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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1940
Page
6
Rip Rice notes rule makers may remove the half after period kickoff, placing ball in play like after quarters. He argues fans enjoy kickoffs and a return, while some call for simplifying rules amid a cold season. Also mentions trapping industry and charitable feeding of birds in rural areas.
Decatur Boys Club fighters claimed three victories in Florence. Jack Sherman edged an unnamed opponent in a tough lightweight bout while Lee Stokes helped Bugerie Worley defeat Pat Brown. Dewey Clayton dropped a split decision to Neal Brown as Moon Mullins did not fight due to no show.
William Woodward's Bosley trains for the Miami Beach handicap at Hialeah Park, a 16-horse field race for which Bosley carries 112 pounds to 119 on Bob's Boys. Other contenders include Carson Dolly Mine and Dance, with Maxwell-Howard's Victory Morn aiming for the Flamingo stakes in a seven furlong event. The Chief also debuts at four.
Joe Shepherd assistant freshman coach at the University of Alabama is favored to become assistant at Sidney Lanier high school when Joe Riley is promoted to head coach on June 1. Oliver resigns to join a publishing firm as state agent. Lanier team was undefeated last fall. Riley and Shepherd were Alabama teammates with Riley a 1934-36 star halfback.
New York gossip notes from Eddie Brietz cover Auburn spring football start date Dempsey Willard film rights Eddie Shore Garden debut with the New York Americans Mongreny Onadiene game Mineola trotting meet Albany mutuels bill Pauls Valley coach resignation Corretto cites running attack White Sox end Bennie McCoy bid Gloria Youngblood Eddie Mead new wife Drew Middleton AP London trip Eric Boone top lightweight challenger
Houston chronicle notes a sad truth as a phone call to Rice field house reveals coach Bus Brannon has hurried to the hospital to check on his team urging his players.
The piece mentions Fridie Anderson as Knute Rockne’s first substitute and Jim Harris as Anderson’s Iowa assistant and Rockne’s last. Lee Savold’s cousin Mayo singing in Luther College Glee Club. a Brooklyn YMCA contest for best built man. Pedro Montanez’s shift from matador to boxing and bullfight views. Kansas State swimmer Leo Yeo highlighted for his prowess.
Wasau High School hockey team in Wisconsin extended a 50 game undefeated run under coaches Ben Berg and Bill Maxwell who had no prior skating or playing experience in the sport.
Sports editor Col Clyde F. M Bride of the Kansas City Star arrived home from Florida after sending postcards while temperatures plunged to 10 below zero.
Alabama health officials announce December 1939 had no typhoid fever deaths marking the first month without a death since February 1938. The prior year 1939 saw 44 typhoid deaths and 56 in 1987.
Good apartments are in demand and renters seek listings. Use a Mally Want Ad to reach prospective tenants quickly and efficiently.
Sophomore guard Jimmy Roth earns regular minutes for Alabama during the 1940 basketball season, delivering steady service as part of the team's backcourt.
Richard McKnight, a Colorado College student, presented papers to a police judge to show he wasn’t speeding. An officer testified he made a four block error in computing distance during the chase, resulting in a $12.50 fine.
Detroit moves Hank Greenberg from first base to the outfield to free Rudy York for first base as both stars power the Tigers. Greenberg signed the 1940 contract confirming the plan while Tebbetts becomes No 1 catcher. York shifts to first, aiming to keep York’s bat in every game.
The basketball games with Priceville scheduled here tonight were canceled due to bad weather. Coach Fuller announced the sixth weather related Raider game cancellation this year and commented on the unusual string of cancellations.
Seabiscuit will not run in the $10 000 San Felipe Handicap at Santa Anita, with owner Charles Howard and trainer Tom Smith citing a bad post position between First Kiss and Specify. Kayak II may race if weather holds. forecasts expect light showers and rain could keep Kayak in the stall. The field features top sprinters including Specify, San Egret, Bing Crosby, Lin Howard, and others in the 1940s era turf showcase.
A Friday night notice announces a Saturday doubleheader at Austinville High Gym. The Austinville senior boys and girls will face Lawrence County High from Moulton, with tip at 7 o clock. A heated gym and large crowd are expected.
AP results list scores for teams including Sewanee Colgate Michigan State Baylor Rice California Santa Clara USC Stanford Oregon Utah Centenary Louisiana College Toledo Adrian Utah State Mississippi College Murray Teachers and Conway Teachers. A Chicago club president argues that older workers can learn new tricks as the group marks its first anniversary.
Extradition requests have been issued by Governor Dixon for Odell Goode who is held in Arkansas and sought in Baldwin County on a grand larceny charge for a bicycle.
A champion English pointer from the European War and refugee exhibit appears for the first time in the United States at the Southwest sportsmen show in St. Louis. Tainton Sonora, owned by Mrs. Lola MacDonald Daly, is among England’s blue ribbon winners sent here. The event runs to February 4 with entertainment including ski jumping coin rolling indoor hunts bait and fly casting, and features from Tennessee Mississippi Alabama and Georgia.
Frank Scalzi once with Alabama and the New York Giants has been sold to the New Orleans club in the Southern Association. He appeared in 11 games for the Giants as a second baseman or shortstop and hit .333. Scalzi had played for New Orleans while under Cleveland before his free agency.
NEA reports on Zeke Bonura remaining with the Giants at the Polo Grounds after a season that sparked talk of a transfer to the Nationals. Bill Terry names Babe Young to start at first base, while Bonura seeks a new club but may stay put.
The $3,000 pro am open begins at Del Mar California with Cas Spence as early leader. Prominent players including Byron Nelson Bud Ward Lloyd Mangrum and national star Dutch Harrison post solid rounds while others like Clayton Heafner and Olin Dutra struggle as the field narrows to low 70s.
Charlie Miller a 57 year old prominent Southern newspaper executive dies in Birmingham. He came to the United States from Russia with his parents at age six and lived in Philadelphia before moving to Chattanooga where he began his newspaper career. Final rites are set for tomorrow in Birmingham.
C D Feigley, noted Athens laundry owner, suffered a heavy loss when his home and contents burned this week. The house was partly insured, but his $3000 contents insurance had lapsed thirty days earlier.
Commissioner Landis outlined a new cooperative system for majors and minors to acquire develop and evaluate players in a 3000 word letter. The plan aims to end player on option practices grant annual subsidies for lower leagues and set a draft eligible deadline while giving all clubs equal bidding chances. Reactions from Harridge Rickey Slapnicka Grabiner Collins and Wrigley praised or questioned the proposal.
Chattanooga leader Joe Engel warned Southern Association officials to raise the class of play or his Chattanooga Lookouts would move to a higher league. He boasted the Lookouts are the league’s class and noted their tight 1939 title margin. The SA directors met in mid winter to adopt the 1940 schedule.
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