Trades Make Top Division Clubs Stronger
Dodgers outlay fuels pennant push with Joe Medwick Kirby Higbe and Arnold Owen as major adds. Giants Cubs Pirates and Reds bolster rosters while Browns Phillies struggle to keep pace. AL sees Boston Cleveland and New York shaping up through key deals.
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Giants
Cleveland
Phillies
St. Louis Browns
Larry MacPhail
Leo Durocher
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Flatbush
Joe Medwick
Kirby Higbe
Brooklyns
Arnold Mickey Owen
Gus Mancuso
John Pintar
Owen
Babe Phelps
Floyd Pep Young
Lew Riggs
Orengo
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago
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Dick Bartell
McNair
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Tribe
Gee Walker
Senators
Boston
Walker
Jim Bagby
Bagby
Indians
Joe Dobson
Johnny Allen
Ben Chapman
Gerald Walker
Joe Orengo
Beavers Injured Em Mat Program at South Hamilton Arena
Large crowd filled the South Hamilton Street Arena for a night of grappling and boxing. The All Star match between Billy Bartush and Sailor Barto Hill went three falls, Bartush winning the final decisive fall. Cowboy Luttrall defeated Chief Little Beaver in the first fall before the match was halted.
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Gurley
Billy Bartush
Barto Hill
Bartush
Hill
Chicago
Cowboy Luttrall
Chief Little Beaver
Savage
Beaver
Los Angeles Open Starts
Golf’s top pros gather at Riviera Country Club for the Los Angeles Open with a 10000 dollar purse. Lawson Little leads a field including Demaret Thomson Hines Smith Dudley Ghezzi Cooper Wood and last year’s top ten entrants return for the four day event.
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Robert Myers
Los Angeles
Far West
California
Riviera Country Club
Lawson Little
Jimmies
Demaret
Thomson
Hines
MacDonald Smith
Ed Dudley
Vic Ghezzi
Harry Cooper
Craig Wood
Clayton Heafner
Olin Dutra
Jimmy Hines
al Krueger
Dutch Harrison
Tony Penna
Matt Kowal
Johnny Dawson
Veteran featherweight Phil Zwick counts decades in ring
Ka uk auna Wis Jan 3 Fifteen years after facing Joey Sanger Phil Zwick again boxed in Milwaukee. He fought eight rounds against Gene Ward and shows no sign of quitting boxing, estimating his age around 35. He began in grade school and left for Florida in the early 1920s.
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Joey Sanger
Gene Ward
Chicago
Zwick
Florida
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Bud Taylor
Lew Massey
Freddie Miller
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Madison Square Garden
New York
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Wales
Ireland
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
India
Arabia
Ceylon
Peggy Spencer
Liverpool
Tri State Golden Gloves Open Tournament At High Point
A historical notice details the Tri State Golden Gloves boxing tournament at High Point with novice and open classes for multiple weight divisions. It outlines entry rules ages under 21 guardian consent, closing midnight January 13, and a required waiver with release of liability to Mercury Athletic Club.
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High Point
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Casey Defeats Menacher In Hartford Wrestling Bout
Steve Casey defeated Sammy Menacher in Hartford in two straight falls out of three. The Associated Press reports the light heavyweight bout drew a small crowd and showcased Casey's wrestling technique.
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Hartford
Conn
Steve (Crusher) Casey
Ireland
Sammy Menacher
Boise
UNC Beats Lehigh 62 58 as Glamack Nets 33
University of North Carolina defeated Lehigh 62 to 58 in Chapel Hill with George Glamack scoring 33 points. Both teams showed speed passing and strong floor work.
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Carolina
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Lehigh
George Glamack
Aircraft Industry Backlog Reported at $2.83 Million in 1940
As of November 1940 the air craft industry reported a backlog totaling 2 831 665 dollars. The figure reflects wartime demand and manufacturing commitments from major builders and suppliers across the sector.
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