Moriarty Ends Umpiring Era as Baseball Hallmark
Retired umpire and former Detroit Tigers third baseman George Moriarty, famed for feisty battles with Cubs and White Sox, is assigned by the American League to distribute the league’s annual movie in Michigan territory. Once a feared onfield figure, he warned about lively balls and recalled stealing home in 1909.
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Eastern All Stars Begin Preparatory Drill for San Francisco
The Eastern squad arriving for the New Year clash with the Western All Stars held a first meeting and drill in Evanston after a luncheon at Northwestern. Coaches Bernie Bierman and Andy Kerr greeted the players as Milt Piepul of Notre Dame was replaced by Jim Murphy of Iowa due to academic duties.
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San Francisco
West Coast
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Minnnesota
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Iowa
Coach Candidate Murphy Linked To Colorado U Job
New York dispatch reports Russell Murphy a Cornell lieutenant under Carl Snavely is prominently mentioned for the Colorado University head coaching post.
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Carl Snavely
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Giants
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Fritz Crisley
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Princeton
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Dick Bartell
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Galileo High Claims Three All-Time Greats
Galileo High of San Francisco asserts it produced three all time great athletes Joe DiMaggio Lawson Little and Hank Luisetti star of basketball.
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San Francisco
Joe DiMaggio
Lawson Little
Hank Luisetti
Ace Parker Praises McAfee as Top Back in Football
Ace Parker, who led in votes, says George McAfee the ex Duke star was the best back in pro football last season. Buck Newsom trains for next year and warms up with a local friend at Hartsville South Carolina.
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Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
Anne Hemp
Germany
Long Island
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Fordham
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U S. C
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Joe Louis fight remark hints Conn next opponent
Al McCoy suggested after the bout that Billy Conn would face Louella next in June, a claim echoed as a possible future matchup. The comment reflects speculation about upcoming heavyweight intrigue and fan interest in the era’s marquee boxing rivalries.
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Joe Louis
al McCoy
Billy Conn
Loula
Foot ball Giants aid ambulances drive and track records set
Five Giants volunteers join fund drive to buy ambulances for England while Auburn ace John Cannon Ball breaks course records in all four runs this year. Michigan plans to add Tom Kuzma from Gary Indiana as its next football fullback. Tom Harmon is hired for a personal appearance in a Detroit department store causing a crowd halt.
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England
John (Cannon) Ball
Auburn
Michigan
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Gary
Ind
Tom Kuzma
Tom Harmon
Detroit
Italy and Ohio State echoed in wartime view
The Cincinnati Times Star comments on wartime leadership, noting Italy’s performance compared with Ohio State after a disappointing season against Greece, suggesting Il Duce could be ousted.
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Freshman Uluys Light Leads Auburn Ground Game
Auburn lists freshman back Uluys Light as a rising talent at fullback while Arkansas reports center Blizzard improving, signaling early-season depth for both programs.
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Windsor May Play In Meet
The Duke of Windsor while governor of the Bahamas discussed plans for a Nassau exhibition match benefiting the Red Cross. He suggested joining a foursome with Bobby Jones Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen and Tommy Armour, with Bing Crosby invited to make a six some.
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Decatur Red Raiders season ends with 9 games, 8 wins
The 1940 Decatur Red Raiders outscored opponents 233 to 20 in nine games, with wins over Dora High, Elkmont, Cullman, Morgan County and others. Co captains Harold Self Travis Callahan and Walter Sonny Todd led the team which totaled 1776 rushing yards to 552 for foes and passed for 551 yards while allowing 208.
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Sonny” Todd
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Golf Stars Aim for Final Arrangements at Tentative Match
The Duke and Prince of Wales discuss a planned match with Hagen Jones Sarazen and Armour still undecided. The group, once dominant in England, featured 33 national titles among them including 13 for Jones, 11 for Hagen, six for Sarazen, and three for Armour, with appearances varying each year at Augusta National.
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Decatur Huntsville Blue Gray game to send two players
Decatur Elks lodge announced two players from each team will travel to Montgomery to observe the Blue Gray game. The Christmas charity event pits Decatur and Huntsville alumni with proceeds benefiting More County crippled Children's Society. Aubrey Puller of Decatur High coaches the local squad and prep practice resumes Thursday after a slow build.
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College Boxer Dies In The Ring At Regis College
Richard Henry a 20 year old Regis College heavyweight collapsed from a heart attack and died in the second round of a boxing bout in Denver. Dr Zarlengo said death was caused by a heart block after he floored Leo Tanel a Milwaukee freshman then staggered and collapsed at ringside his mother Mrs Mary Henry and two brothers were present.
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Shaughnessy Trades Rose Bowl Tickets For Nebraska Scouting
Stanford coach Clark Shaughnessy seeks game insights by trading two Rose Bowl tickets for a second class scouting report on Nebraska. He has scoured public press files for play by play clippings and diagrams, hoping to study the Cornhuskers’ tricks and touchdowns before the 1941 New Year’s Day game.
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Alumni Football Team Prepares for Benefit Game
The Decatur alumni selected to report for practice are described as eager, with Milton Frank of Huntsville High School coaching the group. A highly contested matchup is anticipated at 2 pm with a sellout crowd expected to support the county’s crippled children benefitting from the game.
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Aggies Favor Cotton Bowl Over Fordham In Stats Duel
Texas A and M leads Fordham in key yardage totals and defense on paper with nine games to Fordham’s eight. Aggies show 2 431 total yards to Fordham’s 1 802 and stronger rush defense while Fordham posted a bare passing line, a single pass in Pitt snow and few kicks in poor weather.
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