Brat Braddock Bets Against Louis Burman Fight
New York January 31 Jimmy Braddock believes the 1 to 10 odds on Joe Louis over Red Burman are too long. The piece notes betting and sports chatter around boxing and football policy, mentioning officials quitting colliders for pros and Milwaukee writers calling for a broader program stiffening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
Jimmy Braddock
Joe Louis
Red Burman
al Schacht
Buddy Haasett
Akits
Tom Stidham
Marquette
Milwaukee
Eddie Mead
Henry Armatrong
DAILY CROSSWORD 12 Enthusiast 14 Nocturnal birds 15 Conclude
Clue list across and down for a themed crossword includes entries for enthusiast nocturnal birds conclude and city in New York among others. Answers intersect with common crossword terms and some abbreviated forms for measures and units appear.
Frisch Keeps Scrap Books as Battle Plan for Pirates
Frank Francis Frisch, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, saves scrap books detailing 1940 games with notes on players and umpires. He uses the records as a battle plan for 1941, including box scores, margins remarks, and evaluations from his Fordham days onward.
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Judson Bailey
New
Frank Francis Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Buccaneers
Fordham Flash
Pirates
Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Mike Klinger
Newman
van Robays
Garms
Fordham
Bronx
Disco overwhelms two opponents in gym at Moulton Heights
The Decatur and Steel Company basketball team defeated Park Speake of Athena 38 17 and routed the local National Guard five 62 19 before a large crowd at Moulton Heights School gym last night.
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Decatur Front and Steel Company Basketeers
Moulton Heights
Disco
Park Speake
Athena
National Guard
Burman Joe Meet Tonight in Louis Title Defense
Red Burman a heavyweight challenger meets Joe Louis in Madison Square Garden for the world championship defense. Louis appears dominant and determined to finish Burman within the 15 rounds. Burman, 26, returns to form after training up snowy hills and has a chance if Louis missteps tonight.
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New York
Red Burman
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Burman
al McCoy
Boston
Louis
Joe
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Red
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Louise
McCoy
Billy
Donn
Tommy Farr
Tale of Tape New York Joe Louis Burman title fight data
The page presents ta le of tape style measurements for Joe Louis and Burman ahead of a boxing title bout at Madison Square Garden. It lists ages heights reaches chest waists and limb measurements for both fighters in a clipped OCR extract.
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New York
Joe Louisee
Dison Square Garden
Louis Burman
Buckaroos Take On Home Range In Western Open
Three southwestern favorites Jimmy Demaret Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan led the field at the 41st Western Open at Phoenix Country Club as 140 pros and amateurs teed off. Former champions including MacDonald Smith Ed Dudley and Ralph Guldahl added pressure alongside Easterner Sammy Snead and stars like Lawson Little Dick Metz Jimmy Thomson Horton Smith Denny Shute and Bud Ward in the tough 72 hole test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hilligan
Ariz
Jan
Jimmy Demaret
Byron Nelson
Ofessional Golfers Association
Little Ben Hogan
Southwest
Phoenix Country Club
Demaret
Walter Hagen
Jim
Nemaret
Houston
Texas
MacDonald Smith
Ed Dudley
Arry Cooper
Johnny Revolta
Nelson
Ralph Guldahl
Desert County Fairways
Sammy Snead
Hoggans
Demarets
Nelsons
Sneads
Big Lawson Little
Dick Metz
Jimmy Thomson
Horton Smith
Denny Shute
Ed Oliver
Harold
Jug) Iden
Bud Ward
Johnny
Bulla
Leonard Dodson
Revolta
Auburn Stars Quits Shake 1941 Football Hopes
Auburns Rufus Deal Teedie Faulk and Thurston Taylor quit school risking a tough rebuilding for coach Jack Meagher. Deal the backfield ace Faulk the star end who scored twice in 1940 and Taylor a promising guard left after weekend disturbances. Meagher must replace 11 lettermen before the Tigers fall schedule.
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Auburn
Ala
Rufus Deal
Teedie Faulk
Thurston Taylor
Deal
Jack Meagher
Faulk
Villanova
Taylor
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Meagher
Plainsmen
Gechaia Tech
Coach Rupp Advised To Stay At Home
Lexington Kentucky January 31 Coach Adolph Rupp was advised by his physician not to accompany the University of Kentucky basketball team to Nashville for its games with Vanderbilt and Alabama. Assistant Coach Paul McBrayer will lead the team on its departure today for Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Nashville
Tuscaloosa
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Rupp
Paul McBrayer
Two Old Men Honored in Boston Baseball Honors
Boston writers salute veteran players John Cooney and Jimmy Wilson for comeback seasons with the Bees and Reds, while Dominic DiMaggio is named outstanding rookie of 1940. Wilson sparked his club in the World Series and Cooney earned near batting title status with a .318 average.
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Steve O'Leary
Boston
John Cooney
Jimmy Wilson
Amart
Coach Cooney
Boston Bees
Coach Wilson
Cincinnati Reds
New Haven
John
Jimmy
Cooney
Bees
Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Boston Baseball Writers
Red Sox
Dominic DiMaggio
Midshipmen to graduate early at Annapolis
In a February June week, 400 U S Navy Academy midshipmen will graduate on Friday to speed up officer production for the expanding fleet. Highlights include athletic and extracurricular awards, graduation hops, prize presentations, and the farewell ball.
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Annapolis
U. S. Navy Academy
Georgia
John Moore Reade
Athens
Charles William Lynn, Jr
College Park
Don Watson
Colquitt
Arthur Ernst Holdt
Demorest
Moffatt Ross Plaxco
Louisville
Henry Jackson Conger
Tifton
Alabama
Joseph Calhoun Wheeler, Jr
Anniston
Arthur Greenville McIntyre
Bessemer
Charles Wesley Rush, Jr
Dothan
John Morgan Duke, Jr
Gadsden
George Stephen Morrison
Patrick Dawson Fleming
Doc Sutherland Declares Pro Football Commitment
Public notice from Dr. Jock Sutherland stating he is content in pro football and has two years left on his Brooklyn Dodgers contract. He dismisses rumors linking him to college coaching jobs and offers no charge for the advertisement.
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Jock Sutherland
Brooklyn Dodger
Odds and Ends: Boxing, Baseball, and Coaches
Bummy Davis has joined the army to escape jeers. Greg Rice has won ten indoor races in a row. Chicago hosts a testimonial dinner for Jocko Conn, ex White Sox outfielder and new NL umpire. Billy Conn to fight two heavies in tuneups before facing Joe Louis in June with bouts in March and April. No forward pass in Notre Dame era defended by the late George Gipp. Forrest Evaskevici to join Hamilton College coaching staff after serving as Tom Harmon’s bodyguard at Michigan.
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Bummy Davis
Brooklyn
Greg Rice
Chicago
Jocko" Conlan
White Sox
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
George Gipp
Notre Dame
Forrest Evaskevici
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Hamilton College
Cubs Fail to Impress On Paper With unsigned contracts
Louisville Times columnist B. M. Atkinson Jr. notes the Cubs appear weak on paper due to a pile of unsigned contracts. The critique centers on roster confidence and potential impact on upcoming play.
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B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville Times
Cubs
Dempsey Comments On Louis As Fight Talk
Jack Dempsey told Virginia Knife and Fork Club Louis seems to be going backward though the Baker says the truth. The Brown Bomber hasn’t looked the same since the Pastor rematch. Proceeds from Ohrbach Wake Forest game go to infantile paralysis fund.
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Jack Dempsey
Virginia Knife and Fork
Joe Louis
Brown
Bob Pastor
Ohrbach
Wake Forest
Wallace Wade
la Marble
Sonja Honey
Cage Results From The Associated Press Scores
Syracuse 34 Princeton 24 Loyola Chicago 47 Chicago 27 Alabama 40 Vanderbilt 28 Davidson 51 The Citadel 43 North Carolina State 39 Duke 38 Charleston 39 Newberry 24 South Carolina 32 Furman 31 Lincoln Memorial 54 East Tenn Techers 36 Millsaps 64 Spring Hill 41 McGowin Lyons 33 Howard 27.
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The
Associated Press
Syracuse
Princeton
Loyola
Chicago
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Davidson
the Citadel
North Carolina State
Duke
Charleston
Newberry
South Carolina
Furman
Lincoln Memorial
East Tenn
Techers
Millsaps
Spring Hill
McGowin-Lyons
Howard
Miss Ruth Gill Placed as Fort Riley Librarian
Miss Ruth Gill of Kansas City prepares for duties as Fort Riley librarian after selecting "Management of the American Soldier" as her first training read during a course at seventh corps area headquarters.
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Omaha
Neb
Ruth Gill
Kansas City
Fort Riley
Kas
Seventh Corps
Crommelin and Crom melin figures in Wetumpka area
David Montgomery and David Leslie Byrd are linked to Ozark and Wetumpka figures Quentin Claiborne Crom melin in a local context. The fragment hints at identities connected to Montgomery and Wetumpka communities with named individuals.
Three Games Here Tonight At Central High Gym
Basketball fans will see three games at Central High gym starting at seven. Cullman county high and Decatur meet in the opening round, followed by Decatur Raiders girls versus East Limestone County High at eight, then Decatur Raiders face Cullman Bearcats at nine. Decatur aims to rebound after a Huntsville loss as girls near county tournament and district bid.
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Central High
Cullman County High
Decatur High
Decatur
East Limestone County High
Raiders
Cullman Bearcats
Socialite Grace Amory Aims for Big Time Win in Miami Final
Grace Amory of Palm Beach advances to the 36 hole Miami Biltmore finals to face Eliz abeth Hicks of Pasadena. Amory has hovered near top mentions for years, winning medalist honor last year in the tournament won by Patty Berg. Hicks eliminated Jane Cothran 5 and 4 in the other semifinal.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Grace Amory
Palm Beach
Elizabeth Hicks
Pasadena
Cal
Miami
Miss Amory
Patty Berg
Marion Miley
Lexington
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Miss Hicks
Jane Cothran
Greenville
S. C
Miss Cothran
Desloges Voted Philadelphia's Most Courageous Athlete of 1940
Philadelphia sports writers honor Jean Paul Desloges as the most courageous athlete of 1940 despite a war wound that left him blind in one eye. The selection also names John M. Kimbrough as most outstanding athlete and Francis X. Reagin as most valuable player for 1940.
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Philadelphia
Jean Paul Desloges
Desolges
Ottawa University
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
England
John M. Kimbrough
Texas A. & M
Francis X. Reagin
University of Pennsylvania
Tourney Sites Set for Morgan County Basketball Meet
Morgan County Athletic Association selects two county tournaments with dates February 14 15 at Morgan County High gym in Hartselle for senior girls and junior boys and February 21 22 at Central High Decatur for junior girls and senior boys. Teams listed include Austinville Decatur Trinity Priceville Parkville Ryans Cotaco Moulton Heights Eva Danville Falkville Oak Ridge Union Hill Plainview Flint Morgan High and more with seeds for each division.
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Hartselle
Ala
Morgan County Athletic Association
Morgan County High Gymnasium
Central High
Decatur
Austinville
Trinity
Priceville
Parkville
Ryans
Cotaco
Moulton Heights
Eva
Danville
Falkville
Oak Ridge
Morgan High
Union Hill
Plainview
Flint
Cutaco
Trinity Austinville
Cotaco Ryans
Local Visitors And Family News In Flat Creek
Lawrence County notes visitors from Decatur and Moulton arrive to see local families. Modeen Gray stays ill while Elouise Ferguson and Lucille Morgan visit. Rich Gray hosts and is visited by Coy Gray and others through Sunday and midweek.
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J. L. Anderson
Decatur
Richard Gray
Lucille Morgan
Modeen Gray
Leonard Peters
Moulton
Thomas Sivily
Will Morgan
C. W. Ferguson
Ben Compton
Elouise Ferguson
Will Water
Limestone fishing camp lease to Bowen group forms nonprofit
A 30 acre Elk River tract known as Hugh th Hallow is leased to Sam M. Bowen of the Limestone County Nation Association after talks with TVA. Bowen and ten conservationists will create a nonprofit to develop Lee Highway Fishing Incorporated, with eleven local men including D Luther Brough Donald B Isom and J O Belue to run the project, construction to begin next week for an early spring opening.
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Elk River
Hugh Th Hallow
Sam M. Bowen
Limestone County Nation Association
TVA
Bowen
Conservation Association
Lee Highway Pishing, Incorporated
D. Lutherbrough
Donald B. Isom
T. 78. Woodroof
W. van Gilbert
Hill Hay
W. E. Estes, Jr
J. O. Belue
John Henry Bitting
Carl Martin
Paul Gish
Golf notes and players discussed by Bill Curtis
The column covers changes on number six, new partnerships Johnston and Pennell, performances by Earl Cook and Billy Duncan, and remarks on Ed Oliver and Sam Snead. It notes the rise of new clubs and better courses as reasons for lower scores, plus a playful aside about Eddie Brietz and rhymes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Pennell
Ben
John
Earl Cook
Bill Littlefield
Billy Duncan
Sam Snead
Joe Williams
Ed Olivers
Williams
Mrs Will Water and Community Notes
Leonard Peters called on Rich Gray and family Wednesday. Lucille Brown is very sick with the measles.
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Will Water
Leonard Peters
Rich Gray
Family
Lucille Brown
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Eine
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R. J. Scott
Rila
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Atlantic
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King Features Syndigace, Inc
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