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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1939
Page
2
Trainer Cantwell cites repeated arm injuries and fatigue among pitchers. He notes players have sore arms night after night, with young stars like Diez and others described as not in shape. Cantwell warns overuse leads to arm strain and long-term damage in professional baseball history.
Former Detroit outfielder White announces he will quit baseball after a salary dispute with club management. He notes desire to play elsewhere and cites lack of agreement with manager Jack Lelivert. White, a Beaumont, Texas native, had rejoined the Tigers in 1922 after coming from the Gas League.
The WPA guide highlights skiing in New England and the Austrian Tyrol as part of its survey. It notes the book Skiing in the East, compiled under the Federal Writers' Prize, and mentions trails and notable destinations including Oslo.
The column lists a county conference cage schedule with games on February 1 14 and 21. Teams include Columbus Guernsey Blevins Fulton Patmos Spring Hill and Fulton. It mentions venues for Decatur and Benne Meena plus Waldo and Dorado as part of the lineup.
Sylvia outlines that the National Ski Patrol regulates trail openness and hazard marking. Members ensure routes are safe and marked for potential danger amid winter conditions.
Sweden or celebrated 51 Moriiz in Switzerland. Kkling dangers, they add, are min.
Finland moves to promote the 1940 Olympic Games with a budget of 200 million Finnmarks and 2.5 million raised locally. The village will be in Kapyta, Helsingfors, featuring 29 three story houses to be leased after events. The program expands to 132 events, inviting 48 nations, with language courses for officials and workers. Czechoslovakia withholds acceptance, possibly awaiting a later decision before the 1940 games.
Otis Stein of Work, Pa had an axle problem and a second crash near a turn at 76 miles per hour but failed to win as the second crash happened a split second too late.
In Dallas Texas University, fourth in the Southwest Conference, beat Southern Methodist University 33 to 27. Hull opened scoring, Dutton Canley added eight points for Texas, while SMU’s Bi Dewell led with 11 as Norton missed the game due to influenza. Texas moves to fifth place. SMU remains tied for last.
Rhode Island coach Frank Keaney relies on Warney Kenney a 6 foot 3 inch 238 pound guard as the key man in a highly geared offense. The feature notes Kenney's lineage from Frank Keaney and his impact on the program amid overall Big Six discussion of bowling as a potential varsity sport.
Fort Collins pair Cole Larry and Fremont Miller, both sophomores on Colorado State's 1938 football squad, quit the team citing a prior reason. They plan to start a bee farm near their hometown in Lander, Wyoming.
Ouachita College announces track and field plans under coach Bill Walton after a hiatus following a North Central ban that halted intercollegiate competition. Preparations begin with light preseason workouts, with spring football sharing practice time and an extensive away schedule anticipated.
Seabiscuit dominates betting in the Santa Anita Handicap as the 1 to 2 favorite for the $100,000 race at Santa Anita. The field includes Xampa Clown, Porter's Mile, and A. A. Barroni's Specify among choices. Seabiscuit previously edged a rival in last summer’s close decision. Future odds list several contenders at 18 to 1 or longer, with Ligorali and Maricox also noted.
An unclear note shows Pete Kriss expressing happiness about Prince Albert tobacco. The fragment mentions aroma and taste, with stray words suggesting a discussion of tobacco products and related terms amid garbled text and fragmented names.
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