Fights Start Tonight at Civic Center Tournament Preview
Details of a three day boxing event at the Civic Center with 39 fighters weighed in and 60 boxers expected to compete. Decatur Huntsville Athens Trinity Danville Cullman Joppa Fairview Tanner Harris Station Hillsboro and other towns are represented with weigh ins at 4 o'clock Tuesday. Matches begin nightly at 8 with nine to ten bouts per evening and the tournament feeds into the North Alabama Flor ence event on January 26.
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Civic Center
Millard Widy
Decatur
Wilson Tosh
Lowell
Wray
Danville
North Alabama
Florence
Birmingham
Huntsville
Athens
Trinity
Cullman
Joppa
Fairview
Tanner
Harris Station
Hillsboro
Old Man River Bridge Whistle Rules Clarified
The office reports complaints from bridge tenders about boat operators who whistle near a draw span without requesting passage causing confusion for the bridge fender. Mariners are urged to follow pilot rules and avoid unnecessary whistle sounds within harbor limits, with potential license sanctions for officers permitting such conduct.
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United States
R. S
Ge Bernard Smith
Vneers
Enterprising Juneau Chief Uses Wheelbarrow Jail Lift
Juneau Wisconsin January police reports describe Chief Max Arndt lacking a patrol wagon or trained officers. He improvised by unloading an intoxicated transient into a wheelbarrow and carting him to the jail in a one man effort to enforce order without a black Maria.
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Juneau
Wis
Max Arndt
Arndt
Trinity Wins Five Straight In Weekend Basketball
Trinity basketball teams swept five games over the weekend, beating Cotacy and Cotaco in both boys and girls matchups. The Trinity Senior boys edged Cotaco 19 18 in a late thriller as R Terry scored go ahead points and Trinity stalled the final seconds to clinch the win.
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Trinity
Cotacy
Flint
Cotaco
Cotacos
A. Hill
R. Terry
Terry
Catacos
Onsondy
K. B. Roberson
Cotaco McKee
Noonnes
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Chair
Pierce
Grant First To Win Cup In Dixie Tournament
Atlanta’s Bitsy Grant became the first to win permanent possession of the D. P. Davis tennis cup in the Dixie tournament after defeating Bobby Riggs in five sets. He returned the trophy to the committee as prize holder. Henry Prusoff and Gardnar Mulloy won the doubles title against Riggs and Elwood Cooke.
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Tampa
Fla
Atlanta
Bryan M
Bitsy
Grant
Bobby Riggs
Arthur Hendrix
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Crews
Riggs
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Wash
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
America
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Kern resigns at Carnegie Tech amid Pittsburgh sports exodus
Pittsburgh Jan 9 Bill Kern resigns as head football coach at Carnegie Tech completing a wholesale departure of city sports figures in under a year. Earlier turnover included Nock Sutherland at Pitt, John P Smith at Duquesne, Pie Traynor and Johnny Blood leaving the Pirates. Kern offered no reason for his departure.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Kern
Carnegie Tech Today
Nock Sutherland
Pitt
John P
Little Clipper
Smith
Duquesne
Pie Traynor Pitty
Pittsburgh Baseball Club
Johnny Blood
Three Holes in One in Fifteen Days
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill former national women's golf champion scored three holes in one on her home course within 15 days. The first on December 22, the second on December 29, and the third last Saturday. Since taking up golf seven years ago she has totaled eight holes in one.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Estelle Lawson Page
Peculiar Bonura Case Baffles Giants Front Office
Zeke Bonura listed among 1940 Giants contracts though sidelined by team plans. Giants paid $25,000 to acquire him and $15,000 salary, while Bonura hints he would accept Phillies offer around $17,500. Trade talks stalled as clubs balk at sustaining his lavish pay. Giants face uncertain role for Bonura in upcoming season.
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New York
Giants
Zeke Bonura
Old New Orleans
Zeke
Washington
Bill Terry
Bonura
Terry
Perforce
Joe
Phillies
Capital City
Florida racing opens 46 day winter meet at Hialeah Park
Florida racing begins its biggest season with a 46 day winter meeting at Hialeah Park in Miami. Prize money totals 100000 dollars with 28 nominees for the 5000 dollar Maugural handicap as the meet opens and March 2 Widener cup aims to match Challedon against top rivals.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Beautiful Hialeah Park
Hialeah
Somerville Leads Canadian Forces Abroad as Boxing and Golf Ties Grow
News columnist Eddie Brietz reports on C Ross Somerville, the 1932 U S amateur golf champion and multiple Canadian winner, heading up Canadian forces abroad. Plus notes on Joel Louis vs Flomer Williams in Baltimore, Arturo Godoy prep, Kakak II’s changing status, and Reds’ Lee Grissom waiver questions.
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New York
C. Ross
Sandy) Somerville
U. S
Joel Louis
Flomer Williams
Cocoa “Kid
Baltimore
Pompton Lakes
Arturo
Godoy
Coast Grapevine
Kakak II
Santa Anita
Cincinnati
Reds
Lee Grissom
Dizzy Dean Teeters As Pay Cut Sparks Exit Threat
The Cubs offer Dizzy Dean only ten thousand dollars a year and he warns he will quit the baseball scene. Other items note Ben Barrett’s teaching job delaying spring golf, Lew Jenkins vs Chino Alvarez in Dallas mid January, and Ken Washington eyed by promoters for a debut. The Toronto Maple Leaf players drill with machine guns in spare time, while Lynn Patrick’s rugged play lifts the New York Rangers.
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Cubs
Dizzy
Ben Barrett
Chicago
Lew Jenkins
Pride
Sweetwater
Tex
Sammy Baugh
Chino Alvarez
Dallas
Toronto Maple Leaf
Army
Ken Washington
Los Angeles
Mike Jacobs
New York Rangers
Lynn Patrick
Busted
Today’s guest star Art Cohn and boxing talk from Oakland
The column notes Ernie Lombardi’s contract includes a six thousand dollar cut while he critiques parking costs. Jim Braddock doubts heavyweight prospects against Billy Conn though Barney Ross could train in the mountains. Eddie Mead and Harry Lenny are in Miami Beach. Ken Blackman is highlighted as top Northern League catcher with spectacles. Plans for new racing tracks near the world’s fair grounds are discussed. Al Davis’ box office draw is compared to Lou Ambers with similar payments.
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Art Cohn
Oakland
Cal
Tribune
Ernie Lombardi
Ernie
Jim Braddock
Billy Conn
Barney Ross
Mountains
Eddie Mead
Harry Lenny
Sunshine
Miami Beach
Ken Blackman
al Davis
Lou Ambers
William H. Terry Iron Man Pitcher for Dodgers
Baseball records highlight William H. Terry as a durable pitcher in the 1880s. He threw a no hitter against St. Louis in 1886 and, four years later, won two games in a single day. Baer Tony is Finnish fight.
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William H. Terry
Dodgers
St. Louis
Demand for Good Apartments Bodes Rent Ads
In a busy market good apartments remain in high demand. Daily Want Ad offers rental listings to match tenants with quality units swiftly.
Conn Has It Figured Out To Fight Louis
The boxing world may see Billy Conn move straight to heavyweight glory after a bout with Henry Cooper in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Conn predicts a swift climb to facing Joe Louis and plans to abdicate the light heavyweight title within six months if a big bout materializes.
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New York
Billy Conn
Johnny Ray
Joe Louis
Pittsburgh
Madison Square Garden
Henry Cooper
Finland Facing Credit Need Warns Ryti in Radio Address
Prime Minister Risto Ryti warned that Finland’s national income is sinking rapidly and the country must seek foreign credits to finance defense against Soviet Russia. He said exports cover only part of wartime expenditures and that Finland must procure arms abroad, pledging to meet any new obligations faithfully.
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Helsinki
Finland
Risto Ryti
Russia
Ryti
Pinland
No Pro Game for Kinnick as He Picks Law School
Nile Kinnick Iowa star and Maxwell Award winner for 1939 says he will not join the Brooklyn Dodgers in pro football. He plans to enter law school and may seek a coaching assistant role while pursuing legal studies after receiving the Maxwell Award.
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Brooklyn Football Dodgers
Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Hawkeye
Omaha
Robert W. Maxwell
Kinnick
Dan Topping
Dodgers
Notre Dame
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Clint Frank
Yale
Man Returns to Finish Two Year Bigamy Sentence in Alabama
Ben D. White, once a hunted man, surrendered to Alabama corrections officials to complete a two year bigamy sentence after escaping in 1927. He told parole board member Robert Hill he came back to face his daughters and finish the sentence, though his wife has remarried. White has worked since his escape in an Ensley steel mill and recently found employment in Chattanooga.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben D. White
Alabama
White
Dallas County
Department of ‘Corrections and Institutions
H. C.plowers
Hill
Chattanooga, Tenn
Ensley
Japanese Cabinet Likely to Resign
Political circles predicted Premier Gen No buyuki Abe’s cabinet would resign once a new central government in China was organized. The main causes cited were failure to improve U S relations and inability to end the conflict in China.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuki Abe
China
United States
Legion Parley Opens at Alabama Mid-Winter Conference
Alabama legionnaires began their annual mid winter conference in Montgomery with a post service school led by Maj. W. M. Weston rehabilitation director. Meetings will continue through the week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Legionnaires
W. M. Weston
Night Games Praised in 1940 Outlook
A preview series notes the appreciation of night games as a trend, with sports leaders reflecting on 1939 standout events and predicting developments for 1940 in U.S. sports.
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Associated Press
Baseball's Centennial Season Pleases American League Chief
In Chicago on January 9 1939 the American League president praises night baseball in Philadelphia Cleveland and Chicago noting attendance matched 1938. He highlights star players Ted Williams James Tabor Ailey Donald Charles Keller Louis Boudreau Barney McCosky Mike Tresh Jimmie Foxx and Bob Grove Ted Lyons and the centennial year will cement baseball as the national game.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ted Williams
James Tabor
Boston
Ailey Donald
Charles Keller
New York
Louis Boudreau
Barney McCosky
Detroit
Mike Tresh
James Foxx
Jimmie
Congress Debates Anti Lynching Bill and Receives Testimony
The House begins debate on an anti lynching bill at 11 a m EST while the Senate remains in recess. A House committee studies the American radi ator company case at 10 a m and the Monopoly committee continues hearings on investment banking at 10 30 a m. The House naval committee cites Admiral Stark for more testimony on fleet expansion at 10 30 a m.
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Associated Press
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Senate
House Committee
Labor Board
Monopoly
House Naval Committee
Admiral Stark
Notable speakers listed for Thursday event
Thursday feature speakers include Rep. Joe Starnes of Alabama Mrs William H Corn of New York National Legion Auxiliary president Homer L Chaillaux national Americanism director and state Commander Charles R Wiggins of Jasper among others.
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Joe Starnes
D.-Ala
William H. Cornwith
New York
National Legion Auxiliary
Homer L. Chaillaux
National Americanism
Charles R. Wiggins
Jasper
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