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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
4
A collage of sports notes across boxing cycling golf and football. Conn-Lesnevich broadcast quips and ring commentary spark humor while Billy Parcells comeback and Giants cleanup shakeups unfold. Texas gas pipeline reach and a multilingual Cocoa Kid remark close the reel.
A union memorial service at Algoma Methodist church featured a song to the tune of Tent ing Tonight on the Old Camp Grounds with words by the late L. G. Crawford. The verse recalls old camp grounds, comrade graves, liberty, plenty, peace, and hope for wars to cease.
Central time listings show NBC CBS and MBS programs across Sunday and Monday. Highlights include Jack Benny and Ellery Queen on Sunday, McCarthy and Walter Winchell on NBC, and Take It or Leave It on CBS.
Princeton’s annual invitation track meet features Karl Wolcott and Greg Rice aiming for records in sprints and distance events. With Glenn Cunningham and Chuck Fenske absent, the mile becomes a secondary draw while Lash and Rice face tough two mile and 120 high hurdles competition from Gatewood, Farmer, and other top runners. Georgia Tech’s Charley Belcher and Lee Orr race the 440 while the field seeks marks despite missing era legends.
A short description of a numeral puzzle by William J. Miller. Count letters in your first name. If six or more subtract four, if fewer than six add three. Use the result as a key to read a message from a grid by checking positions left to right in the upper left corner. Copyright 1940 King Features Syndicate Inc.
Cleveland dispatch notes Jimmy Demaret withdrawing after rounds of 74 and 81 at Canterbury during the National Open. He defends his choice, saying golf is a game, not work, pays his own way, and that continuing would serve no purpose while stars Snead Hogan Little Guildahl were in form. The piece cites past quitters Rob Jones and Tommy Armour and lauds Demaret's sportsmanship.
Washington State bids its runners for a sprint relay and distance tests. Johnny Juigier, a Manhattan freshman who ran as a schoolboy last year, competes alongside Blaine Rideout who leads the mile. Wayne Rideout twin ran the two mile, with a Texas Yale shuttle hurdle relay and a closely matched half mile event providing more action.
Cedar Rapids Red Raiders beat Waterloo 12 to 1 to extend their win streak to five. Springfield Brownies rallied to edge Evansville 8 to 7 despite being out hit. Clinton shut out Madison 8 to 1 as rain washed out Moline Decatur.
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