Texas A&M Set For Strong Sugar Bowl Return
New Orleans dispatch notes Texas A and M may be stronger next season with eight regulars back, led by Biz Kimborough and Marion Pugh. Tulane loses ten regulars but retains 12 via two team system, promising depth for 1941.
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Mortimer Kreeger
New Orleans
Rip van Winkle
Texas A
Tulane
Texas Aggies
Great Plains
Harness
Biz John Kimbrough
Marshall Foch Robnett
Derace Moser
Thomason
Walemon Price
Joe Boyd
Herbert Smith
Marion Pugh
Matland Jeffrey
Bud Wesson
Bill Buchanan
Jim Sterling
A. and
Center jump may return for school basketball rules
Lew Andreas, Syracuse coach, says rapid modern play without a center jump strains young players and may trigger separate college and high school rules. He cites physician tests showing high-pressure action and notes center jump restoration could slow the game and ease spectator count pressures.
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Sid Feder
New York
Lew Andreas
Syracuse
Andreas
Iwigid
Mmbst Coleres
Fights Last Night Draws and Decisions Across Cities
In New York Aurel Toma from Romania and Pablo Dano of the Philippine Islands fought to a draw. In Toronto Canadian featherweight Dave Castilloux outpointed Leo Rodak. In White Plains Yoshio Nakamura outpointed Lee Harper, and in New York Larry Gellan stopped Enzo Tanoezi.
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New York
Aurel Toma
Romania
Pablo Dano
Philippine Islands
Drew
Toronto
Dave Castilloux
Montreal
Leo Rodak
Chicago
White Plains
Yoshio Nakamura
Honolulu
Lee Harper
Jamaica
N.Y
Larry Gellan
Bozeman
Mont
Enzo Tanoezi
Italy
Chicago Spot Opened by Jack In Loop Plans
The piece notes Jack Dempsey considering a Chicago loop opening with a $7,400 purse and mentions Atlanta Touchdown Club screening bowl game films January 19. It references football figures Art Rooney and projections for next season, plus various sports and college notes from the era.
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Eddie Brieyz
New York
Footall
Chicago
Atlanta Touchdown Club
Jack Dempsey
Manila
Art Rooney
Pittsburgh
Pira
Tom Meany
N. Y. World-Telegram
South
Tennessee
Tulane
Finland
Frybergh Academy
Maine
Hugh Parshall
Pinehurst
Vandendriessche
Bethlehem Academy
Faribault
Minn
Edmonton Grads
Mace Brown Excused From Jury Service
In Greensboro North Carolina on January 3 a note says Pirates pitcher Mace Brown was summoned for six months as a grand juror but asked to be excused. Judge Felx Allsy indicated football and baseball take precedence over court duty, so Brown was released.
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Greensboro
N. C
Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Felx Allsy
Fayette County Court Elects New President
Fayetteville January 3 Fayette county court elected Guy Douglas of Lookout as president to succeed Okey Patteson of Mt Hope. Ce
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Guy Douglas
Lookout
Okey Patteson
Mt. Hope
Boxing Loses Ground in 1939 Review for 1940
Edward C. Foster surveys a dire boxing year as promoters managers and scandals erode fan trust. He notes high profile cases in Louisiana Illinois and Chicago and praises ending two title reigns as a step toward fairness while lamenting public disinterest and exploitation in the sport.
Forty Nine Die On West Virginia Highways December
Forty nine people were killed on West Virginia highways in December, the highest monthly death toll in 23 months. There were 56 deaths in December, 1937.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Grafton Bearcats Open Their Big Ten Program
Grafton High School enters its first Big Ten schedule hosting East Fairmont at Riverside Drive Gym tonight. Bearcats boast a 0.687 batting average after two wins in three starts and aim to extend their streak, with past losses limited to Ft Hill Cumberland. A preliminary game features the Bearcat and Yellow Jacket B squads.
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Grafton Bearcats
Gton High School
East Fairmont
Riverside Drive
Bearcats
Ft. Hill
Cumberland Ma
Maryland
Parsons High
Bearcat
Yellow ‘Jacket
Game Postponed Between Coalton and St Augustine
Highway closures between Grafton and Coalton forced a postponement of last night's Coalton versus St Augustine basketball game. Coren Joe Barlow of the Irish announced the reschedule. The parochial school's next game will be Friday night as Beyely is hosted.
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Grafton
Coalton
St. Augustine
Coren Joe Barlow
Beyely
Connie Mack predicts Yankees won’t win again in 1940
Philadelphia veteran Connie Mack, after 77 years in baseball, says the New York Yankees won't win as many games in 1940. He notes Boston, Cleveland, and Detroit are strong and that the A's, improved, may trouble the Yankees, who he believes won’t repeat last year’s 18 losses to the champs.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
New York Yankees
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Aged Lady Dies in Wheeling
Ninety one year old Mrs. Sarah Johnston, oldest member of the First Presbyterian church, died yesterday in Wheeling.
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Wheeling
Sarah Johnston
First Presbyterian Church
City Bowling League Opens With Firemen Top Moose
The YMCA city league opener saw City Firemen defeat Moose 2020 to 1677 as Hall High Scorer Hall led with 504 pins. Turner of Moose totaled 460 to claim best individual mark. Potters vs Cozy Best and B and O vs Carr China games set for tonight and Thursday.
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City Firemen
Moose
Hall
Firemen
Turner
Potters
Cozy Best
Carr China Aggregaton
William Manley
Firemen Hall
Daugherty
Sawyer
Layman
Mathews
Moose Smith
Kenney
Sapp
West mother and daughter flee hotel tragedy in Morgantown
In Morgantown a mother and daughter arrived at a hotel. after a meal the daughter used a scarf to strangle her mother then jumped from a window. Detectives say the daughter confessed to prior suicide attempts and remained with the body overnight before leaping. Mrs. West widow of a physician, leaves a younger daughter Jane a teacher in Lewisburg West Virginia.
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Miss West
Letzkus
O'Kane
Washington, Pa
Riders of the Sage at Opera House thrills crowd
Bob Steele stars in Riders of the Sage an action packed western at the Opera House tonight. The tale centers on Bob Burke battling the Halsey Gang of sheep ranchers to rescue Tom Martin and his father, promising thrills, romance, and sharp gunplay.
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Bob Steele
Opera House
Exerl
Bob Burke
Apache Basin
Halsey
Tom Martin
Bob
Rebellion Vi and IRA Pact for Easter Coup
The piece notes Easter Sunday as a possible date for a renewed rebellion by the Irish Republican Army linked to 1916 aims to unite Eire and Ulster. De Valera supports peaceful progress via agreement with Britain. Authorities hunt missing Phenix arsenal munitions, blame IRA for a belligerent raid, with 217 rounds unaccounted.
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Irish Republican Army
Irish Volunteers
Eire
Northern Ireland
Ulster
United Kingdom
de Valera
Great Britain
Ireland
Britain
Jail Inmates Help Quell Major Fire in Union County
Eight prisoners from the county jail aided volunteers in fighting a devastating blaze that destroyed a Union structure valued at about $15,000. The fire damaged the WPA commodity jail and cracked windows, with heat intensifying as volunteers battled the flames.
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Union
W. Va
Mi County
Jaflor C. M. Boyd
Daily Cross Word Puzzle 11 Established 13 Malt drink
Clues list entries for a crossword puzzle with numbers 11 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 25 28 31 33 and the prompt includes definitions such as malt drink to excel Greek letter tense insane part of to be a weight short for sister hewn atone card game reads and Japanese herb
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Trojans
Central Press
Bob Peoples
U.S. C
Southern California
Cleen
Tennessee Volunteers
Passadena
California
Jack
Dempsey
Ilinois
Rochester N. Y
Alabama
Tide
Pasadena
Georgia Tech
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Steve Ducas
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Joe Loui
Mace Brown
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Associated Press
Edward C. Foster
National Boxing Asco
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R. 1
Jack Torrence
Louisiana
Harry Thomas
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
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Irene Rich
Henry O’neill
Jackie Morag
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