel
Martha Mae Terry
Audrey Johnson
Rock Springs
Amanda Lee Sharrott
Lewis Ward
Ben Moore
Olen Cooper
Robert and
Fay
Castor Lott
Austinville
T. J. Morris
Ida Terry
Audrey West
Olen Tapscott
Hartselle
Josie Means
Sibyl
Louise Wynn
Rocky Ford
Ho de McElory
Hudson, Jr
Kathere
Luke Roberts
Rocks
Earl Harris
Emily
McKendry Chapel
Earl Morris
J. ©. White
Sibyl and Mae Terry
T. J. Morled
John Ln
Howard Orton
Lege
Lumber Industry Torn by Strikes
West Washington lumber operations faced widespread closures as labor strife spread to Oregon and Seattle. About 40 mills and several logging outfits halted activity, threatening supply and national defense during the dispute.
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JB Battle
Washington
Seattle
Capital
All-America 1940 выбор: tackle guard back names and heights
List of 1940 AP All-America players by position with colleges and hometowns. Includes TACKLE GUARD BACK selections such as Severin NC, Drilos Cornell, Suffridge Tenn, Harman Mich, and Kimbrough Texas A&M among others with senior ages and heights.
Storck predicts record playoff receipts for Washington Chicago
NF L president Carl Storck announced that the gross receipts for the Washington versus Chicago championship game will exceed 100000, the highest in pro playoff history. He urged reforms including draft protections, six day rest rules, and a 33 player squad minimum.
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Washington
Carl Storck
National Football League
Chicago
Storck
Trinity High Opens Season With Mixed Results
Trinity High School opened its home basketball schedule with two wins and one loss. The junior boys lost 14 to 10, the senior boys won 19 to 14 in a tight contest, and the senior girls beat Rogersville 28 to 14 with a decisive first quarter lead.
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Trinity High School
Rogersville
Trinity Boys
Doub
Daily Want Ad Seeks Good Apartments in Demand
Advertisers promote available rentals with a Daily Want Ad noting in demand apartments and reliable listings. The brief urges property owners to place notices to reach prospective tenants seeking steady occupancy.
Last Football Saturday Caps 1940 Season In nation’s games
New York reports a final slate of key matchups led by Southern California versus Notre Dame in Los Angeles and SMU versus Rice as title hopes fade. Auburn meets Villanova, Florida faces Texas, South Carolina plays The Citadel, Texas Tech takes on San Francisco, while Georgia closes with a 28 to 7 win over Miami lifting its season record over .500.
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New York
Los Angeles
Southern Methodist
Aggies
Fordham
Auburn
Villa- Nova
Florida
Texas
Texas A. & M
South Carolina
Citadel
Texas’ Tech
Southwest
San Francisco
Georgia
Miami
Bulldogs
Auburn Tackles Villanova In Intersectional Clash
Auburn meets Villanova in Montgomery to close the season for both teams. Nick Basca anchors Villanova pitching after partial duty last year as Auburn seeks a victory despite missing Rufus Deal and John Chalkley with injuries.
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Montgomery
Ala
Auburn
Villanova
Nick Basca
Plainsmen
Rufus Deal
John Chalkley
Navy veteran backs aid to England in American shipping
Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell retired former commander in chief of the navy's Asiatic fleet expresses support for shipping to England. The statement reflects wartime relief efforts aimed at strengthening British assistance against the Axis powers.
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Atlanta
Harry E. Yarnell
Navy
England
Hanson Named Alabama Captain
Tuscaloosa December article announces John Hanson from Roanoke Alabama named captain of Alabama's 1941 football team. Alternate captain chosen is John Wyhowanee of Tiltonville Ohio, a guard, elected at a banquet by the Tuscaloosa Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
John Hanson
Roanoke
Alabama
Hanson
Material Needs Stated for Ship Repair
The report notes the ship requires all kinds of materials to complete repairs and resume operations. Specific items are not listed, but the emphasis is on securing a full supply of necessary goods to restore function.
Favors Bar To Naziland Favors Bar To Naziland
The National AAAU executive committee recommended to the convention that no amateur athlete be allowed to compete in Germany amid news of a Berlin 1942 world boxing championship invitation. Other measures include returning to yardage for track, eight US districts for boxing entrants, and ratifying five world standard track records with athletes Wolcott Jeffrey Woodruff and Warmerdam named.
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Loudon Kelly Denver
AAAU
Germany
Roy E. Davis
Chicago
United States
Berlin
Hawaii
Fred Wolcott
Rice
Clyde Jeffrey
Stanford
John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Cornelius Warmerdam
San Francisco
Georgia Military Wins Junior Title
Georgia Military Cadets win the Southeastern Junior College football title after beating Belmont Abbey 6 to 0 in the final. Hudson scores the decisive touchdown in the third quarter as Belmont Abbey had threatened twice early in the game.
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Georgia Military
Milledgeville
Georgia Military Cadets
Southeastern Junior College
Belmont Abbey
North Carolina
Hudson
Belmont
Sinkwich
Georgia
Lila Todd
Brooker Blanton
Five Killed in Lancaster Bus Truck Collision
Four soldiers and 14 year old Howard McCaleb died in a collision between an army truck and a school bus near Lancaster California last night. Twelve other children were injured as soldiers pitched tents over the wreckage and stood guard pending an inquiry.
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Lancaster
Calif
Here
Sir Insiae Ane
Tae neerDy
Howard McCaleb
Deer season closed in four Alabama counties
The state conservation department announced the deer season is closed indefinitely in Cherokee DeKalb St Clair and Etowah counties after several animals strayed from the Talladega National Forest herd and were shot.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cherokee
DeKalb
St. Clair
Etowah
State Conservation Department
Talladega National Forest
Stanford Relays Produce Fast 3:10.55 Mile Relay
Stanford teams set a fast 3 10 55 mile relay time led by Charles Shaw Ernest Clark Craig Williamson and Jeffrey to highlight a strong relay performance at the club event.
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Stanford
Charles Shaw
Ernest Clark
Craig
Williamson
Jeffrey
Surprises in Coast Loop Highlight 1940 Football Season
The Associated Press recounts the 1940 season with Stanford rising from obscurity to a Rose Bowl bid under Clark Shaughnessy. UCLA qb loss of Kenny Washington, Ohio State’s drop from invincible to four losses. Also noted are Rice Utah Penn Navy Iowa State Wisconsin Florida William and Mary Mississippi State and others who over performed or faded after pre season hype.
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New York
Stanford
Indians
Easiy
University of California At
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Ohio State
Uclans
Kenny Washington
Buckeyes
Washington
Southern California
Clark Shaughnessy
Rice
Jess Neely
Utah
Pennsylvania
Navy
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Florida
William & Mary
Mississippi
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Indiana
Marquette
Duke
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Colorado
Syracuse
Princeton
Cornell
Sinkwich Delivers Big Night for Georgia in 28-7 Win
Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich, weighing 180 pounds, capped his sophomore season with a 242 yard performance against Miami. He scored two touchdowns, set up another, and contributed a 29 yard punt return as the Bulldogs pulled away from a 7-0 halftime deficit to win 28-7.
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Miami
Fin
Frank Sinkwich
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Sinkwich
Bill Steiner
Andy Dudish
Heyward Allen
State Insurance Fund shows gains despite losses in Alabama
Alabama reports 46 359 in earnings for the state insurance fund for the year ending September 30 while fire and windstorms caused 259 241 in losses to state buildings. 34 buildings including 33 schools and an armory burned or damaged. The fund insured 4 442 buildings valued at 56 350 275 and has a cumulative surplus of 459 503 since 1923.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. R. Forsyth
Dixon
Forsyth
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Erie Ct
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Rudy Mucha
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Hunter Cohern
Cecil Scheffel
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Fred Hartman
Joseph Ungerer
Loren Mackinney
Harvard
Benda
Edward Frutig
Paul Christman
Missouri
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MPAA
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Charles O'Rourke
James Thomason
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James Kisselburgh
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