Giants Buy Ace Hurler and Drive Trade Talk
In Atlanta the Giants spent about 50000 to buy pitcher Bob Bowman from St Louis Cardinals. Bill Terry signals possible trades including Harry Danning for Hank Leiber and Claude Passeau, and Nick Witek for Whitey Moore. Cubs seek Zeke Bonura and Harry Craft, while Washington shows mild interest in Boots Poffenberger.
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Romney Wheeler
Atlanta
Larry MacPhail
Flatbush
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Dodger
New York Giants
Bob Bowman
St. Louis Cardinals
Giant
Bil Terry
Danning
Terry
Giants
Harry Danning
Chicago Cubs
Hank Leiber
Claude Passeau
Nick Witek
Cincinnati
Whitey Moore
Harold
Hy) Vandenberg
Rochester
New York
Cardinals
Bonura
John Dickshot
Roy Joiner
Jersey City
Hollywood
Joe Hoover
Zeke Bonura
Cubs
Harry Craft
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Senators
Cletus (Boots) Poffenberger
Nashville
Landis
Louisville
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Redskins Wrestle Winter Weather Ahead of Bears Playoff
Washington Redskins aim to thaw their cold passing attack led by Slingin Sammy Baugh as they prepare for Sunday’s showdown with the Chicago Bears for the world pro football championship. Tickets sold out quickly, with few scalper bargains remaining. frost and weather chatter shadow the buildup at Griffith Stadium.
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Washington
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
Sammy Baugh
Capital
Bears
Griffith Stadium
Sentinel Want Ad Advertises Quick Results
A compact notice promotes rapid results through a sentinel want ad. It emphasizes speed and visibility for readers seeking prompt responses or listings. The copy highlights ease of use and broad reach for advertisers and job seekers alike.
Collier's All America Grid Team Picked For 1940
Collier's magazine announced its annual all American football team with seven of 11 spots from the Big Ten and Pacific Coast conferences. The lineup includes ends David Rankin of Purdue and Gene Goudreault of Boston College, tackles Robert Reinhard of California and Alfred Bauman of Northwestern, guards Agostino Lio of Georgetown and Robert Suffridge of Tennessee, center Rudy Mucha of Washington, quarterback Frank Albert of Stanford, halfbacks Tom Harmon of Michigan and George Franch of Minnesota, and fullback John Kimbough of Texas A & M.
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New York
Big Ten
Pacific Coast
Collier's Magazine
David Rankin
Purdue
Gene Goudreault
Boston
Robert Reinhard
California
Alfred Bauman
Northwestern
Agostino Lio
PHELAN RANKS STANFORD TOPS PHELAN RANKS STANFORD TOPS
New York wire reports cover college and pro notes. Stan ford could trim any invited Rose Bowl foe including Minnesota per Jimmy Phelan of Washington while Sugar Bowl payouts near 75000 each. Also, Joe Louis trains for Red Burman in New York and boxing moves mix with college football chatter.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Kreevich-Cramer
Atlanta
Jimmy Dykes
Joe Croning
Eddie Collins
Collins
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Stanford
Minnesota
Joe Louis
Red Burman
New Jersey
Smiths
Amherst
Giants
Yanks
Southern California
Notre Dame
Southern Methodist
Rice
Auburn
Villanova
Texas
Florida
Petey Sarron
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Fred Brice
U. of Maine
Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Navy
Trojan Fans Gather For Notre Dame Game
Alumni flocked to the USC campus to cheer the Trojan football team in the intersectional clash with Notre Dame. Eighty thousand spectators were expected, many Irish supporters, for the fifteenth straight meeting and the finale of the 1940 season. Influenza hampered practice but most sidelined players were likely to suit up for the game.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Trojan
Notre Dame
S.C
Waterbury boxing results highlight Montreal and Italy bouts
In Waterbury New Haven and Fort Lauderdale cards, Doug Marsh outpoints Frances co Montanari after a 144 to 146% mismatch, while Nathan Mann stops Charley Williams in a Florida bout. The cards feature Italian and Canadian boxers with a mix of decisions and stoppages across three cities.
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Waterbury
Conn
Doug Marsh
Montreal
Francesco Montanari
Italy
New Haven
Nathan Mann
Nw Haven
Charley (Hobo) Williams
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Freak Plays Mark Odd Gridiron Season
A look back at 1930s freak plays highlights including Cornell’s fifth down controversy versus Dartmouth, Centre College’s Keeley touchdown after a misdirected handoff, Florida’s tipped lateral return, Nebraska and Army Navy antics, Tulane pants miscue, Christman to Missouri, and Washington’s punt return wrinkle changing kickoffs and returns across several teams and games.
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Bill Boni
New York
Cornell
Ithacans
Dartmouth
Associated Press
Hanover College of
Indiana
Centre
Hanover Quartrback
Keeley
Florida
Tampa
Forrest Ferguson
Bob Sayers
Nebraska
Harry Hopp
Oklahoma
Hupp
Huskers
Army
Greenies
Simons
Tulane
Paul Christman
Missouri
Ralph Carter
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Oregon State
California
U.c.la
Waner brothers split as Paul released by Pirates
Pittsburgh notes the Pirates release of Paul Waner in Atlanta while Lloyd Waner remains with the team. The elder Paul, a longtime slugger and three-time batting champion, leaves after 15 seasons in San Francisco and Pittsburgh, with Lloyd shifting toward younger outfielders under manager Frankie Frisch.
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Paul
Lloyd Waner
Atlanta
Pirates
Lloyd
Bob Elliott
Maurice van Robays
Vince Dimaggio
Little Poison
Big Poison
The
Frankie Frisch
Paul Real
San Francisco
Washington and Lee may quit Southern Conference
Richmond dispatch reports The News Leader cites reliable sources rumor that Washington and Lee University may resign from the Southern Conference to affiliate with smaller schools. Students oppose athletic policy and may push for action. conference meeting at Charlotte, N C expected next weekend.
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News Leader
Lexington
Washington and Lee
Souther
Generals
D' Hampden-Sydney
Maryland
Vanderbult
West Virginia
George Washington
Virginia
Tech
Sewanee
Charlotte
N.C
Dixie Football Conference
Archie M. Palmer
University of Chattanooga
Centre
Davidson
Citadel
Dixie
Basketball Managers Meet At Local Center
A manager's meeting was held at Lawson Community Center to organize the Taylor County Basketball league with four teams. The athletic advisory council set a three dollar entrance fee to cover expenses and managers are asked to register at the center. The league will be supervised by the WPA Recreational project.
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Lawson Community Center
Taylor County
WPA
Bowman Satisfied With Trade To Giants
Bluefield report says pitcher Bob Bowman, sold by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants for about 60 000 dollars, believes a change of scenery will help. Bowman praises Giants manager Bill Terry as one of baseballs best.
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Bluefield
Bob Bowman
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Bluefield American Legion
South Coast Sentinsss Stance Casualties Rise in Raid
Casualties rose as people with wartime experience took quick cover during raids on the South Coast. The hardest hit were working class dwellings near Cosetluca with anti-aircraft and signaling schools located there. One bomb fell near a movie theater as 50 of the 200 residents were injured.
First Love at Gatehouse Inn Ends in Fire Tragedy
The blaze trapped several indoors in a balcony as walls collapsed but rescuers freed them. The operator died, and an incendiary set the nurses home interior ablaze. Nurses moved patients from a nearby hospital and fought the flames with hand pumps. Deanna Durbin and Paul G. on project paths are noted with early successes and rapid salary rise amid Universal Studio upheaval.
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Ana
Pagedy
Asoolute
Deanna
Paul
University of Southern California
A. Paul
Universal
Universal Studio
Alcatraz on edge as prison strike and fog raise fears
Prison guards report continued tension after a strike by about a hundred inmates in the Alcatraz laundry. Fog delays a potential confrontation as convicts pace cages and fog horns hum on San Francisco Bay. Earlier, inmate Rufus McCain was stabbed by Henri Young in a related incident.
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Ralph Roe
Ted Cole
Alcatraz
Siip
San Francisco Bay
Johnson
Navy
Fire destroys Patterson Vending Plant in Huntington
A fire after an explosion leveled the Patterson Vending Machine company plant in Huntington. Proprietor John A Patterson estimates a $20,000 loss. The plant employed 15 men.
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Huntington
Patterson Vending Machine Company
John A. Patterson
Escape To Paradise Showcases Bobby Breen South American Repertoire
Bobby Breen stars in Escape To Paradise with a set of South American songs sung solo and with accompaniment. The program includes If Your Heart Could Speak Tra in la Rhythma of the Rio Jurame Avi Ty Ay Vida lita and more. Victor Young served as musical director for the RKO release directed by Erle C. Kenton with Kent Taylor Maria Shelton Joyce Compton and Pedro De Cordoba in supporting roles. The film shows at the Opera House tonight.
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Bobby Breen
Bobby
State industrial pay to rise as Christmas sales near record
State works payrolls are forecast to total about 385 million dollars by month end, a 13 million dollar lift over 1937, with the 1939 coal payrolls dipping to 12.74 million in October from 15.36 million the prior year. Employee count fell from 117,088 to 106,091. Sep.
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