Opening Games In Majors Delayed For Week
New York sports roundup notes major league baseball clubs delaying opening schedules as owners weigh player moves and salary concerns. Mentions Paul Waner Johnny ey is, Doc Parshall Army vet, and future cavalry pace, with bits on Billy Conn Don Hutson and other sports figures.
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New York
Paul Waner
Johnny Ey
Doc Parshall
Harness Hossiner
Davis
Carn Notch
Pittsburgh
United States Tennis Plans Face Houston Observers
The United States Tennis Association pursues national events at Forest Hills amid debates on talent, old champions, and rising players. The piece traces historic names like Riggs Kovacs Schroeder Tilden and Larned, notes wartime alumni, and comments on coaching debates and rule enforcement within basketball circles.
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New York
Providit
United States On Tennis Association
Forest Hills
Frank Kovacs
Ted Schroeder
Stanford
Maurice K. McLoughlin
Richard Iris Williams
William M. John
Aurice EF
R. Lindley Mur
William Tatum Tilden
Murray
Illiam A. Larned
Robert D.nn
Oliver S. Campbell
Cuba
Rough Riders
Harvard
Malcolm BD. Whitman
Dwight F. Davis
Crimson
Red
Iivin
Whit
Ter
Athens
Navy
Cmdr
Gene Tunney
Enlisted Referee Calls Foul on Commissioned Officer
In Corpus Christi a tight game had officers playing and a whistleblown call on an obvious foul. The enlisted referee warned players and later realized the violator was a commissioned officer, prompting a meek correction.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Protect the Toad Week Celebrated in Waycross
Waycross Georgia marks Protect the Toad Week with residents praising the common toad. Posters, press, radio broadcasts, and word of mouth promote the event and its environmental message nationwide.
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Waycross
O'Neill Reaps Young Talent To Restore Tigers Backers
Steve O'Neill, famed for cultivating youth, returns as Detroit manager. He groomed Lou Boudreau, Ray Mack, and a wave of Beaumont prospects including Wakefield and Lipton, now Navy, with aim to salvage Tiger fortunes. He identifies and develops top outfielders and infielders ready for the majors.
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Detroit Tigers
Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Steve O'Neill
O'Neill
American Association
International
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Lou Boudreau
Ray Mack
Buffalo
Freddie Hutchinson
Navy
Hal White
Tigers
Beaumont
Walter O. Briggs
Jack Zeller
Detroit
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Walter Evers
Illinois
Anse Moore
Johnny Lipton
Dick Wakefield
Michigan
Wakefield
Ted Williams
Willowy
Walloper
Red Sox
Swift
Lipton
Texas
Stubby Overmire
Western Michigan College of Kalamazoo
Tiger
Burlington Invades Pointer Lair for First Loop Tilt
High Point hosts Burlington in the first Western Conference basketball game at the high school gym. Burlington arrives with a 1–1 loop record after beating Winston-Salem 18–16 and losing to Greensboro. Coach Simeon prepares the locals for a likely tough home tilt before the Western Loop tournament next month.
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Burlington High School
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Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Bison
Tony Simeon
Simeon
Guilford Coach Black Smith Joins Army Air Forces
Guilford College announces that long time coach Charles D. Black Smith will leave coaching duties in football basketball and baseball to enter the U S Army Air Forces. He will attend a six week training course at Washington and Lee University and return after the war to resume his duties. Dr BEG Purdom will take over basketball with A I Newlin and J Wilmer Pancoast assisting and Clyde Milner praising Smith’s leadership.
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Her
Fordham
Coaches’ Association
Bill Chandler
Marquette
New Orleans
Joe Lapchick
St John's
Brooklyn
Nat Helman
City College of New York
Helman
Kelleher
Forrest C. Allen
Kansas
Old Phog Align
Allen
Charles D. (Black
Smith
Guilford
BE G Purdom
A. I. Newlin
J. Wilmer Pancoast
Clyde A. Milner
Y Juniors edge Highland in close YMCA contest
The Y Juniors beat Highland Juniors 35 to 27 after a 16 12 halftime lead. De Lap Delappe topped the Y with 10 points while Parker led Highland with 11. Officials: MeDowell.
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Highland Jrs
Delapp
Parker
Mneups
Juniors & P Iit
McDonald
Edwards
Hooper
Delappe
Bae L. Grimes
Hartley
Foe Vea Reid
Hawks
A. Grimes
A Jones
Ayeoth
Caitise
Spencer
Highland
Tysinger
J. Davis
Fefi
Is Underwood
Gilmore
Feree
B. Tosinger
G . Ie
MeDowel
Tipton predicts Cardinals repeat as NL champions
Reds outfielder Eric Tipton forecasts the St. Louis Cardinals will repeat as National League champions despite losses of Terry Moore and Johnny Beazley. He credits the Cardinals’ pep and hustle and notes Cincinnati should be stronger with better pitching though previous poor hitting kept them fourth. He expects little impact from moving spring camps north and says focus stays on eyeing the ball.
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Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Dusters
Eric Tipton
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Terry Moore
Johnny Beazley
Tipton
Yankees
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Reds
Duke
Flies Cause Severe Discomfort Despite Armor Hide
The text notes that flies inflict significant irritation by biting into the creases of armor hide where the skin is thin, despite the hide’s bullet-stopping capability.
Trapshoot Champ Leads Star Team
Julius Petty of England Arkansas was named captain of the All America trapshooting team for 1942. The selections were made by Jimmy Robinson of Minneapolis, former statistician of the Amateur Trapshooting Association and shooting editor of Sports Afield Magazine.
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Vandalia
Julius Petty
England
Ark
Jimmy Robinson
Minneapolis
Amateur Trapshooting Association
Sports Afield Magazine
Bonds To Replace Trophies In Florida Golf Tourneys
Two Florida winter golf tournaments will award war bonds instead of trophies. The Lake Worth Championship begins Monday at Palm Beach, while the Florida Open two ball mixed event starts February 3 in Orlando.
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Bonds
Florida
Miami
Fla
Lake Worth
Palm Beach
Orlando
Tipton pursues athletics role after military enlistment attempt
Tipton, previously rejected from army service last October due to perforated eardrums, has taken the position of assistant athletic director at the College of William and Mary.
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Tipton
College of William and Mary
Nations Race Tracks Prepare for Usual Spring Season
New York January 2 horse racing story notes tracks plan a near normal spring and summer season. Racing venues may adjust with minor changes in legislation and meet relocations. Some plants may not open but major tracks will offer access for paying patrons and transport. Saratoga Delaware Park and Garden State tracks show doubts but hope remains. Rockingham operator Lou Smith plans horse drawn shuttles and perhaps electric runabouts. no roller skates or pogo sticks are anticipated.
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New York
Thoroughbred Racing Association, Inc
Saratoga
Delaware Park
Garden State
New Jersey
Rockingham
Lou Smith
New Hampshire
Lou
Louis wins Eddie Neil memorial award for boxing
The 1941 Eddie Neil memorial award went to heavyweight champion Joe Louis for his contribution to boxing. The AP notes a historic year with other notable sports milestones and earnings milestones in baseball and golf.
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Joe Louis
Eddie Neil
Jimmy Demaret
San Francisco
Willie Goggan
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Basketball scores from college contests across multiple teams
Tulane defeated Mississippi State 58 to 43 while Bolling Field edged Va Polytech 50 37 Norfolk Naval beat Virginia 65 34 Presbyterian won 62 37 over College of Charleston and Clemson prevailed 54 45 over Fottord in a string of early season games.
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Tulane
Mississippi State
Bolling Field
Polytech
Norfolk Naval
Virginia
Presbyterian
College of Charleston
Clemson
Fottord
Quinlan Leads Carolina Matmen Against Former Mates
Chapel Hill January 21 Coach Chuck Quinlan longtime wrestling mentor at Virginia Military Institute returns to Lexington with Carolina to face former rivals in a pivotal meet Quinlan has produced numerous champions and two other vets plus star sophomores who routed Duke 23 3 last week The Tar Heels boast eight first string natives with McKeever local roots and Quinlans dual role as Carolina wrestling coach and football trainer noted for innovating Jim Lalanne's foot pad before the 1940 upset over Duke
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Chapel Hill
Chuckinlan
Carolina
Quinny
Lexington
Quinlan
Hobie McKeever
John Robinson
Frank Mordecai
Sophs
Duke
McKeever
Greensboro
Birmingham
Jim Lalanne
Tar Heels
State’s Win Over Carolina Ties Up Loop’s Third Spot
North Carolina State defeated North Carolina University 47 to 36 at Raleigh to join a four way tie for third in the Southern Conference. NCW tied for fifth with Wake Forest and Virginia Tech after the loss. George Washington beat Army 57 to 48 at West Point in a non conference game. Virginia Tech lost 50 to 37 at home to Bolling Field Bombers. Wofford lost 54 to 4 at Clemson.
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North Carolina State
North Carolina University Quint
Raleigh
NCU
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
George Washington
West Point
Army
Colonels
Bolling Field Bombers
Techmen
Woffera
Clemson
Numbered hockey sticks echo golf club codes on ice
New York reports that hockey players use numbered sticks like golf clubs. After a stick breaks on the ice, a player asks the trainer for a specific No 5 stick, mirroring golfers selecting clubs. The practice shows how equipment labeling transfers between sports.
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New York
Largest Alaskan bear outruns the grizzly in size
The Alaskan known bear is described as the largest bear on the American continent, exceeding even the famous grizzly in overall size.
Everything Set Back In Major League Baseball Schedule
President Harridge and Ford Frick announce a delayed 1943 schedule with opening on April 21 and All-Star game July 13 in Philadelphia. Holdout contracts halted pending salary order decisions, Giants under regional rule, Senators host Athletics in initial game April 20. Three trips per team aim to save 2.4 million man-miles. Memorial Day and Independence Day lineups shift leagues geographically.
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Associated Press
New York
William Harridge
Ford Frick
Natonal
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Motors
Temporary Alimony Awarded To Wife Of Jack Dempsey
WHITE PLAINS New York January 21 Hannah Williams Dempsey estranged wife of former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will receive 8500 a month temporary alimony and 82500 counsel fees under order of Supreme Court Justice Graham Witschief. Dempsey’s suit is set for trial next month with custody of two children, Joan eight and Barbara six, sought by Dempsey. The couple married July 18 1933.
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White Plains
N. Y
Hannah Willams Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Supreme Court
Graham Witschief
Witschief
Dempsey
Joan
Barbara
Mt Kilauea Largest Active Volcano In Hawaii
Mt Kilauea in Hawaii is described as the world's largest active volcano. Its enormous crater measures about three miles across, highlighting its massive volcanic structure.
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Mt. Kilauea
Hawaii
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