Sinkwich Faces Orange Bowl With Steel Hammock Guard
Georgia star Link Wray Sinkwich led the nation in rushing with 1 103 yards, narrowly missing the national mark. Despite a broken jaw suffered early in the season, he remains the fastest back through the first five yards and powers through holes with strong legs while wearing a padded jaw guard for the Orange Bowl.
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Whizzer White
Colorado
Georgia
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Sinkwich
Dartmouth
Tom Douglas
Linky
Chit Chat of Sport Realm
Colleague chatter mixes coaching rumors and sports business notes across college football and golf. Sutherland Yale speculation, Barnes Los Angeles offers, Baer ticket sales, Jacobs Miami holiday, Oregon State and Davidson links to California events, and golf ball shortages impacting low price models.
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Wide World
New York
Spike Nelson
Jock Sutherland
Yale
Don Barnes
Browns
Los Angeles
Louis Baer
Mike Jacobs
Miami
California
Duke
Oregon State
Durham
Davidson College
Beavers
Braves Will Be Stronger This Season Says Bob Quinn
Boston December 24 1941 Rio Bob Quinn president of the Boston Braves pledges a stronger 1942 club. He notes his 52 years in baseball including 26 in the majors and recalls 1922 near miss with the Browns. Quinn cites four new players including catcher Clyde Klutz and shortstop Nanny as signs of improvement.
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Boston
Santa Claus
Bob Quinn
Quinn
Boston Braves
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Yankees
Lancaster
Ohio
Columbus
American Association
Browns
Red Sox
Brooklyn
Braves
Clyde Klutz
Sacramento
Nanny
Eastern all star squad shows democracy in action in charity game
In Biloxi on December 24 the Eastern all star team trains for the Shrine charity contest in New Orleans January 3. Co coach Andy Kerr of Colgate and Bernie Bierman of Minnesota direct a group drawn from many clubs. Players include Fernandes from San Francisco Tost from Hollywood Holmes from Newark.
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Miss
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Fernandes
San Francisco
Lou Tost
Hollywood
Tommy Holmes
Newark
Western Allstars
New Orleans
Kerr
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
A Southpaw Knits Way to Red Cross Medal
Seventeen year old Kenneth Feldhaus, a left handed high school student, earned the Red Cross Service Medal for expert knitting. He adapted right hand techniques to knit a sweater, mittens, three caps and half socks for Great Britain, drawing notice from Red Cross officials and outstripping many female club members at Hadley Technical High School.
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Kenneth Feldhaus
Red Cross
Hadley Technical High School
Great Britain
County Agent Office Closed for Holiday Break
County agent B. G. Hall announces the county agent and AAA offices in Hartselle will close Wednesday through Friday, December 24 to 26. Staff, exhausted after a year of solid work, have accumulated leave requiring the shutdown despite remaining month.
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B. G. Hall
AAA
Hartselle
Panthers and Bears loom in New Year sports chatter
Carter Latimer reports onRose Bowl aftermath and Wade’s cold jab at Pasadena while Nat Fleischer unveils his 544 page all time ring record book. Verne Miller’s size prompts draft notes as football at Chicago schools and pro all stars mix with Tuberculosis fight via Christmas Seals.
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Latimer
Nat Fleischer
Verne Miller
Harvard
Chicago
Bears
Buff Donelli
County Agent Announces Short Office Closure Plan
County official stated plans to close the office for three days have been approved. The decision aims to adjust operations and provide staff rest during the period.
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