EPORTS ROUNDUP From AP Sports Columnist
A roundup of sport notes and anecdotes from wartime America includes Morris Siegel's views on professional baseball's wartime role, Bowler Andy Varipapa's Woodward Avenue visit, casting chatter for This Is the Army, and various service and civilian athletes in camps and cities across the country. The column captures wartime sports life and personalities from Detroit to Philadelphia and Fort Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Varipapa
Woodward
Varipa
Ardy
Army
Sgt. Joe
Dick Richardson
Betty Grabel
Gee Reese
Dixie Walker
Macon
Louisville
Wising Boys Club
Robert Wiley
Bennyard
Hoffman's Island
Willie Hartoutpoints Speary in Hartford bout
Willie Hart outpointed Speary in Hartford at Nanitocke Pennsylvania in a non title matchup. Speary weighed 130 pounds and Hart weighed 129 pounds per official counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Willie
Speary
Nanitocke
Warmerdam Hopes To Clear 16 Feet At Millrose
Cornelius Warmerdam, 27, a high school teacher and holder of the unofficial pole vault record, aims to clear 16 feet at the Millrose games in New York on February 6 with a stronger pole and more snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cornelius Warmerdam
New York
Stebbins Joins Pre-Flight School Staff in Athens
Ensign Harold Curly Stebbins, Pitt dream backfield member and former Panthers coach, is assigned to the Pre-Flight School staff in Athens dated January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stebbins
Athens
Ensign Harold
Curly) Stebbins
Pitt
Panther
Matt Mann III Breaks State 200 Yard Freestyle Record
In An Arbor Matt Mann III son of Michigan's swimming coach broke the state high school record for the 200 yard freestyle. He'll go to Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Matt Mann III
Michigan
Fainting Wife Led Ned Irish To Success In Garden Games
New York, Jan 20 Ned Irish rose to Madison Square Garden presidency after his wife fainted blocking a doorway in 1934 and spurred the arena idea. At 38 he becomes the fourth Garden president succeeding Kilpatrick and Tex Rickard. He will still direct basketball and head publicity while touring teams and shaping doubleheaders now drawing about 17,000 fans per show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Irish
New York
Madison Square Garden
New York World
Eighth Avenue Arena
John Reed Kilpatrick
Irish
Kilpatrick
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Garden
William F. Carey
Notre Dame
New York University
Navy Pre-Flight School Joins Carolina In Invitational Indoor Meet
The Navy Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill joins the University of North Carolina to sponsor a new Invitational Indoor Track Meet set for Woollen Gym February 27. Invitations go to 65 top college and service teams from Maryland to Florida, with scholastic divisions dropped and all non conference and freshman stars in one fast field.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
WAAC
Corp
Marion E. Swan
Jesse Hill
St. Mary’s
Calif
Navy
del Monte
Joe Knight
Bainbridge
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Southeast
R. A. Fetzer
Carolina
Southern Track
Maryland
Kentucky
Louisiana
Florida
Fetzer
Mr. Fetzer
Fet
Zer
Navy Pre-Flight School
University
Idols Of Six Million Fans Can't Last
Fort Worth Texas. The Masonic Home Mighty Mites will drop out of schoolboy football next year as enrollment declines. Coach Rusty Russell led a legendary squad that won six district titles and drew vast Texas crowds before fading as players age and equipment costs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Ratliff
Fort Worth
Tex
Masonic Home
Texas
Thomas Fletcher
Masons
Burt L. Standish
Mites
H. N
Rusty) Russell
Lubbock
Little Rascals
Russell
Masonic
Highland Park
Dallas
Rusty
Mighty Mites
Texas Masons
Graysons Scoreboard Critics Army Baseball Deal At West Point
New York reports argue the United States Military Academy should not lend its large field house to the Brooklyn Dodgers for spring training. The Navy uses many campuses for reservist housing while Army expands wartime facilities. Critics say the West Point arrangement diverts substantial space from wartime needs despite cadets not using the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Military Academy
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Club
Yale
Army
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Coast Guard
West Point
Brooklyn
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Codets
Montreal Royals
Academy
Horse Racing Thriving At New Orleans Fair Grounds
In New Orleans the Fair Grounds meeting is over halfway with wagering near double last winter. Daily attendance averages about 3,000, and total handle for 38 days reached 4.32 million dollars. Organizers foresee strong second-half results as Florida racing blackout redirects top horses to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Crescent City
Florida
High Quintet Falls In Close Scrap Prepare For Burlington
The Bison lost 40 to 38 to the YMCA varsity in a tight battle marked by slow floor play and limited chances. Garland Pugh scored ten for the YMCA, with Walt Spencer adding seven, while Melvin Walker led the Bison with ten points and co captains Junius Idol and John Crowder had seven apiece. Burlington High will visit for the locals first home loop game Friday night after a junior varsity win earlier 33 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flagler
Bison
Tony Simeon
Garland Pugh
Walt Spencer
Pugh
Spencer
Melvin Walker
Junius Idol
John Crowder
Burlington High
Tony Cernugel
Sammy Baugh Case Dismissed for Want of Evidence
Chicago Jan 20 Elmer Layden NL commissioner said the case against Sammy Baugh for alleged failure to attend a benefit game in Philadelphia on Dec 27 was dropped for lack of evidence. He stated Baugh intended to play, was sick en route from Texas, and travel delays prevented arrival. The publicity and investigation were deemed punishment enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elmer Layden
National Football League
Sammy Baugh
Philadelphia
Washington
Layden
Baugh
Rotan
Texas
Unen Baugh
Boxing Knowledge Is Big Help For Marines At Guadalcanal
Marine Col. Harvey Miller urges practical boxing knowledge for Marines on Guadalcanal, arguing side-step instinct aids life or death jungle combat. He frames boxing as national defense, calls for unified boxing leadership and less internal bickering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalcanal
New York
Harvey Miller
Colonel Miller
Miller
Jacobs. Beach-combers
Heinie Miller
National Boxing Association
Marine Headquarters
Washington
Arizona
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Associated Press
Morris Siegel
E Norfolk
Seabag
Naval Traing
Siegel
Arica
Benny
Walter Haight
Washington Post
Warmerdam
Mark
The
Choic
Coca-Cola
Coke
Coca-Cola Company
Bottling CO
High Point
Washington Stre
Meet
Graysons
Burlington
Bulldogs
Lagee
Thomas
W. Spencer
F . Brown
Ic. Spencer
McDowell
Ray
Atkins
Upton
Rothrock
Swartzberg
Idol
Dunkelberger
Walker
Sullivan
Crowder
Collins
James
Levina
Byerly
Gordon
Craven
Taylor
Wenenes Ritch
Seeeee Wood
Hedrick
Pro
Dick Hartley
N. C. State
Soph
Fritz Nagy
George Washington
Duke
Jeffers
America
Evi
North Main Street
N.C
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