Armstrong Dominates Montanez For Ninth Round KO
Henry Armstrong defended his welterweight title at Madison Square Garden stopping Pedro Montanez in the ninth round. Montanez was floored three times, with Armstrong's sharp lefts and power keeping him on the defensive until the referee stopped the bout. The crowd of 29,157 drew a gate of $59,575. He plans another defense possibly against Al Davis before a move to middleweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Bailey
New York
Henry Armstrong
Pedro Montanez
al Davis
Cefarino Garcia
Montanez
Los Angeles
Davis
Garcia
California
Armstrong
Billy Cavanaugh
Monthnez
Henry
Pedro
Montanéz
Madison Square Garden
Briez Chats About Sports From New York to Dixie
Eddie Briezt discusses assorted sports topics from college football salvos to boxing and polo. He references Missouri freshmen stars and possible college football bribery rumors, mentions Al Davis in a playful boxing incident, and hints at forthcoming sports figures and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
Dixie
Missouri U
Bob Steuber
Dan Greenwood
al Davis
Hal Mirsky
Larry MacPhail
Boston Baseball Writers
Judge Landis Plumb
Florida
Mickey Walker
al Hostak
Pinehurst
Polo
Long Time No Eat Fasts Through Leap Day Weighs 65 Lbs
Harry Wills an old negro heavyweight begins a public month long fast February first in a leap year giving him an extra day. He plans to drop about 65 pounds and notes that in 28 years of fasting he has shed roughly 1 820 pounds to date.
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Harry Wills
Harry
Kearns Johnston Pastor in March Fight Talk
Doc Kearns blasts a March 1 bout between Jimmy Johnston and Bob Pastor as a lead into a wider feud with Lee Savold. Savold headlines sport chatter as writers mock big town overreaching while noting Lee Savold’s power and a potential September meeting.
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Doc Kearns
Jimmy Johnston
Bob Pastor Args
Lee Savold
Doc
Pastor Vs Burman
Detroit
Savold
Middle West
Lee
Joe Louis
Irate State player attacks score keeper at game
An irate Michigan State College basketball player, later identified as Don Ross, punched the score keeper. The incident followed a tense game and involved a captain of the boxing team. No further injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michiigan State College
Don Ross
P. S
Bye Miss Glammer the Forest Hills Gate Change
Miss Stammers has married and left Forest Hills causing little elation or gate impact. The community notes the wedding as a minor local event without major consequences.
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Forest Hills
Bradley’s Bimelech Chases Photo Finish
Col. E. R. Bradley’s swift Bimelech runs with tongue thrust out in a likely photo finish as observers note the dramatic pace and potential victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stewart
Memphis
Col. E. R. Bradley
DiMaggio Expects Smooth 1940 Contract Talks
San Francisco January 25 1940 Joe DiMaggio Yankees centerfielder and former holdout reflects on his new deal saying he does not anticipate trouble this year. He keeps details private but notes the figure is close to his expectations. He previously held out in 1938 for 40000 settling at 25000. He led the league in batting in 1939 with .881 and earned 27500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Yankee
DiMaggio
Want Ads Update Highlights Daily Changes
The weather of classified notices shifts daily as new listings appear and old ones expire. Readers are urged to scan current Want Ads for opportunities, sales, services, and job leads.
Isbell Wins Top Union Univ Football Honor at Jackson
Decatur native Most Valuable Bill Isbell, a senior back on Union University’s 1939 team at Jackson Tennessee, received the West Tennessee top award from the Jackson Coca-Cola Bottling Co. The One Hundred Club presented the trophy to Isbell as the university’s most valuable player after leading in total yardage and key defensive plays, including two kickoff returns for touchdowns.
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Bill Isbell
Decatur
Union University
Jackson
Decatur High School
Jackson Sun
Isbell
DeLays
Pans
Rothrock Field
Millsaps
Austin Peay
B B. Isbell
Howard College names White as head football coach
Howard College in Birmingham announces the selection of William White to succeed Billy Bancroft as head football coach under a five year contract. White, longtime Ramsay high school coach since 1930, has produced multiple undefeated teams and state titles, with prior stints in Anniston Ensley Brunswick and Bessemer.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harwell G. Davis
Howard College
William
Cannon Ball
White
Billy Bancroft
Ra White
Ramsay
Davis
Alabama
Tennessee
Hartsville
Tenn
Anniston
Ensley
Brunswick
Bessemer
Morgan County Social Spots and Visits
Morgan County residents visit relatives in Bessemer Decatur Falkville and Hartselle. Mrs. G C Vincent Mrs Harold Waugh Earl Gurley and Betty Earle attend a funeral at Rock Creek. Miss Edith Peck guests Miss Sue Lipscomb and Icelene Bartlett visits Floyd Quintoe and Mrs Mason in Beearley Beulah.
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Haskel Harris
Bessemer
D. Ida Tanner
Laverne Tanner
Harold Waugh
Decatur
G. C. Vincent
Earl
J. ‘Gurley
Betty Earle
Falkville
Bob Summerford
Edith Peck
Hartselle
Decatur Satay
Earl Peck
W. R. Jones
Community Notes From Morgan County Snow and Illness Rise
Ben Wade Jim Speer and families visited Sunday in the Morgan County community. Dora Crowe and children joined Coy Crowe. Ed ward Estelle Hunter and Edward Fields were in Falkville and near Danville. Many plan to attend a Corinth singing as influenza spreads locally. Mr and Mrs Phelton Legg move into the area and D Holly, D Holly’s daughter, hosted gatherings with neighbors amid snow. W C Kirkpatrick visited Decatur Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Wade
Jim Speer
Dora Crowe
Coy Crowe
Jim Hunter
Edward and
Estelle
Falkville
Danville
Edward
Milford Fields
Morris Looney
S. C
Loyd Looney
Corinth
Zemon
Christine Crowe
Phelton Legg
Floyd Looney
D. D. Holly
Jack Garnett
Penn’s
Ellis Poole
Hollis Cooper
Cooper
W. C. Kirkpatrick
Decatur
Union Grove school dismissed due to weather in Lawrence County
Antioch school halted classes for a few days because of weather conditions. Local residents and families including L Kitchens and son James, Mrs J A Singleton, Nolan Hendrix, H A Hendrix family, Imogene Stewart, Marjorie Russell, Mrs J D Roger, and others were noted in community updates as they visited, recovered from flu, or traveled between nearby towns such as Decatur Landersville Plain View and Woodall areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch School
S&s. L. Kitchens
James
Decatur
J. A. Singleton
Nolan Hendrix
Landersville
H. A. Hendrix
Imogene Stewart
Marjorie Russell
Woodall's
J. D. Roger
Razzie Suggs
Robert Suggs
Plainview School
H. E. Lovelady
S. L. Kitchens
Oa Wade
Joyce
S. N. Kitchens
Feller Eyes No Hit Game and Team Success in 1940
Bob Feller, in West Palm Beach on vacation, says his priority is winning games for the Cleveland Indians rather than chasing a no hit performance. The 21 year old star notes two one hit games last year and 246 strikeouts, views the Yankees as tough opponents, and hopes Cleveland improves from last year’s position. He plans to attend to a team MVP award, then return to Iowa before resuming training in Florida.
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West Palm Beach
Fia
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Feller
New York Yankees
Miami halts all gambling in wake of threats
Miami safety Director Daniel G. Reynolds ordered a county wide gambling ban after a tip of a potential gang war in Miami spots. The move bans bingo games bolita punch boards bookmaking and other games of chance across Miami and Miami Beach amid federal graft probe uncertainty. The city commission condemned wide open gambling while one commissioner abstained citing scope.
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Miami
Fra
Daniel G. Reynolds
Reynolds
New York
D.S. Coleman
Miami Beach
Miami News
City Commission
Miami Area
R. C. Gardner
Forrest Chapel residents visit and ill news in Morgan County
Mrs Georg e Sims is ill with flu. Pervin Wallace and family visit Etta Wallace in Hart selle. Several from the community attend Oak Ridge quarterly conference. Coy Story of Birmingham visits relatives. Mrs Saraly Jones visits L Jones family. Wallace and Summerford families visit in Hart selle and with Sandlin kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sims
Louis Sandlin
Pervin Wallace
Wallace
Erby Thompson
Harold
Hollis West
Rock Springs
Pervis Cox
Etta Wallace
Hartselle
Wallace Sims
T. L. Speakman
J. L. West
Coy Story
Birmingham
Oak Ridge
Saraly Jones
L. Jones
Therril Wallace
Rocky Ford
Parks McDonald
L. H. Higdon
Lucian Summerford
Lewis Sandlin
Bantam Champion Worley Tops North Alabama Title
Decatur bantamweight Worley, a popular 16 year old, relinquished the flyweight crown and won the North Alabama bantam championship in the Golden Gloves at Florence. He has fought 86 contests with 3 losses, defeating rivals such as Jay Cornelius and Ernie Der, and is favored to shine at the Birmingham State Golden Gloves meet.
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Worley
Decatur
North Alabama
Florence
Eugene
Jay Cornelius
Bud Crosswright
Chattanooga
Robert Lowe
Ernie
Derring
Nashville
Birmingham
Marvin Worley
Decatur High School
Red Raiders
Marion
East Meets West in Women's Championship Meet
In Punta Gorda Florida on January 25 East and West teams clash in the semifinals of the championship of champions women’s golf. Elizabeth Hicks of Long Beach faces Marian Miley of Lexington in one bracket while Clara Callender of Long Beach meets Jane Cothran of Greenville. Hicks defeated Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta one up and six and five. Callender beat Mrs Jackie Fuller of Orlando five and four and Cothran beat Mrs E L Howe of Princeton four and three.
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Punta Gorda
Fla
Elizabeth Hicks
Long Beach
Calif
Marian Miley
Lexington
Clara Callender
Jane Cothran
Greenville
Providence
R.I
College Football Scores From Army to Graceland
Army defeats Princeton 27 to 5 while Gettysburg edges Bucknell 33 to 32. North Montana beats Billings Polytechnic 33 to 32 and Slippery Rock wins 41 to 31 over Clarion Teachers. Indiana Teachers outlast St Vincent 44 to 43 after two overtimes. Graceland Iowa tops Kemper 33 to 30.
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Army
Princeton
Gettysburg
Buckness
North Montana
Billings Polytechnic
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Indiana
St. Vincent
Graceland
Iowa
Kemper
Local boxers to Florence
Five boxers from Decatur Born Club will compete in Florence on Friday night against novice amateur champions from across the state. The Decatur team includes Wilson Campbell, Eugene Worley, Jack Sherman, James Moon Mullins, and Dewey Clayton, all North Alabama titleholders, following their Northwest Alabama Golden Gloves wins in Florence last week.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Florence
Fort Willingham
Wilson Campbell
Eugene Worley
Jack Sherman
James “Moon” Mullins
Dewey Clayton
Decatur Lads
Campbell
Birmingham
Morgan Listom
Bessemer Boys’ Club
Pete Rhodes
Cullman Boys’ Club
Tommy Lee Stokes
Dummy Oaks
Cullman Club
Pat Brown
Birmingham Boys’ Club
Six pointers reach finals in open all age stakes
Six pointers advanced to the two hour finals of the open all age stakes at Quitman Georgia on January 25. The six finalists out of 22 starters won the $1 000 prize to the winning handler. Finalists include Farmwood Yankee Mail Rider Ray's Jingo Joe Airport Homewood Stardust and Tips Tops Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman
Farmwood Yankee
A. M. Fleischmann
New York
Tallahassee
Fla
Mail Rider
Gerald M. Livingston
Cracker Club Bets on Mack Stewart for Class A1 Season
Atlanta manager Paul Richards expects pitcher Mack Stewart to return to form after leg injury hampered previous tryouts. Stewart, formerly with Macon and Savannah, is viewed as a top class A1 potential for the Southern Association, with treatment seen as key to his readiness.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Baseball Club
Southern Association
Mack Stewart
Macon
Savannah
Paul Richards
Stewart
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R. Scott, A. M. Loggins
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