Finns Race to Ready Olympics in 1940 Helsinki
Helsinki hosts plan laden push for the 1940 Olympic Games with a 200 million finmarks budget plus 100 million from the city to accommodate 160000 daily guests. An Olympic village, expanded housing, and a Cadet school for various sports are planned as 132 events unfold from July 20 to August 4. England sent the first entry, and a five mile marathon course is eyed for close viewing from spectator vantage points.
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Kapyla
Eady
England
Athens
Berlin
Los Angeles
Berl
Rice Owls Clash With Southern Methodist In Conference Tilt
S W Conference action pits Rice Institute Owls against Southern Methodist University Mustangs in a pivotal Southwest Conference game. Rice holds two wins over Texas A and M and one over Texas, while S M U has swept Arkansas and barely beat Texas Christian. Another game sees T C C and A and M vying for a victory as the season grows tense. Saturday night sees all four teams swap venues with Rice at T C U and A and M at S M U.
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S. W
International Wewn Service
Rice Institute
Owls
Souther Methodists
Rice
Texas A
Texas University
S, M
Texas Christian
A and My
Fort Worth
Christans
S. M. UL
T. C. U's Court
Budge Extends Lead in Pro Tennis Tour
Don Budge built an 8-4 lead over Elsworth Vines as the pro tennis stars continued their championship tour. Budge won in straight sets 7-5 and 6-4, marking his fourth straight victory. Vines, the world pro champion, offered early resistance before fading.
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Cleveland
Jan
Don Budge
Elsworth Viles
Budge
Vines
Berg wins Augusta Titlists title third straight win
Patty Berg of Minneapolis captures the Augusta Titlists for the third consecutive year posting a 72 hole total of 319. Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta finishes second with 321 while Marion Miley of Lexington and Helen Hicks Hart of Little Rock tie for third at 331. Other finishers include Kathry Hemphill of Columbia 333 and Lad Sie Irwin of Montclair 338.
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Patty Berg
Augusta
Minneapolis
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Marion Miley
Lexington
Mos
Helen Hicks Hart
Little Rock
Ark
Kathry ‘Bhemphill
Columbia
Lad
Sie Irwin
Montci
N.J
Opsl Hill
Kansas City
Mungo Told to Take It or Leave It
San Francisco on January 20 Brooklyn owner Larry MacPhail offered Van Lingle Mungo 5000 for this season. If Mungo signs and proves his worth, he could again earn about 15000. MacPhail called Mungo a luxury and suggested Pageland or Brooklyn options depending on performance.
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San Francisco
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyn
Larry MacPhail
MacPhail
Hat
Mungo
Dodgers
Pageland
South Carolina
Pageland Reds
Border Olympiks invite 17 teams to Laredo event
Seventeen teams from five colleges and 12 high schools accepted invitations to the seventh Border Olympics in Laredo on March 3. Secretary Shirley DaCamara mailed entry blanks to schools, with participants including Texas University as the defending champion and entry lists going to both colleges and high schools such as Texas A and M, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, West Texas State Teachers College, Karnes City, Kingsville, Thomas A. Edison San Antonio, Austin, Dilley, Cotulla, Goose Creek, Carrizo Springs, Pearsall, Hallandale San Antonio, Flatonia and Alberton.
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Laredo
Shirley DaCamara
Texas University
Texas A. and
Terrell Junior College
Southwest Texas State ‘Teachers’ College
West Texas State ‘Teachers’ College
Karnes City
Kingsville
Thomas A. Edison
San Antonio
Austin
Dilley
Cotulla
Goose Creek
Carrizo Springs
Pearsall
Hallandale
Flatonia
Alberton
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Sui
Walt & Marx
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Hien
Wolff & Marx
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