Army Team Is Held Best Ever By Navy Victory
Army lock national title with 23 to 7 win over Navy at Philadelphia before a 70,000 crowd. Felix Blanchard and Glenn Davis led the Cadets while Dick Walterhouse added key point afters. Navy’s Hal Hamberg starred in defeat as Army claimed its first perfect season since 1916.
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USS Military Academy
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Army
West Point
E Tots
Plebe
Felix
Doc) Blanchard
Glenn Davis
Military Academy
Davis
Dick Walterhouse
Hal Hamberg
Twilight Tear Named Horse Of The Year In 1940 Poll
New York December 3 Twilight Tear a three year old filly owned by Warren Wright was chosen horse of the year by 25 Triangle Publications experts. Trained by Ben Jones she won 14 of 17 starts earning 202165 in two seasons and took nine stakes. Pavot and Free For All earned the remaining two votes. Twilight Tear also swept best three year old and best handicap filly or mare honors while Devil Diver and Rouge Dragon received other category prizes.
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Warren Wright
Triangle Publications
Daily Racing Form
Associated Newspapers
Ben Jones
Walter M. Jeffords
Pavot
John Marsh
Mettlesome
Adulator
Hialeah
Vienna
Belmont
Dare Me
Laurel
Devil Diver
Twilight Tear
Busher
Dimming
Rouge Dragon
Everody Co Leads Baker's Bowling League Standings
Everody Company tops the Baker's Bowling League with a 24 win 32 loss record. Keilholtz Garage and Jacobson's each show strong form while Storm & Shipley and Buckeye Town trail. Individual highs include Mole yoga 144 and American Stores 589 for high team score.
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American
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Shep
Storm & Shipley
Buckeystown
Keilholtz Garage
Jacobson’s
Storn & Shipley
Bill’s
Vacavsoils
Buckes
Everedy Co
Keilholtz
Pet
Everedy Company
Bill's Land
Jacobson’s Ll
Buckeeystown
Storm & Shipler
Dud- Zeavar
Amerean Stores
Moleswort
Brekenstown
Americ
Bainbridge Eleven Completes Second Perfect Football Season
Bainbridge defeated Maxwell Field Marauders 13-3 at Maxwell Field to finish a second straight perfect season. Key scores came from Harry Hopp and Charley Justice with a 38 yard run and a 13 yard run after a Clement pass interception. Coach Joe Maniacat marked his 27th straight victory as Bainbridge’s mentor. Maxwell Field’s field conditions hindered both sides as Bainbridge clinched the win in the fourth period.
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Camp LeJeune
Commodores
Alabama
Joe Stringfellow
Harry
Hippety) Hop
Justice
Clement
Harvey Twinson
New York
Dallas
Tex
Naval Training Center
Montgomery
Ala
Eagles Rout Tigers 34 0 in cold Philadelphia
Eagles crush winless Brooklyn Tigers 34 to 0 as backs led by Steve Van Buren and Ernie Steele surge to second in the Eastern race behind the Giants. Vic Lindskog score first on a 63 yard interception return. Steele adds a 24 yard TD. Zimmerman's kicks add three extra points.
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Philadelphia
Ole Man Winter
Philadelphia Eagles
Steve van Buren
Ernie Steele
Brooklyn Tigers
Eagles
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Vic Lindskog
Lindskog
Roy Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Larry Cabrelli
Colgate Flash
Jack Hinkle
Eagle Subs
al Sherman
Jack Banta
Zimmercman
Giants Defeat Redskins 16 to 13 to Seize Eastern Lead
New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins 16 to 13 at home to seize undisputed first in the NFL Eastern Division. Bill Petrilas and Howie Livingston each intercepted Frank Filchock passes, setting the early and late scores, while Wilbur Moore and Arnie Herber connected for key plays as the Giants held off a comeback bid.
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Washington
New York Giants
Redskins
Bill Petrilas
Frank Filchock
Howie Livingston
Sammy Baugh
Cleveland Rams
Baugh
Giants
Aguirre
Livingston
Frank Akins
Ward Cuff
Arnie Herber
Frank Liebel
Cuff
Paschal
al Fiorentino
Haegg's Indoor Track Debut Faces Turns And Tradeoffs
Sportswriter Whitney Martin surveys Gunder Haegg's indoor track prospects in the United States. His speed and endurance help, but he must shorten his looping stride for turns and adapt to smoky indoor air and banked boards. Gil Dodds and Jim Rafferty loom as early challengers.
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Whitney Martin
New York
Gunder Haegg
Haegg
Tom Paprocki
Papy
Gil Dodds
Jim Rafferty
Fenimore Touted as Nation's Best Backfield Man
Oklahoma A and M star Bob Fenimore, a 18 year old sophomore, described as the best back in the nation by Rutgers reporters and Tulsa writers, showcases speed and power despite a past knee injury. He has rushed for multiple TDs, thrown yards, and returned kicks, carrying A and M to key victories.
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NEA
New York
Tulsa
Henry Frank
Hurricane
Robert Fenimore
Bob Fenimore
Arkansas
Glen Rose
Razorbacks
Jack ‘Crain
Texas
Sophiomore
Glenn Dobbs
Fenimore
Teaas Tech
Drake
Oklahoma A
Len Eshmont
Emil Sitko
Norman Navy
West Texas State
Texas Tech
Denver
Fenimores
Indoor racing endangers top runners amid air concerns
The article notes that indoor venues bring heightened risk from poor air quality for top sprinters while Basen Nurmi adjusts well to indoor racing. Dends and Rafferty could pressure Haecgg, who favors winning over setting records, with Dodds as a less crafty opponent.
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Basen Nurmi
Nurmi
Dends
Rafferty
Haecgg
Dodds
Lions crush Yanks as Detroit clinches tie for second
Detroit Lions overwhelmed the Boston Yanks 38 to 7 in the season finale at Detroit. Elmer Hackney scored three touchdowns, Westfall threw two TD passes, Sinkwich added a field goal and after TDs, finishing with a 66 season total in his second NFL year.
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Dee 3Ai
Lions
Boston Yanks
Elmer Hackney
Oangee
Bob Westfall
Frank Sinkwich
Cleveland
Sinkwich
Westfall
Bob Keene
National Football League Yesterday's Results
New York beat Washington 16 to 13 and Philadelphia won 34 to 0 over Brooklyn. Detroit defeated Boston 38 to 7 while Chicago Bears routed Card-Pitt 49 to 7. Only games remaining list New York at Washington and Cleveland at Philadelphia.
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Washington
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Brooklyn
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Boston
Chicago Bears
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Green Bay
Bears Smash Card-Pitt For 49 7 Victory
Chicago Bears trounced the winless Card-Pitts 49 to 7 to cap a 10th straight loss for Pittsburgh. Ensign Sid Luch set up two Bears touchdowns with a pass to Jim Fordham and a reverse to Wank Macgartten. Thurbon scored on a one yard run for Card-Pitts before halftime.
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Denia Dei
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Yordham
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Berry
Bears
Guburah Boland
Card-Pitts
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Bova
Card-Pitt
Johnny Grigar
Boston
Fort Monroe Eleven Defeats Camp Detrick in Postseason Clash
In Winston Salem North Carolina the Fort Monroe Gunners, led by back Hudak, defeated Camp Detrick of Frederick Maryland 9 to 1 in a postseason game. The Gunners scored a second period touchdown and added two more scores as Camp Detrick's lone points came on a late pass.
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N.C. Dee
Fort Monroe
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Hudak
Derrick
Football Scores From National and Military Teams
Army defeats Navy 23 to 7 while Notre Dame tops Great Lakes 28 to 7. Virginia beats North Carolina 26 to 7 and Georgia Tech shuts out Georgia 44 to 0. Oklahoma U defeats Nebraska 31 to 12 and LSU wins 25 to 6 over Tulane. Arkansas 41 over Arkansas Aggies 34 with Presbyterian. Rice 18 Southwestern 7. Denver 37 Colorado College 9. SMU 6 over Texas Christian. Texas Tech 7 over South Plains AAF 6. Fort Monroe 19 over Camp Detrick Bainbridge 13. Maxwell Field 3 over Fort Merce Navy 7 and Third Air Force 9 over Fort Merce Navy 7.
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Great Lakes
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Georgia
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Nebraska
Louisiana State
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Arkansas Aggies
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Texas
Christian
Texas Tech
South Plains
AAF
Fort Monroe
Camp Detrick
Bainbridge
Maxwell Field
Fort Merce Navy
Third Air Force
Bond Bowl to be played December sixteenth at Polo Grounds
Randolph Field Ramblers of Texas will meet the Second Air Force Superbombers of Colorado Springs at the Polo Grounds on December 16 in the Bond Bowl. Admission will be via war bonds plus 3 dollars for Army relief. Proceeds target near eighty million in bond sales with most seats allocated to servicemen.
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Randolph Field Ramblers
Texas
Second
Air Force Superbambers
Colorado Springs
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Polo Grounds
War Deauids
Army
Ars
Maritimore
War Finance
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Overstas
Navy
Army, Marine Corp
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Randolph Field
Associated Viess
Ramblers
Avast
Air Force
Los Angeles
Hamblers
Rice
North Texas Aggies
Camp Polk
Third Air Force
Maxwell Field
Superbombers Reach Ten Wins With Strong Army Base Show
The Southwestern team led by Li Glenn Dols of Tulsa dominated the Am arillo Army base contest to run their record to ten wins one loss one tie. The squad showed backbone in a tense stretch as Navy Moonen battled hard and the defense locked down late.
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Southwestern
Amarillo Army Air Base
Li Glenn Dols
Tulsa
Peat Suiwhiv
Wettaws
Bearoches
Bainan
Navy Moonen
Maryland Police Association Meeting in Baltimore
The annual meeting of the Maryland Police Association will be held in Baltimore on Wednesday December with Governor Herbert Conor Mayor Thristure Me Heiden Joseph Wye Wt Alnes Jndue of Baltimore's trihe Court and Inspector J. J. McGuire of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as speakers.
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Baltimore
Herbert Conor
Thristure
Heiden
Joseph Wye
Alnes Jndue
Trhie Court
J. J. McGuire
Federal Bureau of Investiation
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