Sports Roundup with varied notes on boxing and baseball
New York reports on a sports appreciation course at Ohio State with ticket prices, Sammy Angott preparing for a comeback in Washington Pennsylvania, including his boxing duties for 400 soldiers. Jimmy Conzelman shares oratorical methods as Vern Miller analyzes Willie Pep's streak ahead of Pep Stolz, while Tub- Thumper Harry Markson comments on styles and varieties. Henry L. Brophy from Waterbury notes baseball optimism and fans ready to visit ballparks.
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New York
Io State University
Boss Park
Sammy Angott
Pion
Pashington
Ashington
Jefferson Cole
Sammy
Jimmy Conzelman
Vern Miller
Lorward
Bob
Willie Pep
Stolz
Harry Markson
Heinz
Dodger emblem proposal foiled by scribes critique
Branch Rickey offered a lifetime pass to Ebbets Field for a Brooklyn emblem symbolizing Dodgers to wear on uniforms and use in ads, hoping for a design like the Cardinals red bird. Scribes warned that once Brooklyn’s bird is attached, you won't want two.
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Branch Rickey
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Racehorses May Learn To Go Barefoot Soon
Arthur Crain vice president of the International Union Journeymen notes material shortages. steel and aluminum are frozen, leaving little for eight months. Bobo Newsom, at the Dodger offices, weighs 221 pounds and proves he’s still a pitcher. Texas Christian basketball players briefly overlook ear protection before losing to Texas A&M in their gym.
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Arthur Crain
International Union Journeymen
Bobo Newsom
Dodgs
Rickey
Texas Ristian U
Texas Aggies
Coaches praise Bear Mountain for spring training locale
B Vetter of Wilmington and Duke U notes Wilmington's three champions last year the Pro Football Clippers the Blue Bombers and the Blue Rocks. Connie Mack might sing the blues. Mac McGrath of Brooklyn says Bear Mountain with its toboggan and ski slides could suit Them Bums for a bigger slide next season.
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B. Vetter
Wilmington
Del
Duke U
Clippers
Blue Bombers
Blue Rocks
Connie Mack
Mac McGrath
Brooklyn
Bear Mountain
Service Dept Blesses Visor with Old American League Friends
Lieut Hank Greenberg visited the Waco Army Flying School and was greeted by Sid Hudson Bruce Campbell Buster Mills and Hoot Evers all former AL peers. Lou Di Filippo ex Fordham and Giants footballer returns to Bronx WAVES school at Hunter College. Dick Shackleford and Bruno Hills ex Princeton players reunite in a Southwest Pacific army station both wearing majors insignia.
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Hank Greenberg
Waco
Tex
Army Flying School
Sid Hudson
Senators
Bruce Campbell
Tiger
Hank
Buster Mills
Indians
Hoot Evers
Detroit
Lou di Filippo
Fordham
Giants
Bronx
School For Waves
Hunter College
Dick Shackleford
Bruno Hills
Princeton
Southwest Pacific
Dodgers to mass produce players in wartime plan
New York January 22. Branch Rickey announces a Dodgers program to run camps and baseball schools nationwide to scout sandlot players and 16 and 17 year olds. George Sisler will head the Brooklyn scouting effort while Ted McGraw leads minor league oversight and a nine man staff will be built including Bob Finch Vid Matthews Fresco Thompson Tom Green Wade Tom Downey Justin Fitzgerald and Dick Fisher.
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New York
Rooklyn Dodgers
George List
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Torday
Sisler
Ress
Brookyn
Rickey
J. Louis Cardinals
Ted McGraw
Larry MacPhail
McGraw
Bob Finch
Vid Matthews
Cardinals
Rickey Fresco Thompson
Tom Greenwade
Tom Downey
Justin Fitzgerald
Dick Fisher
Phog Allen Attacks NCAA Money Shares in Basketball
Kansas coach Phog Allen denounces NCAA revenue splits as unfair while noting Kansas City profits and last year’s Western playoffs. He cites 1942 profits and a 4 game eastern trip earning $2,500, contrasting with a $400 Big Six conference guarantee and a meager 25 cent per game share for playing two games.
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Kansas
N.C.A.A
Kansas City
Ice
Colorado
Jayhawks
Coaches Association
Allen
Big Six
This Is Ohio State Year In The Water
Columbus Ohio January 22 Ohio State fielded a storied water squad with three National A A U and three Western Conference champions led by Niki Nakama Jim Counselman Mark Follansbee Frank Dempsey and Miller Anderson as favorites to win the Big Ten title over Michigan with a strong overall team in the pool.
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Columbus
Ohio State
Michigan
Buckeyes
Wolverines
Niki Nakama
Jim Counselman
Mark Follansbee
Frank Dempsey
Miller Anderson
Former Packers End and Cornell Tackle Join Congress
Washington today notes two ex athletes seated in the new Congress LaVerne Disney of Wisconsin once a Green Bay Packer end and Sunny Sundstrom of New Jersey formerly a Cornell tackle both now serving as lawmakers marking a notable crossover from sports to politics.
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Washington
New
Congress
LaVerne Disney
Dwisconsin
Green Bay
Sunny Sundstrom
New Jersey
Cornell
Leahy Still Believes T Formation Has Value In Modern Football
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy, recovering in Miami Beach, says the T formation remains a viable style when backed by fast backs and strong blocking. He notes no system stays perfect, cites material and schedules as keys, and argues recent bowl results do not disprove the T.
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Miami Beach
Fra
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Washington
Chicago Bears
Leahy
Angelo Bertilli
Dippy Evans
Jerry Cowlig
Creightlon Miller
Carolina and Duke Freshmen Set Thomasville Exhibition
Carolina and Duke freshman quintets will play in Thomasville on Saturday night January 80 to dedicate a new school gymnasium in the town. The event marks a ceremonial game between the two colleges as part of the gym dedication activities.
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Duke Frosh
Thomasville
Chapel Hill
Dan. Th
Duke
Quints
Carolina Clubs See Busy Week End Schedule in Tar Heel State
North Carolina prepares for conference swim championships at VMI on Saturday with other teams facing Southern rivals. The White Phantom basketball team meets Wake Forest on Duke’s court in a double bill, and clashes with VMI in Lynchburg Friday. Wrestling travels to N.C. State Friday, boxing visits The Citadel Saturday, as Blue Dolphin swimmers defend three straight titles behind Hammon, Itner, Crone, Ward, and Proctor.
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Citadel
Blue Dolphin
Dick Jamerson
Carolina
Denny Hammond
George Itner
Buddy Crone
Ben Ward
Snooky Proctor
Bowling ball blistered by heat at New York alley
Charley Hoffman of Queens Village heated his bowling ball near a gas stove after the ball went cold. A shout of fire caused him to pull it away, burning his hand and ruining the ball. The article also notes figs 48 percent sugar, raisins 61 percent, and dates 66 percent.
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New York
Charley Hoffman
Queens Village
Hoffman
Willie Pep Seeks historic win streak clash with Stolz at MSG
The note catalogs Willie Pep’s pursuit of a record 58 straight professional wins as he squares off with Allie Stolz in Uncle Mike Jacobs January 29 Madison Square Garden show. It notes Pep’s 3-year streak of 58 straight fights with no losses and compares past long unbeaten runs by Leonard, O’Brien, and Greb, while urging a Pep versus Callura imagined matchup.
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Willie Pep
Harry
Mike Jacob
Pep
New York State
Allie Stolz
Chamion
Mike
Madison Square Garden
Markson
Benny Leonard
Harry Greb
Jack McAuliffe
Hardford
Conn
Willie
Jackie Callura
National Boxing Association
Leonard
Jack Britton
Benny
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Pittsburgh
Gene Tunney
Dukes
Tiger Flowers
Oak Hill Edges Elm Street In Elementary Soccer Rivalry
Oak Hill kickers edged Elm Street 2 to 1 to even the series in the elementary school soccer tournament. Goals by Rains and French gave Oak Hill the win while Turner and Dailey ran the offense and Henderson anchored the defense for Elm Street.
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Henderson
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Iochedas Ose
Jones
Riain
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Aico
Bob Jones
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Rains
Turner-Elm
Claude Swanson
Timer— Wilson
Instep Injury Reveals Murphy’s Season Woes
Johnny Murphy of the Yankees had a bone out of place in his right instep, diagnosed by X ray in St. Petersburg. A doctor casted the foot, ending a nine game losing streak and his scoring drought after June 13 when the misstep on the mound occurred.
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ST. Petersburg
Johnny Murphy
Yankee
Murphy
Bulldogs Open Home Slate In Loop For Bison
High Point High School hosts the Burlington Bulldogs in a 8 o'clock home opener. Burlington brings a scrappy lineup as Arlington is underdog. locals aim to stay undefeated but rely on veterans to counter the Bison's first loop test.
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Battle Bulldogs
High Point High School
Black Bison
Bison
Burlington
John Crowder
Junius Idol
Bulldogs
Burlington Bulldogs
Yellow Jackets
Salisbury
High Point
Carolina Frosh
Oak Ridge
Iua
Tony Smeon
Simeon
Arlington
Melvin Walker
ES Post
Harry Rothrock
Jim Foxworth
Leroy Collins
Don Dunkelberger
Wayne Davis
Mel Walker
Malcolm Sullivan
Bill Peace
Naval officer joins Yale NYU coach at Seneca Lake hospital
Lieut Comdr Mal Stevens of the USNR reported for duty with the Naval Hospital staff at the Training Station on Seneca Lake. He is the former Yale and New York University football coach.
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Sampson
N. Y
Mal Stevens
USNR
Naval Hospital
Seneca Lake
Yale
New York University
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