Pirates player earns NL batting title by appearances
The National League declares a batting champion based on players with more than 100 games, rewarding Bun Garrs of the Pirates who led hitters in average after 100-plus games and 618 at bats. Virgil Davis, Ernie Lombardi, and John Cooney follow in the top totals.
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Spud) Davis
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati Reds
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Boston Bees
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Lombardi
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John Mize
St. Louis
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Ff. Burgess Whitehead
New York
Floyd Ad Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Lonnie Frey
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Bobby Riggs Tops Sugar Bowl Tennis Meet
Bobby Riggs earns top ranking in the Sugar Bowl tennis meet as the season progresses. The passage also notes Pittsburgh narrowly wins the club batting championship with a .276 average, while the Pirates lead in runs, defensive miscues, and base hits. St. Louis repeats heavy hitting and baserunning leaders, including most at bats, hits, total bases, home runs, and steals.
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Sugar Bowl tennis seeds announce top contenders
New Orleans December 27 Bobby Riggs is seeded first for the Sugar Bowl tournament for the third straight year with Kovacs second, Jack Kramer third and Bitsy Grant fourth. The singles draw features notable foes including Rogers of Ireland and Hecht of Czechoslovakia as seedings set, with doubles draws to be announced Friday.
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Calif
Lad Kovacs
Alex Guerry
Sewanee University
Gardner Mulloy
Charles Hare
England
Ladislav Hecht
Czechoslovakia
Immortality in Sports 1940 Oddball Honors
Whitney Martin lists diverse annual mock awards for 1940. Ted Williams and Joe Louis rivalries noted. Notables include Johnny Paychek, Larry MacPhail, Ed Oliver, L. W. St John, the Cleveland Indians, Phil Wrigley, Gabby Hartnett, and George Preston Marshall among others with playful or critical citations.
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Ted Williams
Boston
Johnny Paychek
Joe Louis
Larry MacPhail
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Bob Bowman
Joe Medwick
Ed Oliver
L. W. St. John
Carl Snavely
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Fritze Zivic
Cleveland Indians
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California
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Red Friesell
Joe Hunt
Frank Kovacs
Ogden Miller
Yale
Tom Harmon
Patrick
Max Baer
George Preston Marshall
Washington
Joe Jacobs
Bucky Walters
Cornhuskers Drill Hard for Bowl in Phoenix
Nebraska's Cornhuskers finished a string of three tough workouts in Phoenix focusing on edge for the Rose Bowl against Stanford. Coaches said one more hard session Friday before travel to Pasadena with only polishing up planned on the coast.
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Leading Riders Receive Fines at Tropical Park
Two 19 year old jockeys Walter Lee Taylor and Earl Dew were fined 50 dollars each after a fist fight. They clashed amid a tight rivalry for 1940 riding honors as Dew planned a West Coast ride while Taylor achieved his 281st win aboard Gold Tower at Tropical Park.
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Boston College Eagles Scrimmage Halted by Rain Before Sugar Bowl
Boston College coach Frank Leahy had indoor practice as 2 pound tackle Johnny Yankkees stayed in bed with a toothache cold and fever. Torrential rain spoiled a planned outdoor two hour session for the Sugar Bowl showdown with Tennessee. The team held dum my scrimmage extra calis thenics and a signal drill in a high school gym before a secret practice session. Leahy expected clearing weather and two more scrimmages to regain timing.
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East West All Star Practice Hindered by Rains
In San Francisco on December 27 rain disrupted East and West squad practices for the New Year game. Coaches from Berkeley reported limited outdoor sessions while Forest Evashevski showed improvement after flu. Halfbacks Francis Reagan and George Muha recovered from yesterday’s bumps. The Army meanwhile buys toluel, TNT base, for potential future use.
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Berkeley
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Forest Evashevski
Michigan
Francis Reagan
Pennsylvania
George Muha
Carnegie Tech
Ram
Palo Alto
Mobley Wins Narrow Title Bout in Local Wrestling
Rex Mobley retained the world light heavyweight belt at Monroe arena in a grueling two out of three falls match against Jack Curtis. Curtis led after a first fall of 12 minutes, Mobley leveled with a five minute second fall, and the deciding third fall saw back and forth action before Mobley secured the win as Curtis slipped and fell groggy. Lon Chaney defeated Bob Corby in two straight falls in the semi final with rough tactics.
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California Bear Squad Prepares for Georgia Tech Game
California football team trained Thursday at Tulane Stadium in wet conditions while en route to Atlanta for a Saturday game against Georgia Tech. The squad traveled after practice despite rain and a soaked field, then boarded trains Thursday night for the trip.
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New Orleans
University of California
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Santa Anita Handicap futures spark chatter on favorites
The Santa Anita Handicap future book lists Challedon at 3-1 Kayak II 4-1 and Midand 8-1. Jock Sutherland reportedly turned down an Ohio State offer with a contract and pay rumored to be the largest ever for a coach. Dartmouth searches for a big name coach with Francis Schmidt as a rumored option.
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Midand
New York World- Telegram
Jock Sutherland
Ohio State
Dartmouth
Francis Schmidt
East vs West matchup teased for New Year's day
A proposed New Year showdown pits Harmon against the Weet in a hoped for East vs West exhibition. The note frames the idea as a preferred bet and fans would rather see this clash.
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Harmon
College sports chatter and coaching moves ripple nationwide
The piece notes Helge Pukema's renewed varsity status after Big Ten clearance, a draft-number setback for him, Tulsa U coaching shifts with Ernie Godfrey as top candidate, Rice's Coach Jen Neely backing Sammy Baugh, Arthur Jones from Richmond to discuss with Jock Sutherland in Montgomery, and Leo Durocher's betting banter on game wins.
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Arthur Jones
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Leo Durocher
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Dodgers Seek Higher Next Year Than Reds Sentiment
A brief sports note compares Los Angeles Dodgers expectations to Cincinnati Reds projections, highlighting optimism about the Dodgers versus the Reds’ outlook by a trio of commentators.
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Thompson
Reds
Galento Seeks Rematch With Baer Said Not Likely
Tony Galento craves another bout with Max Baer but the Buffalo Evening News notes it should not be seriously considered. The piece hints Galento’s glory days in New Jersey as a former boxing idol have faded, possibly affecting interest in a tavern career.
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Zivic Expected To Retain Welter Title In Armstrong Return
Pittsburgh experts predict Fritzie Zivic will keep the welter crown in his comeback bout with Henry Armstrong and even KO Armstrong as a Christmas surprise. Ed Atherton will skip the Rose Bowl to attend the annual football coaches meeting. Pat signs to box Carl Vinciquerra in a Chicago charity bout tied to Christmas seals.
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Fritzie Zivic
Henry Armstrong
Henry
Kayo
Ed Atherton
Pacific
Aubry Mayse
Oklahoma City
Paul Berlenbach
Pat
Carl Vincique
Zuppke Declines Banquet Invite With Witty Reply
Coach Bob Zuppke of finales receives an invitation to address a banquet. He replies with a stock line saying his price is 200 dollars, you can’t afford it, and he isn’t worth it.
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Finais
Burman Resumes Training for Louis
The report notes Burman resumes training for Louis, suggesting the decision to pause was misplaced. It recalls the first U S gas well drilled in Fredonia New York in 1824 as historical context.
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Louis
United States
Fredonia
N. Y
Bengal Boxers Adjust After Flu Hits LSU Idaho Meet
Baton Rouge reports LSU boxing coach Ed Khoury reshuffles the lineup for the Sugar Bowl program in New Orleans as flu forces illness sidelining Frank Blakeman and Charlie Polite. Rodney Belaire moves to 155, others shift to fill bouts with Ted Kars Roy Amadee Frank Kara Mickey Domingue Hance Holloway Lawrence Bourgeois Herb Kendrick all slated for revised matchups.
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Louisiana State University of Idaho
New Orleans
Frank Blakeman
Ed Khoury
Khoury
Rodney Belaire
Idaho
Laune Erickson
Blakeman
Shelby Dupont
Bengals
Charlie Polite
Clyde Harger
Ted Kars
Roy Amadee
Frank Kara
Mickey Domingue
Norman Jensen
Hance Holloway
Art Benny
Lawrence Bourgeois
Chace Anderson
Herb Kendrick
Vic Berilus
Giants trade infielders for Witek in Newark report
The York Giants sent infielder Alex Kampouris and catcher Tom Padden to Newark for second baseman Mickey Witek. A separate note recalls Harvey Harman resigning as Penn head coach amid critic pressure.
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York Giants
Alex Kampouris
Tom Padden
Newark
Dowl
Mickey Witek
Harvey Harman
University of Pennsylvania
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Ohio State
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