Cavaretta Eyes Cubs Comeback After Injury
Phil Cavaretta of the Chicago Cubs, back at 22 after a bad ankle infection and operation, aims for a regular outfield or first-base role. He expects a six-man battle for spots, notes strong Cubs depth, and says he just wants to play daily without warming the bench.
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Larry Rollins Hollywood
Fia
Phil Cavaretta
Chicago Cubs
Cavarretta
Polo Grounds
Florida
Cubs
Rip Russell
Augie Galan
Hank Leiber
Bill Nicholson
Chattanooga
Ian
Jim Gleason
Dominic Dalfeandro
Chicago
Cavaretta
Phil
Antcher
Diz
Hutchins Says Football Is Gladiatorial Contests
Dallas Jan 26 Two football famous educators debated the value of the game before Woodrow Wilson high school students. Dr Robert Maynard Hutchins called football a gladiatorial contest and said Chicago University outlawed it for educational handicap while Homer Hill Norton defended football noting its national prestige and Sugar Bowl title. The audience later saw Norton present a football film and defend the sport further.
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Felix R. McKnight
Dallas
Joe Louis
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Hutchins
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Doerners high scoring pace leads Evansville basketball
Wilfred Doerner, a 17 year old sophomore at Evansville College, tops the Indiana Collegiate Conference with near 20 points per game. The six foot left handed star has 163 points in nine games, draws many free throws with a deft hook shot, and helps the Aces stay streaking ahead in conference play despite facing heavy defensive focus.
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Robert M. Renneisen
NER
Evansville
Ind
Wilfred Doerner
Doerner
Indiana
Middle West
Johnstown
Stout
Franklin
Ind.) College
Evansville Aces
A S
Mackey
Fights Last Night Pittsburgh Upsets Henry Cooper
Harry Bo bo, 208 pounds from Pittsburgh, outpointed Henry Cooper, 188 pounds of Brooklyn, over ten rounds at the arena last night. Cooper pressed the pace but Bo bo leveraged reach and accuracy to win on points.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Bobo
Henry Cooper
Brooklyn
Indians Meet Chipley Quint In Oklahoma Indians Basket Game
The Oklahoma Indians, a five tribe basket ball team, will meet the Chipley Independ ents at the high school tonight. This marks the Indians first appearance in the section. Red men range from five feet ten to six feet six. The Independent Indian game follows Chipley high against Munson high, first game at 7 30 p m.
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Chipley
Oklahoma Indians
Oil State
Chipley Independents
Red Men
Chipley High School
Munson High
Stetson to meet Tampa in Hulley gym tonight
Stetson basketball faces the University of Tampa at Hulley gym in Deland at 8 p m. The Hatter freshmen play Bolles School of Jacksonville in the preliminary.
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Stetson
Tampa Deland, Fla
University of Tampa
Hulley Gym
Hatter
Bolles School of Jacksonville
Was No Bargain
Pittsburgh report notes a 17 year old named Jack Mannke paid $2 for a pistol and believed it a bargain. While inspecting the weapon it fired, causing fatal injuries. Police urged caution on cheap firearms and improper handling in the home.
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Pittsburgh
Jack Mannke
Barain
Whitehead Seeks To Retire Permanent Cup In Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE Fla Jan 26 Charles Whitehead of South River New Jersey has a chance to win the Ponce de Leon trophy in the winter men's golf tournament final. He meets R W Knowles Jr of Brookline Mass after Knowles defeated Gus Novotny of Cincinnati two and one and Whitehead beat Dick Doeschler of Jacksonville four and two yesterday.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Charles Whitehead
South River
N. J
Whitehead
R. W. Knowles, Jr
Brookline
Mass
Knowles
Gus Novotny
Cincinnati
Dick Doeschler
Jacksonville
Winter Colfleague finals set for Kaesche vs O'Brien
Palm Beach January 26 Max Kaesche of Richwood New Jersey defending champion meets Don O'Brien of Richmond Virginia in the midwinter tournament finals of the winter colfleague of advertising interests competition.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Max Kaesche
Richwood
N. J
Don O’brien
Richmond
Crosby Opens California Winter Golf Trial at Rancho Santa Fe
Del Mar California January 26 The golfing clan moved into the final stretch of California's 1940 winter circuit as about 350 players started the first round half of Crosby Bing Crosby's fourth annual $3 000 open at Rancho Santa Fe country club.
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del Mar
Calif
California
Croner
Bing Crosby
Rancho Santa Fe
Roundup of sports notes from New York by Eddie Brietz
A busy roundup covers Zeller’s Detroit role, Joe Louis opponent chatter, Wake Forest extend coach Walker, Ace Parker interest, Reds as early favorites, Lou Diamond to matchmake Conn-Lesnevich bout, Dizzy Dean shifts, Pedro Montanez ticket talk, crackdown on Miami gambling, Reds criticism of Lombardi, Dixie notes on racing and snowed basketball, birthday for Fred Apostol, betting fight with Melio Bettina, Louisville grand circuit hint, sympathy to Tommy Gibbons, Tunney fight recall, and a maths misstep by a spectator.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Jack Zeller
Detroit
Joe Louis
Finn Relief Fund
Peahead Walker
Wake Forest
Ace Parker
St. Louis
Reds
Lou Diamond
Mike Jacobs
Miami
Pedro Montanez
Armstrong
Ernie Lombard
Dixie
Fred Apostoll
Melio Bettina
Louisville
Washington Leads In 1940 Roster But Sits Sixth In AL
Out In Front Washington tops all big league clubs by the 1940 roster yet remains sixth in the American League. The piece notes the team leads in rosters and is popular with Cuban Venezuelan and Lithuanian fans, but trails in league standings.
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Washington
Record-Setting Winners at Hialeah and Latonia Meet
Warren Wright and trainer Ben Jones sent four consecutive winners at Hialeah, a feat echoed years ago when Larry S. Williams saw T. J. Megibbin's horses sweep Latonia six races in one card. All winners traced to Megibbin's Springbox or its son Audrain, signaling a notable lineage run.
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Warren Wright
Ben Jones
Hialeah
Larry S. Williams
Arizona
Latonia
Cynthiana
Megibbin
Springbox
Audrain
Springbok
Boxing Night Cheer Turns Silent for Some Fans
Unclear OCR text notes Tony Galeni introduction at a boxing event. After the fight the crowd reacted with cheers except for a boxing committee or panel, with disjointed fragments about attendees and a sale or auction.
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Tony Galeni
Paealo
Harness racing revival urged by Friedman in Orlando
In Orlando on January 25 veteran harness man David Piggy Friedman urged universal adoption of the McNamara starting gate to speed starts and revive public interest. He noted 15 seconds vs 15 minutes to start, praised recent trials, and said Lexington solved driver penalties instead of disqualifying horses. The USTA meeting in New York was to discuss the gate.
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Orlando
Fla
McNamara
United States
David
Friedman
Europe
Leo, C. McNamara
Indianapolis
Goshen
Syracuse
Toledo
Lexington
United States Trotting Association
New York
Alloo Lands Round 2 Shot at Riggs in Florida
Edward Alloo of Berkeley Calif pursues a rematch with Bobby Riggs in the South Florida Tennis meet at West Palm Beach after knocking out Charles Maas 6 1 7 5. Quarterfinals feature Mulloy Hare Cooke Harris Prusoff Surface and a top women’s pairing Fabyan Stanton Betz Comer Raymond Scott.
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West Palm Beach
Fia
Edward Alloo
Berkley
Calif
Bobby Riggs
Orlando
South Florida
Riggs
Down
United States
Frank Froehling
Chicago
Alloo
Charles Maas
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Charles Hare
London
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Tax Deed Notice for Highland City Property
Willard C. Scott holder of Tax Certificate No. 288 filed for tax deed on property in Bay County Florida. The certificate formerly listed in Mamie Strickland's name covers Lot 16 Block 21 Highland City Section 24-27 Township 28 Range 14 W. If not redeemed by law, property to be sold at court house door on February 1st 1940. Clerk: Catharine 90-3519-0-26 919.
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Senate
Willard’ C. Scott
County of
Bay
State of Florida
Highland City
Township
Mamie Strickland
Court House
Cey
Catharine
Tornado Squad Faces Walton Braves in DeFuniak Springs
Bay high's Tornado basketball team travels to DeFuniak Springs for a game with Walton high Braves. It is the rematch after Walton won 34 to 26 here two weeks ago. Next Friday they host Chipley high on their home court.
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Bay High
Tornado
DeFuniak Springs
Walton High Braves
Braves
Tornado Cagers
Chipley High School
Bay County to redraw districts and create new Election District 30
Bay County Florida commissioners Randall Newberry submits a resolution to alter and divide Election Districts 11 27 28 29 and create Election District 30 to align County Commissioner Districts 1 2 and 3 with the new election boundaries. The plan cites Chapter 19461 Florida Laws 1939 and details the boundary changes across St Andrews Bay North Bay West Bay and adjacent sections.
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Randall Newberry
Bay County
Florida
Board OF County Commissioners
St. Andrews Bay
Range 14
Pengo
Section
Township 9
North Bay
Sal Bay
Weat Bay
Said Weat Bay
Ling Dividing Ranger
Ingersade
Ling Batween
Zea Routh
Michigan State Coach Denounces Zone Defense at luncheon
New York January reports coach Ben Van Alstyne of the Michigan State Spartans urged abolishing the zone defense in basketball at a Metropolitan Basketball Writers luncheon. He argued zones hinder penetration and emphasized that removing them would boost ball handling, speed, and offense, citing past amateurism and the era of his own play.
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New York
Ben van Alstyne
van Alstyne
Michigan State Spartans
Colgate
Long Island University
Madison Square Garden
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
Van
Bay County alters district boundaries by resolution
The Bay County Florida commission adopts a boundary change for Commissioners' Districts 1 2 and 3 along Gulf of Mexico East Pass St Andrews Bay Williams Bayou and nearby townships. Districts 4 and 6 remain unchanged. The revised descriptions will be entered in the minute book and published in Panama City News-Herald for four weeks.
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Gulf of Mexico
St. Andrews Bay
Bay County
Florida
Oine
Calhoun
Bay Counties
Mexico
Saidine
Said
Section
Said Bay
East Pass
Township
Williams Bayou
North Bay
Said North Bay
West Bay
Ling
Township 3
Range 14
Bouthenat
Bection 33
Minute Book
Board of County Commissioners of
Panama City
Commission
Dee Williams
State OF Florida
Bay
Pledger
Circuit Court
Bay Counore
Board of County
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