Briez Chats About Sports and Coaching Hints
In New York on Friday night Jack Dempaey dodged entering Red Burman’s corner. Jim Crowley and Frank Leahy may co coach the Herald Tribune all star football team next fall. Fred Corcoran faces army duty as tournament manager. Spike Nelson at Yale struggles to hire assistants due to low salaries. A priest urges Lou Ambers to retire before decline. Minnesota coaching staff joins the ABC tournament slate.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Jack Dempaey
Red Burman
Jim Crowley
Frank Leahy
N. Y. Herald
Lou Ambers
Minnesota
Arab Independents Triumph Over Eddy Team 35 to 28
The Arab Independents defeated Eddy Team 35 to 28 after trailing 9 to 6 in the first quarter and turning the game around by halftime leading 18 to 15. Gibbs, star guard, scored 4 points while Wil Clark added 11 for the Arab squad.
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Eddy
It. Gibbs
Wil Clark
Bonura May Sign With Uncle Sam
Zeke Bonura, New Orleans cabbage grower, who may be drafted this summer, is in class 1 and could move to 1 A subject to medical exam. J Garvey, head of Bonura’s draft board, says Bonura may be called for training within five months, possibly in July, and could play first base for the Chicago Cubs.
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New Orleans
Zeke Bonita
Uncle Sam
Chicago Cubs
J. Garvey
Bonita
Selective Service Board
Lee Es Exta
Carvey
Bonura
Airy Apartments in Demand Prompt Rentals
Good apartments are in demand and ready for rent. Advertise in the Daily Want Ad to reach active renters quickly.
Sally League to Play 140 Games
The South Atlantic League announced a 140 game 1941 schedule approved by league directors in Augusta. The season runs April 21 to September, with directors Chick Avitry Earl Blue Calvin Griffith Bobby Lamotte Roy Williams Troy Agnew and A B Jones in attendance.
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Augusta
South Atlantic League
Insteawon
Chick Avitry
Savannah
Earl Blue
Columbia
Calvin Griffith
Greenville
Bobby Lamotte
Charleston
Roy Williams
Macon
Troy Agnew
A.B. Jones
Columbus
Sammy Snead Wins Crosby Amateur Tournament
Sammy Snead wins Bing Crosby's annual amateur event at Rancho Santa Fe with a 36 hole total of 67 69 1 under par. He leads initial rounds while Porky Oliver and Blond Craig Wood chase, with final scores and notable players from across the circuit.
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Rancho Santa FE
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Sammy Snead
Bing Crosby
Met Springs
Crosby
Western Oper
Snead
Bre Ed
Porky) Oliver
Oliver
Ling Crosby
Porky
Blond Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
Bill Nay
McSpaden
Defense His Best Weapon Defense His Best Weapon
Seton Hall College coach John Russell emphasizes defense over scoring and has built a 36 game victory streak since 1939. He divides his squad into three five man units with Team A as the core and insists teamwork and versatile defense trump a fixed offense.
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William Kozusko
South Orange
N. J
John
Honey) Russell
Seton Hall College
Russell
Seton Hall
Manhattan Fresh
Bob Davies
Harrisburg Pa
Ken Pine
Woodhaven
N.Y
Bob Fisher
Brooklyn
Bob Holm
John Ruthenberg
Akroh
Pine
Razzle Dazzle Is Hard on Knees
Atlanta January 27 knee injuries in football rise due to razzle dazzle play and gear. Dr Joe H Boland former Georgia center warns the open game demands fancy running and heavy contact. He cites Oxford type shoes over high shoes for speed and inadequate ankle support from lighter footwear.
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Atlanta
Joe H. Boland
Georgia Center
Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia
Boland
Joe Louis to Fight One A Month Schedule Announced
Joe Louis faces a rigorous four month plan with a fight every month from January through April. He trains six days a week under Burman, aiming to reach about 203 pounds for his Friday Madison Square Garden bout with Clarence the Red Bar man of Baltimore before challenging Arturo Godoy in Los Angeles in April.
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Greenwood Lake
N. Y
Joe Louis
Joe
Madison Square Garden
Clarence
Baltimore
Arturo Godoy
Los Angeles
Burman
Louis
Johnny McGee Leads SEC Scoring For Tulane
Tulane center Johnny McGee scored 42 points against Auburn and Georgia Tech to rise from ninth to first in the SEC scoring race with 79 points after six league games. Bud Walton and Steve Ellish of Florida sit second and third with 65 and 64 points. Tennessee plays Chattanooga tonight as conference play resumes with Alabama at Vanderbilt and other notable matchups this week.
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Atlanta
Akyrockets
Tulane
Johnny McGee
Green Wave
McGee
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Florida
Bud Walton
Steve Ellish
Mississippi
Harry Simpson
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Georgia
Mercer
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Salary dispute sparks slang filled tease inLetters page
Willie London lampoons Feller Newsom salary talks with witty wordplay and mock excuses. The writer notes Cain and Sandin could comment but won’t, turning the dispute into a tongue in cheek jab at political figures.
Hoops and Whoops Dominant Wins Across Small Town Schools
Seneca North Dakota highs crushed Haven 112 to 5 while St Johnsbury Vermont high routed Franklin 100 to 19. Engelhard North Carolina boys beat Fairfield 21 to 12 with girls 20 to 12 in a three game week. Kenneth Griffith of Alderson-Broadus College nears 77 points to reach a season milestone as Hank Luisetti nears or surpasses a four year scoring record after a thumb injury. George Nel of Kirksville Missouri Teachers scored 18 for his best game of the season.
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Seneca
N. D
Haven
St. Johnsbury
Franklin
Engelhard
Fairfield
N. C
Engelhard High
Englehard High
Englehard
Kenneth Griffith
Alderson-Broadus College
Hank Luisetti
George Nelmark
Kirksville
After Big Game Sugar Bowl Sparks Army Navy Game Talk
Col. Bill Keefe of the New Orleans Times Picayune leads a drumbeat pushing the Army Navy game as the next major spectacle. He is known for sports writing and Derby picks.
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Bill Keefe
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Boxing Promoter Kearns May Back Baer Nova in Chicago
Jack Kearns may join Mike Jacobs to promote Max Baer versus Lou Nova in Chicago. Ed Van Every writes the Hollywood script as Sammy Byrd declines to stay at Merion CC in Philadelphia. Philadelphia public high basketball adopts Shaughnessy playoff system. Osage high school Burpers ride 58 game streak, awaiting a record.
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Jack Kearns
Mike Jacobs
Max Baer
Lou Nova
Chicago
Osage
Ed van Every
New York
Sun_ boxing
Hollywood
Sammy Byrd
San Francisco Olympic Club
Philly
Merion C. C
Bantam Champiou
Jump from Massillon to Ohio State noted in travel line
Portsmouth Times reports on Paul Brown’s move from Massillon to Ohio State. The piece comments on travel times by road and air, noting a roughly one hour ten minute drive and a twenty five minute flight, with a remark on quick returns from Columbus downtown.
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Don Smith
Portsmouth
Paul Brown
Massillon
Ohio State
Columbus
Observation Ward Rivalry Hints at Slipping Louis
Lou Nova comments that Louis is slipping and expresses hope he is not licked before catching up, signaling a boxing rivalry implication.
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Lou Nova
Louis
Seeing Double in Steward Roles on American Airline
In Burbank the change in stewardesses leaves pilots with a double Bettty Mc Laughlin situation. Betty Mc Laughlin of Hollywood married and resigned. Betty Mc Laughlin of Bloomfield Indiana replaced her.
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Burbank
Calif
Dallas
Betty McLaughlin
Hollywood
Bloomfield
Ind
Murder makes a hero of Elliott Fillion Chapter twenty one
In a tense late night scene Captain Essex awakens to turmoil as Jabez lies injured. Cary and Mia rally around the elder, while Mark fetches a doctor and the family debates care and safety. The captain, softened, questions why he wasn’t alerted sooner as an auto arrives signaling further news.
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Captain Essex
Althea
Mrs. Gould
Jabez
Kaye
Cary
Mark
Alice
Nancy
Granddad
Recovery Near as B B Play Faces Key Weekends
The basketball season eyes a rebound next weekend as mid winter exams ease. Indiana, Auburn, Utah rise as leaders in their conferences with several pivotal games shaping the 1941 race. Indiana meets Michigan while Ohio State plays Minnesota and Indiana faces Purdue as major showdowns loom.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
New York
Selma proposes three mill school tax in rural districts
Education leaders discuss a potential election on a three mill tax to fund a nine month term in rural districts. J A Lee Dallas county superintendent of education tells a meeting that no current financial difficulty exists but that ad valorem tax shrinkage has.
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Selma
Ala
J.A. Lee
Dallas County
Sisler Reappointed Commissioner of Semi Pro Baseball
George H. Sisler of St. Louis is reappointed as commissioner of semi pro baseball for five years. The National Semi Pro Congress directs all teams to play under professional rules, upholding Sisler’s veto of the ten man pitching rule. Ray Dumont remains hopeful to test the idea on National Semi Pro Day May 4.
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Chicago
George H. Sisler
St. Louis
Sisler
National
Ray Dumont
Congress
Gloomy Prospects for Nine Months Term
A fragment notes that the nine months term has been marked by gloomy prospects and uncertain outcomes, suggesting continued hardship and slow progress ahead.
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