DiMaggio Wins 1940 American League Batting Title
Joe Dimaggio of the New York Yankees secured the 1940 AL batting title with a .348 average, beating Ted Williams and Frankie Radcliffe. He also led in hits with 179, home runs 31, and total bases 318, while Greenberg topped home runs with 41 and tied for runs. Williams led in runs scored, and McCosky led in triples.
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Chicago
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Gata
Ted Williams
Boston
Radcliff
DiMaggio
Horsecollar
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Detroit
Henry Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Greenberg
Big Bengal
Jimmy Foxx
Rudy York
McCosky
Greenberg Radcliff
Roger Cramer
Washington
George Case
Mike Kreevich
Tiger Cagers Rally To Beat Gaylords In Tip
LSU star Charlie Bozeman returned from illness to spark a 42 to 48 win over the Gaylords of Bogalusa La. Bozeman scored five field goals and three free throws while Charles Knight led Boga lusa with 19 points.
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Baton Rouge
Charlie Bozeman
Louisiana State
Tiger
Gaylords
Bogalusa
Bozeman
Charles Knight
Bastrop Eleven Eyes Title After Undefeated Run
Undefeated Bastrop Rams begin preparations for the state title game after a 14 to 7 win over the Pelicans. Key players Talmadge Foreman and James Schilling powered the offense with strong rushing and Schilling’s accurate passing. Flu concerns and limited scrimmage practice loom, but Bastrop plans tough workouts as they seek the title against Ponchatoula with advance ticket sales underway in Monroe.
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Northeast
Brown
Rams
Jun Sos
Soya
Bastrop
Soda
Pelicans
Talmadge Foreman
James Schilling
Schilling
Buford Atkins
Stick Atkins
Dutch Binion
Binion
Ponchatoula Eleven
Monroe
Fink the Tailor
Frenchie's Cafe
Walgreen Drug
Sig Haas and Son
Phoenix Drug
Rendezvous
Louisiana Tech to open basketball season against Loyola Wolves
Louisiana Tech fans will see the Bulldogs debut under coach Cecil Crowley against Loyola of Chicago in Ruston Tuesday night. A return with Loyola is set for February in New Orleans, with conference play starting January 8 at Ruston versus Louisiana College. The initial lineup likely includes Ora Merriott, James Zoeller, Earl Baker, John Laughlin, and Joe Kavanaugh or Billy Cobb, among 15 varsity candidates and 18 freshmen under coach George Hogg.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Bulldogs
Wolves
Loyola University
Joe Aillet
Millsap
Jackson
Miss
Loyola
New Orleans
Aillet
Techmen
Louisiana College
Ruston Onanuary
Cecil Crowley
Tech
Ora
Ding) Merriott
Lebanon
Ind
James Zoeller
New Albany
Earl Baker
Birmingham
Ala
John Laughlin
Bloomfield
Joe Kavanaugh
Hornbeck
Billy Cobb
East Point
Crowley
George
Blue) Hogg
Sports Mirror highlights past golf and boxing moments
A roundup recalling Sam Snead winning the Miami Open a year ago with 271, Buddy Baer stopping Eddie Hogan in MSG three years ago, and Tommy Hitchcock setting a remarkable ten-year pole time five years ago.
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Associated Press
Sam Snead
Buddy Baer
Eddie Hogan
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Hitchcock
Schmidt Resigns as Ohio State Back Coach
Francis A. Schmidt steps down as backfield coach at Ohio State University after a four won and four lost season. The athletic board accepted his resignation along with four other staff members amid a broader review of the football program.
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Columbus
Ohio
Francis A. Schmidt
Ohio State University
Board of Athletic Control
Schmidt
Ohio States
Athletic Board
Bucks
Ernie Godfrey
Sid Gillmann
Ed Blick
Bowling Tilt Sets Week Night Standings at Monroe
The Family Shoe store took two of three from Frances Hotel at Monroe bowling center while Kaliski Jewelry edged Surebest Bakery. Paddy led Frances Hotel with 514 pins, Ragland top for Family Shoe with 507, Fitzpatrick for Surebest with 464, Kennedy led the Jewelers. Tonight Coca-Cola faces Rendezvous in series action.
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Family Shoe Store
Frances Hotel
Monroe Bowling Center
Kaliski Jewelry
Surebest Bakery
Paddy
Ragland
Fitzpatrick
Kennedy
Jewelers
Goodlett
Eeeseen
Derman
Wharton
Peddy Tee
Barton Ee
Hunt
Hunt Peet Eeee Settee 126 Karlowitz Weet 141 134 133 Ragland Ter Twnere
At Brown Eee
Bassin
Ouachita Five Plays Tonight In Ansley Tilt
The Ouachita Parish Lions travel to Ansley to face a strong Ansley five. Ansley beat the Lions three times last season before Ouachita’s win over them earlier. Coach Tullos expects another tough lineup. Also scheduled is a Kilbourne double header with Ouachita boys and girls in Kilbourne Thursday. The Lions recently lost the Minden tournament final to Harris in three overtimes 21-19, with Junior Mears missing a late free shot. The starting five featured Malcolm Stone Cotton Hall Bobby Kilpatrick Douglas Hinton and Mears. alternates included Uazillit Hall Kelly Mitchell Fordham Coats and Butler.
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Ouachita Parish Lion
Ansley
Lions
Ouachita Boys
Tullos
Lion
Kilbourne
Ouachita
Kilbourne Girls
Minden
Harris Five
Mears
Lion Guard
Louis to Fight Conn Next June
Joe Louis returned from six months off to a five round technical knockout of Al McCoy in Boston Garden. McCoy, outweighed and with limited punch, hung tough until the sixth round when the bell rang and the referee ruled a KO. Conn attended ringside and announced he would relinquish the light heavyweight title to train with Louis.
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Boston
Joe Louis
al McCoy
McCoy
George Laplante
Louis
Boston Garden
Joe
Arturo Godoy
Conn
Champion base stealer of the 1890s dies at home
William R. Billy Hamilton, 74, famed for stealing more bases in a season than Ty Cobb and scoring more runs than Babe Ruth, died at his Worcester home after a long illness. He spent 12 years with the Phillies and Boston, stole 115 bases in 1891, scored 196 runs three years later, hit .344 in his major league career, and played when seasons were shorter.
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Worcester
Mass
William R
Billy) Hamilton
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia
Boston
Philly
Cobb
Hamilton
Babe
Billy
Ferriday Cagers to Host Natchez Teams in Final Games Before Holidays
Ferriday High boys and girls basketball squads meet Natchez High School teams in a return twin bill at Natchez gym on Wednesday night. The games close Ferriday’s schedule before the Christmas holidays, per Coach Charles Loomis and Mrs. Lloyd Paul.
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Ferriday
Ferriday High School
Natchez
Golf Pro Heafner to Marry. Tennis Star Mary Hardwick Arrives
North Carolina golf prodigy Clayton Heafner is to wed tomorrow while Chris Dundee visits Connecticut and Miami for his honeymoon. England's top player Mary Hardwick arrives for a pro tour with la Marble as Georgetown alumni charter a train to the Orange Bowl. Fans question why umpire Lou Rolls was released by the American League, a move seen as puzzling due to his arbitration skill.
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Eddie Briers
NEW Vork
Clayton Heafner
North Carolina
Chris Dundee
Ken Overlin
Connecticut
Miami
Mary Hardwick
England
la Marble
New York
Will Harridge
Lou Rolls
Catholic post season games eyed by several high schools
St Joseph High School of Victoria Texas seeks a post season game against a championship Catholic team. Lexington High in North Carolina with 24 straight wins wants a Florida matchup. New Britain High of Connecticut, state champions, also seeks a post season opponent.
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St. Joseph High School
Victoria
Tex
Lexington
N. C
Florida
New Britain
Conn
Pro Football and Baseball Notes From the Era
The column surveys draft talks by Boston College players, agent maneuverings from Larry MacPhail, and rumors of player moves. It also mentions Sugar Bowl coach Neyland considering Alabama backs, Judge Landis saving fans from future night games, Lefty Gomez amid Yankee trade rumors, Rabbit Maranville nicknamed the Little Peter Pan, and Ernie Pinckett’s wealth with a $6,000 auto and a $100,000 L A apartment project.
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Boston
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Atlanta
Chicago
Mike Jacobs
Happy O’brien
Sammy Snead
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Alabama
Lefty Gomez
Vic Wall
Springfield
Mass
Rabbit Maranville
Peter Pan
Burleigh Grimes
Trenton
Ernie Pinckett
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles
Dodgers Next Summer With Kampouris Among Italians
The Dodgers plan to lineup Alex Kampouris the only Greek player in the majors beside Italian teammates Dolf Camilli Cookie Lavagetto and Pete Coscarart, aiming to boost their infield and batting order next season.
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Dodgers
Alex Kampouris
Dolf Camilli
Cookie Lavagetto
Pete Coscarart
Tech Varsity and Freshmen football banquet in Ruston
In Ruston Louisiana Tech will host a banquet for varsity and freshman football players in the Tech dining hall Monday night. The Ruston Kiwanis Lions clubs and the Ruston Chamber of Commerce join the college in planning. Tickets cost 75 cents with J C Love as arrangements chairman. High school coaches and players will attend. President E S Richardson and Clarence E Faulk Jr of the chamber are set to speak, followed by Coach Joe Aillet giving a season summary.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Tech
Ruston Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Love
E. S. Richardson
Clarence E. Faulk, Jr
Joe Aillet
Mike Conner Rebukes Hypocrisy in Schools
Meridian Mississippi December 17 Southeastern conference Athletic Commissioner M S Conner rebuked hypocrisy in awarding athletic scholarships to high school stars at a testimonial dinner for Meridian High School football champions of the Big Eight. He praised conference presidents for legalizing scholarships on a safe fair and square basis detailing tuition books room medical services laundry services and a legitimate job not paying over ten dollars.
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Meridian
Miss
Southeastern Conference
M. S
Mike) Conner
Conner
Tech Faculty Invited to Practice Archery
Ruston Louisiana Tech coach Blue Hogg head of men's physical education invites Tech faculty to archery for recreation each Thursday at 4. Six bows and ample arrows available. Location by the tennis courts. Free participation.
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Ruston
Hogg
Louisiana Tech
Tech
Gus Lesnevich Knocks Out Jack Marshall in Fourth Round
Newark report states Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside stopped Jack Marshall of Dallas at Laurel Garden in 2:43 of the fourth round in a ten round bout. Lesnevich weighed 178 pounds to Marshall's 184. The weigh-in and outcome are noted with emphasis on Lesnevich’s fourth start as a heavyweight.
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Newark
N. J
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffsife
Jack Marshal
Dallas
Tex
Laurel Garden
Lesnevich
Marshall
Hogan Declines Top Golfer Status After Miami Win
Ben Hogan weighs 132 pounds and, after finishing third in the $10,000 Miami Open, rejects being the nation's number one golfer. He credits his Vardon Trophy win for consistency, notes Byron Nelson as the best, and says he prefers a lower profile and continued improvement.
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Miami
Fla
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Ralph Gudahl
Texas
Guldahl
Ben
Sneads
Thompsons
Hagen
Byron Nelson
Indians Open 1940-41 Season Versus Collinston Five
Northeast Junior College begins 1940 41 basketball with a 8 p m game against Collinston semi pro five at Ouachita Parish High School gym. Coach Malone also schedules Louisiana College at Pineville Wednesday and two Southeastern Lions games in Hammond Thursday and Friday.
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Northeast Junior College Quint
Collinston
Ouachita Parish
Jim Malone
Louisiana College Five
Pineville
Southeastern Lions
Hammond
Malone
Carl Guinn
Hoy Speer
Cecil Cosper
Jake Lively
Charlie Manichin
Cecil Guinn
Joe Swanger
John Nicosia
Ed Ochoa
Gerald White
Emmett Dunnington
Arnold Kilpatrick
Slim Norman
Collinston Crew
Delta State Teachers crush Rebels 42 to 20 in Cleveland
Delta State Teachers routed the University of Mississippi 42 to 20 at Cleveland. Center Therman Blacklidge led with 16 points as the Delta five built a 20-9 halftime lead, while Simpson top-scored for Ole Miss with nine.
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Cleveland
Miss
Delta State Teachers
University of Mississippi
Rebels
Deltans
Therman Blacklidge
Kansas City
Blacklidge
Florida Gators Down Alabama in Close SEC Opener
Florida overcame a late Tide rally to beat Alabama 38 34 in Tuscaloosa in the SEC opener. Walton and Ellis led Florida with 19 points each while Storey added 11 for Alabama. the teams meet again in Tuscaloosa tomorrow night.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Florida
Gators
Alabama
Tide
Walton
Ellis
Storey
College Scores Roundup From Across Regions
A wide set of college basketball results from numerous schools across the United States. Notable scores include Louisiana State 52 over Gaylords 43, South Carolina 42 over Erskine 21, Rice 51 over Southern California 37, and William Penn (Iowa) 24 over Kirksville (Mo.) Osteopaths 48.
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Southwest Louisiana Institute
Grinnell
DuQuesne
Geneva
Westminster
Carnegie Tech
Richmond
Randolph Macon
Roanoke
Lynchburg
South Carolina
Erskine
Iowa State
Indiana
Florida
Alabama
Rice
Southern California
de Paul
University of California At Los Angeles
Sam Houston State
Texas A
A Appalachian State
East Tennessee
Kirksville
William Penn
Iowa
Villanova
Wittenberg
Southwestern
Kas
Marshall
Georgetown
Loyola
Chicago
Upsala
Bloomfield
Missouri Mines
St. Louis
St. Johns
Minn
North Dakota State
Creighton
Marquette
St. Bonaventure
Cortland
Drake
West Texas State
Wilmington
Dayton
South Dakota State
Mankato
Gustavus Adolphus
George Washington
Davidson
Central
Ind
Normal
Huntington
Manchester
Valparaiso
West Virginia
West Liberty
Toledo
Detroit Tech
Tri State
State
Mississip- Wartburg
Dixie Sports Huddle on Conference Rules and Personnel
Atlanta report notes Athletic Commissioner Mike Conner urging conduct from Southeastern Conference presidents and prepared to discipline coaches. Mentions Bill Johnson staying in baseball and failed police try with Augusta team. References past Georgia university system chancellor Sanford on defining colleges in conference rules.
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Bill Johnson
Bill
Augusta
Newark
Yankee
S. V. Sanford
Georgia University System
Old Southern Conference
Virginia Military Institute
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Hornets Ready For Title Tilt In Arcadia Class B Final
Arcadia hosts Kentwood for the Louisiana Class B state championship after defeating Newellton 18 to 12 in Tallulah. Bevis Youngblood returned a pass 57 yards for the deciding score as Arcadia earned the title shot and plans a holiday for the game. Officials Moran Centenary Brown L S Whelan Phillips return to oversee the state final.
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Arcadia
Hornets
South Louisiana
Kentwood
North Louisiana
Tallulah
Newellton
Bevis Youngblood
Entwood
Moran
Centenary
Brown
Boxing and Wrestling Show at Monroe Arena Arena Program
Local ring hosts eight amateur bouts with a main event non-title clash between Lone Chaney from Indianapolis and Jack Curtis the junior light heavyweight title-holder. Irish McGee and George Thomas meet in a separate match. Additional fights include Tony Williams versus Aswell Crawson and Raymond Reams versus Ernest Johnson. Two top wrestling bouts headline a night slated to begin at 8 15 p m.
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Monroe Rena
Lone Chaney
Indianapolis
Jack Curtis
Wil
Irish McGee
St. Louis
George Thomas
Tony Williams
Tallulah
Ler
Aswell Crawson
Farmerville
Gus Ka
George
Lefty
Thomas
Bob Corby
Jack Steele
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Odessa
Neb
Everett Elliott
Ruddick
Knight
Cole Knight
Rove
Owen
Bond
C Cooper
L. SU
Vanee
Mercy
C. Bozeman
Vous
T. Bozeman
Chevrolet
Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Co., Inc
Bastrop Eleven
Sports Mirror
Sally Stanton
Pasadena
Calif
Pasadena Junior College
Haliski Jewelry
Coca-Cola
Ouachita Five
By Sid Feder
Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Judge Landis
Rafe Melton
ALL America Line
Tech Varsity
Mike Conner
Kayoes
Jack Marshall
Paeeee and
Wales
Texan
Nelson
Ouachita Parish Gymnasium
Delta State
Florida Gators
Ryan
Boga
Lusa
Dixie Sports Huddle
By Romney Wheeler
Biggies
P. S
B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville Times
Hitler
Electric Mixmaster
Durrett
St. John
E. M. Fielschmann
E. M. Fielschmanna Distilling Corp
Fieischmann
Prodi, & M. Fleschmann Distilling Co
Gallimore, Me
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