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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1941
Page
6
Eddie Brietz reports on sports gossip from New York. Johnny Bulla won $3 500 at the Los Angeles open, more than he earned last year, while Mrs. Bulla awaits the stork in Greensboro. Larry MacPhail stirs sales chatter and Bob Quinn denies Casey Stengel joining the Boston Bees as a $50 000 partner.
The Gootyear basketball team beat CCC No. 5401 35 to 22 at Athens to stretch its winning streak to 31. Brown led Wingfoots with 10 points, followed by Mercy and Linton with 8 each. Barnes and Smith paced the Camps with 8 apiece.
A United States Coast Guard cutter carried eight escapes from Devil's Island Panama to Martinique aboard the Analoga. They were placed aboard for deportation after arrival in Miami. The report notes the treacherous journey and the ongoing repatriation efforts in the era.
Texas Tech announces no de emphasis of football but seeks stronger schedule. Athletic council chairman W. L. Stange cites rift leading to resignations of head coach Pete Cawthon, line coach Russell T. Smith, basketball coach Bert Huffman, assistant football coach, and athletics manager G. C. Dowell. Hardin-Simmons University urged as part of shift.
Tulane University fell 24 to 25 to the University of Alabama after leading 19 to 15 at halftime. The Greenies sputtered in the second half scoring only five points as Seals Leeth Sharpe Adair and McGee contributed early scoring while Carbon Mississippi State officiated.
Willie Hoppe dominates the three cushion world championship exhibition against Jake Schaefer. In four blocks of 60 points, Hoppe has 240 to Schaefer’s 146, leading by 94 points as the final four matches remain.
The piece laments repeated motorist misery on inadequate roads and urges modernization. It cites back corners, banking curves, grade separation, bottle neck elimination, rail crossings, and congested intersections as essential highway upgrades to handle modern traffic.
Dick Spalding resigns from banking at 37 to resume major league baseball as a Cubs coach after a five year layoff. The move reunites him with childhood ally Jimmy Wilson who lured him to the big leagues in Philadelphia and later as Cubs manager. The pair previously worked together as manager and coach in 1930s.
In Tampa on January 8 two top seeds moved into the second round of the 17th Dixie Tennis Tournament after dominating wins. Don Mitchell defeated Russell Tarry 6-0 6-2, Bobby Riggs beat Bobby Doll 6-2 6-2, Frank Kovacs ousted Mike O'Brien 6-4 6-3, John Kramer beat Claude Luke 6-0 6-2, and Bitsy Grant defeated Cleghorne Tolle 6-2 6-0.
In Auburn Alabama on January 8 a group of speakers urged American farmers to play a vital part in the survival and growth of democracy during remarks to workers of the Alabama extension service.
Lou Boudreau, Cleveland shortstop, wins the J Louis Comiskey Memorial Plaque as outstanding major league rookie of 1940. He offers a brief gracious thank you in ten words while writers roast Cubs and White Sox dignitaries at the Chicago banquet.
A jingle targets Casey Stengel over a plan to raise 50 000 for Bees investment. A rumor says pro officials are guaranteed 11 years at 100 each. An Oklahoma team struggles with two fields and 18 free throws. Gonzaga de-emphasizes, Meagher assigns Col Elmer Salter to coach freshmen. Lew Montgomery shines in New Orleans color game before Sugar Bowl, alongside Charlie O’Rourke.
Arthur E. Patterson of the New York Herald-Tribune comments on a so called new mechanical umpire with a noted weakness cross eyed. He jokes about flesh and blood arbiters being called worse.
Branch Rickey Jr and Larry MacPhail Jr emerge as top figures in the Dodgers farm system. Eddy Gilmore bids farewell after a long AP sports reporting run, with many Washington sports figures present. Bill Tilden, 48, steals the show at a debut night while One Eye Connolly tours coast clubs about the Rose Bowl gate incident. Lefty Gomez trims weight with daily workouts at Blantown Y M C A.
Overheard remarks capture Tom Harmon saying he would choose relief over pro football, while George Halas retorts that Harmon would not be trying at all. The exchange highlights tension around pro football viability and Harmon’s commitment in the era.
Observation Ward reports on Eat Neale recalling his West Virginia football coaching interview years ago. The dean asked if he knew anything about baseball, a prompt highlighting cross sport expectations in hiring.
More soldiers arrive at Camp Blanding Florida as the army center starts accepting the second group of trainees under the selective service act. Inductees today come from Fort McClellan Alabama where they enlisted for a year of service.
State Auditor Zach Arnold resigns in a letter to Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge who is set to be inaugurated next Tuesday. Fort Gaines attorney and Masonic leader was appointed in 1937 by Governor E. D. Rivers to succeed Tom Disdom, a Talmadge appointee.
Puzzle lists a set of across and down clues covering coverings names sounds and spellings. Many entries resemble standard crossword prompts with defined wordplay and thematic hints across body parts numbers and common nouns.
Florida racing moves to Hialeah Park for a 46 day meeting with 13 stakes led by the Widener March 1 closing, Flamingo Feb 22 and McLennan Memorial Feb 4b. Top horses Whirlaway Bimelech and Shot Put expected to race as attendance lags but handle rises about 20 thousand daily.
The AP late results show Ohio beating Marietta 60 to 34 and Mississippi defeating Mississippi State 35 to 34. Texas edged Rice 48 to 37 while Nebraska trailed Kansas State 33 to 23. Westminster 41, Pittsburgh 36. Alabama 25, Tulane 24. Centenary 59, Louisiana College 19. Lynchburg 47, Arkansas Tech 38. Hendrix 31.
The Brooklyn Dodgers unveil the largest spring slate in major league history this year. Manager Leo Durocher’s squad reports to Havana on February 15 for Cuba drills, then splits into two groups to play up to two games daily on eleven days in Cuba, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia before returning to face Cardinals Reds Tigers and Red Sox in Major League exhibitions.
Berlin reports foreign observers chuckled at a Nazi SS cartoon titled Fata Morgana. The image shows Rome in a mirage over an African desert fort with General Sir Archibald Wavell and a British trooper exchanging lines about reaching Rome and Bardia.
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